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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈

@elaineburnes.bsky.social

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I (she/her) write stories about women who are bold, flawed, and love other women. SF: Endurance and Tenacity (books 1 & 2), Wishbone, and A Perfect Life and Other Stories. More at https://elaineburnes.com/

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Feb 7

I joined Bluesky for the writing community. Don’t mean to get into politics so much, but times clearly call for everyone to step up and make their position clear. So here I am, for now blathering on about why saving our democracy matters. Just FYI. I am #writing a novel, third in a series. FWIW

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Lawfare @lawfaremedia.org · 4h

Join @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org and @annabower.bsky.social at 8 pm ET for a live discussion of Bower’s article about her Signal exchange with EDVA U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan. youtube.com/live/SZZyccE...

Lawfare Live, The Now: Anna Bower's Signal Exchange with Lindsey Halligan

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 4h

Wow

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5h

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.

I glanced down at the message.

“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.

So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.

www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Trump’s Secretary of Lying shared the “your mom” text exchange — where she wouldn’t answer who picked Hungary as the site of the Putin-Trump meeting

@svdate.bsky.social tried to explain the significance, which is almost definitely lost on her (and Trump)

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Brandy Schillace @bschillace.brandyschillace.com · 2d

Block list of US Gov Bluesky accounts. You don’t want them seeing your stuff.

QuyetPawz @quyetpawz.bsky.social · 3d

Here ya go

bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 1d

No one pays me to protest. I pay taxes to a government that daily violates the U.S. Constitution. I am as antifa as my dad was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.
#nokings

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Of the 2,500 No Kings gatherings across America, few were more saturated in American history—in flags and historical costumes—than the one on the Battle Green in Lexington, where the Minutemen fought another king 250 years ago.

I returned to the site of the original "No Kings" protest

A letter from Lexington’s Battle Green.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 2d

😍 Boston, you are beautiful. #NoKings

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Renée Graham 🏳️‍🌈 @rygraham.bsky.social · 2d

Showing up in Boston! #nokings

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 2d

Boston. Wow.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

“.. Mayor of Boston Michelle Wu speaks during a "No Kings" protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's policies, in Boston, Massachusetts.”

@reuters.com #NoKings 👑

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 10d

I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#bannedbooksweek
#SapphicsWithTheBanned
🏳️‍🌈📚🪐🏳️‍⚧️

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 11d

The email, where he "pled guilty," gave me a heart attack. Fixed in the post, I see. #proofread

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 12d

Stories silenced are lessons not learned, truths denied, human beings ignored. Remember, minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.
#BannedBooksWeek
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Stories Silenced
1 in 4 banned books has LGBTQ+ characters.
Image shows a meter, 25%, and arrow pointing out LGBTQ+ Characters
Source: PEN America – Freedom to Read Program

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 13d

Do something revolutionary! Read a book!
#bannedbooks 🏳️‍🌈🪐📚

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 15d

Once again, this time with the alt text!
#Ineedcoffee #BannedBooksWeek

I stand with GCLS & SASS
Efforts to silence diverse voices, including sapphic and women-loving-women stories, are a direct threat to free expression and to the readers who need to see themselves represented. I believe every story matters, and I am committed to promoting, protecting, and uplifting sapphic literature as an act of resistance, visibility, and pride. I offer my full support to those working to ensure these stories remain accessible and celebrated.

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · 15d

Stories matter. Point of view matters. Who gets to tell stories matters. Stories change lives. Stories can save lives. I write stories I want to read, that I wish I had been able to find as a queer young adult. I read, I write, and I support sapphic and women-loving-women stories.
#BannedBooksWeek

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Just A Guy 🌊😎💨 @justaguy44.bsky.social · 22d

Thought this might make you laugh.

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Jimmy Kimmel @jimmykimmel.com · 26d

As I was saying…

Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · Sep 10

Writer Beware is an invaluable resource for authors of all kinds. They root out the scams and the shady deals; even stuff you probably wouldn't think of--like making sure your copyright has been properly registered.

writerbeware.blog/2025/08/29/i...

If Your Publisher Promised to Register Your Copyright, Check Your Registration Now - Writer Beware

NOTE: This post has been updated to clarify that the five-year post-publication window for copyright registration is a limit on benefits (beyond five years, registration is no longer presumed to provi...

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Sep 10

Article doesn't say anything about security. I thought debits were more vulnerable because your bank account could be drained. Credit cards have a limit.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Sep 4

In 1900, 31% of all deaths were children under the age of 5. Today it’s 0.7%. Vaccines, medications, and modern science are the reason why. Trust the science, it’s been proven to work safely and efficiently time and time again.

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Sep 3

My newest, Tenacity, is included. With an interview at iheartsapphfic.com/2025/09/03/a... If you crave a heroic, but relatable, sapphic space adventure...If you seek a speculative peek into the not-so-distant future...Look no further! (Farther? With a wormhole, that’s easy.) 📚🪐🌈💙

I Heart SapphFic @iheartsapphfic.bsky.social · Sep 2

It's Science Fiction Week on IHS!
Check out our recommendations for week #35 of the reading challenge, including 14 books on sale, right here: shorturl.at/QFl6N

And enter to win this week's giveaway by going here: shorturl.at/8y6us

#sapphic #lesfic #booksonsale #sapphicbooks #sapphicbookstagram

I Heart SapphFic 2025 Reading Challenge Week #35 Science Fiction

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Aug 31

Don't know why, but it's still on sale!

Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Aug 24

Endurance, Book 1 of my sapphic SF, is on sale for $2.99 till midnight EDT, where most ebooks are sold. Check it out. Oh yeah, it won a Goldie. 📚🪐🏳️‍🌈🚀
elaineburnes.com/endurance/

Endurance

What if you were stranded. On a spaceship. 4.3 light year from Earth. With a hundred tourists. And you are the captain. Then things start to go wrong. Welcome aboard the Endurance. It’ll be the tri…

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Elaine Burnes 🏳️‍🌈 @elaineburnes.bsky.social · Aug 21

Head over to I Heart SapphFic for a huge eBook sale! With over 250 books to choose from, including plenty of options beyond romance, there's something for everyone.
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I Heart SapphFic - Find Your Next Sapphic Fiction Read

I Heart SapphFic is a place for authors and readers to come together and celebrate sapphic fiction.

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