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former journalist! former television writer! former [a million day jobs]! now opening a worker-owned bookstore + cafe in astoria @nobordersbooks.bsky.social
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No Borders Collective Bookshop
No Borders is a worker-owned bookstore and cafe coming soon to Astoria, Queens! Inspired by the values of mutual aid, collective liberation, and lifelong education, we'll offer: a pay-what-you-want m...
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you might say that watching The Aviator three nights in a row may have something to say about my mental state. i might say that you are very correct
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
you might say that watching The Aviator three nights in a row may have something to say about my mental state. i might say that you are very correct
mount sinai keeps sending me texts like "an earlier visit is available! act fast!!! spots are limited!!!!" please calm down i am just trying to see a rheumatologist next month
November 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
mount sinai keeps sending me texts like "an earlier visit is available! act fast!!! spots are limited!!!!" please calm down i am just trying to see a rheumatologist next month
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I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
ok please tell me your favorite christmas-themed queer books (for BOOK CLUB)
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ok please tell me your favorite christmas-themed queer books (for BOOK CLUB)
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
biggest takeaway from 2025 movies is that smoking cigarettes is back, baby
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
biggest takeaway from 2025 movies is that smoking cigarettes is back, baby
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
spongebob big guy pants okay
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
spongebob big guy pants okay
kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
new @gladiephilly.bsky.social song / new reason to get out of bed this morning let's goooooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7D...
GLADIE : "CAR ALARM" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
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November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
new @gladiephilly.bsky.social song / new reason to get out of bed this morning let's goooooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7D...
tis the season to throw an extra hat + pair of gloves in your bag in case you walk by anyone who needs them
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
tis the season to throw an extra hat + pair of gloves in your bag in case you walk by anyone who needs them
if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
very embarrassing day for vanity fair tbqh
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
very embarrassing day for vanity fair tbqh
medically need a matlock/elsbeth crossover
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
medically need a matlock/elsbeth crossover
Pluribus unfortunately has activated both the 'i want to write about television again' and 'i want to write for television again' parts of my brain
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pluribus unfortunately has activated both the 'i want to write about television again' and 'i want to write for television again' parts of my brain
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
kinda ridiculous how hard it is to buy a new movie on dvd without shopping anywhere actively evil
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
kinda ridiculous how hard it is to buy a new movie on dvd without shopping anywhere actively evil
love whenever a Stephen King adaptation references his other works. need a character in Welcome to Derry to look around and ask "what is this, some kind of Pet Sematary?"
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
love whenever a Stephen King adaptation references his other works. need a character in Welcome to Derry to look around and ask "what is this, some kind of Pet Sematary?"
btw Astoria Bookshop (queer-owned! my former workplace! a beautiful store!) does 10% off for all book club selections so even if you can't join us for a meeting, i still highly recommend grabbing a copy and reading The Call-Out because it's sooo good astoriabookshop.com/item/kJGRmM4...
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
btw Astoria Bookshop (queer-owned! my former workplace! a beautiful store!) does 10% off for all book club selections so even if you can't join us for a meeting, i still highly recommend grabbing a copy and reading The Call-Out because it's sooo good astoriabookshop.com/item/kJGRmM4...
sometimes you just gotta take a few days off work to rewatch newsradio
November 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
sometimes you just gotta take a few days off work to rewatch newsradio
remember when we had sitcoms about people who DON'T have money
November 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
remember when we had sitcoms about people who DON'T have money
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Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html
November 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Periodic reminder that I’m doing freelance editing right now! I have experience in both fiction and nonfiction and offer a range of services from coaching to line editing to query letters—reach out if you have a project but are feeling at sea! www.jesszimmerman.com/editing.html
god bless my friends for understanding what my birthday is really about: my dog
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
god bless my friends for understanding what my birthday is really about: my dog
me trying to make friends with the people who recently-ish moved into the neighboring building and keep playing songs i love
November 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
me trying to make friends with the people who recently-ish moved into the neighboring building and keep playing songs i love