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Josh Cook

@joshthelibromancer.bsky.social

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Co-owner of @portersqbooks.bsky.social Author of The Art of Libromancy & An Exaggerated Murder. Opinions my own. BlueSky for @authorsabb.bsky.social & @massaabb.bsky.social He/him https://linktr.ee/joshthelibromancer

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · Oct 21

An intro post for the latest BlueSky wave! I'm a writer & bookseller w/ @portersqbooks.bsky.social where I mostly hype books from small presses written by marginalized voices or works in translation. If you're into the books on this list www.portersquarebooks.com/category/sta... you dig my taste

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 2h

Their biggest fantasy is also my biggest fantasy.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 7h

“They’re all Antifa now”

Laura Ingraham screenshot that reads: THEY'RE ALL ANTIFA
NGL
NOW
DEMS MELT UNDER PRESSURE
THE ANGLE ALERT

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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social · 13h

Lovestruck Books in Harvard Square hosts Books Not Banned: Stories Under Threat, Communities in Action Thursday Oct 9th 6:00 PM-8:00 PM #BannedBooksWeek

Books Not Banned: Stories Under Threat, Communities in Action | Lovestruck Books

Lovestruck Books is Cambridge's first-of-its-kind romance bookstore, celebrating love in all its forms. Discover expertly curated romance novels, a welcoming café and wine bar, romantic merchandise,…

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 8h

Listen. ONE of the reasons I rock with Dolly (Capricorn Gang) is because she’s always proven to me that integrity may cause you pain, but it will never be the reason you suffer. Which is not to say that suffering won’t come, but it’ll never be because you abandoned yourself. That’ll keep you going.

PJR23 @stixx23.bsky.social · 8h

I hear she has supported school bands as well: www.thepinknews.com/2022/10/10/d...

Dolly Parton quietly funded Black school bands: 'The woman is a national treasure'

Dolly Parton paid for band uniforms and instruments for kids at majority Black high schools with zero publicity, a writer has revealed.

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 10h

It's like, missing the entire 1st half of a sentence

Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 10h

I don't know if it's terrifying or perfect that some number of copies of Sea, Poison have a little quarter sheet stuck in them with a pretty significant text correction

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 12h

A bunch of booksellers were goofing around & it resulted in one of us getting a custom printed t-shirt THAT DAY that said "Kenny plays bass."

darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · May 8

one of my favorite twitter moments was when i got a DM from a fren that said "hey did u know chris hayes just showed your fuckin bernie sandwich gif on tv"

franz @franzanth.bsky.social · May 8

My favorite twitter moment was when I made new friends by making a t.rex fight an aquarium, and got yelled at by dino nerds in the mentions.

Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 12h

Didn't realize I had let it go this long but have canceled my @washingtonpost.com subscription because it has become a shameless mouthpiece for Bezos et al. I've tried to shift some money to independent journalists & will try to do more

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15h

Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.

They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.

That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 1d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Porter Square Books in Cambridge & Boston @portersqbooks.bsky.social · 17h

Happening now through Oct 11 for ##BannedBooksWeek all purchases from our Prison Book Program wish list will trigger a matching donation! share.google/O57nqZ9oQ2eM...

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know about Honk!, the annual radical marching band festival held in Somerville, MA? HONK! – Festival of Activist Street Bands share.google/74LFDSOehnXB...

HONK! – Festival of Activist Street Bands

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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 1d

I love a radical marching band!

Jeremy @floregonian.com · 1d

Maybe you’re not into marching band techno, but maybe it’s just because you don’t know better

MEUTE - Slow Loris

YouTube video by MEUTE

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 1d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 1d

The translations we're hoping to fund for a Black small press are:
- A story about a Black trans woman in South Africa.
- A story about a Black woman in Zimbabwe who deals with the corruption of the men around her.
- A story about three Black men in Tanzania who must grapple with masculinity.

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3345, 67%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Can't let her go out in this world so let's get this radical change to a more just society going

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Listen, the other thing rattling around in my head is "Flat bottomed woks you make induction stovetops work"

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans: Democrats are antifa pedophile terrorists who will transgender your children & give your houses to Hamas drug dealers.

Democrats: We look forward to crafting bipartisan solutions with our colleagues across the aisle.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

There is a cohort of Americans who have understood every act of social progress as an act of war. The Republicans embraced them. Conservative media monetized them. Now they believe they are winning

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

I fear if things don’t change right now, this image is going to come back to haunt us

Laura Rodriguez, on Twitter:

A federal agent points a weapon at a woman who was recording them.

Jess, a U.S. citizen and member of a neighborhood patrol team that documents and shares ICE activity across the city, was filming when the incident occurred earlier today in the Berwyn area.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 1d

Gavin Newsom fucking sucks, part MCXVII

he still has until the end of the week for the rest of the bills so unfortunately it’s time to suck it up, call his office, and politely ask this living hairpiece to do the bare minimum to protect the most vulnerable among us

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Your local indie bookstore would be a good place to start! Many do institutional sales & discounts for bulk purchases. If you can put the time in, most publishers will do direct sales too. So if you know what books you want you can order direct

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we're starting to see more of them too though I don't know if PSB is ordering there yet

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, RE: self-distribution, there is something of an upper limit to how many accounts an indie bookstore is willing to manage, but we're not at that ceiling yet & that's something more wholesaler options should also solve.

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Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

Grants for distribution! Dare we dream

Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social · 1d

I can't remember exactly, but I feel like I know someone who had a side gig that was basically teaching bookstores that went through the Paz training how to order from places that are not Ingram.

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