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they/them 🏳️‍⚧️ aka bobcat fka littletnoee trans misc 🖤🩶🤍💚🤍🩶🖤 queer Dogs. Music. Books. BLM. Land Back. Free Palestine. Unbinary. most likely to die by enraged charismatic megafauna

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · Mar 14

i truly believe things will get better & i will keep fighting for a just & kind world.

i'm beyond pissed that i probably won't live to see it, though.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 9h

oh no. 💔❤️‍🩹

Truthout @truthout.org · 11h

Miss Major died at home on October 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by loved ones. A Stonewall veteran and surrogate mother to her community, Miss Major was a lifelong advocate for trans liberation.

Trans Activist and Movement Leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Dies at 78

A Stonewall veteran and surrogate mother to her community, Miss Major was a lifelong advocate for trans liberation.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 9h

this is the first book i ever read from Premee. now she's on my instant pre-order short list of authors.

Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 1d

Anyway I keep forgetting to yell about this book when it is 🍂seasonal 🍂 but THE APPLE-TREE THRONE (a little vanity project I self-pubbed in 2018) is also available on Kobo and in audio!

A young soldier returned from war is haunted by the ghost of his commanding officer (a posh git)

The Apple-Tree Throne

Buy The Apple-Tree Throne: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 20h

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 10h

i remembered that i have this beautiful gifted raincoat by a Native American designer that hardly ever gets used, so i went for my silly little walk *in style*

designer: J. Okuma

hanging up against a wall is a light blue raincoat with black, white and red butterflies. a stripe runs down the middle of the back and sleeves of the coat that mimics small red and white beads and porcupine quill beading against a black background.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 11h

*clapclapclap*

trying to decide if i do my silly little walk in the rain or wait it out, myownself.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

omg right?!

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

that stinks! i'm sorry friend. ❤️‍🩹

i don't know if it helps, but if you want to bend an ear of someone who's been living w chronic illness for a while, my dms are open.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

your dark mode is like extra dark. i bet you like that bitterass chocolate too.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

😁😁😁

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

hiiiiii!

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

🤷🏻

screenshot in dark mode from my notifications of Daniel's reply to me asking why it matters.

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Monster-Theory Medium Dave @azzageddi.myatproto.social · 1d

This is what Democratic lawmakers need to be doing: not giving up on groups that are unpopular because they've been targeted by hate campaigns, but TEACHING the public why those groups are being targeted and standing up for them.

Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 1d

"New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani released a video this weekend honoring the life and legacy of legendary transgender rights activist Sylvia Rivera, reaffirming promises to protect and expand services for trans New Yorkers if elected."

Watch Zohran Mamdani Give a Sylvia Rivera History Lesson in SOPHIE-Soundtracked Campaign Video

The New York City mayoral hopeful laid out his pro-LGBTQ+ plans.

www.them.us

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

why does this matter to people? i see it a lot.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

i love getting lectured to feel bad about using spotify by someone who then directs me to their substack

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

for the most part, i hate comps. whaddya mean i have to read these three other books to know if i'll enjoy this one?

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

that's absolutely breathtaking - both your work & that of the person who did the piecing. thank you for sharing it!

collaborative art for the win

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Jay 🌲➡️ Howloween 2025 @telekitnetic.bsky.social · Jun 21

Let's get an Indigenous art share going too!! If you're an Indigenous/First Nations artist, vendor, beader, etc, share your work and links below!!

#IndigenousPeoplesDay ❤️💛🤍🖤

A picture of various formline stickers piled on top of each other. In bold red gradient text reads "Indigenous People's Day Art Share".

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

weeeeeeeeeee!

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

i'm sorry, i haven't been on much today

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

is this the same Nick Fuentes who got doxxed and had to go into hiding bc of his 'your body my choice' stuff?

cos that doesn't seem particularly soft to me.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

tomorrow is errand day. B&N added to the itinerary!

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social · 1d

You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

the whole thread is worth your time

Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh 🧐 I don't know how to take this because why?

After all the work we do as Natives to move away from this outdated, stereotypical imagery steeped in racism and erasure and this is what we get on Indigenous Peoples' Day and its being shared and reshared on such a huge level.

Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Respect to those who got here first.