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former journalist! former television writer! former [a million day jobs]! now opening a worker-owned bookstore + cafe in queens they/he

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queer book club
february selection: open throat by henry hoke
book cover w/ a lion

mar 1, 3pm, at astoria food pantry

queer book club february selection: open throat by henry hoke book cover w/ a lion mar 1, 3pm, at astoria food pantry

february queer book club selection is OPEN THROAT by Henry Hoke! meeting march 1st! follow The Rolling Library on instagram for updates (we also do other events and have a giant free library!!): www.instagram.com/therollingli...

05.02.2026 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

based on how often i run into a random friend (or five) while responding to a potential sighting, i'd say the cure for male loneliness is joining yr local icewatch group

05.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not yet anyway

05.02.2026 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

sort of thing that's in a mere two weeks from today. that's crazy. that's wild. come to the bowling alley sweetie dice.fm/event/eo3vl2...

05.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
stacks of mini zines that say BYE BYE ICE + hotline flyers and stickers

stacks of mini zines that say BYE BYE ICE + hotline flyers and stickers

few hundred anti-ICE zines for the antarctigo vespucci show tmrw!!! also find me there if you want some stickers xo

05.02.2026 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

regret to inform you that i am very charmed by the doctor who is scared of blood

05.02.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œfuck ice” chant at AEW obviously great, we love brodie king, but it feels very retro that ppl are like β€œwow the right even lost the dumb wrestling hicks!!” when every wrestling fan i know is a gay anarchist who fucking hates the government lmao

05.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1040    πŸ” 249    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 20
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Lots of sick stuff coming up including this benefit show in Philadelphia in March. Get tix let’s sell this out???

I’m bringing the 5 piece band 😈

04.02.2026 22:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh man i want to write this movie

04.02.2026 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

omg yesssssss

04.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

i do think it's nice when many basketball players are traded at once so they get to keep hanging out with their friends

04.02.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bench Flour Pop-Up Tomorrowβ€”and Other February Events! Read on for this month's events and looking ahead at the rest of 2026

more info about our upcoming events + next book club in our newsletter: noborders.beehiiv.com

if you can't make it but want to help us bring a gay, radical, worker-owned used bookstore to astoria, you can donate via gofundme which we always forget to share: www.gofundme.com/f/bring-a-wo...

04.02.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

next No Borders pop-up is THIS SATURDAY at PANCAKES RECORDS (which tbh i would be going there anyway because the owners are lovely and ordered a mountain goats record for me that i need to pick up!!). lots of cool music books for sale, hot apple cider, and a DJ set so we can dance to stay warm xo

04.02.2026 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
stock imge of goosebumps clock w/ creepy hands

stock imge of goosebumps clock w/ creepy hands

wow my first and only thought was this goosebumps clock/book holder with motion-activated hands. sorry to all my important old papers and photos i guess

04.02.2026 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

god we love getting print zines in the mail!! more of this please!!

04.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
sticker of a guy made out of books that says 'bring me the head of jeff bezos'

sticker of a guy made out of books that says 'bring me the head of jeff bezos'

anyway

04.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1089    πŸ” 179    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

also i do think one thing that is always lost in this suggestion is the idea of editors??? editors are SO IMPORTANT and you especially realize that when you read the newsletters of writers you love and you're like, "huh something feels off." they are not being edited!

04.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sooo many people told me to start a newsletter after my last staff journo job but it is not that easy and wouldn't pay my rent! i *loved* writing about television/culture but the only way to consistently pay my rent was to take a job in a different industry.

04.02.2026 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

on top of that, even if you do start a newsletter, subscription fatigue means you'll compete for the same pool of attention & cash as netflix. the capital required to start a media organization means it's out of reach sans a wealthy patron. & they don't fund things counter to their class interests

04.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 108    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
NOT ICE
joint task force empire shield/national guard
port authority
nypd
new york state troopers
federal protective service
department of correction
department of homeless services

NOT ICE joint task force empire shield/national guard port authority nypd new york state troopers federal protective service department of correction department of homeless services

ICE AND FRIENDS
ICE, ERO, CBP
DHS, HSI, DEA, ATF, FBI, AND US MARSHALS

ICE AND FRIENDS ICE, ERO, CBP DHS, HSI, DEA, ATF, FBI, AND US MARSHALS

new york: highly suggest saving this to your phone to consult! a looot of people have (understandably!) been reporting joint task force empire shield/national guard as ICE but nope they are a different group of losers who hang out on the subway for no fuckin' reason

03.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

man's always hated books and the people who love them tbh

04.02.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 332    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

brooklyn library!

04.02.2026 03:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
NOT ICE
joint task force empire shield/national guard
port authority
nypd
new york state troopers
federal protective service
department of correction
department of homeless services

NOT ICE joint task force empire shield/national guard port authority nypd new york state troopers federal protective service department of correction department of homeless services

ICE AND FRIENDS
ICE, ERO, CBP
DHS, HSI, DEA, ATF, FBI, AND US MARSHALS

ICE AND FRIENDS ICE, ERO, CBP DHS, HSI, DEA, ATF, FBI, AND US MARSHALS

new york: highly suggest saving this to your phone to consult! a looot of people have (understandably!) been reporting joint task force empire shield/national guard as ICE but nope they are a different group of losers who hang out on the subway for no fuckin' reason

03.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
A Day for Gaza Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.

Media coverage of Gaza has plummeted. So today on @thenation.com, we're doing something pretty special: we're only running pieces by people in and from Gaza.

We're calling it "A Day for Gaza." You can find links to all of the incredible pieces here. Please read! www.thenation.com/article/worl...

03.02.2026 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 4617    πŸ” 2492    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 31

this seems to be the only album i've ever played that my dog likes?? she keeps crawling closer to the speaker omg

03.02.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a protestor holding up a smartphone with a cop’s arm around his shoulder. text reads PICS OF FACES GO TO DATABASES! CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST!

a protestor holding up a smartphone with a cop’s arm around his shoulder. text reads PICS OF FACES GO TO DATABASES! CAREFUL WHAT YOU POST!

found a stack of these cleaning up my studio the other day. as ever!!!

03.02.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3153    πŸ” 966    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 12
category for choice action tv show where macgyver (remake!) won over arrow, the flash, gotham, legends of tomorrow, and supergirl

category for choice action tv show where macgyver (remake!) won over arrow, the flash, gotham, legends of tomorrow, and supergirl

once again i've found myself researching the teen choice awards

03.02.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

for the last 10ish days charlie has consistently freaked out (biting, flailing, running) 3-4 times a day every single time we wipe snow off her front paws. this morning we got inside and she sat on her bed and calmly lifted up one paw for me to wipe and then the other??? dogs?!????!

03.02.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
back cover of joyce manor’s i used to go to this bar

back cover of joyce manor’s i used to go to this bar

a very nice thing about supporting your favorite bands and being extremely forgetful is getting a fun lil surprise in the mail

03.02.2026 01:12 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

lol yeah tbh this has happened before

02.02.2026 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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