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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him)

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Queer, Pagan Sci-Fi/Fantasy author from Long Island, NY. Recovering Teacher, ex-Lifeguard. Not a big fan of AI "art" unless it's made by a real-deal AGI Sapience that doesn't yet exist. Ask before DMing, please. https://www.JPohlmanWriting.com/about

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · Nov 10

Hi there, I'm Jesse Pohlman. I'm a #Queer #Pagan author from Long Island, New York. I write #SciFi/#Fantasy. 📌

You can read all about my background/bio here: jpohlmanwriting.com/about

I tend to use my "Pinned Post" to track accomplishments, events, etc as a thread.🧵

What's that mean?

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 10h

Innnnteresting.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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Manny Suazo @smokyburnout.bsky.social · 14h

topical

a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

ALT: a cartoon of a man in a frog costume talking to a woman

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 13h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Dr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 18h

This is also a good illustration of why, when we talk abt US westward expansion (itself a colonial process), we also need to be talking abt empire.

T. J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 20h

Doomscrolling break!
I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:

The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.

My case:
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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 13h

A new The Weekly Freeporter about the storm coming this weekend. Be prepared, be safe. (Yes, Google is grabbing an embedded Ryan Hall video's thumbnail and using that as the image.)

theweeklyfreeporter.blogspot.com/2025/10/twf-...

#LongIsland #Noreaster #NYC

TWF 357: Major Storm Incoming This Weekend (10/10/2025)

Hello, Freeport (and the whole of Long Island, and the north-east in general), I hope this post finds you well. While I'm no longer weekly ...

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 15h

Nice work and congrats!

(But seriously, be safe)

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รℓσαɳε ℓყรɓεƭɦ 🏳️‍🌈 @sloanelysbeth.bsky.social · 16h

stephen miller doesn’t have presidential immunity.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 16h

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

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 19h

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...

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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 1d

Because when you burn down a house and nobody ever rebuilds it, someone is still forced to live in the ashes

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge? | Martin Kettle

Today’s politicians need to learn that she is not the answer to contemporary problems, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

www.theguardian.com

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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 19h

You didn't sign those Trans protection bills, though, didja?

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DuendeonSpooko @duendeonfuego.bsky.social · 20h

half the internet right now

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20h

With alt-text:

Get him, Ms Rachel. School his butt.

Instagram post from MsRachelForLittles

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."

Palestinians have families, too.

This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.

I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel
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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

Trump can't deliver the lower costs he promised. All he has is cruelty and revenge.

Cuomo is unable to confront him because they share the same billionaire donors. Just look at his statement last night.

I will stand up for this city and with our Attorney General.

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 1d

I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 23h

Janet Mills — who is 77 — should stay the absolute fuck away from the Senate race and this situation is honestly

FRUSTRATING. AS. FUCK.

GRAHAM PLATNER FOR SENATE!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 1d

Indie Authors,
I know we're not fond of marketing, but whether you're new to it or looking to extend your efforts; read this blog. @daxaeterna.ink is thorough, and provides many service recommendations along the way.
Read over multiple sessions if needed. Its worth it.

Marketing Your Books During Lulls - What To Do When You Do Not Have an Upcoming or New Release

This post is dedicated to Ladz, author of one of my newest favorites, Cradle of Eternal Night. They asked over on BlueSky about marketi...

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 2d

Truly. I don’t really dream of working on big IP anymore. I humbly wish that maybe one day my art will be liked and supported enough that I can eke out a living doing my comic or own stories. It’s hard to get started on shaky finances and no support, but alas

The Other Happy Place @theotherhappyplace.bsky.social · 2d

This is why, more and more, I just can't muster up any desire to be a success in the mainstream art world. They want AI to make "content" for people who don't care.

I care about my art, and I want to give it to an audience who cares.

An audience i like and respect.

"Frightening" Dan McDaid @danmcdaid.bsky.social · 2d

Blum too. At least find a new way to say "it's here to stay" jfc

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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E.K. Johnston @ekjohnston.bsky.social · 1d

If The Hunger Games went on sub today.

Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social · 1d

“Too many districts to keep track of. Can we make it 5? And just one kid from each district. Our commercial readers would want a stronger romantic throughline. Let’s age up everyone to 19 so we can add spice. We might lose commercial readers with all the politics. Katniss isn’t relatable.”

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Rebecca @bluebec.bsky.social · 1d

For newer users of BlueSky, please alt-text your images. It helps people who use screen-readers or who have slow internet connections understand the image you've uploaded. Make the web accessible.

I rarely reshare images without alt-text & I know others do the same. Alt-text your images for reach

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 1d

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces.

This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions.

Only 20 Dems opposed.

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

Andrew Cuomo keeps saying he’s the only candidate who can take on Trump once he’s in office.

Yet in his statement about the indictment of Letitia James, the highest-ranking Black elected official in the state, he doesn’t even mention Trump by name….and, more importantly, he doesn’t mention James.

Andrew Cuomo * @andrewcuomo
X.com
In a democracy, the rule of law must be sacred - impartial, objective, and above politics. When the law is weaponized or manipulated to advance political agendas, it erodes public trust and weakens the very foundation of justice. Whether it comes from the right or the left, from prosecutors or politicians, the politicization of law enforcement is dangerous and corrosive.
We must restore faith in fairness, facts, and due process - because once justice becomes partisan, everyone loses.
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Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 1d

Opie checked out as non-emergent so she's getting a formal visit Monday.

Jesse Pohlman (He/Him) @jpohlmanwriting.com · 1d

Annnnddd at the vet.

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