Linda
@lindabeyond.bsky.social
Bookfreak, writer, poet, photographer, paper artist. ME/CFS, mental health & caregiving advocate. Living under Canadian goose migration path in MN. 💙📚 #BookSky IG @/lindabookmania 🌌 🌛🌕🌜🍉
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Linda
@lindabeyond.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Seeing lots of great posts crossing my feed. If you are a bibliophile, a writer, a gardener, a photographer, or love MN, Scotland or ancient history, give a shout!
I'm currently balancing writing and caregiving and mental health recovery. Always looking for smart, funny people to connect with. 💙
I'm currently balancing writing and caregiving and mental health recovery. Always looking for smart, funny people to connect with. 💙
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Im gonna save y'all from giving Starbucks any money because fuck'em.
Ingredients:
4 oz semi-sweet chocolates (113g)
2.5 Tbs granulated sugar (32g)
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (7.5 g)
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups milk (360g)
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 – 2 cups Ice cubes (130-260g)
Whipped Cream
Ingredients:
4 oz semi-sweet chocolates (113g)
2.5 Tbs granulated sugar (32g)
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (7.5 g)
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups milk (360g)
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 – 2 cups Ice cubes (130-260g)
Whipped Cream
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Im gonna save y'all from giving Starbucks any money because fuck'em.
Ingredients:
4 oz semi-sweet chocolates (113g)
2.5 Tbs granulated sugar (32g)
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (7.5 g)
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups milk (360g)
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 – 2 cups Ice cubes (130-260g)
Whipped Cream
Ingredients:
4 oz semi-sweet chocolates (113g)
2.5 Tbs granulated sugar (32g)
1 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder (7.5 g)
pinch salt
1 1/2 cups milk (360g)
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
1 – 2 cups Ice cubes (130-260g)
Whipped Cream
Start your weekend right! (The weekend starts on Thurs now, yeah?) Support a small business by buying a book from my shop! Nearly 200 items to browse, many signed and gift quality items.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Start your weekend right! (The weekend starts on Thurs now, yeah?) Support a small business by buying a book from my shop! Nearly 200 items to browse, many signed and gift quality items.
Please share!!
pangobooks.com/bookstore/li...
Please share!!
pangobooks.com/bookstore/li...
Yet ANOTHER reason (if we needed one) to cancel Disney, drop Disney+, vacation elsewhere.
If you, at this point in history, are booking a vacation at Disney World or Harry Potter World, I strongly question your ethics, your morals, your empathy.
If you, at this point in history, are booking a vacation at Disney World or Harry Potter World, I strongly question your ethics, your morals, your empathy.
" @thewokeginger.bsky.social : Disney scrubs all mentions of 'diversity' from its annual report. "
#Diversity #DEI #Diversity #Business
#Diversity #DEI #Diversity #Business
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Yet ANOTHER reason (if we needed one) to cancel Disney, drop Disney+, vacation elsewhere.
If you, at this point in history, are booking a vacation at Disney World or Harry Potter World, I strongly question your ethics, your morals, your empathy.
If you, at this point in history, are booking a vacation at Disney World or Harry Potter World, I strongly question your ethics, your morals, your empathy.
Wow.
Is this what Kentucky wants?
Is this what Kentucky wants?
A Kentuckian wrote to GOP state Rep. TJ Roberts to criticize his bill to force all local law enforcement agencies to enter into 287g agreements with ICE, and he sent her back this video superimposing himself over Trump saying "quiet, quiet piggy." In case you wanted to know reaction to Trump's line
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wow.
Is this what Kentucky wants?
Is this what Kentucky wants?
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
Another example of the pot calling the kettle black. More projection.
Do we see it yet?
Do we see it yet?
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Another example of the pot calling the kettle black. More projection.
Do we see it yet?
Do we see it yet?
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mark kelly's wife was literally shot in the head bc of violent political rhetoric & now the president of the united states is calling for him to be executed.... but iTs tHe LeFt
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
mark kelly's wife was literally shot in the head bc of violent political rhetoric & now the president of the united states is calling for him to be executed.... but iTs tHe LeFt
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So true
it’s a wicked world in all meridians
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So true
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...For reminding members of the military that they are under no obligation to obey unlawful orders. He's literally amplifying a call to hang members of the opposition party for stating the law.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
...For reminding members of the military that they are under no obligation to obey unlawful orders. He's literally amplifying a call to hang members of the opposition party for stating the law.
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"Not since Watergate has a president so intently focused on, and risked his political capital by, keeping a set of documents secret. Being repeatedly confronted with stark evidence he was actually at the side of Epstein is causing a political fissure Trump cannot undo." — @davidrlurie.bsky.social
The lame duck dictatorship
Trump is fighting his "war within" on multiple fronts and losing them all.
www.publicnotice.co
November 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Not since Watergate has a president so intently focused on, and risked his political capital by, keeping a set of documents secret. Being repeatedly confronted with stark evidence he was actually at the side of Epstein is causing a political fissure Trump cannot undo." — @davidrlurie.bsky.social
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This is exactly how I feel about that hag.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
This is exactly how I feel about that hag.
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The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars…
—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Escape at Bedtime”
from A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES (1885)
#WorldChildrensDay #poem #poetry
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars…
—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Escape at Bedtime”
from A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES (1885)
#WorldChildrensDay #poem #poetry
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars…
—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Escape at Bedtime”
from A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES (1885)
#WorldChildrensDay #poem #poetry
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars…
—Robert Louis Stevenson, “Escape at Bedtime”
from A CHILD’S GARDEN OF VERSES (1885)
#WorldChildrensDay #poem #poetry
See, no one mentions this. I watched a clip of Kushner in an interview yesterday, and he bristles when this is brought up. "Are we really doing this?" Like he is somehow immune to any consequence for his actions.
That man should be in jail. Never have I seen such a self-satisfied face.
That man should be in jail. Never have I seen such a self-satisfied face.
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
See, no one mentions this. I watched a clip of Kushner in an interview yesterday, and he bristles when this is brought up. "Are we really doing this?" Like he is somehow immune to any consequence for his actions.
That man should be in jail. Never have I seen such a self-satisfied face.
That man should be in jail. Never have I seen such a self-satisfied face.
NO PERSON in the United States should have to do without healthcare.
The eyes of the American people seem to be working just fine and they see health care costs rising when they get their bills each month. They know which party holds a trifecta.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
NO PERSON in the United States should have to do without healthcare.
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“If you are afraid to say it, that is exactly why it needs to be said.”
Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes."
Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes."
November 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“If you are afraid to say it, that is exactly why it needs to be said.”
Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes."
Andy Rooney, "60 Minutes."
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
I am eating this up. Seems that the consensus for earliest use of fae is a book from 1985. Which i find fascinating!
Obviously I will be perusing all of my folklore books over the weekend, especially Kevin Crossley-Holland and the like.
Obviously I will be perusing all of my folklore books over the weekend, especially Kevin Crossley-Holland and the like.
This has brought up a question I actually don't know - when did the specific form "the fae" become so popular in English?
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
OED has "Faerie" going back to Spenser, "fey" as "fairylike" in 1823, and there's obviously "Morgan le Fay" from French, but can't find much for "the fae" til quite recently!
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I am eating this up. Seems that the consensus for earliest use of fae is a book from 1985. Which i find fascinating!
Obviously I will be perusing all of my folklore books over the weekend, especially Kevin Crossley-Holland and the like.
Obviously I will be perusing all of my folklore books over the weekend, especially Kevin Crossley-Holland and the like.
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FLASHBACK: “You spend all this time working with Saudi Arabia, you leave office—6 months later you get $2 BILLION.”
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner was asked about his corrupt SA deal, and to his annoyance, Khashoggi’s death. Feels relevant.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRQ30qz...
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner was asked about his corrupt SA deal, and to his annoyance, Khashoggi’s death. Feels relevant.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRQ30qz...
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
FLASHBACK: “You spend all this time working with Saudi Arabia, you leave office—6 months later you get $2 BILLION.”
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner was asked about his corrupt SA deal, and to his annoyance, Khashoggi’s death. Feels relevant.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRQ30qz...
Trump’s son-in-law Kushner was asked about his corrupt SA deal, and to his annoyance, Khashoggi’s death. Feels relevant.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRQ30qz...
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We live in a world where there are teddy bears ready to explain to toddlers how to engage in consensual sadomasochistic cutting, but we're banning corrupting books about heavy topics like how Cindy has two dads and that's okay.
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives
Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM sex and where to find knives | CNN Business
Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice.
www.cnn.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We live in a world where there are teddy bears ready to explain to toddlers how to engage in consensual sadomasochistic cutting, but we're banning corrupting books about heavy topics like how Cindy has two dads and that's okay.
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When your president tells McDonald franchise owners to fight minimum wage increases to ensure their employees are paid as little as possible means he does not have your back.
These are his own words. #cdnpoli
These are his own words. #cdnpoli
November 18, 2025 at 9:14 AM
When your president tells McDonald franchise owners to fight minimum wage increases to ensure their employees are paid as little as possible means he does not have your back.
These are his own words. #cdnpoli
These are his own words. #cdnpoli
So glad I don't have a subscription!
Delete the app. Lots more ways to stream.
Delete the app. Lots more ways to stream.
Cancel your Spotify subscription until the ICE ads stop. There are other streaming options that don’t profit from exploiting artists while recruiting for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
So glad I don't have a subscription!
Delete the app. Lots more ways to stream.
Delete the app. Lots more ways to stream.
They were okay with Trumo openly taking huge bribes in clear quid pro quo exchanges. They were okay with his statements that he could do anything he wanted. That they would never have to vote again. That any woman who asks him a question he doesn't like is a piggy.
Can everyone take a moment to realize that MAGA was ok with Insurrection, sexual assault convictions? They were ok with turning the military around on its own citizens? They were ok with disappearing people from plain sight? They were ok with Trump publicly selling American citizenship monetarily?
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
They were okay with Trumo openly taking huge bribes in clear quid pro quo exchanges. They were okay with his statements that he could do anything he wanted. That they would never have to vote again. That any woman who asks him a question he doesn't like is a piggy.
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Stairs To Blue
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Stairs To Blue
Lake Superior
Lake Superior
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I used to be able, when I helped library kids do research, to tell them the gold standard was a gov website
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
The U.S. government is now inarguably spreading medical disinformation that is going to kill babies preferentially.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
Period.
This is an INTOLERABLE. UNPRECEDENTED. DANGEROUS. ATTACK. ON ALL OF US.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
I used to be able, when I helped library kids do research, to tell them the gold standard was a gov website
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk
I use gov data, directly or indirectly, every single day. Census. Poverty levels. IMLS.
Never used to worry abt it, it would always be there. Now? I download hoards like a rabid chipmunk