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The Cheerful Pessimist

@mlhild.bsky.social
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Retired HS Teacher, Greenhouse/Farmers’ Market Grower, Small Business Entrepreneur, Traveler, Advocate for Justice, Research Nerd. I’m a BLUE dot 🔵 in a hopelessly red state - GBR. 🚫 DMs

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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A data center is being proposed across the road from my family farm in Nebraska. I own an organic garden & green house just half a mile from where it would be built. A meeting to decide on a moratorium is Tues morning. I’m getting ready to be there & have my voice heard.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Just got through the last 2 weeks of an open greenhouse & having 20 vendors out to the farm. Now time to focus on farmer’s markets. I haven’t been so focused on politics & I guess that’s good.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I am ashamed of my city & the Union Pacific. What a disgrace.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
If you get flipped off numerous times a day, even if you live in a red state, there’s probably a pretty good reason why 🖕.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
DHS posted this on its official gov website. I did a little research. Approximately, 343 million people reside in the USA. Those who are white or partially white are 235 million…108 million that aren’t white. They don’t even try to disguise their racism!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
To those who say Alex Pretti & Renee Good should have just complied with authority - this, THIS is what they did that got them killed!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Minnesota has always been my peaceful place (Whitefish Chain).
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
From a September CBS article…
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Attached is an article posted yesterday by Omaha journalist Tom Becca. He did a good job articulating much of what I’ve been feeling. Worth a read.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It absolutely kills me when my former students post shit like this on FB. I want to respond but also know it’s pointless.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Cool!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
As long as there is a chance, I won’t give up.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
I kept hoping they would get up and walk out!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Yep
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
And the faces of our own…
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Well, Trump’s UN speech was possibly the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever witnessed. Summary: I’m great, your countries suck, and climate change is a big hoax. The faces of those in attendance…
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I was an English teacher for decades. Spotting & identifying plagiarism comes naturally to me. It’s copied from Wikipedia.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
My husband built me a garden too. And he brought me a freeze pop. Don’t end up like me!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
And it looks like the overflow can soon come to Nebraska.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Well FU home state. Pillen is a piece of shit.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
This morning’s picks
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Yep, and my bet is he won’t do shit.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
The photo itself speaks volumes!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
The day after Omaha’s new Democratic Mayor was sworn in, ICE is doing raids. This picture was taken today at Glenn Valley Foods.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
This is painful. How do the rest of you with MAGA family cope?
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Maybe these clowns need to be reminded of this…
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Absolutely nuts thread on my local community pages this morning about a guy in town who has 86 47 posted on his dense. People up in arms and want to call the FBI. I swear MAGA is a cult. I especially like the part where the man proudly exclaims he watches Newsmax. 🙄
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Yep! Planting 300 tomato and 250 pepper plants this week!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
And to prove this point, this little bean seed from last year was growing among my newly planted tomatoes. PS - I’m going to equate the Trump administration with the weeds! This way I’ll be sure to wipe out all weeds this summer!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
I taught Am Lit for over 30 years. So this morning as I work in my garden, I’m reminded of Henry David Thoreau: “Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I can’t even pick my jaw off the ground. Graham has this posted on his X account right now. For real!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Holy crap - he did post it on X
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Hum, classified vs sensitive - which of these definitions fits the conversation the had?!?!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
I keep hearing republicans saying that NO “Classified” information was shared on the SignalApp - it may have been “Sensitive” but not Classified. So I Googled what constitutes the difference between the two. AI’s answer sure made it clear this was “Classified” information!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Me again. Sorry. I taught HS for 31 years. This is a post I just saw from one of my former MAGA students. It might give you insight into their thinking right now.
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
What in the heck are they up to? I don’t trust these nuts doing military exercises near me!!!
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The organization that runs the show offered this apology:
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Receipts
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Way to represent Nebraska! 😡 “Omaha Fashion Week says it stands against hate after apparent swastika makes runway.” Omaha World-Herald 3/20/25
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The Cheerful Pessimist @mlhild.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
I bought this 7 years ago. It might be time to start using it as therapy!
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