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@heyyitsyara.bsky.social
proud mexican american, north carolinian, and davidson alumna. 🫶🏽 chat me up about health equity, your latest read, and whatever sparks joy✨
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More in No, Other People:

New poll:

“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”

• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree

“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”

• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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To anyone who is not clear: The First Amendment protected Rumeysa Ozturk when she published her op-ed. The same way it has protected me.

Rule of law means that we should be treated equally.
March 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Every day on the internet makes it abundantly clear that some people have never had a single person turn around and say to them, ‘Cite your sources’ because, and I say this with every ounce of love I can muster as a teacher: while you are entitled to your opinion, that does not make it fact.
March 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.
February 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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No executive order has the power or the right to tell you who you are. F*ck that noise. Surround yourself with love, and when you’re ready, get back in this fight.

We need you. 🫶🏽
January 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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For all the flak George Lucas gets for his writing, pretty hard to deny the "so this is how liberty dies" line is an unfortunately spot on banger.
January 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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No single action can change the world? Nah, that's bullshit. Every action changes something about the world. You and the world change each other every day. If nothing else, there are people who need to know right now that their allies will speak out, whether the oppressors ever admit wrong or not
January 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues

“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage

#readingcommunity
December 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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True
December 6, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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Here's your daily reminder that bookstores keep the love of reading alive — but they also keep neighborhoods beautiful. They are places to gather, to celebrate stories, to find community.

Please do your holiday shopping at your local independent bookstore, if you are lucky enough to still have one.
December 3, 2024 at 7:40 PM
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Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
Support your local bookstores.
#BookSky #BlackBookSky ☕️📚
November 30, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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I recommend setting aside some time to read this thoughtful essay. I found it to be very clarifying and grounded in actual detail rather than pundit-y projections.
On her first day canvassing for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, “I began to sense a dissonance between the celebrity-inflected exuberance of the Harris campaign and the bleak mood and raw divisions I encountered in the streets,” Julia Preston writes.
A Kamala Harris Canvasser’s Education
Even on my first day, I sensed dissonance between the campaign’s celebrity-inflected exuberance and the raw divisions I saw in the streets.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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So a reminder:

It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom.

It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president.

It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child.

For the record.
November 30, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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Im also VERY thankful to the Swifties and all the love they have shown me,,, and I wanna show some back. Thanks to @StubHub imma gift a couple pairs of tix to the Eras tour on Dec 8 in Vancouver. Not an ad,,, just paying it forward. 🙏🏾

Who would you pay it forward to and why,??
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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I ain’t do gymnastics,,, but I was flipping out when I found out I was gonna get to see my girl JORDAN CHILES at Black Entrepreneurs Day,!!!

@jordanchiles.bsky.social
November 23, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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You're not "late to the party" when you enjoy an old book for the first time. Books don't have an RSVP deadline. The party started long ago, and guests show up when they're meant to.
November 23, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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i’m an album girly
playlists are cool
but listening to an entire album in order, the way the artist intended? that’s where it’s at for me personally
November 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
Audiobooks count as reading.
November 22, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Your purpose on earth is not to argue with people who intentionally want to misunderstand you
November 22, 2024 at 10:33 PM
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Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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One thing I find interesting about the echo chamber complaint is that an echo chamber just won a presidential election.

Put aside the convo of whether it’s “good” or “bad” for a moment. The far right has devoted enormous resources + time to building echo chambers & loathes spaces they don’t control
The "bluesky is an echo chamber" think pieces that keep popping up really tickle me because they show how certain people genuinely believe social media should be for debating and arguing and not talking about the things that make you happy and sharing art with the world.
November 23, 2024 at 1:29 AM
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I’ve mentioned this before, but if you’re short on cash but have an urge to shop, go to your library digital apps and browse the books, audiobooks, movies, shoes, magazines. It works really well to give you the same feeling without spending the cash. (Plus you’re supporting public libraries.) 💙📚
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 AM