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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I do not shame anyone who's still on Substack and I am still impatient with Patreon's newsletter features but here's a good reminder of why so many of us are putting up with the various difficulties of *not* using Substack www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

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Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Well, the Patriots literally allow their jets to be used for ICE deportations.

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Neil Kornutick @neilkornutick.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Someone should make a website where the people who had to get a hotel this week could input their hotel occupancy taxes and request a refund of the 1% tax back from the Titans. As we all know, residents aren’t paying that right?

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

This is gross. We’re still boycotting SBUX, by the way. (It’s been over 15 months for me!)

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Quin Evans Segall @quinevanssegall.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

NDOT Update —> Snow removal crews have been diverted to assist NES with power restoration. NES and NDOT are fully coordinating. NES will disconnect power. NDOT will clear. NES will reconnect. Working in loops not on top of each other. This should help speed up power. /1

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

During the Arab Spring, I used to say to my online friends who were being subjected to state domestic terrorism in foreign countries, “Wishing you safety if possible and courage if not.” I now wish the same for the people in Minnesota.

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Today is Friday, Jan 9 Good morning ❤️ eat take your meds hydrate tell your people you love them let them love you back We are here. This is real. Let's build a home for each other and fight like hell. All you fascists bound to lose ✊️

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I cannot wait till this absolute shitstain is no longer in office. GFY Ogles. 🙄

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

“Criminals are doing uber? That’s not how it works, brother. Maybe criminals are doing ICE. How bout that?” 🔥 Somali-American Uber driver in Minneapolis cooks Bovino and his racist goon squad to their faces as they harass him at work

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

When I worked at GAP Kids at the Green Hills Mall and signed Sheryl Crow up for a GAP credit card.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/12/2025

It used to be you’d make a big production of taking out your winter clothes and putting away your non-winter clothes. But now I’m wearing shorts one day and fleece pants the next. It’s very confusing

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kelly…kitty? @kellykitty.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Hi friends! As you know, we’re in a long cold stretch of winter. It’s warmed up a tad but the low on Friday is currently 14 degrees. We go out whenever the Metro shelter is open to give rides & supplies to our neighbors. We go through a lot & could use a restock! www.amazon.com/gp/registry/...

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Check out my list on Amazon

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Angela Sutton (she/her) @drangelasutton.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Did y'all see I-40 in Nashville yesterday?? Early voting happening now! @aftynbehn.bsky.social for District 7. Keep kids fed.

Voters holding up letters on the overpass that spell out "VOTE AFTYN FEED KIDS"

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

smarter people than me will have much more profound things to say in the days to come about the arc from 2008 (Obama constantly having to deny accusations that he was a Muslim socialist) to 2025 (electing an actual Muslim socialist who doesn't apologize for it), but it feels like it means something

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whitney pastorek @whittlz.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

What if in order to afford the bus pass you need to get the free bus pass you have a job that won’t let you leave in the middle of the workday to go get the free bus pass

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 01/10/2025

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

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Brian Rosenworcel @brianrosenworcel.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

If you wanna reduce every mass shooting to the demographics of the perpetrator then know that over 98% are carried out by white men. Don’t talk about trans or anything else. If you wanna get into identity games then take the guns from the white guys.

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molly. 🏳️‍🌈 @mollymcdeath.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Angus & I stopped by Plaza Mariachi tonight (a springtime Friday night with beautiful weather). I needed to buy some jicama at the mercado but it was closed up early. The whole place was ghost town-ish. Nearby taquerias & taco trucks had maybe one or two people there. It was eerie & heartbreaking. 🦞

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Juanita Demonheimer @hipsterectomy.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This is why when people place hope in that election that’s a few years out, I get twitchy. Mane they ain’t gonna let go of this power for a long long time. Voting can’t be the Hail Mary. We are past that. Only big ugly nasty things move us out of this now.

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Chaotic Good Trouble @chaoticgoodtrbl.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

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I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Every day should be trans day of visibility-- for those of you who are out, shine big, gorgeous ones. 💖 and for those of you for whom it's not safe, now-- please stay safe and know how loved you are. 💜 And for everyone in solidarity, here's a great way to show up with cash dollars:

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Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth

Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Probably the only blog I read word for word, top to bottom, anymore. This one ended with me in happy/sad tears thanks to the “Prepared not scared. We will be with you all the way through it.” closing. 😭♥️ Thank you @nashseverewx.com for always looking out for us storm-anxious folks! 🫶

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

In fairy tales, older wise women provide guidance and protection for heroes and heroines on their journeys.

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Miladyferalstorm @miladyfirestorm.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 But also? This kinda breaks my heart. I'd be grumpy losing my babies, too! Why do we do this????

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Chaotic Good Trouble @chaoticgoodtrbl.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

This 👇👇 Don’t go running back, y’all.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Click through on every quoted post. It’s a thread of perfection! 🤌 ✨

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Margaret Kingsbury @kidlitmatters.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

And if any Nashville area teachers or orgs are ever in need of some children’s books, send me a DM. I might be able to donate some!

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29/01/2025

Hey you with the pro-democracy anti-authoritarianism newsletter that you’re publishing on Substack! Yes you. Move your newsletter to Buttondown, Ghost, or beehiiv. Why are you intentionally publishing your work on a platform that funds Nazi speech? Stop doing that please.

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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 29/01/2025

Substack is going to keep on substacking unless writers move their newsletters elsewhere and we as readers stop reading people’s substack newsletters. We all have a part to play in taking this fucking platform down and making sure independent journalism stops being laundered through a nazi bar.

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

this is not the obituary I wanted to read today

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Shockratees @thatshockratees.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Today is Reverend Martin Luther King Day. And that is the only day that it is.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 19/01/2025

I'm Batman

Photo of silver gray tabby cat lying in a rectangular sunspot in such a way that his shadow is creating a cowl-like effect on the carpet with points reminiscent of Batman's shape

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Jill Krajewski @jillkrajewski.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

every gofundme is a failure in public policy

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It’s the best night of the year, according to the (Peanut Butter & Jelly) Sandwich cats of Madison, TN. The first night of dripping faucets! 💦 😅

A male orange tabby cat, named Peanut Butter, sits atop a butcher block kitchen counter, staring intently at the sink faucet which is dripping water in advance of the night’s freezing temperatures.

A female orange tabby cat, named Jelly, sits atop a butcher block kitchen counter, staring intently into the sink basin which is catching drops falling from the black faucet, dripping water in advance of the night’s freezing temperatures.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky💙📚 #BookChallenge 20/20

Image of cover of The God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Watercolor-esque painting of a tree branch in the foreground, pale green leaves and light blue sky peeking through the limbs. From the top a thick drip of pastel pink paint makes its way down the center of the image.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Book cover image for Know My Name by Chanel Miller. Deep teal background with kintsugi-style gold lines, filling cracks/healing wounds, in the top left and bottom right corners.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Cover image for The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. White silhouettes of an individual in a top hat and suit carrying an umbrella and another in a Victorian era bustled dress and hat. A white silhouette of a bird is to the left of the suited person, a striped big top tent between them and playing cards cascade down the dress.

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Today’s cute cat under a festive tree! Brother to Jelly, Peanut Butter, makes his debut.

Tiger-striped male orange tabby cat, named Peanut Butter, rests on a black + white buffalo check tree skirt, beneath ornaments (a racoon, silhouette of a small house in white clay and an homage to Ruth Bader Ginsburg (her iconic lace collar and a heart)).

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Alexandra @ Raising Nashville @raisingnashville.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

“Uhhh, I’m supposed to actually *go* to D.C.?” 🙄

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Carve Her Name @carvehername.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

“The more we gave in, the more we complied with that kind of treatment, the more oppressive it became.” #OnThisDay, 1 Dec 1955, Rosa Parks does *not* give up her seat on the bus for a white passenger, and is arrested. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory 🗃️ 1/4