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Susan Bridges

@susanlbridges.bsky.social

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She/her. I write TV & games & comics with my wife Tilly Bridges | Monster High | Star Trek Prodigy | Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming (IDW) | livin in the dream grinder

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · Apr 14

DID YOU KNOW that a good way to support marginalized people during a constitutional crisis is to hire them? SO hey @tillybridges.bsky.social and I are available for more hopeful inclusive work!

-animation writing
-comics writing
-live action TV writing!
-LGBTQ+ consulting
-any Star Trek

thank you!

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2h

Every image of Kash Patel looks like a guy you’d see on public transit who would just barely catch your eye and then talk to you nonstop despite you giving every indication that you did not want to talk to him

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 3h

hey @susanlbridges.bsky.social and i just dropped another writing newsletter on you!

new projects, Kickstarter anthologies we're part of, film fest stuff, and more!

and the paid version goes deep on getting rewritten and has an exclusive audio commentary for Star Trek Voyager: Homecoming issue 1!

Issue 23: Kickstarters, comics, animation, and film fests!

Y’know what? No, really, we’re asking because we don’t know. Nothing makes sense in this world right now! NEW STUFF As you can see in the main image for this newsletter, one of the anthologies we...

the-birdguest-broadcast.ghost.io

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 8h

Today, Senator Kaine and I will force the Senate to vote on the administration’s decision to blow up ships in the Caribbean.

If a president can unilaterally put people or groups on a list and kill them, there is no meaningful limit to his use of force.

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 19h

How to Build A Daughter
Do not teach her shame.
Instead teach her that the sun on her skin is all she must carry.
Do not name her burden.
Instead tell her she is moonlight, easy to bear, more than enough.
Do not let her hate her own body.
Teach her how her sinews and bones provide her with safe harbour.
And when the grief of this world threatens all you have taught her, tell her it is the world that must change instead of demanding
that she must change herself.
- Nikita Gill

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 21h

And if you order from @bookshop.org today/tomorrow, there is free shipping on all orders! 😍

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @tillybridges.bsky.social we gotta check out Aldi

Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

It’s beyond irresponsible of you to leave this post up even though the story has been corrected. The public can continue pressuring Newsom to sign for the rest of the week, and this post encourages people to give up.

Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 1d

This isn’t true, he still has until the end of the week to sign the bills. Keep calling and writing! Don’t believe everything you see online!

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 1d

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

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 1d

CALIFORNIANS!

you can help make our state better and safer for trans people RIGHT NOW by telling Newsom he needs to sign these bills!

We need you!

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 1d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

After Dinner Conversation® @afterdinnerconversation.com · 2d

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Ben Kahn (also Bee) @benkahncomics.bsky.social · 1d

Monster High fans! I'll be at NYCC signing Monster High comics this Thursday morning (10:30am) at the IDW booth. See you there!

Ben Kahn (also Bee) @benkahncomics.bsky.social · 2d

My NYCC 2025 Schedule! On Thursday (Oct 9) at 10:30am at the @idwpublishing.com booth, I'll be signing the Convention Exclusive cover of MONSTER HIGH: HOUSE HAUNTERS!

Ben Kahn NYCC 2025 signing schedule. Thursday, October 9th - 10:30AM Monster High Signing at IDW Booth (Booth #4551)

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AndreaaaHHhHHHHhHHhhh!! Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 1d

Ireland, man. They are doing the thing.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d

we do not talk about the blue milk

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

like!!! we KNOW that it is a small number of weirdos with outsized influence who want to ban books, but it's always nice to get a confirmation

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d

1. 4 months ago, The Supreme Court gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education in schools.

Now, in Montgomery County, Maryland, where the case originated, the results are in.

Only 43 families out of 160,000 students have exercised that new right.

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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Alex Plante 🐀👑 @aplante.com · 2d

haha his little cardigan. lil picardi-cardi. picardigan.

jean-luc picard from TNG wearing a starfleet uniform in cardigan form

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d

WHAT A DAY

Screencap from pokemon go showing a shiny miltank which is essentially a blue cow

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d

I love you babe. This has been the hardest year, and we are still keeping on, and it’s okay to celebrate that, and the light that you share with everyone every day. Love you forever times a billion million. 💕

🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 2d

@susanlbridges.bsky.social made tomato risotto for me! it’s my fave and the best thing ever

and then she got me an amazing new bag for my roller derby gear? and wrote me the sweetest note that made me cry?? and our kid got me these super cute shoes???

i am the luckiest lady 😭

a bright hot pink duffle bag full of my roller derby gear

super cute pink platform shoes that have metal hearts on the buckles

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 2d

there are many filmmakers whom i clearly recognize as major artists while remaining completely untouched and, frankly, annoyed by their work. learning the difference between "i hate", "it's bad", and "it just isn't for me" has been a crucial feature of my maturation as an artist and human being.

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 2d

today is my birthday and I’d love nothing more than for everyone to help fight the darkness with kindness

do something kind for someone today (this includes yourself, you are Someone)

and tell me about a kindness someone did for you! let’s celebrate some goodness in the world 🩷

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Talia Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 2d

why dont men dress like they did in the good old days

william hogarth's 1761 cartoon "five orders of periwigs," showing extremely elaborate curly court wigs for men

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d

To add to this, social media yelling at politicians does absolutely nothing. They only log information from constituents who call and email. So if you want to yell at them, call or email!

Lindsay Britts in the Sky @lindsays.space · 2d

If your kneejerk reply to a sitting Governor making an informational 240-character post is screeching, "But WHAT are you DOING?", I'm just muting from here on out. I'm really sure he's not sitting on the couch twiddling his thumbs as he tries to hold shit together on Sunday night at 10pm. :/

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 2d

I’m glad you are staying safe. 💕

Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 3d

Great episode and worth a listen.

Edith Crawley Pelham (she/her) @bungalowwriter.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, I had no idea until until last week that immigration judges work for the executive branch. I highly recommend This American Life's recent episode on immigration court:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Hand That Rocks The Gavel

Podcast Episode · This American Life · 09/21/2025 · 59m

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 3d

Can you hoooooold onnnnn for one more day

Things’ll go your waaaaaay

Hold on for one more day

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Susan Bridges @susanlbridges.bsky.social · 3d

Last week I …

Read: Silver and Lead by Seanan McGuire

Wrote: interview prep

Saw: Good Night Oppy

Heard: Gastropod podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Gastropod

Food Podcast · Updated Monthly · Food with a side of science and history. Every other week, co-hosts Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley serve up a brand new episode exploring the hidden history and sur...

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