Virginia S. O'Possum
@virginiaopossum.bsky.social
Writer, weaver, amateur textile historian.
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The far right may have declared open season on the sisterhood, but countless Black women are out here upskilling and sharpening the tools in our proverbial kits. Journaling, paper planning, *praying,* meditating, eating clean, getting our steps in, hydrating...
I would *not *want to be them. 😬
I would *not *want to be them. 😬
December 16, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The far right may have declared open season on the sisterhood, but countless Black women are out here upskilling and sharpening the tools in our proverbial kits. Journaling, paper planning, *praying,* meditating, eating clean, getting our steps in, hydrating...
I would *not *want to be them. 😬
I would *not *want to be them. 😬
Did they have this Turtle Island Liberation Front thing in their pocket for when Kash inevitably compromised another investigation with his over-eager social media posts? A lot of things get called distractions these days, but this one seems like a distraction. To make Kash's FBI look better.
December 16, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Did they have this Turtle Island Liberation Front thing in their pocket for when Kash inevitably compromised another investigation with his over-eager social media posts? A lot of things get called distractions these days, but this one seems like a distraction. To make Kash's FBI look better.
One way or another
One way or another, lord lord,
One way or another
This darkness got to give
One way or another, lord lord,
One way or another
This darkness got to give
December 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
One way or another
One way or another, lord lord,
One way or another
This darkness got to give
One way or another, lord lord,
One way or another
This darkness got to give
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If you're in the Niagara area, mark your calendars for Feb. 4 at 7:00pm. I'll be hosting another in-person event at The Irish Harp Pub in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Two historians, two lists, one good time! We're also raising money for the expansion of the NOTL Museum, because all history is local. 🍁
December 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
If you're in the Niagara area, mark your calendars for Feb. 4 at 7:00pm. I'll be hosting another in-person event at The Irish Harp Pub in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Two historians, two lists, one good time! We're also raising money for the expansion of the NOTL Museum, because all history is local. 🍁
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Just ..
Everybody thinks being the meanest fucking person means you’re the strongest/ smartest/ etc
And it’s just
Tiresome and bad strategy
Everybody thinks being the meanest fucking person means you’re the strongest/ smartest/ etc
And it’s just
Tiresome and bad strategy
December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Just ..
Everybody thinks being the meanest fucking person means you’re the strongest/ smartest/ etc
And it’s just
Tiresome and bad strategy
Everybody thinks being the meanest fucking person means you’re the strongest/ smartest/ etc
And it’s just
Tiresome and bad strategy
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when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
Mark Zuckerberg’s gamble on the "Metaverse" has lost his company more than $77 billion.
December 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
when a poor person uses food stamps for a steak or homeless person spends $5 on a beer, it’s seen as proof that all poor people are so bad with money that they shouldn’t be given any, ever, for any reason. $77 billion out the window, and zuck’s legacy as a safe government contract bet is secure.
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US legal citizenship is a complex topic. Here's what I hope my book helps people understand. 1. Before the 14th Amendment included birthright citizenship, one's access to rights/privileges/protections was not based on legal citizenship--it was based on race, gender, social class, membership in 1/
December 15, 2025 at 12:38 PM
US legal citizenship is a complex topic. Here's what I hope my book helps people understand. 1. Before the 14th Amendment included birthright citizenship, one's access to rights/privileges/protections was not based on legal citizenship--it was based on race, gender, social class, membership in 1/
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the other part of this is that Rob Reiner made good things that impacted so many of us. He did good things that changed lives for the better. Make and do some good.
we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
December 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
the other part of this is that Rob Reiner made good things that impacted so many of us. He did good things that changed lives for the better. Make and do some good.
Hold your loved ones close, dearest strangers on the internet. Good night. Morning will come.
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hold your loved ones close, dearest strangers on the internet. Good night. Morning will come.
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In memory of Rob Reiner
“Stand by Me”
By Ben E. King
“Stand by Me”
By Ben E. King
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
In memory of Rob Reiner
“Stand by Me”
By Ben E. King
“Stand by Me”
By Ben E. King
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we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
December 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
we should all watch a rob reiner movie tomorrow, this entire site, just pick one and put it on at like 8pm est
It's time to get ready for bed. I know the bad news will be there tomorrow.
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
It's time to get ready for bed. I know the bad news will be there tomorrow.
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My publisher gifted me with this special edition of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR as a Christmas present, 🥹. It looks like one of the classic tomes in the bookcase at my parents' house. I read MOBY DICK because it was leatherbound like this one.
December 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
My publisher gifted me with this special edition of DEATH OF THE AUTHOR as a Christmas present, 🥹. It looks like one of the classic tomes in the bookcase at my parents' house. I read MOBY DICK because it was leatherbound like this one.
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Curzon is missing. I let him out back to do his business and he just disappeared. I've looked and I haven't found them. Anybody if you're in the Potomac/ Bethesda area please keep an eye out.
December 15, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Curzon is missing. I let him out back to do his business and he just disappeared. I've looked and I haven't found them. Anybody if you're in the Potomac/ Bethesda area please keep an eye out.
Just read a NYTimes article where the writer seemed to have trouble using, um, words. Didn't they used to have editors?
December 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Just read a NYTimes article where the writer seemed to have trouble using, um, words. Didn't they used to have editors?
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Staff Pick of the Week:
AUNTIE MAME (1958) When Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care... and never, never dull Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russell). https://bit.ly/4oQVthW
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦 Access may vary by library.
AUNTIE MAME (1958) When Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care... and never, never dull Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russell). https://bit.ly/4oQVthW
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦 Access may vary by library.
December 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Staff Pick of the Week:
AUNTIE MAME (1958) When Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care... and never, never dull Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russell). https://bit.ly/4oQVthW
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦 Access may vary by library.
AUNTIE MAME (1958) When Patrick Dennis' millionaire father dies, the boy is left in the care of his flamboyant, extravagant, devil-may-care... and never, never dull Auntie Mame (Rosalind Russell). https://bit.ly/4oQVthW
Available: 🇺🇸|🇨🇦 Access may vary by library.
Note to self: The fancy beeswax candles are definitely worth it.
December 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Note to self: The fancy beeswax candles are definitely worth it.
Realizing tonight how big a part of my Jewish community bluesky has become. I love you, but I gotta get out more.
December 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Realizing tonight how big a part of my Jewish community bluesky has become. I love you, but I gotta get out more.
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
In the words of @vaspider.gay, "Tikkun Olam, motherfuckers."
December 15, 2025 at 12:08 AM
In the words of @vaspider.gay, "Tikkun Olam, motherfuckers."
Keep forgetting that CNN is paywalled.
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Keep forgetting that CNN is paywalled.
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Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
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the good that you do persists in this world
December 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
the good that you do persists in this world
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Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
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December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.