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Nea
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Would you like a cat photo? I got cat photos.
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Nea@bookishnea.bsky.social |
118 followers 89 following 840 posts
Jane Austen, Good Omens, Doctor Who, Sherlock Holmes fan. Occasionally a stoic philosopher, often a writer, currently a quilter. Trying to post more books, less politics.
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Nea
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Would you like a cat photo? I got cat photos.
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Nea
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The thing about publishers is they care how many books sell. And that’s not a metric that changes when a handful of people flounce on Bluesky.
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Nea
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I may have just sort-of described The City We Became by Jemison. But either of the two sides don’t need to be villains. Those who are more comfortable with Weird in a weird town and those who hide in a the normalcy of a Normal town? Weird v Differently Weird? Out v closeted?
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Nea
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I think it’s more a whole town than a single person, but the story of the people who are finding refuge as the town gets Weird and the people trying to end the process could get interesting
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Nea
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… wouldn’t the minister himself be the first into the church? Does he get to live because he does the service?
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Nea
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What a delightful vision! It would be a fabulous hook for a fantasy series!
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Nea
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Please someone make this into a book series; I need to read it!
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc)
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In light of the latest round of bullshit in the NYT or WaPo or other "papers of note," I offer you Gen. Sherman's words: "You have heretofore read public sentiment in your newspapers, that live by falsehood and excitement; and the quicker you seek for truth in other quarters, the better."
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Kevin M. Kruse
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It’s a very obscure question but I did some research and it turns out that the president who led us out of the Depression and kicked Hitler’s ass was actually in a wheelchair? Who knew?
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Bree (half of Kit Rocha)
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If you are mad at the NYT and don't feel like fucking with the auction today, I also invite you to just go directly to donate.romancingthevote.com which is where all of our auction payments will go, and from there directly on to voting organizations who will make sure those who WANT to vote can.
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Nea
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I’m headed to Intercourse PA tomorrow. I’ve also been to Toadsuck AK.
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Nea
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He was ordered to resign by his own leaders after having said he welcomed an investigation *and did not get that opportunity.* That is not “I have no good explanation.” Yet when all the dust settled, Dem Franklin was out and 0 accused Republicans were out or even investigated. Odd how that worked.
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Nea
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I’m not denying it.
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Nea
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If you have a pill case like this & you’re having trouble opening it, put a little piece of tape across where the latch clicks in. It will still seal but be easier to open.
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Diane Curtis
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Constitution: Even impeached officials are subject to criminal indictment, trial, judgment, and punishment. Roberts court: But, I mean, not the president, right? Constitution: That's not what I said. Roberts: But surely, it's what you meant. Constitution: No. And don't call me Shirley.
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Patrick S. Tomlinson
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Trump: -Old -Fraud -Rapist -2x impeached -3x adulteror -4x indicted -6x bankrupt -34x felon -$600mm+ fines & settlements -Cheated in 2016 election -Launched J6th insurrection -Ran fake university -Stole from vets and cancer kids -Stole classified documents -Killed a million Americans Biden: -Old
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Nea
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Tech writing in specific because they don’t even feel the need for a random human to take over. “Oh, we’ll just generate the user manual from the comments in the code” has been said to my face.
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Nea
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Beauty has been my main comfort read since it was published.
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Randall Munroe
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Bracket Symbols xkcd.com/2954
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Michael Hobbes
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If you're so concerned about the stakes of this election you could just... spend the next four months writing about the stakes of this election. A constant drip of articles calling the Democratic nominee unfit is also not a great strategy for winning!
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Faine Greenwood
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It really is making *me* feel crazy to see a bunch of other Democrat voters running around screaming about how Biden is now unelectable, on the basis of one bad debate and an incredibly obvious ratfucking campaign by America’s most craven newspaper.
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Nea
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I’m terrified that with the antivaxxers there will be all kinds of outbreaks. We’re being dragged into a death cult.
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Dr. Holly Walters
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Don't forget the Sharpie.
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United Farm Workers
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Today, the federal government put itself on the right side of history by seeking, for the 1st time, to establish the precedent that every worker in America has the right to shade, water & rest while working in temps that could kill them. -UFW President Teresa Romero
www.politico.com/news/2024/07...
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Nea
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As usual, a home run every swing. Read the whole thread, y’all!
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Mark Chadbourn
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Shiv Ramdas
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Actually wild that 2/3rd of the current SCOTUS openly said today that they're on the side of the British in the Revolutionary War
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Nea
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But he doesn’t make a move until she’s 21. That said, Emma is notable for her deeply codependent relationship with a hypochondriac father to the point she makes her husband move in with them & the major part of the book is how she treats her friend like a life-sized Barbie.
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Robert Reich
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Banning medical debt from credit reports. Cracking down on junk fees. Banning non-competes. Capping credit card fees. Negotiating drug prices. Expanding OT pay. These Biden policies don't make headlines, but this is what it looks like when government works for the people.
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Nea
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I will always have a soft spot for Kinselka’s The Undomestic Goddess.
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Nea
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Rowling wrote a series about a bloodline-obsessed authoritarian regime that practices chattel slavery & refuses to mix with or even understand outside societies in its own nation. Tennant starred twice in a show that goes repeatedly out of its way to praise “ordinary” people as vital and important.
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Raeyn (she/they)
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Americans. Hey. Your president? He has a severe stutter. Trump uses a known rhetorical style (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga...) to make it nearly impossible for a person with no impediment to respond. So no, quit playing into Trump's hands by cracking jokes about a person *WITH A DISABILITY*.
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Micah
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at the end of the day there are two people who can win the election one of them is going to if I have any preference at all between them and the policies they espouse - even if I like neither - the one concrete action I can take is to pick which of the two bad options I hate the least
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Parker Molloy
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Worth reading the first line of the screenshot and realizing that the very existence of trans people is considered "pornography" by the Project 2025 gremlins.
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Courtney Milan
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The Colorado River is so vitally important and yet if you superimposed it on the Mississippi it looks like original Godzilla versus modern Tokyo.
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Nea
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I’m reminded of the “make Shakespeare easy” book that turned the “But soft! What light through yonder window shines?” speech into just “Juliet is as pretty as a sunrise.”
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Unofficial Guardian (World) Bot
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Uncovered: 428-year-old secret dossier reveals Elizabeth I’s network of spies
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Melissa Ryan
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A brokered Democratic convention, with massive protests just outside the convention hall, is Trump's dream scenario. 24 hours later, I'm astounded at how many people claiming to be worried about an authoritarian America under Trump want to create the perfect storm for him to seize power.
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Nea
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What’s your water to ink ratio?
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Nea
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99% of the votes I have ever given are “No way that other fucker gets near the White House.” This is a far cry from “I am voting for someone I 100% support.” I will argue to my dying breath that keeping the worst out is the only realistic improvement, not holding out for a fantasy hero.
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Nea
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I can’t wait for them to scrape AO3 because it’s free and then get sued into oblivion by the original IP holders when copyright infringement breaks containment. I don’t think AI can claim parody or even transformation as a defense.
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Celeste Pewter
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Periodic reminder: What you see on social media is an algorithm-curated echo chamber. Those who shout loudest typically get amplified the most, regardless of whether they’re right. The real work takes place offline. If you’re getting stressed out by today, take a break, focus on what you can do.
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John Dellaporta
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A few years ago, Jon Lovett floated a theory that media treats Democrats like protagonists - to be challenged, accounted, and forced to be behave in growth-oriented ways - while the GOP are treated like antagonists - immutable, expected to disrupt, thematic obstacles. Thinking about that a lot.
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Nea
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Divorce. They’re already discussing out loud how they’re gonna strip away no-fault divorce.
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Django Wexler
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Every morning I check the news and it's like -SCOTUS Eliminates Three More Basic Rights, Only Six Remain -President Mispronounces a Word, Will Now Lose Election to Senile Hitler -New AI Company Uses Artist Blood to Let Billionaires and Racists Live Forever, Gets $45 Billion Valuation
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Nea
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There was one exception - Robin Sloane’s Sourdough. Because everyone kept talking about baking sourdough…
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Nea
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It shows up a lot: Granny Weatherwax says it in Carpe Jugulum and the narrator in Hogfather. IIRC it also shows up in Nation.
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Nea
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In the lockdown, once I could read at all, I only read romance or horror. Characters either had to have no serious problems or serious problems I would never ever have to deal with.
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Dan Hon
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Science fiction is all about a Great Forgetting age where records are lost etc and sometimes it's natural disaster and sometimes it's revolutionary action but in our world it's apparently for tax write-offs
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