MirandaPitcher
mirandapitcher.bsky.social
MirandaPitcher
@mirandapitcher.bsky.social
Auntie, hat lover, always looking for the work worth doing.

(Photo credit: Millinery By Anna: www.etsy.com/shop/MillineryByAnna)
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I am asking three of you to buy The Originalism Trap

bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Can't say I'm remotely surprised about Mitchell. How he keeps getting reelected is beyond me. He's absolutely worthless. This is absolutely on brand for him.

But the mayor & the governor can & should be stepping up. That's far more disappointing given all the posturing about fighting Trump they do.
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
Northern Lights Forecast: Solar Winds Could Make Aurora Visible In Northern U.S.
The northern lights could appear as far south as northern Iowa and South Dakota, according to NOAA’s view line.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Every journalist who has done a sanewash profile of RFK Jr. is an accessory before or after the fact as the case may be bsky.app/profile/eliz...
Another baby has just died of whooping cough in Kentucky, thanks to RFK Jr. and his merry band of anti-vaxxers.

My feeling toward RFK Jr. and the Republican Senators who confirmed him is utter contempt.
Third Kentucky infant dies from whooping cough as statewide cases surge
A third Kentucky infant has died from whooping cough in the last 12 months, the Kentucky Department for Public Health said Monday.
www.wlwt.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Hey!

Do you know an awesome librarian?

Do you think they’re awesome enough for you to spend a minute nominating them?

I bet they are!

ilovelibraries.org/love-my-libr...
I Love My Librarian Award
Nominate a librarian you love for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award - they could win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime! Nominations close December 15, 2025!
ilovelibraries.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Everyone should read “Burn It Down.” And I think it has some good company on my shelf.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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ANYWAY! If you never buy my books, if you only ever get books/ebooks from libraries, you are STILL supporting authors & I think you are grand.

If you are stealing from authors, just like tech bros stealing our work for hallucinating autocompletes, you're not hurting publishers. Just us. Own that.
November 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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If you'd like to help the striking Starbucks workers, you can give to their strike fund or sign their pledge to show corporate high support numbers. sbworkersunited.org/take-action/
Take Action - Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks partners are winning this fight because we are united, and customers and allies are standing with us.
sbworkersunited.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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So tired of having to make this distinction

Peoples BEHAVIOR is fair game. Their expression is part of that

Their immutable features? Wtf is wrong with you
Hmm actually not a fan of people busting her for her appearance. My comment was her expression I'm sorry if that seemed like I'd be cool attacking her physical characteristics
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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This is all so so hateful and awful and disgusting.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Some of you may know that I curate a huge reading list if Palestinian fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It is not up to date… Please comment if you identify as Palestinian, or if you know of something that should be in the list! Please share for visibility. soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
Read Palestinian Speculative Fiction Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
soniasulaiman.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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This video made the rounds demonstrating it. Puppies basically get to be like "but I'm baby 🥺" and even the big male dogs/wolves are like "sigh. Fine."
Wolfdog Puppy Privilege! Maeve is *all* the drama.
YouTube video by Running With Wolfdogs
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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I think the thing that really drove this home the most for me was learning about "puppy privilege." Dogs and wolves both do it. Basically it means the puppies get whatever they want and the adults put up with it because babies.
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Bro with questionable political affiliations: GOTTA LIFT MORE BE LIKE THE WOLF MORE REPS PROTECT YOUR PACK CHANNEL THE ENERGY OF THE NORTHERN WOLF

Real wolf: haha snow sticks to me when I roll in it and then I shake and it goes pfffooom
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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actual wolf: let's sleep in a pile tonight
idiot guy: *reads a book called Based Stoicism: Marcus Aurelius On Defeating Wokeness*
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha
actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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This is another reality that is difficult for people to comprehend. But it's true. One reason that the big publishers are MEDIA COMPANIES is that they need other ways to bring in money, the publishing side is not enough.
The majority of books published lose money and the majority of authors do not earn out their advances if they were lucky enough to get one. If you do the math on an hourly wage, writing is frankly bonkers as any kind of career.
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Please be kind to yourself.
We’re living through a very difficult time.
Sending a bit of grace your way.
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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HOA dues website: "there's a fee to pay with a credit card but you can verify your bank account... ha ha there is also a fee if you use the bank account."

i'm going to write a paper check and put it in an envelope and put a stamp on it just to avoid giving you shitheads two dollars
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In November—Hitting Lowest Level Since April
Only 1% of consumers said business conditions were good in the U.S., according to the Conference Board’s report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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those of you who are afraid of aging, please understand that one of the huge blessings of middle age is arriving at this exact station
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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We all have our own little rituals when we check into a hotel, rite?
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Space photographer Andrew James McCarthy @ajamesmccarthy.bsky.social has captured many epic images of celestial bodies, but this may be his greatest: a perfectly timed photo of a skydiving friend with the sun behind him (shot w/ equipment revealing great solar detail).

Behold "The Fall of Icarus."
November 26, 2025 at 3:18 AM