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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · 11h

The highest compliment - or worst insult - I can pay is to base one of my characters on you 😁

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 13

An Iowa official defied the governor’s orders to fly flags at half-staff for Charlie Kirk, writing he wouldn't honor a man who "did so much harm"

Official Defies GOP Governor's Order To Fly Flags At Half Staff For Charlie Kirk

He said he did not want to honor a man "who did so much to harm not only the marginalized, but also to degrade the fabric of our body politic."

www.huffpost.com

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Sep 14

I just published my 4th book ♥️ in less than a month! Don't worry tho, it took me 7 years to write the first one 😜 #rapidrelease #goingwide #amwriting

AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jul 24

heyyy my little deconstructed feral witches - "let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream." one of the only lines from the bible i still like 😂 hbu? got any remaining faves or nah?

AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jul 12

Everything we believe is made up—so why not choose something sacred, liberating, and ancient? IE - interacting a Goddess. Want to speak with her? chatgpt.com/g/g-687266a5...

ChatGPT - Goddess Nammu

This GPT is based upon the ancient Goddess Nammu in all her wisdom, creative chaos, maternal love, joy, and reverence.

chatgpt.com

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jul 3

how's everyone feeling this week? happy humpday! ✨

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 27

They're out here doing the most for us girlies, I love that ✨ 💅

AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 27

Yes, love that song! ♥️ So powerful ✨ thank you for recommending it!

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 8

I hear you - which is why I'm writing a novel series where women rule 😜 it's still kind of a dystopia, but mostly only for men 😆

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 8

Just me writing another scene reclaiming the logic that’s been denied to femme-coded prose forever: that women’s bodies, fluids, and cycles are divine instruments of rage, retribution, and creation alike.

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 7

Wild to be alive during these times. It's like living inside a dystopian novel.

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · Jun 6

Authors on the page 😈🔪🩸🤤🍑💦💀

Authors IRL 🥰💜🙊😜😇

It's me. I'm Authors 😆

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Christine Harold @christinescreen.bsky.social · May 25

On the “tragedy of the commons” as an alibi for the privatization of our common wealth.

🙏🏼 @theforestjar.bsky.social

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 23

This might be my favorite thing I've written this month.

open.substack.com/pub/authorar...

It's Time.

If that gave you chills, keep reading. This isn't about sex. It's about power.

open.substack.com

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 23

Are you walking around with centuries of divine feminine rage nearly exploding through your chest and the world’s just like “let's circle back by EOD?” Yeah, I am also sort of homicidal 👑 let's be besties or whatever 🐍

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 23

he literally thinks he's Jaime, be so for real 🙄

AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 22

Even though I wrote this, it still makes me weep every time I read it. Maybe it will heal something for you, too 🫶🏼

authorarianaaugust.substack.com/p/they-say-t...

They say that in the beginning, there was a snake. But long before that myth, there was the reality of me. And from my waters came everything that lives and breathes.

TW—this is a fictional alt-earth piece containing heavy themes that are handled with care and reverence—you'll find no trauma porn here, only healing (it is for me, still, every time I read it).

authorarianaaugust.substack.com

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 22

Posting this again cause I re-wrote the subtitle and HAD to show y'all substack.com/inbox/post/1...

Virginity Isn't Real

Pre-patriarchy, Virgin = woman who didn’t belong to a man. To whomever decided to make it about 🍆 — I'd like a word with you out back. It'll be over quick, just like you in the bedroom, probs.

substack.com

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 21

"What if we made sex about men and our 🍆 instead?" <- Ancient dude bros as they dismantled Goddess-worshipping cultures where women had lots of lovers and didn't always shack up with them. Jealous, whiny MF's says I 😠 😃

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AuthorArianaAugust @authorarianaaugust.bsky.social · May 21

Fave part - “Virgin” didn’t used to mean “girl whose vag has never touched a 🍆” ...it meant a woman who didn’t belong to a man.

Period.

A whole, independent being. Fully booked. Unbothered. Spiritually (and let’s be honest, probs also emotionally) unavailable."
open.substack.com/pub/authorar...

Virginity Isn't Real

Who decided a 🍆 could redefine who a woman is, anyway? I'd like a word with them.

open.substack.com

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 20

Crockett: That’s why they hired everybody from Fox because all they’re trying to do is put on a show.. I want us to refocus our attention on the American people and stop demonizing every person that ends up in ICE custody…

*Applause*

Van Drew: *bangs gavel*

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Paul Frazee @pfrazee.com · May 20

Pedro Pascowl

a picture of an owl with pedro pascal's face photoshopped over it

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Tribal Army @tribalarmy.org · May 20

Indigenous peoples protect 80% of global biodiversity—yet they receive little direct climate finance.

A new @worldresources.bsky.social report urges fair, accessible funding to empower these frontline defenders of nature.

#ClimateJustice #IndigenousRights

Enhancing Climate Finance Access for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities: Insights From Payments for Ecosystem Services

Through a global review of 129 PES programs, complemented by a case study in Guatemala, this report examines how IPs and LCs have participated in and benefited from PES programs – both monetarily and ...

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Marcia Marcia Marcia @marciamoments.bsky.social · May 20

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Yuming Li @yumingart.bsky.social · May 20

Glimmer

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