Passing Strange At Present
@chimaera.bsky.social
Reader, writer, painter (plein air watercolor). Gimme them Western skies. Servant of The Mighty Mustang. Elder. She/her. chimaera004@gmail.com
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the South isn’t some terrible bogey full of people who ‘deserve what they get’
the South is a part of America that is very good at systemic racism and voter suppression *because* it’s diverse
the South is a part of America that is very good at systemic racism and voter suppression *because* it’s diverse
February 15, 2026 at 5:10 PM
the South isn’t some terrible bogey full of people who ‘deserve what they get’
the South is a part of America that is very good at systemic racism and voter suppression *because* it’s diverse
the South is a part of America that is very good at systemic racism and voter suppression *because* it’s diverse
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This is because you simply cannot hold a fragmented country together by imposing one ethnic group's set of values, religion, culture... and then demand all citizens fight to defend the whole.
February 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
This is because you simply cannot hold a fragmented country together by imposing one ethnic group's set of values, religion, culture... and then demand all citizens fight to defend the whole.
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Hope is not a plan. Direct action is.
Join us on March 7th around the nation!
www.standupforscience.net/march7
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Join us on March 7th around the nation!
www.standupforscience.net/march7
@standupforscience.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Hope is not a plan. Direct action is.
Join us on March 7th around the nation!
www.standupforscience.net/march7
@standupforscience.bsky.social
Join us on March 7th around the nation!
www.standupforscience.net/march7
@standupforscience.bsky.social
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Congratulations to all the Oregon Book Awards finalists, and how much do we love Literary Arts for keeping the light on in all the darkness?? literary-arts.org/2026/02/anno...
Announcing the 2026 Oregon Book Awards Finalists
Thirty-five titles from Oregonians across seven genre categories were chosen as finalists by panels of out-of-state judges, from a total of 200 submitted titles.
literary-arts.org
February 14, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Congratulations to all the Oregon Book Awards finalists, and how much do we love Literary Arts for keeping the light on in all the darkness?? literary-arts.org/2026/02/anno...
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So infuriating.
DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify 1,400 NEH grants it said were DEI. Grants were terminated April 2025, according to a court filing. E.g.
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
Film: 1873 Colfax massacre
Film: first female pilots flying for U.S. military in WWII
Film: “Untold Story of Jewish Women Slave Labor in the Holocaust"
ChatGPT cuts in action
www.politico.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:36 AM
So infuriating.
Running back to the desert, rage vented. Stay hydrated, my children.
February 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Running back to the desert, rage vented. Stay hydrated, my children.
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In today's episode of Christian Nationalist fake-bootcamp manosphere: meet Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Kyle Smith. You might remember Deputy Smith from 2016 when the cops shoved people down stairs and pepper sprayed them at Portland City Hall.
February 13, 2026 at 6:09 PM
In today's episode of Christian Nationalist fake-bootcamp manosphere: meet Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputy Kyle Smith. You might remember Deputy Smith from 2016 when the cops shoved people down stairs and pepper sprayed them at Portland City Hall.
OH has been reading This America of Ours, about Bernard & Avis DeVoto, getting Julia Child published, fighting the 1950s public land grabs, and the House Un-American Affairs Committee.
Much familiar. Western sheriffs scouting old mines, looking for places to conduct mass burials. Evil days.
Much familiar. Western sheriffs scouting old mines, looking for places to conduct mass burials. Evil days.
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
OH has been reading This America of Ours, about Bernard & Avis DeVoto, getting Julia Child published, fighting the 1950s public land grabs, and the House Un-American Affairs Committee.
Much familiar. Western sheriffs scouting old mines, looking for places to conduct mass burials. Evil days.
Much familiar. Western sheriffs scouting old mines, looking for places to conduct mass burials. Evil days.
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Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and the USDA Forest Service Research & Development.
www.klcc.org/environment/...
www.klcc.org/environment/...
OSU research shows certain old growth forests most vulnerable to severe wildfires
Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and th...
www.klcc.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Old growth forests with just modest exposure to fire are now most at risk for severe wildfires across the region. That’s according to a new analysis from scientists with Oregon State University and the USDA Forest Service Research & Development.
www.klcc.org/environment/...
www.klcc.org/environment/...
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Now is a GREAT time to call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on the disastrous SAVE Act.
Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Find Your Representative
Find your representatives. Learn how to find and connect with them. Stay informed about their bills, committees, and contributions.
www.commoncause.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Now is a GREAT time to call your Senators and urge them to vote NO on the disastrous SAVE Act.
Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
Find your Senator here: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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art / artist
February 13, 2026 at 6:33 PM
art / artist
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EXCLUSIVE from me: A group of 40-plus Catholic Democrats have issued what amounts to a theological rebuke of Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent theological defense of Trump’s immigration agenda, outlining religious principles they suggest compel them to reform ICE. religionnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
Catholic congressional Democrats say they are compelled by faith to reform ICE
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Their Friday (Feb. 13) statement, led by Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, outlines a series of Catholic social teaching principles that the lawmakers say they consider when approachin...
religionnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:35 PM
EXCLUSIVE from me: A group of 40-plus Catholic Democrats have issued what amounts to a theological rebuke of Speaker Mike Johnson’s recent theological defense of Trump’s immigration agenda, outlining religious principles they suggest compel them to reform ICE. religionnews.com/2026/02/13/c...
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Take every Trump cabinet member and official to civil court for damages against the populace. Strip them of all their assets and nationalize their companies. Leave them with nothing but whatever UBI and public health benefits are passed for everyone.
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Take every Trump cabinet member and official to civil court for damages against the populace. Strip them of all their assets and nationalize their companies. Leave them with nothing but whatever UBI and public health benefits are passed for everyone.
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
My most authoritarian opinion is that the MMR vaccine should be mandatory, with only medical (not religious or floofy) exemptions allowed. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I feel this way about pretty much all vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. You shouldn't be allowed to dump cyanide into municipal drinking water and you shouldn't be allowed to recreationally spread viruses around shared public spaces.
SO COOL. A great tree
Whoa, this is cool: Scientists have potentially found a way to genetically "bring back" the American chestnut (which used to number in the billions between Maine and Mississippi and is now functionally extinct due to a fungus blight in the late 1800s) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic approaches to accelerate American chestnut restoration
More than a century after two introduced pathogens killed billions of American chestnut trees, introgression of resistance alleles from Chinese chestnuts has contributed to the recovery of self-sustai...
www.science.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
SO COOL. A great tree
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It was a good idea that worked in Tijuana, so it's probably a good idea in Nevada.
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
apnews.com/article/neva...
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
apnews.com/article/neva...
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
Sex workers at a brothel in Pahrump, Nevada, are fighting to unionize. If successful, they'd be the only unionized brothel in the United States.
apnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
It was a good idea that worked in Tijuana, so it's probably a good idea in Nevada.
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
apnews.com/article/neva...
Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for the first unionization
apnews.com/article/neva...
Fun With Shipping
Sent two packages to a home on Main St. in tiny Beatty NV. Waiting for my meds, & replacement storage battery for truck.
Monday, no one there to sign. Tuesday, they could no longer find the house. Friday? Maybe? Mos def out of meds, woo hoo.
Sent two packages to a home on Main St. in tiny Beatty NV. Waiting for my meds, & replacement storage battery for truck.
Monday, no one there to sign. Tuesday, they could no longer find the house. Friday? Maybe? Mos def out of meds, woo hoo.
February 13, 2026 at 1:32 AM
Fun With Shipping
Sent two packages to a home on Main St. in tiny Beatty NV. Waiting for my meds, & replacement storage battery for truck.
Monday, no one there to sign. Tuesday, they could no longer find the house. Friday? Maybe? Mos def out of meds, woo hoo.
Sent two packages to a home on Main St. in tiny Beatty NV. Waiting for my meds, & replacement storage battery for truck.
Monday, no one there to sign. Tuesday, they could no longer find the house. Friday? Maybe? Mos def out of meds, woo hoo.
Death Valley is still fabulous. Camper working out extremely well. All good.
February 11, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Death Valley is still fabulous. Camper working out extremely well. All good.
Got to Denio & realized that in my cool little packing bags, two had electronics, one had personal care stuff, and one had bathing stuff.
The one that had meds? Boy found it upstairs at home, & is shipping it to Beatty. So we'll nip out of Park to pick up meds & battery. Whee. Bless Boy.
The one that had meds? Boy found it upstairs at home, & is shipping it to Beatty. So we'll nip out of Park to pick up meds & battery. Whee. Bless Boy.
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Got to Denio & realized that in my cool little packing bags, two had electronics, one had personal care stuff, and one had bathing stuff.
The one that had meds? Boy found it upstairs at home, & is shipping it to Beatty. So we'll nip out of Park to pick up meds & battery. Whee. Bless Boy.
The one that had meds? Boy found it upstairs at home, & is shipping it to Beatty. So we'll nip out of Park to pick up meds & battery. Whee. Bless Boy.
In Beatty, ready to leap into Death Valley. Especially now that we are stocked up on citrus.
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In Beatty, ready to leap into Death Valley. Especially now that we are stocked up on citrus.
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I guess also I probably should have included a link to preorder my book but I also know that people would have stopped reading the thread after that post (which doesn't feel good actually!!!)
General preorder links here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Signed copies here:
General preorder links here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Signed copies here:
!!!BOOK NEWS!!!
Do you want a signed copy of *The Edge of Space-Time*? Do you want to support a queer/Black and Asian-owned bookstore?
Through 30 March, if you preorder from @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, you are guaranteed a signed AND personalized copy:
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😻 📚💙
Do you want a signed copy of *The Edge of Space-Time*? Do you want to support a queer/Black and Asian-owned bookstore?
Through 30 March, if you preorder from @loyaltybooks.bsky.social, you are guaranteed a signed AND personalized copy:
loyaltybookstores.com/preordersspa...
😻 📚💙
February 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I guess also I probably should have included a link to preorder my book but I also know that people would have stopped reading the thread after that post (which doesn't feel good actually!!!)
General preorder links here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Signed copies here:
General preorder links here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/746817...
Signed copies here: