Misty Gedlinske
@mistygedlinske.bsky.social
Wordsmith. Weather condition. Western NC -> Southern WI.
Queer there and everywhere. Y’all Means All. (she/her)
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queeringthediscourse.com
Queer there and everywhere. Y’all Means All. (she/her)
💖💜💙
queeringthediscourse.com
BodeGoat.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
BodeGoat.
Reposted by Misty Gedlinske
hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.
November 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
hillary cass is to gender-affirming care what andrew wakefield is to vaccinations.
A movie that takes place where you’re from:
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from:
Like, dressing room mirrors and fluorescent bar lighting already exist, ma’am. I can hurt my own feelings just fine without your help.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Like, dressing room mirrors and fluorescent bar lighting already exist, ma’am. I can hurt my own feelings just fine without your help.
“… I may be a bit squishy around the middle these days, but I’ve also never smoked the grocery money.”
Cigarettes come filtered. My response to attempted body shaming does not.
Cigarettes come filtered. My response to attempted body shaming does not.
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“… I may be a bit squishy around the middle these days, but I’ve also never smoked the grocery money.”
Cigarettes come filtered. My response to attempted body shaming does not.
Cigarettes come filtered. My response to attempted body shaming does not.
A family acquaintance recently pointed out that I have gained weight in my 40s, while my mother did not.
My response: “Well, my mother is also three undiagnosed disorders in a bathrobe, which she has self-medicated with staggering amounts of nicotine and caffeine for her entire adult life…
My response: “Well, my mother is also three undiagnosed disorders in a bathrobe, which she has self-medicated with staggering amounts of nicotine and caffeine for her entire adult life…
November 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A family acquaintance recently pointed out that I have gained weight in my 40s, while my mother did not.
My response: “Well, my mother is also three undiagnosed disorders in a bathrobe, which she has self-medicated with staggering amounts of nicotine and caffeine for her entire adult life…
My response: “Well, my mother is also three undiagnosed disorders in a bathrobe, which she has self-medicated with staggering amounts of nicotine and caffeine for her entire adult life…
When you try to get into bed quietly so as not to wake your partner, but you live in an old house with squeaky floors and your bed frame is made of wrought iron:
November 23, 2025 at 4:07 AM
When you try to get into bed quietly so as not to wake your partner, but you live in an old house with squeaky floors and your bed frame is made of wrought iron:
I should mention that she was a Lab mix with the typical webbed paws. Her capacity for mucky feet was prodigious.
November 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I should mention that she was a Lab mix with the typical webbed paws. Her capacity for mucky feet was prodigious.
We’re a No Outside Shoes household. My dog has passed on now, but when she was young we taught her how to “wipe her feet” by digging them on the mat. If it was muddy or snowy out, we kept a bin of old rags by the door to clean her paws.
November 23, 2025 at 2:00 AM
We’re a No Outside Shoes household. My dog has passed on now, but when she was young we taught her how to “wipe her feet” by digging them on the mat. If it was muddy or snowy out, we kept a bin of old rags by the door to clean her paws.
Let me repeat:
Everything I have ever learned about the sex lives of journalists and politicians has been against my will.
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Let me repeat:
Wag the Dog 2: South American Boogaloo
Exclusive: US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say reut.rs/4oekAL4
Exclusive: US to launch new phase of Venezuela operations, sources say
U.S. official sources told Reuters covert operations would likely be the first part of the new action.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Wag the Dog 2: South American Boogaloo
Came here to relay this exact bit of wisdom, learned from my family’s Navy vets.
(Now, if only they’d stop telling me they’ll throw me overboard if I ever wash the pot with soap.)
(Now, if only they’d stop telling me they’ll throw me overboard if I ever wash the pot with soap.)
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Came here to relay this exact bit of wisdom, learned from my family’s Navy vets.
(Now, if only they’d stop telling me they’ll throw me overboard if I ever wash the pot with soap.)
(Now, if only they’d stop telling me they’ll throw me overboard if I ever wash the pot with soap.)
There is no such thing as accidental cruelty from the architects and puppet masters of this perverse, evil Administration.
All of it is intentional. All of it is being executed according to a plan carefully designed to outlast its current mascot. 5/5
All of it is intentional. All of it is being executed according to a plan carefully designed to outlast its current mascot. 5/5
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There is no such thing as accidental cruelty from the architects and puppet masters of this perverse, evil Administration.
All of it is intentional. All of it is being executed according to a plan carefully designed to outlast its current mascot. 5/5
All of it is intentional. All of it is being executed according to a plan carefully designed to outlast its current mascot. 5/5
Almost all of the affected professions are mandatory reporters for child abuse, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. 4/5
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Almost all of the affected professions are mandatory reporters for child abuse, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. 4/5
It’s not just that all of the degree fields that Trump’s Department of Education wants to de-legitimize include jobs that are predominantly staffed by women. 3/5
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s not just that all of the degree fields that Trump’s Department of Education wants to de-legitimize include jobs that are predominantly staffed by women. 3/5
It’s not just that political policies shape cultural attitudes, and that this decision will channel even more contempt, distrust, and disrespect toward the people who work in these positions. 2/5
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s not just that political policies shape cultural attitudes, and that this decision will channel even more contempt, distrust, and disrespect toward the people who work in these positions. 2/5
It’s not just that capping federal financial aid and limiting tuition reimbursement options will create massive staffing shortages in healthcare, education, and social services. 1/5
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It’s not just that capping federal financial aid and limiting tuition reimbursement options will create massive staffing shortages in healthcare, education, and social services. 1/5
I shudder to think what Eldest Child had to do to get these.
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I shudder to think what Eldest Child had to do to get these.
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The Zohran press conference is your regular reminder that the entire administration folds like tissue paper at the slightest hint of confidence and conviction, and thus the fact that national democrats are playing a game of capitulation and weakness is exactly why they're all getting away with it
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
The Zohran press conference is your regular reminder that the entire administration folds like tissue paper at the slightest hint of confidence and conviction, and thus the fact that national democrats are playing a game of capitulation and weakness is exactly why they're all getting away with it
All the other GenXers ran straight to Nine Inch Nails, but Tori Amos was first to my mind.
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
All the other GenXers ran straight to Nine Inch Nails, but Tori Amos was first to my mind.
“Gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a Congressman.”
I think it’s running in the family.
I think it’s running in the family.
trump is, first and foremost, a starfucker
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
“Gonna strike a deal, make him feel like a Congressman.”
I think it’s running in the family.
I think it’s running in the family.
That style is called clog dancing, or clogging. It does descend from Irish step dancing, with Scottish, English, and African influences. It’s what home sounds like for me. Glad you’re enjoying it!
November 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
That style is called clog dancing, or clogging. It does descend from Irish step dancing, with Scottish, English, and African influences. It’s what home sounds like for me. Glad you’re enjoying it!
Behold her roumdness.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Behold her roumdness.
Dear ICE agents in NC: Hey, so that noise in the woods that sounded like it was calling your name? You should totally go check on that.
And if you’re still outside when it gets dark, make sure you whistle real loud so it knows exactly where you are. Good luck!
And if you’re still outside when it gets dark, make sure you whistle real loud so it knows exactly where you are. Good luck!
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Dear ICE agents in NC: Hey, so that noise in the woods that sounded like it was calling your name? You should totally go check on that.
And if you’re still outside when it gets dark, make sure you whistle real loud so it knows exactly where you are. Good luck!
And if you’re still outside when it gets dark, make sure you whistle real loud so it knows exactly where you are. Good luck!