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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Booking flights today too way too much effort. My brain hurts. And why does AA love those 35-40 min layover so much? It's also super weird to be planning any future things at the moment...but here we are.

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 20/01/2025

With alt-text. The Parable of the Talents is a novel by Octavia Butler. It was published in 1998, a sequel to The Parable of the Sower (1993.) Both were award winning books.

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

He did an actual N**i salute. I just...we are in hell. They are setting us on fire in hell.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

In an update...my doctor passed away last week and I now have a new one. To those counting, this is the FOURTH doctor of mine who has passed since I moved here. Each of them in their 70s. My condolences to his family. Today's doctor was kind, helpful, and quick.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

$500/mo where we had to board the windows and the cops came often because of the neighbors and their dealing.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I hate having to steel myself for my Dr. appt tomorrow. It's all to renew my Rx, but that means I have to sit in a room with a man who will patronize me & make me cry. Once again, he'll mention my weight. Last time, I'd lost weight because I was taken off steroids & he WALKED INTO THE ROOM DANCING.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

*twirls* Words are written. Edits 1/2 way done. AND I've been drinking water. In a week of *gestures toward real world*, I'm counting it as a win.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Apparently this book will not write itself. I mean...I'm writing my 150th...you'd think I'd know that.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I'm at the point of this book where I know where it needs to go, I have an outline, but feel like I didn't earn the route to get here. This is why I reread at this point in the book lol. Because usually I've done the work and have just forgotten in deadline brain.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

This week is not only release week, but I have huge Dr appt where I know he will yell at me. He always does. Then next week is deadline week and Team Carrie Ann retreat week. And if I bury myself in these things maybe I won’t break down with IRL things. Go team!

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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Meta has quietly removed major sections of its hate speech policy protecting LGBTQ people, people of color, women, immigrants, and other marginalized groups. Today’s alarming policy changes will allow anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, and cease to protect LGBTQ users from being targeted with such attacks

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BREAKING NEWS: META AND MARK ZUCKERBERG REMOVE LONG-STANDING ANTI-LGBTQ HATE SPEECH POLICIES AFTER ANNOUNCING END OF FACT-CHECKING PROGRAM | GLAAD

Meta Quietly Removes Major Sections of Hateful Conduct Policies Protecting LGBTQ People and Other Marginalized People GLAAD: “Zuckerberg’s removal of fact-checking programs and industry-standard hate ...

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I think so many people blocked the other four years because of trauma and I am seriously not sure what I'm going to do these next four. Today's rant just solidified it once again.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

The Forever Rule is now available in paperback, ebook and audiobook! Begin the Cage Family small town saga with The Forever Rule. He lived by the Rules...until he met her. 🏘️ Small Town ⌛ Right Person Wrong Time ✨ Missed Connection 👠Workplace Romance geni.us/ForeverRuleC... #romancelandia

Now Available
The Forever Rule by Carrie Ann Ryan
phone with audio screen, kindle, and paperback with the covers for the forever rule. Covers are blue with couple background and crows.
All three are over a light pink and dark pink layering of flowers as background.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I somehow make this book way too complicated and I blame "last book of the series" itus. LOL Time to fix this outline a bit before I make the last push before deadline. Oof.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Cover Reveal!!

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Peter Morley ♿️ @petermorley.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Senator Deb Fischer's husband Bruce treated MVP Kamala Harris like GARBAGE when she extends her hand to him. Deb & Bruce Fischer, like Donald Trump look for the LOOPHOLES: they are among a few Nebraska ranchers whose cattle graze on federal land at prices amounting to a significant federal GIVEAWAY.

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Pearlmania500 @pearlmania500.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Also reminder, Meta spent the last six months of the election cycle hiding all political content creators from the general public. All users were auto-opted into this program. Tech has walled gardens that they will drop us into then claim they are impartial referees.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I need to write two chapters today but I accidentally put on Shards of Hope to listen to while working out and now I can't stop LOL

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Kenny 📚 @kshipley.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Look at past me knowing what to do!!! Love when a pre order comes in randomly to my kindle app 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 Even better, it’s a fresh @carrieannryan.bsky.social !!!

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I feel so accomplished this Monday morning with two chapters down, my planner looking pretty, and about to work out. Did you know it was actually Thursday? LOL

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Marie @legallyhea.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Submitted for rom com consideration to @allieiswriting.bsky.social solely on the basis of the unexpected oral joke near the end of the movie

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Aaron Weiss (no relation) @aweiss.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

After nearly three decades, a Minnesota summer camp for kids with HIV/AIDS is closing and up for sale... because retroviral drugs are so effective that there aren't enough campers. Science works, y'all. www.startribune.com/closure-of-n...

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Closure of northern Minnesota camp is ‘the greatest story.’ Here’s why.

Willow River, Minn., camp One Heartland is for sale after serving kids there for nearly three decades.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I'm spending the afternoon with the BBC's Pride & Prejudice and almost finished. What should I watch next?

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Because of the characters and tropes I want to write in this upcoming series, my mini fake tagline is pretty much "A Small Town of Single Dads" and I'm not unhappy lol.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Late night writing with decaf tea = a lovely December evening. Plus I get to use my new teacup and saucer.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

COVER REVEAL DAY! The Cages aren’t going anywhere. The playboy and his best friend’s little sister are about to change the game in this age gap, small town, emotional contemporary romantic suspense coming in 2025! geni.us/IfYouWereMin...

Cover Reveal for If You Were Mine. Two Covers. One discreet with blue lettering. One with a couple embracing and blue lettering.

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Emma Berquist @emmaberquist.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

there have been school shootings as long as I've been alive, but THIS is the warning signal??

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I’m rewatching the early GBBOs on Roku and I just got to the season with Luis. I didn’t realize I would react by bursting into tears by seeing him.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I just reorganized my google drive and I feel so much lighter right now LOL

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Every time the textbook I helped write pops up, it's like a jump scare into what my career could have been LOL I much prefer my current genre over general and analytical chemistry texts.

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I know people want to claim that talking about 🌶️ romance is more normalized because ppl aren’t ashamed anymore. I really need them to also sit down and think about the cover 💿 🐴 over the past years. B/c saying purity culture in mainstream romance or any romance reader culture is very much not true.

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Dawn M. Roberto @love2read030.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

New from @carrieannryan.bsky.social today: Before I Knew Before I Knew is the prequel to the Cage family series. Learn how Blakely and Aston met, before they finally get their happily ever after in The Forever Rule. LINK carrieannryan.com/books/before...

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

In a week where 2/3 of my players were on BYE or Q/O, I'd like to thank Josh Allen for helping me win my Fantasy Football matchup lol. I'm also 12-2 now in my rookie here. Not too shabby LOL

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Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

If RIDING NICK made you laugh, you might also enjoy TIKKA CHANCE ON ME! Kobo, B&N, etc: books2read.com/u/mKKrNv Amazon:

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Tikka Chance on Me

Tikka Chance on Me - Kindle edition by Snyder, Suleikha. Contemporary Romance Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

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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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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Is there any way to LEGALLY watch the Mary Berry seasons of GBBO in the US?

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

It's a GBBO, nonfiction book, and pecan old fashioned kind of night.

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Amy Kaufman @amykmtl.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

35 years ago today, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

What are a few board games that would work for a family that hasn't played board games in a decade? (And with a Dad who hates board games but lost the coin toss. haha)

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day as early as 2027, with a likely window within 9-20 years after 2023. This won’t bring dramatic change overnight, but it marks a fundamental shift in the Arctic’s natural environment—a stark warning about climate change. #ActOnClimate

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

What happens when the man who ghosted you turns out to be your best friend’s secret brother? Well...a 🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵, small town contemporary romance happens. Just saying. geni.us/ForeverRuleP...

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Working on taxes while watching While You Were Sleeping and now The Parent Trap is certainly a choice for a Thursday night.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I think it would be a good idea

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Beginning a romance book at a funeral is pretty much on brand for me, but the first chapter of ENDLESSLY YOURS is done! LOL

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Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I have new blue light glasses and I think I hate them. I swear contacts since my eyesight is truly poor, but I need the addition of screen help. Where are you getting your blue light glasses?

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