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Mike Naple

@mnaple.bsky.social
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5’1” and short with everyone | writer | reader | health care, politics, books 📚 and film | home cook | chronically ill | pwd | pulmonary hypertension 🦓🏳️‍🌈 pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com/phigh…

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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Turned out pretty tasty with some pappardelle
A dish of bolognese sauce with pappardelle.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thawing out some bolognese sauce for dinner on this rainy, gloomy Sunday
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Post physical therapy Friday bagel is happening
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Loved The Chicks referencing Tim and Faith at tonight’s show
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Dan Vergano @danvergano.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation — His lies hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | Lessons From a Year of RFK Jr. Disinformation
His lies hide an ugly political agenda that is disastrous for public health
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I missed the news last week about the MacArthur Foundation selecting Bryan Washington as part of this year’s class of genius grant awardees. Washington is among my favorite writers. If you want a starting point with his work, I would suggest his novel Memorial. www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
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Bryan Washington
Capturing the fragile beauty of modern relationships in stories shaped by place, memory, and rituals of daily care.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just finished John of John. It’s Booker shortlisted and a strong contender for the best book I read this year
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
GBBO is back on tv and in my kitchen
Two freshly baked pound cakes cooling on a wire rack.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Ossoff: The money that they took from you when they slashed Medicaid and defunded hospitals and nursing homes—They’re taking that money to buy corrupt, taxpayer-funded political ads on national television to try to promote the failed and broken president…
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This gloomy and rainy Sunday we’re diving into John of John
The book John of John by Douglas Stuart. To cover features clouds in the sky with some streaks of color from the sun.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Both of these measures show a disregard and disrespect for voters and their choices. Republicans are always trying to take away people’s health care, although it’s never a winning strategy. That’s why they’re rigging the system in South Dakota to require a supermajority on future ballot measures.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s make a bolognese Sunday
Carrots, celery, onion, and garlic sautéing in olive oil and butter in a Dutch oven.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve really come around on cheez-its
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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I bring an immense tangy lasagna to job interviews, is that not correct?
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Highly recommend the new recording of Michelle Branch’s “Goodbye to You” with Maren Morris if you need to feel something, anything at all. I’ll be in The Spirit Room all day.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Shrinking, your episodes get me every time 😭
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A 9th Circuit 3-judge panel (all women) is hearing arguments right now about the enforcement of Idaho's abortion ban in medical emergencies. Qs so far: “Does the mother have a fundamental right to her life?” “Is there a bright line between health and life?” www.ca9.uscourts.gov/cases/stream...
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Streaming | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Carrot cake always tastes best a day or two after it’s baked.
A slice of homemade carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting on a green plate.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Woke up and made a cake this morning. What a time to be alive.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Got the double shots (flu and COVID) today 💉💉
A photo of a white man with dark hair and a beard. His left arm has a green bandaid and red bandaid where he got a flu shot and Covid shot.
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Matt @mattyost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
brothers and sisters cast members stay winning walker family hive we eatin’
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Went to the ballpark, ate the most delicious glizzy
A hotdog with mustard served in a Nationals container from Nats Park.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Make time for your friends. Even if it means a late-late drink on a weeknight.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Haven’t baked in forever but today I made a cheesecake and a pan of brownies?!!
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Just heard some folks confuse see you next Tuesday with if you seek Amy
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Imagine acting so terribly on a flight that this is necessary:
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
These new kicks were all the rage at physical therapy this morning
A man wearing a pair of electric blue New Balance running shoes.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
JUST IN: Voters in Independence, Missouri's fifth largest city, have recalled a city council member who had supported a data center. This follows regular local elections in April where they ousted two city councilors for the same reason.
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Allegra Kirkland @allegrak.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨🚨 “If even one bar code on one single ballot in a bulk-mailing of 10,000 ballots fails to properly scan during the verification process, the entire batch is rejected and sent back to the state—effectively stopping the ballots from being mailed to voters.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/a-shit-...
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‘A Shit Show’: Postal Service Whistleblower Warns That New Project Will Sow Chaos in Election
A whistleblower complaint released this morning by the office of Sen. Richard...
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing newrepublic.com/post/214946/...
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You’re Not Hallucinating: The Amount of Recalled Food Is Skyrocketing
Here’s a list of every food item that faced a recall in August.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A little Sunday evening reading on Amtrak…
The book All Them Dogs by Djamel White. The cover features a man crying with his face in his hands.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Second of three trains LI->DC
A photo of Mike smiling on the LIRR train headed back to DC. He’s wearing a red hat, white undershirt, and blue shirt with collar.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
My morning absolutely consumed by this book review, we’re talking every sentence from start to finish. I hope it drives a ton of interest and book orders. I’ll be buying Marlon James’ latest based on this review alone. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/b...
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Book Review: ‘The Disappearers,’ by Marlon James (Gift Article)
Marlon James’s story of gay experience and murderous homophobia in Jamaica is a maximalist’s banquet — and the Booker Prize winner’s finest book yet.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Unfortunately misread balaclavas as baklavas and was confused for like a whole page.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Third train today. That’s how many it takes to go from DC to Long Island 🚂💺🚞
A photo of Mike taking the LIRR to Long Island.
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Canadian Bacon @tashaneedshelp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The version of me that does the groceries, and the version of me that cooks the meals, need to have a meeting and work this shit out better.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A beautiful moment between two icons and legendary entertainers forever united in song 💜
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/08/2026
Annie Andrews: "What she [Darline Graham] said there was that her healthcare plan is, 'you should work hard until you die' ... I believe Darline's parents deserved better."
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
My now-husband and I saw Dolly Parton at Wolf Trap in Virginia on June 8, 2016. It was our first concert together and became part of our relationship lore. Dolly, you gave everyone so much. Thank you for sharing your incredible talents and generous heart. She’s an eagle when she flies 💜
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Got a haircut, gay powers, yada yada…
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This Court is a menace to democracy.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Fun day at the National Book Festival hearing from storytellers, authors and journalists, historians, even an astronaut and one of our most influential filmmakers.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The lines at #NatBookFest are so, incredibly long. It’s big book energy here.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
All I wanted was for the tickets to Michelle Branch’s show at The Fillmore to be in my price range and I’m sad they aren’t.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Attempting to read these Booker Prize longlist titles, in between reading chunks of The Count of Monte Cristo.
A stack of three books nominated for the Booker Prize (top to bottom): The 
Vivisectors by Missouri Williams; John of John by Douglas Stuart; and All Them Dogs by Djamel White.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
My Wed. night plans booked ⬇️ I’m a 10-year pulmonary hypertension patient and I’ll be watching to support the broader PH community. 🫀🫁
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New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 17/08/2026
"Since the South is home to a third of all disabled people in the U.S., it's imperative that we have access to quality, affordable health care, yet 7 of the 10 states that refused to expand Medicaid are in our region, leaving hundreds of thousands of us without that care. 2/4
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Following the OCC's preliminary approval, Warren described the decision as the ‘most brazen act of self-dealing our financial system has ever seen.’” “‘I’m introducing a bill to stop this kind of unprecedented corruption,’ Warren said.” abcnews.com/Business/tru...
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Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Trust granted bank status in unprecedented move for president
A national bank regulator granted a wing of the Trump family's crypto business conditional approval to establish a bank charter, opening the door for larger clients.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Good morning! Icing my knee after an intense PT session.
My right leg elevated on three pillows on a leather couch. Icing my knee after physical therapy.
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Mike Naple @mnaple.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Sunday reading. Obsessed with the cover.
A photo of the book Fish Tales by Nettie Jones. The cover is yellow with black and red font letters. There is a red high heel shoe image where the heel of the shoe is a nail.
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