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Heathen-adjacent animist & hearth witch. 33 ▪︎ 🌈🖤🌿 ▪︎ MO [they/them]

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 10d

Return to tradition. 💜 Dreaming of the Trancestors explores the past using archaeological evidence, academic studies, and anecdotes from Norse lore. Along with Rock the Boat, it's available for pre-order til Friday, October 17.

#pagansky #witchsky #heathensky

photo of my hand holding a zine above fallen leaves. the zine is titled "DREAMING OF THE TRANCESTORS: GENDER NONCONFORMITY AND QUEERNESS IN PRE-CHRISTIAN NORTHWESTERN EUROPE." it has a light purple cover, featuring a take on the transgender glyph and three faces of various genders.

photo of page 16 from dreaming of the trancestors. it features an illustration of an archigallus, a gender nonconforming leader of the cult of cybele.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 8h

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 9h

been seeing a number of fuckass heathen fundies trying to legit resurrect ergi as a slur. we're already pretty well versed in reclaiming those my dudes!

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 9h

not gay as in happy but ergi as in fuck you

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 9h

"tear to shreds" and its just a correction, a direct question, and ideas for how to better express support

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11h

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Frostbitten Flamingo @flemtheparrot.bsky.social · 1d

Morning.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 21h

Most of rural Alaska is Alaska Native. Bonus donating to support Alaska Native people on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 21h

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 1d

look at this absolute robber baron

Tammi, yeah, that one. 2.1 @tammi.bsky.social · 1d

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!

A huge chonk of a fluffy cat sitting on a table near an open fire. The cat is cream and grey and appears to be shaped like a barrel in a fur coat. They are scowling fiercely with their moustache and bewhiskered ears apparently flowing back into the cold wind. There's a definite vibe that this villainous cat twirls their moustache as they evict orphans into the aforementioned blizzard and think Scrooge was an easy-going lightweight. They are magnificent.

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.

Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole

Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner

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Slurmsadako MacKenzie @slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 2d

GenAI truly was the worst technology to come along at this moment.

An energy and water guzzler when we most urgently need to take climate action.

A disinformation machine as our journalism fails.

A bias machine as fascism takes root.

A job killer in a cost of living crisis.

Bria "tries to write a book" Horses @thevoidencore.bsky.social · 7d

The "cognitive decline and brain damage from repeat COVID infections" and "easy to use robot that makes slop and melts your critical thinking skills" is a hell of a combo in a post-fact media ecosystem

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Nicholas @thekroog.bsky.social · 2d

Cute pumpkin outside our local fabric store. 🎃🪡

A pumpkin dressed up to look like one of those classic "tomato" pin cushions. It has multiple giant "pins" stuck in it.

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 2d

adenomyosis not being considered a disability is such shit. i am not ABLE to do the things i want to due to the pain of this disease. like hello??????

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 2d

Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world,... I feel like I can't take it. And my heart is just going to cave in.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 7d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 3d

5 ways YOU can use the torment nexus to maximize your workflow

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 3d

NEW SPOOD FRIEND

photo of a bold jumper spider on my seatbelt, looking out the window

photo of the same spider a few days later inside of an enclosure eating a cricket

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shaunt @shaunvids.bsky.social · 3d

i saw people saying '6 7' and didn't get the reference so i searched for it on here and the first thing i saw was a picture of two buff furry wolfmen jacking off into a urinal. good night

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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𝖋𝖌𝖕 @fairygothparent.bsky.social · 3d

cats is cats

photo of an amur tiger at the st louis zoo playing with a barrel

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Judith Butlerian Jihad @pghguy.bsky.social · 3d

this is what it takes. we're here now folks, there is not a "if the nazis came" it's "they're here and your mettle will be tested now"

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 3d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

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Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Slackermom @slackermom.bsky.social · 3d

Was just at a neighborhood school at dismissal. Hundreds of people with whistles surrounding the school and stationed down every block making sure ICE doesn’t snatch anyone. The same is happening at all the schools around here. I love my neighborhood and I love Chicago.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

What To Know About NSPM-7 https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-nspm-7/

Q: How does the order define anti-American?

A: They can’t tell you. That would ruin the surprise.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 4d

There’s a viral video reposted by a lot of news people nationally about an abduction at West Loop Elementary School, but there is no school with that name. The video seems to be of ICE detaining people near UIC yesterday. Details matter. We need to try to get them right before sharing.

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