Chocolaterian
@chocolaterian.bsky.social
She/her. Blue supporter of democracy in a dark red place. Once upon a time I was a bookseller. #twinja
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I keep seeing posts about farmers and the bailouts and it’s a problem that people believe the family farms will see any of that money. The large corporate farms will suck up all that money before family farms even get the application filed out!
December 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I keep seeing posts about farmers and the bailouts and it’s a problem that people believe the family farms will see any of that money. The large corporate farms will suck up all that money before family farms even get the application filed out!
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Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
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That exciting moment when the neighbors whose names you’ve been trying to remember all year stop by with treats and, most importantly , a signed card is such a relief.
Although if you’re wearing a political sweatshirt they might shoot you later
Although if you’re wearing a political sweatshirt they might shoot you later
December 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
That exciting moment when the neighbors whose names you’ve been trying to remember all year stop by with treats and, most importantly , a signed card is such a relief.
Although if you’re wearing a political sweatshirt they might shoot you later
Although if you’re wearing a political sweatshirt they might shoot you later
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It's your birthday, Duane.
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's your birthday, Duane.
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Outstanding news!
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback
Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.
www.fastcompany.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Outstanding news!
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
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I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.
December 20, 2025 at 5:02 AM
I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.
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This is how Steve met Brad...
December 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is how Steve met Brad...
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STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING!!!
Oh my god oh my god oh my goddddd the local aquarium has three new born otters and they CHIRP
December 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING!!!
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The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
December 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The White House has been caught.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
The administration inserted a photo of Bill Clinton, Michael Jackson, and Diana Ross into the Epstein files and falsely implied it showed them with victims.
In reality, it’s a publicly available fundraiser photo featuring Jackson and Ross’s own children.
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December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
December 19, 2025
There’s a button on the cat’s kibble dispenser I can push go more food. I showed her backup food guy/fun uncle how to do it too.
I just noticed the area around the button is covered with little nose prints
I just noticed the area around the button is covered with little nose prints
December 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
There’s a button on the cat’s kibble dispenser I can push go more food. I showed her backup food guy/fun uncle how to do it too.
I just noticed the area around the button is covered with little nose prints
I just noticed the area around the button is covered with little nose prints
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One of my trans friends asked me to let people know that the FDA is now sending out warning letters to companies selling chest binders. They are reclassifying them as "medical devices" which will be impossible for most companies to legally comply with. This is the bare-minimum care for trans adults.
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Failure to Register and List/Misbranded
www.fda.gov
December 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
One of my trans friends asked me to let people know that the FDA is now sending out warning letters to companies selling chest binders. They are reclassifying them as "medical devices" which will be impossible for most companies to legally comply with. This is the bare-minimum care for trans adults.
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NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NY Times: “This a presidency that celebrates nastiness and spite, not empathy or grace, a reflection, perhaps, of a coarser era in American life.”
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and a duck that does crimes
December 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and a duck that does crimes
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this isn’t just “too soon” it’s “what the fuck is wrong with you people”
ABC News has announced a one-hour TV special airing tonight that offers the latest details into the death of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Titled The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy, the news special airs tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. PT/ET, on ABC.
ABC News to Air Rob Reiner Special: 'The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy'
ABC News has announced a one-hour TV special airing tonight that offers the latest details into the death of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Titled The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy, the news special airs tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. PT/ET, on ABC.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
this isn’t just “too soon” it’s “what the fuck is wrong with you people”
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This isn't hyperbole. In 2023, I watched Cigna revoke approval for my friend Carole's life-saving lung transplant *minutes* before surgery was set to begin—a decision that very nearly killed her.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
insurance companies literally kill people
UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims
The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This isn't hyperbole. In 2023, I watched Cigna revoke approval for my friend Carole's life-saving lung transplant *minutes* before surgery was set to begin—a decision that very nearly killed her.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
Public outrage in response to a viral post about her situation is the only reason she's alive today.
Any gift ideas for an 80- something woman with celiac who watches cable? She used to play bridge with Mom and surprised me with a gift card yesterday although ostensibly it was for cutting down a limb. I don’t really know her at all but she’s been kind of
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Any gift ideas for an 80- something woman with celiac who watches cable? She used to play bridge with Mom and surprised me with a gift card yesterday although ostensibly it was for cutting down a limb. I don’t really know her at all but she’s been kind of
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Everyone is 12 and somehow also training to be in the Stasi. What a world.
December 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Everyone is 12 and somehow also training to be in the Stasi. What a world.
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A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
December 16, 2025 at 10:54 AM
A Christmas cartoon from my new book of science cartoons PHYSICS FOR CATS. In good bookshops and online now: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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OMG, yes.
Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
December 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
OMG, yes.
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Reply or quote if you are anti-AI, anti-generative-AI and pro-human made art.
December 11, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Reply or quote if you are anti-AI, anti-generative-AI and pro-human made art.
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can't really express how ecstatic i am about to this. I'M GOING TO SPAIN!! TO HANG OUT WITH GENRE READERS!!!
¡Alix E. Harrow estará en el Celsius 232 de 2026! 😭😭😭 @alixeharrow.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
can't really express how ecstatic i am about to this. I'M GOING TO SPAIN!! TO HANG OUT WITH GENRE READERS!!!