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Lissa Bryan
@lissabryan.bsky.social
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Writer, history buff, booklover, and all-around nerd. She/Her

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THIS IS NOT NORMAL
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September 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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The talking points have been issued and are being distributed.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Tweet by ho_grammer "Historically, when Americans suddenly care about women's rights in a Middle Eastern country, those women are about to get bombed."
June 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Encountered today
A bumper sticker on a Tesla that reads I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy.
June 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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#tudor #AnneBoleyn #HenryVIII
A person asks what eould have happened if Henry VIII died in his jousting accident of 1536. “Would Anne Boleyn have become queer?” Response: “There’s gotta be a fanfic about this and if not, maybe I should write one.
May 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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When we were cleaned the garage and put stuff onto a new storage rack, True Love picked up a woven strap, & he was going to throw it away. I said, “Oh no don’t throw that out. It might go to something important.”

True Love said OK and made a pouch for it.

I just saw how he labeled it.😂
A zippered pouch labeled "Lissa's Incredibly Useful Strap of Unknown Purpose."
May 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Pepper says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Not St. Gertrude’s Day. Eww, cats!”
A black and white dog wearing a green shamrock bandana, in front of a grass and shamrock backdrop.
March 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Digital illustration of a punk looking goose with a shopping cart. Text reads, ‘there aren’t gonna be cheaper groceries.’
March 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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An image of a scowling President Trump with the caption “Days Without Being a National Embarrassment: 0”
March 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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I admit, that commercial shocked me. "They can't be ... they are really ...? Did anyone even LISTEN to it? OMG."
An image of Jean Luc Picard with his head in his hands with the caption, "Me looking at superbowl fans who think 'Personal Jesus' is a song about devotion to God."
February 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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#kindle
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February 12, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Some of you are going to have to realize really fast that posting on social media about your acts of resistance, or the acts of resistance of your workplace/student group, or things you're planning, or even about charitable actions like volunteering, is a stupid idea in the kind of climate where such acts are increasingly incredibly necessary. And that therefore you cannot and should not assume that someone is apathetic or not doing anything important based on their social media activity. And that some acts require secrecy to be effective and people might only be able to safely talk about them years later, if ever. And then get off your high fucking horse about how people aren't doing anything, how no one is currently firebombing a Walmart, how "white women who say things like 'joy is an act of resistance' take no other acts of resistance" etc. I promise that right now many ordinary people you will never know about are taking actions that seem small on their own but will lessen harm in significant and tangible ways, and that those people are doing more good than anyone whose main revolutionary actions are snarkily complaining online. This is not the time to be tallying social media points and using them to judge each other.
February 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A color photo taken from behind Bert and Ernie characters, seated in lawn chairs, smoking cigarettes. "It's going to be a long four years, huh, Bert?"
January 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Do not obey in advance.
An image of a tumblr post Tumblr user ayeforscotland: As we see a barrage of evil executive orders come in, they are not immediately enforceable and will takes months or years to implement. That’s still not great, but don’t let these pile up to the point of hopelessness. Take a breath, and look community leaders who will fight it every step of the way. Tumblr user everentropy: Reminder that when Trump was in office before a LOT of his orders got overturned or held up in lower courts for long enough that they became irrelevant. It also does not mean they WILL be enforced. Stand with your community where you can. The fight is not over. Do not obey in advance. Tumblr user ayeforscotland: Last sentence above is the most important. Tyranny requires people to shut up and fall in line. Do not obey in advance.
January 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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A meme of white text on a black background: "Don't believe in climate change? Your insurance company does."
January 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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An image of Luke Skywalker face-down in the snow on Hoth, whispering ... milk ... bread ...
January 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Lady Jane Grey agrees: today is a day for indolence. 🐱
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December 30, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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Oh yeah. This is the face of a child who's charmed and enraptured by the presence of a charismatic adult.
Close-up of child's face from OP photograph. The child is unsmiling, staring into mid-distance.
December 22, 2024 at 2:13 PM
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Pepper looks like Santa told her he knew about all the times she’d been naughty.
A black and white dog wearing a Merry Christmas bandana sits on the floor beside Santa. The dog's ears are held back and she looks a little concerned.
December 20, 2024 at 6:18 PM
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How out-of-touch can you get?! People are struggling to afford eggs and they’re trying to normalize spending $50/100 on an effin’ candle.
December 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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I think when I tell people my uncle paid $600 for our family's first VCR they think I'm joking. #1980s #vintageads
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December 17, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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I was in a car accident. Lawsuit later revealed Aetna had a policy of denying EVERY SINGLE CLAIM & giving bonuses based on how many claims agts denied. Went to the doctor 2/3X a week in pain & had to battle with the agt who saw me as someone literally taking money from his paycheck.
Image of a tweet by @boneysoups "I remember a woman who survived being mauled by a bear (it RIPPED HER FACE OFF) did an ama about her experience and said the worst part of the whole thing, attack, rescue, recovery, years of healing, many surgeries, was dealing with the health insurance company"
December 12, 2024 at 9:34 PM
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I got myself a new keychain for my backpack (and yes, it is a Taylor Swift joke.)
A silver rectangular keychain with black lettering "FUCK THE PATRIARCHY."
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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An image of two jars against a white background. One is labeled "swear jar" and has a few coins in it. The other is labeled "telling people about history when I wasn't asked" and is full of coins.
November 30, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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In 2001, a friend gave this to us as a joke gift. It's gone on our tree every year. #Christmas #MichaelBolton
An image of a white Christmas tree bulb with a picture of singer Michael Bolton printed on it.
November 30, 2024 at 1:51 PM