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Michelle Stav

@lttlmichey.bsky.social

Jersey girl. Love my family, tolerate my cats. Runner, reader, and hypes up Downtown Cranford to anyone who will listen.

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All I could think of was β€œwho is this for?”

28.11.2025 03:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Correspondent was wonderful. Not a mystery but I loved it.

17.11.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The black and white pictures (combined with the reference to a Hitchcock femme fatale) are the highlight.

14.11.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My daughter was showing me that she has over 500 unread text messages and I nearly had a panic attack.

06.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We visited a few years ago (daughter somehow became a Bengals fan) and had a great time! Still can’t support Skyline Chili though.

05.11.2025 02:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Same. 🀞

05.11.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My question exactly!

05.11.2025 01:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our kids brought home a bunch of Reese’s, plus plenty of gummy stuff (which I appreciated for my nut allergic kid). What I missed were the other classics - they collected just one Baby Ruth & 100 Grand!

04.11.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The cats have been keeping watch by the dishwasher since yesterday. Is there a chance they’re doing it for any reason other than a mouse has made its way inside?

01.11.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two newsletters I subscribe to recently left Substack. One went to Patreon, the other to Ghost.

29.10.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same, we’ve donated there for years.

26.10.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you check YouTube? That’s where we turn for almost all of our household/appliance issues.

23.10.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

All the BW apologists at mainstream outlets should feel extra embarrassed about their advocacy for her, and her elevation to the top of CBS News, after this. It's incredibly worth a half-hour of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

14.10.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 128    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

But why??

14.10.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as β€œwar-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest. There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day. What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid. It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as β€œwar-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

10.10.2025 01:23 β€” πŸ‘ 10972    πŸ” 3176    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 231
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How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong

He was a recent guest on @sciencevs.bsky.social and I immediately added his book to my TBR list!

pca.st/episode/164b...

09.10.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, even now I wish they would leave that out of the headline. The girls could have been on regular bikes or just walking. The outcome would have been the same.

04.10.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, though I believe he’s retired. He also wasn’t a cop in Cranford.

04.10.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tragically enough, a boy died on an e-bike just the week before in a nearby town. When this happened, immediately people called for regulating e-bikes and assumed the girls were at fault. The level of misinformation and rumors that were flying in the first 24 hours was incredible.

04.10.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He is not the police chief’s nephew. His uncle is the police chief of a neighboring town.

04.10.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Yup. Turns 18 early next month I believe.

04.10.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is our town. I’ve felt like everyone here has been in shock since it happened. One of the most difficult things is separating fact from rumors, while also attempting to answer questions from children who are just attempting to make sense of it.

04.10.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s absolutely horrific. The town has been in shock since it happened. Trying to separate rumors from facts has been so difficult.

02.10.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It has been a horrific week for our town. Giving my kids so many extra hugs and can’t stop thinking about these families.

02.10.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just impressed it kept their interest. Our kids always ask about what we’re watching without them, then say it sounds boring when we describe it.

28.09.2025 01:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's tariffs drive shoppers away from NJ's 'Little India' | Video | NJ Spotlight News Imports face 50% tariffs on spices, clothes and more. Business 'have no option' but to raise prices

"It’s very tough,” said the manager of a popular vegetarian restaurant in Little India in Edison, NJ.
β€œVendors are charging 50% more, and we have no option but to increase our menu prices. Customers feel it and yes, we risk losing business.”
Reporting by Raven Santana @njspotlightnews.org

25.09.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Least popular NJ governor ever!

24.09.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Both my husband and I went to Syracuse and while we’re hopeful, we’ve seen them blow games like this before. Cautiously optimistic!

20.09.2025 20:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was literally just thinking about this as a friend and I were texting about how while we love Jean Smart, it’s time to recognize someone else.

15.09.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins β€œJoseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

13.09.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 13209    πŸ” 3979    πŸ’¬ 143    πŸ“Œ 167

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