Reposted by NoraKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 9hI think every trans person on this website should drop everything and read this immediately. Some of the worst social media backlash I've had lately has come from trans people who are mad at me for telling trans people not to panic over the current political situation. 1620440
Reposted by Noraemily blight 🐦⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 30/09/2026this show became one of the biggest pop cultural phenomenons of the last 100 years. 1683597
Reposted by NoraLouis @louisevans.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Pass a law clarifying that the supreme court’s appellate jurisdiction does not begin until a final ruling has been made by district and appeals courts. 23778148
Reposted by Noraolivianicolai.bsky.social @olivianicolai.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The DOGE shit was literally a billionaire conspiracy to neuter the regulatory state but for some reason the Dem messaging was like “well yes we should eliminate govt waste but not like this :(“ bsky.app/profile/laur... 043
Reposted by NoraKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026For my newsletter this morning, I found a small glimmer of political hope for trans people in the US and wrote about it: www.burnsnotice.com/we-may-have-...burnsnotice.comWe May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans RightsSome conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people? 141039265
Reposted by NoraJulia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026yes my bull went rogue in your china shop but I think we can all agree there’s no liability here it’s an agentic being 202706408
Reposted by NoraJesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 14/04/2026you shouldn’t learn about bands from shady TikTok manipulation, you should learn about bands by hanging out with a girl you like but are also extremely afraid of 10599832085
Reposted by NoraGP @generalplanet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Millennials be using their documents folder 51975
Reposted by NoraJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/09/2026Whatever you do, don't smoke an entire brisket at a job interview, it's a lot of equipment to bring in, it takes a really long time to do it right and those conference rooms have notoriously poor ventilation 2938479841
Reposted by Noraisla @demomolos.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I have never had a pony, not have I ever asked for a pony. That said, I was able to use the bathroom in every state two years ago. 2944103
Reposted by NoraAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 23/09/2026happy first (full) day of fall, bluesky 464740810
Reposted by NoraSoraya Nadia McDonald @soraya.press · 23/09/2026Every person running for president needs to have a serious and implementable plan for de-Nazifying the federal government 14788125
Reposted by NoraMichael Andersen @andersem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In 2007, some people were pissed about day laborers gathering for jobs at 6th & Burnside. I was a 25yo newspaper reporter. When the city kicked them off, it was the first time I remember thinking "wait a minute, it seems like local government mostly just serves the interests of rich people??" 🤯 1172
Reposted by NoraInfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The agenda is being forced upon us. Even our games aren't safe. 10971071377
Nora @noraamongthieves.com · 23/09/2026This is what’s sorely missing from Portland. Residents have become disillusioned with city and county government because it keeps adding these expansive social programs, but also keeps failing to keep our roads maintained. Failing to build housing. Failing to reduce 911 wait times. 010
Reposted by NoraAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/09/2026static.klipy.comPalpatine Star Wars: I Am The SenateALT: Palpatine Star Wars: I Am The Senate 1636463
Reposted by Norajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/09/2026i think you can fairly say that the second trump administration is the most racist federal administration since woodrow wilson and honestly i'm not sure that it isn't more racist than wilson's 164113112105
Nora @noraamongthieves.com · 22/09/2026My family had computers before this, but the first one that was mine was an aging 486 running Windows 95. I never actually replaced this computer. Like the Ship of Theseus, I just keep replacing parts. Sure, a few of my upgrades have been near-total, but the spirit of the old girl lives on. 000
Reposted by NoraDanielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The equinox is a time of powerful energies so I’m excited to announce I’m saging the entire country today. Just burning some sage bundles and smudging the shit out of everything. Open your windows. Groove on it. Put on some Enya. Dance with your shadow. Look at you you freaky little witch. 8943
Reposted by NoraMatt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Canada is a sovereign country, but in practical terms it is more important/integral to the U.S. economy than at least a few U.S. states. Once again the “nationalists” know almost nothing about this nation. 161285214
Reposted by NoraLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Funniest part of every walk with the dog is when somebody calls out, “Your dog is so pretty!” And I say “Thank you,” because it’s clearly the right thing to say, but obviously I did nothing. 201673
Reposted by Noralauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 20/09/2026crpgs should have a check box in the options you have to click on titled "I am a Dishonest Person of Low Character" before you can steal stuff so moral Gamers such as myself can't accidentally click something we shouldn't have into our inventory when an npc moves away from our mouse 2798236
Reposted by NoraMalevolent Maelstrom @chemicalchaos.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Hey its fucking wierd more of the dems platform isnt "we will give you abortion rights back" 11568081522
Reposted by NoraJonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 19/09/2026How about walking out in defense. 78011
Reposted by NoraAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Symbols matter. White House isn't a palace. Kennedy Center is for the general public to enjoy. We don't have a triumphal arch in DC because that's imperial. We don't put the president's face on money because it's monarchical. It's about tearing down everything that says we're a democratic republic. 292554659
Reposted by NoraLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It was pointed out that this would very much offend C.S. Lewis, and my feeling is: probably not at this point. 41872
Reposted by NoraAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 18/09/2026South Korea has proven (twice) how to make impeachment a viable mechanism, and it’s one we could adopt by simple rules change, no constitutional amendment needed: make the vote on it by secret ballot. 929960
Reposted by NoraMichael Wiebe @michaelwiebe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026New literature review on housing ladder spillovers: When rich tech workers move in, low-end rents go up. So does it follow that adding high-end homes would reduce them? Yes. Changes at the top of the ladder can propagate down and affect prices at the bottom. 1/ 718750
Reposted by NoraHildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Okay, HUGE NEWS from Uggi. Presented to you in a picture thread. 321367198
Reposted by NoraImani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 17/09/2026Advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care is not advocating for Paxton. It's advocating against Talarico's new rightward tack on trans kids in sports and gender affirming care. 593669450
Reposted by NoraAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 16/09/2026Confused as to why we need to refrain from impeaching Trump. That seems to operate under the old idea that republicans or MAGA care about optics. Who do democrats need to convince they’re reasonable by not impeaching Trump? 55% of independents are for impeaching Trump a 3rd time. 710617
Reposted by NoraEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I appreciate this thread. I'd say that labour's lurch plus the Trump admin's attacks on the trans community plus feeling like those Trump attacks have largely gotten lost in the noise of everything else the admin has done has trans people feeling unsure how much a Democratic victory will help us. 57911
Reposted by NoraGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I don't think people really understand the psychic impact of knowing that multiple times a day every day your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and everyone who could ever have any power over you is being flooded with agitprop designed to make them hate you 8980992032
Reposted by NoraMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I can only speak to Big Law, but there's definitely an aspect of "war against your woke junior employees" to it. Law firm partners are broadly center/center-right by inclination, whereas law firm associates are mostly Warrenites on left. 2604
Reposted by NoraAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11077503615
Reposted by NoraAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Complaining about "stifling, all-encompassing H.R. bureaucracies" is the most DC/NY fancy school email job thing imaginable. Not because it's any less delusional but because having to sit through an hour of boring harassment training once a year is the most he's ever been inconvenienced in his life. 18512
Nora @noraamongthieves.com · 14/09/2026It seems bad that two months from the election I have no idea what Democrats plan on doing with control of the House 000
Reposted by NoraThomas Brackett “Czar” Reed @czarreed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It’s actually good politics for Dems to take a more principled stand for ALL people’s rights - specifically including trans - as a clear contrast to the corruption, authoritarianism and surveillance state policies of MAGA Republicans. 0408
Reposted by NoraOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026the lesson from the right is not that their obsessions with trans volleyball, anti Haitian blood libel, or reversing the change in teen pregnancy rate are actually the well framed kitchen table issues of the volk but simply that political discourse becomes about things people say often and loudly 221496305
Reposted by NoraEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This is really well done, great tour of recent history for those who might not understand the rights trans people have lost or the devastation in learning some Democrats want to entrench those losses rather than reverse them. 8735211
Nora @noraamongthieves.com · 13/09/2026I’m lucky that where I live that I don’t have to make this decision, because I really struggle with it. Do I vote for someone calling me a slur and invalidating my existence? Or do I refuse and risk a worse candidate winning? An impossible choice, and I wish more Blueskyers understood that. 021
Reposted by Norasarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 11/09/2026i think this is the best epitaph for bin laden i have ever seen 293609703
