Spoonie Chronicles
@thefourthestate.bsky.social
New to bluesky. Disabled, former journalist/writing professor, and author of two regional books. Married. LGBTQ community volunteer 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️.
I am sick of media and political operatives writing that Trump is incompetent and unsuccessful. I beg to differ. He's successfully dismantling our constitutional Republic -- one EO at a time. Will we bend the knee or fight?
April 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I am sick of media and political operatives writing that Trump is incompetent and unsuccessful. I beg to differ. He's successfully dismantling our constitutional Republic -- one EO at a time. Will we bend the knee or fight?
Six ways to resist:
1. Get a library card. We need to show officials they matter.
2. Find a nonprofit/mutual aid org and serve. You will build your community.
3. Plant a garden.
4. Read every banned book you can.
5. Vote in local elections.
6. Your ideas?
1. Get a library card. We need to show officials they matter.
2. Find a nonprofit/mutual aid org and serve. You will build your community.
3. Plant a garden.
4. Read every banned book you can.
5. Vote in local elections.
6. Your ideas?
April 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Six ways to resist:
1. Get a library card. We need to show officials they matter.
2. Find a nonprofit/mutual aid org and serve. You will build your community.
3. Plant a garden.
4. Read every banned book you can.
5. Vote in local elections.
6. Your ideas?
1. Get a library card. We need to show officials they matter.
2. Find a nonprofit/mutual aid org and serve. You will build your community.
3. Plant a garden.
4. Read every banned book you can.
5. Vote in local elections.
6. Your ideas?
The gaslighting from Republicans about cuts to Medicaid is exhausting as a disabled person with a rare disease. If you cut the hundreds of billions from the committee, which primarily oversees Medicaid, you are slashing MEDICAID! Millions of Americans are going to die because of this admin.
April 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The gaslighting from Republicans about cuts to Medicaid is exhausting as a disabled person with a rare disease. If you cut the hundreds of billions from the committee, which primarily oversees Medicaid, you are slashing MEDICAID! Millions of Americans are going to die because of this admin.
My wife, a friend, and me at the Lancaster, PA, Hands Off Rally.
April 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My wife, a friend, and me at the Lancaster, PA, Hands Off Rally.
I have never been a fan of Corey Booker because of his affinity for the pharmaceutical industry. But we are in a state of emergency and need allies as well as inspiration. I thought his words over the 24 hours were uplifting and hopeful.
April 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I have never been a fan of Corey Booker because of his affinity for the pharmaceutical industry. But we are in a state of emergency and need allies as well as inspiration. I thought his words over the 24 hours were uplifting and hopeful.
Meet Sandi, our newly adopted family member. She's half Great Pyranees and Southern Black Mouth Cur. She hails from Alabama. She was flown to Pennsylvania along with multiple dogs to save them from euthanasia.
April 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Meet Sandi, our newly adopted family member. She's half Great Pyranees and Southern Black Mouth Cur. She hails from Alabama. She was flown to Pennsylvania along with multiple dogs to save them from euthanasia.
After the election, I started a banned book club to build community. These are the books we've read so far. Let me know what we should read next.
April 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
After the election, I started a banned book club to build community. These are the books we've read so far. Let me know what we should read next.
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JD Vance is the guy who trips over his dog and then kicks it.
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
JD Vance is the guy who trips over his dog and then kicks it.
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Civilizations crumble because of religion. Religion depends on irrationalisms like magical thinking, cognitive dissonance, anti-intellectualism, hierarchical thinking, bigotry, and confirmation bias.
February 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Civilizations crumble because of religion. Religion depends on irrationalisms like magical thinking, cognitive dissonance, anti-intellectualism, hierarchical thinking, bigotry, and confirmation bias.
I'm too old to monitor this many social media apps. It's exhausting 😪
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I'm too old to monitor this many social media apps. It's exhausting 😪
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Queer History Month
Ancient & Classical History:
2. Sumerian Assinnu & Kurgarru (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE) – Gender-fluid individuals serving Inanna, engaging in ritual gender transformation.
Ancient & Classical History:
2. Sumerian Assinnu & Kurgarru (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE) – Gender-fluid individuals serving Inanna, engaging in ritual gender transformation.
February 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Queer History Month
Ancient & Classical History:
2. Sumerian Assinnu & Kurgarru (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE) – Gender-fluid individuals serving Inanna, engaging in ritual gender transformation.
Ancient & Classical History:
2. Sumerian Assinnu & Kurgarru (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE) – Gender-fluid individuals serving Inanna, engaging in ritual gender transformation.
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It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
January 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.
Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.
Hello, Bluesky. I'm queer, disabled with a rare disease, a former journalist and teacher, a grandma, a wife, and a social justice advocate, focusing on rights for the disabled and the LGBTQ community. Resist.
January 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hello, Bluesky. I'm queer, disabled with a rare disease, a former journalist and teacher, a grandma, a wife, and a social justice advocate, focusing on rights for the disabled and the LGBTQ community. Resist.
Trump's EOs and directives will significantly harm the 44 million individuals who are disabled in this country. #disabled #project2025
January 29, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trump's EOs and directives will significantly harm the 44 million individuals who are disabled in this country. #disabled #project2025
Bluesky: Please find some social justice warriors for me! My friends list is pitiful. #LGBTQ #Democrat #writers #progressive
January 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Bluesky: Please find some social justice warriors for me! My friends list is pitiful. #LGBTQ #Democrat #writers #progressive
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Wow. Sen. Elizabeth Warren just sent a powerful message to Trump and Elon. This is how it's done.
Watch Elon Realize HE SCREWED UP (ft Senator Warren)
YouTube video by Adam Mockler
youtu.be
January 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wow. Sen. Elizabeth Warren just sent a powerful message to Trump and Elon. This is how it's done.
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So, DEI, which is the RW framing, began with the attacks on trans people (bait) ends with reversing anti-discrimination policies dating back to the Civil Rights Era (switch). And the media, captured by the Right, says DEI/DEIA, instead of what it really is. Liberation has to be intersectional.
January 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
So, DEI, which is the RW framing, began with the attacks on trans people (bait) ends with reversing anti-discrimination policies dating back to the Civil Rights Era (switch). And the media, captured by the Right, says DEI/DEIA, instead of what it really is. Liberation has to be intersectional.
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Now, and always, mutual aid and coalition building is our only hope against tyranny. Working people need to learn class consciousness.
January 23, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Now, and always, mutual aid and coalition building is our only hope against tyranny. Working people need to learn class consciousness.
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Lone Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Maine Closes Under Trump
The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency
The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency
Lone Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Maine Closes Under Trump
The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency
meidasnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Lone Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Maine Closes Under Trump
The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency
The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency
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'Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too'
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too
Trump’s Actions' Parallels with Germany 1935
harrylitman.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
'Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too'
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.
The online leftists, calling my trans wife a he and then muting us when we call out their bullshit are why we will never defeat fascists. We all warned you about Project 2025, but you said we were fear-mongering. GTH. We are in the real world, helping our community on the ground.
January 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The online leftists, calling my trans wife a he and then muting us when we call out their bullshit are why we will never defeat fascists. We all warned you about Project 2025, but you said we were fear-mongering. GTH. We are in the real world, helping our community on the ground.
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Your strength is the unbreakable self-love; your armor is your internal sense of self and confidence; your power is the radiant visibility that shatters lies, ignites hope, and inspires change. Love yourself, discover yourself, and be yourself unapologetically.
January 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Your strength is the unbreakable self-love; your armor is your internal sense of self and confidence; your power is the radiant visibility that shatters lies, ignites hope, and inspires change. Love yourself, discover yourself, and be yourself unapologetically.