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Ilene Goldman

@ilenegold.bsky.social

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she/her author, history nerd, sporadic quilter, lapsed knitter, avid reader, dog mom, animal rescue volunteer, world's slowest swimmer www.ilenegoldman.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 19d

Meet My Books:

Greeks Bearing Gifts—a “Twilight Zone” meets Stephen King horror novella (spooky, not scary)

Outlaws—a contemporary retelling of the Robin Hood legend with Robin and his Merry Men as homeless veterans

📚💙

www.ilenegoldman.com/books

The covers of Greeks Bearing Gifts and Outlaws: A Contemporary Reimagining of Robin Hood, both by Ilene T. Goldman

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

a young boy is covering his face with his hands

Alt: a young boy is crossing his fingers and scrunching his face

media.tenor.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

This moderator began the exercise with an article about cricket, and all of our eyes glazed over. Give me baseball and all its complications any day. 😂

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

He’s not wrong. 😂

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

The moderators showed this video at the workshop I attended today, and I literally laughed until I cried.

I give you this completely accurate, completely hilarious explanation of baseball:

Baseball, You Confusion Me. (6:06am)

YouTube video by Flula

youtu.be

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 14h

That picture! 🤣

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #TongueOutTuesday!

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua in a gray hoodie sits on a beige sofa and looks at the camera while licking her lips.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 2d

YES!!!

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 2d

Without saying Hurt, fave cover song?

The Playing for Change version of “The Weight”

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday!

a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

Alt: a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

Well, isn’t this creepy.

A pink pot with pink-flip-flop-wearing feet holding a scraggly plant

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 4d

Happy birthday!

a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

Alt: a chocolate cake with sparklers on top of it in the dark

media.tenor.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 5d

How I will picture the plague of frogs next Passover:

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 6d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 5d

SOMEBODY spent this afternoon/evening at the vet because she hurt her back. We now know she has arthritis in her spine.

So, it’s a week of crate rest and the good drugs for Miss Penny.

A close-up of the face of a forlorn sugar-faced tan chihuahua

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 5d

1. He’s got way more confidence in congressional Dems than I do.

2. That whole list sounds good to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 5d

Friendly reminder: to these people, Soros=the Jews.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 6d

Timeline cleanse!

Penguin bubble party! 🐧🫧

[Alt: a video of penguins in a zoo habitat with bubbles raining down on them. Most of the penguins just watch, but one of the smaller ones hops with joy and tries to eat the bubbles.]

Penguin Bubble Party!

YouTube video by Saint Louis Zoo

youtube.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 6d

John Hiatt

Even if you don’t recognize his name, you probably know one or more of his songs.

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 10d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 6d

A+

Tiffany Cabán @tiffanycaban.bsky.social · 6d

I’m introducing a law today to keep ICE off Rikers. We must protect New Yorkers from modern-day storm troopers.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

Adding this to the arsenal:

Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions @youngatheartpets.bsky.social · 8d

G’night 😴

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

You want some of Heather’s art. You really do.

Heather Wylie @unxpctdisvry.bsky.social · 7d

I'm having a sale on all of my physical paintings. You can find them by clicking the link below. I don't usually have sales, so this is a great opportunity to click the link and check out some original artwork.

www.hwylieart.com/store/c2/Ava...

Available Art

Art by Texas Artist Heather Wylie

www.hwylieart.com

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

I love everything about this.

🦙Vianna Arenas (she/they)🦙 @viannawrites.bsky.social · 7d

Jumanji + Hijabis + Dragons

Riding dragons and defeating foes becomes all too real when an enchanted VR controller drags 15yo Rameela into her favorite video game

Now, her growing obsession w/ the game threatens to ruin her friendship and trap her inside the game forever

#DVPIT #YA #F #LGBT #MV

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

I am happy to host our group text chat.

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

You had me at “The Moor’s Account.”

Kristen M. Kareem @kristenmkareem.bsky.social · 7d

SALEM (VV)ITCH TRIALS x THE ROANOKE COLONY x THE MOOR’S ACCOUNT

🕯️American Historical Horror
🫣💀🧙🏻‍♀️🧿Clever girls with ancient powers
🧺🧹🙅‍♀️Rebellious indentured servants w/ criminal pasts
🥸Questionable decisions/disguises
👻A secret spooky anti-colony

#MV #A #YA #HF #H #dvpit #horror
#muslim #upmarket

Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

Reporting for duty 🫡

A sugar-faced tan chihuahua wearing a gray hoodie sits on a beige sofa

A black shih tzu mix stands on a beige chair and looks over his shoulder at the photographer

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Ilene Goldman @ilenegold.bsky.social · 7d

A few words from the Queen herself

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 7d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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