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Karen

@karenholland.bsky.social

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#ChronicPain #Spoonie #RASucks Live in NW Indiana but a Chicagoan at heart, born and raised in the Windy City. Please don't use proper names in a derogatory way. This from a Karen who is not a *karen*. Tyvm. No large lists please, personal lists ok.

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 7m

omg this is so me today

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 2h

We can learn a great deal about how to handle ICE in our towns from the good people of Chicago. Everybody be ready with whistles to summon the neighborhood.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 1h

Trump is counting on you thinking that everyone’s on board with his politicization of the military. He’s wrong - most Americans can see right through it.

Read more here:

The Cost of Trump’s Politicization of the Military

They’ve crossed one line after another since January - and we must not become numb to the mounting damage to our military and national security.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1h

If you’re in New Jersey and not yet registered to vote, do it today! Voters have until the end of the day to register in time to help choose the state’s next governor.

NJ DOS - Division of Elections

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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 1h

here's today's post: "Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago" — how fucking petty can one man be?
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Pete Kegstand shits a brick when Meal Team Six shows up in Chicago

how fucking petty can one man be

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 45m

And when I do, it's to a doctor's office.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 1h

OMG they’re doing it again. First they posted all these pics of foreign aircraft on the birthday of the Air Force. Now this.

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 46m

Right now.

Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 46m

Not much better in the US.

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Mél Hogan / The Data Fix @melhogan.bsky.social · 2h

"The Great Lakes can be thought of as "a giant pitcher of water with straws going into it" from water utilities, business and power plants in 8 states and two Canadian provinces, Scanlan says. The question is, how much more water can the lakes provide for data centers.."

www.npr.org/2025/10/14/n...

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

www.npr.org

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Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1h

Amazing photo.

Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1h

I need some calming stuff right now.

Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1h

That's why I love Blusky!

Karen @karenholland.bsky.social · 1h

Always. Since I was a kid!