Grdnrgrl
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I’m a reformed newspaper reporter, current public librarian and voracious reader. I embroider (badly but enthusiastically), garden and hike with my dog.
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“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
December 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
“Miss, do you agree with the sign?”
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
“Absolutely not. My great niece was 4 months pregnant and her fetus had no skull. And because of men involving themselves in women’s bodies she was forced to deliver the fetus… there’s a reason God created medicine.”🔥
#ForcedBirthNation
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Important content.
September 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Important content.
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"Welcome, soft idiot. You've been issued a Human Body™, the most fragile, overpromised, poorly updated model in the known universe. It arrives preloaded with ten to fourteen irrational fears, a vague longing for something you can't name, and knees made of soup."
Terms and Conditions for Occupying Your Flesh Prison
Welcome, soft idiot. You’ve been issued a Human Body™, the most fragile, overpromised, poorly updated model in the known universe. It arrives prelo...
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July 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Welcome, soft idiot. You've been issued a Human Body™, the most fragile, overpromised, poorly updated model in the known universe. It arrives preloaded with ten to fourteen irrational fears, a vague longing for something you can't name, and knees made of soup."
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
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I laughed so hard I almost passed out when I first heard this and it still destroys me every single time
June 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I laughed so hard I almost passed out when I first heard this and it still destroys me every single time
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Still going - giveaway contest for cool swag for The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association! See below for details, but US-based folks just have to re-post the post below for a chance to win!
Giveaway alert! 📚 Check out the swag for THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION from @titanbooks!
It's Big Little Lies goes to magic school when the mom of a newly bitten werewolf kindergartner finds herself facing down mages, vampires, and the most fearsome adversary yet...the PTA.
It's Big Little Lies goes to magic school when the mom of a newly bitten werewolf kindergartner finds herself facing down mages, vampires, and the most fearsome adversary yet...the PTA.
May 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Still going - giveaway contest for cool swag for The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association! See below for details, but US-based folks just have to re-post the post below for a chance to win!
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The way the US Navy keeps throwing Jets into the Ocean is extremely funny
May 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The way the US Navy keeps throwing Jets into the Ocean is extremely funny
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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Thank you to whoever made this
April 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Thank you to whoever made this
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Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
March 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Teen Warned Not To Accept Group Chat Invites From National Security Advisors She Doesn’t Know
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‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
March 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
‘I Messed Up At Work Again,’ Crestfallen Michael Waltz Texts Wife, National Geographic Editorial Staff
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"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"
February 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
"Daddy says he owns you. Can you get me an ice cream?"
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.
Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.
Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.
Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
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Well, it’s been quite a year! While there have been a lot of big downs, there have been some ups as well. & of course, lots of amazing books & bookish friends to keep me company. Here’s a quick recap of everything I read in 2024. Can’t wait to see what books I’ll get to in 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 11:57 PM
Well, it’s been quite a year! While there have been a lot of big downs, there have been some ups as well. & of course, lots of amazing books & bookish friends to keep me company. Here’s a quick recap of everything I read in 2024. Can’t wait to see what books I’ll get to in 2025!
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Dear God. Did no one look at this layout before they pressed print?
December 24, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Dear God. Did no one look at this layout before they pressed print?
UNDERWORLD: JOURNEYS TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN, by Susan Casey, offered an amazing look at the people exploring the deepest regions of the ocean, and why. She also addresses the dangers of climate change and deep sea mining. Fascinating! #LibFaves2024
December 15, 2024 at 12:55 AM
UNDERWORLD: JOURNEYS TO THE DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN, by Susan Casey, offered an amazing look at the people exploring the deepest regions of the ocean, and why. She also addresses the dangers of climate change and deep sea mining. Fascinating! #LibFaves2024
TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout was another quiet, searching, beautiful book about Lucy Barton. I love seeing her move through life with all its ups and downs. #Libfaves2024
December 13, 2024 at 4:35 PM
TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout was another quiet, searching, beautiful book about Lucy Barton. I love seeing her move through life with all its ups and downs. #Libfaves2024
I loved THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst. The setting, the characters, the story....all of it was wonderful, and provided some much-needed escapism. #LIBFAVES2024
December 11, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I loved THE SPELLSHOP by Sarah Beth Durst. The setting, the characters, the story....all of it was wonderful, and provided some much-needed escapism. #LIBFAVES2024
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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Assuming that there will be no rule of law, no checks or constraints of any kind, is a form of complying in advance.
Asserting that there _ought_ to be such things is a form of demanding them, and forcing their elimination to be seen as a rupture.
Asserting that there _ought_ to be such things is a form of demanding them, and forcing their elimination to be seen as a rupture.
November 15, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Assuming that there will be no rule of law, no checks or constraints of any kind, is a form of complying in advance.
Asserting that there _ought_ to be such things is a form of demanding them, and forcing their elimination to be seen as a rupture.
Asserting that there _ought_ to be such things is a form of demanding them, and forcing their elimination to be seen as a rupture.