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Dangerous books, subversive literature, poetry, and thought-provoking quotes, along with the occasional pretty photo. Sometimes NSFW.
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Still Human. Model: Serpentine

#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #strangeportraits #inked #tattooedwomen #tattoos #pretty #stillhuman #serpentine #sansbook
Black and white photo of a woman's upper body. Her hair is falling down and partly obscures a tattoo which reads "Human."
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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"Like many women of my generation, I had been raised with the notion that only men needed to reach orgasm in sex. Women were thought to be satisfied by the emotional contact available in sexual intercourse."

Judy Chicago, "Fragments from the Delta of Venus"

#judychicago #anaisnin #womenwriters
An excerpt of the book "Fragments from the Delta of Venus", by Judy Chicago (powerHouse Cultural Entertainment, Inc., 2004). The passage reads, in part, "Like many women of my generation, I had been raised with the notion that only men needed to reach orgasm in sex. Women were thought to be satisfied by the emotional contact available in sexual intercourse." The passage also quotes Anais Nin: "I was always ashamed to take. So I gave. It was not a virtue. It was a disguise."
December 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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In case anyone needs yet another reason to despise Meta, let's not forget that they used pirated books to train their shitty AI. (Article by @ashleybelanger.bsky.social of @arstechnica.com)

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

#ashleybelanger #ai #fuckai #meta #fuckmeta #fuckfacebook #fuckzuckerberg
“Torrenting from a corporate laptop doesn’t feel right”: Meta emails unsealed
Meta’s alleged torrenting and seeding of pirated books complicates copyright case.
arstechnica.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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"The Sexual History of the World War," Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld, Falstaff Press, New York, 1937

#vintagebooks #unusualbooks #strangebooks #history #booksky #eroticism #nurses #naughtynurses #ihavesomeverystrangebooks
Two photos of a very unusual book, published in 1937: "The Sexual History of the World War." One shows the book's title pages; the other shows the first page of a chapter on "The Eroticism of Nurses," including subsections such as "Sexual Curiosity of Nurses," "Nursing as Sex Outlet," "Strange Visits of Women to the Trenches," and "Reaction of Soldiers to Lusts of Nurses." Two photos of a very unusual book, published in 1937: "The Sexual History of the World War." One shows the book's title pages; the other shows the first page of a chapter on "The Eroticism of Nurses," including subsections such as "Sexual Curiosity of Nurses," "Nursing as Sex Outlet," "Strange Visits of Women to the Trenches," and "Reaction of Soldiers to Lusts of Nurses."
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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"Complicated," from "The Lioness Awakens," by Lauren Eden, Castle Point Books, New York, 2018.

#laureneden #poetry #poets #womenpoets #poetrybooks #castlepointbooks #bookphotos #complicatedbylaureneden #complicated
A photo of the book "The Lioness Awakens," by Lauren Eden. The book is open to a poem called "Complicated," which reads: "You're only complicated to a man / who simply wants to fuck you."
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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"...I had helped him twice, and now I was a woman. It might take him a while to forgive me for that, no matter how grateful he was."

- Octavia Butler, "Parable of the Sower"

#octaviabutler #parableofthesower #earthseed #sexism #forgiveness #gratitude
November 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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"Bitches get stuff done."
- Tina Fey

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3vA...

#tinafey #amypoehler #funny #bitchesgetstuffdone #snl #saturdaynightlive #iavoidthewordbitches #but #hellyeah
Tina Fey on Update - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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November 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Along Lessing Street. Model: Ardis

#colorportraits #colorful #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #chicago #beautifulwomen #goth #gothgirls #portraits #portraitphotography #ardis #graffiti
A beautiful woman clad entirely in black is seated on a railroad tie along a Chicago street. Her hair is bright blue and the wall behind her is painted with murals and graffiti.
November 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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I copied the wrong post, but HERE is more on the 3.5% figure: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world
Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.
www.bbc.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Brinna Kelly's "The Fare" is an unappreciated gem. I'm tempted to say "If you like (unnamed), you'll love this" - but if I told you what "unnamed" is, I would be risking a spoiler.

#brinnakelly #thefare #mysteries #movies #films #underappreciated #smart
The Fare (2019) | Official Trailer | Gino Anthony Pesi | Brinna Kelly | Jason Stuart
YouTube video by DREAD
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November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I couldn’t be prouder of how Chicago came together to support our neighbors.

Greg Bovino may be gone, but the lessons of community support will live on as a model to push back against Trump’s extreme enforcement raids.
Grassroots resistance swells in the wake of the immigration crackdown in Chicago
Chicago is no longer the main focus of the federal immigration crackdown. For one neighborhood group, the intense enforcement activity was a test of resistance tactics they developed eight years ago.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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"There is no difference between Gods and monsters, child. Each in their own way wields their power to terrorize."

Nikita Gill, from "Hekate"

#nikitagill #quotes #hekate #poetry #verse #gods #monsters #religion
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Dance with Death. Model: Van Helsing

#tattoos #tattooedwomen #ink #inked #inkedwomen #ballet #blackandwhite #monochrome #monochromemonday #hiddenwomen #vanhelsing #dancewithdeath
Black and white photo of a tattoo on a woman's thigh. She is a dancer, and the tattoo shows a skeleton in a tutu.
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Smile Like the Sun. Model: Sunshine

#happiness #smiles #womenandbooks #monochromemonday #monochrome #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhiteportraits #beautifulwomen #melanin #smilelikethesun #sunshine #originalphotography #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer
Black and white photo of a woman smiling broadly. Taken in the Harold Washington Library in 2024.
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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From "Home Body" by Rupi Kaur, @andrewsmcmeel.bsky.social, 2021

#rupikaur #love #homebody #poetry #poetrybooks #poets #artists #books #booksky #andrewsmcmeel
A fragment of a poem by Rupi Kaur, from the book "Home Body." (Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, Missouri, 2021) It reads: "Sometimes 'i love you' means i have nowhere else to go" A small illustration below the poem shows a figure holding ou flowers to another reclining figure.
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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By the Windows. Model: A.H.

#photography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #originalphotography #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #hiddenwomen #beautifulwomen #naturallight #sansbook #bythewindows #a.h.
A black and white photo of a woman in front of the windows in a downtown loft. Her face is concealed by a hat, but she is otherwise unclothed. Sunlight is streaming in through the windows.
November 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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"First, I wish you noble like Zapata,
because a man is one who guards
those weaker than himself."

Sandra Cisneros, from "Arturito the Amazing Baby Olmec Who Is Mine by Way of Water"
("Loose Woman," Vintage Books, 1994)

#sandracisneros #men #nobility #zapata #heroes #poetry #poets #poetrybooks
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Red Lips and Research. Model: Venus

#womenandbooks #womenreading #hiddenwomen #kinsey #redlips #venus #originalphotography #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer
A woman with bright red lipstick and red nail polish is sitting on a park bench. Most of her face is hidden. She is reading Kinsey's "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female."
November 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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There must be a revised edition of this 1873 book on etiquette. The new version presumably explains that referring to women as "Piggy" is acceptable, for our very stable genius president would never behave in a manner contrary to common decency.

#trump #fucktrump #piggy #vintagebooks #booksky
Photo of a beautiful 1873 copy of "The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette," by Cecil B. Hartley. Published by J. S. Locke & Company.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Casual Photography, Wicker Park. Model: @cassandra-fowler.bsky.social

#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #streetphotography #portraits #photos #photography #womenwithcameras #streetphotographer #chicagomodel #chicagophotographer #originalphotography #cj #cassandrafowler
Black and white photo of a woman, leaning against the side of a building, looking down at the screen of her camera.
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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"He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on farms by knights or princes or wolves. It strikes him as unfair to not have the same fanciful opportunity himself."

Erin Morgenstern, "The Night Circus"
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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"I have never had a place.
What do you think it is
that gives me my courage?"
- @nikitagill.bsky.social, from "Hekate"

I think of this when I see Trump's thugs cowering beneath body armor as they try to kidnap immigrants and refugees.

#nikitagill #ice #borderpatrol #fuckice #fucktrump #fuckbovino
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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The Key to Her Heart Is in There Somewhere

#keys #secrets #love #longing #desire #hope
Many small skeleton keys are arranged on wooden surface. Several of the keys have decorative hearts.
November 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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"She'll wish to talk with them, but she won't because any interest from her would be sure to be misunderstood. Her body as usual would get in the way of free speech."

Margaret Atwood, "The Blind Assassin"

#margaretatwood #literature #theblindassassin #sexism #atwood
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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"A woman they cannot control,
whether Goddess or mortal,
is a dangerous woman."

Nikita Gill, from "Hekate"

#nikitagill #quotes #dangerouswomen #hekate #hecate #myths #mythology #poetry #women #dangerous #witches #goddess #resist
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM