Indie books by BIPOC authors!
Most of these are new to me.
#booksky #diversebooksky
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I'm here, I'm queer, I write, I teach, I learn. #romance ππ³οΈβπ ππΆ ππ
Indie books by BIPOC authors!
Most of these are new to me.
#booksky #diversebooksky
I wish they would vote to move Disney out of FL
20.03.2025 20:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0π₯ BREAKING: Walt Disney Company shareholders voted today 99-1 percent to reject an anti-LGBTQ+ proposal, requesting that the company sever its relationship with the Human Rights Campaign and HRC's Corporate Equality Index. Disney Board recommended shareholders vote against the proposal.
20.03.2025 17:33 β π 28157 π 5224 π¬ 565 π 603πOur recently-accepted paper is now available online! π"Examining the Relation Between Negative Healthcare Experiences and Suicide Ideation in Transgender and Non-binary Adults" (First author: Savie Edirisinghe) is live at PSOGD. Link: doi.org/10.1037/sgd0...
#PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #MentalHealth
It was such an interesting deep dive into research and academia as well as my own background as a fiction author and using my personal experiences and background as the lens through which to study romance and feminism and a lot of other things.
11.03.2025 18:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0#Belonging should be a cornerstone of equity, #diversity and #inclusion initiatives, writes Salma Al Arefi as she explores key influencing factors in this intangible but important component of student success: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-... #EDI #DEI #edusky #academicsky
11.03.2025 09:55 β π 6 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1I just got introduced to the idea of autoethnography this past year to write a chapter from that perspective, and this book was helpful: www.apa.org/pubs/books/e...
And this article as well: huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allfaculty-p...
Yes, though TBH, I HATE making them, they're stupid, not user-friendly, and stupidly complicated. I can, but often choose not to. But I can use excel forward, backward, and sideways while blindfolded. (36)
11.03.2025 17:34 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Announcing our 2025 annual contest editors!! π #RevPit
Check out each editor's #MSWL and the contest schedule! Submissions open March 13th π₯³
reviseresub.com/editors
βΏSocial Security is NOT just for Seniors. It's also for people like me with Disabilities, people who receive Survivors Benefits & Veterans who receive Social Security benefits.
Before I became disabled, I PAID into the program with EVERY paycheck. There are MILLIONS more like me & it is OUR MONEY!βΏ
You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vanceβs visit.
02.03.2025 04:24 β π 37289 π 6559 π¬ 490 π 230Repeating something many Black journos have said already, but never underestimate how much white journos+editors willingness to play nice w/ varied iterations of βanti-wokeismβ was b/c they got really uncomfortable from 2012 to 2020 when called to account for racism w/in their outlets/profession.
25.02.2025 12:34 β π 2705 π 563 π¬ 22 π 27Two large posters on off white paper with blue ink reading: NO TYRANTS! & NO KINGS! In large wood type font. There is a large image cut of a wooden printing press with a banner of text above it reading βTHE TYRANTS FOE THE PEOPLES FRIENDβ
I heard the NEA is only considering proposals related to 1776 & the USAβs 250th birthday & I was feeling intensely patriotic, so Iβm printing these really big posters inspired *directly* by the Founding Fathers
The cut was carved from the masthead of a 19th century newspaper
Minnesota lt. governor launches Senate bid: Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Thursday launched her official campaign for the U.S. Senate, running to succeed retiring Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) in the 2026 election cycle. βToday, Iβm officially launching my campaign for the U.S. Senate to go toβ¦
20.02.2025 18:11 β π 129 π 31 π¬ 1 π 1Wait til you hear about what Republicans are doing
18.02.2025 20:56 β π 16 π 14 π¬ 1 π 0Thanks for posting right to the post where I would sea it (hahaha see what I did there?!) Because I have Swiss cheese for brains.
17.02.2025 22:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0It's so π!!!
17.02.2025 22:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0You had me at QUEER PIRATES!!!! Woohoo! π³οΈβππ ππ
This cover is so cute! ππ
SCHEDULED PROTESTS Nationwide Protests February MON, FEBRUARY 17 (Presidents Day Holiday) "Not My President" Protest 50 States and All Territories At State & Territorial Capitols & City Halls NOON -local time FRI. FEBRUARY 28 "Hit Them In Their Profits" Economic Blackout Protest NO SPENDING FOR 24 HRS Buy gas, etc by 2/27 (Not a march) 2/28 12am-11:59pm -local time March MARCH 7-14 US & World "Oligarch #1 Protest: Amazon" NO BUYING FROM AMAZON for one (1) week (Not a march) FRI. MARCH 14 "NATIONAL STRIKE" NO WORK FOR 24 HOURS All Workers, All Businesses and All Higher Education Organizations (Not a march) 3/14 12am-11:59pm -local time
16.02.2025 19:52 β π 3 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0PeopleβΌοΈ We have an opportunity to resist on April 1st, 2025.
Dems 215 GOP 217
π₯3 seats upπ₯
If Dems win 2 seats, no more Speaker Johnson.
3 seat; Speaker Jefferies.
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The election was stolen. Trump DID NOT win.
16.02.2025 14:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An illustrated book cover featuring a background of silvery slender trees. On the right, a Black woman with short bleached hair wears an oversized leather jacket. Her eyes shine red as she meets the devoted gaze of the red wolf on her left. One hand gently holds the wolf's chin. The other is placed reverently on the wolf's mouth. The title text A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is set in a mysterious, sharp serif. Illustration and design by Northyme
If you want a spicy, fast-burn wolf shifter book thatβs a lesbian BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE for adults with shifter lore grounded in Alabamaβs Black history, my novella A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD is here for you π«
16.02.2025 13:16 β π 199 π 87 π¬ 17 π 4If you thought it wasnβt possibleβwell, here we are. Musk pulled $80 million in funding authorized by Congress straight from NYCβs bank account. The federal government took the funds and called it a βclawbackβ of taxpayer money. A lot of others would simply call it stealing.
16.02.2025 00:37 β π 12355 π 2840 π¬ 233 π 141Federal workers organizing across unions through the Federal Unionist Network (FUN) are connecting activists to make plans to fight back. If youβre a federal worker, you can get connected with them here: www.federalunionists.net/join-us
13.02.2025 14:52 β π 117 π 79 π¬ 0 π 6There is no LGB without the T.
Fuck anyone who says otherwise.
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: Iβll say this again: download all your SF-50s, performance evals, and your eOPF.
Now.
Print hard copies.
And make sure you file an informal grievance with your supervisor within 15 days of any adverse action. Here is a template: www.muellershewrote.com/p/informal-g...
New Yorkers: tomorrow is the last day to register to vote in this year's mayoral primary β donβt count on others to get rid of the corrupt & compromised collaborator Eric Adams, who's mayor because 79% of eligible NYers failed to turn out last time.
Do your part, dammit:
vote.nyc/page/registe...