BK Girl in the 10570
@sbs10570.bsky.social
Longtime Brooklyn girl now dwelling smack in the middle of Westchester Co, NY. Observations and insights on things I see, read, and eat. There will be politics & 🐼.
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Things I’ve read this year:
1. The Line of Beauty. Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize winner. A haunting look at the intersection of gay life and a political family in 1980s London.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l....
1. The Line of Beauty. Hollinghurst’s Booker Prize winner. A haunting look at the intersection of gay life and a political family in 1980s London.
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l....
Blood orange will never not be weird to me. 🍊
February 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Blood orange will never not be weird to me. 🍊
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
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The real tragedy, to me, of the people trying to AI shortcut their way through art is that it represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what art represents to the artist. They see a finished
February 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
The real tragedy, to me, of the people trying to AI shortcut their way through art is that it represents a fundamental misunderstanding of what art represents to the artist. They see a finished
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Have you heard the one about the priest, the knight and the peasant? - 13th century, British Library, MS Sloane 2435, f. 85
February 6, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Have you heard the one about the priest, the knight and the peasant? - 13th century, British Library, MS Sloane 2435, f. 85
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2/ Why is there a reluctance to engage with the possibility that the main selling point for many voters when it comes to a racist & immoral candidate, IS the racism & immorality? What if their concerns include views hostile to democracy & certain ethnic groups in the US?
February 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
2/ Why is there a reluctance to engage with the possibility that the main selling point for many voters when it comes to a racist & immoral candidate, IS the racism & immorality? What if their concerns include views hostile to democracy & certain ethnic groups in the US?
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People that believed there was an underground pedophile ring in the basement of a pizza parlor when the Epstein files drop
January 30, 2026 at 8:30 PM
People that believed there was an underground pedophile ring in the basement of a pizza parlor when the Epstein files drop
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all of the funds raised from my buymeacoffee shop go to mutual aid in the twin cities!
free shipping • processing fees are covered by me so the whole amount you pay gets donated
i can ship anywhere in the world in a regular envelope, no duty fees should apply
buymeacoffee.com/allisonanne/extras
free shipping • processing fees are covered by me so the whole amount you pay gets donated
i can ship anywhere in the world in a regular envelope, no duty fees should apply
buymeacoffee.com/allisonanne/extras
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
all of the funds raised from my buymeacoffee shop go to mutual aid in the twin cities!
free shipping • processing fees are covered by me so the whole amount you pay gets donated
i can ship anywhere in the world in a regular envelope, no duty fees should apply
buymeacoffee.com/allisonanne/extras
free shipping • processing fees are covered by me so the whole amount you pay gets donated
i can ship anywhere in the world in a regular envelope, no duty fees should apply
buymeacoffee.com/allisonanne/extras
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Candlemas is celebrated 40 days after Christmas. It commemorates Mary and Joseph presenting Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Candlemas services traditionally include a procession of candles. Hymns may be sung and candles are lit to remind us of Jesus, the light of the world.
Candlemas services traditionally include a procession of candles. Hymns may be sung and candles are lit to remind us of Jesus, the light of the world.
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Candlemas is celebrated 40 days after Christmas. It commemorates Mary and Joseph presenting Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Candlemas services traditionally include a procession of candles. Hymns may be sung and candles are lit to remind us of Jesus, the light of the world.
Candlemas services traditionally include a procession of candles. Hymns may be sung and candles are lit to remind us of Jesus, the light of the world.
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In honor of Black History Month, here's a thread with one book recommendation a day.
February 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
In honor of Black History Month, here's a thread with one book recommendation a day.
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As always it's Don't Tread on Me, Tread on Those People
February 2, 2026 at 5:24 AM
As always it's Don't Tread on Me, Tread on Those People
We need to stop relying on ground dwelling rodents to predict the weather…….
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.
February 2, 2026 at 1:39 PM
We need to stop relying on ground dwelling rodents to predict the weather…….
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The Holy Family
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
The Holy Family
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This is networked incitement in action. Once Raichik names her target, her followers roast them publicly and call up the target's workplace or family members to make bomb threats and wish physical harm. Serious and specific threats can lead to shutdowns of workplaces and schools out of caution.
Chaya Raichik, who runs the social media account Libs of TikTok, has spent the days following Alex Pretti’s killing doxxing ordinary working people — teachers, nurses, school board members — for speaking out against federal immigration officials or expressing sympathy for Pretti.
Libs of TikTok is doxxing teachers and nurses who support Alex Pretti or oppose ICE, trying to get them fired
www.mediamatters.org
January 29, 2026 at 6:53 PM
This is networked incitement in action. Once Raichik names her target, her followers roast them publicly and call up the target's workplace or family members to make bomb threats and wish physical harm. Serious and specific threats can lead to shutdowns of workplaces and schools out of caution.
So we started watching Pluribus…..,and yeah it is unsettling—good but unsettling.
January 29, 2026 at 7:36 PM
So we started watching Pluribus…..,and yeah it is unsettling—good but unsettling.
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The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
January 21, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The TACO cycle:
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
Markets want to price in TACO. But TACO only works if Trump sees stocks tank.
So we get a loop: Trump does things → nothing happens (markets already priced in TACO) → that emboldens him to do more → until markets start to think he might not TACO → stocks fall → TACO is restored.
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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The govt lying about the killing of a U.S. citizen at the hands of the state, is by itself, a front page a story, worthy of drumbeat coverage, resignations, and impeachments.
January 25, 2026 at 1:16 AM
The govt lying about the killing of a U.S. citizen at the hands of the state, is by itself, a front page a story, worthy of drumbeat coverage, resignations, and impeachments.
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Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
Do you honestly think people in the civil rights movement and other nonviolent movements faced no violence themselves? They practiced nonviolence because it works, because the oppressor wants a shooting war, which is the war it will win
How's your non-violent working Mr Gandhi stancil? They will kill each and everyone of you right if they had the chance and you will still be writing Kumbaya.
January 24, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Nonviolence is, in fact, working. This administration is weaker than it was a year ago. More and more of the public is becoming galvanized against it; its agents are being impeded.
This winter storm is definitely making me rethink my desire to have a dog.
January 26, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This winter storm is definitely making me rethink my desire to have a dog.
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It is of course not an exhaustive read of the abolitionist groundwork sticking out in this moment, but we tried to recognize a lot in a cohesive way, from Minneapolis and from other cities. (@mskellymhayes.bsky.social's wonderful words about Chicago, where people also ran towards ICE, are linked)
Community members in Minneapolis have built a vast rapid response network; patrols; witness and response to ICE presence; large-scale food deliveries; and care webs for those who are left behind by ICE. Many of these systems sprung to life along the paths laid down by the George Floyd uprisings.
Minneapolis’s 2020 Uprising Laid an Abolitionist Groundwork for ICE Resistance
The George Floyd uprising laid foundations for the politicized networks of care that are organizing against ICE now.
truthout.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It is of course not an exhaustive read of the abolitionist groundwork sticking out in this moment, but we tried to recognize a lot in a cohesive way, from Minneapolis and from other cities. (@mskellymhayes.bsky.social's wonderful words about Chicago, where people also ran towards ICE, are linked)
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WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
January 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
WE SHOULDN'T USE POLLING TO TELL US WHAT OUR VALUES ARE, WE SHOULD USE POLLING TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE CAUSES WE VALUE.
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Call to Action. Billboard buy in progress. Help if you can. Picture, details, location in details of link below. Check it out. Thanks from Indivisible TX-24 Project on a local level — Donate via ActBlue share.google/aXofNzEFrfdH...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Call to Action. Billboard buy in progress. Help if you can. Picture, details, location in details of link below. Check it out. Thanks from Indivisible TX-24 Project on a local level — Donate via ActBlue share.google/aXofNzEFrfdH...
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Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Calls for people to film events in Minnesota reflect good intentions, but intention without process produces unusable evidence.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.
Evidence collected for awareness & evidence collected for legal accountability are not the same activity. They require different standards, safeguards, and infrastructure.