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Reina 🎃 (she/her)

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Hobbit fury. We ride, after elevenses. Reading & writing HEAs & KidLit. For peace, trans rights, and reparations. All human. Support human creators. Linktree: https://t.co/tIOvhhKZat On stolen Ohlone land. Supporting https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/

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Reina 🎃 (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social · Mar 9

Did you know I've written over 30 books?
A thread of the mostly cozy, kisses-only romances available (contemporary and historical) 👇
Content notes: www.reinamwilliams.com/p/content-ad...

Amazon: amzn.to/3s3kUDg
Apple: apple.co/3DVvhuW
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/3ES0h0n
Kobo: bit.ly/3ylmCke

Reina 🎃 (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social · Dec 18

Cozy up with a short, sweet (free) Christmas read! #CozyRomance Meet the 7 Manning brothers & their found family in #MontanaMatchmakers
Sweet Christmas
❤️childhood sweethearts to more
❤️sharp baker x soft artist
❤️forced proximity
Amazon: www.amazon.com/Sweet-Christ...
Other: books2read.com/u/b5QEN7

graphic with a photo background of a red and white heart-shaped steaming mug on a snowy, sparkly area with an e-reader on the left with the book cover for Sweet Christmas and the text in red above the mug "Cozy up with a sweet holiday read!" and the Books 2 Read and Amazon logos on the bottom

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 18d

A drawing of a dragon leaning near a glowing spark while it rains outside. The caption reads, "you deserve extra care on tough days"

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Ayleth🌺 @aylethm.bsky.social · 12h

I had just started reading this over the weekend...

“…you can't throw anybody under the bus. You can't leave anybody behind. And that's become my favorite thing to say to people: I won't throw anybody under the bus, and I'm not leaving anybody. It has to include us all, or it's not going to work.”

The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 17h

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work.

Rest in peace 🖤

Miss Major Speaks Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major

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London Price, author 🌈 @londonpriceauthor.bsky.social · 14h

And here's mine too!
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5iiyg...

A No Kings protest sign in a graffiti style

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Reina 🎃 (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social · 12h

Book 2

#20TBRBookChallenge
Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

#Booksky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #Readersky
#ReinaReads

Picture from Nicole Glover's website of her book The Conductors with text in orange on the bottom and a ghostly bird in woods with a young Black woman in a 19th century style dress holding up a lantern.

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 17h

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 17h

Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔

On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
truthout.org/articles/a-m...

A Mother’s Day Chat With Revolutionary Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Janet Mock has called Miss Major, who has nurtured generations of queer and trans youth, “the mother we all deserve.”…

truthout.org

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 17h

Seeing a lot of "No Kings" protests groups using AI images lately

You aren't resisting fascism by using their tools

Be better than that

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 21h

For Indigenous People's Day, I'd like to encourage fellow #Trekkies (and everyone else!) to read Black and Choctaw commentator @law-writes.bsky.social on one example of Native representation in #StarTrek.

www.startrek.com/news/star-tr...

How Star Trek: The Next Generation Took On Indigenous American Representation

A member of the Choctaw Nation parses through TNG's 'Journey's End.'

www.startrek.com

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Kyra Freestar @kyrafreestar.bsky.social · 1d

Are you a journalist, writer, editor, publisher? Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day by following and learning about @indigeditors.bsky.social.

Indigenous Editors Association @indigeditors.bsky.social · 3d

Got a question about the Indigenous Editors Association?

We’d love to hear from you!

Reach out at any time through our contact form: indigenouseditorsassociation.com/contact

#IndigenousEditors #IEA

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Schaffe @loliryder.bsky.social · 1d

Evergreen request.

Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 1d

Please consider adding alt text to posts with images as folx with vision loss & other disabilities deserve equitable access to information, & you can even update your settings on BlueSky so that you cannot post images without alt text, so you are prompted to add it if you might otherwise forget! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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Taoskie @taoskie.bsky.social · 1d

Terrific article about what community defense against ICE looks like and how to get involved.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Dr Rebecca Hall I’m Spartacus! @wakerevolt.bsky.social · 1d

www.ccijustice.org/carrn

Find your local California Rapid Response hotline | CCIJ

Find your local California Rapid Response Network and hotline to report immigration enforcement activity and keep our communities safe!

www.ccijustice.org

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Reina 🎃 (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Maurice Chevalier in Gigi wearing a 19th century style grey suit and bowtie and cream boater hat, which he's tipping up with a smile after singing "I'm Glad That I'm Not Young Anymore" while sitting at an outdoor cafe table.

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · Jun 9

Open for early commission bookings for the months ahead, prioritizing book covers, private art/gifts, & larger projects w flexible timelines that can cover my medical expenses for a few months: forms.gle/xbdSuuQRwwfA... 🌱
#art #illustration #DisabledArtist #SupportArtists #SupportBipoc #artists

Dhiyanah @bydhiyanah.bsky.social · May 3

Looking for commissioned work for the months ahead! Would love to work on private comms & book covers w whimsical, nature-focused themes.

Open for tips/mutual aid to help with medical expenses (+ there's a lil shop here): ko-fi.com/bydhiyanah

Thank you for shares/support 💚 #artists #SupportArtists

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Reina 🎃 (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Book 1

#20TBRBookChallenge
Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no expectations, just covers.

#Booksky #BookChallenge
#ReadingChallenge #Readersky
#ReinaReads

Book cover for The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe by Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry with the text in black calligraphy-style font against a cream background in the center with a patterned blue, cream, and yellow surround of stylized flowers and circles.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 2d

need Sunday reading? explore what's on the ballot next month!

I put together the 180+ key races you should know about, across 32 states.

so explore, & find the ones that interest you the most, here: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...

and let me highlight three under-radar races, in 🧵 below. ⬇️

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 2d

try The Ink Witch by @stephcherrywell.com

Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 2d

We especially need trans girls as protagonists in YA. It's rare enough to get MC trans rep, and what little we have is almost entirely from the masc side of the spectrum.

alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 3d

put trans women in your fiction. don’t be a fucking coward.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

White supremacy is really an invention & a lie & there are no uncivilized savage cultures in comparison to white European culture, & Europe did not dominate the globe because they were better & neither did America.

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Lu @rendernev.bsky.social · 2d

Kitty witch and pumpkin pal.

A kitty witch stands on a happy pumpkin.

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Zappit @zappit.bsky.social · 5d

Link requested this be boosted so we can help Dr. Divya raise money for Palestinian families in need.

It is also a good day to reinstate Link’s account.

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JSpice @spicetrader.bsky.social · 2d

“Political issues aren't siloes, they're all connected, and Mamdani recognizes that. Other Democrats need to see it too, and I hope they are paying attention”

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 3d

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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alec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 2d

THREAD. Did you know that at about 1/3 of all stranger homicides in the U.S. are perpetrated by police? But there's something hidden here that is important to understand in this authoritarian moment.

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Old Hollywood @theoldhollywood.bsky.social · 2d

Lena Horne performing "I Know You Remember" in The Duke Is Tops (1938)

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