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Katra Ariello, Golden Apple Audio Narrator 🏳️‍⚧️

@katrafiy.bsky.social

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM

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Jenn Woodall

@funeralbeat.bsky.social

👩‍🌾 Grab your tools

An illustration of a young women yanking a weed out of a bed of marigolds. The primary colours of the piece are deep green and a saffron yellow, with some brown and moss green tones as well. The camera is looking up at the young girl with a forced perspective, as she pulls out the weed while leaning back. The text reads: PULL FASCISM UP BY THE ROOT.

November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

Only one more day, then I'm on vacation for 9 days! I cannot wait!

Bald middle aged man, with glasses and a beard in a green tank top sitting on a couch.

November 21, 2025 at 2:19 AM

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Julie (unprofessional)

@juliebalt.bsky.social

Holiday Reminders Dr. Michelle Gastón

Illustrations of 12 mugs of holiday drinks, each with a sentence below.

You're not required to feel "festive" to be valid

Your Worth is not tied to a gift

You're not obligated to entertain every question about your life

Slowing down is a valid way to cope with overwhelm

You don't have to revisit traditions that hurt you

You can create your own traditions

It's okay to leave early

You don't have to spend money to show love

Gratitude and sadness can coexist

You don't have to attend every gathering you're invited to

Quiet moments count as celebration too

You're not responsible for holding everyone together

November 21, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

Men of a certain age: who’s 40+ and thriving?

45 (46 in 6 weeks).
The word "thriving" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

45 year old white cis male, bald, with a beard, glasses, and wearing a Jimmy Eat World sweatshirt.

November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

Freshly shorn.

Adult cis white male bare chested with a beard showing off his recently shaved head.

November 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM

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Julie (unprofessional)

@juliebalt.bsky.social

j.g_rubel

Taught my kids how Socialism works.

Let them Trick or Treat while I stayed home. Then took all their candy.

Socialism 101

johnrashotte

The socialism part is where the community came together and fed your kids for free.

The capitalism part is where you made them do all the work and stole from them.

November 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

I'm sure I've heard this song in the past, but hearing it on a YouTube video today and thinking of the situation our country is in, I think it is incredibly poignant even if it was written almost 60 years ago.

youtu.be/3cdqQ2BdgOA?...

Love Me, I'm a Liberal

YouTube video by Phil Ochs - Topic

youtu.be

November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM

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Louisa

@louisathelast.bsky.social

The failure of the “blue no matter who” crowd to rally behind Mamdani really just lays the reality of that position bare, doesn’t it?

November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

November 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

Unquestionably

Lonedrag0nwolf @lonedrag0nwolf.bsky.social · Nov 3

Always and forever

November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM

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Seán Ferrick

@seanferrick.bsky.social

Please share this if you can! #StarTrek

SyFy Sistas™️ 🎙️Season 5 finale of the podcast 12.05 @syfysistas.bsky.social · Oct 29

🚨 We’re live in 30 minutes!
Join us for The Live Show: Subrina Wood | A SyFy Sistas Legacy — a night of love, laughter, and sci-fi memories with SyFy Sistas, Trek Geeks, and Kitty Swink.
💜 Drop a 💫 in the comments if you’ll be watching!

October 29, 2025 at 1:19 AM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

I cannot stop laughing at this.

wet beast @ribbon.dog · Oct 24

October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Umm McShruggy

@normalexistence.bsky.social

While I don't necessarily agree with the idea that incremental change is the only way to implement progressive change, he's completely correct about the moderate.

youtu.be/xIC5T8jvCX4?...

A Perfect Example of Why People Hate Moderates

YouTube video by Steve Shives

youtu.be

October 16, 2025 at 10:38 AM

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Aretha Frankincense (he/him)

@jmaylax.bsky.social

Let's get something clear: when it comes to racist, fascist, homophobic entities, what we are NOT going to do is use weight/fatness as a lazy insult when there is plenty of other material to work with. Being fat is not a moral failing. Being unscrupulous piece of shit is.