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Geek, Producer of Queer Lodgings: A Tolkien Podcast (queerlodgings.com), Steward of Mythopoeic Conferences at the Mythopoeic Society, Sci-Fi, Collector of DC Comics, Amateur Mixologist, Foodie, Disney Parks Nerd, Progressive. All views my own.
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Hey look, new account that you can report for intolerance and bigotry, since Bluesky actually gives a fuck about those things.

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Researching Tolkien? A new book series to be published by McFarland- Studies in Tolkien - is now accepting proposals for scholarly monographs or shorter Critical Companions. Follow the link for proposal guidelines. annasmol.net/2025/06/18/s...

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Now available in print and ebook!

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Charity commissions open, shares appreciated! ✨ I’ve opened charity commission slots via Tiltify to raise funds for Immigration Equality, an immigrant rights organization that advocates for and provides legal services for LGBTQ and HIV+ asylum seekers in the USA . Link and details below:

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It always cracks me up a little that JRRT, the only prude I care for, accidentally perfectly summed up why consuming horror media, fetish content, or any other "perilous" media is not actually condoning or inviting the bad things onto the real world.

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I'm so excited to be presenting at the #Tolkien Society Seminar later this year! But the experience is somewhat tainted by the experience of my friend and chief enabler, Robin, whose paper raised "concerns" from the TS trustees because it talks about race and whiteness. +

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Thanks for the shoutout Mercury! ♥️🏳️‍🌈 And Happy Pride!

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Fascist & neo-Nazi activists are stirring up their members to disrupt & attack protestors at Saturday’s NO KINGS rallies (several have called for vehicle attacks). 1/ globalextremism.org/post/violenc...

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Today's podcast rec is a must listen for the Tolkienists with @queerlodgings.bsky.social and @knewbettadobetta.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6soU... (I'm about a month behind on my podcasts, don't judge meee)

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This is a explicitly neofascist declaration. They are normalizing the idea of permanent revolution against the democracy.

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Thinking again about how JRRT responded to 1945 by creating torn, burned, bloodstained pages of a book that doesn’t exist.

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I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Sound familiar?

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Time for Chuck to fucking go. Bought and paid for by AIPAC.

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Gashapon (or Gachapon) are vending machines found all over Japan that dispense capsules containing miniature toys and other items. There are thousands of different kinds. Here’s a thread of the best ones I saw on my recent trip. 🧵

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I've followed the guy for 20 years now and I still can't make out what makes gavin tick. how is recent gavin the same one as the podcaster gavin four months ago? looking for some theories

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Met an active duty member of the military yesterday who filed conscientious objector paperwork in response to deployment of military on U.S. soil. Was told multiple Army have filed, unknown quantities in other branches.

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kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes

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Lothlorien and the Land of the Lotus-eaters.

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Oh no! Gen Z will have to think for themselves and Boomers will have to be funny without AI memes! www.techradar.com/news/live/ch...

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SOS! the volunteers on 'Madleen' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces. Greta Thunberg is a Swedish citizen. Pressure the foreign ministries and help us keep Greta safe! Web: government.se/contacts/ X : @SweMFA FB : @SweMFA IG : swedishmfa #AllEyesOnMadleen

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