Elizabeth S.
@valkyriegf.bsky.social
finally made a bsky (with my IG handle; apologies to anyone I followed who didn't recognize the handle)
Still reading more than posting.
Prison abolition. Trans rights.
she/her 🏳🌈
Still reading more than posting.
Prison abolition. Trans rights.
she/her 🏳🌈
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be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
be the bitch doing something yourself that you want to see in the world
I'm torn between "Structured Disorder" and the autism bicycle.
tag yourself I'm Totalbottl
Hey @nature.com, have you got an explanation for how the hell THIS happened? & especially why you accepted a paper with such a bizarre piece of genAI slop in it?!
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
& more to the point, why we should take you seriously at all going forward?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I'm torn between "Structured Disorder" and the autism bicycle.
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Utah plans a 3,100-mile paved bike network that would put a trail within one mile of 95% of residents.
Utah Unveils 'Ambitious' 3,100-mile Bike Network
The complete network would put a paved bike trail within one mile of 95% of Utah residents.
www.planetizen.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Utah plans a 3,100-mile paved bike network that would put a trail within one mile of 95% of residents.
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I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
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the mc addressing the crowd’s use of “no convicted felon presidents” signs and pointing out that he has convicted felons in his family and challenging people to consider what and whom they aim to stigmatize
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
the mc addressing the crowd’s use of “no convicted felon presidents” signs and pointing out that he has convicted felons in his family and challenging people to consider what and whom they aim to stigmatize
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This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.
October 14, 2025 at 5:17 AM
This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.
I correctly guessed from the first sentence of the preview which board game designer this is :) ( @amabel.bsky.social )
Absolutely killer work here, read it even if you're not interested in board games per se (i'm not)
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/painful-ch...
www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/painful-ch...
Every choice in this game is painful
Exploring a "subversion of the point salad paradigm" game that makes every decision seem like a bad one. How The Field of the Cloth of Gold creates it's own kind of fun out of gift giving.
www.skeletoncodemachine.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I correctly guessed from the first sentence of the preview which board game designer this is :) ( @amabel.bsky.social )
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The Plymouth County Correctional Facility is the only ICE detention center in Massachusetts and the linchpin to ICE's infrastructure in New England. It seems like the easiest way to weaken this infrastructure is for the Mass. legislature to pass a law terminating any county-level contracts with ICE.
October 7, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The Plymouth County Correctional Facility is the only ICE detention center in Massachusetts and the linchpin to ICE's infrastructure in New England. It seems like the easiest way to weaken this infrastructure is for the Mass. legislature to pass a law terminating any county-level contracts with ICE.
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Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reminder from your resident high school lubrarian: if you plan to do a Banned Books Week display and programming, prioritize living marginalized authors. Use this time to help those who need it the most.
So what I'm hearing is that I should move _Dead End: Paranormal Park_ higher up on my to-watch list.
2. On Monday, Libs of TikTok—the far-right account notorious for stoking violent threats against LGBTQ+ people—erupted over a kids’ show featuring a transgender character. The target was Dead End: Paranormal Park, and the outrage quickly snowballed.
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So what I'm hearing is that I should move _Dead End: Paranormal Park_ higher up on my to-watch list.
Taking this prompt to note that NewFest has a lot of its programming available for streaming (Oct 9-21, $14.50/program or $95 pass for all 26) -- about half shorts programs, half feature-length (fiction and documentary). newfest.org/events/?_fil...
September 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Taking this prompt to note that NewFest has a lot of its programming available for streaming (Oct 9-21, $14.50/program or $95 pass for all 26) -- about half shorts programs, half feature-length (fiction and documentary). newfest.org/events/?_fil...
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Update on this from the Boston Globe. This is great news!
September 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Update on this from the Boston Globe. This is great news!
This linked article is from 2021, and I think I may have read it before, but I always forget that the Storrows *opposed* the highway that is named after them.
So many benefits to removing urban highways, but returning Storrow Drive to the people is an absolute no brainer @nathanpboston.bsky.social
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/reve...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/reve...
Reverse the curse: pedestrianize Storrow Drive - CommonWealth Beacon
IMAGINE STORROW DRIVE transformed: quiet, soot-free, no longer a wall between the Charles River and the Back Bay and Boston University. Imagine streams of
commonwealthbeacon.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This linked article is from 2021, and I think I may have read it before, but I always forget that the Storrows *opposed* the highway that is named after them.
True that you can't book *currently,* but I live in one of the listed states (MA), and CVS gives me lots of appointment options starting Sept 4 (which I assume is the new booster).
NEWS: CVS, the largest pharmacy chain in the country, is currently not offering Covid vaccines in 16 states and DC — even to people who meet the new FDA criteria — because the CDC hasn't signed off and isn't expected to do so (if it does so) for at least three weeks.
CVS Holds Off on Offering Covid Vaccines in 16 States
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:35 AM
True that you can't book *currently,* but I live in one of the listed states (MA), and CVS gives me lots of appointment options starting Sept 4 (which I assume is the new booster).
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yeah i do have a condition that puts me at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus, it's called being alive
Here's what CVS asks you about the updated shot today.
![We want to make sure Ryan is eligible
All fields required.
Have you received a COVID-19 vaccine in the last 2 months?
Yes No
Do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus?
Yes No
CDC conditions and risk factors
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August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
yeah i do have a condition that puts me at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus, it's called being alive
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anyway imagine all the creative things dem campaigns could do with their piles of money that go to annoying texts, emails, and celebrity concerts
August 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
anyway imagine all the creative things dem campaigns could do with their piles of money that go to annoying texts, emails, and celebrity concerts
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The scavenger hunt is using NYC mayoral history to paint Mamdani as firmly within the mainstream of that history. On age. On DSA membership. On public transportation policy. It's such a smart way to launch the general election campaign.
OMG the Mamdani campaign is utterly brilliant. Chef's kiss. Art.
We have Clue #3!!
I don't know which NYC Mayor this is, but I'm willing to bet location 3 is the Staten Island Ferry — which is FREE!
#ZcavengerHunt
I don't know which NYC Mayor this is, but I'm willing to bet location 3 is the Staten Island Ferry — which is FREE!
#ZcavengerHunt
August 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The scavenger hunt is using NYC mayoral history to paint Mamdani as firmly within the mainstream of that history. On age. On DSA membership. On public transportation policy. It's such a smart way to launch the general election campaign.
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If you’re wondering how you can help DC residents right now, donate to Remora House if you can afford to do so.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
IF YOU SEE AN ENCAMPMENT BEING CLEARED TONIGHT
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
August 15, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If you’re wondering how you can help DC residents right now, donate to Remora House if you can afford to do so.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
They’ve been on the ground supporting and advocating for unhoused people in DC for several years, and your donation goes directly to supporting the people affected by these sweeps.
Rules for Ghosting - the most recent book I finished reading
When Aidan Became a Brother - @kylelukoff.bsky.social picturebook!
Pageboy - Elliot Page's memoir
Changelings - an autistic trans-masc & non-binary fiction anthology I backed on KS
The Witch King (& The Fae Keeper) by H.E. Edgmon (duology)
When Aidan Became a Brother - @kylelukoff.bsky.social picturebook!
Pageboy - Elliot Page's memoir
Changelings - an autistic trans-masc & non-binary fiction anthology I backed on KS
The Witch King (& The Fae Keeper) by H.E. Edgmon (duology)
Let’s try something. Hold up your hand. Can you think of five different books/movies/games with a transmasculine character or that in another way discuss transmasculinity? Take your time.
July 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Rules for Ghosting - the most recent book I finished reading
When Aidan Became a Brother - @kylelukoff.bsky.social picturebook!
Pageboy - Elliot Page's memoir
Changelings - an autistic trans-masc & non-binary fiction anthology I backed on KS
The Witch King (& The Fae Keeper) by H.E. Edgmon (duology)
When Aidan Became a Brother - @kylelukoff.bsky.social picturebook!
Pageboy - Elliot Page's memoir
Changelings - an autistic trans-masc & non-binary fiction anthology I backed on KS
The Witch King (& The Fae Keeper) by H.E. Edgmon (duology)
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Help us raise $2000 to purchase supplies for wound care kits! 🩹❤️🩹
July 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Help us raise $2000 to purchase supplies for wound care kits! 🩹❤️🩹
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Hey all, super excited to announce I've had the pleasure of chatting recently with Jamie Berrout, who's been working with Mariposas Negras, a transfemme sex worker activist and art collective based out of Mexico City.
They're launching a Spanish-language publication called Trans y Fugas! 🇲🇽 👀
They're launching a Spanish-language publication called Trans y Fugas! 🇲🇽 👀
July 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hey all, super excited to announce I've had the pleasure of chatting recently with Jamie Berrout, who's been working with Mariposas Negras, a transfemme sex worker activist and art collective based out of Mexico City.
They're launching a Spanish-language publication called Trans y Fugas! 🇲🇽 👀
They're launching a Spanish-language publication called Trans y Fugas! 🇲🇽 👀
Today is a rough day, and I donated to a couple of the GFMs listed in this article as a way to materially aid some of the people most in need.
Pride Month may be over, but transfem authors still need your support!!!
Our community raised 64% of our $5000 goal by the end of June 🥳🩷
Your reward was to set my reading goal for the rest of the year, which is now 26 books. Wayyy too easy 😏
If we hit 4k? I'll double that.
If we hit 5k? TRIPLE
Our community raised 64% of our $5000 goal by the end of June 🥳🩷
Your reward was to set my reading goal for the rest of the year, which is now 26 books. Wayyy too easy 😏
If we hit 4k? I'll double that.
If we hit 5k? TRIPLE
TFR’s 2025 Mutual Aid Pride Drive
This Pride Month, please consider donating $50 or more directly to a transfemme author in need. TFR will be matching the first $500 in donations.
thetransfemininereview.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Today is a rough day, and I donated to a couple of the GFMs listed in this article as a way to materially aid some of the people most in need.
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Heads up, the fight is not over with respect to the trans care medicaid amendment. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced it on the House side. Call your house reps now and tell them not to approve it. Even republicans, especially moderate Republicans.
News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has introduced an amendment to the reconciliation bill to bring back the Medicaid ban on gender-affirming care
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
The Senate removed it this morning and the parliamentarian disqualified the provision from reconciliation
amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/G...
amendments-rules.house.gov
July 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Heads up, the fight is not over with respect to the trans care medicaid amendment. Marjorie Taylor Greene has reintroduced it on the House side. Call your house reps now and tell them not to approve it. Even republicans, especially moderate Republicans.