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N.R. Lines⁷ (she/her)
@nrlines.bsky.social
Romance writer • delightfully subversive • mental health advocate • spoonie • gen-x • debut ami • fan of: tea, Rush, BTS, kpop, knitting, Vancouver Canucks, Leverage, kindness, HEAs • she/her• 🇨🇦🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
https://linktr.ee/nrlines
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Hello new followers! I'm your auntie who likes to remind you that you are enough.

I swear, I knit, I read and write romance and read almost anything, I am chronically ill. I post about anything and everything and fangirl over BTS and many other kpop groups. Kindness matters. Remember that.
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Does everyone have a warm bed?
Does everyone have enough to eat?
Does everyone have a place to be safe?
Whose getting snatched in the night?

- Junauda Petrus, "Ritual on How to Love Minneapolis Again"
lims.minneapolismn.gov
January 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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I really need people who see this to ask themselves what good reform is going to do. Another law on the books? A constitutional amendment?

What does that matter when the people in charge of the agency are hyping them up and telling them to do violence and that they are inherently immune if they do?
We should not fund DHS without serious reform. We could return CBP to border. We could require warrants for immigration arrests. We could beef up training and require identification.

The list of possible reforms is long. What's unacceptable is the current lawless status quo.
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This is so beautiful
Protesters chanting "We're not cold, we're not afraid, Minne[apolis/sota] taught us to be brave" in Boston tonight outside Government Center station.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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there are days my heart breaks and reading that woman's statement, knowing she's terrified to go home, knowing we can't tell her that she's wrong to be terrified...

I believe we are going to win.

I will hate them forever for making us fight.
January 25, 2026 at 1:51 AM
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what can i use to caption a video that won't train someone's slop machine?
January 25, 2026 at 1:09 AM
I'm going to go stand out in the cold and light a candle for those we've lost today, last week, last year, since white people first stepped foot on this continent. So much loss. So much collective pain. A candle isn't enough but in this moment it's what I have.
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
*points at post*

It is way past time to do better, fellow white people.
Please don't use the phrase "circling the wagons" uncritically, fellow white people
January 25, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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For those who can, here are links to donate directly to local efforts on the ground resisting ICE's terrorizing of Minneapolis. Let me know what you donated to where, and I'll match it until I get a panicked call from my bank!

linktr.ee/mplsmutualaid
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree
Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors
linktr.ee
January 24, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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So jist for people who seem confused or newish

An agitator is someone who is pushing for violence, and it's often phrased as 'you oughta' or '"we" oughta' but they're never the ones. They're just trying to rile up others.

It doesn't mean your friend who's having a meltdown, there you reach out.
You should also always block agitators.
January 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
I'm holding you close even as my own heart cries in an eternal scream. I am walking with you even as my legs collapse from the weight of my tears. And I am demanding of the divine for more better angels than hateful hearts. I am holding you close cuz steel-laced compassion and solidarity must win.
January 25, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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one of the things that makes today hard is that yesterday felt, for such a brief moment, hopeful.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Or after you have left.

Speaking from experience.
Abusers are always most violent when you try to leave.
January 24, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Abusers are always most violent when you try to leave.
January 24, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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Live as you like, your life is yours anyway

- Fire
January 24, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Sexy
January 24, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The Blue Sword
What is "your" Newbery book? The one you read when you were little (or not so little), and took into your soul?

Mine's The Perilous Gard.
January 24, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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I love you.

I just thought you should hear that today.

I love you.
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Come on Red Deer!
You can do this!
Your kids deserve good quality healthcare and education, and LaGrange has been stomping on all of it while pretending to be a loving grandma.

Recall petition signings happening now!

#ableg #abpoli
Recall Red Deer North signing locations for tomorrow, Friday, January 23rd.
January 23, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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Also huge shout out to ProtoPasta (who I do not believe is on this website) because they have now shipped stacks of filament to multiple members of our group, completely for free, just to support this cause. 💓

If you're a fan, thank them for being awesome!

proto-pasta.com
Protopasta Brand 3D Printer Filament - Made in USA by Protoplant Inc
We aim to deliver the highest quality, most creative material & application solutions with a close-to-custom & close-to-customer approach. Our passion for machines, design & making drives experimentat...
proto-pasta.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Just updated our linktree with our evening totals. The Rogue Coven Of Whistle Avengers (I just change the name daily) is ready for your request!

If you want to help, hit the GFM or wishlists. I'm trying to rotate the wishlists that most need filament to the top every day! 💓

linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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JANUARY UPDATE: This month’s housing update is short. I don’t really know what to say and I’m not sure if it’s because it’s difficult to think when it’s so cold or all the other intense things going on in the world. I hope you are all having as kind a January as possible. gofund.me/9afb38a92
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Website direct donation: lilymeade.com/donate
Venmo: @Lily-Meade-1
Cashapp: $lilymeade
Donate — Lily Meade
lilymeade.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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I'm not seeing alt text showing up, so FYI, it's a picture of a marcher in Minneapolis with a sign: "For those who believe in 'Paid Agitators': You couldn't pay me to be out in this weather. But for our neighbors, we'll freeze for free!"
❤️❤️❤️
January 23, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Time for everyone paying attention to Minnesota's General Strike to read up on Aquatennial & Bloody Friday - Minneapolis
The last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934.

It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25.

Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Want to understand how the US withdrawal from WHO is going to impact the US? This article gives a high level picture. It's not great.
The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health
As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.
time.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:19 PM