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S. M. Strand

@smstrand

S. M. Strand is an educator and writer living in New England.

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The Congressional Democratic Leadership’s Official ICE Response Glossary A Guide to Center-Ground Inertia

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24.01.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If our governors and state reps have any spines

23.01.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not even body cam - it’s from the shooter’s cell phone that he had in his other hand when he fired.

09.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@el-kristy.bsky.social

04.01.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@el-kristy.bsky.social

04.01.2026 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you! Love seeing my little pieces in Frazzled.

24.12.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this!

29.10.2025 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Grateful any time something lands right for the McSweeney’s folk. ❀️

28.10.2025 15:44 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, @frazzledhumor.bsky.social!

27.10.2025 15:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Mike!

16.10.2025 01:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Katherine! It was a fun one to write, and I appreciate your kind words.

15.10.2025 22:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So proud to be in @pointsincase.com! Thanks guys!

15.10.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

My first piece in Points in Case! ❀️

18.08.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Normal Mom Group vs. Culty Mom Group Normal: Your toddler plays happily with the other children. Culty: Your toddler seems to be learning Latin.

Normal: Your toddler plays happily with the other children.
Culty: Your toddler seems to be learning Latin.

18.08.2025 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yasssss.

29.07.2025 17:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh no. Been there. :(

29.07.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Hastily Compiled β€œConsumer Satisfaction” Priorities as a Smoke Screen for All Things… β€œSir, the Fudge Filling Is Gone”

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21.07.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No worries if not - but can you share what it was? I tend to go with what pops into my head but I don’t mind gaming the system now and then.

14.07.2025 02:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We rehomed upwards of 50 decorative lighthouses from my mom’s place in Dennis. And we did it right. Kept them all on the Cape. My sister wanted to take one back to Framingham - she was denied.

13.07.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG forced password resets. If I say it’s secure enough, it’s secure enough.

11.07.2025 14:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trade Your Way to Wellness: A Patriotic Guide to Farm-Fresh Health Care β€œTrump’s Medicaid cuts are coming for rural Americans: β€˜It’s going to have to hit them first.’ Experts worry the tax-and-spending bill will gut hea...

"Be open to the bartering process. Flexibility is the cornerstone of any successful rural birthing plan... Extra services like epidurals are nothing more than elaborate hoaxes designed by the left to rob women of God’s gift of increased pain in childbirth."

09.07.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m Dating Birds Now And at least it’s better than Craig

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09.07.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Always love getting posted at Frazzled!

06.07.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Cure to Meal-Planning Decision Fatigue Hint: Chaos Is Your Friend

I don’t mind being the meal planner. The kitchen’s my favorite place β€” it’s where my coffee pot lives, and my secret stash of Swedish Fish.

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06.07.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Advice from Your Conservative Neighbor on How You, a Liberal, Can Hang an American Flag Without Looking Like a Trumper I saw you this morning as you were getting your paper, gazing wistfully at that flagpole bracket like it broke your heart in junior year. You want ...

"The flag belongs to all of usβ€”left, right, Andrew Yang. You can love your country and still side-eye it. That’s real patriotism."

02.07.2025 18:29 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

Sharing with everyone, this is terrific.

25.06.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a Seventy-Two-Year-Old Democrat, Am I Too Young to Run for Congress? Before I blew out all seventy-two candles on my birthday cake this year, I made a wish. I wished for something that had been gnawing at my soul eve...

"I worry that the powers that be might take one look at my salt-and-pepper hair, only slightly elevated blood pressure, and spry body with both its original hips, and laugh me right out of the Capitol."

24.06.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 163 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Lovely photo.

15.06.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜† So good!

15.06.2025 15:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The is was a fun one to write. Grateful to @aknott21.bsky.social who always tries to boost his authors! ❀️

15.06.2025 15:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0