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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you, Claudia! I appreciate you so much, as always! 🖤🖤🖤

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Claudia Monpere @claudiamonpere.bsky.social · 9h

"I was a student scraping by on a slim budget, crafting / a self out of used books while you and I laid on a bare mattress in your grandmother’s / apartment." A stunner @erinvachon.bsky.social Prose sestina? @anmlymag.bsky.social

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 2d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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tim d (he/him) @timdevin.bsky.social · 13h

spotted at the local pinball place in Somerville

Gilligans Island pinball game, with the banner that says protect trans youth

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 11h

Once the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics join the frogs, it’s absolutely over for ICE.

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Cari Luna @cariluna.bsky.social · 1d

A note from war-ravaged Portland:

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War-Ravaged Portland

I was thinking that I might take some photos on my walk tomorrow to show you Portland in all of its overcast autumn glory, but you don’t need to see images of our tree-lined streets and our communi…

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 16h

The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17h

It would be interesting for someone to run for US president on the platform of firing every one hired to work for ICE over the past 4 years. Firing all of them on day 1.

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 16h

macrodosing by microdosing but a lot

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 16h

Leave it to a symbologist to ruin a sentence.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 18h

ughhhhh

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to Steve Ahlquist for asking the direct question: "Can I get a statement explaining Senators Reed and Whitehouse’s NDAA vote that ‘attacks and undermines transgender troops, contains an anti-DEI clause, and allows the Trump Administration to deploy unlimited troops in America?’”

Steve Ahlquist @steveahlquist.bsky.social · 1d

Senators Reed and Whitehouse support NDAA that targets transgender rights and allows Trump unlimited domestic troop deployment

"The NDAA vote provides insight into how far most congressional Democrats are willing to go in opposing Trump’s culture war fascism and use of troops on domestic soil..."

Senators Reed and Whitehouse support NDAA that targets transgender rights and allows Trump unlimited domestic troop deployment

"The NDAA vote provides insight into how far most congressional Democrats are willing to go in opposing Trump’s culture war fascism and use of troops on domestic soil..."

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

cannot stress how relaxing it is to get shit done next to someone I like

Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

inner peace is body doubling with a beloved

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you. This is how you do it, folks. You don't say you have concerns. You don't reach out to the other side. You push for what's right, and you tell people why.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

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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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 1d

Seeing them all together is super cool. I didn’t realize you did Tetra Nova!?

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David Wojo @mrwojorising.bsky.social · 1d

Psst! Need an amazing book cover? Or a beautiful, eye-pleasing interior? Give David (me, I'm David) a shot! Check out my portfolio here: www.davidwojo.com

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

The Violent Femmes opened tonight with a song about a new raccoon species. The drummer played a backyard barbecue oven. Everyone danced a shitload. ✨🔥

A concert stage with an orange backdrop reading The Violent Femmes and the band playing in front of it.

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

this question even more

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

Why doesn’t Submittable have an app yet?

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

Adrian! Thank you so much! This makes my day 🖤💜

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Adrian Dallas Frandle @adrianf.bsky.social · 2d

absolutely in love with the flow of this piece by @erinvachon.bsky.social

"Gender was our real craft / project. Costumes, our art supplies. We all wore them."

ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 2d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

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Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 2d

I love ANMLY!! 🖤💜🥰

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 2d

"Young, we shapeshifted. We made our bodies. Corporate grandiosity / couldn’t claim us. Our manager was one rabid man afraid of wet places, trained to gain from every grand / opening..."

—Erin Vachon

anmly.org/ap40/erin-va...

Erin Vachon – ANMLY

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 3d

Fan of this!

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 3d

Aw, bummer!

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