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@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:53 PM

has anyone investigated the rally attendees seated behind T***p? are they paid? how much? they appear to be selected for attractiveness, like extras in a film. their behavior may be scripted; perhaps they are not actually idiots or fools but just folks taking advantage of an opportunity.

@papakila.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:38 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

These mums were so perfect I had to take a pic

Red mums with yellow eyes
@blueskyfanatic.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:39 AMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

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@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:43 PM

really? these ferals began as infrequent visitors, then they came more frequently, recently they are just camping out near my kitchen door. "but wait, aren't you natural mousers? don't you prize your 'freedom to be yourself--a carnivore'? why are you begging for store-bought kitty food?"

@pandora-books.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:43 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

This year "Jane Eyre" appeared on the Index of School Book Bans. Why? Censors, PEN America notes, are using AI to evaluate books. Perhaps AI knows what censors truly want to hide: Women who resist. @joycecaroloates.bsky.social noted Eyre's rebelliousness in a 1988 essay.
#janeeyre #bannedbooksweek

Photo of the opening of Joyce Carol Oates' essay "Jane Eyre: An Introduction," from Oates' book "Woman Writer." The book was published in 1988, and the essay was originally published as the preface to a Bantam Classics edition of "Jane Eyre."
@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 4:38 AM

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@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:17 PM

(the second feral kitty appeared a second later behind the little ginger)

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@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:51 PM

that moment had seemed like a dramatic turning-point in the campaign; but now, in retrospect, it has become a poignant moment when, for the GOP, one of their respected leaders spoke honestly, sincerely, putting country over party, refusing the gambit of race-baiting.

@caenhillcc.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 3:25 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

Alan the rescue alpaca gaining confidence and trust in me

@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 4:48 PM

ironically, treason is a capitol crime punishable by firing squad; in an alternate universe in which Merrick Garland had never been born, an aggressive AG would have pursued an investigation into the (treasonous) insurrection to nullify the results of the 2020 election...

@conifergirl.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:41 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

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@jzacks.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 12:57 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

The graph in this news article in Science shows just how serious is the threat to research. If you care about brains, behavior, or social phenomena, engage now before it's too late: www.science.org/content/arti...

@altyellonatpark.orgOct 9, 2026, 2:10 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

Fox in his winter coat, all ready for winter.
@mouthyrenegade.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 2:34 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

I’ve been saying this for a couple of years now. The French get it. Several other countries have done it in the past few years. So why don’t we?🤔

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@lauralippman.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 11:33 AMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

Good morning, Bluesky. Only 4k words into what will be my 28th novel and I am struck anew by the absurdity of what I do for a living, how basically I’m still just a little kid throwing tea parties for my stuffed animals. “Would you like some more tea, Doodlebug?”

Sunrise over an empty marina, Domino Sugar plant visible in the background. 

So my friend of almost 40 years claimed that I once told him I caught a congressman staring so blatantly at my chest that I literally said: “My eyes are up here.” The congressman he named has, um, quite the reputation, but this never happened. He then said, “Well, some politician hit on you.” And I was like, “Well, yeah, I covered the State House.” Although, really, the most obnoxious person on the beat was a lobbyist. Ugh, so slimy.
@jennifershin.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:07 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

My oldest daughter, who is also an attorney, has said these things to me as well. When your life is built around the law, all of these blatant criminal acts must be even more frustrating.

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@williamhaugh.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:54 PMReposted by @joycecaroloates.bsky.social

MMiaganga@miaganga.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:38 PM
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@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:29 PM

But who will livestream the execution ? Fox News?

@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:58 PM

beautiful! is that a watercolor?

@joycecaroloates.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:57 PM

translation: number of MAGAs in Minnesota is minuscule.

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