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Ian Rodrigues

@ianwrites.bsky.social

Writer of poetry and books for children of all ages. 12x12 and CANSCAIP member. Atheist. Vegan. POC. Trail runner. Leftist. He/Him. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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It’s Selene from the 2003 film Underworld

07.06.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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British Comic Creator R.E. Burke Detained By ICE After Crossing Border British comic book creator R.E. Burke has been detained by ICE after crossing the border from USA to Canada. Do you know anyone who can help?

Everyone, please read this story. Repost and quote it. And if you know someone who can do something, send it to them. Please. bleedingcool.com/comics/briti...

10.03.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 359    πŸ” 330    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 36
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a person is walking in the rain in front of a store that says porchetta ALT: a person is walking in the rain in front of a store that says porchetta
07.03.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

04.02.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FYI, the automated reply I received reads as follows:

If you are writing with respect to:

The Hon. Miller’s role as Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, concerning a national policy issue, please direct your correspondence to minister@cic.gc.ca.

31.01.2025 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Done

31.01.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Canadians, please, I would consider it a personal favour if you could send an email along the lines of the one copypasted below (please vary the wording, although not of the quotation).

1/4

31.01.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

You’re very welcome!

31.01.2025 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you can find an Olympia SM2 or SM3 they’re great. Simple, durable, reliable, easy to fix, and they came in blue

31.01.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto, about a week ago. Feels good, doesn’t it?

25.01.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Usually I prefer silence but sometimes I’ll put on a classical playlist. I find anything with vocals distracting.

10.01.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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YES, THE RUMORS WHICH THE TINY UNDULATING GELATINOUS VARMINTS OOZED INTO THE DARK CREVICES OF YOUR SINUS CAVITY TO SEDUCTIVELY HISS ARE TRUE! WE HAVE PHYSICAL COPIES OF @jeremycshipp.bsky.social'S NEW NOVELLA! YOU MAY PROCURE ONE AT THE SHOP OR ghoulish.rip WHICH YOU MAY THEN SMELL & TOUCH & TASTE!

09.01.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

Definitely! The time of the Gnomeaissance is upon us! #gnomelit

09.01.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It will make more sense later on. It’s worth sticking with. I loved it!

09.01.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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56 Small Tasks to Be Proactive Against Book Censorship in 2025 and Beyond: Book Censorship News, January 3, 2025 Choose one task each week of 2025 for a year full of anti-book censorship activism and advocacy.

56 small tasks to be proactive against book censorship in 2025. Choose one per week to help ensure that public goods like schools & libraries remain viable democratic institutions & to protect our most vulnerable populations.

Book censorship is about more than books.

bookriot.com/56-small-tas...

03.01.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 394    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 37
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Respect to @anntelnaes.bsky.social for quitting the Washington Post due to censorship over her on-point cartoon. More of this from artists and writers, please. Don't obey in advance, especially to the broligarchy.

04.01.2025 02:54 β€” πŸ‘ 22223    πŸ” 4671    πŸ’¬ 239    πŸ“Œ 181
Woman reading a red book. Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/people-woman-girl-reading-book-2593394/

Woman reading a red book. Source: https://pixabay.com/photos/people-woman-girl-reading-book-2593394/

Reading a physical book bought from a local independent store is an act of resistance in 2025. Apple, Meta, and Amazon all desperately need your screen time. Start denying them some of it.

04.01.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3

πŸ‘‹ I’m a kidlit author but it’s always great to meet book people!

04.01.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Curae Prize A writing prize - just for writers who are also carers

Please share and share again - the demise of twitter definitely stops us getting the word out more. The second #curae literary prize - a special literary award for unpaid carers - has just opened for a second time. thecuraeprize.uk You’ve got until 1/03 to enter!

03.01.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9
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The Way of Water: On the Quiet Power of Ursula K. Le Guin’s Activism In the past two months, I’ve found myself thinking back to an essay Ursula K. Le Guin posted on her blog in November 2016. It was one of her last long essays, and she wrote it at a time when sheβ€”li…

β€œAs the politics of anger and fear return to power, I try to find encouragement in what she did.” @julie-phillips.com on Ursula K. Le Guin’s politics and activism.

03.01.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 8

Hey everyone, in the spirit of the article below, I’m organizing a kidlit critique group for writers of strange, quirky, weird, or unusual children’s picture books, stories, and poetry. If you’re interested in being a part of it, reply below or DM me. #kidlit #picturebooks #critiquegroup

01.01.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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It also makes it harder for them to ban books.

22.12.2024 23:58 β€” πŸ‘ 22937    πŸ” 8376    πŸ’¬ 528    πŸ“Œ 493

They’re very sweet, but why can’t they just share the hedge?

23.12.2024 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BlueSky is trying to monetize so let's show them some numbers:

Reskeet this if you refuse to pay for BlueSky+ until trust & safety decides to prioritize marginalized users.

That's $96 / year of lost revenue for each reskeet...

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Drawing of crazed-looking face wearing glasses, with messy purple and blue hair, with handwritten quote: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement on days they want to take up scorpion petting." - by Liana Brooks. Drawing by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paint brush lies on the drawing.

Drawing of crazed-looking face wearing glasses, with messy purple and blue hair, with handwritten quote: "If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement on days they want to take up scorpion petting." - by Liana Brooks. Drawing by Debbie Ridpath Ohi. A paint brush lies on the drawing.

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social

#BookSky

04.12.2024 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 450    πŸ” 140    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 10
KIDLIT CONFUSION: Is it harder to sell picture book texts? – WritingCommunity.ca

This article helps make sense of the data: writingcommunity.ca/kidlit-confu...

07.12.2024 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Smoothie? I’ll take it!

08.12.2024 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tragically, if you’re a government whose reelection depends on the ignorance of its citizens, a populace that thinks critically is exactly what you don’t want.

07.12.2024 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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