Ms. Bee
@msbeereadhivebooks.bsky.social
Lapsed writer and former publisher turned butterfly farmer
Peace. Love. Rock n roll. And books.
Peace. Love. Rock n roll. And books.
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Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
December 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not to be controversial but I think we should use tools and resources to make people's lives less miserable instead of more
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what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
what is your least favorite piece of writing advice and why? 👀
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Conservative Supreme Court justices join liberals to block Trump’s troops in Chicago
Conservative Supreme Court justices join liberals to block Trump’s troops in Chicago
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Conservative Supreme Court justices join liberals to block Trump’s troops in Chicago
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It's worth reading Orwell's "Why I write" every now and then:
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
Why I Write | The Orwell Foundation
"What I have most wanted to do throughout the past ten years is to make political writing into an art. My starting point is always a feeling of partisanship, a sense of injustice."
www.orwellfoundation.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
It's worth reading Orwell's "Why I write" every now and then:
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-f...
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If you’re in a city under attack and want to get connected to someone distributing whistles, I might also be able to put you in touch. They really do work and it’s so easy to have a few dozen on hand to give out.
Makes me proud every time!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
Did you know we’re shipping whistles anywhere in the US? Email whistlerequests [at] proton [dot] me for your free 3D printed whistles. We’ve sent over 30,000 so far in December!
ICE whistles work.
December 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If you’re in a city under attack and want to get connected to someone distributing whistles, I might also be able to put you in touch. They really do work and it’s so easy to have a few dozen on hand to give out.
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The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The contrast between ordinary citizens courageously confronting Trumpist bullying, and billionaires and CEOs obsequiously bending the knee– this spectacle in its clear simplicity provides a lesson we should not forget.
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WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
WHO AMONG US hasn't sat down 11 times with a journalist and a tape recorder only to be shocked that they'd publish stuff we talked about?
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Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Wanna avoid responsibilities while appearing responsible?
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
Wanna escape your mess of a life while looking like you have it all together?
Wanna stave off people without coming across as rude?
Try reading a book in public! 📖
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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It’s a story repeating itself: Border Patrol agents flood immigrant neighborhoods, showing dramatic force. They’ve let Chicago for Charlotte. They will keep roving across the country. But no matter where they go, Chicagoans will try to stop them. Read: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
Chicago activists share blueprint for resisting Border Patrol: ‘Chicago clearly is front and center’
As President Donald Trump’s ramped up Border Patrol action hits city after city, Chicago’s immigration-focused community organizers are following.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It’s a story repeating itself: Border Patrol agents flood immigrant neighborhoods, showing dramatic force. They’ve let Chicago for Charlotte. They will keep roving across the country. But no matter where they go, Chicagoans will try to stop them. Read: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/22/c...
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Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Turning into my father one "the problem is no one reads enough books these days" grumble at a time
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Tonight I’m raising a glass to the women standing up to the most ruthless and violent institutions and people on the planet, in the halls of Congress and the White House, in skrums and online. This isn’t easy, and thousands of people with more safety and comfort aren’t doing it at all.
November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Tonight I’m raising a glass to the women standing up to the most ruthless and violent institutions and people on the planet, in the halls of Congress and the White House, in skrums and online. This isn’t easy, and thousands of people with more safety and comfort aren’t doing it at all.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Foreign military invasion strikes Charlotte, NC, as residents fend for themselves.
5 headlines tonight on Charlotte Observer’s homepage:
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
“Manolo's Bakery closes to protect customers”
“Church members flee as federal agents arrive”
“Super G executive describes agents dragging out teen employee”
“Border Patrol questions people at Walmart”
“Border Patrol sweep sparks fear”
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Foreign military invasion strikes Charlotte, NC, as residents fend for themselves.
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Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
Chicago has always defied kidnappings of our neighbors - Chicago Reader
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of men, women, and children who had escaped slavery
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November 15, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Even after the passage of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, local officials and everyday people resisted the legalized abductions of Black Chicagoans. https://bit.ly/4oHpDVu
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Given how we are bombarded by bad news, it can feel like no matter how hard we try, nothing gets better. As natural & understandable as that feeling is it is also...bullshit. Here are some of the things Authors Against Book Bans have accomplished this year...
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Given how we are bombarded by bad news, it can feel like no matter how hard we try, nothing gets better. As natural & understandable as that feeling is it is also...bullshit. Here are some of the things Authors Against Book Bans have accomplished this year...
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In an awesome example of movement unity, all of the organizations who’ve called for an economic blackout on Black Friday have joined forces. Join us as we shut it all down. www.themassblackout.com
HOME | Mass Blackout
www.themassblackout.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In an awesome example of movement unity, all of the organizations who’ve called for an economic blackout on Black Friday have joined forces. Join us as we shut it all down. www.themassblackout.com
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This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
June 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is incredibly beautiful storytelling.
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This month in @damemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about the siege of Chicago, what it feels like to live here, about the violation of the ICE invasion and the gratuitous violence of the president against a city he's hated for years:
ICE Is Bringing the Violence to Chicago - Dame Magazine
Inside St. Jerome Catholic Church in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on a recent Sunday, incense wafted through the air as prayers in Spanish rose upward. The service was to honor friends and loved...
www.damemagazine.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This month in @damemagazine.bsky.social I wrote about the siege of Chicago, what it feels like to live here, about the violation of the ICE invasion and the gratuitous violence of the president against a city he's hated for years: