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endingsThe road west was wide open, and I listened to music my parents would have hated the whole way back to Spokane.
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Nov. 11th, 2025 05:50 pmspiralsheep posting in endingsHis father asks, "What should we give her?"
This child says, "The moon."
And they do.
They blow up a gray balloon and draw on its craters and tell me this story. And they give me the moon.
This child says, "The moon."
And they do.
They blow up a gray balloon and draw on its craters and tell me this story. And they give me the moon.
The Nameless Land by Kate Elliott
Nov. 11th, 2025 12:05 amrenay posting in ladybusinessI'm pretty stoked that I finished a series I started the same year I started it. Don't look at the fact it's only two books. It still counts, okay!? ( Read more... )
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Nov. 5th, 2025 12:58 pmredbird posting in thisfinecrewThere were ten posts in the community in the past two months:
On Sept. 10,watersword posted about the Restore Trust in Congress Act:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/315708.html
On Sept. 13.toastykitten posted a link roundup about Palestine/Gaza awareness and possible actions.
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316064.html
On Sept. 24,gingicat reminded people about 5 Calls dot Org, and suggested some calls for people in Massachusetts:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316387
On Oct. 1,gingicat posted about the government shutdown:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316542.html
On Oct. 2, I posted about a Boston Globe request for letters about anti-trans views of foster parents:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316711.html
On Oct. 7,toastykitten asked people to call California Gov. Newsom about trans issues:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317077.html
On Oct. 10,mxcatmoon posted about nonviolent resistance training:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317190.html
On Oct. 21,gingicat posted about the What’s Next after No Kings livestream:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317532.html
On Oct. 23,toastykitten posted updated links about Palestine/Gaza:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317729.html
On Oct. 29,otter posted about a Minnesota Medicaid fraud investigation, noting that they weren’t sure what to ask, say, or do about it:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/318026.html
And on Nov. 2.toastykitten posted about a call to end arms sales to the United Arab Emirates:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/318426.html
Thanks to everyone who posted.
Here's a poll to tell us what you've been doing:
As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.
If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. I try to keep the tag list up-to-date. If you need a tag added, you can DM me.
On Sept. 10,
watersword posted about the Restore Trust in Congress Act:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/315708.html
On Sept. 13.
toastykitten posted a link roundup about Palestine/Gaza awareness and possible actions.https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316064.html
On Sept. 24,
gingicat reminded people about 5 Calls dot Org, and suggested some calls for people in Massachusetts:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316387
On Oct. 1,
gingicat posted about the government shutdown:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316542.html
On Oct. 2, I posted about a Boston Globe request for letters about anti-trans views of foster parents:
https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/316711.html
On Oct. 7,
toastykitten asked people to call California Gov. Newsom about trans issues:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317077.html
On Oct. 10,
mxcatmoon posted about nonviolent resistance training:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317190.html
On Oct. 21,
gingicat posted about the What’s Next after No Kings livestream:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317532.html
On Oct. 23,
toastykitten posted updated links about Palestine/Gaza:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/317729.html
On Oct. 29,
otter posted about a Minnesota Medicaid fraud investigation, noting that they weren’t sure what to ask, say, or do about it:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/318026.html
And on Nov. 2.
toastykitten posted about a call to end arms sales to the United Arab Emirates:https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/318426.html
Thanks to everyone who posted.
Here's a poll to tell us what you've been doing:
Poll #33801 November check-in
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 19
In the last two months, I
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called one or both of my senators
6 (31.6%)
called my member of Congress
4 (21.1%)
called my governor
1 (5.3%)
called my mayor, state rep, or other local official
0 (0.0%)
voted
15 (78.9%)
did get-out-the-vote work, such as post-carding or phone- banking
4 (21.1%)
sent a postcard/email/letter/fax to a government official or agency
9 (47.4%)
went to a protest
8 (42.1%)
attended an in-person activist group
1 (5.3%)
went to a town hall
0 (0.0%)
participated in phone or online training
2 (10.5%)
participated in community mutual aid
2 (10.5%)
donated money to a cause
11 (57.9%)
worked for a campaign
1 (5.3%)
did textbanking or phonebanking
1 (5.3%)
took care of myself
13 (68.4%)
not a US citizen, but worked in solidarity in my community
1 (5.3%)
committed to action in the current month
2 (10.5%)
did something else (tell us about it in comments)
3 (15.8%)
As always, everyone is free to make posts about any issues and actions they think the comm should know about. You can also drop information into a comment to our sticky post if you'd like the mods to do it.
If you're looking for information on anything else, you can use our tags to check for any ongoing actions or resources relevant to the issues you care about. I try to keep the tag list up-to-date. If you need a tag added, you can DM me.
Let's Get Literate! Books I Wish I Could Read for the First Time
Nov. 5th, 2025 01:29 amrenay posting in ladybusinessAs we end the year, I'm resisting the capitalistic urge to have my favorites list out in December for Content Reasons. Those of us dedicated to the ways of book blogging know that personal lists are best out in January because there's always a chance a book picked up in the dead space between holidays and the new year hits different. I will link to best of lists in Intergalactic Mixtape (because I am weak, and I love them), but that's it. I will not create my own!
To distract myself, while I was redoing my bookshelves, I made a list of books where I thought, "Wow, I would love to be able to read that again for the first time."
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Since my massive reading slump in 2020, I've become a lot kinder to myself when it comes to re-reading. It's nice to spend time with familiar characters and worlds. I'm trying really hard to be gentle with my brain, which is overtaxed by the Horrors. An election year seems like the perfect time for a reread spree. It's very likely all of these books, and their companion/sequel novels, will be on my December TBR/2026 reading list.
To distract myself, while I was redoing my bookshelves, I made a list of books where I thought, "Wow, I would love to be able to read that again for the first time."
( Read more... )
Since my massive reading slump in 2020, I've become a lot kinder to myself when it comes to re-reading. It's nice to spend time with familiar characters and worlds. I'm trying really hard to be gentle with my brain, which is overtaxed by the Horrors. An election year seems like the perfect time for a reread spree. It's very likely all of these books, and their companion/sequel novels, will be on my December TBR/2026 reading list.
End arms sales to UAE
Nov. 2nd, 2025 07:36 amtoastykitten posting in thisfinecrewUS urged to end arms sales to UAE as it backs genocidal paramilitary in Sudan.
Sen Chris Van Hollen and Rep Sarah Jacobs have reintroduced the Stand Up for Sudan Act - which would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the UAE is no longer providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
Sen Chris Van Hollen and Rep Sarah Jacobs have reintroduced the Stand Up for Sudan Act - which would prohibit U.S. arms sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) until the UAE is no longer providing material support to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan.
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Nov. 2nd, 2025 08:50 amspiralsheep posting in endingsThis is the season of ghosts. Their pale forms are invisible in bright sunlight. Winter makes them clear again.