BJean
@bjeanius.bsky.social
🤠Texas girl, INFJ, Rolling Dice 🐉 Reading Fantasy
🤬I cuss freely because it was a sin when I was a kid
💪Public Ed Supporter, Religious Trauma Speaker-Outer
…I read a lot.
🤬I cuss freely because it was a sin when I was a kid
💪Public Ed Supporter, Religious Trauma Speaker-Outer
…I read a lot.
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BJean
@bjeanius.bsky.social
· Aug 16
1. Neither burying your head in the sand nor drinking from the firehose are options. Stay informed, with boundaries.
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
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So utterly sick of politicians saying the most unfathomably cruel things because they want to be treated like a celebrity with controversial opinions and not a public servant, which is what they are elected to be.
September 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
So utterly sick of politicians saying the most unfathomably cruel things because they want to be treated like a celebrity with controversial opinions and not a public servant, which is what they are elected to be.
We really don’t talk enough about age appropriateness of religious beliefs.
Children simply don’t process things like adults do, so no matter how true you think something is, that doesn’t mean a kid can handle it.
Children simply don’t process things like adults do, so no matter how true you think something is, that doesn’t mean a kid can handle it.
“No child should grow up thinking they’re going to hell.”
Religious fear can cause lasting harm from a young age.
Did you grow up with fear-based beliefs?
How are you healing? 💬
#ReligiousTrauma #FaithDeconstruction #HelplineStories #YouAreNotAlone
Religious fear can cause lasting harm from a young age.
Did you grow up with fear-based beliefs?
How are you healing? 💬
#ReligiousTrauma #FaithDeconstruction #HelplineStories #YouAreNotAlone
September 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
We really don’t talk enough about age appropriateness of religious beliefs.
Children simply don’t process things like adults do, so no matter how true you think something is, that doesn’t mean a kid can handle it.
Children simply don’t process things like adults do, so no matter how true you think something is, that doesn’t mean a kid can handle it.
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That’s right. Historically that’s almost always been the method. Don’t underestimate how well it works — even passive opponents of the regime second guess themselves: “well, the dictator’s a liar, but what if *this* emergency is real?” It’s the better-safe-than-sorry coup.
I haven't seen it emphasized enough, but it's important to take a step back from Trump's ongoing seizure of autocratic power to see it's all emergency politics. All of it.
The Constitution is being suspended bit by bit the same way autocrats have always eliminated them: declaring fake emergencies.
The Constitution is being suspended bit by bit the same way autocrats have always eliminated them: declaring fake emergencies.
August 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
That’s right. Historically that’s almost always been the method. Don’t underestimate how well it works — even passive opponents of the regime second guess themselves: “well, the dictator’s a liar, but what if *this* emergency is real?” It’s the better-safe-than-sorry coup.
So long as we’re worrying about desecrating the flag, I expect prosecution for putting the flag on cups to drink beer from, deconstructing it into a shirt, and letting it get tattered to shreds whilst hanging it from one’s vehicle.
Any First Amendment enjoyers out there?
And I guess no one told him what you're supposed to do to retire a flag:
"The American Legion passed a resolution...in 1937. The approved method of disposing of unserviceable flags has long been that they be destroyed by burning." (on defense.gov website)
And I guess no one told him what you're supposed to do to retire a flag:
"The American Legion passed a resolution...in 1937. The approved method of disposing of unserviceable flags has long been that they be destroyed by burning." (on defense.gov website)
Donald Trump issues order defying Supreme Court precedent
The president signed a number of executive orders Monday, including one that goes against a court ruling from 1989.
www.newsweek.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
So long as we’re worrying about desecrating the flag, I expect prosecution for putting the flag on cups to drink beer from, deconstructing it into a shirt, and letting it get tattered to shreds whilst hanging it from one’s vehicle.
I’ve said some of these things and I hate that for younger me. She deserved better.
Another biblical parenting cartoon from many years ago. Still a fave.
August 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I’ve said some of these things and I hate that for younger me. She deserved better.
It really is helpful to hear about folks from other times who did the work to make the world better, not because they knew how it would turn out but because they knew it is right. It helps to look around history and see others being brave, being against something bad and for something better. Thanks
I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It really is helpful to hear about folks from other times who did the work to make the world better, not because they knew how it would turn out but because they knew it is right. It helps to look around history and see others being brave, being against something bad and for something better. Thanks
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I saw this quote this week, and want to share it for anyone else who might need it 💙:
"you'll never feel ready because ready isn't a feeling—it's a decision."
"you'll never feel ready because ready isn't a feeling—it's a decision."
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I saw this quote this week, and want to share it for anyone else who might need it 💙:
"you'll never feel ready because ready isn't a feeling—it's a decision."
"you'll never feel ready because ready isn't a feeling—it's a decision."
Holy wow, this came up in my current read, Crooked Kingdom. I thought Leigh Bardugo had an oops…but now I know! Respect.
💙📚💬#booksky
💙📚💬#booksky
A ‘card shark’ was originally a ‘card sharp.’
Since ‘shark’ was already associated with a crafty person who takes advantage of others, the ‘sharp’ transitioned to ‘shark.’
card sharp - 1840
card shark - 1877
Since ‘shark’ was already associated with a crafty person who takes advantage of others, the ‘sharp’ transitioned to ‘shark.’
card sharp - 1840
card shark - 1877
August 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Holy wow, this came up in my current read, Crooked Kingdom. I thought Leigh Bardugo had an oops…but now I know! Respect.
💙📚💬#booksky
💙📚💬#booksky
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Your doubt isn't proof you're failing. It's proof you care. And caring is what makes the words you write come alive.
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
August 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Your doubt isn't proof you're failing. It's proof you care. And caring is what makes the words you write come alive.
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
#writing #writingcommunity #booksky
Reading Six of Crows : Kaz Brekker is Silco from #Arcane, but younger.
(Which is different from saying a younger Silco, bc young Silco is a bit idealist and Kaz skipped that part.)
💬📚💙
(Which is different from saying a younger Silco, bc young Silco is a bit idealist and Kaz skipped that part.)
💬📚💙
August 17, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Reading Six of Crows : Kaz Brekker is Silco from #Arcane, but younger.
(Which is different from saying a younger Silco, bc young Silco is a bit idealist and Kaz skipped that part.)
💬📚💙
(Which is different from saying a younger Silco, bc young Silco is a bit idealist and Kaz skipped that part.)
💬📚💙
1. Neither burying your head in the sand nor drinking from the firehose are options. Stay informed, with boundaries.
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
August 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
1. Neither burying your head in the sand nor drinking from the firehose are options. Stay informed, with boundaries.
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
2. Own YOUR piece of the puzzle—it connects to the big picture. (It’s time to do more than just vote & complain on socials btw.)
3. Keep having fun & making cool stuff. Be human. 🧡
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Tonight we watched The Two Towers
And I realized/it deeply resonated w me just how much characters are repeatedly like
Everything is bad. I hate that this is happening. I don't want to be in this fight. But it is happening. And there's good worth fighting for. So I'll fight & it will be good again
And I realized/it deeply resonated w me just how much characters are repeatedly like
Everything is bad. I hate that this is happening. I don't want to be in this fight. But it is happening. And there's good worth fighting for. So I'll fight & it will be good again
August 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Tonight we watched The Two Towers
And I realized/it deeply resonated w me just how much characters are repeatedly like
Everything is bad. I hate that this is happening. I don't want to be in this fight. But it is happening. And there's good worth fighting for. So I'll fight & it will be good again
And I realized/it deeply resonated w me just how much characters are repeatedly like
Everything is bad. I hate that this is happening. I don't want to be in this fight. But it is happening. And there's good worth fighting for. So I'll fight & it will be good again
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Anyone want to talk about The Darkling? He is maybe the best antagonist I’ve read.
He starts out with a noble cause, but his views are warped by his addiction to his own power, and complicated by loneliness.
Simultaneously seductive, ruthless, desperate, and sweet.
#booksky 💬📚
He starts out with a noble cause, but his views are warped by his addiction to his own power, and complicated by loneliness.
Simultaneously seductive, ruthless, desperate, and sweet.
#booksky 💬📚
August 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Anyone want to talk about The Darkling? He is maybe the best antagonist I’ve read.
He starts out with a noble cause, but his views are warped by his addiction to his own power, and complicated by loneliness.
Simultaneously seductive, ruthless, desperate, and sweet.
#booksky 💬📚
He starts out with a noble cause, but his views are warped by his addiction to his own power, and complicated by loneliness.
Simultaneously seductive, ruthless, desperate, and sweet.
#booksky 💬📚
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If Trump came for their guns they’d lay them down for him.
August 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If Trump came for their guns they’d lay them down for him.
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This. Absolutely this.
It’s subsidiary is that if you are “caring” about every cause by commenting on social media but not substantively doing something about at least one with your time, effort, or money, than you are feeling, but it’s not leading you to care for others.
It’s subsidiary is that if you are “caring” about every cause by commenting on social media but not substantively doing something about at least one with your time, effort, or money, than you are feeling, but it’s not leading you to care for others.
This should be obvious, but I’m going to say it anyway because the internet has a way of making obvious things less obvious:
You cannot substantively care about every worthy cause out there.
If your response is “Maybe YOU can’t, but I can!” you are confusing feeling with actually caring.
You cannot substantively care about every worthy cause out there.
If your response is “Maybe YOU can’t, but I can!” you are confusing feeling with actually caring.
August 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This. Absolutely this.
It’s subsidiary is that if you are “caring” about every cause by commenting on social media but not substantively doing something about at least one with your time, effort, or money, than you are feeling, but it’s not leading you to care for others.
It’s subsidiary is that if you are “caring” about every cause by commenting on social media but not substantively doing something about at least one with your time, effort, or money, than you are feeling, but it’s not leading you to care for others.
The thing is, our right for our votes to mean something is foundational to *everything* else. Including emergency management.
With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the state House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.
Texas Republicans and Democrats, locked in redistricting battle, weaponize flood response
With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.
www.texastribune.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The thing is, our right for our votes to mean something is foundational to *everything* else. Including emergency management.
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Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
August 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Hey, as a librarian I need to tell you:
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Our funding depends on usage.
So go ahead and check out that book even if you don't think you'll finish it. No one will know. Check out that DVD even though you might not like it. Get ambitious in your quest for knowledge.
Sigh. If I commented on everything that matters right now…I’d be here all night.
August 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Sigh. If I commented on everything that matters right now…I’d be here all night.
I've tried and failed to articulate this, Tia Levings is doing better than I have! 👇🏻
I heard this phrase on @sonsofpatriarchy.bsky.social "it's easy to confuse splitting hairs over theology with critical thinking" and I needed to hear that like 6 years ago
August 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I've tried and failed to articulate this, Tia Levings is doing better than I have! 👇🏻
Education is how we have a society. 🧡
August 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Education is how we have a society. 🧡
The best thing about reading Rebecca Ross' books is that I haven't read them all yet and I'm really excited for Future Me.
#booksky 💬📚💙 #bookskychat
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 💬📚💙 #bookskychat
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
smalljeannie's review of Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment, #1)
5/5: This may be the single most ROMANTIC book I’ve ever read. It’s so perfect for curling up on the couch with on a rainy day with a cup of tea—and the characters will join you; they’re constantly gl...
www.goodreads.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The best thing about reading Rebecca Ross' books is that I haven't read them all yet and I'm really excited for Future Me.
#booksky 💬📚💙 #bookskychat
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 💬📚💙 #bookskychat
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Ditto, unfortunately.
Women specifically, I need you to take a look at this study. I cite this one ALOT…. Women can’t even do their jobs in peace.
August 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ditto, unfortunately.