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Shelley

@sheddyroot.bsky.social

Wife, mother, granny, oldest of 6, liberal Democrat, Michigander, camper, trekker, 🌈 ally, šŸ‘‘maker, pilatista, pug lover, meditator, 5 years cancer free.

created November 15, 2024

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Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Of course you do.

2/9/2025, 12:12:18 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

I completely respect your veganism but there are literally thousands of people who aren't vegan who wouldn't touch Velveeta, Kraft singles or Cheetos.

1/9/2025, 10:30:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

This was predictable.

1/9/2025, 7:54:57 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Conway šŸ‘ŠšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ”„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted

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1/9/2025, 4:13:07 PM | 21884 4868 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KOJAMFšŸ¤˜šŸ–¤šŸ¤˜ (@kojamf.bsky.social) reposted

walking_this_way Lise -health wealth purpose for women

31/8/2025, 4:46:49 PM | 785 128 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nancy B šŸ’™šŸ±šŸ¶šŸ“ššŸ’€ (@extremebeautylv.bsky.social) reposted

IT’S ALL NATIVE LAND!

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1/9/2025, 12:34:29 AM | 28877 5499 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Who’s been abusing and spitting on cops since J6?

31/8/2025, 11:31:39 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

The only superlative he seems to know is ā€œbeautifulā€.

31/8/2025, 11:27:29 PM | 22 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

31/8/2025, 6:00:09 PM | 17422 5154 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted

Where did I put my time machine? I need to go back to middle school and read this back to myself about 1000 times.

31/8/2025, 5:31:01 PM | 618 168 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah, those tourists and the tourists who live in this country.

31/8/2025, 6:40:41 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s all for show. They’re not going into the actual high crime areas, they’re hanging out where the tourists can see them.

31/8/2025, 6:01:31 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Love Zingie’s! It’s a must stop when we visit the east side of the state.

31/8/2025, 2:08:10 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Insta Science (@instascience.bsky.social) reposted

Beavers pause while chewing trees to listen for movements so that the tree doesn't fall on them.

30/8/2025, 1:46:04 PM | 2318 487 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture The Bulwark (@thebulwark.com) reposted

"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power." New from @markhertling.bsky.social:

30/8/2025, 2:56:35 PM | 19714 6349 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture KittyKatGirlšŸ˜»šŸ™šŸ’žšŸž (@mary1kathy.bsky.social) reposted

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30/8/2025, 3:33:35 AM | 367 168 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Since discovering family law judges stop listening when the term narcissist is used in their courtroom, we now refer to our ex-DIL as a psychopath. Her life now revolves around revenge, smearing us on social media and alienating our grandchildren from us. Her cruelty is as casual as breathing.

30/8/2025, 11:11:10 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

My heroine!

29/8/2025, 1:21:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Happy trails to you!

29/8/2025, 12:03:28 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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28/8/2025, 7:40:39 PM | 925 236 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

Pay attention. Your family’s safety is on the line.

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28/8/2025, 10:47:02 PM | 12488 4956 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

They love that money they get from the gun lobby, too.

28/8/2025, 11:28:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted

A Border Collie and Aussie both letting each other know they Are not a threat... 😊 #dog #dogday #bluesky

28/8/2025, 9:28:42 AM | 9069 1054 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Beavers (@beaversusk.bsky.social) reposted

My little tenants hard at work on the property. #BeaverLife #NatureConservation #WildlifeWonder

28/8/2025, 10:36:37 AM | 7513 715 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Schools Theaters Concerts Malls Churches Synagogues Mosques Parks Nightclubs Offices Festivals Stores Military Bases Bars Post Offices Yoga Studios Super Bowl parades Nowhere is safe from the scourge of gun violence in America. You can't tell me we must simply accept it.

27/8/2025, 4:54:50 PM | 17804 5360 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Funny how the mayors in crime ridden cities in red states aren't asking for the National Guard to be sent in to quell violence.

27/8/2025, 3:54:38 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Wonder of Science (@wonderofscience.bsky.social) reposted

Stars, thunderstorms, city lights, aurora, and sunrise, captured in a single time-lapse sequence from the International Space Station.

26/8/2025, 10:39:20 PM | 642 143 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm happy for you.

27/8/2025, 12:03:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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26/8/2025, 11:42:31 PM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

šŸŽÆ

26/8/2025, 12:54:32 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

25/8/2025, 9:07:22 PM | 27995 9067 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Alt National Park Service (@altnps.bsky.social) reposted

It isn’t normal for a president to repeatedly threaten the use of military force against American citizens. Treating the National Guard as a political pawn disrespects those who serve and undermines public trust in our military.

24/8/2025, 4:32:53 PM | 21172 5988 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Diana E (@bluedee.bsky.social) reposted

www.earth.com/news/the-ret...

23/8/2025, 3:25:29 PM | 3376 764 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Alina Habba is a legend in her own mind.

23/8/2025, 2:06:28 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Read most of the well known Bradbury books as a teen. Volunteered to teach a reading class for middle schoolers a few years ago and we read "Something Wicked This Way Comes" and they loved it.

23/8/2025, 12:49:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

My favorite Bradbury short story as a teenager was "The Whole Town Is Sleeping". Not science fiction but scary.

23/8/2025, 12:46:06 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

For Halloween back in the 80's, my husband dressed as John DeLorean and I accompanied him as a bag of cocaine. Sometimes the headlines give folks good ideas for Halloween.

23/8/2025, 12:19:46 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Or what, Jr.?

22/8/2025, 7:56:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

šŸŽÆ

22/8/2025, 7:51:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Wall phone.

22/8/2025, 7:44:01 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

They put that man through hell. All for nothing.

22/8/2025, 7:41:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) reposted

The people who reflexively say that everything happening in the news every day is just a distraction from the Epstein files are allowing themselves to get distracted by the Epstein files from many other things that are incredibly important also.

22/8/2025, 2:53:32 PM | 10229 2032 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

He must be aware that he gets razzed mercilessly on social media and traditional media for the "two weeks" line but he still uses it.

22/8/2025, 6:00:22 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Has Alina Habba ever won a case for trump?

22/8/2025, 3:21:37 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

He spends more time plotting revenge than he does helping Americans thrive.

22/8/2025, 2:22:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TacticalCat (@tacticalcat.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Her: ā€œI want to go to a museum about history.ā€ Also her: ā€œBut we need to keep moving forward.ā€ Also her: ā€œbut i want only the good history which makes me feel better.ā€

22/8/2025, 10:36:27 AM | 108 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm still waiting for the Bernie Sanders sitting on a chair with mittens meme on the logo.

22/8/2025, 2:05:44 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ricky Davila (@therickydavila.bsky.social) reposted

After mass nationwide boycotts against Target for choosing to end their DEI (diversity equity inclusion) program, they have lost over $12B in sales and the CEO has also officially resigned as a result. Love it, power of the people. šŸ’™šŸ‘Š

21/8/2025, 12:33:50 AM | 5310 1161 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Leigh Harrison Helberg (@leighhelberg.bsky.social) reposted

This is absolutely about racism. White women everywhere this is a call for you to stand up to white men now. We have been too silent for too long with too much fear. We are powerful. We have a voice. Time to use it.

21/8/2025, 3:18:25 PM | 4595 1807 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@crockett.house.gov) reposted

Here, fixed it.

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21/8/2025, 6:14:19 PM | 26755 8390 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christian Petersen (@iwantyoustudio.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Image of an upside-down white house with the words: WHAT’S THE POINT OF THE WHITE HOUSE PRESS BRIEFING? THE PRESS SHOW UP, ARE REPEATEDLY LIED TO, GIVE VIRTUALLY NO PUSH BACK, AND THEN THE LIES BECOME THE NEWS. EVERY SINGLE TIME.
19/8/2025, 9:14:47 PM | 112 27 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

It’s probably a Crossfit thing.

19/8/2025, 5:05:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

She's still around?

19/8/2025, 3:42:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture David Pepper (@davidpepperoh.bsky.social) reposted

The decision of European leaders to all join Zelensky in his White House visit was one of the savviest diplomatic moves I’ve seen in a long time. Historic. THAT is how you unify for democracy.

18/8/2025, 11:11:10 PM | 11657 2240 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Horse pucky.

18/8/2025, 11:58:07 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jonathan Slater (@jonathanslater.bsky.social) reposted

Owl Core. Good Morning Blue Sky

11/8/2025, 11:42:08 AM | 17101 2267 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) reposted

I just saw a kindergarten mom in tears on TikTok because her child’s classroom wasn’t filled with rugs and lamps and bins full of fun things... It’s important to understand what a state-funded classroom looks like versus a teacher-funded classroom. Your beef is with the state, not the teacher.

10/8/2025, 9:52:49 PM | 10571 2117 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture RiotGrlErin (@riotgrlerin.bsky.social) reposted

tilda swinton in works of art: thread

Tilda Swinton in The birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli.
9/8/2025, 12:31:53 AM | 310 59 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Sure would be nice if Trump would focus on ways to make America a better place to live now instead of focusing on running for president in an election 3 years down the road.

7/8/2025, 2:02:58 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Nina Turner (@ninaturner.bsky.social) reposted

I’m not upset if someone on SNAP wants to buy chips. There are very wealthy people in this country who profit off Americans who have cancer. That does upset me.

6/8/2025, 6:23:00 PM | 5690 1160 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Saganism (@sagan.bsky.social) reposted

"The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself."

6/8/2025, 12:54:40 PM | 8326 1321 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.

6/8/2025, 10:58:40 AM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Rabbi Jill Zimmerman (@rabbijill.bsky.social) reposted

It is obscene to be building a ballroom, gilding the WH, & paving the rose garden while he massacres federal funding for everyday people & rounding up immigrants like the gestapo.

6/8/2025, 2:08:51 AM | 560 161 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture AriaaĀ® (@ariaa.bsky.social) reposted

Life-saving idea! Pass it on!

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5/8/2025, 11:16:38 PM | 11309 4611 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted

CROWD BELOW: "Jump! Jump!"

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Profile picture Insta Science (@instascience.bsky.social) reposted

A peacock showing off its art.

5/8/2025, 2:05:34 PM | 18764 2636 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

O

3/8/2025, 12:43:43 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Pete Buttigieg (@petebuttigieg.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

More please…

27/7/2025, 5:32:12 AM | 6111 1077 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

Well ain’t that the depressing truth.

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25/7/2025, 12:10:37 AM | 350 96 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Bullseye. He pardoned over 1,000 people as soon as he was inaugurated and left her sitting in jail? Something’s fishy.

25/7/2025, 7:01:04 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted

Garcia: It’s very important that a 30-day deadline is set for turning over the documents. Here’s why that’s especially important: If Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition to the Oversight Committee goes forward on August 11… we can’t just take what she says at face value. We have to verify it.

25/7/2025, 3:45:17 AM | 4290 1202 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted

The oil industry buys Congress—no climate action. The NRA buys Congress—no gun reform. Big Insurance buys Congress—no health care fix. It’s not broken. It’s bought. Money in politics is the disease behind it all.

24/7/2025, 11:49:15 PM | 105 29 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Trump is surrounded by people who’ve willingly sold their souls for money and perceived prestige.

24/7/2025, 2:17:00 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

No, but I’m eagerly looking forward to the spin they put on the ā€œinvestigation.ā€

24/7/2025, 2:13:39 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Do you have Sir Walter Raleigh* in a can? *pipe tobacco

24/7/2025, 11:55:57 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture I Post Animal Vids... 😊 (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted

This is the best thing i've seen today!!

23/7/2025, 4:40:46 PM | 1072 241 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Political gamesmanship is exactly what he's up to.

24/7/2025, 2:26:45 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Sending strength and hope for justice.

23/7/2025, 11:16:26 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

I believe Obama has immunity thanks to trump’s SCOTUS.

23/7/2025, 11:04:50 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Owens doesn’t seem to be playing with a full deck and should look into the services of a competent mental health professional.

23/7/2025, 10:21:28 PM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted

We are witnessing, in real time, an entire political party shielding the most notorious sex trafficking ring of the modern era. This isn’t silence — it’s complicity.

23/7/2025, 1:03:16 PM | 7919 2561 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Leave it to a Trump to describe America as ā€œhotā€. I’m surprised he’s not calling it sexy.

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Profile picture Bornabrit1 (@lindarothwell.bsky.social) reposted

I'm just saying.....

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Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

He’s a legend in his own mind.

22/7/2025, 11:12:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Conway šŸ‘ŠšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡øšŸ”„ (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Democratic Activists (@democratswin.bsky.social) reposted

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/a... Canceling ā€˜The Late Show’ Is Bad News for Late-Night TV, not Stephen Colbert - The New York Times

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Profile picture Rap BastardzĀ® (@rapbastardz.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

Sweet! Operation blame it on the black guy from three administrations ago to distract from the fact that Trump is either a pedophile, a pedophile protector or both (and the GOP and right wing news are 100% part of the coverup) is working perfectly as planned!

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Profile picture Michael (@dsamichael.bsky.social) reposted

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Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Sitting at O’Hare right now with a 4 hour flight delay. I fly into this airport twice a month and get a delayed flight of several hours more times than not. It’s infuriating. I’d remove my shoes several times over if I could fly out on time.

12/7/2025, 5:22:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

The old Bait and Switch.

11/7/2025, 10:01:44 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Profile picture Michael Barber šŸ³ļøā€šŸŒˆ 🌊 (@ccdude8.bsky.social) reposted

The American Press is now trash ranking 57th in the world for journalistic integrity. @msnbc.com @maddow.msnbc.com @abcnewsbot.bsky.social @cbsnews.com @cnn-news.bsky.social @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy

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Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

šŸŽÆ

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Profile picture Shelley (@sheddyroot.bsky.social) reply parent

Because they operate under the delusion that folks are interested in what they have to say.

7/7/2025, 9:45:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Havoc (@havoc147.bsky.social) reposted

So Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years for trafficking girls to nobody?!?!

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Profile picture GOLIKEHELLMACHINE (@golikehellmachine.com) reposted reply parent

the sharp decline in american leadership quality just in my lifetime is astounding

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