Julia S.

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Non-stop book reviewing lady! Also writer, editor, aunt, godmother, curmudgeon. I love books and birds.

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greetings from a bunch of people eating fried food and waiting for fireworks

always an essential read on this complicated day—thank you, Dr. Flowers

Over at the Bad Place, I made a tradition of posting Douglass' "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth of July," and I intend to carry on that tradition here. Since most versions you read in classes or in textbooks have parts omitted, the link below has the full text of the speech.

(1852) Frederick Douglass, "What, To The Slave, Is The Fourth Of July" •www.blackpast.org On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass was invited to address the citizens of his hometown, Rochester, New York. Whatever the expectations of his audience on that 76th anniversary of the signing of the D...

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just watched 74 people speaking at least a dozen different languages become american citizens in a ceremony at monticello, where the speakers were themselves children of immigrants. inspiring stuff and a vivid illustration of what reactionaries want to snuff out

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Why I Don't Vote (OK, I Do Vote, but I Would Like to Discourage You, NY Times Reader, For Doing So For Some Reason) Via @bubbaprog.ilovecitr.us

Man, if it turns out that the right winger telling NY Times readers that they should follow his example and not vote did in fact vote in the last two elections, the Times should add this to the piece. Better than a retraction, since it illustrates a willful hypocrisy.

this is the thing this is always the thing exploiting admiration and obligation for sex is always wrong

I don't know, maybe stop fucking employees, barely-legal fans, and students, as issues of consent are always going to be extremely problematic in these situations at the best of times. Not that there's ever actual consequences, which is why guys keep doing it, but jesus. C'mon. Be an adult.

DAZZLING, HEARTBREAKING, VIVIDLY real novel tells the story of a man whose life is spent on the margins, from a childhood on his stepfather’s Penobscot Nation reservation to an adulthood frozen in regret and yearning. SOLID A 💙📚 #bookreviews bookshop.org/p/books/fire...

Fire Exit a book by Morgan Taltybookshop.org From the porch of his home, Charles Lamosway has watched the life he might have had unfold across the river on Maine's Penobscot Reservation. On the far bank, he caught brief moments of his neighbor E...

make a band bready Kaiser Chiefs 😉 Bapfinger

Make a band bready The Bread Kennedys

SURPRISINGLY TENDER HORROR tale uses clear, precise prose to capture the profound uncanniness of liminal spaces like a shopping mall in decline, with the accompanying terrors of aging and loss of ability. Insightful and scary! B PLUS 💙📚 #SelfPublishedSunday www.barnesandnoble.com/w/i-found-a-...

I Found a Lost Hallway in a Dying Mall (I Found Horror)|eBookwww.barnesandnoble.com In a dying mall, Lisa hears a cry for help.★★★★★ - "A landscape of of liminal horrors." Debra Castaneda, author of The Root WitchLisa finds her senile old coworker, Saswi...

okay, but I would buy a lot of the toys if this was for reals

Disney is releasing a version of Nosferatu, too. There’s singing and dancing and Nosferatu learns an important lesson at the end. Don’t forget the wacky sidekicks…a wise-cracking vampire bat and dopey spider that’s always getting into crazy situations.

high recommend for Sid’s art, and you cannot beat his prices!

sunday evening reminder that you can buy some art from me, sid, either existing art, which is basically pay what you want, or also mininum 5 dollars custom drawings! sidvicio.us

no thanks, Mike, I’ve already had enough

Mike’s hard generational trauma.

@paulduane.bsky.social @cormacos.bsky.social @endaodowd.bsky.social do any of you know a print place in Dublin that can help with this project at all? thanks if so

I’ll take any recs from Dubliners for fast printing of an A0 size color poster that isn’t super pricey (I technically don’t need it until the morning of July 11…) Latest possible submission deadline appreciated, but can probably be done by 5pm July 5…

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When you’re disabled or chronically ill - going to the ER can be an incredibly difficult undertaking. We’re often gaslit & dismissed and can’t risk infection with COVID or deterioration of our baseline. My tips for surviving & improving a hospital visit: disabledginger.substack.com/p/tips-for-s...

only one of these people has expressed views that are similar to those of theocratic regimes enforced by ruthless religious and moral police and it is not Peter Davison’s son-in-law

I love how this is going to end deadline.com/2024/06/jk-r...

J.K. Rowling Blasts “Gender Taliban” David Tennant After ‘Harry Potter’ Actor Said “Whinging” Trans Critics Are On “Wrong Side Of History”deadline.com JK Rowling has branded 'Harry Potter' actor David Tennant the "gender taliban" after he said transgender critics are on the "wrong side of history."

this is exciting—Pagan is so good at deep, thorough dives into important topics and her writing is always so sharp and clear really looking forward to this, although I imagine it will be emotionally challenging to read

Glad to see that Pagan Kennedy is publishing a 📗 on the history of the rape kit — a case study on method, evidence, expertise, gender, etc www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677425... (I ref'd her in my own piece on tookits as aesthetic + methodological objects: tool-shed.org/unboxing-the...)

The Secret History of the Rape Kit by Pagan Kennedy: 9780593314715 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com Marty Goddard dreamed up a new crime-solving tool—a kit that could help rape survivors fight for justice. This thrilling investigation tells the story of the troubled, heroic woman who...

I told you Alma had final girl energy! #horrorwatch

is the mother emotionally fragile and that’s why they don’t tell her about the murder worms? #horrorwatch

there’s our mandatory boobs shot! #horrorwatch

is everyone in this entire town selling antiques out of their garage? it’s very Vermont in that way #horrorwatch

#horrorwatch Evil Sheriff, always a staple I think the shouting dude with the combover at the drugstore counter should count as “Loud American” for bingo-card purposes; what do you say?

#horrorwatch did we have “casual sexual harassment” on the Bingo card?

got to bring my brand new wooden tennis racket with me to Fly Creek to stay at my long-distance girlfriend’s decrepit family home #horrorwatch

Martin Mull was a distinctive talent on so many levels Fernwood 2 Night was sheer brilliance

Memory eternal, Martin Mull youtu.be/Nx5fsOHML1I?...

The History Of White People In America (1985) | Martin Mull Fred Willardyoutu.be In ths "mockumentary," host Martin Mull discusses the contributions that white people have made to the U.S., visits the Institute of White Studies, and follows a typical white family as they go about their everyday lives. - IMDb.com Shared for historical purposes. I do not own the rights. ##### Reelblack's mission is to educate, elevate, entertain, enlighten, and empower through Black film. If there is content shared on this platform that you feel infringes on your intellectual property, please email me at [email protected] and [email protected] with details and it will be promptly removed.

AN ARTIST YEARNING FOR TRANSCENDENCE finds an unlikely path toward it in her complicated attraction to an injured ballerina. Lyrical prose both lush and austere traces a many-leveled tale of longing and self-knowledge. B PLUS 💙📚 #bookreviews bookshop.org/p/books/exhi...

Exhibit a book by R. O. Kwonbookshop.org "Hypnotic...a haunting romance about desire, obsession, and ambition that is sure to get your heart rate up." --Time Magazine "Bewitching." --People Magazine "A highly sensory experience...lingers lik...

just text me directly next time, Ishmael—this is embarrassing on main

And I, you, and he; and we, ye, and they, are all bats; and I’m a crow

going to go not watch the old dudes doing their respective things now see you all tomorrow!

just enjoying the outdoor belly dance on a Thursday evening, as one does

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Finally digging into today's opinion. It's much more nuanced than everyone on here is giving it credit for 🙄

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So will the court be publishing its pricing tiers for services or do we need to workshop it ourselves from past disclosures because I say we put together a funding round and go get some rights