The Bookwench 🇨🇦🐱🏳️🌈
@shiftercat.bsky.social
Another cis feminist for trans rights. She/her. Not quite a crone. Bad-faith arguments get you muted, slurs get you blocked. I repost a lot of geekery, some of it NSFW.
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Beginning a master thread of reference threads. Expect more additions in the future.
Until Bluesky has a Pin function, I may have to bookmark this manually.
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jeffrey epstein being the first domino for the financial crash, video game micro transactions, and Gamergate is making me lose my mind
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
jeffrey epstein being the first domino for the financial crash, video game micro transactions, and Gamergate is making me lose my mind
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In case anyone thinks OP is exaggerating the point
February 4, 2026 at 6:27 PM
In case anyone thinks OP is exaggerating the point
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Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
February 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Red Ogre (@ogre.red) gets rights to your work upon *submission*.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
And those rights are ridiculous. They can change your work, not credit you, use your work for advertising, or put it in an anthology.
Don't submit to this one, folks.
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Ow. My brain hurts now. Too much truth got put in it.
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Ow. My brain hurts now. Too much truth got put in it.
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While the @washingtonpost.com 2026 layoff fund has done extremely well, please also consider giving to the fund for its laid-off international employees not eligible for protection by the newspaper’s guild: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
While the @washingtonpost.com 2026 layoff fund has done extremely well, please also consider giving to the fund for its laid-off international employees not eligible for protection by the newspaper’s guild: www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
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I know that they will always do the cruelest thing and the most racist thing, but the extent to which these particular fuckers will also do the stupidest thing.
Fire up the phones. Make every fucking member of the GOP own this.
Fuck them.
Fire up the phones. Make every fucking member of the GOP own this.
Fuck them.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I know that they will always do the cruelest thing and the most racist thing, but the extent to which these particular fuckers will also do the stupidest thing.
Fire up the phones. Make every fucking member of the GOP own this.
Fuck them.
Fire up the phones. Make every fucking member of the GOP own this.
Fuck them.
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
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Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
February 6, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Swear to god, ICE could just announce they're leaving a city but not leave and the media will just stop covering that city completely even though ICE never left.
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
It's what ICE and the media did with LA and they're doing it with Minneapolis too
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Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
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Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
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This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
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today is a wonderful day to love and support trans people and trans artists 🏳️⚧️
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 PM
today is a wonderful day to love and support trans people and trans artists 🏳️⚧️
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February 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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By my count in the last five years we have seen four sex trafficking rings involving the elite of entertainment and media, academia, finance, and politics with no discernible effects on our system and without us making it central to political analysis. Instead, pundits told us #metoo went too far.
February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
By my count in the last five years we have seen four sex trafficking rings involving the elite of entertainment and media, academia, finance, and politics with no discernible effects on our system and without us making it central to political analysis. Instead, pundits told us #metoo went too far.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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TPM is reviving The Franchise, our weekly newsletter on elections & voting rights as the Trump administration continues its assault on election administration, the franchise and democracy overall.
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The Franchise Newsletter: Welcome Back!
Hello, and welcome (back) to The Franchise! My name is Khaya Himmelman,...
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February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
TPM is reviving The Franchise, our weekly newsletter on elections & voting rights as the Trump administration continues its assault on election administration, the franchise and democracy overall.
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Men are not trash. It's the system.
We subject boys, literal children, to the most unimaginably dehumanizing conditions at a massive cultural scale in the imperial core, and then call them pieces of shit for not fighting off structural forces when they were 7.
We can change this, together.
We subject boys, literal children, to the most unimaginably dehumanizing conditions at a massive cultural scale in the imperial core, and then call them pieces of shit for not fighting off structural forces when they were 7.
We can change this, together.
Men are not trash.
Perpetuating the narrative that “men are bad” helps normalize rape culture by making it seem like it’s just inherent to their nature. It’s not.
hilaryagro.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Men are not trash. It's the system.
We subject boys, literal children, to the most unimaginably dehumanizing conditions at a massive cultural scale in the imperial core, and then call them pieces of shit for not fighting off structural forces when they were 7.
We can change this, together.
We subject boys, literal children, to the most unimaginably dehumanizing conditions at a massive cultural scale in the imperial core, and then call them pieces of shit for not fighting off structural forces when they were 7.
We can change this, together.
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Yup. SEVERAL is the time where I met someone as a fan of mine and/or someone with a single professional sale who then became a bestseller/award winner/big deal in a different but related field. Time passes. Everything is fluid. Who you see on the way up is who you'll see on the way down. And so on.
The thing is you never know for sure when the person you're talking to is going to be in a different position, whether they have a book deal they haven't announced or they blow up on TikTok or whatever. If you want to be part of a community, it's so shortsighted to only want to talk to "big names"
5. Who are you to the people new to the community? Who are you to people who can offer you nothing in that community but encouragement? Who are you to the people attractive to you? Who are you to those NOT attractive to you? Are you happy to talk to a "nobody" or looking to trade up in conversation?
February 5, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Yup. SEVERAL is the time where I met someone as a fan of mine and/or someone with a single professional sale who then became a bestseller/award winner/big deal in a different but related field. Time passes. Everything is fluid. Who you see on the way up is who you'll see on the way down. And so on.
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At this point, I think the entire publishing industry needs to have a serious conversation about the degree to which the last 15 years have increasingly seen book promo become an online venture, and what that means now that entire social media and digital platforms are getting torched overnight. 🧵
The WaPo cuts are devastating. And to cut the Books section entirely makes the already bleak critical landscape even more bare. This was all preventable but Bezos, who could find the post I perpetuity without noticing it, is hellbent on destroying the Post. And for what?
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 AM
At this point, I think the entire publishing industry needs to have a serious conversation about the degree to which the last 15 years have increasingly seen book promo become an online venture, and what that means now that entire social media and digital platforms are getting torched overnight. 🧵
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As an aside, Rachel is a legend. (From Fischer’s “African Founders”)
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
As an aside, Rachel is a legend. (From Fischer’s “African Founders”)
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Love it! 🥇🇭🇹
alt-text: a Black man and woman model the 2026 winter Olympic outfits designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean.
Inspired by Édouard Duval-Carrié, a blue sky, lush greenery, and a horse are painted onto quilted thermal ski fabric. The woman wears matching headwrap & full skirt.
alt-text: a Black man and woman model the 2026 winter Olympic outfits designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean.
Inspired by Édouard Duval-Carrié, a blue sky, lush greenery, and a horse are painted onto quilted thermal ski fabric. The woman wears matching headwrap & full skirt.
THE LEWKS ARE IN!! Dressed in Sella Jean originals, the Haitian athletes are making a statement at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Love it! 🥇🇭🇹
alt-text: a Black man and woman model the 2026 winter Olympic outfits designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean.
Inspired by Édouard Duval-Carrié, a blue sky, lush greenery, and a horse are painted onto quilted thermal ski fabric. The woman wears matching headwrap & full skirt.
alt-text: a Black man and woman model the 2026 winter Olympic outfits designed by Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean.
Inspired by Édouard Duval-Carrié, a blue sky, lush greenery, and a horse are painted onto quilted thermal ski fabric. The woman wears matching headwrap & full skirt.
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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“burn the entire democracy down and start over” is an opinion equivalent to “apocalyptic times are good because the rapture is coming and I’ll go to heaven” in that it’s a way people give themselves permission to do none of the complex and difficult things that would make things a little better now
February 4, 2026 at 9:20 PM
“burn the entire democracy down and start over” is an opinion equivalent to “apocalyptic times are good because the rapture is coming and I’ll go to heaven” in that it’s a way people give themselves permission to do none of the complex and difficult things that would make things a little better now
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Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Most of the footage you see from ICE observers in Minnesota comes from the core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. I talked to observers in the northern suburbs, who say they're taking on the same mission in very different conditions. (1)
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