Linnea Peterson
@lpetersonwrites.bsky.social
Queer, #ActuallyAutistic writer and freelance editor. My queer YA debut, THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, is forthcoming. My site: https://linneapeterson.com/. They/them
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I think one of the places Christians get stuck is that Christianity is so thoroughly a religion of belief that it can be hard to understand, from the inside, that something doesn't need to make a theological truth claim in order to be religious, and that this applies to Christianity.
“Santa is secular”
Santa:
Santa:
Saint Nick was based on Nicholas, bishop of Bari, an early Christian saint who gave gifts to people in secret, usually as a way to have done a good deed. The name Santa clause is a bastardization of Sinterklaas, a Germanic form of Saint Nick. It’s very Christian.
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I think one of the places Christians get stuck is that Christianity is so thoroughly a religion of belief that it can be hard to understand, from the inside, that something doesn't need to make a theological truth claim in order to be religious, and that this applies to Christianity.
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I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
May 27, 2025 at 3:04 AM
I don’t know who is ready to hear this but people don’t have to add value
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
Like people should also be allowed to exist for free
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A reminder to not drink and drive this holiday weekend (or ever!).
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
A reminder to not drink and drive this holiday weekend (or ever!).
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
Grab a cab. Call a friend. Your life and the lives of others aren’t something to play with.
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I was at the protest today: SPPD was on site when I got there, but their numbers continued to swell. The crowd was loud af but not at all violent- nor were they impeding agents "doing their jobs" or residents. SPPD was in good spirits- many were smiling and laughing. The protesters were told to +
November 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I was at the protest today: SPPD was on site when I got there, but their numbers continued to swell. The crowd was loud af but not at all violent- nor were they impeding agents "doing their jobs" or residents. SPPD was in good spirits- many were smiling and laughing. The protesters were told to +
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Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Photos from St. Paul today captured by MPR photojournalist Kerem Yücel. He filed them even after being hospitalized after being injured by a less lethal munition.
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
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NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
Another federal agent operation in St. Paul draws large crowds of protesters
Gov. Tim Walz said state officials were monitoring a “chaotic” situation “and working to understand what unfolded. We received no heads up from federal authorities on this operation.”
www.mprnews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
NEW: An MPR News journalist was among those hit by less-lethal munitions and taken from the scene by ambulance. www.mprnews.org/story/2025/1...
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Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has just been named as the principal deputy director at the CDC.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham has just been named as the principal deputy director at the CDC.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
Abraham’s accomplishments include banning the health department from promoting vaccines and overseeing the concomitant explosion of whooping cough in the state, which has killed two babies.
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I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have to wonder how much local LE/politicians/news orgs are kind of counting on the coming weather + holiday drowning this story out. Sharing this video at your Thanksgiving table might be an important thing you can do in the next couple of days.
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
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To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
To echo much of what's been said:
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
Please don't pirate books.
If you can't pay for a book, there is already a solution for you: use a library.
Whatever you think authors, illustrators, and other book career people make, it's less than that. By a lot. Stealing from us isn't heroic, it's crushing.
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Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
Holiday reminders:
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
- If someone has a new relationship, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone is pregnant and they want to share that, they’ll tell you. You don’t need to ask.
- If someone’s body has changed, they’re aware. You don’t need to point it out.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Also: what someone is eating or not eating isn’t any of your business.
My latest WIP has
❤️ a two-person love triangle
📚 made-up fantasy series
📱 online fandom
🌃 teenagers up past bedtime
🧠 mental illness rep
🏳️⚧️ gender feels
🎓 the pressure of honors classes
😎 a smart-but-chill LI
✡️ High Holy Days
🇸🇪 St. Lucia Day
🫂 supportive siblings
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
❤️ a two-person love triangle
📚 made-up fantasy series
📱 online fandom
🌃 teenagers up past bedtime
🧠 mental illness rep
🏳️⚧️ gender feels
🎓 the pressure of honors classes
😎 a smart-but-chill LI
✡️ High Holy Days
🇸🇪 St. Lucia Day
🫂 supportive siblings
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
November 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Magdalena Erikson is
🇸🇪 Swedish American
✝️ Lutheran
🏳️⚧️ nonbinary
🚪 closeted
🧠 with undiagnosed OCD
Kadhir Mandeep is
🇮🇳 Indian American
✡️ Jewish
🏳️🌈 pansexual
. . . and trying to embrace being all three at once.
They’re close friends on Discord, but don’t get along IRL. Yet.
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
🇸🇪 Swedish American
✝️ Lutheran
🏳️⚧️ nonbinary
🚪 closeted
🧠 with undiagnosed OCD
Kadhir Mandeep is
🇮🇳 Indian American
✡️ Jewish
🏳️🌈 pansexual
. . . and trying to embrace being all three at once.
They’re close friends on Discord, but don’t get along IRL. Yet.
#WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
November 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday I saw Wicked: For Good with my best friend. You know who else loves Wicked? Solveig and Sarah, the main characters of my forthcoming YA novel THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, which will go up for pre-order soon! If you like your MCs nerdy, fandomy, and always ready to sing, watch this space.
November 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Yesterday I saw Wicked: For Good with my best friend. You know who else loves Wicked? Solveig and Sarah, the main characters of my forthcoming YA novel THE GIRLS WILL BE OKAY, which will go up for pre-order soon! If you like your MCs nerdy, fandomy, and always ready to sing, watch this space.
At school, perfectionistic Magdalena Erikson can’t stand Kadhir Mandeep, an obnoxiously carefree fellow student. Meanwhile, on Discord, Magdalena goes by Lane, uses they/them pronouns, and is quickly becoming close to someone called Aaron . . . who’s actually Kadhir. #WIPPit #YA #R #LGBT
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just spent a couple hours preparing for WIPPit, including making three separate moodboards (with mostly the same images, but still).
Instead of, you know, actually working on said WIP.
Instead of, you know, actually working on said WIP.
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Just spent a couple hours preparing for WIPPit, including making three separate moodboards (with mostly the same images, but still).
Instead of, you know, actually working on said WIP.
Instead of, you know, actually working on said WIP.
Just did literally the majority of my holiday shopping at good.store. I used to donate to religious nonprofits in honor of my relatives, but I no longer belong to the same religion as the rest of my family, so I needed a new tradition. Plus, this way people actually get an item!
Good Store
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November 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Just did literally the majority of my holiday shopping at good.store. I used to donate to religious nonprofits in honor of my relatives, but I no longer belong to the same religion as the rest of my family, so I needed a new tradition. Plus, this way people actually get an item!
This is an important thread.
So apparently a lot of female celebrities are extremely skinny right now, reminding people of the "heroin chic" beauty standard of the 90s.
I'm not going to share pictures - I feel uncomfortable being like "look at these bodies, they're bad" even when what I'm critiquing is not the bodies
I'm not going to share pictures - I feel uncomfortable being like "look at these bodies, they're bad" even when what I'm critiquing is not the bodies
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This is an important thread.
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No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
No single person, especially someone with zero expertise, should be able to just change the CDC website on a whim. The fact that federal health and science pages are no longer trustable is a catastrophe for public health and democracy.
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PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
Authors beware: ClaimsHero is urging authors to opt out of the Anthropic settlement in order to file their own separate lawsuit. Except this outfit has no federal or state court experience with class-action suits. And the judge has called them a fraud.
Predatory Opt-Out Scheme ClaimsHero Targets Anthropic Settlement Participants: What Authors Need to Know - The Authors Guild
In recent weeks, a third-party law firm, ClaimsHero, has launched an aggressive online campaign urging authors to opt out of the Bartz v. Anthropic copyright settlement. ClaimsHero—which has no litiga...
authorsguild.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
PLEASE tell every author you know about this!
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I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
I’m sick of writing about dead trans people | Xtra Magazine
For 15 years, I hoped my words would change something. Now I’m grieving the world that could’ve been
xtramagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I wrote about the exhaustion and dissonance of writing about TDOR for the past 15 years
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So it’s worse than we thought
ICE’s Detention Center outside Chicago was sued on October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees. One day later, a "system crash" lost all video footage that could have shown how detainees were being treated. trib.al/QwT3aqI
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 AM
So it’s worse than we thought
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Someone hold me…
WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is having an incredible week of year-end accolades, and I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who read and uplifted my book to send a message that queer, BIPOC Latine stories matter!
😭🇵🇷🎡🗽🧜🏼♂️🌊🌙
WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is having an incredible week of year-end accolades, and I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who read and uplifted my book to send a message that queer, BIPOC Latine stories matter!
😭🇵🇷🎡🗽🧜🏼♂️🌊🌙
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Someone hold me…
WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is having an incredible week of year-end accolades, and I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who read and uplifted my book to send a message that queer, BIPOC Latine stories matter!
😭🇵🇷🎡🗽🧜🏼♂️🌊🌙
WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON is having an incredible week of year-end accolades, and I’m simply overwhelmed with gratitude! Thank you to everyone who read and uplifted my book to send a message that queer, BIPOC Latine stories matter!
😭🇵🇷🎡🗽🧜🏼♂️🌊🌙
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“How dare you call us fascists!”
Trump today: *calls for the death of Democratic officials*
“How dare you call us nazıs!”
Trump admin today: “swastikas are no longer classified as hate symbols”
“How dare you call us racısts!”
Trump admin today: “nooses are no longer classified as hate symbols”
Trump today: *calls for the death of Democratic officials*
“How dare you call us nazıs!”
Trump admin today: “swastikas are no longer classified as hate symbols”
“How dare you call us racısts!”
Trump admin today: “nooses are no longer classified as hate symbols”
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
“How dare you call us fascists!”
Trump today: *calls for the death of Democratic officials*
“How dare you call us nazıs!”
Trump admin today: “swastikas are no longer classified as hate symbols”
“How dare you call us racısts!”
Trump admin today: “nooses are no longer classified as hate symbols”
Trump today: *calls for the death of Democratic officials*
“How dare you call us nazıs!”
Trump admin today: “swastikas are no longer classified as hate symbols”
“How dare you call us racısts!”
Trump admin today: “nooses are no longer classified as hate symbols”