Tina Russell
@tinarussell.bsky.social
I like Aphrodite and Sonic the Hedgehog, will update bio as I figure out more about myself
Hey now, don't lump me in with Nuzzi 😤
Skanks have been doing a lot of damage. I know you were all excited for skanks, but it's like sports gambling. There was a reason that we were trying to keep skanks under control
November 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Hey now, don't lump me in with Nuzzi 😤
@nberlat.bsky.social I wrote this thread bc of 50501's heel turn & the fact that I don't really like AIPAC or the role of money in politics, but I also know that the "evil Jew money" stereotype goes very bad places. Since you're more knowledgeable on these issues than me, I'm curious what you think
You have to walk a fine line, for good reason, in discussing Israel. Israel's gov't is committing unconscionable crimes against humanity. Jewish people, the people for whom Israel's gov't purports to act, are frequent victims of unconscionable crimes against humanity, up to this day. (cont'd) …
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
@nberlat.bsky.social I wrote this thread bc of 50501's heel turn & the fact that I don't really like AIPAC or the role of money in politics, but I also know that the "evil Jew money" stereotype goes very bad places. Since you're more knowledgeable on these issues than me, I'm curious what you think
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Let's not abandon our very cool signature slogan of resistance in the Trump 2 era just because a bunch of shitheads are trying to attach themselves to it. They will try and attach themselves to literally anything. If we disavow everything they try to glom onto we will have nothing left.
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let's not abandon our very cool signature slogan of resistance in the Trump 2 era just because a bunch of shitheads are trying to attach themselves to it. They will try and attach themselves to literally anything. If we disavow everything they try to glom onto we will have nothing left.
You have to walk a fine line, for good reason, in discussing Israel. Israel's gov't is committing unconscionable crimes against humanity. Jewish people, the people for whom Israel's gov't purports to act, are frequent victims of unconscionable crimes against humanity, up to this day. (cont'd) …
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You have to walk a fine line, for good reason, in discussing Israel. Israel's gov't is committing unconscionable crimes against humanity. Jewish people, the people for whom Israel's gov't purports to act, are frequent victims of unconscionable crimes against humanity, up to this day. (cont'd) …
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The default filters work for like 99% of this IME. just put em on "warn" and you'll instantly be mad at yourself for clicking rather than mad at the poster for posting
One of the more idiosyncratic things about Bluesky, which I’m sure dampens its growth potential but whatever, is how many accounts otherwise strictly focused on American politics will, once a week or so, pop off with a little porn. As a treat.
Kinda weird! Kinda fascinating!
Kinda weird! Kinda fascinating!
See this wouldn’t be a problem on Bluesky. No fascists here. And only the porn you asked to see.
November 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The default filters work for like 99% of this IME. just put em on "warn" and you'll instantly be mad at yourself for clicking rather than mad at the poster for posting
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I just donated. You should too. It's egregious that this administration wants to send people back to the brutal Ortega regime.
So this is someone I know who got snatched by ICE for the crime of missing a phone call while she was at work. She needs help and it would be good to help her.
Donate to Help Free Ariana from I.C.E., organized by Lisa Munyan
My name is Lisa Munyan; I'm just your average, semi-retired old woman living on a s… Lisa Munyan needs your support for Donate to Help Free Ariana from I.C.E.
gofund.me
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I just donated. You should too. It's egregious that this administration wants to send people back to the brutal Ortega regime.
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
It was inevitable that our first out trans congressperson was not going to be a sex worker, because the voting population still largely finds sex work to be a mark of shame, & that sucks & needs to change. (We're lucky they elected a trans person at all!)
It isn't Sarah McBride's fault, though! …
It isn't Sarah McBride's fault, though! …
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
It was inevitable that our first out trans congressperson was not going to be a sex worker, because the voting population still largely finds sex work to be a mark of shame, & that sucks & needs to change. (We're lucky they elected a trans person at all!)
It isn't Sarah McBride's fault, though! …
It isn't Sarah McBride's fault, though! …
According to Ross Douthat, we must ban porn _and_ ensure every movie has stonking great tits.
Gods I will never understand the psychosexual drama of the conservative mind
Gods I will never understand the psychosexual drama of the conservative mind
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
According to Ross Douthat, we must ban porn _and_ ensure every movie has stonking great tits.
Gods I will never understand the psychosexual drama of the conservative mind
Gods I will never understand the psychosexual drama of the conservative mind
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Please boost:
Food fundraiser for SW moms and activists hit hardest by SNAP freezes.
donorbox.org/feed-the-fam...
This fundraiser was started by a SWing mom in our network, and is a collaboration between @swopbehindbars.bsky.social and @newmoonnetwork.bskyverified.social
Food fundraiser for SW moms and activists hit hardest by SNAP freezes.
donorbox.org/feed-the-fam...
This fundraiser was started by a SWing mom in our network, and is a collaboration between @swopbehindbars.bsky.social and @newmoonnetwork.bskyverified.social
Feed the Family, Fuel the Fight: Emergency Mutual Aid for Sex Worker Activist Moms | SWOP Behind Bars (Powered by Donorbox)
donorbox.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Please boost:
Food fundraiser for SW moms and activists hit hardest by SNAP freezes.
donorbox.org/feed-the-fam...
This fundraiser was started by a SWing mom in our network, and is a collaboration between @swopbehindbars.bsky.social and @newmoonnetwork.bskyverified.social
Food fundraiser for SW moms and activists hit hardest by SNAP freezes.
donorbox.org/feed-the-fam...
This fundraiser was started by a SWing mom in our network, and is a collaboration between @swopbehindbars.bsky.social and @newmoonnetwork.bskyverified.social
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People yelling, "Bad people like this art, therefore the art is bad!" is one of the weakest, worst trends in appreciation and critique of art and I am sadly convinced we will never be free of it.
November 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
People yelling, "Bad people like this art, therefore the art is bad!" is one of the weakest, worst trends in appreciation and critique of art and I am sadly convinced we will never be free of it.
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I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
the harris campaign said the “they/them” ad didn’t sway the election.
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
one of the trump campaign’s top strategists this week said trans rights isn’t in the top five issues for swing voters.
when will the press stop talking about us like we’re a liability and start looking itself in the mirror
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I particularly hate the suggestion there's some sort of grand bargain in which trans rights are given up in exchange for _______.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
No one is offering such a thing. No one would change their vote to Dems after that. The argument exists solely to justify throwing trans people under the bus.
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If your job application includes both "trans" and "woman" as separate options in a question about "gender identity" where only one answer is allowed, I'm gonna pick "woman"
I am trans as a byproduct of having a female gender identity, it is not my gender identity in and of itself
I am trans as a byproduct of having a female gender identity, it is not my gender identity in and of itself
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If your job application includes both "trans" and "woman" as separate options in a question about "gender identity" where only one answer is allowed, I'm gonna pick "woman"
I am trans as a byproduct of having a female gender identity, it is not my gender identity in and of itself
I am trans as a byproduct of having a female gender identity, it is not my gender identity in and of itself
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Balance
Model: Frances in Frame
See more of my work, link in my bio.
#underwatermodel #underwaterphotography #nude #underwaterphotoshoot #nudefineart #fineartphotography #fineartnude
Model: Frances in Frame
See more of my work, link in my bio.
#underwatermodel #underwaterphotography #nude #underwaterphotoshoot #nudefineart #fineartphotography #fineartnude
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Balance
Model: Frances in Frame
See more of my work, link in my bio.
#underwatermodel #underwaterphotography #nude #underwaterphotoshoot #nudefineart #fineartphotography #fineartnude
Model: Frances in Frame
See more of my work, link in my bio.
#underwatermodel #underwaterphotography #nude #underwaterphotoshoot #nudefineart #fineartphotography #fineartnude
youtu.be/eCkWlRL3_N0
I am unironically sharing this song for today.
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY
WE HAVE TURNED THE PAGE
Now let's show the world what we can do! 😄
I am unironically sharing this song for today.
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY
WE HAVE TURNED THE PAGE
Now let's show the world what we can do! 😄
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
youtu.be/eCkWlRL3_N0
I am unironically sharing this song for today.
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY
WE HAVE TURNED THE PAGE
Now let's show the world what we can do! 😄
I am unironically sharing this song for today.
IT'S A BRAND NEW DAY
WE HAVE TURNED THE PAGE
Now let's show the world what we can do! 😄
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Harris-Walz ran exactly the sort of economics and “kitchen-table issues” campaign these voices recommend, adamantly avoiding identity politics.
Biden-Harris was a working-and-middle-class-economics-focused administration.
“Ah, but in 2020, Democrats said…”
Yes, that was the election they won.
Biden-Harris was a working-and-middle-class-economics-focused administration.
“Ah, but in 2020, Democrats said…”
Yes, that was the election they won.
November 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Harris-Walz ran exactly the sort of economics and “kitchen-table issues” campaign these voices recommend, adamantly avoiding identity politics.
Biden-Harris was a working-and-middle-class-economics-focused administration.
“Ah, but in 2020, Democrats said…”
Yes, that was the election they won.
Biden-Harris was a working-and-middle-class-economics-focused administration.
“Ah, but in 2020, Democrats said…”
Yes, that was the election they won.
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As Julia Serano noted, if some kind of trans grand bargain were actually on offer regarding sports or whatever, it might make sense to take it. But it's not on offer! The other side is pretty clear about wanting the elimination of trans people.
November 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
As Julia Serano noted, if some kind of trans grand bargain were actually on offer regarding sports or whatever, it might make sense to take it. But it's not on offer! The other side is pretty clear about wanting the elimination of trans people.
I'm not a New Yorker but I deeply want this man to win, if nothing else bc he is a perfect example of how you can
1) stand up for trans rights, immigrants' rights, etc
2) make the focus of your campaign the affordability issues that plague this country (esp. in NYC!)
You can do both! Vote Zohran!
1) stand up for trans rights, immigrants' rights, etc
2) make the focus of your campaign the affordability issues that plague this country (esp. in NYC!)
You can do both! Vote Zohran!
Nothing is inevitable. Effort is everything. Ignore the polls and run through the tape.
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Vote: zohranfornyc.com/vote
Canvass + phonebank: zohranfornyc.com/gotv
October 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm not a New Yorker but I deeply want this man to win, if nothing else bc he is a perfect example of how you can
1) stand up for trans rights, immigrants' rights, etc
2) make the focus of your campaign the affordability issues that plague this country (esp. in NYC!)
You can do both! Vote Zohran!
1) stand up for trans rights, immigrants' rights, etc
2) make the focus of your campaign the affordability issues that plague this country (esp. in NYC!)
You can do both! Vote Zohran!
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they are trying to kill every trans kid in America
when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink
unconscionable evil
when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink
unconscionable evil
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
they are trying to kill every trans kid in America
when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink
unconscionable evil
when these rules actually come out, they will be open for public comment and all of us need to flood submissions, call our reps, make noise, everything including the kitchen sink
unconscionable evil
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tossing a food bank a couple bucks won’t turn SNAP on.
but you personally can’t turn SNAP on, and you maybe can toss a food bank a couple bucks.
but you personally can’t turn SNAP on, and you maybe can toss a food bank a couple bucks.
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
tossing a food bank a couple bucks won’t turn SNAP on.
but you personally can’t turn SNAP on, and you maybe can toss a food bank a couple bucks.
but you personally can’t turn SNAP on, and you maybe can toss a food bank a couple bucks.
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SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
SNAP is probably the most effective federal dollar we spend in terms of long term domestic economic outcomes.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
that isn’t why you should support it; you should support it because it is a moral imperative to feed the hungry.
but it’s why even a growth-oriented ghoul shouldn’t oppose it.
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I think about this a lot.
October 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I think about this a lot.
It's cliché at this point, but it's true: if your vote didn't matter, Trump and co. wouldn't be working so hard to take it from you. Let that galvanize you. Vote. Organize. Protect democracy. There's hope out there, and it's worth defending.
Test run for 2026. Here's what I wrote in the NY Times about the federal government potentially interfering with the 2026 elections and what we need to do about it. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
October 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It's cliché at this point, but it's true: if your vote didn't matter, Trump and co. wouldn't be working so hard to take it from you. Let that galvanize you. Vote. Organize. Protect democracy. There's hope out there, and it's worth defending.