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former journalist! former television writer! former [a million day jobs]! now opening a worker-owned bookstore + cafe in astoria @nobordersbooks.bsky.social
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No Borders Collective Bookshop
No Borders is a worker-owned bookstore and cafe coming soon to Astoria, Queens! Inspired by the values of mutual aid, collective liberation, and lifelong education, we'll offer: a pay-what-you-want m...
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another reminder that we're opening a worker-owned radical bookstore & cafe in astoria! you can help by:
following our instagram: www.instagram.com/nobordersbooks
subscribing to newsletter: noborders.beehiiv.com
donating: www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
shopping: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
following our instagram: www.instagram.com/nobordersbooks
subscribing to newsletter: noborders.beehiiv.com
donating: www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
shopping: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
been catching up on 2025 movies and so many have left me with the feeling of “i mean, i guess”
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
been catching up on 2025 movies and so many have left me with the feeling of “i mean, i guess”
this Shop Small Saturday, you can donate to help me bring a worker-owned used bookstore + cafe to Queens, a borough that needs more bookstores. we plan to have pay-what-you-can used books, affordable coffee, a free store, & a cozy space where you can chill for free
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
Donate to Help us bring a Worker-Owned Bookstore to Astoria, organized by No Borders Collective Bookstore
Hi Astoria! We are No Borders Collective, a worker-owned book… No Borders Collective Bookstore needs your support for Help us bring a Worker-Owned Bookstore to Astoria
www.gofundme.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
this Shop Small Saturday, you can donate to help me bring a worker-owned used bookstore + cafe to Queens, a borough that needs more bookstores. we plan to have pay-what-you-can used books, affordable coffee, a free store, & a cozy space where you can chill for free
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...
also bookshop dot org has free shipping today and we still have a small handful of books on our wishlist for people who are incarcerated in NYC! would love to fulfill all the requests: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...
Fall Wishlist for Rikers
Bookshop.org Custom Registry
bookshop.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
also bookshop dot org has free shipping today and we still have a small handful of books on our wishlist for people who are incarcerated in NYC! would love to fulfill all the requests: bookshop.org/wishlists/7a...
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if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
what's cool is you can start whatever ~holiday~ tradition you want. personally i like to spend thanksgiving morning at my local food pantry and then spend the afternoon screaming lawrence arms songs at my dog
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
what's cool is you can start whatever ~holiday~ tradition you want. personally i like to spend thanksgiving morning at my local food pantry and then spend the afternoon screaming lawrence arms songs at my dog
my family's dog passed away this week which is especially cruel because it's prime "show photos of your family's dog while visiting for the holidays" season
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
my family's dog passed away this week which is especially cruel because it's prime "show photos of your family's dog while visiting for the holidays" season
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Come visit us!
Sunday: Astoria Bookshop with coffee + apple cider to keep you warm on yr Shop Small Astoria crawl
Dec 6th: Holiday pop-up at Diamond Dogs, bar open early!
Dec 13th: Dave's Lesbian Bar's queer holiday market
We'll have 2026 Slingshot planners, new + used books, merch, & more!
Sunday: Astoria Bookshop with coffee + apple cider to keep you warm on yr Shop Small Astoria crawl
Dec 6th: Holiday pop-up at Diamond Dogs, bar open early!
Dec 13th: Dave's Lesbian Bar's queer holiday market
We'll have 2026 Slingshot planners, new + used books, merch, & more!
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Come visit us!
Sunday: Astoria Bookshop with coffee + apple cider to keep you warm on yr Shop Small Astoria crawl
Dec 6th: Holiday pop-up at Diamond Dogs, bar open early!
Dec 13th: Dave's Lesbian Bar's queer holiday market
We'll have 2026 Slingshot planners, new + used books, merch, & more!
Sunday: Astoria Bookshop with coffee + apple cider to keep you warm on yr Shop Small Astoria crawl
Dec 6th: Holiday pop-up at Diamond Dogs, bar open early!
Dec 13th: Dave's Lesbian Bar's queer holiday market
We'll have 2026 Slingshot planners, new + used books, merch, & more!
got an advanced copy of @mikehuguenor.bsky.social's book about Asian Man Records and i'm SO excited to spend the day ignoring my day job and reading it. go preorder ELVIS IS DEAD, I'M STILL ALIVE: www.clashbooks.com/new-products...
ELVIS IS DEAD, I'M STILL ALIVE - Mike Huguenor - SIGNED — CLASH BOOKS
The page-turning, definitive guide to beloved ska musician Mike Park and his iconic indie label Asian Man Records. Sourced from over a hundred hours of interviews with musicians, producers, booking ...
www.clashbooks.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
got an advanced copy of @mikehuguenor.bsky.social's book about Asian Man Records and i'm SO excited to spend the day ignoring my day job and reading it. go preorder ELVIS IS DEAD, I'M STILL ALIVE: www.clashbooks.com/new-products...
you might say that watching The Aviator three nights in a row may have something to say about my mental state. i might say that you are very correct
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
you might say that watching The Aviator three nights in a row may have something to say about my mental state. i might say that you are very correct
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I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I wrote about DOG DAY AFTERNOON and its complicated legacy among trans viewers for my reader's choice series. My co-writer Caden Mark Gardner will be discussing many of these same topics tonight on TCM before this film is shown. Please tune in!
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
www.patreon.com/posts/144308...
ok please tell me your favorite christmas-themed queer books (for BOOK CLUB)
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ok please tell me your favorite christmas-themed queer books (for BOOK CLUB)
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2025 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
haymarketbooks.app.neoncrm.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
biggest takeaway from 2025 movies is that smoking cigarettes is back, baby
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
biggest takeaway from 2025 movies is that smoking cigarettes is back, baby
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A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos, 38, was slated to plead guilty and walk free Friday morning. Instead, he became the 13th person to die in city custody this year.
www.thecity.nyc
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A man died today at the Rikers Island jail complex. He was just hours away from an expected release.
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
This year, 13 people have now died in the NYC jails. That is *nearly triple* the number of people who died in the NYC jails in all of 2024. www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/21/r...
spongebob big guy pants okay
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
spongebob big guy pants okay
kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
kept seeing this interview with Sean Bonette pop up on instagram yesterday and every time i was like 'yes true correct' because thank god for all these generous artists making my life better, i guess i can keep writing too diskodisko.com/an-interview...
new @gladiephilly.bsky.social song / new reason to get out of bed this morning let's goooooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7D...
GLADIE : "CAR ALARM" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by gladie
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
new @gladiephilly.bsky.social song / new reason to get out of bed this morning let's goooooo www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7D...
tis the season to throw an extra hat + pair of gloves in your bag in case you walk by anyone who needs them
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
tis the season to throw an extra hat + pair of gloves in your bag in case you walk by anyone who needs them
if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
if you're holiday shopping at bookshop dot org, you should shop via our affiliate page! we get a small commission that goes toward us opening a storefront in queens: bookshop.org/shop/NoBorders
very embarrassing day for vanity fair tbqh
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
very embarrassing day for vanity fair tbqh
medically need a matlock/elsbeth crossover
November 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
medically need a matlock/elsbeth crossover
Pluribus unfortunately has activated both the 'i want to write about television again' and 'i want to write for television again' parts of my brain
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Pluribus unfortunately has activated both the 'i want to write about television again' and 'i want to write for television again' parts of my brain
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I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will no doubt read and enjoy all your very good Nuzzi jokes, but I also want to say earnestly, so many of us (myself included) are on the verge of being pushed out of this industry and it's genuinely so dispiriting to see the worst among us, ethics-wise, get such preferential treatment.
kinda ridiculous how hard it is to buy a new movie on dvd without shopping anywhere actively evil
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
kinda ridiculous how hard it is to buy a new movie on dvd without shopping anywhere actively evil