Gwen Tolios ✒️ 💜🖤🤍💚
@gwentolios.bsky.social
Reader. Fangirl. Analyst. Ace. Shower singer. Author: RETURNING TO YOU + HEALING CRYSTALS & OTHER BREAKABLES
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Healing Crystals & Other Breakables is almost here! 📚💙🏳️🌈 This fantasy book is full of queer stories where anything from bones to the belief in gods is eligible for a good cracking. Preorders are up on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/Healing-Crys...
www.amazon.com/Healing-Crys...
Really trying to finish this nonfiction book before 2026, but i have to escape the house first because chores & the Internet (ahem ao3) are loud at home. But also, i got this kashmiri ginger latte & my eyes went wide because that is truly a large coffee.
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Really trying to finish this nonfiction book before 2026, but i have to escape the house first because chores & the Internet (ahem ao3) are loud at home. But also, i got this kashmiri ginger latte & my eyes went wide because that is truly a large coffee.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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There’s a new Humble book bundle featuring a set of No Starch Press books on Hacking. For a limited time, pay what you want AND support EFF’s fight for privacy and free speech online! www.humblebundle.com/books/hacki...
Humble Tech Book Bundle: Hacking by No Starch
Turn your curiosity about computer hacking into a fast-paced, proven, and practical career with the latest Humble Tech Book Bundle!
www.humblebundle.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There’s a new Humble book bundle featuring a set of No Starch Press books on Hacking. For a limited time, pay what you want AND support EFF’s fight for privacy and free speech online! www.humblebundle.com/books/hacki...
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It's the first day of the Advent Calendar! Don't miss it. Every day, a new LGBT book will be available, but it's only free for one day, so be sure to check in daily!
www.jmsbooksllc.com/advent-calen...
#mmromance #gayromance #booksky
www.jmsbooksllc.com/advent-calen...
#mmromance #gayromance #booksky
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It's the first day of the Advent Calendar! Don't miss it. Every day, a new LGBT book will be available, but it's only free for one day, so be sure to check in daily!
www.jmsbooksllc.com/advent-calen...
#mmromance #gayromance #booksky
www.jmsbooksllc.com/advent-calen...
#mmromance #gayromance #booksky
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Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
DOGE Isn’t Dead. Here’s What Its Operatives Are Doing Now
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Contrary to popular reports, DOGE has “burrowed into the agencies like ticks,” government sources tell WIRED. www.wired.com/story/what-i...
She's gorgeous.
December 1, 2025 at 2:47 AM
She's gorgeous.
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After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.
These Zika mothers went to battle — and their cry was heard
After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 11:03 PM
After the Zika outbreak ended in Brazil, many families faced a new reality: a child whose life was irrevocably altered after the mother contracted the virus while pregnant. Here's what happened next.
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Do you feel a sudden sense of fear & uncertainty, as if your life is upended?
That you might lose your health insurance & have to update your resume & apply for jobs in a terrible market?
Did you think your job was secure only to find out it’s not?
Oh no. Anyway
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
That you might lose your health insurance & have to update your resume & apply for jobs in a terrible market?
Did you think your job was secure only to find out it’s not?
Oh no. Anyway
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to hau...
www.rawstory.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Do you feel a sudden sense of fear & uncertainty, as if your life is upended?
That you might lose your health insurance & have to update your resume & apply for jobs in a terrible market?
Did you think your job was secure only to find out it’s not?
Oh no. Anyway
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
That you might lose your health insurance & have to update your resume & apply for jobs in a terrible market?
Did you think your job was secure only to find out it’s not?
Oh no. Anyway
www.rawstory.com/doge-employe...
Ug, we finally crossed 32F at a time I am outside and my asthma is starting to peek its head up. Nooooo
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ug, we finally crossed 32F at a time I am outside and my asthma is starting to peek its head up. Nooooo
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The Trump administration announced new efforts today to roll back key parts of the Endangered Species Act, aiming to reinstate changes from his first term that were previously halted by a federal court.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The Trump administration announced new efforts today to roll back key parts of the Endangered Species Act, aiming to reinstate changes from his first term that were previously halted by a federal court.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
SIREN and CAIR-CA v. San Jose
The San Jose Police Department has blanketed the city’s roadways with nearly five hundred Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs). The police department uses this unblinking surveillance network to
www.eff.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
We're suing the city of San Jose for its pervasive ALPR surveillance program. With nearly 500 ALPRs, the SJPD allows its officers to search millions of records, all without a warrant. These unconstitutional searches must be stopped. Read the complaint: www.eff.org/cases/siren...
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By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more. www.wired.com/story/a-simp...
A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more.
www.wired.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever—along with profile photos and more. www.wired.com/story/a-simp...
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#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
November 18, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#Booksky We’re doing our first ever ebook set and it’s up for preorder now! Get a great deal on the entire Astreiant Series for some great gay fantasy reading to end the year! Releases 12/15 and preorders are up at our site, Smashwords and beyond - queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...
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AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
AI-generated evidence is showing up in court. Judges say they're not ready.
AI’s growing abilities to create realistic videos, images, documents and audio have judges worried about the trustworthiness of evidence in their courtrooms.
www.nbcnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
AI-generated evidence is already showing up in court, with parties trying to pass off deepfakes as authentic.
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
We spoke to 5 judges about the issue, who say it could just be the beginning of how AI will upend courts.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally. They count on a system that discounts the voices of victims and only too often cooperates in silencing them...
The Jeffrey Epstein cover-up is an affront to US democracy | Rebecca Solnit
Democracy means a society and system in which everyone’s rights matter. Rapists count on this being untrue – and Trump is proving them right
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally. They count on a system that discounts the voices of victims and only too often cooperates in silencing them...
Spotted around town
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Spotted around town
I have so trained myself that walk = coffee that the 12 min trip to Target in the dark still elicits such a craving. Is 6pm too late for coffee? Not really. It is also the perfect time to try the new bubble tea place
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I have so trained myself that walk = coffee that the 12 min trip to Target in the dark still elicits such a craving. Is 6pm too late for coffee? Not really. It is also the perfect time to try the new bubble tea place
Working on pointed toes during Halloween week at the studio
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Working on pointed toes during Halloween week at the studio
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The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.
US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.reuters.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
The State Department said that it has revoked the visas of foreign nationals who had spoken out against Charlie Kirk. Senior officials within the department said they would move to deny or rescind visas for individuals who had criticized Kirk, this is a direct violations of the First Amendment.
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The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
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I'm crowdsourcing out of desperation so please be kind.
I'm looking for 2 things for a friend. An adult residential ED program that has scholarships or can help offset cost. And while we look for that, a 🏳️🌈 friendly CPTSD therapist in the Loxahatchee, FL.
Please help me save my best friend's life.
I'm looking for 2 things for a friend. An adult residential ED program that has scholarships or can help offset cost. And while we look for that, a 🏳️🌈 friendly CPTSD therapist in the Loxahatchee, FL.
Please help me save my best friend's life.
October 13, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I'm crowdsourcing out of desperation so please be kind.
I'm looking for 2 things for a friend. An adult residential ED program that has scholarships or can help offset cost. And while we look for that, a 🏳️🌈 friendly CPTSD therapist in the Loxahatchee, FL.
Please help me save my best friend's life.
I'm looking for 2 things for a friend. An adult residential ED program that has scholarships or can help offset cost. And while we look for that, a 🏳️🌈 friendly CPTSD therapist in the Loxahatchee, FL.
Please help me save my best friend's life.
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Lots of us have great-grandparents names who were absolutely changed when they came here, and when people say otherwise, they're assuming your great-grandparents name was in the Roman alphabet.
Now, more than ever, it's important to understand why so many the myths we tell ourselves about immigration are actually very harmful.
First of all, your great-great-grandparents names *were not changed* at Ellis Island. No one there had the authority to do that.
First of all, your great-great-grandparents names *were not changed* at Ellis Island. No one there had the authority to do that.
October 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Lots of us have great-grandparents names who were absolutely changed when they came here, and when people say otherwise, they're assuming your great-grandparents name was in the Roman alphabet.