Blitz⭐︎
@blitzetoile.bsky.social
🌟 Hi! Refugee from Big Tech. Proud Xennial from San Antonio, progressive nonprofit worker 🏳️🌈📚. Team Cat 🐾, rEVolutionary VW ID.4 owner ⚡️, news junkie, pop culture fan, vegan-friendly 🌱, board game enthusiast 🎲.
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Blitz⭐︎
@blitzetoile.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Hi Bluesky! 🎉 This is my first post, and while 300 characters feels like a challenge for someone as verbose as me, I’m here to give it a shot. 📝 Can’t wait to connect, share ideas, & explore this community. Mostly here to follow news & repost with my own opinions. Here goes nothing! #BlueskyWelcome
Another wholesome meeting with these bookish fellas. 🤩 A weekend kiki about the Golden Girls with the other gays? Tewwwww much fun 💅🏽🍰🏳️🌈 #SanAntonio #GayBookClubs #Gay #BookClubs #Literature #QueerLit
Hola, Rainbros! We had a terrific time discussing #MurderByCheesecake, a Golden Girls-inspired cozy #murdermystery yesterday. We talked about aging, evolving tech in dating, and the #GoldenGirls in the pantheon of gay cultural ICONography. Leave a rating here 👉🏽 meetu.ps/e/PmB6C/19RJ...
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Another wholesome meeting with these bookish fellas. 🤩 A weekend kiki about the Golden Girls with the other gays? Tewwwww much fun 💅🏽🍰🏳️🌈 #SanAntonio #GayBookClubs #Gay #BookClubs #Literature #QueerLit
EXCITING. Join us for the next book club discussion! This one is supposed to be marvelous 💅🏽🌈📚🇬🇧 #SanAntonio #Gay #GayBookClubs #QueerLit #Books #Literature #BookClubs #ARRC
Join us for our next book, #TheCharioteer by #MaryRenault. A wounded #WWII soldier convalesces in a UK hospital, meeting an orderly who offers him a life path at odds with his mentor’s world-weary #gay community. RSVP to discuss this landmark work of fiction 👉🏽 meetu.ps/e/PvwpQ/19RJ... #SanAntonio
November 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
EXCITING. Join us for the next book club discussion! This one is supposed to be marvelous 💅🏽🌈📚🇬🇧 #SanAntonio #Gay #GayBookClubs #QueerLit #Books #Literature #BookClubs #ARRC
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A man at home with his children in San Antonio, 1939.
Another fabulous photo from Russell Lee.
Another fabulous photo from Russell Lee.
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A man at home with his children in San Antonio, 1939.
Another fabulous photo from Russell Lee.
Another fabulous photo from Russell Lee.
I have been using the VITA program through the City of #SanAntonio, funded by federal assistance, for the last 6 years now, even for reporting past taxes that helped me catch up on paperwork (financials from seven & eight years ago). It’s now going to cost me money to pay money to the government. 😟
TurboTax makers Intuit have lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Now Trump has terminated the free IRS Direct File program, nearly a year after Intuit gave his inauguration $1M.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I have been using the VITA program through the City of #SanAntonio, funded by federal assistance, for the last 6 years now, even for reporting past taxes that helped me catch up on paperwork (financials from seven & eight years ago). It’s now going to cost me money to pay money to the government. 😟
Help Geeks Who Drink #SanAntonio find a new venue! They are the best trivia company in town!
Geeks Who Drink at Breakaway Brewing is no more.
Currently: Looking for a new location!
Do you know a great place in San Antonio that would love trivia??
👉🏼 www.geekswhodrink.com/work-with-us/pub-owners/
Currently: Looking for a new location!
Do you know a great place in San Antonio that would love trivia??
👉🏼 www.geekswhodrink.com/work-with-us/pub-owners/
Bar Owners
www.geekswhodrink.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Help Geeks Who Drink #SanAntonio find a new venue! They are the best trivia company in town!
Hey. I suck at using Bluesky lol—but I don’t suck at #GOTV!
#SanAntonio #ElectionDay #BexarCounty #PropA #PropB #PropositionA #PropositionB #Spurs #SanAntonioStockShowandRodeo #SanAntonioSpurs
#SanAntonio #ElectionDay #BexarCounty #PropA #PropB #PropositionA #PropositionB #Spurs #SanAntonioStockShowandRodeo #SanAntonioSpurs
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hey. I suck at using Bluesky lol—but I don’t suck at #GOTV!
#SanAntonio #ElectionDay #BexarCounty #PropA #PropB #PropositionA #PropositionB #Spurs #SanAntonioStockShowandRodeo #SanAntonioSpurs
#SanAntonio #ElectionDay #BexarCounty #PropA #PropB #PropositionA #PropositionB #Spurs #SanAntonioStockShowandRodeo #SanAntonioSpurs
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November 4, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.
Jim Obergefell warns, ‘People should be concerned’ about Supreme Court considering marriage equality case
The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.
bit.ly
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The justices will meet on Friday to consider whether to grant Kim Davis a hearing on her challenge to marriage equality.
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Here's where Texans want to go, according to a new study.
Texans keep Googling how to 'leave America' in latest study
Here's where Texans want to go, according to a new study.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Here's where Texans want to go, according to a new study.
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Every family deserves respect and protection. On Transgender Parents Day, we celebrate the love and authenticity of transgender parents—and continue fighting for the rights of all families.
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Every family deserves respect and protection. On Transgender Parents Day, we celebrate the love and authenticity of transgender parents—and continue fighting for the rights of all families.
Sometimes you just get a 🔥 batch of #grapes from #H-E-B, and the world is right again. Sadly, curbside blessed me with sweet grapes this time UGH lol!
Here’s hoping my #carbonara #MealSimple is delicious today. Happy #DaylightSavingsTime to all! ⏰
Here’s hoping my #carbonara #MealSimple is delicious today. Happy #DaylightSavingsTime to all! ⏰
a man wearing glasses and a laurel wreath is laying on a bed and smoking a cigarette
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a laurel wreath is laying on a bed and smoking a cigarette
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sometimes you just get a 🔥 batch of #grapes from #H-E-B, and the world is right again. Sadly, curbside blessed me with sweet grapes this time UGH lol!
Here’s hoping my #carbonara #MealSimple is delicious today. Happy #DaylightSavingsTime to all! ⏰
Here’s hoping my #carbonara #MealSimple is delicious today. Happy #DaylightSavingsTime to all! ⏰
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The San Antonio Current is the only publication banned in the forum, which even blocks Reddit users from linking to the publication’s site.
Reddit forum r/SanAntonio bans San Antonio Current after article on ICE-related censorship in the subreddit
The San Antonio Current is the only publication banned in the forum, which even blocks Reddit users from linking to the publication's site.
www.sacurrent.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The San Antonio Current is the only publication banned in the forum, which even blocks Reddit users from linking to the publication’s site.
I want to believe that #SanAntonio is immune to the chaos that is happening in Washington, and then news like this rears its ugly head.
Aaron Tapp, a 22-year veteran of the FBI and head of the San Antonio field office, has been fired, according to media reports.
Tapp was reportedly fired for his role in investigating alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. bit.ly/47l88nG
Tapp was reportedly fired for his role in investigating alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. bit.ly/47l88nG
November 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I want to believe that #SanAntonio is immune to the chaos that is happening in Washington, and then news like this rears its ugly head.
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Thirteen San Antonio- and Austin-area writers conjured up bite-sized bits of horror for your Halloween enjoyment.
100-word nightmares from 13 Texas horror authors
Thirteen San Antonio- and Austin-area writers conjured up bite-sized bits of horror for your Halloween enjoyment.
www.sacurrent.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Thirteen San Antonio- and Austin-area writers conjured up bite-sized bits of horror for your Halloween enjoyment.
Thank god. I am not a recipient of these benefits, but I have worried for these families as if I were receiving SNAP myself. I just keep thinking about all the children & families who will go hungry if nothing is done. It’s almost as if this admin doesn’t care about kids. Prove me wrong, MAGA 🙏🏽
Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP. n.pr/3JxdjHW
Judge gives Trump administration until Monday to have a plan for SNAP benefits
Judge Indira Talwani acknowledged this will leave millions of people without assistance starting Saturday. Two dozen Democratic-led states had sued over the administration's decision to suspend SNAP.
n.pr
October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Thank god. I am not a recipient of these benefits, but I have worried for these families as if I were receiving SNAP myself. I just keep thinking about all the children & families who will go hungry if nothing is done. It’s almost as if this admin doesn’t care about kids. Prove me wrong, MAGA 🙏🏽
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The presence of Spirit Halloween Stores implies the existence of Wine Halloween Stores.
October 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The presence of Spirit Halloween Stores implies the existence of Wine Halloween Stores.
I completely understand the need for paywalls on for-profit periodical sites—journalists have a right to earn an honest living, too. But when @expressnews.com blocks access to Editorial Opinions, it sorta defeats the purpose. [More in the comments]
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I completely understand the need for paywalls on for-profit periodical sites—journalists have a right to earn an honest living, too. But when @expressnews.com blocks access to Editorial Opinions, it sorta defeats the purpose. [More in the comments]
Listen, there’s a reasonable explanation for what’s happening in this clip—which can be found in the comments section, might I add—but the clip is so ridiculous on its own that I’m going to advise you avoid looking up the explanation and just enjoy it for the editing absurdity that it is lol.
this was very impressive 😲 #TheBasementYard #JoeSantagato #FrankAlvarez
YouTube video by darknight comedy
youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Listen, there’s a reasonable explanation for what’s happening in this clip—which can be found in the comments section, might I add—but the clip is so ridiculous on its own that I’m going to advise you avoid looking up the explanation and just enjoy it for the editing absurdity that it is lol.
#SANANTONIO EXCELLENCE! We previously had only one Michelin star restaurant, and now we have three! Let’s gooooo! 🎉🍴🌟 #Nicosi #Mixtli #Isidore
The internationally renown guide is recognizing Texas restaurants at its second annual ceremony in the Lone Star State — and San Antonio has more stars than ever!
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#SANANTONIO EXCELLENCE! We previously had only one Michelin star restaurant, and now we have three! Let’s gooooo! 🎉🍴🌟 #Nicosi #Mixtli #Isidore
All the Texas politicos were in #SanAntonio this weekend! @colinallredtx.bsky.social was apparently at this event too.
It was an honor to hear from folks at the Tejano Democrats convention.
I promise to be a governor that not only listens to the Tejano community, but one that delivers real results.
I promise to be a governor that not only listens to the Tejano community, but one that delivers real results.
October 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
All the Texas politicos were in #SanAntonio this weekend! @colinallredtx.bsky.social was apparently at this event too.
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Rep. James Talarico, who is also challenging John Cornyn for U.S. Senate seat, was spotted at Muertos Fest in Hemisfair on Friday, October 24.
📸: Courtesy to MySA
📸: Courtesy to MySA
October 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Rep. James Talarico, who is also challenging John Cornyn for U.S. Senate seat, was spotted at Muertos Fest in Hemisfair on Friday, October 24.
📸: Courtesy to MySA
📸: Courtesy to MySA
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🗣️ OPEN CALL FOR MEMBER VOTES: Are you interested in shaping our 2026 book lineup? Head on over now to the page listed below (also in bio) for details on how to become a member & submit your vote! 🗳️
NOTE: the ARRC is a local #GayBookClub. Any votes from non-locals will be removed. #SanAntonio #LGBTQ
NOTE: the ARRC is a local #GayBookClub. Any votes from non-locals will be removed. #SanAntonio #LGBTQ
Alamo Reading Rainbro Circle - SA Gay/Bi Men’s Book Club | Meetup
Welcome to the Alamo Reading Rainbro Circle (ARRC), a San Antonio-based LGBTQIA+ book club centering gay male narratives. We meet monthly for engaging, in-person discussions that celebrate queer liter...
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October 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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SAN ANTONIO — YOU SHOWED UP! The energy, the heart, the solidarity — it was unreal.
Huge thank you to Kay Marie Photography for capturing more moments from #nokings. Go check out her work:
www.kay-marie-photography.com
📸 Instagram: @kay.mariephoto
#50501SATX #SanAntonio #Texas #community
Huge thank you to Kay Marie Photography for capturing more moments from #nokings. Go check out her work:
www.kay-marie-photography.com
📸 Instagram: @kay.mariephoto
#50501SATX #SanAntonio #Texas #community
October 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
SAN ANTONIO — YOU SHOWED UP! The energy, the heart, the solidarity — it was unreal.
Huge thank you to Kay Marie Photography for capturing more moments from #nokings. Go check out her work:
www.kay-marie-photography.com
📸 Instagram: @kay.mariephoto
#50501SATX #SanAntonio #Texas #community
Huge thank you to Kay Marie Photography for capturing more moments from #nokings. Go check out her work:
www.kay-marie-photography.com
📸 Instagram: @kay.mariephoto
#50501SATX #SanAntonio #Texas #community
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We let people know what #Fascism is on the #SanAntonio #Riverwalk this evening. We did a procession of the signs of fascism. #NoKings #NoKingsSanAntonio
September 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
We let people know what #Fascism is on the #SanAntonio #Riverwalk this evening. We did a procession of the signs of fascism. #NoKings #NoKingsSanAntonio