Procrustean Bed Elizabeth Bathory & Beyond
@kellylink.bsky.social
unserious moonlight
owner of bookmoonbooks.com
www.kellylink.net
Always happy to recommend books if you tell me two writers you love & what you’re in the mood for. If you'd like signed copies of my books, you can find them at www.bookmoonbooks.com.
owner of bookmoonbooks.com
www.kellylink.net
Always happy to recommend books if you tell me two writers you love & what you’re in the mood for. If you'd like signed copies of my books, you can find them at www.bookmoonbooks.com.
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Back in June, I tagged along with the legendary Mira Nair for an afternoon canvass in Richmond Hill. Production delays (by yours truly) kept this from coming out during the election, but we wanted to share this one with you for the holidays. I hope you enjoy it - this is one of my favorites.
In less than a week, I will be sworn in as the next mayor of New York City. It was only possible because of the more than 100,000 people who volunteered on our campaign. Here’s a story about one of them, my mother.
December 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Back in June, I tagged along with the legendary Mira Nair for an afternoon canvass in Richmond Hill. Production delays (by yours truly) kept this from coming out during the election, but we wanted to share this one with you for the holidays. I hope you enjoy it - this is one of my favorites.
Retail season at the bookstore: after a couple of hours of heavy-duty rush, @gavingrant.bsky.social & I are discussing The Correspondent & how most bookstores are sold out. Did it get a big push, I ask and he says, no, it was a “talky-talky voice-of-book” because he has forgotten “word of mouth.”
December 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Retail season at the bookstore: after a couple of hours of heavy-duty rush, @gavingrant.bsky.social & I are discussing The Correspondent & how most bookstores are sold out. Did it get a big push, I ask and he says, no, it was a “talky-talky voice-of-book” because he has forgotten “word of mouth.”
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
Make a Bond movie academic
Tenure is Forever
Tenure is Forever
Make a Bond movie casual
From Russia with Best Wishes
From Russia with Best Wishes
December 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
Live and Let Cite
Live and Let Cite
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Merry Christmas.Today I'm making an urgent appeal for my kids. They have no shelter; the rain and wind have torn down our tent. I'm pleading with you for $150 before it's too late. They are freezing and getting sick.
Please help us urgently
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Please help us urgently
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
December 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Merry Christmas.Today I'm making an urgent appeal for my kids. They have no shelter; the rain and wind have torn down our tent. I'm pleading with you for $150 before it's too late. They are freezing and getting sick.
Please help us urgently
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Please help us urgently
Vetted
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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My friend used to date an A&E doctor and he would tell us what people had "accidentally" stuck up their butts.
Best ever was a tin of baked beans.
Best ever was a tin of baked beans.
What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
defector.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
My friend used to date an A&E doctor and he would tell us what people had "accidentally" stuck up their butts.
Best ever was a tin of baked beans.
Best ever was a tin of baked beans.
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Oh man, the closing shot here is perfect
Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises
December 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Oh man, the closing shot here is perfect
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truly harrowing stuff
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December 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
truly harrowing stuff
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giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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She was fired for teaching what she was hired to teach. She was fired for doing what she did not do. She was fired for breaking a law that does not exist.
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
She was fired for teaching what she was hired to teach. She was fired for doing what she did not do. She was fired for breaking a law that does not exist.
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You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
The Artist Who Reminds Us that Another Way Is Possible
The late artist Abigail McGrath cultivated a creative life for herself filled with freedom, joy, and a commitment to beauty. In an age of authoritarianism and algorithms, it’s a kind of life worth pro...
www.harpersbazaar.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You all MUST READ this piece by Kaitlyn Greenidge about the power of art to “exist outside of a tech lord’s algorithm.”
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/art-...
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WEAR A MASK
“New York City’s syndromic surveillance system, which collects information about every patient who visits an emergency room, reported 9,857 visits for “influenza-like illness” last week. That was higher than in the worst weeks of the 2017-18 or 2024-25 flu seasons, both ranked as “high severity”
Flu Cases Climb to Highest Levels in New York City in a Decade
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
WEAR A MASK
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There's been a lot of talk about ghost stories in the run up to Christmas, but one that never gets mentioned is "The Return" (1973). Essentially a 2-hander starring Peter Vaughan & Rosalie Crutchley (cinematography by Douglas Slocombe) it's wonderfully creepy. Avoid reviews: they're full of spoilers
December 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
There's been a lot of talk about ghost stories in the run up to Christmas, but one that never gets mentioned is "The Return" (1973). Essentially a 2-hander starring Peter Vaughan & Rosalie Crutchley (cinematography by Douglas Slocombe) it's wonderfully creepy. Avoid reviews: they're full of spoilers
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The fact “Trump lied” dialed all the way back to the opinion “it’s complicated,” courtesy the right-wing newspaper that skates under cover of its liberal arts and culture sections
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The fact “Trump lied” dialed all the way back to the opinion “it’s complicated,” courtesy the right-wing newspaper that skates under cover of its liberal arts and culture sections
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Tomorrow is Bluestockings's last day open! If you've been holding off and have a chance to go, NYC, now's your last chance!
December 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Tomorrow is Bluestockings's last day open! If you've been holding off and have a chance to go, NYC, now's your last chance!
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Urgent message
My five kids are freezing. They are shivering in the cold, exposed to the elements, without blankets, food, or a warm shelter. I watch them suffer, helpless to do anything. We urgently need $200 to keep them safe and warm.
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
My five kids are freezing. They are shivering in the cold, exposed to the elements, without blankets, food, or a warm shelter. I watch them suffer, helpless to do anything. We urgently need $200 to keep them safe and warm.
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Urgent message
My five kids are freezing. They are shivering in the cold, exposed to the elements, without blankets, food, or a warm shelter. I watch them suffer, helpless to do anything. We urgently need $200 to keep them safe and warm.
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
My five kids are freezing. They are shivering in the cold, exposed to the elements, without blankets, food, or a warm shelter. I watch them suffer, helpless to do anything. We urgently need $200 to keep them safe and warm.
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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Public discourse on this subject has utterly failed to direct citizens' attention to the actual problem, which is that a commercial industry is assaulting education. So every week we get another thoughtless op-ed on blue books or the death of the college essay, etc etc.
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Public discourse on this subject has utterly failed to direct citizens' attention to the actual problem, which is that a commercial industry is assaulting education. So every week we get another thoughtless op-ed on blue books or the death of the college essay, etc etc.
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The most intense NYT "Vows" column I've ever read. Their first date was ten days before October 7th. Gift link!
She’s in Gaza. He’s in Cairo. Separated by a Closed Border, They Married Remotely.
By Sadiba Hasan
She’s in Gaza. He’s in Cairo. Separated by a Closed Border, They Married Remotely.
By Sadiba Hasan
She’s in Gaza. He’s in Cairo. Separated by a Closed Border, They Married Remotely.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The most intense NYT "Vows" column I've ever read. Their first date was ten days before October 7th. Gift link!
She’s in Gaza. He’s in Cairo. Separated by a Closed Border, They Married Remotely.
By Sadiba Hasan
She’s in Gaza. He’s in Cairo. Separated by a Closed Border, They Married Remotely.
By Sadiba Hasan
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I dunno, I think something about our news media isn’t working quite right
December 26, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I dunno, I think something about our news media isn’t working quite right
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“These are not images from the past, but the reality of children today. Homes destroyed,safety lost, and childhood stolen before the world’s eyes. Gaza’s children aren’t asking for the impossible just life.
Your donation may save a family. Silence kills hope.”
✅Molly shah
tinyurl.com/Support-Muha...
Your donation may save a family. Silence kills hope.”
✅Molly shah
tinyurl.com/Support-Muha...
December 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“These are not images from the past, but the reality of children today. Homes destroyed,safety lost, and childhood stolen before the world’s eyes. Gaza’s children aren’t asking for the impossible just life.
Your donation may save a family. Silence kills hope.”
✅Molly shah
tinyurl.com/Support-Muha...
Your donation may save a family. Silence kills hope.”
✅Molly shah
tinyurl.com/Support-Muha...
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Tim Curry, 1975
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Tim Curry, 1975
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Have you noticed? When someone points to our responsibility—individual and personal, or collective and societal—to end an abuse, the question asked next is very rarely about *how* to do it, but how to *prevent* us from doing it, for fear of doing it the wrong way.
www.the-reframe.com/f/
www.the-reframe.com/f/
Stories We Tell
Recognizing victims and villains is not creating victims and villains. A series on living in a culture of repair, against a culture of abuse.
www.the-reframe.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Have you noticed? When someone points to our responsibility—individual and personal, or collective and societal—to end an abuse, the question asked next is very rarely about *how* to do it, but how to *prevent* us from doing it, for fear of doing it the wrong way.
www.the-reframe.com/f/
www.the-reframe.com/f/
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A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
Please be aware of possible scams! My client, Mel Curth, is not seeking any donations at this time. She is grateful for your support and instead requests folks that want to help to donate to the local organizations of your choice!
December 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A warning from the lawyer representing the unjustly fired Oklahoma TA! Beware of GFM scams: her client is NOT crowdfunding at this time.
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really excellent dismantling of douthat’s whole project (and perhaps more importantly, one written through a not quite secular lens)
My review of Ross Douthat's BELIEVE is up at @nybooks.com: www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
really excellent dismantling of douthat’s whole project (and perhaps more importantly, one written through a not quite secular lens)
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Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Die Hard was actually appropriated from pagans
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I finally got around to editing the footage from this whole encounter, definitely the most beautiful moment of the year in nature for me.
Video taken across a 12 minute period, sunset lit water fans will REALLY like this one!
Uncompressed: youtu.be/VwQTwF8WlI0
🦑
Video taken across a 12 minute period, sunset lit water fans will REALLY like this one!
Uncompressed: youtu.be/VwQTwF8WlI0
🦑
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I finally got around to editing the footage from this whole encounter, definitely the most beautiful moment of the year in nature for me.
Video taken across a 12 minute period, sunset lit water fans will REALLY like this one!
Uncompressed: youtu.be/VwQTwF8WlI0
🦑
Video taken across a 12 minute period, sunset lit water fans will REALLY like this one!
Uncompressed: youtu.be/VwQTwF8WlI0
🦑
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To my LGBTQ family I’m Nour, a queer woman from Gaza. I lost my home in the war and now live in a tent with almost no food or clean water
I’m carrying deep trauma, and my own community rejects me for who I am
I’m fighting to survive If you can donate or share, you’ll help me reach safety and dignity
I’m carrying deep trauma, and my own community rejects me for who I am
I’m fighting to survive If you can donate or share, you’ll help me reach safety and dignity
Donate to Support Nour's Fight for Safety and Dignity, organized by Elham Abdelrahim
hello everyone, my name is Elham Abdelrahim. I live in Los Angeles, and I… Elham Abdelrahim needs your support for Support Nour's Fight for Safety and Dignity
www.gofundme.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
To my LGBTQ family I’m Nour, a queer woman from Gaza. I lost my home in the war and now live in a tent with almost no food or clean water
I’m carrying deep trauma, and my own community rejects me for who I am
I’m fighting to survive If you can donate or share, you’ll help me reach safety and dignity
I’m carrying deep trauma, and my own community rejects me for who I am
I’m fighting to survive If you can donate or share, you’ll help me reach safety and dignity