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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 12h

you can also pre-order Sex Change and the City, the new anthology @tuck.bsky.social and I put together.

Support your local Sex Change.

bookshop.org/p/books/sex-...

Sex Change and the City

Check out Sex Change and the City - The team behind the Lambda Literary Award-winning 2 Trans 2 Furious returns with another delightful, deranged volume of queer media studies. Sex ...

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 12h

Celebrate prime day by buying my book from Bookshop dot org (with free shipping and a little discount) or your fave indie bookstore.

Fuck Jeff Bezos, books don't need him.

Bookshop dot org: is.gd/iMcYEA

a book, with a blue cover and gradient red to yellow font that reads the dad rock that made me a woman by Niko Stratis. it's sitting on a wooden tabletop, behind it are records and a lamp and whatnot.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Selena Gomez stuns in new selfie.

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Brian Floyd @brianmfloyd.bsky.social · 1d

the guy who caught cal raleigh’s homer was wearing a shirt that said dump 61 here and he immediately took it off and had a shirt that said dump 62 here

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 1d

oh thank god

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All Hallows' Leask (Hallowle'ask) @leask.bsky.social · 1d

listening to this playlist right now and it's great because I love most of these songs already and now I can listen to them and think about Niko and her brilliant book as well!

Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 10d

There is a playlist of every song mentioned in the book, you can listen to it via 🍎 🎶

music.apple.com/ca/playlist/...

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 1d

as someone who spent 2020 in Portland going "not everything is COINTELPRO" and then the COINTELPRO receipts were released.... oops and agreed.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

COINTELPRO NEVER ENDED

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 2d

if nothing else plz pray that we do not get high volumes of AI spam submissions again this year

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 2d

The 11th(!) Gender Reveal grant cycle is now open for applications. We're particularly interested in TPOC-led collectives engaged in ongoing community work.

Apply 💫 genderpodcast.com/grant 💫

If you'd like to help fund one of our no-strings-attached grants, visit genderpodcast.com/donate, tysm!

graphic that says: are you a trans person of color doing rad organizing, art, or community work? we want to give you $1000! applications for the gender reveal podcast's 2025 grant program are open now thru October 31. apply and learn more at genderpodcast.com/grant.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

People hate what is happening, which means there are people around you who want to help stop it. You are not alone in wanting to take action. Step up and help; it works.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 3d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 4d

Federal officers gassed a crowd of hundreds of protesters today outside the ICE facility in Portland.

Federal agents fire tear gas, make multiple arrests during protest outside Portland ICE facility

Hundreds of protesters marched to facility from nearby Elizabeth Carruthers Park in Southwest Portland.

www.opb.org

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 4d

send pics also you're a genius

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 4d

It'll never be lost on me that a particular subset of the liberal commentariat in both North America and Western Europe were deeply infatuated with this woman up until the very moment she decided to talk about that one issue you're still basically not allowed to talk about lol.

Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙠 @winterk.bsky.social · 6d

this is what life should be about. the other horse shit shouldn't be happening.

Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 7d

let the gourd times roll

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago, Illinois, 2025:

"They had the Black people in one van, and the immigrants in another van."

"They was bringing the kids down, had them zip-tied to each other."

"I kept asking, 'What is the morality?' One of them laughed. He said, 'Fuck them kids.'"

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ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground

ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

abc7chicago.com

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performative male @milesklee.bsky.social · 7d

This is the biggest, toughest article I’ve done about so-called “AI psychosis.” It’s the story of a man who committed a horrific crime in his youth but served his time and against all odds found love and a new life—one that completely unraveled after he started talking to Google’s Gemini chatbot.

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks

Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 8d

is there a way to compare this to regular season trends? curious how different it is in the postseason. thank you :)

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Heckin Spoopy Mutilated Corpse @jrbolt.bsky.social · 9d

We don't get a lot of good news these days so you've got to appreciate it when it comes. This is a big deal!

Warwick History Post-Doc Club @post-doc-club.bsky.social · 9d

Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month

www.jstor.org/action/showL...

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The Real News Network @therealnews.com · 9d

Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.

Federal agents are abducting any DC residents who appear Latino, new suit says

Federal agents detained one resident while he was on his way to dialysis treatment, according to the complaint.

therealnews.com

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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 9d

Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10d

came out of lawrence of arabia just in time to watch a bunch of mets fans staring sadly off into the distance like lawrence at the end of lawrence of arabia

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Tajja Isen @tajjaisen.bsky.social · 12d

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

The Publishing Industry Has a Gambling Problem | The Walrus

Companies keep betting on the next bestseller. Literature is poorer for it

thewalrus.ca

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 10d

@mckinneykelsey.bsky.social has never been more correct which is saying a lot tbh

Defector @defector.com · 10d

I too would hit my opponent with a baseball to eliminate the Astros from the playoffs: defector.com/i-too-would-...

I Too Would Hit My Opponent With A Baseball To Eliminate The Astros From The Playoffs | Defector

In the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night, the hosting Cleveland Guardians controlled their own fate. With a win, they would clinch a playoff berth, something that had seemed all but impossible a...

defector.com

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Dr. SmolAnalyst is hoping the next town won't have an Omelas pit @smolanalyst.bsky.social · 10d

You may be a meathead who loves the trans people in your life, Family, escalating chaos, Vin Diesel's whole deal, and any franchise with Michelle Rodriguez, but are you the kind of meathead who gives out @tuck.bsky.social's incredible collection, 2 Trans 2 Furious? You could be! And you should be!

The cover of 2 Trans 2 Furious, reminiscent of the Animorphs books, with Dominic Toretto, who lives his life a quarter mile at a time, turning into a black coupe over 5 stages.

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tuck woodstock @tuck.bsky.social · 11d

solidarity with all y'all, I'd be there if I were still in portland! and instead I think I am going to Log Off.

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