Stephanie Dray
@stephaniedray.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author of historical women's fiction. Fosterer of kittens. Loves Frances Perkins, Founding Mothers, Cats, Holidays, Perfume, and Freedom. Deathly allergic to social media drama and pile ons. For more, visit StephanieDray.com
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October 5, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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bad season approaches
October 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
bad season approaches
I love to hear this. Downey’s book is excellent
@stephaniedray.bsky.social, because I read and loved Becoming Madam Secretary earlier this year, I am now reading Kirstin Downey’s The Woman Behind the New Deal. Both books are excellent!
October 1, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I love to hear this. Downey’s book is excellent
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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an operation is underway related to "multiple violations" of NATO member Poland's airspace, shutting four airports early Wednesday morning.
Poland shoots down multiple drones over its airspace, PM Tusk says
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an operation is underway related to "multiple violations" of NATO member Poland's airspace, shutting four airports early Wednesday morning.
l.euronews.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said an operation is underway related to "multiple violations" of NATO member Poland's airspace, shutting four airports early Wednesday morning.
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I just want to be able to find clothing that’s not polyester again.
September 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I just want to be able to find clothing that’s not polyester again.
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Reminder that things are in fact worse quality for more money, that no, Elder Gen Z/millennials/gen x, you're not imagining it, nor should you accept it as "the way things are."
Shirts I've had 30 fucking yrs are still wearable, but a shirt I've had 2 months & worn MAYBE twice is already unraveling
Shirts I've had 30 fucking yrs are still wearable, but a shirt I've had 2 months & worn MAYBE twice is already unraveling
September 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Reminder that things are in fact worse quality for more money, that no, Elder Gen Z/millennials/gen x, you're not imagining it, nor should you accept it as "the way things are."
Shirts I've had 30 fucking yrs are still wearable, but a shirt I've had 2 months & worn MAYBE twice is already unraveling
Shirts I've had 30 fucking yrs are still wearable, but a shirt I've had 2 months & worn MAYBE twice is already unraveling
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New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
August 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
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AP Livestream - CDC coming out in force to support our ousted leaders.
LIVE: CDC staff plan walkout at Atlanta HQ after Trump firings
YouTube video by Associated Press
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August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
AP Livestream - CDC coming out in force to support our ousted leaders.
Not sure what I did to my algorithm or whatever but my feed is filled with so many immature dumbasses today I wish I had the time and the crayons to set them straight. But I don’t.
a close up of a young woman covering her face with her hand .
ALT: a close up of a young woman covering her face with her hand .
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not sure what I did to my algorithm or whatever but my feed is filled with so many immature dumbasses today I wish I had the time and the crayons to set them straight. But I don’t.
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ICE detains husband of Democratic congressional candidate—who is also a disabled U.S. Army veteran.
He is wheelchair bound—after suffering severe injury during training for deployment in Iraq.
Agents arrested him at his naturalization hearing—he is already a green card holder.
He is wheelchair bound—after suffering severe injury during training for deployment in Iraq.
Agents arrested him at his naturalization hearing—he is already a green card holder.
August 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ICE detains husband of Democratic congressional candidate—who is also a disabled U.S. Army veteran.
He is wheelchair bound—after suffering severe injury during training for deployment in Iraq.
Agents arrested him at his naturalization hearing—he is already a green card holder.
He is wheelchair bound—after suffering severe injury during training for deployment in Iraq.
Agents arrested him at his naturalization hearing—he is already a green card holder.
So much drama can be avoided if you adopt two sibling kittens at the same time.
August 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
So much drama can be avoided if you adopt two sibling kittens at the same time.
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Hey, did you know that the NLRB has operated in violation of the Constitution for 90 years? It's right there in this original Constitution we found in 2025.
5th Cir. holds that the structure of the NLRB violates the separation of powers. Preliminarily enjoins three enforcement actions, including one against SpaceX.
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub...
August 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Hey, did you know that the NLRB has operated in violation of the Constitution for 90 years? It's right there in this original Constitution we found in 2025.
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Finally, a united nation.
August 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Finally, a united nation.
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I am urging Marylanders to prepare for potential flash flooding and severe storms this afternoon.
The greatest risk for impacts are along the I-95 corridor and upper Eastern Shore, but all counties, except Garrett and Allegany counties, are currently under a flood watch.
The greatest risk for impacts are along the I-95 corridor and upper Eastern Shore, but all counties, except Garrett and Allegany counties, are currently under a flood watch.
July 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I am urging Marylanders to prepare for potential flash flooding and severe storms this afternoon.
The greatest risk for impacts are along the I-95 corridor and upper Eastern Shore, but all counties, except Garrett and Allegany counties, are currently under a flood watch.
The greatest risk for impacts are along the I-95 corridor and upper Eastern Shore, but all counties, except Garrett and Allegany counties, are currently under a flood watch.
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"If you don't do things perfectly there's no point in you having done them at all; in fact, it's worse than having done nothing" is one of those things that kill any and all progress, and it's wild to see it proliferate online.
July 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"If you don't do things perfectly there's no point in you having done them at all; in fact, it's worse than having done nothing" is one of those things that kill any and all progress, and it's wild to see it proliferate online.
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I need more people in my orbit to be obsessed with The Gilded Age
July 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I need more people in my orbit to be obsessed with The Gilded Age
The Declaration of Independence asserts some rights are inalienable. That is, they cannot justly be transferred, revoked or taken away arbitrarily by any governmental authority. You have rights by virtue of being a human being. Anyone who says otherwise is Un-American.
July 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Declaration of Independence asserts some rights are inalienable. That is, they cannot justly be transferred, revoked or taken away arbitrarily by any governmental authority. You have rights by virtue of being a human being. Anyone who says otherwise is Un-American.
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I see grocery/takeout shaming discourse going around again, so this is your periodic historian reminder that cooking from scratch daily while working has never been sustainable, and for millennia everyone either relied on takeout & restaurants or ate in huge households w/ big dorm-like group dining.
July 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I see grocery/takeout shaming discourse going around again, so this is your periodic historian reminder that cooking from scratch daily while working has never been sustainable, and for millennia everyone either relied on takeout & restaurants or ate in huge households w/ big dorm-like group dining.
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90 years ago, America made a promise: that we could retire with dignity and wouldn't be left behind.
That promise is Social Security. Now, it's under attack.
Join us and @socialsecurityworks.org as we hold events across the country to protect what’s OURS.
📝 RSVP: ProtectOurChecks.com
That promise is Social Security. Now, it's under attack.
Join us and @socialsecurityworks.org as we hold events across the country to protect what’s OURS.
📝 RSVP: ProtectOurChecks.com
July 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
90 years ago, America made a promise: that we could retire with dignity and wouldn't be left behind.
That promise is Social Security. Now, it's under attack.
Join us and @socialsecurityworks.org as we hold events across the country to protect what’s OURS.
📝 RSVP: ProtectOurChecks.com
That promise is Social Security. Now, it's under attack.
Join us and @socialsecurityworks.org as we hold events across the country to protect what’s OURS.
📝 RSVP: ProtectOurChecks.com
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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#booksky #reading #historicalnovels #summerreading
I'm reading America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laurie Kamoie- great read! Reminds me just how far we have come to create a "more perfect union"... and how is our turn to save it!
#WomensRights #CivilRights
@stephaniedray.bsky.social
I'm reading America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laurie Kamoie- great read! Reminds me just how far we have come to create a "more perfect union"... and how is our turn to save it!
#WomensRights #CivilRights
@stephaniedray.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#booksky #reading #historicalnovels #summerreading
I'm reading America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laurie Kamoie- great read! Reminds me just how far we have come to create a "more perfect union"... and how is our turn to save it!
#WomensRights #CivilRights
@stephaniedray.bsky.social
I'm reading America's First Daughter by Stephanie Dray & Laurie Kamoie- great read! Reminds me just how far we have come to create a "more perfect union"... and how is our turn to save it!
#WomensRights #CivilRights
@stephaniedray.bsky.social
My recompense for working all weekend is that I'm going to do it in pajamas. Also, I had a dream last night that we had to hire an electrician, and John Adams scolded me, saying electricity was an unnecessary expense, that he'd lived without it all his life, and that I need to be more frugal.
July 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
My recompense for working all weekend is that I'm going to do it in pajamas. Also, I had a dream last night that we had to hire an electrician, and John Adams scolded me, saying electricity was an unnecessary expense, that he'd lived without it all his life, and that I need to be more frugal.
Is it too much to ask shoe manufacturers to show us their creations on an actual human foot? Don't ask me to imagine!
July 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Is it too much to ask shoe manufacturers to show us their creations on an actual human foot? Don't ask me to imagine!
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are a series of influential essays by 3 of my favorite Founding Fathers. People forget there were also ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS by other founding fathers. Just as important to understanding America. So don't come at me if you haven't read both.
July 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are a series of influential essays by 3 of my favorite Founding Fathers. People forget there were also ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS by other founding fathers. Just as important to understanding America. So don't come at me if you haven't read both.
Too few of us have appreciated the unique epoch in which we lived since the end of WWII.
July 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Too few of us have appreciated the unique epoch in which we lived since the end of WWII.