Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Procrastareading: reading a well-loved book instead of everything on my #tbr 000
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty. 21465540717609
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I have several numbers I'm attached to, such as the number three, so for my pause to land on 3 hours 33 minutes and 33%, I'm tickled 😂 Also, this audiobook is pulling me out of my reading slump much like Caleb lovingly (and literally 😉) pulled Sarah to their tent that first night. 🤭 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/05/2025We’re sure many of you have heard about the growing controversy in Oklahoma, where parents are pushing back against a new curriculum quietly pushed through by the state’s superintendent. 15656871105
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesMichael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 30/05/2025A friend in the bookish community needs a little help. She and her partner are both out of work and trying to hold on until they can find work and figure their next steps out. If you have a dollar or two it’ll make a difference.gofundme.comDonate to Deanna Needs Your Support in Hard Times, organized by Deanna ParkerHi my name is Deanna and I’m currently going through an extremely rough patch in… Deanna Parker needs your support for Deanna Needs Your Support in Hard Times 02613
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesGeorgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Do not give this woman a dime of your money. 1. Do not watch the new show. 2. Do not stream any of the movies (yes, that includes Fantastic Beasts) 3. Do not buy any of her books. She has a pen name Robert Galbraith. www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...advocate.comJ.K. Rowling uses 'Harry Potter' wealth to fund anti-transgender organizationThis is where "Harry Potter" profits are going. 5535352297
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Donald Trump's policies are cruel and harmful. They're also insulting, to his opponents and supporters alike. His actions and claims insult the intelligence of the American people - and our shared values. 17151431006
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesMichael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 21/05/2025Here it is, y’all! The official cover for Devil of the Deep, by @falenciajfwrites.bsky.social , featuring art by @blackgirlabsolute.bsky.social! This is a Haitian fantasy about a mermaid, a pirate and a navy caption who have to work together to tackle an underwater cult to save the world. 96424
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesCongresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 14/05/2025Marjorie, I know the truth confuses you and facts ain’t your strong suit—so let me break it down real slow: George Floyd didn’t die from drugs. He died because Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 minutes. That’s called murder. 27594709811258
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I turn 35 on Saturday & my awesome family & friends got me giftcards to small, local bookstores. 🥳 So I need book recs 🙏 High fantasy, Sci Fi, RomCom, anything cozy & cute. Bonus points for indie authors and completed series! 010
Reposted by Bittersweetcritiquessteph @starrysteph.bsky.social · 25/04/2025anywayyyyyy support a Jewish book creator by following me on Bindery (for free)! maybe we can publish books someday. and along the way, it’s a lovely community with a book club, readathons, and more. ⬇️ 171
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesMichael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 13/04/2025Yesterday, a white man published a book about a slave child who falls in love with her enslaver. And of the four reviews the book has, one of them was telling those of us who are “sensitive to racism” that it’s wrong to leave a bad review. Oh, and the book is meant to be advocating for Black people. 187318
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Purple💜 This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone & Feathers from the Sky by Jess Wisecup ....spring to mind for this category ✨️ 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesMichael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 04/04/2025This is a call to action and I would appreciate it if you'd give it a read and consider plugging in! Thank you!leftunreadbooks.binderybooks.comBindery Books | I would appreciate it if you read this ...This is a call to action and I would appreciate it if y... 02012
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Loot from our bookstore @bettiespages.bsky.social Took a very excited birthday girl to do some book shopping & found stuff for us too✨️✨️ We also walked out with like 12 books BUT none of them were for me😂 #noshelfcontrol #booksky #supportlocal #yallmeansall 041
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Throwback to a book I loved & a #flatlay I was proud of😍 To think there was a time I was hustling to create content. Where did that motivation go?😅 #booksky 020
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 31/03/2025On Transgender Day of Visibility, we celebrate Minnesota’s transgender community and recommit to standing up for our neighbors in the face of hatred. As your Governor, I’m proud to stand in this fight with you. 505476976764
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesShanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social · 28/03/2025If you want to support funding or museums and libraries, please show your support by emailing your rep. You can read newspapers without being paywalled. You can have a story read to your child. You can access the internet during an emergency. Use this 🔗 app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...app.oneclickpolitics.comSupport Strong LibrariesSupport Strong Libraries 8437171
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesRebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle.bsky.social · 28/03/2025As someone whose life was dramatically altered by long COVID & who still masks indoors, it’s terrifying to see face masks weaponized in the attack on Palestine and free speech. Bans on face masks feel like I am being told to disappear from public life. Our struggles are always connected. 15523
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that. 16196428920387
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAiden Thomas 🇵🇸 @aidenschmaiden.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Ronan is my shadow, my writing buddy, and my best friend. Right now, he’s paralyzed and fighting for his life. He needs life-saving surgery (that I can’t afford) to survive. Anything you can do — donations, shares — would be a gift. gofund.me/036f9754gofund.meDonate to Help Save Ronan: My Best Friend Desperately Needs Emergency, organized by Aiden ThomasHi everyone, I’m reaching out today with a heavy hear… Aiden Thomas needs your support for Help Save Ronan: My Best Friend Desperately Needs Emergency 24337278
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesKristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Ugly cry… 🫶 1682547789
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 21/03/2025We expected 2,000 people out in GOP-held Greeley, Colorado. 11,000 people showed up. Something special is happening, folks. Now is the time to organize in every dimension possible and get to work. 366512765025749
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025AOC: What they like to call as radical, I believe is common sense. I believe that when a person gets sick, they shouldn’t go bankrupt in the wealthiest country in the history of the world. Common sense I believe that a minimum wage should cover the minimum cost to live. Common sense... 10637037515521
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesImani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 21/03/2025We need to tread eugenics with the seriousness we treat the most vile forms of bigotry because eugenics is what turns those bigotries into action items. 71361387
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Be jelly 😝 Or go request a copy from Netgalley & help with early reviews 😉 #cryvoidbringer #arc #booksky #diversebooksky 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesMichael LaBorn @michaellaborn.bsky.social · 17/03/2025If you liked books like: Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin, Poppy War by R.F. Kuang or Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport, I think Cry, Voidbringer is going to be right up your alley. So go request it on Netgalley and drop an early review! Early reviews make a difference! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...netgalley.comCry, VoidbringerNetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm... 13513
Reposted by Bittersweetcritiquesnicolethelibrarian.bsky.social @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social · 15/03/2025🚨NEW🚨Last night the President signed an order to gut IMLS. Call your members of Congress. Call your state and local officials. Tell them exactly what's at stake if the President's order stands: the future of America's libraries. It's time to Show Up #ForOurLibraries: bit.ly/ALA-LibraryStoryIMLSbit.lyShow Up For Our Libraries - Tell Your StoryPlease share a story about how libraries have a positive impact in YOUR community. This might be a story about you or your family, or about other library users who have benefitted from the library&... 14532
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesNina Turner @ninaturner.bsky.social · 12/03/2025We’re still not shopping at Target. 4247481750
Reposted by Bittersweetcritiques🌿viktor aleksander🌿🩸devil's minion pilled🩸 @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 12/03/2025 78173284792
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 12/03/2025DEI and good wages. What’s not to love? 592280034856
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesKeith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · 11/03/2025More of this! 13674459812051
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 12/03/2025The horrors persist, but so do we.substack.comDesireé B Stephens on SubstackPlease remain hopeful 000
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 11/03/2025I really REALLY need this for my mental health #frieren #booksky #animesky #comfortanime 130
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 10/03/2025I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence. This is a campaign of eradication. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna... 6672526711066
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesFromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · 09/03/2025this #internationalwomensday, support an Indigenous woman led publishing imprint publishing exclusively Indigenous books. Subscribing to my reader community for free could directly impact the number of books we are able to publish per year. It only takes a few seconds to do: boozhoo.binderybooks.comboozhoo.binderybooks.comBindery BooksCulture, Community, Stories 0258
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesJamie Noguchi | Drawing and Drawing Some More @jamienoguchi.bsky.social · 06/03/2025“Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” – John Lewis 253256186439
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Any friends with rosacea in here? No matter what I do my skin always looks red and I have superficial blood vessels on my nose & cheeks. Is there any product you swear by? Bonus points if it is from a small business. Would love to feel more comfy in my own skin. #skinsky #booksky 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesImani Barbarin @imanibarbarin.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Hey everyone! I’m on NPR’s “It’s been a minute” talking about the R word. www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1...npr.orgThe R-word is back. But why? : It's Been a MinuteOver the past few years, Brittany has noticed the resurgence the R-word - a word that otherwise left the cultural lexicon. And while that's troubling in and of itself, its return may also have larger ... 6758260
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesLibro.fm @libro.fm · 05/03/2025This February, we saw a 275% increase in new Libro.fm memberships compared to February 2024. More and more individuals are choosing to support their independent bookshop—and their local communities—over Amazon/Audible. Thank you for supporting your indie with us ❤️ 614069667
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Don't know if I'm actually hungry or just stressed *gestures vaguely at everything* 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Congrats, everyone—the Elon boycott is working! Reports indicate that Tesla inventory is swelling, especially with Cybertrucks piling up outside their factory. Keep the boycott going, and don’t forget—today is the Economic Blackout! 313205232773
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesNPR @npr.org · 28/02/2025The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.npr.orgA movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to knowThe People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday. 10583727111557
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Found this in my phone tonight....still applies. 010
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesFromthemixedupdesk @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Go check out this video on Book Banning that I participated in! 1254
Reposted by BittersweetcritiquesGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Put all the “DEI” folks who got let go onto a new network and I’d watch the shit out of it. 1729322946654
Bittersweetcritiques @bittersweetbeth.bsky.social · 26/02/2025✨️SWOON✨️ 《Riven’s lip twitched upward. “You can push me into a dark room anytime you like, Keera.” Riven let his gaze trail down my body. “You never need ask.”》 I love this series! I want to finish, but I also don't want to😭 @melissa-blair.bsky.social #thehalflingsaga #booksky #diversebooksky 040
