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The Literati
@theliterati.bsky.social
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Proud Armchair Activist, Speaker, Teacher, Content Strategist and Designer, Journalist, Mom.

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Miss Gia says, “Hello, Lotus!”
🐾💕🐾💕
A mixed tan and white beagle pup wearing a pearl collar looks directly into the camera. She is relaxed with one front paw outstretched and the other daintily curled to the side. Her nose is prime for booping.
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Asked and answered playing out in real time on my timeline.
Two posts from a Bluesky timeline: First post is image of a man and woman sitting at a conference table. Text at top says “Did women ruin the workplace? Immediately following is a photo of NYC’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani standing at a podium with five women behind him. Text at top says, “This is what a new era looks like.”
November 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Not all of us voted for this.
Image title: US Presidential 2024 Voter Distribution Pie chart in four colors: Blue, Harris, 72,876,600 or 29.8% (of registered voters) Red, Trump, 75,888,881 or 31.0% Yellow, Third Party, 2,614,009 or 1.1% Green, non-voter, 93,440,400 or 38.1% Source: Axios, Cook Political Report
October 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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I have a beautiful little Ming Aralia just begging for a little pruning. 🥰
September 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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“There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail.”

#Resist
Black text on a light yellow silhouette of the moon from the Reframe app: When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fail. Think of it — always. — Mahatma Gandhi
August 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
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From the article:
August 1, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Of course she was. Hope she doesn’t mind the water rationing.
Headline: US NEWS Texas Al centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut back on showers Photo of dry, cracked desert land, a stream drying up, and four smoke stacks in the distance spewing smoke into the sky.
August 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Meanwhile in Texas…
Headline: US NEWS Texas AI centers guzzle 463 million gallons, now residents are asked to cut down on water. Below the headline is a photo of dry, cracked dirt, a stream drying up, and four smoke stacks in the distance blowing smoke into the sky.
August 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Here’s my Gia, rocking her new pearl collar. Sending love, hugs and lots of boops.🐶🐾🥰
Photo of a light brown and white Beagle-Bull named Gia looking into the camera. She is lying down on her belly. One front paw is outstretched and the other is tucked daintily under her chest. Her head is raised showing her fancy pearl collar.
July 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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When they go low one time too many…

Another distraction and further evidence that President Obama lives rent-free in the, uh, brain of the current shitting PedOTUS.

Still doesn’t mean that Obama’s name should *ever* be in PedOTUS’ disgusting mouth.
President Obama’s statement addressing misinformation about Russia's influence on the 2016 election, with his photo alongside: “Out of respect for the Office of the Presidency, our office doesn’t usually dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction. Nothing in the document shared last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan senate intelligence committee, led by then-chairman Marco Rubio.” Photo and quote source: Meidas Touch Network
July 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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@generalstrikeus.bsky.social have seen this posted, saying “We have a date for the general strike.” Can you confirm this?
Text over a photo of a protest sign: We Protest We Strike We Shut the Country Down Saturday August 9
July 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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View of the Pacific Ocean from the shores of North San Diego County.

#BlueSkyArtShow
#GetOutside
View of the Pacific Ocean from a sandy shore. Three seagulls look out to the ocean from the sand. There’s a clear blue sky with no clouds, creating a serene and open atmosphere.
June 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Agree 💯, especially after reading this 👇🏾.
June 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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I got sucked in by the vitriol over @🧵s. Folks are loosing their collective 💩, talmbout, “OMG, is it even safe to go to California? We’re supposed to go to Monterey, but the riots…”

I tried to do the Lordt’s work, and answer in pictures since they don’t seem to understand words…or geography.
Partial screen grab from google maps showing the distance between Los Angeles and Monterey (319.5 mi), the route to get there (via I-5 and US-101), and drive time (5 hr 10 min).
June 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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No lies detected.

#IStandWithTerryMoran
Text of tweet written by ABC News journalist Terry Moran: The thing about Steven Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that’s not what’s interesting about Miller. It’s not brains. It’s bile. Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He is a world class hater. You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate. Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred is only a means to an end, and that end is his own glorification. That’s his spiritual nourishment.
June 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Clouds at 30K, approaching Sydney, AU at daybreak.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Texture
#NoFilter
View of thick fluffy clouds at sunrise from an airplane window. Clouds have a magenta hue against a bright blue sky.
May 18, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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Jacques Cartier Bridge walkway in Montreal, 2006.
(📷 by my son, who is not on Bluesky).

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Lines
A perspective view of a walkway on Jacques Cartier Bridge in Montreal, Canada. The walkway is made of metal grating, and the high railings on each side are composed of vertical metal bars. The structure above converges to a point in the distance, creating a tunnel-like effect. The background includes parts of a larger bridge structure with greenish elements.
May 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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My neighbor’s cat. A regular visitor to our front yard.
Profile of a loaf-shaped gray tabby with a white chest, staring off in the distance, lounging in grass with a boxwood plant behind it.
May 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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Pope?
Nope.
(📷: The Times Herald)
Image of chimney at the Sistine Chapel with black smoke billowing out, meaning a new pope hasn’t been chosen yet.
May 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Like this? (Photos from a hotel where I stayed for a night fleeing the #EatonFire.)
Broken metal privacy latch in a hotel room. Hotel room door chain latch lock missing the door chain.
May 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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Oh hey, BlueSky! When I’m not deep into #resistance work against fascism, I work in #UX as a #ContentDesigner.

I wrote a book about building #sustainable #content practices, and I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at #ButtonConference this fall.

www.buttonconf.com/2025-confere...
Purple rectangular graphic with the words “I’m speaking at Button 2025, October 22-24, online everywhere.
April 23, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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Check your local listings.
#Resist
April 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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With apologies for the last minute post…saw this on other social media sites over the weekend.

Tried to find info on sponsoring org, but no luck.

I did find it on posted Mobilize as part of some local/regional content in SoCal.

Check your local listings.

#Resist
April 15, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Here is Gia, my Laker Girl, getting a nap in before last night’s game. 🐶🥰🐾
April 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I bought pocket copies for myself, my family members and friends at the end of last year.
Photo of two pocket-sized copies of the US Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Background photo on covers shows a partial view of the American flag.
April 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM