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www.cnn.com/2025/05/30/h...

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This isn't a stalled gender revolution. It's a gender counter-revolution. And the most troubling part is that it's younger men and boys the leading charge. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/o...

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Official Harvey Milk biography from the Harvey Milk Foundation. Plese repost & share, just because: milkfoundation.org/about/harvey...

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"Tenants in Kansas City are declaring victory after eight months on rent strike—the longest such action in the city’s history." via @rebeccaburns.bsky.social

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In addition to their usual amazing work, our local animal shelter is currently housing dozens of animals from a recent hoarding case where over 160 animals were found living in a trailer. Please consider donating to my fundraiser for them if you can! givebutter.com/catsofyore

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A pattern for this polonaise will be appearing in my upcoming book on eighteenth-century women's dress! It was a treat to visit the Costume Institute to do the work, and I'm so grateful to Marci for putting up with the million measurements I needed. 🗃️🪡

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One thing I absolutely need you to understand is that in the United States, *police can legally lie to you.* And in most cases, a cop lying to you is NOT a defense to a criminal charge. Don't talk to cops. Get a lawyer.

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So after about 32 years as a published writer, I was finally able to buy the original art for one of my book covers. This is the cover art by @donatoarts.bsky.social done in oil and oil mediums, for The Wizard Hunters.

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I woke up at 3:30 am to photograph Cleveland, Ohio and this is what I got

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Any valid D-Day remembrance should also note that Brits came ashore at Sword and Gold. And the Canadians bravely fought their way through a hail of bullets at Juno. And volunteer forces from France, Norway, and Poland fought their way to shore with them. -OS

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IT'S SHUT THE FUCK UP FRIDAY! If you are stopped or detained by ANY law enforcement FOR ANY REASON, the ONLY thing you should say (besides providing ID in a stop and ID state) is: I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT. That's it.

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If you need a breather from all this bullshit, here's a photo of Earth. From Saturn. We're that slightly brighter star at centre right.

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We're continuing to add projects and people to this. Follow these accounts if you don't already! bsky.app/starter-pack...

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ABC reports Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being returned to the United States abcnews.go.com/US/mistakenl...

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Just a reminder: Kamala Harris was one of the first elected officials to marry LGBTQ couples in the US as San Francisco DA. Just sharing for young folks who may not know this. www.advocate.com/news/kamala-...

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Your reminder that Humboldt Fog cheese, Humboldt County, CA, the Humboldt penguin (Spheniscus humboldti),and the Humboldt Current that allows wine grapes to grow in Chile are all named for an 18th C gay scientist whose love letters were all burned and who left his entire estate to his “valet.” 🏳️‍🌈

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Exactly. It doesn’t work. Be aggressively positive about what you’re for, and make it clear what is unacceptable!

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The reason you have to be inflexible on basic human rights is that if you are flexible about a thing then it is not a basic right

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None of this suddenly makes it okay for you to still own or consider purchasing a Tesla.

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You should go buy this book for many reasons, not least of which is to support someone who has been trying to tell all of us what the fuck is going on for YEARS and has been slowly going insane because no one is listening (maybe he hasn't and I'm projecting, but still buy this book)

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Protesters against NYT's new podcast got started early. fair.org/home/activis...

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