Rikibeth
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This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
Thanksgiving is problematic. Giving thanks is not. As someone who wants to remember the attempted genocide of indigenous people but also likes a reminder to practice gratitude, I like to use Indigenous People's Month to support (and be grateful for) indigenous creators. A partial list! /1
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This is my yearly reminder that
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
A) The Pilgrims never turned on the Wampanoags. The Puritans who did were a whole different group of people.
B) Thanksgiving became a holiday to celebrate whooping the Confederates.
Sometimes we can just enjoy traditions without guilt!
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I went through every proclamation once. The first to mention the Plymouth colony was JFK. Before the 1940s, the proclamations at most mentioned "an ancient tradition" of thanksgiving festivals.
The first time a Presidential Thanksgiving proclamation mentioned the Plymouth colony as being the source of Thanksgiving was JFK's 1962 proclamation. First mentions of the 'pilgrims' at all are by Truman, became a theme under Eisenhower.
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I went through every proclamation once. The first to mention the Plymouth colony was JFK. Before the 1940s, the proclamations at most mentioned "an ancient tradition" of thanksgiving festivals.
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Can you imagine what a glorious Thanksgiving week or weekend we could have?
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Can you imagine what a glorious Thanksgiving week or weekend we could have?
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It's Thanksgiving! Are you getting your eels ready? It's tradition!
The 1st Thanksgiving included a big table full of eels. And it's fitting. Tisquantum brought eels to the starving pilgrims that spring to celebrate their new treaty w/ the local Wampanoag tribe. 1/5
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The 1st Thanksgiving included a big table full of eels. And it's fitting. Tisquantum brought eels to the starving pilgrims that spring to celebrate their new treaty w/ the local Wampanoag tribe. 1/5
🗃️🧪
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's Thanksgiving! Are you getting your eels ready? It's tradition!
The 1st Thanksgiving included a big table full of eels. And it's fitting. Tisquantum brought eels to the starving pilgrims that spring to celebrate their new treaty w/ the local Wampanoag tribe. 1/5
🗃️🧪
The 1st Thanksgiving included a big table full of eels. And it's fitting. Tisquantum brought eels to the starving pilgrims that spring to celebrate their new treaty w/ the local Wampanoag tribe. 1/5
🗃️🧪
note: I wrote this essay on brooms that I’ve just posted here as a thread back in 2017 which ha why there’s a Quidditch reference
In the course of my work, I've determined that there's a definite hierarchy of brooms.
Besom (that bundle of twigs tied around a stick): Really only suitable for jumping over in marriage ceremonies or playing Quidditch. Maybe with thin enough twigs it'd get the worst off a plank floor.
Besom (that bundle of twigs tied around a stick): Really only suitable for jumping over in marriage ceremonies or playing Quidditch. Maybe with thin enough twigs it'd get the worst off a plank floor.
November 27, 2025 at 5:54 PM
note: I wrote this essay on brooms that I’ve just posted here as a thread back in 2017 which ha why there’s a Quidditch reference
On the evolution and improvement of brooms: a thread 🧹 🧵
I would read the shit out of that
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
On the evolution and improvement of brooms: a thread 🧹 🧵
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If you want or need a refresher on how to make and use our wishlists, check out this thread!
And let us know if you need help! We're not the Butterball Hotline, but our team does have some helpful turkeys. 🖤🖤🖤
And let us know if you need help! We're not the Butterball Hotline, but our team does have some helpful turkeys. 🖤🖤🖤
In order to create a wishlist, you'll need to create an account on our website.
There are a few ways to do this, but the fastest is probably clicking the little heart next to any listing you see - our site will direct you to a sign up page and then you can head right back to shopping!
There are a few ways to do this, but the fastest is probably clicking the little heart next to any listing you see - our site will direct you to a sign up page and then you can head right back to shopping!
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you want or need a refresher on how to make and use our wishlists, check out this thread!
And let us know if you need help! We're not the Butterball Hotline, but our team does have some helpful turkeys. 🖤🖤🖤
And let us know if you need help! We're not the Butterball Hotline, but our team does have some helpful turkeys. 🖤🖤🖤
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When you're asking for books, ask your loved ones to buy them from a specific store. If you just say "I want GenderTrash from Hell," well, you know where they'll get it, but if you say "I want GenderTrash from Hell from PSB," well, it's like an extra present if they get it from us...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
When you're asking for books, ask your loved ones to buy them from a specific store. If you just say "I want GenderTrash from Hell," well, you know where they'll get it, but if you say "I want GenderTrash from Hell from PSB," well, it's like an extra present if they get it from us...
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We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
November 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
We know that, for a ton of reasons, a lot of folks don't have as much to spend as they'd like this holiday season. Sooooooo, here's a thread of things you can do that will support your local indie bookstore or other business WITHOUT spending any more than you intended...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Pete Seeger (1974)
The Stray Cats (1984)
The Smithereens (1990)
My Chemical Romance (2007)
Patti Smith (2025)
Pete Seeger (1974)
The Stray Cats (1984)
The Smithereens (1990)
My Chemical Romance (2007)
Patti Smith (2025)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Kris Kristofferson (1972)
Bruce Springsteen (1976)
Neville Brothers (1991)
Drive-By Truckers (2019)
I'm With Her (2025)
Kris Kristofferson (1972)
Bruce Springsteen (1976)
Neville Brothers (1991)
Drive-By Truckers (2019)
I'm With Her (2025)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Doc Watson (1966)
Harry Partch (1970 or 1971)
Television (1977)
Cafe Tacuba (2009)
Rhiannon Giddens (2025)
Doc Watson (1966)
Harry Partch (1970 or 1971)
Television (1977)
Cafe Tacuba (2009)
Rhiannon Giddens (2025)
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Pete Seeger (1974)
The Stray Cats (1984)
The Smithereens (1990)
My Chemical Romance (2007)
Patti Smith (2025)
Pete Seeger (1974)
The Stray Cats (1984)
The Smithereens (1990)
My Chemical Romance (2007)
Patti Smith (2025)
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Thanksgiving Clapback #5 (2025 edit)
Them: [anything shitty and very clearly directed towards you.]
You: “Who are you speaking to? {brief silence} Because you’re NOT talking to me that way.”
Shout out to my mom who taught me this one when I was in middle school 💪🏻
Them: [anything shitty and very clearly directed towards you.]
You: “Who are you speaking to? {brief silence} Because you’re NOT talking to me that way.”
Shout out to my mom who taught me this one when I was in middle school 💪🏻
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thanksgiving Clapback #5 (2025 edit)
Them: [anything shitty and very clearly directed towards you.]
You: “Who are you speaking to? {brief silence} Because you’re NOT talking to me that way.”
Shout out to my mom who taught me this one when I was in middle school 💪🏻
Them: [anything shitty and very clearly directed towards you.]
You: “Who are you speaking to? {brief silence} Because you’re NOT talking to me that way.”
Shout out to my mom who taught me this one when I was in middle school 💪🏻
I hope the research has not disproved the idea that they’re bold and resolute
How New Research Is Changing What We Know About The Great Hammerhead
How New Research Is Changing What We Know About The Great Hammerhead
The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) — one of the ocean’s most iconic predators — is in deeper peril than once thought. Once believed to roam vast ocean basins, new research reveals it may…
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I hope the research has not disproved the idea that they’re bold and resolute
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we have got to stop labeling every piece of nominally pop culture-affiliated outerwear sold in December as an “ugly sweater” to drive the SEO up, this Star Trek cardigan is so chic actually
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November 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
we have got to stop labeling every piece of nominally pop culture-affiliated outerwear sold in December as an “ugly sweater” to drive the SEO up, this Star Trek cardigan is so chic actually
I’ve been on the internet too long, I read that as Just So You Know. Just You So Know? hi, pain meds.
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’ve been on the internet too long, I read that as Just So You Know. Just You So Know? hi, pain meds.
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Philly, I got this lil guy out of the pouring rain last night! If you're interested in adopting a very very friendly sweet kitten lmk!
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Philly, I got this lil guy out of the pouring rain last night! If you're interested in adopting a very very friendly sweet kitten lmk!
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Periodic reminder: the vaccine efficacy of the pertussis vaccine drops below 50% at 4.5 years. You should be getting a Tdap booster every 5 years, not every 10. It is especially vital if you have contact with pregnant people or infants too young to be vaccinated.
After two infants died, the Louisiana Dept of Health under the leadership of the new incoming deputy director of the CDC, delayed notifying the public for months of a whooping cough outbreak. Instead, he ordered DOH to stop promoting vaccines. Pertussis is currently a national health crisis.
Louisiana officials waited months to warn public of whooping cough outbreak
After a whooping cough outbreak killed two infants, Louisiana health officials waited months to officially alert physicians or do public outreach. That's not the typical public health response.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Periodic reminder: the vaccine efficacy of the pertussis vaccine drops below 50% at 4.5 years. You should be getting a Tdap booster every 5 years, not every 10. It is especially vital if you have contact with pregnant people or infants too young to be vaccinated.
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fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
Today was a good day to get a pedicure because it was warm enough to walk home in sandals. Thanks climate change
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Today was a good day to get a pedicure because it was warm enough to walk home in sandals. Thanks climate change
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Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
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It's not enough for me to know Reagan is burning in hell right now, we need leaders who will work to erase everything he did wrong, just like we need leaders to erase everything Trump has done wrong once we get that dementia-ridden coil of dog shit out of the WH.
November 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's not enough for me to know Reagan is burning in hell right now, we need leaders who will work to erase everything he did wrong, just like we need leaders to erase everything Trump has done wrong once we get that dementia-ridden coil of dog shit out of the WH.
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The email I just got from my CPAP supplies place should be an exhibit in a trial for crimes against humanity. "Hey, if you've met your out of pocket maximum, now is the perfect time to order all the things before your benefits reset!"
For a device that literally saves lives. Hague.
For a device that literally saves lives. Hague.
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The email I just got from my CPAP supplies place should be an exhibit in a trial for crimes against humanity. "Hey, if you've met your out of pocket maximum, now is the perfect time to order all the things before your benefits reset!"
For a device that literally saves lives. Hague.
For a device that literally saves lives. Hague.
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I've updated the goal to include some transportation and other costs since I won't be able to drive when I have my surgery. And will need to make it to my post surgery appointments. Any help is appreciated!
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November 26, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I've updated the goal to include some transportation and other costs since I won't be able to drive when I have my surgery. And will need to make it to my post surgery appointments. Any help is appreciated!
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 67% of goal on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 67% of goal on Ko-fi!
ko-fi.com/bibiblossoms...
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I don't think we're going to have a successful Amazon boycott till we break their monopoly on indie books.
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I don't think we're going to have a successful Amazon boycott till we break their monopoly on indie books.
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵
They have a clever strategy to build their monopoly, which any functional government would have banned: if you want your indie book listed in Kindle Unlimited, you have to be exclusive. 🧵