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๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ | he/him | NC | M.Ed. | cat person | vinyl collector | fiber arts | coffee | running (?) | occasionally NSFW https://linktr.ee/MichaelsThings

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Cross posting bc the original got locked in no-view TikTok jail ๐Ÿ˜…

01.12.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gifting is the only time I make things for other people. This hat/scarf set was probably one of my favs. And then the girls in the family each got a wrap and headband

01.12.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Some audio/record stores that sell equipment will have a used/refurb selection. The city I used to live in had a tech exchange where all they sold was second hand electronics and that was usually my first stop for smaller items

01.12.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unfortunately I have no choice but to pay an exorbitant gas bill bc how am I supposed to tell him he canโ€™t have his fireplace time ๐Ÿฅบ

01.12.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Starbucks workers' union escalates strike on Black Friday () -The Starbucks workers' union said on Friday it is escalating an indefinite strike to more than 120 stores and 85 cities, โ€‹demanding higher pay and staffing levels at the coffee chain. The walkout,...

Starbucks employees escalated their strike on Black Friday, expanding to 120 stores and 85 cities.

Their CEO took home $96 million while refusing to negotiate a living wage for workers.

Boycott Starbucks. Stand with the employees.

Support local independent coffee shops:

28.11.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1140    ๐Ÿ” 473    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11

All I wanna do is go for a nice run but my sinuses are still so fucked that Iโ€™m having little bouts of congestion induced vertigo. Like I can barely sit on the couch without feeling car sick today ๐Ÿ˜ฉ๐Ÿ’€

30.11.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finishing up another sweater (shocker lol)

30.11.2025 19:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slow Sunday โ˜•๏ธ ๐Ÿงถ

30.11.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 226    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

30.11.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s start an over 30 selfie thread โœจ

3๏ธโƒฃ2๏ธโƒฃ

30.11.2025 13:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 95    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Next time I cut my hair, Iโ€™ll actually be my natural color for the first time basically all year ๐Ÿ˜…

30.11.2025 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not sure if these were worth the all afternoon effort but they are tasty ๐Ÿคค

27.11.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿ’จ ๐Ÿ…

27.11.2025 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Intervals for lunch - this felt SO good as a first run back after my half over the weekend

Garmin Workout
10:00 @ 10:15/mi
(6:00 @ 8:15/mi // 2:00 recover) x 3
10:00 @10:15/mi

Actual
10:00 @ 9:39/mi
(6:00 @ avg8:31/mi // 2:00 recover) x 3
10:00 @ 10:17/mi

25.11.2025 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Begging Adriene to fix my ridiculous lack of body awareness ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ’€

25.11.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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These are 100% the bad pressing rejects from the โ€œfirst and only runโ€ of the original variant pressingsโ€ฆstill bought them tho ๐Ÿ’€

24.11.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Went out with a Celsius, an audiobook, and zero plans ๐Ÿ˜…

23.11.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s giving who let Trump out on the greenway with sidewalk chalk ๐Ÿ˜…

23.11.2025 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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13.1

22.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 106    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was the last of 5 races in a Mega Medal series this racing company does where all the medals interlock w each other. V excited to get to do all 5 in next yearโ€™s series

23.11.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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13.1

22.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 106    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this sounds like a great idea. luckily there are no extremely serious consequences to providing false information to the Internal Revenue Service

18.11.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3456    ๐Ÿ” 1032    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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Finally all done and laid out on a king size bed for reference.
Handwashing and drying this was miserable and may have involved a dehumidifier ๐Ÿ˜…

17.11.2025 13:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 34    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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People gather in uptown to protest Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte Community leaders and immigrant families protested federal agentsโ€™ presence in Charlotte as agents drove around the city taking people.

โ€œFollowing the arrival of the U.S. Border Patrol in Charlotte Saturday morning, hundreds of protesters gathered at First Ward Park in the afternoon and marched through uptown, delivering a clear message to federal agents: โ€˜Get outโ€™...โ€

www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...

16.11.2025 05:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4926    ๐Ÿ” 1481    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 78    ๐Ÿ“Œ 48

Insert *its like a reward* TikTok sound ๐Ÿƒ

15.11.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gobble gobble, bitch. Or whatever Britney said ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿฆƒ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿผโ€โ™‚๏ธโ€โžก๏ธ

15.11.2025 14:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Worker's Eye Map (ojonc.org) by SiembraNC is officially live. This tool shows confirmed ICE operations in NC so families and workers can remain informed. Only verified sightings - never rumors.
To report suspicious ICE activity, call Siembra's hotline:
1-88-622-4616.

14.11.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Glasses Joe is just ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ๐Ÿ™‚โ€โ†•๏ธ

14.11.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today, the BBC bent the knee.

Yesterday, it came out that a NYT reporter had with emails from Jeffrey Epstein in 2015 that were highly damaging to Trump and were never disclosed to the public.

This is on top of WaPo, ABC, CBS all capitulating.

Support pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

13.11.2025 23:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3542    ๐Ÿ” 1060    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 82    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31
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Sleepy and cold and not feeling very worky today

14.11.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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