Mandy Anne
@mandyanne.bsky.social
🖤🩶🤍💜/🏴☠️
Editor/Historian/Eurovision/Fic Obsessed
Editor/Historian/Eurovision/Fic Obsessed
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Live your life in such a manner as to never be publicly excoriated by a mystery woman in a fabulous hat.
August 11, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Live your life in such a manner as to never be publicly excoriated by a mystery woman in a fabulous hat.
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Everybody’s getting their shots in.
August 5, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Everybody’s getting their shots in.
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We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.
June 26, 2024 at 9:14 PM
We got tricked by science fiction into thinking a futuristic city is all about flying cars and crystal towers and hologram billboards but what it really looks like is nice apartment blocks, good mass transit, pedestrian zones with shade trees and safe bike lanes.
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Happy Pride to gay people who support trans people, and trans people who support ace/aro people, and ace/aro people who support unsure and questioning people. Happy Pride to all of us who are there for all of us.
June 1, 2024 at 4:04 PM
Happy Pride to gay people who support trans people, and trans people who support ace/aro people, and ace/aro people who support unsure and questioning people. Happy Pride to all of us who are there for all of us.
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Instead of coming up with excuses to leave social gatherings, my friend has started saying, "I'm done hanging out" and as an introvert I think that's beautiful.
May 17, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Instead of coming up with excuses to leave social gatherings, my friend has started saying, "I'm done hanging out" and as an introvert I think that's beautiful.
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April 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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The eclipse was beautiful.
Also, my lovely wife, who was cursed to be a hawk, and I, who was cursed to be a wolf, are now free to be together again.
So that’s neat.
Also, my lovely wife, who was cursed to be a hawk, and I, who was cursed to be a wolf, are now free to be together again.
So that’s neat.
April 8, 2024 at 7:37 PM
The eclipse was beautiful.
Also, my lovely wife, who was cursed to be a hawk, and I, who was cursed to be a wolf, are now free to be together again.
So that’s neat.
Also, my lovely wife, who was cursed to be a hawk, and I, who was cursed to be a wolf, are now free to be together again.
So that’s neat.
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This. This is what feels missing from the general consciousness of cis people right now. People act as though it's not dramatically, almost unimaginably escalating. As if the sky hasn't actually fallen for so many trans kids right now.
January 21, 2024 at 8:18 AM
This. This is what feels missing from the general consciousness of cis people right now. People act as though it's not dramatically, almost unimaginably escalating. As if the sky hasn't actually fallen for so many trans kids right now.
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Fascinating: regret rates for trans surgery are so low compared to other surgeries that researchers are asking whether informed consent model used for trans people could help reduce regret for other medical procedures. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Researchers Ask Why Surgery Regret is So Low for Trans Patients, What Can Be Learned — Assigned
Dr. Harry Barbee answered our questions about the direction of research
into trans patients’ post-surgical regret, and how other areas of medicine
might benefit from understanding the unusually lo...
www.assignedmedia.org
January 12, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Fascinating: regret rates for trans surgery are so low compared to other surgeries that researchers are asking whether informed consent model used for trans people could help reduce regret for other medical procedures. www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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There are 28 days left until our contract expires. ReSkeet to let G/O Media know you support The Onion Union and its right to a fair contract! ✊✊
January 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
There are 28 days left until our contract expires. ReSkeet to let G/O Media know you support The Onion Union and its right to a fair contract! ✊✊
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Pleased to announce that the honor of a short story wrecking me for the first time in 2024 goes to "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" by @rachaelkjones.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com. I'm going to go sit quietly for a moment. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...
Five Views of the Planet Tartarus - Lightspeed Magazine
Once a decade, a titanium-nosed shuttle plows through the rings of the planet Tartarus with a new batch of prisoners destined for the Orpheus Factory. The debris that makes up the rings is so thick th...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 10, 2024 at 3:23 AM
Pleased to announce that the honor of a short story wrecking me for the first time in 2024 goes to "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus" by @rachaelkjones.bsky.social in @lightspeedmagazine.com. I'm going to go sit quietly for a moment. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...
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This is such a thoughtful, kind post in response to a very hurtful action.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
just when you buckaroos thought 2024 would be a break from book drama, here comes chuck tingle in the mix. recently i was asked to be a featured speaker for the TEXAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION conference. a few days ago they rescinded my invitation. here is what happened.
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
tumblr.com/drchucktingl...
January 9, 2024 at 8:13 PM
This is such a thoughtful, kind post in response to a very hurtful action.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
Chuck does a great job explaining why his pink mask is necessary.
I would add that people shouldn’t have to EXPLAIN to you why they do things that you don’t see as “normal” when those things aren’t hurting anyone.
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This this this this this. If I could disillusion abled people of one idea about disability, it's the idea that when you get sick, doctors will actually help you. This is almost always an abject lie, so much so that we all pass around the names of doctors who will like they're magic spells.
Part of why healthy people aren't afraid to get sick is- they think if they do develop long-term issues, they'll be able to go & get treated by doctors who will work day and night to fix them (as it was on House, M.D.) & don't realize there's a 99% chance they'll be told they just have anxiety
January 10, 2024 at 3:14 AM
This this this this this. If I could disillusion abled people of one idea about disability, it's the idea that when you get sick, doctors will actually help you. This is almost always an abject lie, so much so that we all pass around the names of doctors who will like they're magic spells.
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Breaking: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) bans, by executive order, gender-affirming surgery for minors, effective immediately. The move followed last week's veto of a broader bill. He also announced two proposed rules that will apply to all care, including adults. substack.com/profile/2269...
January 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Breaking: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) bans, by executive order, gender-affirming surgery for minors, effective immediately. The move followed last week's veto of a broader bill. He also announced two proposed rules that will apply to all care, including adults. substack.com/profile/2269...
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For cis folks who maybe don't get how bad it is:
Here's the map.
Red or Orange? There's at least a half a dozen laws that attack trans rights ranging from Healthcare bans to risking being arrested for "drag near kids" by being in public.
Dark green? Basic human protections.
That's the reality.
Here's the map.
Red or Orange? There's at least a half a dozen laws that attack trans rights ranging from Healthcare bans to risking being arrested for "drag near kids" by being in public.
Dark green? Basic human protections.
That's the reality.
January 5, 2024 at 7:23 PM
For cis folks who maybe don't get how bad it is:
Here's the map.
Red or Orange? There's at least a half a dozen laws that attack trans rights ranging from Healthcare bans to risking being arrested for "drag near kids" by being in public.
Dark green? Basic human protections.
That's the reality.
Here's the map.
Red or Orange? There's at least a half a dozen laws that attack trans rights ranging from Healthcare bans to risking being arrested for "drag near kids" by being in public.
Dark green? Basic human protections.
That's the reality.
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Happy 2024.
Let’s go turn collective trauma into collective care
Let’s bring the action (of love of self and love of others)
Let’s go fuck shit up (by creating far-reaching systemic change that benefits the people who need it most)
Let’s go turn collective trauma into collective care
Let’s bring the action (of love of self and love of others)
Let’s go fuck shit up (by creating far-reaching systemic change that benefits the people who need it most)
January 1, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Happy 2024.
Let’s go turn collective trauma into collective care
Let’s bring the action (of love of self and love of others)
Let’s go fuck shit up (by creating far-reaching systemic change that benefits the people who need it most)
Let’s go turn collective trauma into collective care
Let’s bring the action (of love of self and love of others)
Let’s go fuck shit up (by creating far-reaching systemic change that benefits the people who need it most)
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ME: I'm so happy to see the back of 2023
THE VERY FIRST DAY OF 2024: *walks in whistling, swinging a baseball bat*
THE VERY FIRST DAY OF 2024: *walks in whistling, swinging a baseball bat*
January 2, 2024 at 1:45 AM
ME: I'm so happy to see the back of 2023
THE VERY FIRST DAY OF 2024: *walks in whistling, swinging a baseball bat*
THE VERY FIRST DAY OF 2024: *walks in whistling, swinging a baseball bat*
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“In a sweeping new report, researchers at the Southern Poverty Law Center say they have identified a network of more than 60 organizations pushing anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation, as well as 100 of their most common sources of “junk” science…”
Not a surprising read, but still terrifying.
Not a surprising read, but still terrifying.
A New Report Exposes the Network of Extremist Groups Behind the Anti-Trans PR Machine
Researchers stressed that anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation is part of a larger reactionary conservative movement.
www.them.us
December 18, 2023 at 5:35 AM
“In a sweeping new report, researchers at the Southern Poverty Law Center say they have identified a network of more than 60 organizations pushing anti-LGBTQ+ disinformation, as well as 100 of their most common sources of “junk” science…”
Not a surprising read, but still terrifying.
Not a surprising read, but still terrifying.
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I keep thinking about how Certain People don’t want us to teach even the bare minimum version of US history anymore because (they claim) the truth will make people feel ashamed and so it’s woke or something stupid like that.
December 10, 2023 at 4:52 AM
I keep thinking about how Certain People don’t want us to teach even the bare minimum version of US history anymore because (they claim) the truth will make people feel ashamed and so it’s woke or something stupid like that.
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we have already begun to feed
December 7, 2023 at 6:41 AM
we have already begun to feed
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Honored to write the Rolling Stone obituary for the worst American of the post-World War II era. Rot in piss
Henry Kissinger, War Criminal Beloved by America’s Ruling Class, Finally Dies
Henry Kissinger has died at age 100, his consulting firm said in a statement on Wednesday.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2023 at 1:59 AM
Honored to write the Rolling Stone obituary for the worst American of the post-World War II era. Rot in piss
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Hey. If someone is being vulnerable, talking about something that impacts them deeply, hurts them, makes them uncomfortable, sad, lonely, whatever, and you're not rreeaaally really really close to that person?
Maybe don't make any jokes. Just to be safe. Even if you don't mean anything.
Maybe don't make any jokes. Just to be safe. Even if you don't mean anything.
October 26, 2023 at 12:25 AM
Hey. If someone is being vulnerable, talking about something that impacts them deeply, hurts them, makes them uncomfortable, sad, lonely, whatever, and you're not rreeaaally really really close to that person?
Maybe don't make any jokes. Just to be safe. Even if you don't mean anything.
Maybe don't make any jokes. Just to be safe. Even if you don't mean anything.
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I think following @catsofyore.bsky.social is the equivalent of making friends with the hosts' pets.
That's what I do at parties where I don't know anyone, anyway.
That's what I do at parties where I don't know anyone, anyway.
October 26, 2023 at 12:31 AM
I think following @catsofyore.bsky.social is the equivalent of making friends with the hosts' pets.
That's what I do at parties where I don't know anyone, anyway.
That's what I do at parties where I don't know anyone, anyway.
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"Sorry I struggle to keep up with messages, I have ADHD" - Clinical, passé. Invites unwanted questions
"The curse I carry permits contact only when stars align" - Mysterious, exciting. Demands the most be made of your time
"The curse I carry permits contact only when stars align" - Mysterious, exciting. Demands the most be made of your time
October 16, 2023 at 4:26 PM
"Sorry I struggle to keep up with messages, I have ADHD" - Clinical, passé. Invites unwanted questions
"The curse I carry permits contact only when stars align" - Mysterious, exciting. Demands the most be made of your time
"The curse I carry permits contact only when stars align" - Mysterious, exciting. Demands the most be made of your time