Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Thrilled to announce there is, once again, a single skeleton in my body. 030
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I just got rid of the jars of Manic Panic (Shocking Blue, After Midnight) that I’ve been hanging onto since 2011. Thank you for your thoughts in these trying times. 010
Reposted by AudreyJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now. 86107105128
Reposted by AudreyLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It seems all Kansas-issued trans drivers' licenses are invalid, effective tomorrow It is now illegal for trans people to drive a car until they surrender their license at a DMV (that most will need to drive to) and have it reissued with the wrong gender marker This was never about woman's sportserininthemorning.comKansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses"The legislature did not include a grace period." 22593674555
Reposted by Audreysam stroozas @samstroozas.bsky.social · 14/02/2026hello minnesota and beyond! thank you for your kind messages. it is very weird to be the news when you cover the news. i love this beautiful state and journalism, and i am hopeful for better days. but we will be forever changed bc of the last two months.mpr.orgMeet Minnesota Bathrobe Lady Sam Stroozas of MPR News | Minnesota Public RadioEarlier this week, an unexpected and fast-moving incident unfolded in St. Paul, Minnesota involving both federal and local law enforcement. As crowds gathered and questions mounted, one of our MPR New... 9154661146
Reposted by AudreyDianna Walla @diannawalla.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Sat down last night and wrote a bit about red hats, resistance, and Norwegian identity. paper-tiger.net/2026/02/06/o...paper-tiger.neton red hats as resistanceChances are that many of you reading this will already be familiar with the Melt the ICE Hat pattern by Paul S. Neary. At the time of writing it’s still sitting atop Ravelry’s “Ho… 062
Reposted by AudreyMel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp History rhymes, it rhymes Close the camps, set fire to the prisons 91714556
Reposted by AudreyCaroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 13/01/2026State control of historical memory is a classic hallmark of authoritarian regimes, just FYI. 3167107
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 07/01/2026It is my final week commuting through DC, where I’ve had to pass the national guard every day for months, before moving home to Minnesota. Lots of feelings, mostly rage. 020
Reposted by Audreypublic health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 30/12/2025gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | This Is the Damage Kennedy Has Done in Less Than a Year 4216105
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 17/10/2025An underrated element of this series is the way the pictures progressively deteriorate, a la Dorian Gray 1396
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 15/10/20257th grade history teacher insisted Henry VIII never had a son and refused to believe me when I corrected him, despite telling him the son’s name, which wife gave birth to him, how the wife died, and how and when the son died. 150
Reposted by AudreyTim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 22/09/2025You found a "solution" for autism? Is it accepting everyone's place in the beautiful mosaic of human life? Okay I'm guessing from the look on your face that it's not that 29018
Reposted by AudreyDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2025We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...defector.comHow Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | DefectorAs the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res... 17770603890
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 30/08/2025On the eve of her 2nd gotcha day, I made Barbara shrimp. You can see how much she appreciates it. 030
Reposted by AudreyDefector @defector.com · 29/08/2025Well, he sent in the troops: defector.com/well-he-sent...defector.comWell, He Sent In The Troops | DefectorWelcome to Margin of Error, a politics column from Tom Scocca, editor of the Indignity newsletter. On Monday, President Donald Trump put out an executive order directing, among other things, that… 0251
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Nobody prepares you for the greatest struggle of your mid-thirties: Pairing a perfume with the scent profile of Tiger Balm 010
Reposted by AudreyThe Onion @theonion.com · 08/05/2025Conclave Selects First Chicago-Style Pope 430249823553
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 08/05/2025This is not what I meant when I said I hoped it was the pizza guy, but it may somehow be even funnier? TBD 000
Reposted by AudreyRidley @rid-ley.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid. 150249996732
Reposted by AudreyBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 12/03/2025“The Great Gatsby is dated and irrelevant.” You’re right. What could a novel about a generation of young men becoming hustlers and white nationalists because they were sold a lie about the American Dream possibly have to say about our current moment? 11145701037
Reposted by AudreyAsk a Manager @askamanager.org · 06/03/2025askamanager.organ open thread for federal workers (and others affected by all this)This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. Okay, federal workers and others affected by All This, you asked for an open thread to talk about what’s happening, and here it is. Have at it. 1163
Reposted by AudreyMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/02/2025"Republican states may not be successful in repealing Section 504 as part of the attack on treating gender dysphoria, but it begs the question of what they might come for next," writes David M. Perry.startribune.comFrom Opinion: Why are Republican states trying to overturn a pillar of disability rights?They may not be successful in repealing Section 504 as part of the attack on treating gender dysphoria, but it begs the question of what they might come for next. 23813
Reposted by AudreyKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 12/02/2025The real MeToo “cancel culture” was what happened to the women and other victims who came forward. They were retraumatized, harassed, humiliated, sued, fired, and blacklisted. Then they were the subject of a revisionist history that MeToo went “too far” and deserved a reactionary backlash 6664081352
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Sourdough bagels. Baking an unfamiliar recipe in an unfamiliar oven probably wasn’t the best idea, but not a bad start. Left to right: Plain, Sesame, Everything, and Asiago with Herbs de Provence. #pinkskyPost 0100
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Really weird staring at the Washington monument every morning on my way into work, wondering how much the country will regress by the time I see it again in the afternoon. 000
Reposted by AudreyDefector @defector.com · 31/01/2025It's Free Friday at Defector! From now until Sunday night, all of our posts on here will include free-to-read gift links, so you can check out all of our blogs, even if you're not a subscriber. Just look for the gift emoji and enjoy. 🎁🎁🎁 6452118
Reposted by AudreyJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 29/12/2024I can’t believe there are people who are like: “Do you still think AI is stupid now that it can make an ad for Coca-Cola that’s a mashup of their previous ads that looks worse and all it costs is an acre of forest?” 161452253
Reposted by AudreyDefector @defector.com · 27/12/2024How to buy a sweater that doesn’t suck: defector.com/how-to-buy-a...defector.comHow To Buy A Sweater That Doesn't Suck | DefectorHow to buy an affordable, high-quality sweater that will actually keep you warm. 66010
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 08/12/2024For me it was the Bermuda Triangle, but in my defense it did take out a family member 100
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Spread. Aesthetically, the epi baguette wreath & cheese plate could be better, but I’m not mad. 040
Reposted by AudreyDefector @defector.com · 27/11/2024The case for Thanksgiving II:defector.comThe Case For Thanksgiving II | DefectorWelcome to Perfectly Fine Dinner Party Club, a cooking and hosting column from Libby Watson, who likes to throw dinner parties but is normal about it. A quick thank-you to people who emailed me about… 0291
Reposted by AudreySK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Imagine looking at a bird this gorgeous and calling it a “rat with wings” Couldn’t be me, I instead bring my camera to shopping centers for close-ups Thread of Rock Pigeon portraits: 1802816282
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 25/11/2024I don’t have enough followers or fun facts to do the likes for lore thing, but here is my Thanksgiving turkey tip: Stuff it with apples, onion, herbs, & garlic. Roast breast down. The apples etc. will infuse it with flavor, the fatty bits will self baste the dry bits. Both will prevent drying. 000
Reposted by AudreyMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 25/11/2024Minnesota turkeys Peach and Blossom were pardoned by President Joe Biden at the White House earlier today. 2655
Reposted by AudreyRob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Still the greatest interview exchange in the history of rock and roll. Bob Dylan. Playboy Magazine. March 1966. 501489208
Reposted by AudreyMinnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 21/11/2024A police report has revealed details of the assault allegations against Forest Lake native Pete Hegseth, who is Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary.startribune.comPolice report reveals assault allegations against HegsethA woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed i... 55514
Reposted by AudreyMary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 20/11/2024Let's talk about peeing in space. Several people, in response to my NY Times essay, have said that women couldn't go into space because we lacked the technology for them to pee in space. www.nytimes.com/2019/07/17/s...nytimes.comTo Make It to the Moon, Women Have to Escape Earth’s Gender Bias (Published 2019)The Apollo program was designed by men, for men. But NASA can learn from its failures as it aims to send women to the moon and beyond. 641653609
Reposted by AudreyLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Love to ban trans women from capitol restrooms in order to “protect women and girls” while suppressing a report about the incoming attorney general paying for the statutory rape of a minor while in congress and showing women’s nudes on the House floor 9594492823
Audrey @theaud.bsky.social · 20/11/2024With so many of my Twitter friends migrating this way, I look forward to continuing my trend of almost never posting. anyway, here’s a picture of my cat. 1141
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