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Ed "Big Bones" Costanza @gojira65.bsky.social · 11h

"Trans issues aren't this shameful thing that Democratic consultants suggest we hide from, it's the same fight undocumented immigrants are fighting, or those who can't access health care are fighting. Sometimes the undocumented immigrants and the people who can't afford health care are also trans."

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 14h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · 11h

Both the referenced video and article are so good! Wasn’t expecting to tear up this morning—definitely hit harder than I expected. A perfect example of how the entire Democratic Party should be leaning in and standing up!

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 14h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · 19d

More #earthquake thoughts:

-stongest quake I’ve ever felt directly… cross that off the list, I guess.
-I should check if that really was an earthquake
-it was! I should post about it

This has been a breaking news update from my brain to yours—now back to sleep!

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · 19d

Thoughts that go thru your head when an #earthquake jolts you awake in a hotel room during your visit to SF:
-WTF
-Who broke into my room and is shaking my bed?
-Who just took a flying leap into the bed next door?
-should I consider getting out of bed? This one is a bit vigorous…

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 21d

It is so damn obvious the trans sports issue is a drummed up nonsense moral panic masquerading as “common sense” - but if you look deeper for two seconds you see how the whole point of sex segregated sports is to defund women athletics & to build and propagandize the western idea of women as weak.

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · Aug 26

The first new substantive Bugbear Dispatch essay on Ghost is up!

This one is free to read, but if you value my work and can afford to, please sign up for a paid subscription. The upfront cost of moving from Substack to Ghost was frankly devastating, but it had to be done.

Thanks!

Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · Aug 26

Heard a lot of buzz about the death of James Dobson since last Thursday?

Need a primer on the monstrous man and his malign influence?

The latest Bugbear Dispatch (now on Ghost!) gives you that plus a case for speaking ill of the dead when they deserve it

www.bugbeardispatch.com/lets-speak-i...

Let's Speak Ill of the Dead: Reflections on James Dobson

Administrative Matters Hello, fellow bugbears! It has been a painful process--and the financial blow remains painful, and will for some time--but the migration of ye olde Bugbear Dispatch from Substa...

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Aug 7

#Released on #streaming platforms: "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto" by Ludwig van Beethoven.

- Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/pia...
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/5KBWun...
- SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/kerri-shotts...

Album cover for "Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto" by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Kerri Shotts. Album cover photo shows a full moon behind hazy clouds with a white grand piano with the lid down in the foreground.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Aug 6

Recently released an #easy-listening #piano #cover of "When She Loved Me". This song never fails to bring on the emotion!

Available on:
- Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/whe...
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5qenvA...
- Distrokid: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Recorded June 2025.

Promotional card for "When She Loved Me" performed by Kerri Shotts. Album cover is of a flower in soft focus, black and white tones. Text reads: "New Release, available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube. (Distributed by) Distrokid."

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 18

More links:

- SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/kerri-shotts...

Recorded May 2025. Performed on a #Yamaha NU1X hybrid digital upright piano. Rendered using #PianoTeq by #Modartt. Mastered using #LogicPro 11. Album cover created using #AdobeExpress. The photo was made by me.

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Recorded May 2025. Performed on a #Yamaha NU1X hybrid digital upright piano. Rendered using #PianoTeq by #Modartt. Mastered using #LogicPro 11. Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 18

Just released: "Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven. Even though (for some) this piece is overplayed, Ifind it a beautiful piece, and I can't not love it!

Available on:
- Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/bag...
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/41vOwE...

Album cover for "Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Kerri Shotts. The cover features a pretty pink tulip.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · Jul 14

It would be extremely funny if Cancel Me Daddy's new youtube channel ended the day with more subscribers than Cuomo's campaign channel. youtube.com/@cancelmedad...

A screenshot of Andrew Cuomo's youtube channel showing 1440 subscribers

A screenshot of Cancel Me Daddy's youtube channel showing 1140 subscribers.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 14

"Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter spricht" was recorded April 2025. Performed on a #Yamaha NU1X hybrid piano. Rendered using #PianoTeq by #Modartt. Mastered using #LogicPro 11. Album cover created using #AdobeExpress. The photo is one I took.

YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/watch?v=nLr2...

Album cover for "Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter spricht" composed by Robert Schumann and performed by Kerri Shotts. The cover features a pink water lily with a yellow center floating on dark water.

Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 14

I recently released "Kinderszenen, Op. 15: XIII. Der Dichter spricht"—the third recording in this wonderful work by Robert Schumann.

Available on:
- Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/kin...
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/29HhjA...
- SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/kerri-shotts...

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 11

"My Way" was recorded May 23rd, 2025. Performed on a #Yamaha NU1X hybrid digital upright piano. Rendered using #PianoTeq by #Modartt. Mastered using #LogicPro 11. Album cover created using #AdobeExpress and Patternkid.

Listen on distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Album cover for "My way" by Kerri Shotts. Album cover has quarter and half circles with orange, purple, and red retro color scheme.

Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jul 11

#Released today: an #easy-listening #piano #cover of "My Way".This take is a bit more mellow and, perhaps, retrospective than most versions. I hope you enjoy it!

Available on:
- Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/my-...
- Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/58SbP7...
- distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

New release of "My Way" by Kerri Shotts distributed by Distrokid. Now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube.

Album cover has quarter and half circles with orange, purple, and red retro color scheme. Background is a "synthwave" purple sunset, a city, and a square grid for the ground.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jun 27

Just released: "Hallelujah"— a #piano #instrumental #cover of Leonard Cohen's amazing song. It's available now on popular streaming platforms and SoundCloud.

Listen on popular streaming platforms (Apple Music, Spotify, etc.): distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/kerri-shotts...

Album cover for my piano cover for "Hallelujah" by "Kerri Shotts". Behind the title & author, the cover is an abstract collection of shapes filled with waves and solid colors. Color scheme is meant to evoke retro feelings & nostalgia.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Jun 23

Just released — "The Sound Of Silence", available on popular streaming services. Somehow it felt... timely given the state of things today.

Listen on Apple Music: buff.ly/9ssWh3t
Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/xF19eiR
Listen on SoundCloud: buff.ly/xrx7ZZ4

The Sound Of Silence - Single by Kerri Shotts on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 1 Song

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 19

I will be writing more tomorrow, but, for tonight, I send my support to all of the trans people targeted by today’s ruling. You deserve better. And, to all of the amazing trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming people in my life, you have taught me so much. You bring me life, and I love you.

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · Jun 18

Forward.

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Chrissy Stroop @thebugbeardispatch.bsky.social · May 12

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Mar 20

I've just released my #piano performance of "Rainbow Connection" on popular streaming services, including Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music.

Listen with Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/rai...
Other streaming services: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Promotional card for the new release from DistroKid for "Rainbow Connection" by Kerri Shotts; now available on Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube (and more). Album cover is a photo of a rainbow appearing out of the clouds in the sky.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Mar 18

I've just released my #piano performance of "Moon River" on popular streaming services, including Soundcloud, Spotify and Apple Music.

Listen with Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/album/moo...
Other streaming services: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

Release announcement for "Moon River", performed by Kerri Shotts. Available on Spotify, Music, YouTube (and more). Distributed by DistroKid. Cover art is a photo of a river in a forest sparkling in the sunlight.

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Kerri Shotts @kerrishotts.bsky.social · Mar 6

My #classicalmusic #piano #performance of "Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen" by Robert Schumann is now available on several popular streaming platforms including Apple Music, Spotify, and iTunes!

Apple Music & iTunes: buff.ly/99nlCm8
Spotify: buff.ly/vXfWHBn

Album cover for "Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und
Menschen" composed by Robert Schumann and performed by Kerri Shotts. Photo is of a pink and yellow water lily floating on water ripples.

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AltTaxPro @alttaxpro.altgov.info · Mar 5

Appropriate response.
Can confirm.

Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · Mar 5

As a professor of English, allow me to try, humbly and with the proper respect, to offer an appropriate response to the President’s address:

Fuck you, you fucked-up fuck, and fuck all the fuckers who willingly fuck with you, especially. You can all fuck all the way off, and then fuck off some more.

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MS Kohut @mskohut.bsky.social · Mar 4

You Are Sane

If you are terrified, you are SANE.
If you are crying, you are SANE.
If you are anxious, you are SANE.
If you are traumatized, you are SANE.
If you are grieving, you are SANE.
If you are depressed, you are SANE.

What’s happening is INSANE.

But YOU ARE SANE.
You are sane.

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Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social · Mar 4

MY LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK ABOUT PRIDE comes out today and I'm feeling extremely Ralph Wiggum "I'm in danger" about it. It's beautiful though and I love it no matter what they say

Cover of LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK OF PRIDE, two parents kissing their child on the cheek while she holds a rainbow flag

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