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Mirya R. Holman

@mirya.bsky.social

Public policy professor at the Hobby School. Enthusiastic about food, dogs, travel, and research. I write books about many failures of local democracy. Bad opinions my own.

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Post-it with "stop saying yes to shit you hate" written on it, taped to a computer keyboard

Post-it with "stop saying yes to shit you hate" written on it, taped to a computer keyboard

Hi folks πŸ‘‹πŸ» I'm going to take a Bluesky break for a minute. I've got this post-it note on my computer for a reason. And lately I kinda hate it here. So I'm logging off!

09.11.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I love a cook-once, eat three different times plan!

09.11.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Friday is where it's at

09.11.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Gahhhhh that's so hard!

09.11.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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carrot soup with miso and sesame This accidentally healthy soup β€” carrot soup meets miso soup meets toasted sesame nirvana β€” is the opposite of boring.

I've made this before if miso and sesame are on the okay list!
smittenkitchen.com/2012/01/carr...

09.11.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's lasagna weather! Great choice!

09.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I think this is one reason I work so well on airplanes. That guy sitting RIGHT THERE can see that I've been playing a game on my phone for 2 hours instead of finishing this lit review!! (He doesn't care but that's not my business)

30.10.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry for your loss, Bit

28.10.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bahahahah it is truuuueee

27.10.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"in their time of need" 🀣

24.10.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, I'm Hunter S Thompson and this is all a giant coverup!!

01.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think my automatic response would be to throw it out a window / throat punch someone who was wearing one

26.09.2025 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This gave me the heebie-jeebies

26.09.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Local elections Abundance
There are too many local elections Abundance

24.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely not until tomorrow, just to be safe

(Idea for a message from editors: "the article you were asked to review has been raptured, your review is no longer required)

23.09.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Had this exact thought this morning on my walk! What if I'm raptured and Maggie is just left there without a person on her walk??? (It didn't happen)

23.09.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a white shirt and tie smiles in front of a window ALT: a man wearing a white shirt and tie smiles in front of a window
19.09.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zander! Straight killing the publication game!

19.09.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You are saying that she always stays ready. Got it.

16.09.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I can't believe @lilymasonphd.bsky.social answered the phone when Chotiner called and didn't, say, run away to Northern Saskatchewan

16.09.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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