Madeleine E. Robins
@madrobins.bsky.social
Writer, baker, beader, mom. Dedicated NYer now living in San Francisco. She/Her.
I suppose that it says something about my mindset and history that when I’m shopping at Home Depot and see a sign that says fencing, my first thought is swords.
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I suppose that it says something about my mindset and history that when I’m shopping at Home Depot and see a sign that says fencing, my first thought is swords.
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I tried to call my Senators (Schiff, Padilla) to urge them to hold the line on the shutdown. Padilla's line is not accepting VM and Schiff's is full. I believe they will not cave -- but I've been wrong before, and they need to know that their voters are watching.
HOLD THE LINE.
HOLD THE LINE.
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I tried to call my Senators (Schiff, Padilla) to urge them to hold the line on the shutdown. Padilla's line is not accepting VM and Schiff's is full. I believe they will not cave -- but I've been wrong before, and they need to know that their voters are watching.
HOLD THE LINE.
HOLD THE LINE.
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@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov do not cave on the shutdown. Do not let your colleagues cave. I emailed you because voice mail boxes are full. Just adding this to make sure you're paying attention to what your constituents want.
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
@schiff.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov do not cave on the shutdown. Do not let your colleagues cave. I emailed you because voice mail boxes are full. Just adding this to make sure you're paying attention to what your constituents want.
Well Good.
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
California voters approve Democratic-drawn congressional map as national redistricting battle spreads
NBC News projects that a ballot measure has passed allowing California Democrats to bypass an independent redistricting commission and counter GOP efforts around the country.
www.nbcnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Well Good.
I have reassembled the 4-frame floor loom I wove on when I was a kid (other people had piano lessons; I had weaving lessons. My family was proudly singular). Now I just need to find it a home.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I have reassembled the 4-frame floor loom I wove on when I was a kid (other people had piano lessons; I had weaving lessons. My family was proudly singular). Now I just need to find it a home.
Had bananas in danger of going south. Result: banana doughnuts with brown butter icing. Let the small humans seek individually wrapped candies: we’re keeping these for ourselves.
October 31, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Had bananas in danger of going south. Result: banana doughnuts with brown butter icing. Let the small humans seek individually wrapped candies: we’re keeping these for ourselves.
To own a glass kettle means that you can spend a couple of minutes watching as the molecules in your tea water get more and more excited. It’s a little like watching a high school dance: at first there are only a couple of tiny dancing bubbles, but soon there is a frenzy of excitation.
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
To own a glass kettle means that you can spend a couple of minutes watching as the molecules in your tea water get more and more excited. It’s a little like watching a high school dance: at first there are only a couple of tiny dancing bubbles, but soon there is a frenzy of excitation.
Found in Oakland: my philosophy (or one of them).
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Found in Oakland: my philosophy (or one of them).
Today I learned:
-silicone muffin tins do not bake as evenly as metal muffin tins
-making buttermilk substitute when you run short takes a minute, works fine.
-making a cake flour substitute takes 5 minutes, works fine.
-my favorite yellow cake recipe makes far more cupcakes than expected.
-silicone muffin tins do not bake as evenly as metal muffin tins
-making buttermilk substitute when you run short takes a minute, works fine.
-making a cake flour substitute takes 5 minutes, works fine.
-my favorite yellow cake recipe makes far more cupcakes than expected.
October 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Today I learned:
-silicone muffin tins do not bake as evenly as metal muffin tins
-making buttermilk substitute when you run short takes a minute, works fine.
-making a cake flour substitute takes 5 minutes, works fine.
-my favorite yellow cake recipe makes far more cupcakes than expected.
-silicone muffin tins do not bake as evenly as metal muffin tins
-making buttermilk substitute when you run short takes a minute, works fine.
-making a cake flour substitute takes 5 minutes, works fine.
-my favorite yellow cake recipe makes far more cupcakes than expected.
Reposted by Madeleine E. Robins
Can you help Laura Anne help Castiel?
So we have the radiologist’s update on Castiel, and… It could be a lot better. We’re looking at another night of hospitalization, and at least a month of medical recovery. So I have bowed to the inevitable, and set up a GoFundMe to cover the costs. 😔🙏🏼🐈⬛
www.gofundme.com/f/help-casti...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-casti...
Donate to Help Castiel, Kitten of Thursday, come home healthy!, organized by Laura Anne
Hi. My name is Laura Anne Gilman. I’m a freelance writer/editor, and i… Laura Anne needs your support for Help Castiel, Kitten of Thursday, come home healthy!
www.gofundme.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Can you help Laura Anne help Castiel?
It’s pub day for the new editions of the first three Regency-noir Sarah Tolerance Mysteries: Point of Honour, Petty Treason, and The Sleeping Partner—available in print or ebook!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
September 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It’s pub day for the new editions of the first three Regency-noir Sarah Tolerance Mysteries: Point of Honour, Petty Treason, and The Sleeping Partner—available in print or ebook!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
And Coming in October, The Doxies Penalty! And yes, I’m delighted!
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“Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.”
🇺🇸 You are about to feel much better 🇺🇸
🇺🇸 You are about to feel much better 🇺🇸
It’s Time for Americans to Start Talking About “Soft Secession”
Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
“Blue states are finally learning what red states have known all along: you don’t need federal permission to govern.”
🇺🇸 You are about to feel much better 🇺🇸
🇺🇸 You are about to feel much better 🇺🇸
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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💕🏳️⚧️✌️
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 12:24 AM
💕🏳️⚧️✌️
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February 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Just because I call someone Poopsicle” doesn’t mean that’s his real name. Same applies to international waters.
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Just because I call someone Poopsicle” doesn’t mean that’s his real name. Same applies to international waters.
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Heya, popping in briefly today to reshare an announcement. @writingtheother.com is offering an "Are You My Ally?" webinar in March. The webinar is available to attend live or to download as a recording.
Can you please share or RT?
writingtheother.com/are-you-my-a...
Can you please share or RT?
writingtheother.com/are-you-my-a...
Are You My Ally? A Webinar for Writers and Creators - Writing the Other
Join authors Nisi Shawl and K. Tempest Bradford for a webinar that will empower would-be allies to support marginalized creatives.
writingtheother.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Heya, popping in briefly today to reshare an announcement. @writingtheother.com is offering an "Are You My Ally?" webinar in March. The webinar is available to attend live or to download as a recording.
Can you please share or RT?
writingtheother.com/are-you-my-a...
Can you please share or RT?
writingtheother.com/are-you-my-a...
It’s a small irritation in this dumpster fire world, but my 11:10 flight now won’t leave until 3:10. My laptop is out of juice and my charger is in my checked bag. I have a notebook and pen, so I guess I’ll write a book…but still.
February 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It’s a small irritation in this dumpster fire world, but my 11:10 flight now won’t leave until 3:10. My laptop is out of juice and my charger is in my checked bag. I have a notebook and pen, so I guess I’ll write a book…but still.
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January 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Ordering the CDC to stop all public communications in the middle of a bird flu epidemic is definitely a choice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
January 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ordering the CDC to stop all public communications in the middle of a bird flu epidemic is definitely a choice.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/h...
Bravo. And Coughenour is a Reagan appointee, no less.
BREAKING, via The Seattle Times: Trump's executive order to restrict birthright citizenship is blocked for at least the next two weeks by a Reagan appointee in Seattle who eviscerated the Trump lawyers present defending the order. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
January 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bravo. And Coughenour is a Reagan appointee, no less.
The little fire (well, 45 acres worth) has been stopped from progressing and the level 2 evacuation has been lifted. My daughter and I (and my aunt) had evacuated just in case, and are now heading back.
Note to universe: Enough already with the interesting times.
Note to universe: Enough already with the interesting times.
January 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The little fire (well, 45 acres worth) has been stopped from progressing and the level 2 evacuation has been lifted. My daughter and I (and my aunt) had evacuated just in case, and are now heading back.
Note to universe: Enough already with the interesting times.
Note to universe: Enough already with the interesting times.