Nic 🍉
@nml-dc.bsky.social
Former sociologist, lawyer, AIDS activist, and union organizer. Queer parent managing variable disability.
Still punk AF. 🖤 they/she
Fight like hell for the living.
Still punk AF. 🖤 they/she
Fight like hell for the living.
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Nic 🍉
@nml-dc.bsky.social
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queer joy | pink pony club
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Just keep going. Stay alive. Remember what it's like to keep on dancing. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
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Today, members of the House will vote on a dangerous bill that will expand government censorship under the guise of protecting youth online.
Tell your representative to protect the First Amendment and vote NO.
Tell your representative to protect the First Amendment and vote NO.
Censorship Does Not Keep Kids Safe
KOSA is an alarming bill that would enable censorship and violate young people’s First Amendment right to freely access information. We must call on Congress to act now and protect free speech online.
action.aclu.org
December 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today, members of the House will vote on a dangerous bill that will expand government censorship under the guise of protecting youth online.
Tell your representative to protect the First Amendment and vote NO.
Tell your representative to protect the First Amendment and vote NO.
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NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
was ‘heated rivalry’ failed by its publisher?
everyone's devouring the new TV series, so why can't people buy a copy of the book the show is based on?
www.thefrankiedlc.news
December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
NEW: It’s not just readers that suffer due to Harlequin’s mismanagement of the' Heated Rivalry' books. Reid misses out on royalties, & booksellers miss out on commissions—which is especially painful during the holiday season when many small businesses make the bulk of their money.
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"Gay hockey show"? Wow. It's called the PWHL, have some respect
December 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Gay hockey show"? Wow. It's called the PWHL, have some respect
I made a whole Jay Garrick costume!
Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I made a whole Jay Garrick costume!
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What's ominous is all of the trusted women of color who know a lot about AI are saying that a crash is on the way and the white guys are pretending they are taking it to the moon. This means that a crash is definitely on its way.
December 11, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What's ominous is all of the trusted women of color who know a lot about AI are saying that a crash is on the way and the white guys are pretending they are taking it to the moon. This means that a crash is definitely on its way.
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[Guy whose dick fell off because there's a girl in star wars] I would probably do well in a civil war
December 11, 2025 at 2:13 AM
[Guy whose dick fell off because there's a girl in star wars] I would probably do well in a civil war
Don't know what we did before we had him.
December 11, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Don't know what we did before we had him.
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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fat bear week is good, but don't forget about borb season
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
fat bear week is good, but don't forget about borb season
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Full Sisko to anybody who made it to the end of the year without grifting, backstabbing, clumsily lying or otherwise being the ass-end of a pure fool. Ben Sisko knows you wanted to lay hands but found other ways. Praise to ya.
December 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Full Sisko to anybody who made it to the end of the year without grifting, backstabbing, clumsily lying or otherwise being the ass-end of a pure fool. Ben Sisko knows you wanted to lay hands but found other ways. Praise to ya.
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We have a lot of questions about the WB-Netflix-Paramount (?) deal so we got on the phone with @warren.senate.gov! To start, is this deal even legal????
December 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We have a lot of questions about the WB-Netflix-Paramount (?) deal so we got on the phone with @warren.senate.gov! To start, is this deal even legal????
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"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
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Last Christmas, you gave me a heart
And then the very next day, a whole lot of clay
This year, to cause widespread fear
I'm crafting a mighty golem
And then the very next day, a whole lot of clay
This year, to cause widespread fear
I'm crafting a mighty golem
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Last Christmas, you gave me a heart
And then the very next day, a whole lot of clay
This year, to cause widespread fear
I'm crafting a mighty golem
And then the very next day, a whole lot of clay
This year, to cause widespread fear
I'm crafting a mighty golem
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Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Saw this adorable French animation ad and I had to share it over here! The style looks familiar but I can’t my finger on what group it is. Any ideas?
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When I was starting out as an erotica writer, I hung out a lot with an older gay man who'd been writing smut forever. He told me that without straight women writing gay paperbacks in the 1950s, gay culture as we know it might not exist. He insisted gay men owed these ladies a huge unpayable debt.
December 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
When I was starting out as an erotica writer, I hung out a lot with an older gay man who'd been writing smut forever. He told me that without straight women writing gay paperbacks in the 1950s, gay culture as we know it might not exist. He insisted gay men owed these ladies a huge unpayable debt.
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Inside you there are two wolves. Both wolves are being visited by three spirits. The spirits all have two ghost-wolves inside them. The ghost-wolves are all being visited by three extra-dead spirits. From there, the math gets upsetting
December 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Inside you there are two wolves. Both wolves are being visited by three spirits. The spirits all have two ghost-wolves inside them. The ghost-wolves are all being visited by three extra-dead spirits. From there, the math gets upsetting
My teen is at their 1st holiday show tech rehearsal with 200+ queer (mostly but not all) men tonight, and I am super curious to know what the Heated Rivalry chitchat is (if the excellently strict choral directors let them get away with any chat at all). youtu.be/DCYnxfzF9gM?...
Promo video for 'The Holiday Show' (2025)
YouTube video by GMCWashington
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December 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My teen is at their 1st holiday show tech rehearsal with 200+ queer (mostly but not all) men tonight, and I am super curious to know what the Heated Rivalry chitchat is (if the excellently strict choral directors let them get away with any chat at all). youtu.be/DCYnxfzF9gM?...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I am STILL mad at that Guardian rage bait article about how the sex-filled hockey TV show made by gay men about 2 queer men’s relationship is part of a pattern of cis women fetishizing and desexing gay men. He uses McQuiston’s RW&RB & Oseman’s Heartstopper as examples and they are both NB & queer
December 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I am STILL mad at that Guardian rage bait article about how the sex-filled hockey TV show made by gay men about 2 queer men’s relationship is part of a pattern of cis women fetishizing and desexing gay men. He uses McQuiston’s RW&RB & Oseman’s Heartstopper as examples and they are both NB & queer
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Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
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“‘Hearing all the stories about people who came here for a better life being taken back because of the color of their skin or the language they speak, it is just so unfair,’ he said.”
“‘1-2-3-4!’ [Southridge High School junior Adrian] Juc de Leon yelled into the megaphone, his voice carrying over both supportive honks from passing cars and the steady battering of a Pineapple Express-level rainstorm. ‘Kick ICE out the door!’” www.oregonlive.com/education/20...
Student-led ICE protests erupt across Washington County amid enforcement crackdowns
Students say they feel safe at school but are fearful of what might happen to themselves and their family when school lets out.
www.oregonlive.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“‘Hearing all the stories about people who came here for a better life being taken back because of the color of their skin or the language they speak, it is just so unfair,’ he said.”
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Sour, sweet, and entirely unexpected. Our cherry milk chocolate ganache truffles, coated with sour cherry sherbet crystals, bring a playful twist you won’t find anywhere else. 🍫🍒
November 17, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Sour, sweet, and entirely unexpected. Our cherry milk chocolate ganache truffles, coated with sour cherry sherbet crystals, bring a playful twist you won’t find anywhere else. 🍫🍒
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
All this queer hockey talk got me to pull out @jjmulder.bsky.social Changing The Game. Sam! Anthony Lawson! Love the guys in the Offsides series. 🏒
December 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
All this queer hockey talk got me to pull out @jjmulder.bsky.social Changing The Game. Sam! Anthony Lawson! Love the guys in the Offsides series. 🏒