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Barbara Gordon

@thebookwizard.bsky.social

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Not actually Batgirl. If this account were a book, it would be a spicy, queer manifesto with a side of sarcastic footnotes and a oatmilk Earl Grey latte with lavender syrup. 🖖🏻 #SussexSquad #KHive #Librarian

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hi, new followers.

I’m queer.
I’m autistic.
I buy books for my libraries.
I’m bilingual.
I do art & sometimes music
I love Star Trek, Doctor Who & crime shows.
I’m a genealogy/history nut.
Sometimes I write things.

I’m also very opinionated.

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 5h

I need to stop googling my symptoms. I’ve diagnosed myself with 3 different types of cancer

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9h

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 7h

Jeremy with the cheese 🤣

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 7h

Is he scared of Ms Nero and Brutus?

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 7h

That Maine dude said he admires Josh Hawley. I immediately nope’d out

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 8h

A handful, I bet lol

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 9h

Dude admires HAWLEY?! Maine, skip this one

Kacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 16h

He's critical of the Democratic Party, but admires Josh Hawley.

But 'progressives' are pushing this guy as the alternative to the "Dem establishment." 😭

You can't make this shit up.😂

Smoking outside after the town hall, Platner rattled off some current U.S. senators who he admires: Independent Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Democrats Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, Ed Markey of Massachusetts. On the other side of the aisle, Josh Hawley of Missouri.

“We don’t see eye to eye on a lot of things, but he has been fighting for stuff,” Platner said. “For instance, trying to ban stock trading. Yeah, I’m into that,” notably the opposite stance Collins has taken.

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🎃 Spooky Scary Jam (they/them) 🎃 @jaimekay.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Indigenous People Day!

Did you know that Indigenous women go missing and are murdered ten times more than average? They don’t even get a quarter of the attention that a white woman going missing would get. Please keep these women in your mind. Don’t forget them

www.niwrc.org/mmiwr-awaren...

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR) | NIWRC

www.niwrc.org

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

He’s so cute!!!!

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 15h

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

I don’t get paid until Thursday but I can send something then!

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

I adore Meghan. I feel blessed that Harry is blood kin

Zandi Sussex @zandisussex.bsky.social · 10h

Meghan’s posted a behind-the-scenes video recap of their New York City visit. I love that she & Harry pay the haters dust and are living their beautiful lives on their own terms!🎉

#HarryAndMeghan

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

I am so sorry for your loss

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

That one is up there too!!!

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

It’s a tie between Metallica and Thin Lizzy’s Whiskey in the Jar and Sinéad O’Connor covering Nothing Compares 2 U

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truthbytwoheart @truthbytwoheart.bsky.social · 12h

Please support my works this Indigenous Peoples Day, and every day! $1427’s needed for basics+work tools.
#Art mayasdivinedesignstoo.square.site
#WearableArt legaleriste.com/mayas.divine.designs
#DigitalArt: Ko-Fi mayasdivinedesigns (also P/C/V)
Tips linktr.ee/mxmd1
#Music truthbytwo.bandcamp.com

Peacock feathers painting on canvas, by me.

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 10h

He looks… miffed 🤣

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 11h

I don’t want more people to die, trust me. I don’t trust Trump and I don’t trust Netanyahu. I’m just glad there’s been a pause and hostages got to go home.

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck. Off! People are allowed to be happy about this. The fuck is your problem?!

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Jay @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 19h

Folks! Please keep in mind, the reason I hardly share the detail or facts of these I.C.E. kidnap and other matters is due to lawyer-client privilege.

These are just regular, everyday people who deserve anonymity and peace. They just want the American Dream.

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 19h

Hi sweet ladies!

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 19h

Why aren’t more people celebrating the release of the hostages and a ceasefire?

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Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 19h

I am so glad he’s my senator

Barbara Gordon @thebookwizard.bsky.social · 19h

I am so happy the hostages have been released

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 1d

The only way we save our country is through our numbers.

Trump and MAGA don't have the majority, not even close.

Overwhelm them with numbers. Resist everywhere. They are too reckless, incompetent, and self-destructive.

Also, divide and conquer. Many fissures, especially around Epstein.

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