bearkub
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Hell yes. It used to be that if you wanted to dye your hair green, you took the train or the bus here, walked up to the second floor, got vibed by the person behind the counter and got a jar of Manic Panic. Now you go to CVS. Deserves landmark status for that alone.
May 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hell yes. It used to be that if you wanted to dye your hair green, you took the train or the bus here, walked up to the second floor, got vibed by the person behind the counter and got a jar of Manic Panic. Now you go to CVS. Deserves landmark status for that alone.
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NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
EveryLibrary Condemns the Trump Administration's Termination of IMLS Grants as an Attack on Libraries, Museums, and Archives Everywhere.
State Library Agencies and other grant recipients across the country began receiving official notices from the Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services terminating their grants,...
www.everylibrary.org
April 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
NEW — After putting all Institute of Museum & Library Services (IMLS) employees on administrative leave Monday, I'm told DOGE is canceling congressionally-appropriated grants to state libraries across the entire country. Libraries are getting notice that funding was canceled as of 4/1.
More here:
More here:
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When this administration inevitably loses power, I hope people remember everything Mark Zuckerberg is doing now.
Confirmed: Mark Zuckerberg is at the White House today — for at least the second visit in recent weeks.
April 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
When this administration inevitably loses power, I hope people remember everything Mark Zuckerberg is doing now.
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Today is Trans Day of Visibility. At a time when the administration is doing everything in its power to erase trans folks, it is even more important to uplift, appreciate, respect, and celebrate our trans siblings.
I see you.
I appreciate you.
I respect you.
I celebrate you.
I love you.
🏳️⚧️🩵💗🤍
I see you.
I appreciate you.
I respect you.
I celebrate you.
I love you.
🏳️⚧️🩵💗🤍
March 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Today is Trans Day of Visibility. At a time when the administration is doing everything in its power to erase trans folks, it is even more important to uplift, appreciate, respect, and celebrate our trans siblings.
I see you.
I appreciate you.
I respect you.
I celebrate you.
I love you.
🏳️⚧️🩵💗🤍
I see you.
I appreciate you.
I respect you.
I celebrate you.
I love you.
🏳️⚧️🩵💗🤍
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Hey y'all.
Time for that whole "self-promotion" thing.
I've got a package going out tomorrow, so if you buy something through the Etsy shop today, guess when it'll go out?
Let your purchase join the party!
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
Time for that whole "self-promotion" thing.
I've got a package going out tomorrow, so if you buy something through the Etsy shop today, guess when it'll go out?
Let your purchase join the party!
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
March 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Hey y'all.
Time for that whole "self-promotion" thing.
I've got a package going out tomorrow, so if you buy something through the Etsy shop today, guess when it'll go out?
Let your purchase join the party!
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
Time for that whole "self-promotion" thing.
I've got a package going out tomorrow, so if you buy something through the Etsy shop today, guess when it'll go out?
Let your purchase join the party!
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
Whooof what a week. Anyone got good news to share?
March 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Whooof what a week. Anyone got good news to share?
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Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
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Frak it. I need to get some shelf space back.
Seriously, y'all, it's bad in my office. Every inch of available shelf space is covered with dice towers, vaults, boxes, tomes...
TWENTY PERCENT OFF EVERYTHING THROUGH MONDAY.
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
Seriously, y'all, it's bad in my office. Every inch of available shelf space is covered with dice towers, vaults, boxes, tomes...
TWENTY PERCENT OFF EVERYTHING THROUGH MONDAY.
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Frak it. I need to get some shelf space back.
Seriously, y'all, it's bad in my office. Every inch of available shelf space is covered with dice towers, vaults, boxes, tomes...
TWENTY PERCENT OFF EVERYTHING THROUGH MONDAY.
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
Seriously, y'all, it's bad in my office. Every inch of available shelf space is covered with dice towers, vaults, boxes, tomes...
TWENTY PERCENT OFF EVERYTHING THROUGH MONDAY.
troxellstradingpost.etsy.com
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GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
Thank you to all 500+ of you who have followed me here on Bluesky.
To Enter:
1) Follow Me
2) Repost this post.
Winner chooses between a coffin trinket box or a sleepy dragon tray. Entries open till Wednesday - 3/19/25!
Thank you to all 500+ of you who have followed me here on Bluesky.
To Enter:
1) Follow Me
2) Repost this post.
Winner chooses between a coffin trinket box or a sleepy dragon tray. Entries open till Wednesday - 3/19/25!
March 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
GIVEAWAY TIME!!!
Thank you to all 500+ of you who have followed me here on Bluesky.
To Enter:
1) Follow Me
2) Repost this post.
Winner chooses between a coffin trinket box or a sleepy dragon tray. Entries open till Wednesday - 3/19/25!
Thank you to all 500+ of you who have followed me here on Bluesky.
To Enter:
1) Follow Me
2) Repost this post.
Winner chooses between a coffin trinket box or a sleepy dragon tray. Entries open till Wednesday - 3/19/25!
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BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
March 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
This is a critical victory for trans rights.
And an update: the $120 tire replacement turned into a $1200 strut replacement
March 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
And an update: the $120 tire replacement turned into a $1200 strut replacement
As of today wasn’t garbage enough… variety.com/2025/music/n...
D’Wayne Wiggins, Founding Member of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Dies at 64
D'Wayne Wiggins, one of the founding members of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, has died. He was 64.
variety.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
As of today wasn’t garbage enough… variety.com/2025/music/n...
Ahhh just lost my 5th tire in 2 years to the woefully destroyed roads around here. But hey, we got tons of roundabouts!
March 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ahhh just lost my 5th tire in 2 years to the woefully destroyed roads around here. But hey, we got tons of roundabouts!
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Well that’s new. Someone copied my header image (a picture I took..), used it, then blocked me. People are so strange sometimes.
March 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Well that’s new. Someone copied my header image (a picture I took..), used it, then blocked me. People are so strange sometimes.
Losing Joss Stone and David Johansen in one week? Oof.
March 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Losing Joss Stone and David Johansen in one week? Oof.
Well shit, RIP David Johansen AKA Buster Pointdexter. As stated elsewhere, “always a presence.”
March 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Well shit, RIP David Johansen AKA Buster Pointdexter. As stated elsewhere, “always a presence.”
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a side issue that struck me while reporting on Indiana banning student IDs for voting: how freaking strict Indiana is in tossing ballots when you make an error!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
Indiana Republicans Move to Ban Student IDs for Voting - Bolts
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, would make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
February 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
a side issue that struck me while reporting on Indiana banning student IDs for voting: how freaking strict Indiana is in tossing ballots when you make an error!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
at the sole polling place on campus at IU Bloomington, 300 people cast provisional ballots in November... & every single one was rejected!
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Homeland Security can now spy on LGBTQ+ people & groups as a threat to U.S. safety - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/home...
Homeland Security can now spy on LGBTQ+ people & groups as a threat to U.S. safety - LGBTQ Nation
The move suggests that Trump may start investigating LGBTQ+ groups as a security threat.
www.lgbtqnation.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Homeland Security can now spy on LGBTQ+ people & groups as a threat to U.S. safety - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/02/home...
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Since the 1950s, Summer Language Workshops at Indiana University have provided training in Russian, East European, and Central Asian languages. Generations have come to Bloomington to study Romanian, Polish, Kazakh, etc.
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Title VIII: Funding: Summer Language Workshop: Language Workshop: Indiana University Bloomington
Title VIII Fellowships
languageworkshop.indiana.edu
February 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Since the 1950s, Summer Language Workshops at Indiana University have provided training in Russian, East European, and Central Asian languages. Generations have come to Bloomington to study Romanian, Polish, Kazakh, etc.
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
Rubio just cancelled all of them
languageworkshop.indiana.edu/summer-langu...
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THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY
February 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
THOUGHT FOR THURSDAY
SYNTHONY - Faithless 'Insomnia' (Live in Melbourne 2024) | ProShot 4K
YouTube video by SYNTHONY
www.youtube.com
February 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...