Christy Mannering aka scrink
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Mama. Web Developer. Author. Gamer girl. Social justice warrior. linktr.ee/cmannering #the3bway🦅💚✌🏼
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They said the wards were strong. That the shadows weren’t real. Then Paige disappeared. Now Kiera isn’t asking...she’s hunting for the truth. My debut novel "I Know What I Saw" is out now. Witches, secrets, and the cost of looking away.
afterlightpress.com
#IndieFantasy
#DarkMagic
#BlueSkyReads
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Tyler Ward and the Art of Making Covers Feel Personal The thing about Tyler Ward music is that it does not just ask you to remember a song. It asks you to sit with it again, a little quieter...
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Tyler Ward and the Art of Making Covers Feel Personal
The thing about Tyler Ward music is that it does not just ask you to remember a song. It asks you to sit with it again, a little quieter this...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/04/09/tyler-ward-and-the-art-of-making-covers-feel-personal/
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When Your Happiness Feels Tied to Your Kids Happiness tied to your kids sounds noble when you say it out loud. It sounds like devotion. It sounds like love in its purest form. I understand why that...
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When Your Happiness Feels Tied to Your Kids
Happiness tied to your kids sounds noble when you say it out loud. It sounds like devotion. It sounds like love in its purest form. I understand why that belief...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/04/09/when-your-happiness-feels-tied-to-your-kids/
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Spotify Aura Ring Gave Me a Green Playlist ...and Honestly It Knows Me Too Well Spotify Aura Ring dropped me into one of those delightfully specific music moments that feels a little silly until it absolutely nails...
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Spotify Aura Ring Gave Me a Green Playlist
...and Honestly It Knows Me Too Well Spotify Aura Ring dropped me into one of those delightfully specific music moments that feels a little silly until it absolutely nails you....
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/04/02/spotify-aura-ring-green-playlist/
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Turning 45 and Finding My Favorite Self March is my birthday month, and now that my birthday has passed, I have had a little time to sit with what turning 45 actually feels like. At first,...
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Turning 45 and Finding My Favorite Self
March is my birthday month, and now that my birthday has passed, I have had a little time to sit with what turning 45 actually feels like. At first, I...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/03/31/turning-45-and-finding-my-favorite-self/
12 days ago
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The Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Bigger Than Meta Blaming One Company Will Not Fix a Much Larger Social Failure There is no question that social media can harm young people. Courts are taking those harms...
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The Youth Mental Health Crisis Is Bigger Than Meta
Blaming One Company Will Not Fix a Much Larger Social Failure There is no question that social media can harm young people. Courts are taking those harms more seriously, and...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/03/26/the-youth-mental-health-crisis-is-bigger-than-meta/
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When the United States stood alone against women Why the UN women’s justice vote hit me personally I usually write about the things that bring me joy. Pop culture. Music. Movies. Television. Books. The...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/03/20/when-the-united-states-stood-alone-against-women/
23 days ago
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Djo Music Is What I Needed on a Cold Bright Morning This morning, Djo music was exactly what my sleepy brain needed. The sun was finally out. The sky was blue for the first time in days. It was still...
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Djo Music Is What I Needed on a Cold Bright Morning
This morning, Djo music was exactly what my sleepy brain needed. The sun was finally out. The sky was blue for the first time in days. It was still below...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/03/17/djo-music-is-what-i-needed-on-a-cold-bright-morning/
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The Fray Returns With A Light That Waits After a Decade Away The Fray's new album news hit my group chat like it was 2006 again, and I will not pretend I was calm about it. I have loved The Fray...
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The Fray Returns With A Light That Waits After a Decade Away
The Fray's new album news hit my group chat like it was 2006 again, and I will not pretend I was calm about it. I have loved The Fray for...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/27/the-fray-new-album-a-light-that-waits/
about 1 month ago
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Caleb Hearn Leave the World Behind Review and Reaction Caleb Hearn’s Leave the World Behind came out today, and I pressed play because sometimes music really can help me leave the world behind. Then Caleb did what...
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Caleb Hearn Leave the World Behind Review and Reaction
Caleb Hearn’s Leave the World Behind came out today, and I pressed play because sometimes music really can help me leave the world behind. Then Caleb did what he always...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/20/caleb-hearn-leave-the-world-behind-review/
about 2 months ago
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Sleep Token Made Heavy Music Feel Safe for Me Listening to Sleep Token genre-bending rock is the first time I have willingly, happily, put a "metal-adjacent" band into my regular rotation without flinching like a startled...
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Sleep Token Made Heavy Music Feel Safe for Me
Listening to Sleep Token genre-bending rock is the first time I have willingly, happily, put a "metal-adjacent" band into my regular rotation without flinching like a startled cat. I used...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/18/sleep-token-genre-bending-rock/
about 2 months ago
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A Year, Three Books, and One Whole Story: Closing The Fern Glade Series Three books in 365 days was not clean. It was a wild, chaotic mess. It was school schedules and band rushes and...
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A Year, Three Books, and One Whole Story: Closing The Fern Glade Series
Three books in 365 days was not clean. It was a wild, chaotic mess. It was school schedules and band rushes and late-night chapters written past the point of good...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/14/a-year-three-books-and-one-whole-story-closing-the-fern-glade-series/
about 2 months ago
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Driftwood, Ants, and Darwin Day I had a Darwin Day driftwood dream that still lives behind my eyelids. I was in my parents’ family room. There were little holes in the ceiling and my...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/13/darwin-day-driftwood-dream/
about 2 months ago
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Was a Puerto Rico Love Letter (And America Needed It) The Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show hit me in a way I did not see coming, and yes,...
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Was a Puerto Rico Love Letter (And America Needed It)
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show hit me in a way I did not see coming, and yes, I am fully aware that I am the person who still...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/02/09/bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-was-a-puerto-rico-love-letter-and-america-needed-it/
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Catherine O'Hara Taught Us How To Be Brave And Funny At The Same Time This Catherine O'Hara tribute is for the performer so many of us felt we grew up with. She died on January 30, 2026...
https://scrink.com/blog/2026/01/31/catherine-ohara-taught-us-how-to-be-brave-and-funny-at-the-same-time/
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Seyward Darby
9 months ago
A good resource for freelancers.
@atavist.com
isn't on the list (yet?) but for reference, we pay at minimum $6,000 per story, plus royalties based on traffic.
www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-...
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Here's what 300+ publications pay freelancers
The good, the bad, and the ugly
https://www.freelancingwithtim.com/p/freelance-journalist-pay-rates-nyt-wired-washington-post-rolling-stone-time?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸
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Seth Abramson
9 months ago
Associate Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will end up being one of the heroes of this era if ever there are historians in the future who write about the fall of the United States She will almost never be in the majority on a major ruling, but she will have been the conscience of America
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1000% agree
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9 months ago
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Nose Stuck in a Book Blog
12 months ago
You know sometimes it just happens.
#booksky
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Heather Dean Brewer
10 months ago
📘 FACING FEAR is a powerful depiction of the everyday struggles faced by undocumented immigrants and their families. Sensitively told, this book explores the meaning of bravery and the strength of a community.
#BookRecommendation
#ImmigrantVoices
#KidLit
#BlueskyReads
@ebyrbooks.bsky.social
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They said the wards were strong. That the shadows weren’t real. Then Paige disappeared. Now Kiera isn’t asking...she’s hunting for the truth. My debut novel "I Know What I Saw" is out now. Witches, secrets, and the cost of looking away.
afterlightpress.com
#IndieFantasy
#DarkMagic
#BlueSkyReads
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ACLU
9 months ago
The 14th Amendment was ratified on this day in 1868. It guarantees: ✔️ due process for all ✔️ birthright citizenship ✔️ equal protection under the law Now more than ever, we're determined to protect these essential rights.
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Ahhhhh
9 months ago
My new way to ask my girlfriend where something is
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Animal Flix
9 months ago
The most majestic thing you will see on
#bluesky
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Jessica Brilliant Keener
11 months ago
There is so much beauty this Springtime in Boston. No one (not even the current admin) can steal this away.
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Therapy isn't just for crisis. It's not a secret for those who “can't handle life.” It's for the self-aware, the brave, and the gloriously chaotic humans juggling life without flipping tables every Thursday.
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#MentalHealth
#Therapy
#SelfCare
#EndTheStigma
11 months ago
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Fiona Knits 🇨🇦 🏴
11 months ago
Emotional Support Chicken meets Emotional Support Cat.
#knitting
#knitsky
#knit
#emotionalsupportchicken
#chicken
#cat
#catsky
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With graceful defiance, wisdom and a desire to age with dignity and purpose, I sat and wrote a poem after a meeting in which I realized my experience might not be seen as expertise but rather as an expiration. “Let Me Age Like This”
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Jiu-Jitsu Leadership: Leverage Your Strengths to Make Space for Difference
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@udelaware.bsky.social
Even after finishing my graduate program, I continue to be inspired by the incredible Prof. Wendy Smith. She was truly one of the highlights of my academic journey.
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Jiu-Jitsu Leadership: Leverage Your Strengths to Make Space for Difference
Instead of dialing down your dominant strengths, what if you used them to lift up what’s missing?
https://open.substack.com/pub/wendyksmith/p/jiu-jitsu-leadership-leverage-your?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
about 1 year ago
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Mark Cuban
about 1 year ago
Welcome !
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Bloomberg News
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: China will impose a 34% tariff on all imports from the US starting April 10
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China Imposes 34% Tariffs on All US Imports as Retaliation
China retaliated against new US tariffs with levies on all American imports, delivering on a promise to strike back after President Donald Trump imposed duties and escalating a trade fight.
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Mark Cuban
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Ag groups on the tariffs "it is a shit show"
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Food & ag groups blast ‘destabilizing’ tariffs, seek exemptions: ‘We urge the White House to reconsider’
Trump's tariffs "risk destabilizing the economy and undermining the goals of bolstering domestic manufacturing and growth" says RILA.
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🌿 Life happens—sometimes around you, sometimes to you. And let’s be real, not everything is within your control. That can be overwhelming, especially if you're someone who feels deeply and cares immensely. 💙
#Therapy
is so helpful. Yesterday, I learned about EFT tapping.
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about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
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Alt National Park Service
about 1 year ago
This is disgraceful and un-American. The Trump administration defended its removal of articles highlighting the achievements of minority service members, including Navajo code talkers, Marines at Iwo Jima, and famed Black baseball player Jackie Robinson.
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Katie
about 1 year ago
This sweet dopey girl needs a new home! 💕 She's currently located in
#Delaware
but adoption is not limited to the state. Please please please please share!!
#NewJersey
#Philly
www.adoptapet.com/pet/43784940...
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A Charming yet Frustrating Mystery: Grasmere Cottage Series Review
https://scrink.com/blog/2025/03/18/a-charming-yet-frustrating-mystery-grasmere-cottage-series-review/
about 1 year ago
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Adele 🪲🥀🗡️
about 1 year ago
i would love it if either of these bug embroidery pieces could find new homes today 🪲✨
#artsky
#bugsky
#insectsky
#natureart
#scienceart
#shopsmall
#bsnm
#embroidery
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Alt National Park Service
about 1 year ago
That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history! Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.
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The Joy Formidable: New Music, Tour Dates, and a Special Livestream Event!
https://scrink.com/blog/2025/03/13/the-joy-formidable-new-music-tour-dates-and-a-special-livestream-event/
about 1 year ago
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Falling in Love with The Midnight
https://scrink.com/blog/2025/03/07/falling-in-love-with-the-midnight/
about 1 year ago
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ACLU
about 1 year ago
DOGE’s access to our personal information is an unprecedented invasion of privacy. Tell your Congress members to protect our data NOW.
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Call Congress: Keep DOGE Out of Our Data
Trump has given DOGE unrestricted access to our personal info, from finances to health records. Call Congress and take action now.
https://action.aclu.org/signup/doge-data-privacy?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=adv-na-tw-na-nat-na-privacytechnology-doge-na&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=na&utm_content=adv-na-tw-na-nat-na-privacytechnology-doge-na&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=adv-na-tw-na-nat-na-privacytechnology-doge-na
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FORGE
about 1 year ago
The focus for NO MORE Week 2025 is NO MORE Silence. Together, let’s break the silence and shine a spotlight on the epidemic of domestic and sexual violence that impacts people of all genders. Learn more:
forge.tips/no-more
#NOMORE
#NOMORESilence
#NOMOREWeek
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AMAT UK
about 1 year ago
No More Silence. No More Violence. Domestic violence is one of the leading causes of homelessness, forcing survivors to choose between abuse or the unknown. No one should have to make that choice! This impacts 1 in 3 women and 1 in 6 men globally. 💔
#NoMoreWeek
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Alt National Park Service
about 1 year ago
Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.
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"There's a little girl who takes up space in my brain rent-free, and she has never felt completely safe. Not once." For an inspiring tale of resilience that might just change how you see yourself and others read on...
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#NoMoreWeek
#SurvivorStrong
#EndTheSilence
about 1 year ago
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Spotify's Uncanny Ability to Read Our Minds
https://scrink.com/blog/2025/03/04/spotifys-uncanny-ability-to-read-our-minds/
about 1 year ago
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Matthew Hodson
about 1 year ago
Every Winter ends.
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Mueller, She Wrote
about 1 year ago
I can’t remember where I read this, but it’s important: Why is it that when people think about traveling to the past, they worry about doing something small that will drastically change the present, but no one in the present thinks that doing something small today can drastically change the future?
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