Irma
@eckslibris.bsky.social
PFP: a white person w/a mask, leading a horse with a young rider. I'm @EcksLibris on Tumblr & Mastodon if Bsky goes south
Black Lives Matter. Support Trans Folks. I’m in Texas but not of it. Fat is an adjective, not an insult. Covid is not over. They/Them
Black Lives Matter. Support Trans Folks. I’m in Texas but not of it. Fat is an adjective, not an insult. Covid is not over. They/Them
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Irma
@eckslibris.bsky.social
· Oct 17
I made a mosaic of my neurodivergent brain. It’s full of beautiful flowers 🌺 😊
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oh no sounds like Kaine’s plan to vote in such a way that it caused him the minimum of social opprobrium is off to a rough start
A woman confronted Tim Kaine about the shutdown vote and it didn’t go well for him. www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMWYq6yY/
Replying to @lime.accordion Senator Tim Kaine (D - VA) 11/10/2025 Kaine was one of the 8 democrats who held the country hostage for 40 days, only to then fold with no concessions. #democrat #progressi...
TikTok video by Lime Accordion
www.tiktok.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 PM
oh no sounds like Kaine’s plan to vote in such a way that it caused him the minimum of social opprobrium is off to a rough start
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I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
![Joyce Carol Oates quoting a tweet that says “wherever he [Elon Musk] goes, he wants to leave”:
"wherever he goes, he wants to leave"-- that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:buy3qvqcj3o76leo6ap7pn2p/bafkreifilfbsxemfsambf4kqwolr24ld2ekqcrz4ybgv3bv7kzi5e6kppm@jpeg)
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I know, everybody should leave X, but I think an exception should be made solely for Joyce Carol Oates so she can keep wounding Musk's withered soul on his own site and he can't do a thing about it.
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Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Good morning to everyone but especially to Lady Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whose judgement against Rudy Giuliani for defaming them and turning their lives upside down cannot be pardoned away by the president
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Your donation or share today for my children shows that you still believe in freedom, humanity, and the value of life. 💔
They have no home, no nutritious food, no clean water, no warm clothes for winter.
Every action gives them a chance to survive.
gofund.me/edd687b8
They have no home, no nutritious food, no clean water, no warm clothes for winter.
Every action gives them a chance to survive.
gofund.me/edd687b8
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Your donation or share today for my children shows that you still believe in freedom, humanity, and the value of life. 💔
They have no home, no nutritious food, no clean water, no warm clothes for winter.
Every action gives them a chance to survive.
gofund.me/edd687b8
They have no home, no nutritious food, no clean water, no warm clothes for winter.
Every action gives them a chance to survive.
gofund.me/edd687b8
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your sticker of the month is Spook No Evil!
join sticker club IMMEDIATELY and you can get it on a lil sticker wow zow holy cow
ko-fi.com/thxnywy
join sticker club IMMEDIATELY and you can get it on a lil sticker wow zow holy cow
ko-fi.com/thxnywy
November 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
your sticker of the month is Spook No Evil!
join sticker club IMMEDIATELY and you can get it on a lil sticker wow zow holy cow
ko-fi.com/thxnywy
join sticker club IMMEDIATELY and you can get it on a lil sticker wow zow holy cow
ko-fi.com/thxnywy
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And last was this pair of handpoured and handpainted skull studs at $30.
Cause skulls are year round.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Cause skulls are year round.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Hillary's Studly Skulls II | Peculiarity Shop
Hillary crafted and handpainted these skull studs to adorn your ears. Components: plaster of Paris, epoxy clay, acrylic paint, Mod Podge, lava stone, stainless steel posts Please note: These are stud...
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:51 AM
And last was this pair of handpoured and handpainted skull studs at $30.
Cause skulls are year round.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
Cause skulls are year round.
www.peculiarityshop.com/product-page...
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MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.
It comes out in May.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Continue to call Senators and Demand the DO NOT vote for the CR without addition of protection of the ACA subsidies. Demand they run out the clock with a full and robust debate of 30 hours.
As of 7: 10 this evening
Status of proceedings: part 2
As of 7: 10 this evening
Status of proceedings: part 2
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Continue to call Senators and Demand the DO NOT vote for the CR without addition of protection of the ACA subsidies. Demand they run out the clock with a full and robust debate of 30 hours.
As of 7: 10 this evening
Status of proceedings: part 2
As of 7: 10 this evening
Status of proceedings: part 2
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An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?
Scarleteen Staff and Volunteer Healthcare Fund
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www.classy.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
An anonymous donor just offered to match up to $1,000 to my fundraiser in support of health benefits for @scarleteen.com's staff and an as-needed health fund for volunteers, which means your $1 is worth $2! Anyone want to join in with ANOTHER match to turn that into $3?
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“If you’re COVID conscious, they want to psychologize you, stigmatize you, threaten you, until you “go back to normal.”
Living with Long COVID often feels like living in a horror movie. Along with your disease comes a creepy Hive Mind refusal to acknowledge the dangers of COVID infection. In Vince Gilligan's new Apple TV show Pluribus, the Hive Mind comes to life:
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
www.thegauntlet.news/p/pluribus-c...
"Pluribus" captures the isolation of COVID-awareness in a COVID denialist world
For years I've described having Long COVID as living in a horror movie. Now that horror movie (well, prestige Apple TV show) is here.
www.thegauntlet.news
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 PM
“If you’re COVID conscious, they want to psychologize you, stigmatize you, threaten you, until you “go back to normal.”
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hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 PM
hi, can you do me a favor?
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
take a picture of your pet and then take a picture again while you sing to them
thank you, this is for science
here is my contribution
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30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
30 new things went up today including holiday themed things and stitch markers. All money spent here supports LGBTQIA+ artisans. Flat $4 US shipping.
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
Thank you for peeks/shares!
www.peculiarityshop.com
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i do the same thing, alternating between two N95s. you don’t have to throw them away after one use.
but do get a new one if the one you’re wearing gets wet or starts to look visibly dirty.
and don’t share masks, obviously.
but do get a new one if the one you’re wearing gets wet or starts to look visibly dirty.
and don’t share masks, obviously.
I don't know where I saved the link to the study, so take this with a grain of salt
But IIRC, for N95s the elastic is typically going to wear out before the face mask does
I reuse mine quite a bit. I generally have two "active" N95 masks at a time and alternate which one I'm using
But IIRC, for N95s the elastic is typically going to wear out before the face mask does
I reuse mine quite a bit. I generally have two "active" N95 masks at a time and alternate which one I'm using
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
i do the same thing, alternating between two N95s. you don’t have to throw them away after one use.
but do get a new one if the one you’re wearing gets wet or starts to look visibly dirty.
and don’t share masks, obviously.
but do get a new one if the one you’re wearing gets wet or starts to look visibly dirty.
and don’t share masks, obviously.
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Anyway, go piss up a rope. Queer rights forever
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Anyway, go piss up a rope. Queer rights forever
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Them: “you don’t need government supports like food or housing, that’s the church’s job!”
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Them: “you don’t need government supports like food or housing, that’s the church’s job!”
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
The Church: “Shames a homeless woman, films her and turns her away”
All she asked for was to sleep in their parking lot.
Most of us want our tax dollars to pay for those who need help the most.
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Sorry to this man, but when you are actually in a real battle against a corrupt and malevolent foe, you do anything you can to stop them.
None of them believe that this administration and the Republican party are all that bad. If they believed it, they would have left the wrench in the gears.
None of them believe that this administration and the Republican party are all that bad. If they believed it, they would have left the wrench in the gears.
No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Sorry to this man, but when you are actually in a real battle against a corrupt and malevolent foe, you do anything you can to stop them.
None of them believe that this administration and the Republican party are all that bad. If they believed it, they would have left the wrench in the gears.
None of them believe that this administration and the Republican party are all that bad. If they believed it, they would have left the wrench in the gears.
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It is interesting how whenever I raise Bernie's (frankly terrible) record on immigration, people who call themselves leftists immediately jump into my mentions and start spewing right wing anti-immigrant talking points.
Let me be absolutely clear:
Let me be absolutely clear:
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It is interesting how whenever I raise Bernie's (frankly terrible) record on immigration, people who call themselves leftists immediately jump into my mentions and start spewing right wing anti-immigrant talking points.
Let me be absolutely clear:
Let me be absolutely clear:
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grok is this runway clear
TRUMP: US TO LAUNCH NEW AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM WITHIN 2–3 WEEKS
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
grok is this runway clear
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this rules, do it!
If you're from Colorado, Virginia, Rhode Island, or Delaware:
Mark your name or username on this sheet, then email or call a representative from your state to tell them to run against your Senator!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Mark your name or username on this sheet, then email or call a representative from your state to tell them to run against your Senator!
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND ASK THEM TO RUN - PLEDGE
docs.google.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
this rules, do it!
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The U.S. Supreme Court denies a challenge to a landmark ruling protecting same-sex marriage equality via Sarah Ladd of the @kentuckylantern.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/kentu...
Kentucky clerk’s bid to challenge same-sex marriage fails • Wisconsin Examiner
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a challenge to same-sex marriage equality brought by a Kentucky county clerk
wisconsinexaminer.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court denies a challenge to a landmark ruling protecting same-sex marriage equality via Sarah Ladd of the @kentuckylantern.com wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/kentu...
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TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TIL that blood platelets have serotonin receptors, which is why anemia can mimic depression symptoms and that is absolutely fucking fascinating.
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just replacing bad guys with muppets: thread
November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
just replacing bad guys with muppets: thread