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If you missed out on my Bear Ornaments in the @romancingthevote.com auction & still want one, pre-orders are open for a limited time: www.one2moo.com/shop/p/bear-... Order by Thursday, Oct. 8th. This is the last time before the holidays they'll be available. #bears #ornaments #artsale #BSNM

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one2moo by Stephanie Ruble

Are you looking for someone to keep you company and brighten your day? These friendly bear ornaments are hand painted in acrylic by artist Stephanie Ruble. Each bear is hand painted and has their own ...

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These bears were painted with joy from Stephanie’s imagination, not AI. They can't wait to meet you & hang with you all year long in a window, on a wall, in your office, or a place you'll visit them often. Order by Thursday, Oct. 8th: www.one2moo.com/shop/p/bear-... #bears #bearart #BSNM #artsale

bear ornament hanging in window shows the shimmery sky, with sunshine, bees, and a smiling bear with a big heart shaped nose peeking out from the flowers.

bear ornament hanging in the window shows a shimmery sky with a sun over a bear with a heart shaped nose peeking out from green leaves

4 bear ornaments laying flat, different sides show on every other ornament. bears with leaves are in the upper left and bottom right. bears with flowers are in the upper right and lower left.

group of overlapping bear ornaments. the top three show the side with a bear with a heart shaped nose peeking out from colorful flowers, with bees and s big sun. the bottom two show a bear with a heart shaped nose peeking out from leaves, with a sun overhead.

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one2moo by Stephanie Ruble

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 04/10/2026

If you've ever wondered where to start reading my books, I have a guide here: www.courtneymilan.co... /jb

A bookshelf, bookending by a dragon head and tail, with books by Courtney Milan in series, separated by little book nooks showing miniature tableaus.

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 04/10/2026

I checked again today. I have been purged in Alabama before. Everyone check!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Meanwhile, in Minnesota ... Enjoy your rain free weather!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

She is also younger than my dad. Much younger. I’m shocked again every time I see her age.

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Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com · 03/09/2026

Hey illustrators, How about this, to celebrate the 1st #kidlitartpostcard of the fall season (Labor Day is so late this year!) I’m going to offer a free 1 hour portfolio review + coaching session via Zoom. To enter share 1 image from your portfolio below and a winner will be chosen at random. 💙❤️

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 29/08/2026

Double check your voter registration people. The clowns running this show are going to pull every filthy trick they can think of to retain power. Check your voter registration Texas.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Putting thoughts on paper while using lots of letter Os to draw fish. #lakeontario #fish #drawing #stressrelief Video: artist draws bird saying “Lake Ontario” in speech bubble, then covers words & page in blue. Then she outlines colorful fish, adds blue fish, bubbles, & waves.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

From MN and here now but don’t think I’ll be able to go this year. Looking forward to all the posts! Have fun at the fair!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Congratulations on finishing up your GN art!!! And good luck with finding the next thing or taking a day off to read or walk around in the rain. ☔️

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

If you talk with anyone else, especially those who were in the Navy, they recognize how awful & dangerous this situation is, & feel for the sailors & their families. The USS Lincoln needs relief now & there needs to be a plan for all sailors & ships to have what they need.

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

For newsletter/blog alternatives to consider, there's Beehiiv, Ghost, PencilBooth You can also look into some new ones being developed on ATproto (the tech Bluesky is built on) like Leaflet @leaflet.pub Pckt @pckt.blog and Offprint @offprint.app

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Charlene Chua @charlenedraws.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I know it's really hard to avoid using things (esp tech) made by problematic people or that has a problematic agenda. That said, for #kidlit folks, there's alternatives to Substack that don't, y'know... actively promote Nazis. I'm just saying, it's not really brand compatible with kids books.

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What does the future hold for Substack? | CBC News

Substack created a pioneering economic and cultural engine for a new generation of writers. Nearly 10 years in, its reputation isn't so simple. Between the injection of an algorithm into the mix and o...

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Thank you so much for this video!!! I was always active and then I injured my ankle. My balance is not as good as it was and I’m trying to make it better. This video is super helpful. Some of these things I used to do but can’t (yet) and some are new.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Please watch this excellent and helpful video about how to prevent injuries if you fall, how to get up from the ground, and how to build muscles and muscle memory that will help you as you age.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

⬇️⬇️⬇️ FYI on Medicaid next year.

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/020... Here’s a nice little summation of attitudes at our founding It’s remarkable how often conservatives will assume Muslims are alien to our national narrative when they were here from the start

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The Founding Fathers and Islam (May 2002) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin

With more than 55 million items, the Library's Manuscript Division contains the papers of 23 presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge.

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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I was interviewed for that Atlantic article, not about Daggermouth (which I haven't read) but about HOW and WHY amazon's KU program are filled with slop. The difference between books looking for readers and books looking for page reads is not the same, that seemed worth explaining to a reporter.

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Robert Barry @monsterbobby.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A guy once told me a story about an interview he'd seen with a woman who lived to, like, 120 or something. Do you have any regrets? the interviewer asked. "I wish I'd learnt the clarinet," she said. "I mean, even if I'd started at 80… By now..."

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 04/08/2026

Minnesota will stand as a firewall against any and all attacks on reproductive freedom. We were the first state to establish an ironclad right to abortion after the Dobbs decision and we will remain an island of freedom for those seeking to make their own healthcare decisions.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I’m so sorry for your loss. Agree with all of this too.

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SavingGraces @tamarasclan.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

The backlash must be swift and demand his resignation. This is an insult to all the people who fought to save lives, many of whom died because Trump and Kirshner sold our PPE so we had to have medical professionals wear garbage bags and reuse masks that cut their faces. My aunt died in a hallway.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/08/2026

I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.

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Cassie @cassiemph.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I want to re-skeet every one of Sarah’s threads about rural life in the US. Her work the first time I’ve ever gotten to see the experiences I had growing up in rural poverty in north Texas reflected in political discourse

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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Well here's a crisis we can almost all do something about, so that's a silver lining

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Hooray! So glad you like them! Have fun choosing where to put them all 😀

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

😢 Sorry you had to get rid of your elliptical!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This was it. Lots of family health stuff here too, but also family birthdays with multiple celebrations - hooray! I actually got my dad to the shoes store and got him new shoes today, which was a major win. Work wise, I’ll be happy to get anything done, and like you, I’ll be working on my website.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Deleted my other reply because someone reposted it. Weird.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Good luck with puppies and painters and websites and family health stuff! I hope everything goes smoothly and you get some time for something fun too!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Libraries and librarians are awesome.

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Good luck with your cover ideas! Hopefully the fact that it’s tricky means you’re close to a solution. If not, could your favorite image from the book serve as a placeholder? Might also help generate new ideas, or just make you smile while waiting for inspiration. Thanks for the points! 💜

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I actually had 3 good book ideas this weekend that I want to work on & make into dummies. Not sure when that will happen (won’t be this week). Still happy I had the ideas & actually wrote them down though! Good luck with your dummy, revisions, & maps, and have fun drawing with your daughter!

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Worth listening to what Walter Cronkite has to say here (from 2001):

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Stephanie Ruble @stephanieruble.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

If you see this, post a #vampire that isn't Dracula. 7. This is my favorite vampire art (so far - will probably draw more). It's also another cow, which seems like a fitting way to end this thread. Which vampire is your favorite? Do you draw vampires? 7/end #kidlitart #cow #cat #ghost #pumpkin

a white cow with purple spots, a vampire fang, and a green cape, is carrying a pumpkin in her arms and walking to the right, followed by two ghosts (one is waving) and an orange and white cat carrying a pumpkin on their back

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