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Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols PhD
@blonderipley.bsky.social
Professor, author, lover of words. Feminist, cat lady, liberal hippie Christian.
Old school SFF nerd.
Studying beauty, appearance and cosplay in the Americas, advocating for immigrants. Bilingüe.
She/her/ella
So I mean today was weird even on the new scale of weirdness, right???
#MTG #Trump #DaPope #Mandami
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What a strange day.
Not a BAD day, for once, but definitely unusual.
He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
My hot take is that Trump is just really this shallow.
If you give him a good looking, charming young person who is a "winner"- he likes them.
He DOES NOT CARE about ideology, ideas, policies or anything else.
He cares about looking good and standing next to people who look good.
#shallow #trump
Trump frickin' loves this guy lmao
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
And it looks like it's at the STATE DINNER?
I would very much like @dieworkwear.bsky.social to weigh in on appropriate attire for State Dinners for visiting royalty, and how well this....outfit represents that standard.
There’s no way this is real
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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November 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
A KING 👑
November 20, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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What to say to ICE.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UJ1Jwn/
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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It’s pedophiles all the way down.
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM
As if continuing to proclaim that prices are lower will make people suddenly not see that prices are higher.
Poor Donny is being forced to take a break from White House golden renovations to schlep across the country and lie about how his brilliant plan drove costs up for Americans and how he “doesn’t want to hear about affordability.”
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I just.
epstein emails released and everyone coming out as a pedophile to defend donald trump
November 17, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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People used to throw rocks at you until you died for this kind of stuff
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Dude I don't "sometimes feel" I have "long known"
I sometimes feel like they don’t want to end poverty or reduce inequality because they believe they’re entitled to a class of people they can prey upon
November 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Pocket friends, if I were searching for a #documentary or film about the positive contributions of #Hispanic/Latino immigrants to the USA- something that was not too pablum but would also not make deep red undergrads shut off automatically- would you have a recommendation? #film #movies #academic
November 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.

Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Husband NEVER allows us to skip the intro song!!
What I like about the Mick Jagger Slow Horses song is that it's basically one of those Will Smith raps where he just describes the premise and events of the movie.
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Christianity Today is an influential magazine in Evangelical circles, and it's a noteworthy signpost that they're doing stories like this because it's the kind of story that pops bubbles.
They Led at Saddleback Church. ICE Said They Were Safe. - Christianity Today
A Colombian couple prayed with neighbors and raised their children in one of America’s most influential churches. What did we gain from their deportation?
www.christianitytoday.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
WhY arEN't pEOPlE hAVinG mORe kIDS?
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
This is absolutely correct and I personally know some of these people. I was standing by to start delivering groceries and helping with rent for some of these people.
I fucking HOPE it's a point of radicalization. I couldn't be more disappointed in the cave.
I do think this is a point of radicalization because a lot of angry, angry normal people were ready to dig in and suffer a lot in order to make fascists suffer a little, and their resolution was sold out and made into a mockery
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hilarious. Unkind- but HILARIOUS
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 AM
They're going to fucking cave.
For the "promise"
Of voting on subsidies in December.
These Democrats SUCK.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
Alt: Lucy pulls the football away before Charlie Brown can kick it. Fooling him AGAIN
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
An international political scientist posted this. Who works at @harvard.edu And it doesn't seem to be satire.
!!!!????!!!!???
That's a prosperous looking home with that vehicle and all. How many Jamaicans can afford to put up panels? Do they have to own their homes to do so? Do their homes need to be very sturdy, not shacks?
November 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM