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Happy International Women's Day to all the misogynist mansplainers and the rest of us.

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Happy 18th birthday, Wordgathering! <3

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wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2... @watermancenter.bsky.social

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Eat the Rich, says Winnie the Pooh

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you guys look at what I’m stitching 🍴🍯

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Truly, deeply, endlessly grateful to @courtludwick.bsky.social and @romyewing.bsky.social for their conversation in @wordgathering.bsky.social about my short story collection What Blooms in the Dark (@emergejournal.bsky.social). 🌺 wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2...

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Yayyyyyy

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“Parable of the Sower Offers More than Prophesy” Yes, calling Octavia E. Butler merely prophetic discredits her astonishing brilliance. www.pastemagazine.com/books/scienc...

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At OPM, Musk’s staffers won’t leave—they work around the clock and have even installed sofa beds in the office. Our access to data systems has been restricted, raising serious concerns about cybersecurity and a complete lack of oversight. We are keeping our heads down and documenting everything.

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80 years ago, Auschwitz was liberated. Never forget. #HolocaustRemembranceDay www.bbc.com/news/article...

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dianerwiener.com/2025/01/26/f... [ID: Thumbnail of WienerBlog banner: A photograph of green-glasses wearing white Ashkenazi Jew Diane. Image digitally updated with many bright colors and variously abstracted patterns, created using Procreate for the iPad.]

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This is a great piece. "As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."

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What are the mediocrities going to do when they find out that “DEI” isn’t their problem? I’m curious.

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Pamela Hemphill, who served 60 days in prison for her role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said she did not want a pardon. “Absolutely not,” Hemphill said. “It’s an insult to the Capitol Police.” nyti.ms/4hmt67M

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It actually is very important that you do things that you take pleasure in, regularly. That is part of how you survive the things that feel like they are going to destroy you.

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I'm auditioning as the designer of the 2028 election campaign logo, what do you think?

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To all trans people: Your lives matter. Every step you take toward living as your true self is a testament to the strength & resilience within you. You are deserving of love, respect, & kindness. Never forget that you are valid, worthy, & more than enough, just as you are. Keep shining! ♥️🙏🏻♥️

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Hello new followers! Here's one of my favorite older comics.

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I'm looking for a good-looking, authoritative sounding mediocre western white man to stand in and get things done on my behalf. I'm close to burning bridges as the institutions/people I'm dealing with refuse to take me seriously, yet my assertiveness is "unprofessional" and "aggressive"

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www.instagram.com/p/DC6JlL9oo5... www.instagram.com/p/DC6mDG5OJM... Back Cover reveal Beyond Queer Words Winter 2024 Edition Art by @dianeoctopod.bsky.social

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“Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” —Mary Shelley, Frankenstein

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Apropos of nothing, anybody who says that audiobooks aren’t “real” reading or that people who use them aren’t “real” readers can kiss both my ass and my royalty statement.

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Other corvids are nice too. 🪶

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Here are some nice mushrooms

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For us to be of any use in a Trump world, we have to pay grave attention to our inner states, so we don’t perpetuate the autocrat’s goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion or constant disorientation.

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The Sick Times--a digital long-COVID newspaper--is 1 yr old today. I couldn't be prouder of what Betsy, Miles, and their team have accomplished. thesicktimes.org/2024/11/14/p... If you have the means, pls join me in supporting their end-of-year fundraiser. the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/

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Our members impact all areas of our work, from policy advocacy to publications and more. We're going to keep fighting for the rights of all autistic people—will you be a part of our work? https://buff.ly/4e3GZ95

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Am I the only one who feels uncomfortable seeing academic institutions, universities, departments continuing to post about their achievements/announcements on Twitter/X pretending as if nothing has changed? Echoes of #BLM in 2022 when some orgs felt it was better to pretend nothing had changed.

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Hello #BookSky! We are an online and event based bookstore in Richmond Va focusing on small press and self published books of high quality with an emphasis on minority voices. We maintain a small, ever changing inventory of books and aim to introduce readers to new authors.

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This amazing #Mars landing (image below by Andrea) inspired my #Perseverance #EDL (entry, descend, landing) socks – feat. all stages! 🔗 sciencesocks.co/collections/... They were my first sock design and still a best-seller with over 1000 pairs sold 😱 P.S: they make a perfect holiday gift 🎁 🔭🐡🧪

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Got the drosophila back in the shop in time for Drosophila Day this year 🧪🐡🪰

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Denver-area astronomy fans, please welcome the University of Denver's historic Chamberlin Observatory to Bluesky! 🧪🔭Follow @chamberlin-obs.bsky.social for event announcements and fun astronomy stuff!

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Alright Sci-Sky 🧪 , if you were ever to have a unit of scientific measurement named after you, what would it quantify? The Malik* measures how long a reagent was past its expiration date. It is measured in months. *my maiden name because my partner believes in strict adherence to expiration dates.

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Now that I've fled Leon's site for bluer skies, I'm sure I'll be called an #Ex-X, but personally, I'll always consider myself a #TwitterQuitter.

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PSA from the Bluesky "It's A Feature, Not A Bug" files: when you post your hashtags, it's good to use #PascalCase (capitalize each word in the tag). That'll allow screen readers to pronounce the tags in a comprehensible way. But that works everywhere, not just here on Bluesky.

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Three easy ways to be more accessible on social media: - Use #PascalCase on your hashtags instead of all lower case. - Use #AltText on pictures and gifs (Bluesky gives sample alt text on gifs to make it easier. - Use captions on videos and if you can’t then add video/audio descriptions.

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I have low vision and I rely on alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images on platforms like BlueSky. If you don’t know how to write #AltText yet, I have several guides on my website that can show you how— take the #AltTextChallenge! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/10)

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My decision to leave Twitter: Twitter Goodbye, Hello Bluesky www.jenniferruthjackson.com/2024/11/twit...

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And…it’s happened! @wordgathering.bsky.social Now to get everything set up…

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OK, so thanks to @ashleyshoo.bsky.social sticking me in a starter pack of super interesting folks, I picked up a lot of new followers in the past two days. Here's a piece I put up a few days ago that gestures to what I think-with and about

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Do we have a word yet for when a disabled person speaks up against accessibility (including some that would benefit themselves) / other disabled people's navigation/ease? And how does one handle this in the disability organizing world?

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