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Sheila Allen
@sheilatronica.bsky.social
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She/her, fan of many sf books and authors esp queer & progressive books.

Distrust oligarchic narratives when they divide us. Solidarity is survival. Nonviolent resistance works best. Keep hope alive!
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The actual problem is that the Democratic Party is associated with a host of terminology that it doesn't actually use. The reason for this is almost certainly right-wing propaganda designed to link those terms to Democrats (note, again, that Lindsey Cormack's analysis found that many of the offending terms were found in Republican newsletters, being used to disparage Democrats as out of touch). To quote Cormack, "the Third Way memo reads less like an audit of Democrats' language and more like a list of terms Republicans tell us Democrats are saying.
August 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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It paused to relax a bit on my leg before starting the climb in earnest
March 13, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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March 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Last fall in DFW when a giant moth climbed up my body to rest in my armpit.
March 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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I really like how hashtag navigation works on Bluesky, with the little popup giving convenient choices about how to explore the hashtag.
Example art image hashtag, providing a choice whether to view the #art hashtag for one person, or to show all #art hashtags.
March 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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March 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Someone considering serious business, matters of love and survival.
Closeup of the same furry critter
February 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Cont’d from above Democracy Now interview with Chris Dols

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February 21, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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From that Democracy Now inteview:
February 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Screenshot of a freeze frame of video of a giant moth climbing human leg without explanation.
February 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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I feel that the Earthseed religion in the Parable books deserves a lot of attention, and I loved seeing it referenced in the wonderful sf novel "A Half-Built Garden" by @r-emrys.bsky.social during an interfaith part of a Passover dinner. Emrys credits Butler in the book's acknowledgements.
December 8, 2024 at 3:08 AM