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Lady about town on a bike.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · Nov 13

I have a bunch of followers here who I don’t think followed me on other platforms, so I realized I need to share this absolute masterpiece that I commissioned. You’re welcome, everyone.

The Milwaukee River with downtown buildings on either side, overlaid with text that reads: Milwaukee This City Fucks

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 12h

I’ve literally never seen anyone cite the OEWS outside of my job. LOL.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 13h

Thank god I finally got to see this. I’m watching the game without sound on my seat mate’s phone on the train and I did not understand why the camera kept showing Sal Frelick (not mad about it tho).

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 14h

if baseball game why so stress

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 14h

Why does this country board trains in the dumbest way possible?

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 21h

I know how to use it and I still had to tap it 3 times this morning!

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 23h

We did witness a fight a couple of years ago and M now says she doesn’t want to take the bus (although we’ve taken it plenty of times since then) and we DEFINITELY could’ve used security. It ended with one guy getting literally thrown out of a bus & hitting his head on the ground.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 23h

It’s always “We can’t put the bike lane on (street with many destinations people on bikes need to reach). It belongs on (street with few to no destinations people on bikes need to reach).”

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

On false alarm it is way too humid for a jacket. What is happening. It is October.

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

Heading to Chicago today (and also apparently my mirror is dirty).

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

They have plenty at Metcalfe’s. Saw a ton at Whole Foods this weekend, too.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a Cybertruck with a license plate.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

I slept shorts and a tank last night and woke up in the middle of the night DRENCHED in sweat. And then I have to get up from that and deal with…people? While having my period and a neck cramp? Like what the fuck?

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

My husband has found perimenopause Instagram and sent me a reel of a woman being annoyed with everyone, including her husband, and asked for my read on it.

😬 😬 😬

Look, it’s not MY fault that estrogen was the only thing making 99 percent of people tolerable.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

Before her fall, we had a great bike ride to church with our 8yo and a friend from our neighborhood. She did nearly 7 miles before Sunday school!

People who oppose protected bike lanes oppose independence for children.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 1d

OK I will admit that cars are very useful when your kid falls off her bike & doesn’t want to ride home anymore & your friend who lives nearby can come get you.

(She’s fine, just shaken up.)

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 2d

That last strikeout hit almost as good as a Xanax.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 2d

If sports are supposed to be fun, why does watching this game feel like an extended panic attack?

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 2d

Why did the hawk go to church?

Because it was a bird of pray.

(I’m so sorry.)

(Not really.)

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

How to ensure I won’t take your protest seriously.

Hand holding a handwritten sign that says RED LIGHT CAMS ARE A SCAM

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

My child now whines every time I say we’re going to have burgers. So that sound you hear is my sanity slipping away.

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

Just thinking about that story about inhalers causing the same emissions as 500k cars as I biked my child through a sea of cars to the pediatrician.

We got her lungs rechecked and were instructed to use a second inhaler for a few days.

If only there were a way to offset those inhaler emissions.

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

We regularly have a roller skater at Milwaukee critical mass! His skill is INSANE. I would die.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 4d

Our kids are ready to ride, it’s the adults that aren’t ready for them.

B/W shot of 3 kids on bikes, two on the sidewalk one in the bike lane

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brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

I always buy something fancy at Vennture, so I never get out for less than $7.

But it’s also run by great people who have created a neighborhood hub, and I want that to continue so 🤷🏻‍♀️.

brooke bikes mke @brookebikesmke.bsky.social · 3d

Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) has a history of being abusive (and drunk). It’s been covered by WI press, but I haven’t seen him get national attention for it.