Alia Maria
@aliamaria9.bsky.social
I sell books to bookstores. Bit of a twerp, certainly a bruja. Cuban Miamian living in NYC. Her/ella
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🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
February 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration?
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each.
I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24
I think everyone should watch wicked but also it is not a good movie
December 3, 2024 at 6:12 PM
I think everyone should watch wicked but also it is not a good movie
jesus, the levine querido list gives me mad hope
November 19, 2024 at 8:46 PM
jesus, the levine querido list gives me mad hope
what are we seeing move the needle when it comes to the midlist? Reviews are late; mktg is fake or for amaz*n; every year the ARC cuts are more and more w/ the caveat of digital. Has ANYTHING been helping? IDEK how we get the big mouths to talk bc we're all sad or whatever.
November 19, 2024 at 7:37 PM
what are we seeing move the needle when it comes to the midlist? Reviews are late; mktg is fake or for amaz*n; every year the ARC cuts are more and more w/ the caveat of digital. Has ANYTHING been helping? IDEK how we get the big mouths to talk bc we're all sad or whatever.
Staying up late past your bed time when ur 30ish is more mental health issues than cool kid stuff.
November 15, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Staying up late past your bed time when ur 30ish is more mental health issues than cool kid stuff.
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Bumping this - I talked to my Senator on the Judiciary Committee and the staffer who picked up was very supportive. I said I'll tell my friends in other states to call their Senators, too, and her response was "call, call, call, every minute of every day. It makes a big difference"
(202)224-3121
(202)224-3121
Okay, all. As promised.
1. Here is the call script to ask our Dem Senators to appoint judges.
2. And a second script *specifically* for New Yorkers to use for Schumer.
1. Here is the call script to ask our Dem Senators to appoint judges.
2. And a second script *specifically* for New Yorkers to use for Schumer.
![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [Zip Code].
YOU: I’m calling [DEM SENATOR] to ask that they take urgent action in the wake of Tuesday’s election results.
YOU: Now that we know that Donald Trump is coming back into the White House, we have to do everything in our power to safeguard our institutions from being harmed.
YOU: [DEM SENATOR] must push Leader Schumer to act quickly on these judicial and federal regulator appointments. We cannot leave judicial openings for him to fill, like we did at the end of the Obama Administration. We’ve already clearly seen the damage of all of the judicial appointments that Trump filled, from the ongoing fight for student loan relief, to the abortion fight.
YOU: Democratic governors have already begun acting to shore up protections, and I ask - no, demand - that our U.S. Democratic Senators do the same. We must work quickly. There is no time to waste.
YOU: [OPTIONAL COMMENT - e.g. request a response]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreic2p2zbdhrpl6i2h2kwiczxo6ualhoaekxpitml3xjb57rgt33dbe@jpeg)
![YOU: Hi, my name is [NAME]. I’m calling from [Zip Code].
YOU: I’m calling on Leader Schumer to clarify just how he’ll lead the Senate after Tuesday’s election results. We now know that the Dems will lose the Senate come January, and Trump is coming back to the White House. The Leader MUST clarify his plan for the remaining two months, and he must do it quickly.
YOU: I am specifically calling on Leader Schumer to begin taken urgent action on judicial and federal regulator nominations. We cannot leave vacancies for the Trump Administration to fill. We already saw what happened after he was able to fill 100+ nominations in his first term of office, and the ripple effects it’s had on progressive actions across the country.
YOU: Leader Schumer cannot pretend this is a normal transition. There’s a reason that Democratic governors are calling special sessions and holding press conferences to discuss how to protect against Trump, and the Leader must do the same.
YOU: I would like a response [EXPLAIN IN WHAT FORMAT]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vdabazxnghujbebpi2ektqgi/bafkreiatbvb2v4apdtfpyhvf4s7xsu33kl7jc5xwd57f34opait2dckup4@jpeg)
November 14, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Bumping this - I talked to my Senator on the Judiciary Committee and the staffer who picked up was very supportive. I said I'll tell my friends in other states to call their Senators, too, and her response was "call, call, call, every minute of every day. It makes a big difference"
(202)224-3121
(202)224-3121
my favorite thing about living in nyc these days is the fact that you can play the lotto online.
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM
my favorite thing about living in nyc these days is the fact that you can play the lotto online.
My favorite thing to do now is shake my milk up before pouring it into my coffee so I’ve made a lazy American cappuccino
October 24, 2024 at 1:51 PM
My favorite thing to do now is shake my milk up before pouring it into my coffee so I’ve made a lazy American cappuccino
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Anyone need a book recommendation? I'm up watching the Bruins for a little bit & trying to catch up on some writing & reading as well, but it's been a minute since I've recommended books on here, so why not add that too.
October 23, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Anyone need a book recommendation? I'm up watching the Bruins for a little bit & trying to catch up on some writing & reading as well, but it's been a minute since I've recommended books on here, so why not add that too.
I hate life with AI prompts
October 18, 2024 at 9:21 PM
I hate life with AI prompts
I didn’t realize how much lexapro made me sweat until I got off it and while I’m grateful for how it helped, I’m so fucking happy to not be sweating for no reason
January 2, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I didn’t realize how much lexapro made me sweat until I got off it and while I’m grateful for how it helped, I’m so fucking happy to not be sweating for no reason
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“Let me speak plainly: It is not antisemitic to demand justice for all Palestinians living in their ancestral lands.”
Love this whole article.
Love this whole article.
December 29, 2023 at 9:41 PM
“Let me speak plainly: It is not antisemitic to demand justice for all Palestinians living in their ancestral lands.”
Love this whole article.
Love this whole article.
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My latest newsletter is about the attempts to evict Bluestockings, and the new laws that require maximum cruelty towards unhoused people.
And I talk about why we want to judge unhoused people for their behavior, and how it's part of our American disease.
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
And I talk about why we want to judge unhoused people for their behavior, and how it's part of our American disease.
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
December 27, 2023 at 6:24 PM
My latest newsletter is about the attempts to evict Bluestockings, and the new laws that require maximum cruelty towards unhoused people.
And I talk about why we want to judge unhoused people for their behavior, and how it's part of our American disease.
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
And I talk about why we want to judge unhoused people for their behavior, and how it's part of our American disease.
buttondown.email/charliejane/...
Reese’s movie when?
November 27, 2023 at 10:55 PM
Reese’s movie when?
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also just my opinion but if you're taking the carcass straight from dinner to the stockpot you're missing a crucial important intermediate step of roasting the bones first
shout out to all the dads making turkey stock right now against their partner’s express wishes
November 24, 2023 at 3:26 AM
also just my opinion but if you're taking the carcass straight from dinner to the stockpot you're missing a crucial important intermediate step of roasting the bones first
Gimme ur Greece/crete/athens recs
November 22, 2023 at 4:42 AM
Gimme ur Greece/crete/athens recs
I’m told ghost story
New tag yourself just dropped
I'm "washwoman objected to her"
(From Chicago Tribune, Illinois, October 15, 1905 apparently)
I'm "washwoman objected to her"
(From Chicago Tribune, Illinois, October 15, 1905 apparently)
November 10, 2023 at 1:21 AM
I’m told ghost story
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ICYMI: I have two items up for the Books for Palestine auction and they’re still pretty low 👀
*extremely Meredith Gray voice* Pick me, choose me, love me…for some great causes! 🍉
*extremely Meredith Gray voice* Pick me, choose me, love me…for some great causes! 🍉
November 8, 2023 at 7:38 PM
ICYMI: I have two items up for the Books for Palestine auction and they’re still pretty low 👀
*extremely Meredith Gray voice* Pick me, choose me, love me…for some great causes! 🍉
*extremely Meredith Gray voice* Pick me, choose me, love me…for some great causes! 🍉
Do you think the orcas saw avatar 2 and got inspired?
November 8, 2023 at 7:52 PM
Do you think the orcas saw avatar 2 and got inspired?
I LOVE my cats so much.
November 8, 2023 at 7:26 PM
I LOVE my cats so much.
A big thing I keep looking at on that CT book deal announcement is the fact that publisher and trade outlet were ok with not ID’ing main character but the love interest gets called out as a Black nanny…
November 4, 2023 at 4:17 AM
A big thing I keep looking at on that CT book deal announcement is the fact that publisher and trade outlet were ok with not ID’ing main character but the love interest gets called out as a Black nanny…
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I don't know what'll happen if I don't make payments on time for the Japan trip. I didn't know there WERE payment dates.
Maybe I shouldn't have signed up to go.
$400 is due Nov 9.
I don't know if I'll make that with kiddo's payment due too.
Why did I have to have no money.
So if you wanna donate.😭
Maybe I shouldn't have signed up to go.
$400 is due Nov 9.
I don't know if I'll make that with kiddo's payment due too.
Why did I have to have no money.
So if you wanna donate.😭
Pay Kelly Russell using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/panediting and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
PayPal.me
November 3, 2023 at 1:20 AM
I don't know what'll happen if I don't make payments on time for the Japan trip. I didn't know there WERE payment dates.
Maybe I shouldn't have signed up to go.
$400 is due Nov 9.
I don't know if I'll make that with kiddo's payment due too.
Why did I have to have no money.
So if you wanna donate.😭
Maybe I shouldn't have signed up to go.
$400 is due Nov 9.
I don't know if I'll make that with kiddo's payment due too.
Why did I have to have no money.
So if you wanna donate.😭
Let’s say you’re adopting two kittens and you want to make smell is not a thing after being scarred from smelly apts where you catsat…what cat litter things would you buy/get?
October 10, 2023 at 12:05 AM
Let’s say you’re adopting two kittens and you want to make smell is not a thing after being scarred from smelly apts where you catsat…what cat litter things would you buy/get?
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Happy Indigenous People's day, the crimes of the conquistadors were known and recorded not just by their victims but by their cultural and linguistic contemporaries.
Catherine's tweet is one of the best. Bringing it over here for preservation.
October 9, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Happy Indigenous People's day, the crimes of the conquistadors were known and recorded not just by their victims but by their cultural and linguistic contemporaries.
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I think as Banned Books week is celebrated we in the book industry need to ask two questions about what we're doing: Does it provide access to books to those who have lost it? And. Does it help create a political system in which book bans don't happen at all?
October 3, 2023 at 12:28 PM
I think as Banned Books week is celebrated we in the book industry need to ask two questions about what we're doing: Does it provide access to books to those who have lost it? And. Does it help create a political system in which book bans don't happen at all?