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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 19h

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 1d

After the Funeral, by Agatha Christie.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 3d

As an autistic man, I have often gifted friends and partners with an imaginary personality that is much nicer than the one they have in real life.

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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 3d

The thing that we need in the world today is a group of men and women who will stand up for right and to be opposed to wrong, wherever it is.” - MLk Jr.

#RadioFreeAmerica

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Junkyard Fool @junkyardfool.bsky.social · 9d

Seen a few mourn about Patricia’s Routledges passing, just seen this on our forums RIP in 25 thread.

It’s brilliant @googlyeyecat.bsky.social @stabiloffc.bsky.social

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Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social · 10d

If you’re talking about, much less promoting, books by Mormon authors like Stephenie Meyer and Brandon Sanderson to please acknowledge that these authors are contributing financially to a church spearheading an attacks on trans people.

#Romancelandia #Booksky

HAPPENING NOW
MORMON CHURCH FILES BRIEF:
TRANS RIGHTS MAKE RELIGION LESS FREE
The Mormon Church urges the Supreme Court to reject transgender status as a protected class, arguing it would limit their religious freedom to discriminate; asks the Court to prioritize religious policy over transgender individuals' rights.
LATTER GAY
STORIE

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 8d

Just finished Playback by Raymond Chandler. Haven't chosen the next one yet.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 8d

#raymondchandler #playback #BookSky What strange deity made such a complicated world when presumably he could have made a simple one? Is he omnipotent? How could he be? There's so much suffering and almost always by the innocent.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 11d

@amytan.bsky.social #thejoyluckclub #booksky
She cried, "No choice! No choice!" She doesn't know. If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever.
[This quote can reflect the relationship between the United States government and its citizens.]

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 12d

WATCH: "They are underwater across the board, and they know it. And that is causing them to double down in public. But it is backfiring. That is why—whether it's a shutdown, whether it's all of this—they want us to blink first. And we have too much to save," says AOC.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 12d

Last night I dreamed that I was trying to clean up some poop on the floor but these people kept trying to help by standing in it and smearing it around. After I woke up, I thought, were those really humans or were they cats? Yeah, those were cats. In dreams I get people's species confused.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 13d

When we run low on coins at work, I go through my change at home and cash in my coins for dollar bills. Over the last few months, I've traded in three dollars of pennies. For some of my ancestors, this would have represented extreme wealth. #feelinggrateful #abundancegrows

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 17d

reposting with alt text because I think the choice to include homophobia and transphobia in particular here is actually very much worth drawing attention to. nuns emphatically stating that those “do not reflect the qualities of a saint” is a very clear callout of Cardinal Dolan

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Sisters of Charity, New York 20h • ©
Several of us watched Cardinal Dolan's recent FOX interview, where he referred to Charlie Kirk as "a modern-day St. Paul." The Cardinal praised Mr. Kirk's conviction and willingness to speak about the Lord and for being a model for young people looking for meaning in their lives.
We grieve every loss of life and unequivocally condemn the killing of Mr. Kirk.
What Cardinal Dolan may not have known is that many of Mr. Kirk's words were_ marked by racist, homophobic, transphobic, and anti-immigrant rhetoric, by violent pro-gun advocacy, and by the promotion of Christian nationalism. These prejudicial words do not reflect the qualities of a saint. To compare Mr. Kirk to St. Paul risks confusing the true witness of the Gospel and giving undue sanction to words and actions that hurt the very people Jesus calls us to love.
Just last week, Cardinal Dolan joined us in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the canonization of our Foundress, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. Elizabeth's legacy is not one of exclusion or hatred, but of radical welcome, tireless service, and unwavering love of neighbor. Many of Mr. Kirk's words stand in stark contrast to the charity and compassion that defined those of Elizabeth Seton.

For generations, the Sisters of Charity of New York have cared for immigrant families arriving with nothing but hope.
While our direct service has changed, our commitment to those families endures. They deserve true examples of discipleship, not false prophets.
In this moment, we reaffirm our mission: to walk with all people who are poor and marginalized, to welcome immigrants and refugees, to defend the dignity of LGBTQ+ persons, and to labor for peace in a world saturated with violence. These are the marks of authentic discipleship. These are the qualities of saints.
We urge our Church leadership, including Cardinal Dolan, to lift up witnesses whose lives truly reflect the Gospel of Jesus Christ - lives of humility, justice, compassion, and peace.
We will continue to pray for Mr. Kirk, his family and for all who mourn his loss.
Leadership Team, Sisters of Charity of New York
Sr. Donna Dodge, Sr. Margaret O'Brien, Sr. Mary Mc Cormick, Sr. Mary Ann Daly, Sr. Sheila Brosnan, Sr.
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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 16d

OMG I need this book in my life.

Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 16d

Recommended. Murder mystery in a time loop, a Japanese novel before cell phones published in English only recently. I enjoyed it thoroughly. #BookSky

The front cover of the book The Man Who Died Seven Times by Yasuhiko Nishizawa.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 18d

My favorite is Star of Midnight, William Powell and Ginger Rogers, 1935. It seems un-GIFed.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 18d

Star of Midnight, William Powell and Ginger Rogers, 1935. Seems to be completely un-GIFed.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 19d

#steinbeck #canneryrow It's all fine to say, "Time will heal everything, this too shall pass away. People will forget" - and things like that when you are not involved, but when you are there is no passage of time, people do not forget and you are in the middle of something that does not change.

Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 23d

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 25d

If you want to be furious, Ellery Queen does inclusion really poorly in The Greek Coffin Mystery, where the ableism gets blended with racism.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 25d

My Antonia was amazing! First time reading Cather, despite the eight years of college, and I loved it. I'm planning to read more of her books.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 25d

Completed 2/3 of the books in my Penguin Drop Caps challenge for 2025. Now I have eight more books to read by the end of the year. #BookSky

Nine books arranged in a 3x3 square. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce. Native Speaker by Chang-Rae Lee. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. The Enchanted Castle and Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit. BUtterfield 8 by John O'Hara. Swann's Way by Marcel Proust. The Greek Coffin Mystery by Ellery Queen. Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie.

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Mark, Rick, or Steve @rickyreads.bsky.social · 26d

My anxiety has been really active lately, so I've been cutting back on caffeine to see if that's the problem. Now I have anxiety and a headache.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · Dec 9

Bringing this 4-year-old article over to the skyline because it's an evergreen lesson on DARVO
metro.co.uk/2020/06/13/g...

Let’s say an influential person is accused of transphobia. They issue a response in which they deny that they are transphobic – ‘I love trans people! I have many trans friends!’ – then attack their critics – ‘people saying I’m transphobic are just cruel, hateful people who want to cause division’. Finally, they Reverse Victim and Offender: ‘I’m receiving so much online abuse because I’m a woman and we live in a sexist society’.

Now, as a critic, you’re stuck. If you continue to call that person out, you’re ‘cruel, hateful and want to cause division’. You’re being sexist. You’re piling on the online abuse.

Clever, right?

It silences other victims, too, showing them that if they speak up they’ll just have their experiences denied, be attacked, and be blamed.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 26d

Happy #NationalVoterRegistrationDay!

As a national NVRD partner, ALA is extremely proud to celebrate the work being done across the country to get communities #ReaderVoterReady. Is your library celebrating today? Be sure to share on social & tag ALA! More: ala.org/readervoterready #ReaderVoterReady

National Voter Registration Day. September 16, 2025. ALA is a proud partner of NVRD. Reader Voter Ready, American Library Association.

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