Victoria Woodhull
@vwoodhull938.bsky.social
Adoptee. Art History nerd. I was there the night that the lights went out in Georgia.
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🥚 We live in barbarism.
No abortion, health insurance, or affordable childcare for you but please feel free, young lady, to endure a pregnancy, risk your life in childbirth, and throw your baby in a box so rich people can have it.
Adoption supply chain infrastructure 👇
time.com/7299476/baby...
No abortion, health insurance, or affordable childcare for you but please feel free, young lady, to endure a pregnancy, risk your life in childbirth, and throw your baby in a box so rich people can have it.
Adoption supply chain infrastructure 👇
time.com/7299476/baby...
Why Baby Boxes Are Suddenly Everywhere
Devices to help parents anonymously surrender an infant are spreading across the U.S., stirring emotions and debate.
time.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🥚 We live in barbarism.
No abortion, health insurance, or affordable childcare for you but please feel free, young lady, to endure a pregnancy, risk your life in childbirth, and throw your baby in a box so rich people can have it.
Adoption supply chain infrastructure 👇
time.com/7299476/baby...
No abortion, health insurance, or affordable childcare for you but please feel free, young lady, to endure a pregnancy, risk your life in childbirth, and throw your baby in a box so rich people can have it.
Adoption supply chain infrastructure 👇
time.com/7299476/baby...
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No contract, no coffee. Starbucks workers are still on strike.
December 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
No contract, no coffee. Starbucks workers are still on strike.
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As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
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Jane Fonda, 1982
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/4002
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/4002
December 20, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Jane Fonda, 1982
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/4002
https://botfrens.com/collections/19/contents/4002
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I find this common Christian analogy of adopting children to being “adopted” by God so repellent it leaves me nauseated. To complete the analogy means to see the severance of the child’s original family as a divine punishment for sin. Whose sin? 🥚
![He isn't sure about all the aspects of BridgeStone's ministry. He does realize that the $20,000 spent just on airfare for every group that comes to BridgeStone could probably make a larger impact in Ukraine—when he's gone there, Ukrainian officials have told him as much. However, he's also wary of critics who condemn a mission like this without doing anything themselves. But on the larger picture Eric has no doubts. "The Bible really talks about how we're adopted as sons because we're grafted in [to God's family] after we were separated because of our sin and our selfish nature," he said. "All we've ever done is sin and transgress the things He really wanted us to be, and He still loves us. The love of the father is unconditional."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2sfy6irvmfmnwxe4ouhrrn7a/bafkreienbtolybv2boi3qymdnuwwuj52pzfdty5jyigwspo64kbeqtsi3i@jpeg)
December 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I find this common Christian analogy of adopting children to being “adopted” by God so repellent it leaves me nauseated. To complete the analogy means to see the severance of the child’s original family as a divine punishment for sin. Whose sin? 🥚
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and tiny tim, who was NOT in the epstein files,
December 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
and tiny tim, who was NOT in the epstein files,
When I was in my 20s I had a baby face that could pass for 15. I lived in NYC and I was out once with a new friend from work when I was invited to a party by another young woman who said she was a John Casablanca “Model Scout“. 1/
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
When I was in my 20s I had a baby face that could pass for 15. I lived in NYC and I was out once with a new friend from work when I was invited to a party by another young woman who said she was a John Casablanca “Model Scout“. 1/
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Is it racist to bar visas for international adoption *only* for Black/brown children?
Yes.
Is it racist for an industry to move children from the global south to mostly white homes, stripping them of their family, culture, language and even the right to know who they are?
Also Yes.
Yes.
Is it racist for an industry to move children from the global south to mostly white homes, stripping them of their family, culture, language and even the right to know who they are?
Also Yes.
December 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Is it racist to bar visas for international adoption *only* for Black/brown children?
Yes.
Is it racist for an industry to move children from the global south to mostly white homes, stripping them of their family, culture, language and even the right to know who they are?
Also Yes.
Yes.
Is it racist for an industry to move children from the global south to mostly white homes, stripping them of their family, culture, language and even the right to know who they are?
Also Yes.
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the proposed $5000 tax credit for adopters would, in the words of too many birth mothers, have made the difference between relinquishing and keeping their own children.
December 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
the proposed $5000 tax credit for adopters would, in the words of too many birth mothers, have made the difference between relinquishing and keeping their own children.
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i don’t think people understand the interconnection of the #adoption industry, child welfare systems, and the manufacturing of orphanhood. the overwhelmingly predominant cause children’s loss of family is not death but the state. most adoptees are people whose parents are dead *in law only.*
December 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM
i don’t think people understand the interconnection of the #adoption industry, child welfare systems, and the manufacturing of orphanhood. the overwhelmingly predominant cause children’s loss of family is not death but the state. most adoptees are people whose parents are dead *in law only.*
Everybody loves a train. Just give us our goddamn trains.
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Everybody loves a train. Just give us our goddamn trains.
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There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom
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A gentle reminder from the past: writing words and doing calculations are crafts best done sitting at a desk wearing a fancy hat. #amwriting
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
December 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
A gentle reminder from the past: writing words and doing calculations are crafts best done sitting at a desk wearing a fancy hat. #amwriting
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
The illuminated image is from 1414. #skystorians
I am truly confused by this. Disney once sued at daycare center into oblivion for drawing Disney characters on their wall, and now they are being fed into the slop machine?
NEW - Disney and OpenAI have struck a new three-year deal letting Sora generate short, fan-prompted social videos featuring 200+ characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars.
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I am truly confused by this. Disney once sued at daycare center into oblivion for drawing Disney characters on their wall, and now they are being fed into the slop machine?
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there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins
December 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
there’s a lot of irony around how writing a genuinely good prompt for LLMs requires the exact kind of clarity and precision in communication that is taught by good (human) writing instructors - who have now almost all been laid off by college admins
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Young Woman Playing Violin, 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16686
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16686
December 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Young Woman Playing Violin, 1923
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16686
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/16686
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“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“Why are folks getting dumber?” Because they don’t read. “Why aren’t men as romantic & poetic as they used to be?” Because they don’t read. “Why are people so vulnerable to propaganda?” “Why is everyone a conspiracy theorist?” Because they don’t read. Because they don’t read.
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Hi folks interested in #adoption, there are plans for an unrestricted birth certificate access bill in California in 2026. While petitions are not always helpful, in this case supporters would like to show the legislators the results. Please read and sign! More to come www.change.org/p/provide-un...
Sign the Petition
Provide Unrestricted Access to Original Birth Certificates to California born Adoptees
www.change.org
December 10, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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An important thing about Mackenzie Scott's philanthropy is that all of her gifts are *unrestricted.* She often gives to smaller nonprofits where those unrestricted gifts can have a huge impact, allowing organizations to use the money where it's needed most, not just where a donor wants.
MacKenzie Scott Announces $7 Billion of Charitable Giving This Year
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:50 AM
An important thing about Mackenzie Scott's philanthropy is that all of her gifts are *unrestricted.* She often gives to smaller nonprofits where those unrestricted gifts can have a huge impact, allowing organizations to use the money where it's needed most, not just where a donor wants.
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Who wants a medieval story time on the first autobiographer in English? She preached and led pilgrimages, but mostly she was known for weeping really loudly and publicly and making churchmen uncomfortable. Oh, she also had 14 kids and left them and her husband to go traveling (super popular choice).
December 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Who wants a medieval story time on the first autobiographer in English? She preached and led pilgrimages, but mostly she was known for weeping really loudly and publicly and making churchmen uncomfortable. Oh, she also had 14 kids and left them and her husband to go traveling (super popular choice).
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We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 5 medieval cats.
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
We're celebrating 12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 5 medieval cats.
The worlds revolve like ancient women
Gathering fuel in vacant lots.
Gathering fuel in vacant lots.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The worlds revolve like ancient women
Gathering fuel in vacant lots.
Gathering fuel in vacant lots.
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Jenny Holzer
April 17, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Jenny Holzer
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🥚 An adoptee scriptwriter calls it:
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood must stop writing harmful stereotypes, says adoptee
Writers who use adopted children as plot devices for evil characters are "lazy", say adoptees.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🥚 An adoptee scriptwriter calls it:
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Hollywood stories reinforce damaging tropes of adopted people as imposters/ devil children with trauma used as a plot device for evil [Marvel’s Loki]
OR
as the grateful waif who graces the lives of others [Roald Dahl’s Matilda]
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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It's an actual game plan on the right. They use it for book bans as well. They start with something easy: no porn in libraries. That hooks in the low information folks. Then you slowly broaden the scope until you're yanking any YA that violates Christian nationalism.
one of many parallels between anti-vaxxers & those who oppose gender-affirming care: they start by pretending they have a very specific concern (MMR vaccine, puberty blockers, etc), but once given any sway or say on the matter, they quickly strive to eliminate all of it
Kennedy's zombie ACIP panel just voted to restrict hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Experts say it will harm children for no reason. www.ms.now/news/rfk-cdc...
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
ACIP member Dr. Cody Meissner:
"'Do no harm' is a moral imperative. We are doing harm by changing this wording. And I vote no."
December 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's an actual game plan on the right. They use it for book bans as well. They start with something easy: no porn in libraries. That hooks in the low information folks. Then you slowly broaden the scope until you're yanking any YA that violates Christian nationalism.