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I love books and art and trees. she/her. 🌈 Protect Trans Kids🏳️‍⚧️

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Chantal James's avatar Chantal James @chantalalive.bsky.social
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I wanted to bring to the skyline's attention the plight of writer Arundhati Roy who wrote a banger novel that won the Booker & has written & spoken politically in the decades sense. She's facing severe persecution in India.
www.theguardian.com/world/articl...

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Yell In a War's avatar Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social
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Heat wave season reminder: one incident of severe heatstroke can cause an acute brain injury, as well as predispose you (generally temporarily) to getting heatstroke again. Do not push past early symptoms of heat exhaustion. Catch it as heat exhaustion, and avoid an ER visit for heatstroke.

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nonbinary papa iv's avatar nonbinary papa iv @aardvarkwizard.bsky.social
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Anyway probably if you think you have any trans people who take T following you, please be kind and repost this. It is the first I've heard about it and I had to seek it out myself, I'd have been on this two weeks ago if I knew

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Bree (half of Kit Rocha)'s avatar Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com
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Because threads still get goofy on bluesky, I'm going to start this with the link to an amazon wishlist & then explain more. 💗

Mr. Bree now teaches math & science at Alabama's LGBTQ+ charter school & could use help building his classroom:

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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Kate's avatar Kate @silea.bsky.social
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Some wisdom from tumblr:

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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haven't been here for a while, and this was the first thing I saw. 🤩 You must repost, it's the rule,

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Brother Holmes's avatar Brother Holmes @brothercasas.bsky.social
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Johns Hopkins is doing a long-COVID survey and apparently is having trouble finding controls -- people who haven't had COVID. If this is you, consider giving them some clicks.

@violetblue.bsky.social thought you may want to boost.

covid-long.com

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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number 1 for a reason! This book is so good! Creepy and exciting and moody and ultimately hopeful.

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so true, so true. our medical "system" is such a shitshow

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Lenée (she/ her)'s avatar Lenée (she/ her) @dopegirlfresh.bsky.social
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I’m still at $1600/ $2000. I need at least $100 by Friday to cover meds that my insurance won’t.

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Anni Jyn 's avatar Anni Jyn @annijyn.bsky.social
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i’ve been giggling for the past five minutes

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Moodybeth 's avatar Moodybeth @moodybeth12.bsky.social
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Good news and bad news Good news my kids getting released from the hospital this evening. Bad news I have to raise almost $1k for copays and med supplies. :( I’m completely screwed all the way around unless I can find some kind of miracle that drops out of the sky :(

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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oh my god, I can't decide whether to laugh or cry

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Kilu von Prince's avatar Kilu von Prince @kilinguistics.bsky.social
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"ass" in English is now an attributive linker that can cliticise to arbitrary phrases to derive an attribute and I think that is beautiful.

#linguistics

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Dylan_StJaymes's avatar Dylan_StJaymes @dylanstjaymes.bsky.social
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EMERGENCY UPDATE Hey, guys. I am so sorry to have to do this but things have become dire for my Aunt Gen. She received a certified letter stating if she does not get current w/her monthly payments she will be evicted. She needs 3k in the next 30 days. PLEASE help if you can! Any amount will help!

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"Recently Juiced" Garak Tailor (She/They) $640/$700's avatar "Recently Juiced" Garak Tailor (She/They) $640/$700 @comfortingmoo.online
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Urgent goal of $125/$200 Was trying not to start April's fundraising early, but that canceled Rover gig has still left a scary chunk of time coming up. Thank ya'll so much for putting up with this shit and helping when you can. $125/$700 V:@/JKNotSoBad C$/JKNotsobad PP:@/comfortingmoo

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/them's avatar Addy Bross 🌈 they/them @aebrossbooks.bsky.social
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I'm putting together a list of specifically agender authors/books that feature agender characters, so consider this an open call! If you are/know of an agender author or books that fit, feel free to link or give me a shout. I'll boost & also make graphics for here & Insta. Want to email me? ⬇️

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Katie Croonenberghs Art's avatar Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social
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Friends! Here's how to remove ai from your google searches using the example; fantasy horse Fantasy horse, before:2023 Brings up everything posted ONLY before the year 2023 Fantasy horse, -ai -prompt -stock -openai Gets rid of MOST generative images and includes current/recent images

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Daniel Abraham's avatar Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social
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“Mosey” is almost certainly muévese. My father got a Masters in Spanish literature, and his hobby was etymologies of cowboy English.

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Éclectique et toc's avatar Éclectique et toc @eclecticettoc.bsky.social
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In France, we call it the Smurfette's complex. In The Smurfs, you have the strong, the chief, the gardener, etc. but you have only one woman, and her quality is being a woman. Seen in at least in the 3 first Avengers (didn't see the others), in Paw Patrol...

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🏳️‍⚧️ Farronox | Need a Miracle 🐉❣🧡💛�'s avatar 🏳️‍⚧️ Farronox | Need a Miracle 🐉❣🧡💛� @farronox.bsky.social
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When you share my work, I make sales! When I make sales, I need less Mutual Aid! Help a small, disabled queer owned business. Share my work like these fine folks did with their purchases!

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow's avatar Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social
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RK is a friend and a brilliant writer -- please donate and/or signal boost

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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Wow. These bears look just like Bigfoot!

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Claire Willett's avatar Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social
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every university and every hospital in Gaza. gone.

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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oh thank god, we really needed some good news today

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg 's avatar Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social
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35 orgs signed a joint call for peace in Oct. The IDF vets org Breaking the Silence has been demanding a political solution before 10/7, & since. Women Wage Peace & Women of the Sun are ready. The grassroots movement Standing Together calls for ceasefire. Ceasefire protests in Tel Aviv grow.

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Kelly Barnhill 's avatar Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social
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If only there was a biblical analog to this municipality's choice to behave with such a lack of hospitality.

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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I got it from discord who got it from facebook, so... 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Virginia's avatar Virginia @girvinia.bsky.social
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I loved this cozy mystery! Get it on sale

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Lydia Polgreen's avatar Lydia Polgreen @polgreen.bsky.social
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Fascinating: regret rates for trans surgery are so low compared to other surgeries that researchers are asking whether informed consent model used for trans people could help reduce regret for other medical procedures. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

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Catherine Stein 🏳️‍🌈's avatar Catherine Stein 🏳️‍🌈 @catsteinbooks.bsky.social
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Yes, please! Support voter rights and anti-gerrymandering efforts! You've seen how this made a difference in Georgia. Voting only works if people can actually do it freely and fairly!

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Becky Hammer's avatar Becky Hammer @beckyhammer.bsky.social
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This paragraph from the NYRB's review of Werner Herzog's new memoir is REALLY something else

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