Constance Reader
@constancereader.bsky.social
you can drop out of grad school but grad school never drops out of you
she/her, exhausted by everything
@rahnealexander.com's intern of the month
she/her, exhausted by everything
@rahnealexander.com's intern of the month
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BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.
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“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
The end goal of Grok sexual harassment is to make women afraid to be visible. It’s a punishment for daring to exist in a way the perpetrators can’t control. There’s no one solution to this, because the problem isn’t just technological. It’s cultural. It’s misogyny. This is just one expression of it.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster
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"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.
"Deterrence logic is normalized in security debates. In such a context, the risk is not outright forgetting, but dilution. Memory becomes ceremonial and detached from contemporary decision-making."
Commentary: In the post-survivor era, the question is not whether Hiroshima will be remembered, but whether it will continue to matter.
What happens when the last hibakusha is gone?
As the Peace Clock advances, another clock is running out: The number of people who survived the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dwindling.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:33 PM
"Deterrence logic is normalized in security debates. In such a context, the risk is not outright forgetting, but dilution. Memory becomes ceremonial and detached from contemporary decision-making."
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"So you see, the elimination of bodily wastes, in an architectural space shared with others, has always been fraught."
Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
Filthy Matters | Los Angeles Review of Books
Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”
lareviewofbooks.org
December 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"So you see, the elimination of bodily wastes, in an architectural space shared with others, has always been fraught."
Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
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Absolutely incredible news in Baltimore, reported out by @conarck.bsky.social, Greg Morton and Sahana Jayaraman in @thebaltimorebanner.com —
Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country, could reach a 48-year low
Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.
www.thebanner.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Absolutely incredible news in Baltimore, reported out by @conarck.bsky.social, Greg Morton and Sahana Jayaraman in @thebaltimorebanner.com —
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Like the Jon Favreau directed Lion King "live action" remake (2019) which is a shot-for-shot of 1998's The Lion King filmed entirely in the uncanny valley at release was the 7th highest grossing film internationally OF ALL TIME and a ton of people dont even know it exists
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Like the Jon Favreau directed Lion King "live action" remake (2019) which is a shot-for-shot of 1998's The Lion King filmed entirely in the uncanny valley at release was the 7th highest grossing film internationally OF ALL TIME and a ton of people dont even know it exists
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The really interesting dystopia is happening next door with the "real life" shot for shot remakes of the Disney Renaissance movies. You can read a whole chapter of history and theorizing about that shit in The Extended Universe! (Out in April!) bookshop.org/a/5522/97988...
The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World
How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World
bookshop.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The really interesting dystopia is happening next door with the "real life" shot for shot remakes of the Disney Renaissance movies. You can read a whole chapter of history and theorizing about that shit in The Extended Universe! (Out in April!) bookshop.org/a/5522/97988...
florida seems like a terrible place to live
“We’re looking at execution roughly every 16 days,” said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
Florida Sets the Record for Death Penalties This Year
“We’re looking at execution roughly every 16 days,” said Grace Hanna of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
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December 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
florida seems like a terrible place to live
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'With the sleeve illustration based on the found art of a packet of fireworks, hand-made collage ran through much of their work, but also reflected their combinations of contradictory styles of music.'
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.’s is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart
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The Beta Band - The Three E.P.’s is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart
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December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
'With the sleeve illustration based on the found art of a packet of fireworks, hand-made collage ran through much of their work, but also reflected their combinations of contradictory styles of music.'
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.’s is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart
buff.ly/uw3RvKf
The Beta Band - The Three E.P.’s is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart
buff.ly/uw3RvKf
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December 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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So many Potters are George Baileys in their own mind, that’s part of the problem
December 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
So many Potters are George Baileys in their own mind, that’s part of the problem
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One of the earliest-ever modern portrayals of Santa Claus features him gifting Union soldiers with a jumping-jack doll of Jefferson Davis dangling from a noose - as drawn by political cartoonist Thomas Nast.
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![HARPERS WEEKLY.
JOURNAL OF CIVILIZATION
Vor. VII.-No. 314.]
NEW
YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY
1863.
GELCOM
SANTA CLAUS
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December 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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as she continues her redemption arc, let's never forget this
The outgoing Georgia congresswoman was able to successfully make transgender young people a target as one of her last acts in Congress.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill criminalizing gender-affirming care for minors passes with Democrats’ support
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December 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
as she continues her redemption arc, let's never forget this
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🎹 Vijay Iyer performs for commuters in Grand Central’s Main Concourse (as part of Brandon Stanton’s “Dear New York” installation of images from his book HUMANS OF NEW YORK). Safe travels to all those journeying to see their loved ones this week! More 📹 at www.instagram.com/p/DSqdsQijcD...
December 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🎄🙏🏾🎄
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Join me for Hearty White's Miracle Christmas Special on WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social a classic flashback episode with brand new Christmas songs! Christmas night at 6pm eastern. Perfect for putting on and leaving to make it sound like someone's home while you look at lights or get chinese food.
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Join me for Hearty White's Miracle Christmas Special on WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social a classic flashback episode with brand new Christmas songs! Christmas night at 6pm eastern. Perfect for putting on and leaving to make it sound like someone's home while you look at lights or get chinese food.
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I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
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December 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
going to the chocolate fountain at guy fieri's golden corral
Raining flavor
December 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
going to the chocolate fountain at guy fieri's golden corral
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It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titles—plus all AK merch—half price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...
December 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titles—plus all AK merch—half price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...
"That dumbass baby couldn’t redeem a ham sandwich.”
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"That dumbass baby couldn’t redeem a ham sandwich.”
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Marsha P. Johnson in her Christmas tiara is all I want for Christmas. This Polaroid was taken in Randy Wicker's lighting store in 1988. Another treasure from the NY LGBT Community Center archives. 😍
December 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Marsha P. Johnson in her Christmas tiara is all I want for Christmas. This Polaroid was taken in Randy Wicker's lighting store in 1988. Another treasure from the NY LGBT Community Center archives. 😍
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Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~
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Pretty weird for me how the guy I spent two years investigating at my first local newspaper job was just arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, and it’s a national tabloid story…
Appreciate everyone linking to my 2018 investigation, which you can read here: www.desertsun.com/in-depth/tec...
Appreciate everyone linking to my 2018 investigation, which you can read here: www.desertsun.com/in-depth/tec...
December 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pretty weird for me how the guy I spent two years investigating at my first local newspaper job was just arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, and it’s a national tabloid story…
Appreciate everyone linking to my 2018 investigation, which you can read here: www.desertsun.com/in-depth/tec...
Appreciate everyone linking to my 2018 investigation, which you can read here: www.desertsun.com/in-depth/tec...