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Ellen LW

@pibbly.bsky.social
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Mutts, veg stirfries, nonfiction, law geekery, & scent make my world. Alas, doomscrolling also occupies a significant part of it. Minnesotan by choice and it’s working out well for me.

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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 4h
Awww, we feel seen!
Two dogs on an armchair that’s covered with a caramel-brown blanket. One is a sitting black pit bull-boxer with a white bib and one is a seal-brown shepherd-pit lying down with his pointy ears at full attention.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Thank you for posting this. It’s delightful!!!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I would strongly suggest not putting on a car window unless one enjoys visits from cops. www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cit...
revisor.mn.gov
Sec. 169.71 MN Statutes
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah, and if they knocked you unconscious…? Never a good look to assume what you would do when you don’t know the details of the situation.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The whole Paxton-dodging-Talarico thing is reminding me of this delightful 1990 gem from late beloved Paul Wellstone! youtu.be/nfZuplTlu4M?
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North Woods Advertising - "Looking for Rudy" - Paul Wellstone for U.S. Senate (MN)
YouTube video by NorthWoodsAds
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Makes me think of this old gem from the beloved late Paul Wellstone. youtu.be/nfZuplTlu4M?
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North Woods Advertising - "Looking for Rudy" - Paul Wellstone for U.S. Senate (MN)
YouTube video by NorthWoodsAds
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh, no question. The pettiness is all Trump’s!
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Lizzy Esq. @lizzyraven.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hey, that pedophile Republican politician died. No, not that one, the other one. No, the other one. Other one. No, not that one....
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just look at this MPR interview. He’s proud of getting rid of library fines & college savings accts. MY NABE IS FULL OF PEOPLE ODing on the street. My property taxes ARE through the roof. Tumbleweeds roll through downtown. But at least no library fines! www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter reflects on his time in office
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter reflects on his eight years in office as Mayor-elect Kaohly Her is sworn in on Friday.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Lived here >30 years (7 mayors) and they’ve all been either barely acceptable or lackadaisical (or both). The only one who seemed to do much was Latimer, but didn’t he run up huge bills starting new projects and leave it to Scheibel to clean up? Carter couldn’t name any accomplishments in 2 terms.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeahhhh, it’s not like this admin does anything to help people. Suspecting a data-collection ulterior motive. Is there any other possibility?
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
( I should have clarified whom I was addressing.)
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So much depends on context and tone…
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Huh. You must be in management at my employer!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thank you. I was also confused.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Speaking of bitches, I had a great,gruff old malamute mix who was an incredible surrogate mom to dozens of fosters. Sadie saved lives by making them adoption-ready and allowing me to foster so many. She was the Assistant Boss Bitch (ABB), though one could argue that she was the BB and I was the ABB.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
You know that “bitch” is the actual technical word for female dogs, right? (I don’t want to assume that others know the exact things I know.)
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Mazel tov, sir, and many more!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Today, I made a reference to Hill St Blues on a FB page and got the written equivalent of a blank stare. Oops.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I was ignorant, too. The shelter where I volunteered in the aughts put down every pit, so I never met any. (It was run by complete as-holes, but a bunch of us volunteered because we could save lives.) In 2005, went to help Katrina dogs. Surrounded by pits, I took one home & fell in love.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I know how it is. Thank goodness I’m a sturdy gal, because mine sure do think I’m furniture.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Although I guess it would also be a problem if one denied them on that basis (e.g., “ You’ve shown extremely poor judgment by sexing with your boss. I’m giving the promotion to someone else.” —boss).
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Sad that this took so long but kind of surprised it happened at all. Good.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
…. is gorgeous and deserves many cuddles?
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nori and Coach here, contributing to the cuteness.
A black pit bull-boxer with a white chest and a dark brownGerman Shepherd mix snuggling on an armchair
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It’s not clear from the lists when some items were discontinued, etc. But it is clear that she had multiple prescribers with no quarterback. nypost.com/2026/08/05/u...
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Here are all the powerful drugs found in Lindsay Clancy’s system after she strangled her three kids
Postpartum mom Lindsay Clancy had six psychiatric drugs in her system after strangling her three kids, according to testimony from toxicologists.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Adding Trump’s name didn’t keep all those casinos from bankruptcy… 🤣
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Thank you for the article. That was delightful!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Sighhh. Thought he had more common sense than that…
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What if Reagan hadn’t taken Carter’s solar panels off the White House? (Just one of many disgusting acts that set us on a bad course.)
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This was an excellent article, and the book was even better. I kerp asking myself how dumb people can be and being shocked at the answer.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
That’s a nice surprise!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I wonder who’s getting to take the oath now. Are they all white? There don’t seem to be many groups treated kindly by CIS and, of those, not many would want to become US citizens and give up good situations at home.
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Lynne Ann Morse @morselya.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Too important not to alt-text
Photograph of an uncredited text, "Most people don't dream of being fancy-rich. I dream of being rich enough to say, "Treat's on me," without thinking twice. Rich enough to have a home that feels like a hug, a fridge stocked like a five-year-old with adult money, and a tray of chocolates waiting for someone to grab. Rich enough to quietly help a friend before they even have to ask. To send a care package when someone's too tired to reach out. To buy all the pencils from a kid on the street so they can go home early. For me, the real money dream isn't about luxury - it's about having enough to give, enough to comfort, enough to turn ordinary moments into something extraordinary."
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
And so interesting that the White House bimbo who was celebrating it’s removal played “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” which Dee Snider says will never be a GOP anthem no matter how hard they try to steal it.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I don’t understand how none if them are wearing sunglasses on such a bright day, either. It’s making me sweaty and squinty.
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When Is Trump Gone? @daysleft4trump.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
2 years, 4 months, 4 weeks, 2 days, 14 hours, 44 minutes, and 55 seconds ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 39.51%
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Makes me think if the Penzeys slogan: Love people. Cook them tasty food.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I’m not going to spend more time on this useless conversation. Muted.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
He is NOT an anti-Semite. 🙄
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
He absolutely does not. Pay attention to what he says, not what AIPAC says about him.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
It WAS. 😭
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
TIMELY REMINDER Christian Nationalism is the fake piety of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, while passing laws that grind the poor into dust, abandon the sick to their suffering, and turn away the hungry at the door…while spitting on His Gospel. It is not of Christ. It is anti-Christ.
A red poster on an off-white background:

“Christian Nationalism is the fake piety of displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms, while passing laws that grind the poor into dust, abandon the sick to their suffering, and turn away the hungry at the door. It clothes itself in the name of Jesus while spitting on His Gospel. It is not of Christ. It is anti-Christ.”
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I’ve taken to remembering a headline for a moment and popping it into DuckDuckGo because I don’t want to give them money and Yahoo and other sites often republish.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
But it’s one of many suits of this type, which makes me hope they’ll keep racking up quite a few judgments.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I’ve known for years now (since the 80s when Spy magazine was calling him “short-fingered vulgarian”) that there’s no floor to his awfulness. But it still shocks me sometimes.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Beautiful!!! What a treat to watch talented athletes having fun!
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Huh?! We must hang out in really different places. I hear people talking about the GOP fascists constantly.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Who knows what the morrow brings? She’s still fairly young.
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Ellen LW @pibbly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I wouldn’t have thought sex dolls really cared about that.
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