azteclady
@azteclady.bsky.social
I read, I craft, I rabblerouse, I don't blindly follow back. I block with abandon.
I don't look like Rita Hayworth.
I blog at https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/
She/her, cis.
I don't look like Rita Hayworth.
I blog at https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/
She/her, cis.
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An Act of Foul Play, by T.E. Kinsey
As the world continues to go to hell, I keep reaching for comfort reads that are also generally undemanding. (It doesn’t help that I’m struggling to write my TBR Challenge review for th…
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28.- I read T.E. Kinsey's #AnActOfFoulPlay, the ninth novel in the #LadyHardcastle series of #HistoricalCozyMystery books.
#2025Reading #RomBkBlog
#2025Reading #RomBkBlog
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If you’ve been hearing about the flooding hitting Washington state, and thought “I wish there were something I could do to help,” my friend Alma is in dire need right now. If you’ve even got a few $ to push her way, it would be greatly appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
Donate to emergency repair to keep home safe for me and 2 beloved cats, organized by Alma Alexander
My house sits on a steep slope, with a retaining wall serving… Alma Alexander needs your support for emergency repair to keep home safe for me and 2 beloved cats
www.gofundme.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you’ve been hearing about the flooding hitting Washington state, and thought “I wish there were something I could do to help,” my friend Alma is in dire need right now. If you’ve even got a few $ to push her way, it would be greatly appreciated.
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...
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This. I tend to be a little more cautious w/ my calls scripts, since I want to push for concrete/actionable results immediately.
But Republicans have always fixated on a goal, no matter how difficult it was... and look at them now. We could do with more of this.
But Republicans have always fixated on a goal, no matter how difficult it was... and look at them now. We could do with more of this.
The GOP didn't have the votes for many years but that didn't stop them from pulling out every procedural trick possible while screaming at Dems on TV. And now they're in charge.
Lot of people yelling recently "but we don't have the votes!" True! That doesn't mean "immediately quit." (Also not what propter is saying here, to be clear.) It means create a spectacle, make things cause celebres, make the Republican position untenable.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
January 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
This. I tend to be a little more cautious w/ my calls scripts, since I want to push for concrete/actionable results immediately.
But Republicans have always fixated on a goal, no matter how difficult it was... and look at them now. We could do with more of this.
But Republicans have always fixated on a goal, no matter how difficult it was... and look at them now. We could do with more of this.
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Bless Assigned Media, Trans News Network, Billie Sweeney, and every other trans reporter planning to keep kicking ass this year. I walk in your footsteps with honor and tenacity. I know I am not alone.
And, as always: Fuck the NYT.
And, as always: Fuck the NYT.
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Bless Assigned Media, Trans News Network, Billie Sweeney, and every other trans reporter planning to keep kicking ass this year. I walk in your footsteps with honor and tenacity. I know I am not alone.
And, as always: Fuck the NYT.
And, as always: Fuck the NYT.
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This TNN interview was so validating. I sat with my girlfriend - a trans woman - and narrated to her how everything we'd felt about the NYT's coverage of trans people was true. We weren't conspiracy theorists. We weren't crazy. The transphobic smoke did, in fact, indicate fire (It usually does.)
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
This TNN interview was so validating. I sat with my girlfriend - a trans woman - and narrated to her how everything we'd felt about the NYT's coverage of trans people was true. We weren't conspiracy theorists. We weren't crazy. The transphobic smoke did, in fact, indicate fire (It usually does.)
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Evan Urquhart and @billiejsweeney.bsky.social have something in spades the folks responsible for NYT's trans coverage are sorely lacking: integrity.
It takes integrity to share the response of an org you've covered negatively. It means you stand by the work, and you trust readers to find truth.
It takes integrity to share the response of an org you've covered negatively. It means you stand by the work, and you trust readers to find truth.
Evan here. After thinking about this long and hard, I'm posting a link to a New York Times' response to an interview with Billie Sweeney (who generously volunteers as an editor and writer with Assigned Media).
This interview ran in another outlet, Trans News Network.
www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
This interview ran in another outlet, Trans News Network.
www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
Fact-Checking False Claims About Our Gender Identity Coverage | The New York Times Company
A recent post from Trans News Network included numerous falsehoods about New York Times stories on gender identity and maligned some of the journalists involved in the work. Our coverage is guided by…
www.nytco.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Evan Urquhart and @billiejsweeney.bsky.social have something in spades the folks responsible for NYT's trans coverage are sorely lacking: integrity.
It takes integrity to share the response of an org you've covered negatively. It means you stand by the work, and you trust readers to find truth.
It takes integrity to share the response of an org you've covered negatively. It means you stand by the work, and you trust readers to find truth.
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You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.
January 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
You probably don't need to be told that this scammer is not Nora Roberts, but that is definitely not her email address, fuck you, get her name out of your mouth.
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The GOP didn't have the votes for many years but that didn't stop them from pulling out every procedural trick possible while screaming at Dems on TV. And now they're in charge.
Lot of people yelling recently "but we don't have the votes!" True! That doesn't mean "immediately quit." (Also not what propter is saying here, to be clear.) It means create a spectacle, make things cause celebres, make the Republican position untenable.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
Create bargaining position and force votes.
January 6, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The GOP didn't have the votes for many years but that didn't stop them from pulling out every procedural trick possible while screaming at Dems on TV. And now they're in charge.
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In less than a year, Authors Against Book Bans has made an impact on the fight for the freedom to read by helping to transform individual passion, talent, hard work, and money into collective action. On top of some big election wins, here are some highlights from the year!
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In less than a year, Authors Against Book Bans has made an impact on the fight for the freedom to read by helping to transform individual passion, talent, hard work, and money into collective action. On top of some big election wins, here are some highlights from the year!
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30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:30 PM
30 years ago they were like we have to ban song lyrics for the children but it’s full steam ahead for the here’s how to do drugs until you die machine
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we need more allies doing stuff like this instead of sharing screenshots of content by white supremacists
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
we need more allies doing stuff like this instead of sharing screenshots of content by white supremacists
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Here is my periodic reminder that I'm still looking for work.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
Resume — Stephen Blackmoore
www.stephenblackmoore.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Here is my periodic reminder that I'm still looking for work.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
Writing! Gaming! QA! Agile scrum master! Project management! And more!
My Resume: www.stephenblackmoore.com/pagecv
My Portfolio: www.stephenblackmoore.com/portfolio
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-b...
Seriously, I need a job.
Because *I* need joy today.
#JoyScrolling #HeatedRivalryCrave
"I hope it infiltrates all the spaces"--Jacob Tierney (it has)
#JoyScrolling #HeatedRivalryCrave
"I hope it infiltrates all the spaces"--Jacob Tierney (it has)
Heated Rivalry From Page to Screen with Director/Creator Jacob Tierney
YouTube video by Ontario DGC
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January 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Because *I* need joy today.
#JoyScrolling #HeatedRivalryCrave
"I hope it infiltrates all the spaces"--Jacob Tierney (it has)
#JoyScrolling #HeatedRivalryCrave
"I hope it infiltrates all the spaces"--Jacob Tierney (it has)
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I'm assuming we'll also be cutting off China's access to cheap oil, but not sure how that's going to work out when Venezuela owes them a lot of money.
Are we going to be paying for that? 🧐
Are we going to be paying for that? 🧐
January 5, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I'm assuming we'll also be cutting off China's access to cheap oil, but not sure how that's going to work out when Venezuela owes them a lot of money.
Are we going to be paying for that? 🧐
Are we going to be paying for that? 🧐
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Do I have this straight? Trump is leaving the Chavista government in power, using what they're doing to Maduro as a threat to ensure Maduro's second stays in line and gives the US access to oil, while changing nothing about Venezuelans' life under a dictatorship?
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Do I have this straight? Trump is leaving the Chavista government in power, using what they're doing to Maduro as a threat to ensure Maduro's second stays in line and gives the US access to oil, while changing nothing about Venezuelans' life under a dictatorship?
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Be an accomplice, not merely an ally
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Be an accomplice, not merely an ally
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Let me try that again.
It's January 5, and the state of Utah just banned three more books from every single public school in the state. Utah now has more state-sanctioned book bans than any other state in the US.
This comes nearly entirely from only *2* districts.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-20...
It's January 5, and the state of Utah just banned three more books from every single public school in the state. Utah now has more state-sanctioned book bans than any other state in the US.
This comes nearly entirely from only *2* districts.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-20...
Utah Begins 2026 by Banning Three Books at All Public Schools Statewide, Leads U.S. In Bans
Utah has officially become the state with the most book bans in the nation, following the removal of three more books from schools statewide.
bookriot.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Let me try that again.
It's January 5, and the state of Utah just banned three more books from every single public school in the state. Utah now has more state-sanctioned book bans than any other state in the US.
This comes nearly entirely from only *2* districts.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-20...
It's January 5, and the state of Utah just banned three more books from every single public school in the state. Utah now has more state-sanctioned book bans than any other state in the US.
This comes nearly entirely from only *2* districts.
bookriot.com/utah-bans-20...
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"ai people are getting run off bluesky" they should be run off of this mortal coil if we're being real here but ill settle for that
January 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
"ai people are getting run off bluesky" they should be run off of this mortal coil if we're being real here but ill settle for that
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Last year @aoc.bsky.social confirmed phone pressure campaigns help flip votes. It's our right & duty to tell our reps how we want them to represent us.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
January 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Last year @aoc.bsky.social confirmed phone pressure campaigns help flip votes. It's our right & duty to tell our reps how we want them to represent us.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
I don't care if your senator is Ted Cruz. And what, you're gonna let Ted Cruz beat you? Come on, have some dignity in the collapse of democracy.
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This right here.
These assholes have gotten bolder and bolder, as there have been zero consequences for their actions and orders.
They don't need to be competent. Bullies aren't competent, but they can still break your face.
We're about three months from them kidnapping members of Congress.
These assholes have gotten bolder and bolder, as there have been zero consequences for their actions and orders.
They don't need to be competent. Bullies aren't competent, but they can still break your face.
We're about three months from them kidnapping members of Congress.
I was telling someone else this morning that this is increasingly inching to say, how Xi disappears his military generals.
It's moving the Overton window in a way that we should all extremely uncomfortable about, and not assume things will get back to normal, because weak.
It's moving the Overton window in a way that we should all extremely uncomfortable about, and not assume things will get back to normal, because weak.
January 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
This right here.
These assholes have gotten bolder and bolder, as there have been zero consequences for their actions and orders.
They don't need to be competent. Bullies aren't competent, but they can still break your face.
We're about three months from them kidnapping members of Congress.
These assholes have gotten bolder and bolder, as there have been zero consequences for their actions and orders.
They don't need to be competent. Bullies aren't competent, but they can still break your face.
We're about three months from them kidnapping members of Congress.
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Even if Congress doesn't act there is still value in telling your federal elected officials that you object to illegal, unconstitutional acts of war against the people of Venezuela.
But there's a chance that your call could help save lives. Here's how to call ⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/147352...
But there's a chance that your call could help save lives. Here's how to call ⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/147352...
CTA: 🇻🇪 Call Your Members of Congress Tonight | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Even if Congress doesn't act there is still value in telling your federal elected officials that you object to illegal, unconstitutional acts of war against the people of Venezuela.
But there's a chance that your call could help save lives. Here's how to call ⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/147352...
But there's a chance that your call could help save lives. Here's how to call ⤵️
www.patreon.com/posts/147352...
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That's one of the goals ✔
Bloomberg:
Denmark Says US Attack on Greenland Would Mean End of NATO
Denmark Says US Attack on Greenland Would Mean End of NATO
January 5, 2026 at 4:23 PM
That's one of the goals ✔
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Whether a country recognizes international law is not at hand as it does not make the country impermeable to actions should they violate those laws.
The majority of the United Nations agrees the United States violated international law on Jan 3rd and remains in violation.
The majority of the United Nations agrees the United States violated international law on Jan 3rd and remains in violation.
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Whether a country recognizes international law is not at hand as it does not make the country impermeable to actions should they violate those laws.
The majority of the United Nations agrees the United States violated international law on Jan 3rd and remains in violation.
The majority of the United Nations agrees the United States violated international law on Jan 3rd and remains in violation.
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Cuba takes floor to respond to US claims against her.
“We fundamentally reject US accusations against Cuba”
“We fundamentally reject US accusations against Cuba”
January 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Cuba takes floor to respond to US claims against her.
“We fundamentally reject US accusations against Cuba”
“We fundamentally reject US accusations against Cuba”