beniowa
@beniowa.bsky.social
Iowan, progressive socialist, book lover SFF nerd, cat dad, he/him.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.
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It’s my birthday today so you have to share my stupid lil newsletter. That’s the law. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the week: Dagen McDowell | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It’s my birthday today so you have to share my stupid lil newsletter. That’s the law. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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This week, I turn 43, in a time where Mar-a-Lago face is dominating the headlines and I’m increasingly confused about what aging even looks like. www.patreon.com/posts/146014...
What do I do with this old-ass face? | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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December 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, I turn 43, in a time where Mar-a-Lago face is dominating the headlines and I’m increasingly confused about what aging even looks like. www.patreon.com/posts/146014...
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Remember, under the Trump administration, you can celebrate the birth of Jesus; it’s legal now. But also Mary and Joseph would have gone bankrupt delivering our Lord and Savior. Just before they got kidnapped by ICE agents. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the week: The Republicans’ plan for health care | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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December 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Remember, under the Trump administration, you can celebrate the birth of Jesus; it’s legal now. But also Mary and Joseph would have gone bankrupt delivering our Lord and Savior. Just before they got kidnapped by ICE agents. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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Dingus of the week. Read it and weep. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
December 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Dingus of the week. Read it and weep. www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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If you are an author who is writing about reproductive justice, well I have good news. The University of Iowa is launching a special book series focused on RJ and we are looking for contributors. Details on the website and a kick off event tomorrow! lrj.sites.uiowa.edu
Locating Reproductive Justice Book Series | The University of Iowa
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December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
If you are an author who is writing about reproductive justice, well I have good news. The University of Iowa is launching a special book series focused on RJ and we are looking for contributors. Details on the website and a kick off event tomorrow! lrj.sites.uiowa.edu
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A headline for the ages! (And an interesting story to boot)
Meet the Three Pigeons at the Center of This Farm's Bisexual Throuple Drama
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Meet the Three Pigeons at the Center of This Farm's Bisexual Throuple Drama
“Sit down, I have to tell you about a bisexual pigeon and all the drama he has brought to my barn.”
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December 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A headline for the ages! (And an interesting story to boot)
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In her new book “Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies,” film critic @kristenklopez.bsky.social says “I want people to look at movies, past and present, more deeply” ... and that's **always** my jam
We talked!
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We talked!
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‘Popcorn Disabilities’ author Kristen Lopez looks at disability portrayals in movies
If movies can shape perceptions, Hollywood has done its fare share of creating misperceptions around disability.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In her new book “Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disabled Representation in the Movies,” film critic @kristenklopez.bsky.social says “I want people to look at movies, past and present, more deeply” ... and that's **always** my jam
We talked!
Gift 🔗
We talked!
Gift 🔗
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Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Communities need used-book shops.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
As the trends in our world are increasingly standardized and entrenched by "predictive" technologies that stifle innovation and reduce human actions into economic categories...
We need a full range of possibilities for readers and communities to explore and share.
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I read the Cheryl Hines book so you don’t have to www.patreon.com/posts/144407...
What is Cheryl Hines thinking? Nothing, apparently | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I read the Cheryl Hines book so you don’t have to www.patreon.com/posts/144407...
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Now for some sports news...
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
(this week's cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages)
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COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
COVER REVEAL: My next book is a standalone science fiction cyberpunk thriller starring aging corporate samurai. The Last Contract of Isako will be out on May 5, 2026 from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Can't wait to share it with you. Thank you to @tommypocket.bsky.social for this kickass cover ⚔️
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Not a kangaroo court, a hamster tribunal www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the week: Lindsey Halligan | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Not a kangaroo court, a hamster tribunal www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
College cats of Oxford
Once upon a time, we featured an image of Magdalen's kitten, Ozymandias, in our newsletter. We figured it might be a gentle contrast to our regular diet of planning and local politics.
The grey ball ...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you like cute cats with stupidly brilliant names, photographed amongst very pretty Oxford architecture, this article from @oxfordclarion.bsky.social is for you: oxfordclarion.uk/college-cats...
Agreed.
Did #metoo go too far? Well, *looks at the news* clearly it didn’t go far enough www.patreon.com/posts/metoo-...
#MeToo Didn't Go Far Enough | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Agreed.
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Here is my argument that the pundits are wrong. You absolutely can run a socialist in middle America and win. www.patreon.com/posts/143343...
You can run a Mamdani in Iowa and win | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Here is my argument that the pundits are wrong. You absolutely can run a socialist in middle America and win. www.patreon.com/posts/143343...
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Temu Kristi Noem was back at it this week www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
Dingus of the Week: Sandwiches and Circuses | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Temu Kristi Noem was back at it this week www.patreon.com/posts/dingus...
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I wrote about my IUD hell and how everything feels so hard even when it shouldn’t be www.patreon.com/posts/142830...
To be a woman is to be in pain | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I wrote about my IUD hell and how everything feels so hard even when it shouldn’t be www.patreon.com/posts/142830...
@lilyvalley.bsky.social Came across this on @annaleen.bsky.social page and thought you might be interested.
We love science fiction conventions! Especially indie fan-run conventions. But... they basically haven't changed since the 1970s.
How could cons change for the 21st century? We talked to a host of con veterans about panels, venues, volunteers, etc.
ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-future-o...
How could cons change for the 21st century? We talked to a host of con veterans about panels, venues, volunteers, etc.
ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-future-o...
November 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
@lilyvalley.bsky.social Came across this on @annaleen.bsky.social page and thought you might be interested.
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It’s time to reclaim frogs. In 2016, frogs were a symbol of alt right hate, now they’re being used as satire against authoritarianism. www.patreon.com/posts/best-w...
The best way to counter Trump’s lies? Frogs 🐸 | Men Yell at Me by Lyz Lenz
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October 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
It’s time to reclaim frogs. In 2016, frogs were a symbol of alt right hate, now they’re being used as satire against authoritarianism. www.patreon.com/posts/best-w...
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I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...
October 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I wrote about the Elizabeth Holmes of the media lyz.substack.com/p/let-the-al...