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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

In Iceland, on Christmas Eve, people give each other books so they can spend the evening drinking cocoa & reading. It’s called, Jolabokaflod, the Christmas book flood. I’ve never been more in love with Iceland than I am right now ♥️♥️

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 10/12/2024

I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it a thousand times more: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian. — Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The first 2 weeks of December are for warming up to the holiday spirit, and the last two weeks are for holiday stress, which is why the very best part of Christmas is the 25 minutes on the morning of December 16th when you can just drink your coffee and look at your tree like “ah this is nice”

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pnwplantnerd.bsky.social @pnwplantnerd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

It seems these guys are among the most charismatic of mushrooms- they certainly are visually striking! #fungifriends

Four amanitas are visible, some just starting to emerge from the first duff, but the one in front has stayed to lengthen it's stem and spread its cap. We can see that we're looking under the branches of some conifer that's shaded out any plants that wanted to grow under its branches, and in the back ground, we can see some sedges growing out of very wet soil.

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Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you don't need to justify your reading preferences and choices to anyone. Audiobooks count as reading. Also, you don't have to finish books you don't enjoy. Don't read to impress, read for yourself. Life's too short, love yourself, ok? Signed, a librarian

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

You will do readings where no one shows up. You will set up at events and sell no books. Rejection will show up in your inbox again and again. You will say “I wrote a book!” and folks will stay quiet or say “Cool!” and then not buy it. It’s all good. Part of the gig. KEEP AT IT.

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

I'm once again asking for a show where a librarian, a bookseller, and a carpenter travel around helping people manage their out-of-control book collections. Discuss their sentimental value, their rarity, their histories, then build amazing book nooks and shelves and little libraries to organize them

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Ever wondered why walking around museums is weirdly tiring? At normal speed our legs act like pendulums, swinging forward from the hip & saving us a huge amount of energy. In "museum shuffle" our muscles must do ALL the work of constant readjustment. So cake in the cafe is scientifically justified 🥳

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

He was the full Monty before.

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Dana @thatdana.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

My friend attends a silent book club where everyone gathers and reads quietly to themselves. They serve drinks and little snacks. I need this in my life.

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TrashPanda 🦝 @trashpanda335.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Supporting all of these 💛 LGBTQIA+ 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ BLM 🖤 Free Palestine ☮︎ Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 Indigenous People 🫶 Women’s Rights 💖 Pro-Choice ❤️‍🔥 Gender Identity 🤍 Mental Health Awareness 🎗 Autism Awareness ♾ Disability Awareness 🏥

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.

Post by Charlotte Clymer:

Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."

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Dr. Hello Bonjour @hellobonjour.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I'm totally OK with being called woke. It just means that I'm showing off my green flags. Happy to follow others with green flags. #woke

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M. Rivers @authormrivers.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Alright, aliens. It’s time. Help us or kill us. I DGAF which—just pick one. We’re tired.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A lot of folks are giving up in advance. Capitulating before a single skirmish. Well, not this old warrior. I’ve seen much worse from the U.S. government in my day. I’m concerned for our country, but not a bit scared of these miscreants. I’m ready to do my part. Who’s with me?

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