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Wanda Walker

@wandawalker.bsky.social

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Writer, equestrian, and recluse. Focuses primarily on LGBTQ stuff. See my work at https://wandawalkerwrites.wordpress.com/ she/her

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · Jul 22

Alright, fine, I'll waste half an hour of my time creating a thread of all my books on Patreon. Starting with: Kept Man. Based in Miami, it's about Carlos meeting a rich dude's trophy boyfriend, Alex. First chapters are free! wandawalkerwrites.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/k...

Two men standing close to one another next to a Ferrari with a "Kept Man" license plate.

Book cover that reads KEPT MAN by Wanda Walker, shows two goldfish at the top being looked at by one goldfish underneath

As an audio contractor, Carlos Rodriguez is used to seeing the homes of Miami’s richest when he’s installing their top-of-the-line sound systems. He also isn’t opposed to occasional flirtation with lonely trophy wives; it’s practically part of the job. So when Carlos is propositioned by a young kept man with looks only money can buy, he can’t help but fall head first into a secret and lurid affair. But Alex isn’t an empty-headed silicone Ken doll. The closer Carlos gets, the more Alex reveals the disturbing details of his relationship with his much older boyfriend—how it began, how it developed, and how tightly Alex wears his proverbial leash. But Alex’s denial runs deep, and Carlos begins to worry that not only is he in over his head, but he doesn’t know how to walk away.

Drawings of six characters: Alex, Carlos, Noah, Teresa, John, and Daniel

Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 5h

people mad about people reading bikes on sidewalks are welcome to ride their bikes on this road! Have fun with it! Cuz this is the road I sidewalk-ride and I'm not ashamed of this thing called "not wanting to die".

Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 5h

every tweet I've seen from this woman is a total banger.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 6h

the latest in the social media postings of Virginia state Senator Louise Lucas:

Update: The precinct with the most students in Blacksburg gave Gov-Elect Spanberger 91% of the vote and flipped the local House of Delegates seat from red to blue. Thank you
@megynkelly
or Kelly Megyn or whatever your name is!

Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 7h

big if true

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Nicholas Wallace @wallace.bsky.social · 20h

Illinois passed the Illinois Bivens Act, which allows folks to sue ICE officers who violate their rights. “damages can increase based on various factors … including the use of facial coverings, crowd control measures like tear gas, vehicles with a non-Illinois license plate or no license plate…”

Illinois lawmakers pass legislation in response to ICE activity

After weeks of heightened federal immigration enforcement in the greater Chicago area, the Illinois General Assembly approved House Bill 1312 on Oct. 31, strengthening immigration enforcement protecti...

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 8h

this is why when people say "oh the tiktok algorithm is soooo good" i don't believe them. people seem to be very easily entertained.

Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 8h

all instagram would have to do is show me pictures of horses or sewing machines and I'd be there. instead it's just reel after reel of some pretty art stuff being done. the same thing, over and over and over again. it's interesting for like 5 minutes and that's it.

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 8h

i keep hearing about sophisticated social media algorithms that keep you on the platform but lemme tell ya, whatever Instagram's is definitely isn't that.

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 11h

Don't trust a New York Times reporter. Don't talk to a New York Times reporter. They are the most ambitious journalists on the planet and will do anything to get the story their editor wants. The truth doesn't matter to them, only getting the story their editor wants so they can move up.

your mom @mrscrabapple.bsky.social · 13h

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 9h

Wow, that's great! My parents are in semi-nearby Gettysburg, so I know how that area can be >_>

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 17h

TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!

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AuroraPeachy 🍑 @aurorapeachy.bsky.social · 16h

Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.

Suzan Phoenix @sphoenixwriter.bsky.social · 2d

HEAD'S UP FELLOW #CREATIVES!
If you haven't heard, #Grammarly is changing...and one change that doesn't pass the smell test is the incorporation of the ocean-boiling plagiarism machine that is #AI. 😒
I'm ditching Grammarly TONIGHT. #Writing #Writers #NoAI
www.grammarly.com/blog/company...

Grammarly Rebrands Company as Superhuman, Introduces Superhuman Suite and Superhuman Go

Superhuman Platform delivers proactive, context-aware AI agents that work in the flow of work, wherever people work Grammarly today announced it is changing its company…

www.grammarly.com

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 12h

reeegulaaaar peeeeeeople lmao

ℳatt @matttomic.bsky.social · 15h

Oh my GOD. The song that Rudy Giuliani used in his anti-Zohran post is fucking AI-generated.

It's a song called "September 11, 2001" and it's from some AI slop factory called The Experience. You need to hear how bad this song is.

music.apple.com/cz/album/sep...

September 11, 2001 (9/11) - Single by The Experience on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 1 Song

music.apple.com

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Second Ave. Sagas @2avesag.as · 19h

The Times parsed the vote using similar categories and again found that the single most determinative factor economic-like factor in the election was "commute by transit" vs "commute by car." It edged out renters vs. homeowners. There's still outstanding data but I expect these trends will hold.

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 18h

"We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves."
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Mamdani: "We can respond to oligarchy and authoritarianism with the strength it fears, not the appeasement it craves. After all, if anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him."

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derek van vliet @derek.bike · 20h

good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx

guy said, “Do you like Marx?”

I said, “I haven’t met him.”

Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.”

“Wow, what happened?”

“No, no, he died long ago.”

I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?”

“No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.”

I said, “Sounds amazing.”

I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx.

BS: The FBI.

MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

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Archai @archai.bsky.social · 1d

This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.

Photo of NBC’s exit poll data (from my work laptop, lol) showing Mamdani splitting the straight vote equally with Cuomo, but taking the LGBTQ+ vote by more than 5:1. Even though the LGBTQ+ slice is only 14% of the population, they were a LANDSLIDE in his favor.

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 21h

feels great!

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caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · 1d

Harvard Gazette:
Gazette: “You are the mother of two In ten years you have produced three novels and two short-story collections. Can you talk about your process and how you manage work and family?”
Groff: “I understand that this is a question of vital importance to a lot of people, particularly to other mothers who are artists trying to get their work done, and know that I feel for everyone in the struggle. But until I see a male writer asked that question, I am going to respectfully decline to answer it.”

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Velodus 🦃🍂 @velodus.bsky.social · 1d

A 34-year-old as a politician: My god he's like a baby. It's like they just elected an infant to be their mayor.

A 34-year-old as an athlete: You have to admire the bravery of him attempting that dunk, knowing full well the grim reaper is right behind him.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman @josie.zone · 23h

I've always loved this anecdote from Mira Nair, filmmaker and mother of Zohran Mamdani, about pitching a studio exec on MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991) and being told he'd only fund it if it had more white people

"I said, 'Well, all the waiters in this film will be white. Of that, I can promise you.'"

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 21h

i wasn't making fun of her, I thought it was cute 😭

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 21h

A pro-ICE sheriff in a purple Philly suburban county got the boot as well.

Feel like law enforcement races are the ones least likely to flip to Dems, but last night even those did.

And a pro-ICE sheriff lost in a county that is 80% white. So this wasn’t just the cratering of Hispanic GOP support.

Bucks County Beacon @buckscountybeacon.com · 21h

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters | Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the Blue Wave that washed away local GOP office holders, writes Editor @cmychalejko.bsky.social.

Bucks County’s ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night - Bucks County Beacon

Sheriff-elect Danny Ceisler, a 33-year-old Democrat from Bristol Borough, was in many ways the crest of the “Blue Wave” that washed away local Republican office holders.

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Tal B. Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 1d

mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.

Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 1d

I'm happy that Mamdani won. But I won't let that get in the way of my celebrating Cuomo losing.

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Wanda Walker @wandawalker.bsky.social · 1d

wild how much changes in less than a year. this guy had a post about cats that only got 47 likes 10 months ago.