Amanda W. Timpson
@atimpson.bsky.social
Queer public historian. Writer. Sass factory.
Creator of Yesterqueers 🏳️🌈.
Find me everywhere here:
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Rep’d by Iris Blasi at Arc Literary.
Creator of Yesterqueers 🏳️🌈.
Find me everywhere here:
https://linktr.ee/atimpson
Rep’d by Iris Blasi at Arc Literary.
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Emma Stebbins, the artist behind NYC's iconic 'Angel of the Waters' sculpture, described herself as “a soft-shelled crab, forced by circumstances into hard-shelled positions.”
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Emma Stebbins and 'Angel of the Waters' | Yesterqueers
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May 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Emma Stebbins, the artist behind NYC's iconic 'Angel of the Waters' sculpture, described herself as “a soft-shelled crab, forced by circumstances into hard-shelled positions.”
youtu.be/7WlbhxLZhF0
youtu.be/7WlbhxLZhF0
Saw Thunderbolts last night and it has replaced Winter Soldier as my #1 Marvel movie. I can’t wait to talk about it when every thought I have won’t be a major spoiler.
a woman says " you have the wrong people " in front of a thunderbolts logo
Alt: a woman says " you have the wrong people " in front of a thunderbolts logo
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May 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Saw Thunderbolts last night and it has replaced Winter Soldier as my #1 Marvel movie. I can’t wait to talk about it when every thought I have won’t be a major spoiler.
I was today years old when I learned that “restaurateur” does not have an “n” in it. 🤦🏻♀️
May 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I was today years old when I learned that “restaurateur” does not have an “n” in it. 🤦🏻♀️
So, this is bad.
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So, this is bad.
Me: Ok, time to have a nice relaxing Sunday evening so I start the week well rested.
The Kings: Best we can do is overtime playoff hockey.
The Kings: Best we can do is overtime playoff hockey.
a man wearing a black shirt that says " i 'm very anxious about it "
Alt: a man wearing a black shirt that says " i 'm very anxious about it "
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April 28, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Me: Ok, time to have a nice relaxing Sunday evening so I start the week well rested.
The Kings: Best we can do is overtime playoff hockey.
The Kings: Best we can do is overtime playoff hockey.
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I just spent an hour at the DMV and it was absolutely PACKED, but everyone was being patient and polite. The two dudes who met in the line behind me compared notes about the best AA meetings because one guy was new to town and didn’t like the one he tried.
These are the moments that give me hope.
These are the moments that give me hope.
April 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I just spent an hour at the DMV and it was absolutely PACKED, but everyone was being patient and polite. The two dudes who met in the line behind me compared notes about the best AA meetings because one guy was new to town and didn’t like the one he tried.
These are the moments that give me hope.
These are the moments that give me hope.
In person: The LA Kings winning the 2014 Stanley Cup in Game 5, after playing all 7 games in each of the previous 3 rounds. The team was so exhausted and banged up that they were playing by sheer force of will.
TV: Freddie Freeman's walk off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year.
TV: Freddie Freeman's walk off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year.
What is the all-time greatest sports moment you saw live (either in person or on TV)?
April 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
In person: The LA Kings winning the 2014 Stanley Cup in Game 5, after playing all 7 games in each of the previous 3 rounds. The team was so exhausted and banged up that they were playing by sheer force of will.
TV: Freddie Freeman's walk off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year.
TV: Freddie Freeman's walk off grand slam in Game 1 of the World Series last year.
It’s true, I am! Come sip the tea with us!
I am chuffed as chips that Amanda from @yesterqueers.com is coming to Sip the Tea with me this Saturday, April 19th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) live on YouTube and Twitch
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Sip the Tea with special guest Amanda from Yesterqueers
Saturday, April 19th, at 10 AM Pacific (Seattle/Tucson) — 1 PM Eastern (Montreal) I am pleased as punch to welcome Amanda from Yesterqueers to come Sip the Tea with me this Saturday, April 19…
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April 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
It’s true, I am! Come sip the tea with us!
Yes to this whole thread.
I cannot stress enough that how we talk and think about depictions of AI both irl and in fiction is a part of this.
Robots, droids, AI are almost always placeholders for laborers. The work they do isn’t valued and neither are they.
That both reflects and impacts how we think about labor irl.
Robots, droids, AI are almost always placeholders for laborers. The work they do isn’t valued and neither are they.
That both reflects and impacts how we think about labor irl.
The bipartisan belief that America would be a better place if *other people* worked in a factory.
www.ft.com/content/8459...
www.ft.com/content/8459...
April 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Yes to this whole thread.
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i do not think the mainstream press is equipped or capable of covering ideological white nationalists and eugenicists as such, or even capable of noting that this is what they are. it is related to the wide belief that racism is simply a matter of manners.
It would appear CNN was also at the eugenics conference? Why are all these mainstream news orgs at a 200-person event where all the speakers are eugenicists and racists? www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/u...
April 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
i do not think the mainstream press is equipped or capable of covering ideological white nationalists and eugenicists as such, or even capable of noting that this is what they are. it is related to the wide belief that racism is simply a matter of manners.
One of my friends just described the current shitshow as “Kafka meets Noises Off” and it might be the most accurate description I’ve heard to date.
April 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
One of my friends just described the current shitshow as “Kafka meets Noises Off” and it might be the most accurate description I’ve heard to date.
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For Day 11 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating a poet whose 2023 book "Falling Back in Love With Being Human" is required reading for queer people right now: KAI CHENG THOM ( @razorfemme.bsky.social ).
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30 Days of Queer Poets: KAI CHENG THOM | Yesterqueers
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April 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
For Day 11 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating a poet whose 2023 book "Falling Back in Love With Being Human" is required reading for queer people right now: KAI CHENG THOM ( @razorfemme.bsky.social ).
youtube.com/shorts/ERl5W...
youtube.com/shorts/ERl5W...
Nick Fuentes has been saying this for a few years now. I did a whole video about it.
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we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
What a rich text
April 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Nick Fuentes has been saying this for a few years now. I did a whole video about it.
youtu.be/k3L8SP-fekA
youtu.be/k3L8SP-fekA
Can someone help me understand why this Dodgers / Phillies game hasn’t been called yet? It looks like it’s pouring and pitchers are fighting to get traction on the mound.
April 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Can someone help me understand why this Dodgers / Phillies game hasn’t been called yet? It looks like it’s pouring and pitchers are fighting to get traction on the mound.
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i am fascinated by the outright refusal of people in the professional political commentary class to just consider the possibility that there is no plan and that trump really is a braying idiot with the more acute case of narcissistic personality disorder on record
April 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
i am fascinated by the outright refusal of people in the professional political commentary class to just consider the possibility that there is no plan and that trump really is a braying idiot with the more acute case of narcissistic personality disorder on record
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It's Day 5 of 30 Days of Queer Poets and today we're celebrating bisexual and bilingual poet, memoirist, translator, and immigration advocate MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO.
Performance clip is from @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social
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Performance clip is from @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social
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30 Days of Queer Poets: MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO | Yesterqueers
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April 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's Day 5 of 30 Days of Queer Poets and today we're celebrating bisexual and bilingual poet, memoirist, translator, and immigration advocate MARCELO HERNANDEZ CASTILLO.
Performance clip is from @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/gy-Mn...
Performance clip is from @brinkerhoffpoetry.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/gy-Mn...
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For Day 3 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating indigenous poet, screenwriter, and podcaster Tommy Pico.
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30 Days of Queer Poets: TOMMY PICO | Yesterqueers
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April 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
For Day 3 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating indigenous poet, screenwriter, and podcaster Tommy Pico.
youtube.com/shorts/KJuu5...
youtube.com/shorts/KJuu5...
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A lot of people could learn from the example of local L.A. legend Jeremy Frisch, when, in an open community meeting hosted by the LAPD in the wake of the George Floyd protests, ended his comment with, "Suck my dick and choke on it. I yield my time, FUCK YOU."
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A lot of people could learn from the example of local L.A. legend Jeremy Frisch, when, in an open community meeting hosted by the LAPD in the wake of the George Floyd protests, ended his comment with, "Suck my dick and choke on it. I yield my time, FUCK YOU."
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For Day 2 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating Saeed Jones (@theferocity.bsky.social), whose most recent volume of poetry is essential reading for these times.
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30 Days of Queer Poets: SAEED JONES | Yesterqueers #queerhistory
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April 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
For Day 2 of 30 Days of Queer Poets we're celebrating Saeed Jones (@theferocity.bsky.social), whose most recent volume of poetry is essential reading for these times.
youtube.com/shorts/gunhT...
youtube.com/shorts/gunhT...
And he talked about the issues at hand for the ENTIRE time.
Thurmond resorted to reading the encyclopedia once he ran out of ways to explain his racism.
Thurmond resorted to reading the encyclopedia once he ran out of ways to explain his racism.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And he talked about the issues at hand for the ENTIRE time.
Thurmond resorted to reading the encyclopedia once he ran out of ways to explain his racism.
Thurmond resorted to reading the encyclopedia once he ran out of ways to explain his racism.
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Just so everybody understands, Booker has been speaking cogently about the issues the entire time and Strom Thurmond famously spent hours reading from the encyclopedia, because segregationists were and are dumbshits
If Sen. Cory Booker makes it to 7:19 p.m. EST, he will break segregationist Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond's record for his 24 hour 18 minute Senate floor speech against the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
April 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just so everybody understands, Booker has been speaking cogently about the issues the entire time and Strom Thurmond famously spent hours reading from the encyclopedia, because segregationists were and are dumbshits
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We’ve made it to April and we all need some joy in our lives, so Amanda is celebrating National Poetry Month with 30 Days of Queer Poets!
Day 1 is Colorado’s Poet Laureate, @andreagibson.bsky.social
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Day 1 is Colorado’s Poet Laureate, @andreagibson.bsky.social
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30 Days of Queer Poets | Yesterqueers
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April 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We’ve made it to April and we all need some joy in our lives, so Amanda is celebrating National Poetry Month with 30 Days of Queer Poets!
Day 1 is Colorado’s Poet Laureate, @andreagibson.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/q6PiO...
Day 1 is Colorado’s Poet Laureate, @andreagibson.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/q6PiO...
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Just did a quick look at a few channels on YouTube livestreaming Senator Booker's marathon speech. Currently:
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
April 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Just did a quick look at a few channels on YouTube livestreaming Senator Booker's marathon speech. Currently:
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.
C-SPAN - 66k+ live viewers
Cory Booker's channel - 49k+
AP - 41k+
MSNBC - 14k+
PBS NewsHour - 8.3k+
This matters. Optics matter. Seeing leadership DO SOMETHING matters.