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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 5d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22h

goddammit I JUST noticed that the original post didn’t have alt text and now it’s gonna be buried in the thread I’M SO SORRY BESTIES HERE U GO

FULL CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT

I had the privilege this morning of leading a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia Church in Maywood, IL to the ICE Detention Center in Broadview. We went to pray and have a few of us clergy and religious women bring Holy Communion and the love of the Christian community to the men and women detained there under inhumane conditions.
Over 1,000 Catholics and other Christians marched in peaceful prayer and song, facilitated by the Maywood and Broadview Police Departments and the Illinois State Police. I cannot speak more highly of these public safety officers in providing us safe passage.
Upon arrival, it was a different story. There were no ICE or Federal representatives there. When requesting to talk with a representative from Homeland Security and ICE, the State Police reached out on our behalf to make the request over the phone, After a brief wait, the answer came back very clearly:
NO, YOU CANNOT BRING A HINT OF COMPASSION AND PRAYER INTO THIS PLACE!
NO, YOU CANNOT OFFER ANY SOLACE TO THE MEN AND WOMEN FEARFUL AND SUFFERING INSIDE!
NO, YOU CANNOT BRING JESUS, THE SON OF GOD. THE LOVE OF GOD. INTO THIS PLACE!

No one had the courage to speak directly to us.
No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.
What we have been able to do for detainees for the past several years, which is written into Illinois law, was refused by this current Federal Government.
"Father, forgive the ones who do not know what they are doing."
"Have mercy on the souls of those who know exactly what they're doing. Touch their hearts and transform them from stony hearts into fleshy, life-giving hearts."
"Only through, with and in God will hearts be changed!"
The battle for hearts and minds, compassion and mercy, continues...
Please pray especially for the children, for the mothers and fathers who are being treated inhumanely.
Please step up and speak out.
Silence is supporting this abuse of these members of God's family.
Peace! Fr. Larry Dowling

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder that Banned Books Week isn’t about selling more copies of 1984. It’s about keeping authors and teachers and librarians safe and making sure all of us have the freedom to read widely. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Children’s Authors on the Real-World Cost of Book Banning

Authors discuss how having their work targeted by censors has directly affected their livelihood and their well-being.

www.publishersweekly.com

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 1d

Also, her newest book The Cold House is absolutely perfect and I am recommending to everyone! It's a contemporary horror novella so if you're not into fantasy horror, you will still love this one!

kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 1d

I have been LOVING reading @angelaslatter.bsky.social's books this autumn, so I whipped up a bingo card for some common things I've noticed in her gothic fantasy-horror series. Play along with me! bingobaker.com#68ea4fe64538...

A red 5x5 bingo board with white text. Each square has a text description of a trope or motif in Angela Slatter's work. The squares read, going across, then down, Dark magic, Monster Fuckers, Be the neck that turns the head, MC hits the bricks, Threat of marriage, Rich people suuuck, Murder, Story within a story, Unprovoked sudden violence, MC reluctantly shows mercy, Queer people mentioned, Mommy issues, Oh my god what the fuck? (free space), Badass Grandma (evil), consequences of MC's lies, scary creatures casually mentioned, abortion reference!, ominous foreshadowing, ghosts!, MC lies her ass off, Fuck am I becoming like my parents??, Backstory that changes everything, the church is evil, One (1) decent man, casual sex. End description.

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 4d

Anyway this is why Inda by Sherwood Smith absolutely rules, among many other reasons.

kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 4d

Inda by Sherwood Smith:

Military leader: my god, this kid Inda is a military genius!

Evil, scheming royal: this 12-year old-kid is a threat to my power.

Crown prince: Inda is the best friend I could have

Meanwhile Inda: If only my sister or future wife were here to explain politics to me :(

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 4d

Their dynamic is so good and compelling! Toxic might be too strong, but I don't think it's a stretch to say that they're not always encouraging the best in each other. It's such a good read, couldn't put it down!

kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 5d

Queen Demon by @marthawells.com is out today!!! Join me in being unwell about Bashasa and Kai, because I read the ARC months ago and have been wailing and gnashing my teeth ever since.

Also, the audiobook is really really good and you should get it from libro.fm

Queen Demon Audiobook on Libro.fm

From the breakout SFF superstar author of Murderbot comes the remarkable sequel to the USA Today and Sunday Times bestselling novel, Witch King. A fantasy of epic scope, Queen Demon is a story of powe...

libro.fm

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 6d

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

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A.D. Sui 🇺🇦 [sway] @thesuiway.bsky.social · 8d

damn right it won!!!!

Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · 8d

🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 8d

Had the honor of reading an ARC of When They Burned the Butterfly by @wenyilee.bsky.social, a sapphic historical fantasy in 1970s Singapore. It's got it all: toxic yuri, a charismatic butch, and dangerous pacts with otherworldly entities. It releases 10/21 and I want everyone to read it!

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kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 8d

Oh yay I'm so glad!! Thank you for the Witch Roads. Elen has been such good company this year :)

kat (she/they) @katkale.bsky.social · 8d

Had this realization about three of my favorite fantasy novels I've read this year: Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social, The Last Hour Between Worlds by @melissacaruso.bsky.social and The Witch Roads by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social. All of them also have queer characters :) #booksky

A venn diagram featuring three fantasy novels. In one circle is the cover of "Asunder" by Kerstin Hall, in the second circle is the cover of "The Witch Roads" by Kate Elliott, and in the last circle is the cover of "The Last Hour Between Worlds" by Melissa Caruso. Where the circles of Asunder and The Witch Roads overlaps is text reading, "Terrifying eldritch beings and blood magic." Where the circles of Asunder and The Last Hour Between Worlds overlaps is text reading "Charming and incorporeal love interests." Where the circles of The Witch Roads and the Last Hour Between Worlds overlaps is text reading, "MC travels perilously for a living." Where the circles of all three books overlaps is text reading "Appreciation for a good pair of boots." End description.

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 8d

Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹

This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨

Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...

No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko

YouTube video by Kidzuko

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Fonsi Loaiza @fonsiloaizap.bsky.social · 8d

Greta Thunberg ha sido víctima de todo tipo de abusos y tortura por parte de Israel. “Fue arrastrada por el pelo, golpeada y le obligaron a besar la bandera de Israel. Le hicieron de todo como advertencia para los demás”, denuncia el activista turco Ersin Celik de la Flotilla.

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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · 20d

Bouie is a national treasure

slick nik @coleskiiiiii.bsky.social · 20d

shit ain’t over til it’s over

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patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 23d

that endless feeling (for too long now)

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23d

Remember that every authoritarian action Trump is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity.

He feigns strength, but the reality is that he's operating from a place of weakness.

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 23d

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 23d

Hey, Americans. You’ve been propagandized on levels you’re just starting to grasp. America’s history, mission, and what it represents is a lie. It is not freedom. It is not truth. It is enslavement, destruction, submission.

Why do I know this? ‘Cause I’m Native.

Some unprogramming advice: (1/3)

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 23d

This man is one of the campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable, and apparently capable of taking the coolest photo of 2025.

Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 23d

At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...

At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans

Federal agents hurled tear gas and pepper spray into a crowd of about 100 protesters who attempted to block vans from entering and exiting a U.S. Immigration and Customs holding facility in Broadvi…

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24d

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.

The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

Map of Regional Public Health Coalitions

Northeast Public Health Collaborative (Blue)

West Coast Health Alliance (Yellow)

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 25d

Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
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www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

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Jessica Malaty Rivera, MS @jessicamalaty.bsky.social · 23d

We vaccinate to *reduce harm.* Vaccines are not immunity passports with absolute guarantees of no infection. What drives me crazy is that these people know that. By repeating these claims, they validate and endorse vaccine refusal.

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