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Monica McLaughlin

@rococopacetic.bsky.social
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Named after the patron saint of difficult children I write Dearest, a newsletter about beautiful, unusual and occasionally batshit stuff at auction: dearest.substack.com

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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
lol
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I will not! I’ll be carefully removing it this weekend. Got enough invasive shit to deal with here…although with the datura I can’t get rid of I have the start of a nice little murder garden.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It’s toxic af, though
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just looked up a weird weed that’s cropped up in my yard and am delighted to tell you all that it’s called a “Clammy Groundcherry”
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
i hope everyone appreciates my Septa pants
Obnoxiously loud comfy pants with a bright pattern of Philadelphia regional rail signs (also, notably, the signs have the old R- designations, which are the only route names I will acknowledge) (because saying “R5” is a hell of a lot better than saying “Paoli Thorndale” when I don’t even know where tf Thorndale is)
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I'm sorry to do this to my murder husbands, but
Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) standing closely behind and breathing in the scent of his beloved Will Graham (Hugh Dancy)
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
SERIOUSLY. But yeah, you have to do some digging but Poshmark has come through for me many times. And it’s nice to buy from real people.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I gave up. I’ve systematically been replacing all my contemporary trash clothes with 40yo Talbots and Pendleton stuff I hunted down on Poshmark.
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dec scary @1milliondollars.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Getting flirty eyes from the giant cute conductor makes taking the train at 5:30 in the morning way more fun
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Monarch butterfly caterpillar on my swamp milkweed!
Yellow, black and white caterpillar on the stem of a milkweed plant, munching away on a leaf
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Clearly the BEST of the months (when’s your day?)
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Anybody in Center City? There's a La Colombe cart giving out free cans of cold brew on the corner of 18th & Walnut
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Omar Rayyan @omarrayyanart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Rabbit Rabbit!
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
listen, today's the start of my birthday month so you jokers better be ready
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Goddammit, I love this museum!
share.inquirer.com
The Academy of Natural Sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries
The closure does not affect the rest of the institution, which builds and maintains the collections and conducts research through departments such as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research.
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Chris Conroy @conroyforreal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Shut it down. National day of mourning.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
that motherfucker better not say ONE SINGLE WORD about her
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🌈Tyranny🫧Sparkles🏳️‍🌈 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton with Keith Haring in 1985, incredible woman and supporter of LGBTQ people for decades going back to a time when few others dared.
Black and white photo of Dolly Parton with gay artist Keith Haring.
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Fergal @fergalc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Strange to say but the fact that Dolly Parton was such a great person actually sort of distracted from her towering artistic genius.
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slate @pleasebegneiss.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
hi i’d like to report a mistake? you took the wrong 80 year old
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
oh no!
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I mean, it was a used piece of shit even then, but still. FFS.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Was behind a dumpy little sedan today that had "classic car" tags, and when it turned I saw it was an Oldsmobile Calais, THE CAR I DROVE IN COLLEGE JFC
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Whatever gym she trains at better be lifting her up as a conquering hero today
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
There was more with this tiny badass on the early morning news: "I put up my hands like I was gonna fight. I blocked my face, made sure that my center line was protected, and then he also started to put his hands up, but I could tell that he had never been in a fight before" 6abc.com/videoClip/19...
6abc.com
Woman recalls encounter with masked man terrorizing people in Center City
Woman says she kicked the man in the chest after he confronted her while wearing a Chucky mask
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
FUCK. do I need to hide my scythe?
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I think I just stumbled upon the root cause of my extensive hoodie collection
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I don't know if we have any photos of my grandfather there (I'll look), but my dad took my brother and sister to visit him when they were 11-12 yo or so and they had a great time and got cool sweatshirts and I was jealous because I was too little to go and I stayed home with my mom.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
I have a deadline tomorrow, can you tell? *waves at you from ADHD land*
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The place was originally called The Childs-Drexel Home for Union Printers, because the initial $10k to build it was a gift from Anthony J. Drexel (yes, that Drexel, fellow Philadelphians) and George W. Childs, friends and business partners who bought the Philadelphia Public Ledger newspaper in 1864.
Another early b&w photo of the UPH, showing a union bug perfectly laid out in flowers on the lawn.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"A book of rules given to each resident when they arrived included the guideline that no profane language was allowed except in the rec room. That came to be known as Profanity Hall." springsmag.com/inside-the-p...
A circa 1930s b&w shot of the rec room at the UPH. It's long and narrow and lined with windows along one wall. Tables are set up for board games and pool tables are at the far end. It's fairly crowded with men, all wearing full suits and a fair amount of hats, too.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Union printer in Philly. Eventually retiring to the Union Printers Home (a.k.a. “The Castle on the Hill”) in Colorado Springs. Certainly an improvement on my circumstances today.
unionprintershome.com
Union Printers Home History - Union Printers Home at Printers Hill
Here you will find a taste of Union Printers Home History. You can find more on our dedicated history site as well.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Well, THIS is disturbing to quickly scroll past
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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
You’ll be pleased to know that we’re being totally normal about it
A woman in 18th century garb holds a Philadelphia Sixers jersey
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
LeBron signed because he heard Pica’s finally opened in Broomall
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I was just thinking about him, too.
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delco de leche @delcodeleche.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Cecily Tynan is leaving a hole only LeBron James can fill
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I heard a week ago that he’d enrolled his daughter at Baldwin and have been furiously tamping down all thought about it since then
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
LEBRON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Contrary to popular belief, Legionnaire’s disease did not initially spread via hotel AC condensation. It actually originated in the UK, where it was rampantly spread by Roman soldiers making out with each other. It was later brought to the US sometime around 520 AD by St. Brendan the Navigator.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Haaaaaa right?! I did it for Easter as a joke, but I can’t bring myself to change it because it’s such a delight to have it unexpectedly appear.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
My phone lock screen featuring a b&w photo of a shirtless and menacing Yul Brynner in costume as Ramses II in The Ten Commandments, pecs accentuated by an elaborate neckpiece
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A youth told me I was iconic today because I have a picture of Yul Brynner as my phone lock screen, even though she didn’t know who he was. Another generation conquered by his chest.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I looked at ONE pair of Dansko sandals on Poshmark and now my feed is 99% fugly Scandi/Amish ass mary janes
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Holy shit, Kate, I am legitimately so impressed
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 20/07/2026
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Womp womp
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I suppose the Phanatic is wearing some historic costume or something, but it looks like pajamas from the Vermont Country Store catalog.
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Monica McLaughlin @rococopacetic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Philly fans are ridiculous and I love them
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