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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 2h

yeah it was one of those situations where you could see she was really aching to talk to other humans and also why she might be in the situation to not have anyone to talk to.

wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 2h

no she was openly wringing her hands about what was going on and of course supported vote blue no matter who, but also clearly thought the actual books were trashy because they're romances.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 3h

i was going to go to ikea and take pictures to get ideas of what i want but realized that's what registries are for.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 3h

you are good.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3h

This piece is, absolutely no joke, one of the smarter takes on the actual contentious politics/social movement dynamics of what’s going on right now that I’ve seen, I am nerding the fuck out over it, and I can’t wait to see social movement scholars unpack it more rigorously

A triangle with “aura farming”, “shitposting”, and “acting normal” at the three points and an arrow moving from “acting normal” to “shitposting”, from “shitposting” to “aura farming”, and from “aura farming” to “acting normal”.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 4h

this was a romance themed bookmobile.

wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 4h

i went into the bookmobile pop-up and an older woman followed me in and started talking to the owner about the current political climate.

it was stressing me out so i grabbed a copy of zomromcom for a quick exit. she grabbed it to see what it was and then was very clearly disgusted by my choice.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 5h

it's important to give yourself that time.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 6h

“We aren’t going to indulge the fearmongering and scapegoating. It’s simply morally wrong to target vulnerable people for persecution and we won’t stand for it, period.”

I’m sorry, I don’t believe there is any good reason why Dems *everywhere* can’t put that message out and stand behind it

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 6h

a pop-up bookmobile bookstore has popped up next to the coffee shop and this is not the time for it.

i never thought i'd say that.

wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 6h

people like to curl up with wee novellas and get lost in them for hours and finish them in a day though.

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 7h

Semi-regular reminder that I am a developmental editor, not an acquiring editor. This means that I can work with you to make your book better, but even if it is the best book ever, I cannot buy it and publish it. Also, if you are trying to sell your book, you should find an agent (also not me).

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 6h

i just picked it up a couple days ago ^.^

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8h

I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.

Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods

This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Jeremy Ghost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 1d

I'd love for you to read my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book during the Halloween season.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

This is a photo of a paperback copy of The Atrocities by me (Jeremy C. Shipp). The cover features a creepy old manor house, storm clouds, and a hedge maze. The book is against a brick wall with vines growing around and over the book.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 9h

spread me goes very hard.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 10h

unsolicited dik-dik pic.

a dik-dik (a small antelope with pointy horns) standing in front of a brown grassy background.

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 11h

just give me a shotgun and i'll take mine out back.

wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 19h

i am sad because we did not do anything in the sukkah and that is why i went to the synagogue tonight.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 19h

I googled “patron saint of frogs” for a bit and then immediately abandoned the bit because I would so much rather actually talk about St. Ulphia the 8th century hermit who cursed her local frogs for keeping her up at night and making her sleep through church

Her hermitage was located in a marshy wetland, inhabited by frogs whose loud croaking kept her up all night. One day, she was so tired that she slept through when Domitius knocked at her door, and he, thinking she had already gone on ahead, left without her. Legend states that Ulphia placed the frogs in the area around her under interdict as a result of their loud croaking, which kept her awake at nights.
A 19th century hagiographer noted that the frogs in the area around the oratory of Saint Ulphia were, indeed, very quiet. However, if these frogs were taken elsewhere, they became boisterous once again.
At the end of her life, she formed and directed a community of religious women at Amiens.
In iconography, she is depicted as a young nun seated in prayer on a rock with a frog in the pool near her.

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Emily L'Orange 🦆🍊 @emilylorange.bsky.social · 23h

This is an act of kindness but you need to understand that if this is you, telling people about it a week after the fact is likely to put those people right back into danger, and yourself.

You may never be able to safely tell anyone. For decades, if ever.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 1d

ICE in Portland is coming off like Gargamel getting repeatedly rolled by the Smurfs

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wendell the expletive pronoun @wendellwrites.bsky.social · 23h

i would be doomed no matter what, i really like tomato on my lox and bagel.

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 23h

Ok there were two right answers:

S-Tier guaranteed NYC electoral win: Plain or everything bagel with lox, cream cheese, onions, and capers.

Runner up but also accepted: Bacon, egg, and cheese on an everything or plain bagel. (must list bacon, egg, and cheese in the correct order)

D. J. Hicks @danhicks.bsky.social · 23h

So what was the right answer?

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 1d

My boss: so how's our fourth quarter looking?

Me, the sales manager at the company that makes inflatable frog suits: well, you're never going to believe this, but

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 23h

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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