I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how the response in Minneapolis relates to Solnit’s book A Paradise Built in Hell. Although Solnit was writing mostly communities that form in the wake of natural disasters it seems the the human instinct is to care for one another in dire situations. #booksky

I'm listening to Dear Hank & John and they just brought up the McElroy brothers as they do from time to time. It makes me wonder, can we get all five of those dudes on a podcast together? @dearhankandjohn.bsky.social @travismcelroy.bsky.social @justinmcelroy.bsky.social @griffinmcelroy.bsky.social

The best way to help food banks is donating money $$$ - they can get better bulk deals on items you probably paid more for. They also have a better idea what’s needed in the community

#Boston #NoKings

Current read: Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus. #booksky

Periodic reminder that anyone in the US can check out books from the Queer Liberation Library, www.queerliberationlibrary.org #booksky

David M. Shapard’s annotated Jane Austen novels are incredibly soothing to read. I’ve already finished Pride & Prejudice and now starting on Persuasion. #booksky

Currently reading Woodworking by Emily St. James and cracking on the bus. #booksky

Don’t forget the Queer Liberation Library provides free ebooks to users throughout the US! www.queerliberationlibrary.org

Did anyone else ever feel guilty getting the free pizza at Pizza Hut because you’d have read those books anyway? Just me? #booksky

Well I went to the fireworks but also sent some $$ to

I finally finished the last season of Supernatural and overall as a fan of looking at hot men I can say it really delivered. #supernatural

I’m continuing the Trans Rights Readathon indefinitely and reading All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson #booksky #trr2025

Well done, Harvard

Current read: Hijab Butch Blues: A Memoir by Lamya H. I’ve been meaning to read this one for a while and I’m so glad I finally am! #booksky

Every time I get a mammogram I think about how if there was a medical test that required squeezing testicles between two boards they’d come up with a better way

Hands Off Protest in the Boston Common

Go Boston! I’m there in spirit. In body I’m nursing an injured foot

Boston, Massachusetts Packed.

We’ve set up a new task force to help keep you safe. At the last nationwide protest, 11 MAGA supporters were arrested for assaulting peaceful protesters—thanks to local authorities. We have coalition members at protests across the country to help monitor and stand alongside you.

19 books in one month might be a new record. Could it be … extreme dissociation? #booksky

If you see ICE in your neighborhood in MA, call this hotline 617-370-5023 lucemass.org #immigrantjusticenow

I keep thinking about Philip Roth’s book The Plot Against America in which Charles Lindbergh - who is known to have been a Nazi sympathizer - nearly gets elected President of the US in the 1930s. It’s a while since I read the book but in the end he doesn’t win. I remember how unnerving that book was

Hi trans folks, your genders are beautiful and you are necessary to the world. Anyone wants a little money for a nice snack, drop your Venmo and I’ll send what I can #transrightsreadathon #transdayofvisibility

We are supposed to have freedom of thought, speech, and association in this country so as long as someone isn’t committing violence they legally aren’t supposed to be arrested. Everyone even people who are not citizens have these rights #freeromaysaozturk

As someone who moved to the USA as a child I’ve always had an idea that American patriotism is a bit odd. At 9 years old I remember thinking we didn’t have to salute our flag every morning in my old country but we still liked our country

A video shared with GBH News shows Ozturk walking as several people in plain clothes with their faces covered walk nearby. A man in a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.” @gbhnews.bsky.social

#freerumeysaozturk protest yesterday at Powderhouse Park in Somerville MA

Do we have impulse control issues? Maybe. Are there WAAAAAY too many excellent trans+ graphic novels to just choose a few? Definitely! Do we want still *more* recs if you’ve got ‘em? Of course we do! #booksky #transrightsreadathon #trr25

Currently reading Gender Euphoria edited by Laura Kate Dale #TRR25 #transrightsreadathon #booksky

Current read: How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler #booksky #TRR25 #TransRightsReadathon

America hasn’t felt this upside down since I was a child in an internment camp.

Current read: Allow Me To Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal 🔥🔥 #booksky

@trreadathon.bsky.social just joined! Not sure where I'm fundraising for yet, will need to do a little research

Current read: In Open Contempt: Confronting White Supremacy in Art and Public Space by Irvin Weathersby, Jr. #booksky

I called my congress folks.

I just finished Daughter of Daring. Thank you @malloryomeara.bsky.social for writing such a thoughtful, entertaining, well-researched banger of a book! #booksky

Does everyone know about the Queer Liberation Library? If you have internet access you can check out these books. www.queerliberationlibrary.org #booksky #libraries

Sometimes it’s a choice between being too anxious to read and being too high to read. #booksky

My office is hearing reports that the Trump administration’s purges include firing veterans who have served our country for years. Our veterans deserve better. If you've been impacted, call congress: (202) 224-3121 And share your story: www.veterans.senate.gov/contact-rank...

Does everyone know about the Queer Liberation Library? If you have internet access you can check out these books. www.queerliberationlibrary.org #booksky #libraries

To contact your congress people and other elected officials the 5 Calls app makes it really easy! This link is for the iPhone version but it’s available in Android too I believe

Weird, I’m a woman. I’m actually a cis white straight woman (not young or thin though) so I guess I’m the one conservatives think need protecting from trans people? Oddly enough the only people I’ve EVER felt threatened by were dudes. Mostly white straight dudes

A quick, easy way to help multiple people at the same time: buy a few boxes of cookies from a trans Girl Scout, then put some of them in a micropantry or give them to a food bank! www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...

I have continued the Expanse series with Caliban’s War; it’s still swashbuckling space opera and I’m appreciating the increase in female characters #booksky

Always take the opportunity to pee, you don’t know when your next chance will come

#booksky I am currently blessed to have access to two public library systems’ ebooks, audiobooks, physical books, and more. Plus an entire university library system. It’s more books than I can ever hope to read 😬

Despite being Gen X I’ve always kinda hated phone calls. It was a problem back when that was the only way to contact someone. But I’m gonna have to start calling my representatives and I’m not happy about it