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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 1h

And here is the apple podcasts link:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Weekly · Audio Essays covering Queer Explorations of Religion, Culture, Philosophy, and Political Dissent, oh and also C. S. Lewis. With a little commentary added. ...

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 1h

Here is the Spotify for TRANSposition:
open.spotify.com/episode/5NEh...

Episode 3: Sehnsucht

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 1h

The audio format of "Queerness is a Blessing" will drop later this afternoon! You can now subscribe to TRANSposition on pretty much all the podcast apps if you want to hear me reading my essays.

open.substack.com/pub/billieis...

Queerness is a Blessing

Queerphobia is the curse and respectability politics are a trap.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

ICE GOONS, laughing and pepper spraying Pastor after shooting him in the face with pepper balls, proceeded to gas the crowd who were trying to protect him.

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 1d

💜🙏

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Jenna DeWitt (she/her) @jennadewitt.bsky.social · 1d

I have an excellent book rec for you! @billieiswriting.bsky.social

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mitchell atencio (he·him·his) @mitchellatencio.com · 1d

I was just there in January and deeply moved by it. What a disgusting, infuriating act.

Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 2d

Extinguishing MLK's Eternal Flame is both outrageous and a hell of a metaphor for right now www.wsbtv.com/news/local/a...

Eternal flame at Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta burial site destroyed

Police say the man also urinated in the reflective pool.

www.wsbtv.com

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you! Happy Sunday!

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UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 2d

Feels today 💔

All the trans people I know are so strong and resilient - showing a picture of the shot up WW2 aircraft that highlighted survivor bias.

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

"The Lord works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed."
- Psalms 103:6
#transinchurch

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

This is simply true.

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2d

Like I know there are edgelord leftists out there who look down their noses at shit like No Kings but sorry you guys, the more mass protest looks fun and family-friendly, the bigger it gets and the better its chances of being broadly effective

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2d

Portland does not own the patent on inflatable animal costume protests, come on people

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2d

Like I know there are edgelord leftists out there who look down their noses at shit like No Kings but sorry you guys, the more mass protest looks fun and family-friendly, the bigger it gets and the better its chances of being broadly effective

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 2d

Portland does not own the patent on inflatable animal costume protests, come on people

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ProtestArt Afficianado @ahouseunited.bsky.social · 2d

The HUMANITY!!!

#protestart
#nokings oct 18 nationwide
#handsoff
#freepalestine
#womensmarch

🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 3d

Absolute chaos continues to unfold in Portland.
#Terrorists
#NationalGuard

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

Just so this is clear:

When an unaccompanied minor crosses the border CBP puts them in a facility. Then they threaten the kid with lifelong (indefinite) detention (not even deportation) in an adult facility starting the day they turn 18 if the kid won't self-deport for $2,500.

America is evil

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

"'People don’t like the idea of doing these things to kids. Over and over again this administration thinks there is support for the idea that we as a country can do this to children and they’re 80/20 issues.'"

Exclusive: Dems Fire Back at Trump’s ‘Freaky’ Kid Self-Deportation Plan

It is both not as gross AND worse than you think.

www.thebulwark.com

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

I am starting with the first few essays which all revolve around my coming out experience, exploring or recounting it from different angles.

After that I will start dropping (I think twice a week) more recent essays including my most recent this coming Wednesday!

open.spotify.com/episode/44YW...

I'm Reading and Recording My Essays

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

OK official announcement time!

I have decided to start recording the essays from my blog and posting them as a series of podcast episodes.

You can (and absolutely should) subscribe on all the major podcast sites if you would rather hear my essays than read them!

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

I am excited about it. And I hope it helps for folks who find audio easier or more convenient!

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2d

Actually circulating videos of Candace Owens that make her seem reasonable because she’s correct on *one* issue is not good work

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 2d

Remind who it was that was claimed to be "ending anti-Christian persecution"?

Because visiting those in prison, at least for the purpose of letting them take communion, actually is Christian praxis.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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Wandering Hoo @wanderlib.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, this is full on anti-Christian state action.

Do not know where to start with how evil this is.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

Outside of the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper tells the delegation attempting to have communion with detainees that ICE has denied their request.

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Kathryn Salamander @transsalamander.bsky.social · 2d

"Fascists are easily defeated by clowns" in action.

True believers will believe this. Anyone else is going to see this is obviously desperate and unhinged.

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 3d

Those are three people in inflatable frog suits.

@MrAndyNgo
Now that the local and national press have started to cover the Portland ICE area round-the-clock in reaction to the President, Antifa have devised a plan where they are encouraging one another to come in animal costumes.

The costumes serve the function of masking the violent extremism to make the direct action appear like a family-friendly gathering on camera, and to whitewash the past ultraviolence.

In 2019, Antifa devised a similar plot by giving out free "milkshakes" at a protest. But they couldn't contain their bloodthirst and nearly killed me when they saw me. In 2020, they mobilized a fake "Wall of Moms" where female Antifa supporters and members wore yellow shirts to act as human body shields while violent rioters behind them hurled projectile weapons.

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Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · 6d

I need 152 sign-ups to make rent and cover bills this month.

You get literally 1000s of posts, over 900 recipes for £5 and more added every day.

16% off if you sign up annually!

Please just give it a try. You improve my life and can cancel anytime.

Jane @fightingpride93.bsky.social · Jul 24

I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.

To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.

Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.

http://patreon.com/fightingpride93

Hot dog with caramelised onions and cheese

Pasta with sliced hot dogs in a tomato sauce

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 3d

This has me in tears and I am a Baltimorean not a New Yorker. To every other politician: Zohran Mamdani set the bar.

To stand against fascism necessarily includes—though it is certainly not limited to—full fledged, unashamed, and unflinching support for trans people.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Johnny @johnnyzcz.bsky.social · 3d

This is the way. Like, this is the only way forward. This is what we need from leaders. It's not purity testing to demand this level of active, affirmative support.

This should be basic among Dems seeking to hold office.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Billie @billieiswriting.bsky.social · 5d

Read this.
Queerness is a blessing; queerphobia is a curse; respectability is a trap.
open.substack.com/pub/billieis...

Queerness is a Blessing

Queerphobia is the curse and respectability politics are a trap.

open.substack.com

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