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Luna V.

@ghostbird12345.bsky.social
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Recent Minneapolis transplant. Gamer. Neurodivergent. Left politics. Librarian. She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️

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Casey Plett @caseyplett.com · 27/09/2026
STARRED REVIEW IN KIRKUS FOR SLOANE HOLY FUCK EVERYBODY
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SHUT UP, I LOVE YOU, I'LL CALL YOU TOMORROW | Kirkus Reviews
The lives of several young trans women in Chicago tangle and interweave in these keenly observed short stories.
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Robin Marty @robinmarty.com · 24/09/2026
I haven't come here for fundraising in a while but our trans health program needs $$ for adult patient surgery letters. We can't write, but refer& fund, and are trying to help people as fast as possible. We had more than 400 visits since Jan, and many of them are hoping to take this next step. TY!
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Help us support our trans patients
Gender affirming care is more than just appointments Obtaining affirming care when you are trans is not easy in Alabama. Hormones are banned until a person is 19 years of age, there are very few provi...
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Criterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
TENEBRAE is coming to the Criterion Channel in October in our Directed by Dario Argento collection! 🖤
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Criterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Evening viewing recommendation? Watch Michael Almereyda’s NADJA (1994) 🖤 Shot on a shimmering mix of black-and-white 35 mm and hallucinatory Pixelvision video, Almereyda’s gothic mood piece follows New York–based vampire Nadja (Elina Löwensohn)
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...
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On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads
and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses
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jules @awawa.pics · 11/09/2026
i forgor 9/11
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
i cannot emphasize enough that what is happening here is democrats are paying the trans founder of the national center for transgender equality to publish anti-trans screeds like that is just straight up literally what is going on
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Alice Maio Mackay @alicemaiomackay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our micro budget trans horror romance movie is now on @AMCPlus & @Shudder 🥹
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Jadzia Axelrod 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @planetx.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good news for those of y'all waiting for the collected DREAM GIRLS miniseries! Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale, so if you use the code PREORDER25 you can get the hardcover (which includes JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERGALACTIC SPECIAL and the backup stories) for 25% off!
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DC Pride: Dream Girls
Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.
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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I suppose I could also include my VERY BEAUTIFUL COVER. In addition to my stirring contribution to graphic design quoted below.
The cover of Beth March Returns from the Dead features a woman's face covered by the silhouettes of flowers.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 09/09/2026
"We are not a 'school.' We are a hospital system with a football team. We collect grants from the federal government, payouts from insurance companies, and licensing revenue from television networks. That is our raison d’être." buff.ly/DUbh42r
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We Are Not a “School”—We Are a Hospital System with a Football Team
“At our core, we are devoted to learning. Specifically, we want to learn how to extract as much value as possible from everyone and everything we interact wi...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/09/2026
Struggling Americans Forced To Work Extra-Dimensional 4th Shift theonion.com/struggling-americans-f…
Struggling Americans Forced To Work Extra-Dimensional 4th Shift
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
2050: there is no water and everyone travels to dew points for condensation drops using hand drawn maps as google maps lays traps for the unwary so as to collect moist, moist meat to power their data centers
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Luna V. @ghostbird12345.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
thenerddaily.com/katherine-pa...
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Q&A: Katherine Packert Burke, Author of 'All Us Saints' | The Nerd Daily
We chat with author Katherine Packert Burke about All Us Saints, which is a literary family drama packaged as a two-act play, offering brilliant and scathing commentary on the cisgender gaze.
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The Baffler @thebaffler.com · 22/05/2026
“It’s a losing game to be understood by cis people. Instead, Burke holds us responsible for our willingness to be dazzled by the spectacle of violence.”
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Boy Girl Problems | Grace Byron
If you can’t be beautiful, be tortured. Or better yet, be the one who does the torturing.
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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Before I started hormone therapy, I studied all the side effects and knew what to expect long before my first doctor’s appointment. But it wasn’t until I put my reporter hat on that I realized how much more there is beneath the surface. And it’s really cool.
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The surprising ways hormones can change your body
Hormone therapy can have profound effects on our immune systems, gut bacteria, our brains, senses and sex lives.
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tekla 💜✨ @tekla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Aleksandra did an extraordinary amount of work on this. Trans people all across the country have advocated for legal recognition. And we got it. It took billionaire-funded attacks and right-wing media madness to roll any of it back.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 31/08/2026
"Susan, I must go. I have heard the call of the wild. It was the sound of a defiant howl at the moon, and not the sound I make when I choke on absolutely nothing. No more! I am strong, I am proud." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
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I Am Your Pug and I Have Heard the Call of the Wild
“Our ancestors were apex predators, but I am a sweaty loaf of bread with respiratory problems. You domesticated us. The cat is out of the bag. And now I’m sc...
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
video from @hopegiselle.bsky.social split in two for posting here. 1/2
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The Onion @theonion.com · 27/08/2026
‘This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,’ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On
‘This Is Like Something Out Of A David Lynch Film,’ Says Man Driving Car With Headlights On
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I am so glad this piece on Emi Koyama was written and honored to be one of many people who contributed quotes to it: www.autostraddle.com/emi-koyama-i...
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Prolific Trans and Intersex Activist Emi Koyama Has Died. Her Legacy Reminds Us To Imagine Transfeminist Futures
Koyama’s work deeply shaped the last three decades of trans, feminist, and intersex thinking.
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly did what other disaster nonprofits are too chicken shit to do — she gave the families affected by a wildfire a universal basic income. www.bpr.org/news/2018-12...
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How Dolly Parton Gave $12.5 Million And Unprecedented Research To Sevier County
It’s been two years since wildfires burned Western North Carolina and devastated the town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Country music superstar Dolly Parton…
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
National Day of Mourning immediately
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 21/08/2026
"If trans people want a boycott of The New York Times, where's the call to do so?" Here is a declaration laying out how the NYT is a key driver of trans genocide, why boycotts work and why anyone who gives a damn about trans lives and rights must boycott The New York Times.
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Boycott The New York Times
For years The New York Times has relentlessly pushed anti-trans propaganda, playing a significant role in the escalating genocide against us. It's far past time for a call to action: anyone who cares ...
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
reminder to please sign this letter in support of A4TE workers. we need them fighting for us, not stuck with having to fight management all over again. quick and easy way to show solidarity 🏳️‍⚧️
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Support U4TL and Job Security at A4TE
The Issue On Monday, July 20th, 2026, Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) sent an email to the Union for Trans Liberation (U4TL)—A4TE’s staff union—giving notice of the organization’s “economic retren...
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Them @them.us · 20/08/2026
Read more from our profile with Jane Schoenbrun here: www.them.us/entertainmen...
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Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news · 19/08/2026
Turning Point USA aligning themselves with Cunningham should answer any lingering questions abt the impact of her statements & the groups who are rallying behind her. Somehow, I still don't think people will wake up to the reality bc transphobia is still an acceptable form of bigotry to most people.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/08/2026
In the meantime, you can access the censored Amnesty reports on gender critical groups here. Make sure they cannot erase these documents from the internet. Like a snowball. dn711306.ca.archive.org/0/items/amne... A growing threat. archive.org/download/rep...
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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Big news! My second novel, Beth March Returns from the Dead, has a gobsmackingly great cover by Zevvy Smith-Danford! I am so proud of this book and also of getting a weird Nathaniel Hawthorne joke into the pages of People magazine. people.com/emily-st-jam...
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In ‘Beth March Returns From the Dead’ by Emily St. James, Two Exes Confront Their Complex Past — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover of Emily St. James’ new novel ‘Beth March Returns From the Dead.’ The book reimagines ‘Little Women’ through a trans lens, centering on two exes who reconnect o...
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I recently RT'd posts that share links to these reports for those interested. just wanted to add: everyone involved in the new HP series should be asked nonstop about not only JKR's anti-trans views, but about her threatening to *sue Amnesty International* & her actively *censoring* these reports!
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Bex @bexg93.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
🚨 The archived version of the suppressed Amnesty report into the anti-trans network operating to dismantle human rights in the UK has been "excluded" from the Wayback Machine. JKR is working very hard to scrub its existence from the eyes of the public. Thankfully, I kept screenshots.
A screenshot of the Wayback Machine page when trying to access the suppressed Amnesty report into anti-trans organisation and networks in the UK saying "This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine".
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/08/2026
Some children in Dilley were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, parents told ProPublica. They said kids lost their appetites after finding worms and mold on their food, had trouble sleeping, and were constantly sick. (Published February)
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The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
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Louise Weard @weard.moe · 11/08/2026
talked about movies variety.com/2026/film/fe...
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How Vera Drew, Louise Weard and More Trans and Nonbinary Filmmakers Are Taking Control of Their Stories Outside the Studio System: ‘We’re Creating a New Industry’
Vera Drew, Louise Weard, Avalon Fast and more trans and nonbinary filmmakers are taking control of their stories outside the studio system.
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Croix S. Almer @tehweenus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
just heard "economics is just astrology for pedophiles" and have you ever experienced a sequence of words that gave you a sense of complete clarity about a subject
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possqueen (TRICKSTARTER ENDS 9/30) @possqueen.dev · 05/08/2026
this is the best comment i've ever seen on any footage of my game. pack it up. there's no topping this.
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
there's even something you can do about it! so do something about it! support @ulw4tl.bsky.social! forms.gle/2jVpUTaFu7ZV...
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Support U4TL and Job Security at A4TE
The Issue On Monday, July 20th, 2026, Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE) sent an email to the Union for Trans Liberation (U4TL)—A4TE’s staff union—giving notice of the organization’s “economic retren...
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Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Katra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio 🏳️‍⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
if you want to be a girl you can just be a girl
Saddest man alive -> Most beautiful woman you've ever seen meme but with Shen's face on the left panel and Shenne's face on the right panel
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Trans News Network @transnews.network · 26/07/2026
Just $238 to go to hit $12,000 on our first anniversary fundraiser. Thank you to all of our amazing readers and supporters! Every share and (tax deductible) donation helps get us closer, and supports the kind of unrepentant, independent trans journalism that we need now more than ever.
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Trans News Network's First Anniversary Fundraiser
Since our founding nearly a year ago, Trans News Network has exposed how The New York Times ' bigotry is directed from the very top , revealed Epstein's extensive network of anti-trans cronies...
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV
YouTube video by Apple TV
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/07/2026
It Only Tuesday theonion.com/it-only-tuesday-181956…
It Only Tuesday
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/07/2026
1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Landmark Official Dutch Review Recommends Trans Youth Care, Call For Expanding Treatment
The review finds that wait times must be shortened, that few people detransition, and that trans youth care has enormous benefits.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 21/07/2026
A24’s ‘Elden Ring’ Film Stalled After Red Phantom Named TwinkPunisher Invades Set theonion.com/a24s-elden-ring-film-s…
A24’s ‘Elden Ring’ Film Stalled After Red Phantom Named TwinkPunisher Invades Set
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 21/07/2026
Gillian Anderson has officially revealed the upcoming 1,478-piece LEGO set for THE X-FILES. The set is centered on Mulder’s office, paired with a forest clearing scene and a hovering UFO. Includes 8 minifigures, featuring Mulder, Scully, The Flukeman & more. August 4.
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 20/07/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Banner USA Rugby, bowing to Trump pressure banned trans women, but some clubs, like Baltimore's Flamingos--which have proactively recruited trans members--simply refused to comply. www.thebanner.com/sports/rugby...
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A trans ban came to rugby. Baltimore’s Ferals played on.
In February, USA Rugby banned transgender women from competing with other women at all levels. Something interesting happened: Many teams refused to listen.
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Quest 64 Official @quest64official.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Sometimes all you need is a BLT 
B: Quit your job
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Bloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 16/07/2026
TEASER TRAILER - Director Alice Maio Mackay is back with OUR EFFED UP WORLD. From Dark Star Pictures, the film will receive its International Premiere at Fantasia on July 18. When a mysterious entity crashes in the woods, Sheri and her friends stand in the way of an intergalactic hunger.
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