Vanessa ✨
@nessasreads.bsky.social
latinx (bi)bliophile
elder millennial
so cal
she/they
mostly queer books, hockey and misc brainrot • on booksta more
https://linktr.ee/nessasreads
elder millennial
so cal
she/they
mostly queer books, hockey and misc brainrot • on booksta more
https://linktr.ee/nessasreads
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there are powers that will do everything they can to convince you otherwise, but it should be said loudly that protest proves love. community is a conduit for love and oppression seeks to crush community. standing up to say no is an act of love
June 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
there are powers that will do everything they can to convince you otherwise, but it should be said loudly that protest proves love. community is a conduit for love and oppression seeks to crush community. standing up to say no is an act of love
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A year ago, through a combo of being in the right place at the right time and the kindness of a then-stranger, I ended up at the sequel announcement. One of the greatest and most unexpected nights of my life. I'll share some videos!
Still so grateful to @nessasreads.bsky.social 💗
Still so grateful to @nessasreads.bsky.social 💗
May 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A year ago, through a combo of being in the right place at the right time and the kindness of a then-stranger, I ended up at the sequel announcement. One of the greatest and most unexpected nights of my life. I'll share some videos!
Still so grateful to @nessasreads.bsky.social 💗
Still so grateful to @nessasreads.bsky.social 💗
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Pro Tip:
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
A 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the company | CNN Business
Target is facing a 40-day consumer boycott starting Wednesday over the company’s shift away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
www.cnn.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Pro Tip:
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
If you have a local Hmart or other Asian grocery store in your area (Mitsuwa, Lion Supermarket, etc) - check their skincare and makeup section! I have not shopped at Target for ages. I get everything I need at half the price elsewhere and my skin is glowing and I'm at peace. ✨️
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the fucking OFFICIAL white house account.
we’re watching immigrants being forced into con centration camps in REAL TIME on the official WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNT.
we’re watching immigrants being forced into con centration camps in REAL TIME on the official WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNT.
February 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
the fucking OFFICIAL white house account.
we’re watching immigrants being forced into con centration camps in REAL TIME on the official WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNT.
we’re watching immigrants being forced into con centration camps in REAL TIME on the official WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNT.
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MAGA GOOFS: if we eliminate government jobs those departments will become more efficient so we have fired thousands of park rangers.
EVERYONE: okay what about police officers?
MAGA GOOFS: how dare you
EVERYONE: okay what about police officers?
MAGA GOOFS: how dare you
February 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
MAGA GOOFS: if we eliminate government jobs those departments will become more efficient so we have fired thousands of park rangers.
EVERYONE: okay what about police officers?
MAGA GOOFS: how dare you
EVERYONE: okay what about police officers?
MAGA GOOFS: how dare you
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You guys have fucked up so bad you made Quebec patriotic
Saw this video and had to share.
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
This was at the Bell Centre, never heard it so loud, this is Canadian unity 🇨🇦
#CanadianUnity
February 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
You guys have fucked up so bad you made Quebec patriotic
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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
February 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too.
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them.
Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)
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looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
February 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
looking back, AOL had it right. 30 hours of internet per month was the right amount.
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They didn't have to do this www.theverge.com/news/608858/...
Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM because its holiday list wasn’t ‘sustainable’
Some users are angry that some events have been removed.
www.theverge.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:49 AM
They didn't have to do this www.theverge.com/news/608858/...
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I wrote about the biggest rap performance of all time, Kendrick’s positioning of anti-Drake-ness as part of a larger pro-Blackness and justice for Serena Williams
andscape.com/features/gen...
andscape.com/features/gen...
The subversive genius of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance
The Compton MC might have just given us the biggest rap performance ever
andscape.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I wrote about the biggest rap performance of all time, Kendrick’s positioning of anti-Drake-ness as part of a larger pro-Blackness and justice for Serena Williams
andscape.com/features/gen...
andscape.com/features/gen...
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this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
February 6, 2025 at 9:56 PM
this haptic display absolutely rocks. basketball is for everyone.
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NEW — I spoke to a staffer at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about DOJ's threat to pull funding if the org didn't comply with Trump's DEI executive order, and how org leadership rolled over.
"Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children," they said.
"Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children," they said.
Missing children’s org removes LGBTQIA+ materials per Trump DOJ demand
A staffer at NCMEC confirms the distressing effort to comply with Trump's executive order.
www.thehandbasket.co
February 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NEW — I spoke to a staffer at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) about DOJ's threat to pull funding if the org didn't comply with Trump's DEI executive order, and how org leadership rolled over.
"Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children," they said.
"Rather than fight back, we chose to sacrifice trans children," they said.
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this is heartbreaking and unconscionable — these are the kids we’re trying to protect. this is who we are fighting for. they just want to be safe and be themselves.
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
this is heartbreaking and unconscionable — these are the kids we’re trying to protect. this is who we are fighting for. they just want to be safe and be themselves.
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Hey, this is bad, actually. Adding a "Mature 16+" label to books is currently what they do in Russia--ask any queer author who's had a book translated and our options are "remove the gay stuff" or "get stuck with an age rating." This is the kind of move that comes with censorship and fascism.
Entangled Publishing will soon expand its YA offerings with two new imprints, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books, with the aim to provide teens with age-appropriate storytelling
Entangled Adds Mayhem and Mischief to Its Lineup
Entangled Publishing will soon expand its YA offerings with two new imprints, Mayhem Books and Mischief Books. The former, scheduled to debut this fall, will publish fiction for teens ages 16 and up;…
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Hey, this is bad, actually. Adding a "Mature 16+" label to books is currently what they do in Russia--ask any queer author who's had a book translated and our options are "remove the gay stuff" or "get stuck with an age rating." This is the kind of move that comes with censorship and fascism.
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I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
June 14, 2024 at 2:19 AM
I made this Pride flag using only NASA images and our team thought it would be cool to share on social (I work on the NASA heliophysics communications team), but it's getting all sorts of hate on the bird app and Fbook. Thought y'all might be more appreciative of it here. ☺️🏳️🌈💖
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Here are some Latine fantasy recs for those seeking unique and magical #fantasybooks that don’t get enough 🖤🖤🖤 in my opinion #booksky @skylight.social
February 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here are some Latine fantasy recs for those seeking unique and magical #fantasybooks that don’t get enough 🖤🖤🖤 in my opinion #booksky @skylight.social
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Anyone doubting that the puritanical wave has already stated in online book communities.
Heads up fellow Aro/Ace folks who complain about having sex and romance in media, these people are not our allies.
This is thinly veiled Christofascist CompHet.
Heads up fellow Aro/Ace folks who complain about having sex and romance in media, these people are not our allies.
This is thinly veiled Christofascist CompHet.
February 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Anyone doubting that the puritanical wave has already stated in online book communities.
Heads up fellow Aro/Ace folks who complain about having sex and romance in media, these people are not our allies.
This is thinly veiled Christofascist CompHet.
Heads up fellow Aro/Ace folks who complain about having sex and romance in media, these people are not our allies.
This is thinly veiled Christofascist CompHet.
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excited to override my eldest daughter programming and not comply with anything
February 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
excited to override my eldest daughter programming and not comply with anything
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Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
February 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Yesterday’s live is now on YouTube: m.youtube.com/watch?featur...
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This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10
February 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This plaque in Prague has been rubbed to a shiny gold because for centuries, passersby have touched the dog for good luck, and also to reassure him that he's a very good boy. 14/10
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Me opening the news every fucking morning
February 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Me opening the news every fucking morning
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redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇
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This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
Deevers Introduces Slate of Legislation to Restore Moral Sanity in Oklahoma | Oklahoma Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, announced on Tuesday a bold slate of eight legislative measures aimed at restoring moral sanity in Oklahoma.
oksenate.gov
February 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This bill in OK is exactly what Project 2025 threatened: to make all pornography illegal, and criminalize the people who make it, using a WILDLY broad definition of pornography, which would include any book with sex in it.
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...
We're talking jail time for romance authors.
oksenate.gov/press-releas...