azteclady
@azteclady.bsky.social
I read, I craft, I rabblerouse, I don't blindly follow back. I block with abandon.
I don't look like Rita Hayworth.
I blog at https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/
She/her, cis.
I don't look like Rita Hayworth.
I blog at https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/
She/her, cis.
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The Seven Rings, by Nora Roberts
Things have been so bad/weird, reading-wise, I had forgotten entirely that I had been offered this ARC at some point this year. Beware: suicide; narcissist ex; once again equating evil with mental …
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25.- I read Nora Robert's #TheSevenRings, the third in the #LostBrides trilogy; these are contemporary romantic suspense novels with paranormal elements.
#2025Reading #NetGalleyARC #RomBkBlog
#2025Reading #NetGalleyARC #RomBkBlog
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I’ve spoken up for Scotland’s nature!
The Natural Environment Bill's next debate on 19 November must make sure its strong enough to restore wildlife, protect our future, and unite us in recovery.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...
The Natural Environment Bill's next debate on 19 November must make sure its strong enough to restore wildlife, protect our future, and unite us in recovery.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...
Ask your MSP to act for Scotland's wildlife.
MSPs will debate one of the most important nature bills in a generation on the 19th of November.
Take action and make sure they back a strong Bill that protects wildlife, not weakens it.
action.rspb.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’ve spoken up for Scotland’s nature!
The Natural Environment Bill's next debate on 19 November must make sure its strong enough to restore wildlife, protect our future, and unite us in recovery.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...
The Natural Environment Bill's next debate on 19 November must make sure its strong enough to restore wildlife, protect our future, and unite us in recovery.
action.rspb.org.uk/page/181323/...
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Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Southeast/Deep South this morning into the early evening hours. A couple tornadoes are possible in parts of eastern Mississippi and central Alabama. Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Southeast/Deep South this morning into the early evening hours. A couple tornadoes are possible in parts of eastern Mississippi and central Alabama. Visit weather.gov for the latest in your area.
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As with pretty much any conversation I have with @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social, this interview was a delight, further enlivened by @arleysorg.bsky.social's excellent interview questions. And you still have a week to pre-order our anthology of speculative fiction about activism!
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
As with pretty much any conversation I have with @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social, this interview was a delight, further enlivened by @arleysorg.bsky.social's excellent interview questions. And you still have a week to pre-order our anthology of speculative fiction about activism!
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Red alert! 🚨 KRISTAN HIGGINS LIKED MY BOOK! “Bald-Faced Liar by Victoria Helen Stone sounds dark and scary, but the wonderful thing is, it’s not. The narrator’s voice is nothing short of joyful, exuberant at times.” Eeee! This was definitely the most fun I’ve had writing a bloody suspense. 😉
November 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Red alert! 🚨 KRISTAN HIGGINS LIKED MY BOOK! “Bald-Faced Liar by Victoria Helen Stone sounds dark and scary, but the wonderful thing is, it’s not. The narrator’s voice is nothing short of joyful, exuberant at times.” Eeee! This was definitely the most fun I’ve had writing a bloody suspense. 😉
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Hey y’all Sydette really needs a boost. Can you help her out right now?
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
Welp it’s gotten real real if you can please help. If you can’t it’s really hard out here so share
gofund.me/a5ee0064
gofund.me/a5ee0064
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hey y’all Sydette really needs a boost. Can you help her out right now?
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
She is one of the smartest, kindest people I know and she has put a lot in with very little reward.
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SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE is warm, cozy, & out today. I hope you love it! 💗
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
The story: A cranky baker's erroneous obituary brings the woman who got away back into his life--& now he needs to convince her to stay.
The heat level: steamy!
The baked goods: plentiful!
www.harpercollins.com/products/sec...
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Immigrants aren't taking jobs, they are making jobs. This is a loss to the local economy, the community, and all Americans
South Chicago family taken by ICE and their daughter liquidating their store. See details posted by @pilsenfreestore on IG.
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Immigrants aren't taking jobs, they are making jobs. This is a loss to the local economy, the community, and all Americans
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new app/something idea: public-private partnership between transport and news orgs, allowing you to bypass paywalls while connected via the bus/subway/train wifi
was recently surprised by nostalgia for those newspaper vending machines they used to have on the street, especially near metro entrances. I hate carrying coins and hate throwing away paper and yet.
November 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
new app/something idea: public-private partnership between transport and news orgs, allowing you to bypass paywalls while connected via the bus/subway/train wifi
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Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Mark Kelly: "I said something that was pretty simple and non-controversial, and that was that members of the military should follow the law. In response to that, Trump said I should be executed, I should be hanged ... it says a lot more about him than it says about me. I'm not going to be silenced."
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Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dems need to keep repeating it, and they need to say what mean. “You can refuse illegal orders,
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
examples of illegal orders are: intentionally harming or targeting civilians, engaging in unauthorized domestic LE actions, falsifying records, or anything else that clearly violates the US constitution”
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If you're recently come to MM Romance because of Heated Rivalry, then I welcome you to read my MM Romance novels centering Black Queer characters in California and written by an own voice author. ✍🏾📚💕🌈 #Romancelandia #MMRomance #HeatedRivalry #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky
I write romance centering Black Queer characters in CA. Check my backlist on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social
My next, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out June 2026. ✍🏾📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/freder...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky
My next, Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, 2nd Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out June 2026. ✍🏾📚💕🌈
www.boldstrokesbooks.com/books/freder...
#BookSky #BlackBookSky #QueerBookSky
November 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
If you're recently come to MM Romance because of Heated Rivalry, then I welcome you to read my MM Romance novels centering Black Queer characters in California and written by an own voice author. ✍🏾📚💕🌈 #Romancelandia #MMRomance #HeatedRivalry #BlackBookSky #RomanceBookSky
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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Inspiration for my next historical. Meet Miss Paris Bailey, saloon and bordello owner. 💜😊 Bought the painting for my office.
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Inspiration for my next historical. Meet Miss Paris Bailey, saloon and bordello owner. 💜😊 Bought the painting for my office.
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The library of Alexandria was CURATED. Pirate sites may have 60m ITEMS, but they aren't unique, no quality checks, much of it may actually be malware or corrupted... This isn't a library, so much as a garbage heap with books in it.
The books are still stolen, that's still someone's labor there.
The books are still stolen, that's still someone's labor there.
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
The library of Alexandria was CURATED. Pirate sites may have 60m ITEMS, but they aren't unique, no quality checks, much of it may actually be malware or corrupted... This isn't a library, so much as a garbage heap with books in it.
The books are still stolen, that's still someone's labor there.
The books are still stolen, that's still someone's labor there.
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I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
Molly's Holiday Fundraiser 2025
Make Winter Merry and Bright in Honor of Fergus
givebutter.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 AM
I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
Silent aerial (drone?) video of one of those data centers with "the precedent is Flint: how Oregon's data center boom is supercharging a water crisis" in the bottom half of the image, white font over a black background.
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Silent aerial (drone?) video of one of those data centers with "the precedent is Flint: how Oregon's data center boom is supercharging a water crisis" in the bottom half of the image, white font over a black background.
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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I can't wait for them to try to explain how they'll suddenly repurpose all these half-built conventional data centers to quantum computing, which is like trying to convert a teddy bear to diesel.
All I want for Christmas is the GenAI bubble to pop so we can move onto the next tech bro scam.
Maybe some socks too
Maybe some socks too
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I can't wait for them to try to explain how they'll suddenly repurpose all these half-built conventional data centers to quantum computing, which is like trying to convert a teddy bear to diesel.
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feeling extremely something to see some peanut go "you haven't given people a reason to *not* pirate books" juxtaposed with said peanut talking about the kind of queer representation they want in media
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
feeling extremely something to see some peanut go "you haven't given people a reason to *not* pirate books" juxtaposed with said peanut talking about the kind of queer representation they want in media
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
unfun fact: a lot of queer creatives are broke as shattered windows, and piracy doesn't help
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thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
thinking about how my parents escaped vietnam, where the CIA destabilized my family's home country by spreading misinformation, and they landed in the united states, which is now getting destabilized bc someone in vietnam is spreading misinformation
🧵 "the spirit here of trading rage for money is pretty much a lot of right-wing media." 👇🏽
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
🧵 "the spirit here of trading rage for money is pretty much a lot of right-wing media." 👇🏽
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I've been trying to warn people in non-profit social media not to use engagement bait questions any more. I understand algorithms and why people feel the need to do it but you just end up with a scammy odor on your account because of the proliferation of this type of account.
November 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I've been trying to warn people in non-profit social media not to use engagement bait questions any more. I understand algorithms and why people feel the need to do it but you just end up with a scammy odor on your account because of the proliferation of this type of account.