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Space Witches, Esq.

@popelizbet.bsky.social

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Attorney, poet, do-gooder, they/them or ka/kan. will demand your poems and hopefully stop your abuser. Unapologetic chicken and waffles, fake goths hate kan, Disco Janet, pope by consent of the governed, not Kathryn Tewson

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 9d

buy my book it's really good
paper: www.kithbooks.com/shop/p/chain...
digital: www.kithbooks.com/digital/p/ch...
can't afford it? contact @kithbooks.bsky.social through the website
tell your library
tell your friends
perfect for Halloween
more poems at popelizbet.com

kith in print

Great books consume you, speak to you, and it’s tempting, when it happens, to eat the book back. With scalpel held steady, Elizabeth McClellan has managed just that. The centos in Is My Chainsaw a Hea...

www.kithbooks.com

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Mattslew Batberg-Mothfit (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.social · 1d

When I was homeless in 2019, the Salvation Army shelter refused to give me a bed (even though they were available), because I was on immunosuppressant meds and they didn’t want to be responsible or liable if I got more sick or died on premises. They’d rather I die on the street.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 1d

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 8h

this is really crappy and this account does it dozens of times a day to people who are often putting themselves at risk to take the photos and videos it rips off

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 8h

This really fucking sucks!!! I’m not even paid to be here by an outlet, so doing this is just fucking me personally!

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amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 8h

You can just share my video from me instead of sharing a screen recording of my video from a content farm account that isn’t on the scene btw.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 18h

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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Jordan Shiveley (Dread Singles) @jordanshiveley.bsky.social · 8h

Strahd wishes he had this swag

voidmerch.threadless.com

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Chelsea M. Cameron (she/they) @chel-c-cam.bsky.social · 8h

To quote @vinnythomas.bsky.social “The malevolent force known as Jared Kushner. Why has no one trapped it in a jar?”

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The Questionable Authority @questauthority.bsky.social · 1d

That machine kills fascists.

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 9h

is there anything he can't do

Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 9h

Thanksgiving sub, I love you.

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Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · 1d

This image shows a stack of six lightning bolts nearly striking the same spot six time in only one minute of elapsed time! Mother nature really had it out for whoever was down there... #photography

A sculpted, layered LP supercell at night. The structure is illuminated by six lightning strikes hitting the ground to the right of the storm. A clear, starry night sky is on the left of the storm. A car's headlights can be seen in the distance.

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 10h

more Ionesco than 4chan

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Sonia is an Ignyte and Ember Award winner! @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 16h

I didn’t know what to say before, with Thyme Travellers winning just now. All I have to say is please continue to support Palestinians loudly and without apology.

So much love to you all!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 16h

The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre goes to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner The Ember Award: Sonia Sulaiman

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 10h

the ayn rand foundation?

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 14h

So my buddy Carlota, who is taking over Dogskull Patch, has a group of feral cats to deal. She’s been trapping and neutering as possible, but one sweetheart named Big Daddy showed up on the porch limping. Some asshole shot him. She’s raising money for his amputation and care. gofund.me/3b6cf293e

Donate to Help Big Daddy Recover from being Shot, organized by Carrie Sykes

There's a colony of lovely cats living in a rural neighborhood in Goldston, NC. Fr… Carrie Sykes needs your support for Help Big Daddy Recover from being Shot

gofund.me

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 16h

Caitlin Flanagan publicly attacked a friend of mine for being sexually assaulted and speaking up about it.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 17h

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Oklahoma Brandtbert @chrish2122.bsky.social · 15h

Don’t forget this is the mental giant you are yelling at.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 16h

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

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Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.

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Gwen Snyder is undead @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 17h

No. No. No.

(Nothing against Steven, I used to do this too until I learned that it was a bad idea.)

Swim goggles hit by a projectile (like a tear gas canister or pepper ball) can direct force to the area around your eyeball and pop it out of your skull.

NOT desirable.

Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 18h

Pro tip to reporters and protesters: always have swim goggles in your pockets or bags. They’re small, $10 and if tear gas is used, slip them on & no matter how much you cough, you’ll still be able to SEE without burning eyes.

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Holly McCall @jhollymc.bsky.social · 17h

Rev. Fisher, pastor of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis, always brings heat.

Tennessee Lookout @tennesseelookout.com · 18h

Commentary of the week:
The Memphis Safe Communities Task Force, comprised of around a dozen federal agencies, Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and the National Guard, is pumping out arrest numbers daily. Rev. Earle Fisher asks who is verifying the information coming from press conferences.

How the Memphis Safe Task Force is controlling the narrative • Tennessee Lookout

Reports of the numbers of arrests made by the Memphis Safe Community Task Force are untethered from context.

tennesseelookout.com

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Rose Lerner @roselerner.bsky.social · 3d

This made me so happy

Screenshot of Claire's last skeet with one from the Frog and Toad bot underneath of Frog saying "don't be silly"

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Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 18h

My paternal grandma’s family is from New Orleans, & part of the family is still there. Jews live everywhere. We take part in the cultures of the places we live, & transform them as well. We are part of the cultures where we live, not strangers or outsiders.

🎃😱Slaybell Romero loves Halloween👻👹 @maybell.bsky.social · 21h

What’s weird about this meme is 1) seeing some of the comments conflate Judaism with Israel but also 2) the ignorance of very long standing Jewish communities in the South who have been making gumbo for a long time.

Here’s one family’s recipe for kosher gumbo: jewishsa.org/kosher-chick...

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 18h

The Worlds of Possibility anthology ALSO includes poems by Hugo Award winner Marie Brennan AND Hugo finalist Angela Liu, PLUS poems from other favorite poets including C.S.E. Cooney, Elizabeth R. McClellan, Sara Norja, and Bogi Takács!!!!!

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 18h

Look what arrived! My paperback author's copy of the Worlds of Possibility poetry anthology!

Book: cover depicts woman lifting planets into space, with the words Worlds of Possibility, Poetry, edited by Julia Rios

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Space Witches, Esq. @popelizbet.bsky.social · 18h

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 1d

Ea-Nāşir's perfidy seems eternal!

Comic

Panel one. Stick finger singing, "Raindrops on rose/ And whiskers on kittens."

Panel two. Same stick figure holding pot and singing, "Bright copper kettles leave/ ...Flakes on my mittens!?"

Panel three. Same figure still holding pot and singing, "Hey, these are stone with a copper veneer!"

Fourth panel. Same stick figure has put down pot and is singing, "I've been bamboozled by Ea-Nāşir!"

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