Elizabeth
@elizabethisreading.bsky.social
Reader. Knitter. Elder Millenial. Bostonian. Bad at writing descriptions.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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Yeah it is cool when billionaires fund struggling public health outposts but you know what’s cooler? Them not existing and us funding them on the regular without them having to go begging constantly.
December 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Yeah it is cool when billionaires fund struggling public health outposts but you know what’s cooler? Them not existing and us funding them on the regular without them having to go begging constantly.
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I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
men’s loneliness gets “more airtime”?
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
baby I have lived the past three decades of my life witnessing corporate media elevate men’s loneliness into a full-blown balls-to-the-wall CRISIS once every 4-5 years
“more airtime” is hilarious
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think it’s also true that loneliness among women has historically been treated as an individual problem, while loneliness among men is treated as a societal problem. That, in turn, comes from an assumption that women are supposed to earn the company of others while men are entitled to it.
Too far away from the shore to look at waves, too close to the shore for the good thunderstorms in summer and the real snow in winter. But I've been in my apartment for a long time, so it only costs me twenty six jillion dollars to live here.
The worst thing about living in Boston is that it costs twenty-seven jillion dollars to live here.
The second worst thing is that the geography sends all the good weather north of the city, so we never get the good storms :(
I HAVE SNOW FOMO
The second worst thing is that the geography sends all the good weather north of the city, so we never get the good storms :(
I HAVE SNOW FOMO
December 2, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Too far away from the shore to look at waves, too close to the shore for the good thunderstorms in summer and the real snow in winter. But I've been in my apartment for a long time, so it only costs me twenty six jillion dollars to live here.
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So hey. Pez is the GOAT, and things aren't going so hot for her right now. She could use some of our help.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So hey. Pez is the GOAT, and things aren't going so hot for her right now. She could use some of our help.
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/putting-th...
Good news? From this Supreme Court?
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a case challenging its landmark decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide. The challenge to the ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision.
Supreme Court declines to revisit gay marriage decision
The challenge to the court's 2015 ruling came from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex licenses after the court's Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which recognized a const...
www.wbur.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Good news? From this Supreme Court?
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Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Shutting down the government is a big deal. People have been hurt in big ways as a result of the decision. To have that suffering be for nothing—to re-open the government without actually having protected people’s health insurance and economic well-being—is unconscionable.
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sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients
link: mysnapmap.com
link: mysnapmap.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
sharing this incredible resource created by a poster in r/boston: a map of local restaurants offering free or discounted meals to SNAP recipients
link: mysnapmap.com
link: mysnapmap.com
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YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE
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The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
So excited for this!
Women’s pro baseball is becoming reality ⚾
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New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco will host the first four teams in the Women’s Pro Baseball League, debuting next spring.
Former Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis was among the hundreds who tried out this summer.
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New York, Los Angeles, Boston and San Francisco will host the first four teams in the Women’s Pro Baseball League, debuting next spring.
Former Little League World Series star Mo’ne Davis was among the hundreds who tried out this summer.
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
So excited for this!
I've been to lots of Boston Common protests. I've been to protests with a couple dozen people, and protests that spanned from the State House to Park Street, and on very rare occasions, protests that looked like this in aerial view. Today was the first time it felt like this looks on the ground.
October 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I've been to lots of Boston Common protests. I've been to protests with a couple dozen people, and protests that spanned from the State House to Park Street, and on very rare occasions, protests that looked like this in aerial view. Today was the first time it felt like this looks on the ground.
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Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
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ICE is doing things that all Americans are going to be called to answer for.
ICE agents held a man’s five year old autistic daughter and taunted him with “Is that your daughter” in an attempt to get him to come out of the house.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
They were rebuffed but two days later took him from his car.
ICE agents held 5-year-old girl outside Leominster home to get father to surrender, family says
Video appears to show federal immigration agents trying to coax the man out of his Massachusetts home while asking, “Is that your daughter?”
www.nbcboston.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ICE is doing things that all Americans are going to be called to answer for.
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I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
September 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.
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It's not coming. American society is built on the idea that Black suffering is normal.
Three HBCUs have had to lock down their campuses today.
What about THIS political violence?
Where's the condemnation from the right and from the media?
What about THIS political violence?
Where's the condemnation from the right and from the media?
September 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's not coming. American society is built on the idea that Black suffering is normal.
Not all of America. I'm mourning for the children we keep letting get shot, get preventable diseases, and get needlessly separated from their parents. I don't condone political violence, but I also don't have any mourning left for him.
September 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Not all of America. I'm mourning for the children we keep letting get shot, get preventable diseases, and get needlessly separated from their parents. I don't condone political violence, but I also don't have any mourning left for him.
So I sort of forgot it was Election Day today, but good news! I have six and a half hours to fix that! If you're in Boston, this is your reminder that the polls close at 8. With Trump setting his sights on Boston, our city's leaders matter more than ever.
September 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
So I sort of forgot it was Election Day today, but good news! I have six and a half hours to fix that! If you're in Boston, this is your reminder that the polls close at 8. With Trump setting his sights on Boston, our city's leaders matter more than ever.
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Tomorrow is the preliminary election in the city of Boston. There are several good candidates for city council who would appreciate your votes. Mayor Wu would also welcome your vote to allow her to continue her good work. If you have not already voted, make a plan to vote tomorrow. #BosPoli #vote
September 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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We will not yield.
September 5, 2025 at 12:32 AM
We will not yield.
Got the best kind of mail today. The ducky, it is stabby. The dragon, it is not a lobster (look, it's red and I'm from Boston, okay? I thought it was a lobster at first). The box said "I hope this makes you smile" and it really, really did.
September 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Got the best kind of mail today. The ducky, it is stabby. The dragon, it is not a lobster (look, it's red and I'm from Boston, okay? I thought it was a lobster at first). The box said "I hope this makes you smile" and it really, really did.
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The only crime I've seen tonight is the fact that there's now a Cinnabon here, and I will now have to know what a Cinnabon tastes like. It will either be a massive disappointment or spell disaster for my general wellbeing.
August 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The only crime I've seen tonight is the fact that there's now a Cinnabon here, and I will now have to know what a Cinnabon tastes like. It will either be a massive disappointment or spell disaster for my general wellbeing.
