Tracey Bradnan
@traceybradnan.bsky.social
Marketing/comms pro doing the eldercare thing and living the East Austin life | y’all means all | she/her
2025 mood on July 4th.
July 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
2025 mood on July 4th.
Don't let the Proud Boys take a single penny of our tax dollars. Sign the @moveon.org petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell AG Bondi: NO Taxpayer money for Proud Boys
This far-right hate group helped incite the deadly January 6th insurrection – and now, they’re suing to make YOU pay them $100 million for it.
You read that right: Five leaders of the Proud Boys – wh...
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June 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Don't let the Proud Boys take a single penny of our tax dollars. Sign the @moveon.org petition. sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
“Reading should feel a little subversive… because it is! To sit around and read a novel in the year 2025 is an act of resistance — you’re swimming against the current of the entire contemporary shitstream.” — Austin Kleon @austinkleon.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Reading should feel a little subversive… because it is! To sit around and read a novel in the year 2025 is an act of resistance — you’re swimming against the current of the entire contemporary shitstream.” — Austin Kleon @austinkleon.bsky.social
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This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.
TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here?
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here
TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply?
JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law
T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is quite significant in many ways: the overt thuggery, Trump’s barely suppressed fury at being contradicted by a woman, the governor’s standing up, the total abandonment of the pretense of federalism, the continuing use of trans Americans the way Hitler used Jews.
Today I used Five Calls to contact Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to request a defense (not an attack!) of Section 504 — speaking as a parent of a disabled child who needed 504 services throughout his public schooling (and is now an independent adult and accountant thanks to them).
February 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Today I used Five Calls to contact Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to request a defense (not an attack!) of Section 504 — speaking as a parent of a disabled child who needed 504 services throughout his public schooling (and is now an independent adult and accountant thanks to them).
What a gem in downtown #Austin www.redfin.com/TX/Austin/10...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
What a gem in downtown #Austin www.redfin.com/TX/Austin/10...
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"coffee is only good when it is served in jim crow conditions"
Missouri's AG Andrew Bailey is suing Starbucks, arguing that its workforce is too "female" and "non-white" and as a result Missouri consumers “pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services" because its workforce is "less qualified"
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
This is a brazenly racist and sexist lawsuit.
February 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
"coffee is only good when it is served in jim crow conditions"
Such an excellent conversation today. I’ve read their books, followed them for years, and still learned so much — with a bonus to hear them read from their upcoming books!
Shocking no one with this news but @roxanegay.bsky.social and @theferocity.bsky.social are wonderful and hilarious; their friendship is so endearing.
February 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Such an excellent conversation today. I’ve read their books, followed them for years, and still learned so much — with a bonus to hear them read from their upcoming books!
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This is precisely why journalists should not be casting Trump and RFK as crusaders against Big Pharma. What they object to is regulation and consumer protection, i.e. they want to make it easier for corporations to poison and lie to us.
If you saw the Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad about their “life-changing” approach to fixing American obesity and "the system," you should know they're actually just a compounding pharmacy selling non-FDA-approved mixes of weight-loss drugs - basically the apex of health care capitalism, warts and all
February 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This is precisely why journalists should not be casting Trump and RFK as crusaders against Big Pharma. What they object to is regulation and consumer protection, i.e. they want to make it easier for corporations to poison and lie to us.
Focusing on gratitude is a good way to start the year — and The Thank You Project by @nancydaviskho.bsky.social is a great kickstart. Plus she’s the sister-in-law of Austin’s own Suzanne Kho, ED of Keep Texas Beautiful!
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Focusing on gratitude is a good way to start the year — and The Thank You Project by @nancydaviskho.bsky.social is a great kickstart. Plus she’s the sister-in-law of Austin’s own Suzanne Kho, ED of Keep Texas Beautiful!
Go Austin go! ✊ Loved to see a crowd today at the Texas State Capitol. #atx #50protests50states
February 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Go Austin go! ✊ Loved to see a crowd today at the Texas State Capitol. #atx #50protests50states
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The MF can try to cancel Black History Month
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
Read Black Writers
Read Black writers all the time. Always. For the month of Feb we're recommending a book a day to highlight great voices, so compiling here.
bookshop.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
The MF can try to cancel Black History Month
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
but it's still Black History Month.
(You should always be reading Black writers. All the time. But here's a list if you wanna get in the mood.)
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“I’m pretty sure everything I’m writing is shit. I’m just trying to make the best shit I can.”
—Percival Everett
—Percival Everett
January 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
“I’m pretty sure everything I’m writing is shit. I’m just trying to make the best shit I can.”
—Percival Everett
—Percival Everett
Stabbing my way into my 59th year 🔪 [with thanks to @drstephaniecawthon.bsky.social for the cake and photo]
February 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Stabbing my way into my 59th year 🔪 [with thanks to @drstephaniecawthon.bsky.social for the cake and photo]
💯💯💯
The world’s richest men can’t buy themselves into being tolerable. Just the biggest collection of weenies you ever did see, so desperate for acceptance that they’re malleable and weak and bland and, in turn, destructive as hell. SMH.
January 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
💯💯💯
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This is Los Angeles. You step outside and breathe in the ashes of your friends' homes while charred pages from someone's beloved books glide to your feet on poison winds.
January 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is Los Angeles. You step outside and breathe in the ashes of your friends' homes while charred pages from someone's beloved books glide to your feet on poison winds.
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Hey Bluesky! Newbie here.
Follow along for content related to:
Mental health
Secondary trauma/burnout/moral injury
Social commentary
Liberation
Nervous system stuff
Books!
Parenting
Unschooling
HUMOR
Reality TV/pop culture
Let’s be friends!
Follow along for content related to:
Mental health
Secondary trauma/burnout/moral injury
Social commentary
Liberation
Nervous system stuff
Books!
Parenting
Unschooling
HUMOR
Reality TV/pop culture
Let’s be friends!
January 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Hey Bluesky! Newbie here.
Follow along for content related to:
Mental health
Secondary trauma/burnout/moral injury
Social commentary
Liberation
Nervous system stuff
Books!
Parenting
Unschooling
HUMOR
Reality TV/pop culture
Let’s be friends!
Follow along for content related to:
Mental health
Secondary trauma/burnout/moral injury
Social commentary
Liberation
Nervous system stuff
Books!
Parenting
Unschooling
HUMOR
Reality TV/pop culture
Let’s be friends!
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These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
January 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer.
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP.
You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇
www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
Austin ranks fifth in the nation for homes at risk of wildfire damage. | @axios.com
www.axios.com/local/austin...
www.axios.com/local/austin...
How Austin uses AI technology to detect wildfires
New cameras continuously scan the area and use AI to spot smoke.
www.axios.com
January 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Austin ranks fifth in the nation for homes at risk of wildfire damage. | @axios.com
www.axios.com/local/austin...
www.axios.com/local/austin...
This! 👇👇👇
This is a reminder: DO NOT BUILD YOUR BUSINESS PURELY IN THESE WALLED GARDENS.
Get your website together.
Start your newsletter.
Dust off your blog.
It's urgent.
Get your website together.
Start your newsletter.
Dust off your blog.
It's urgent.
January 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This! 👇👇👇
Happy birthday, @kathyvalentine.bsky.social! Celebrate by reading her terrific memoir, All I Ever Wanted.
Happy Birthday to Kathryn 'Kathy' Valentine, songwriter and bassist for the pop punk band the Go-Go's, born on this day in 1959, Austin, Texas
Photo by Pam Martinez at the Roxy Theater in 1981
#punk #punkrock #kathyvalentine #thegogos #womenofpunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Photo by Pam Martinez at the Roxy Theater in 1981
#punk #punkrock #kathyvalentine #thegogos #womenofpunk #history #punkrockhistory #otd
January 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Happy birthday, @kathyvalentine.bsky.social! Celebrate by reading her terrific memoir, All I Ever Wanted.
Emboldened and acting fast… This morning, for the first time ever (and NOT based on my activity), the Daily Caller was suggested in my Facebook feed.
Toxic floods of lies on social media platforms like Facebook have destroyed trust not fact checkers. Let me reiterate: Mark Zuckerberg has never cared about that and never will.
"We're going to get rid of fact-checkers and replace them with community notes, similar to X, starting in the U.S," Mark Zuckerberg announces
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
He asserts that "the fact-checkers have just been too politically biased, and have destroyed more trust than they've created, especially in the U.S."
January 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Emboldened and acting fast… This morning, for the first time ever (and NOT based on my activity), the Daily Caller was suggested in my Facebook feed.
So proud of my sister Kelley and her 2000+ fellow nurses in PDX ✊ www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
Legacy nurses at 3 Oregon hospitals announce intent to unionize
Nurses from three Legacy hospitals have announced their intent to unionize with the Oregon Nurses Association, seeking recognition and collective bargaining over concerns about patient care, staffi…
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January 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
So proud of my sister Kelley and her 2000+ fellow nurses in PDX ✊ www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
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This is truly the best legal advice we can give.
i’m gonna just watch this at least once a day and i recommend everyone do the same
December 6, 2024 at 2:25 PM
This is truly the best legal advice we can give.
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