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Diane Magras (she/her)3d ago

Michael Magras 20h ago

Folks, could I trouble you to boost this message? I'm trying to get elected officials in Maine to introduce gun reform legislation. They are declining to even answer me. If you could boost my message and help me to put public pressure on them, I would be grateful. Thank you. #Politics #Maine #Guns #Democrats #US #USpol

Stephanie Burgis 3d ago

It's Day 2 of the B&N Preorder sale, and you can preorder Enchanting the Fae Queen for 25% off with the code PREORDER25! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/enchanting-the-fae-queen-stephanie-burgis/1147243826

And of course you can preorder it everywhere else as well: https://stephanieburgis.com/books/enchanting-the-fae-queen

#romance #fantasy

Diane Magras (she/her)Jul 6

@Coreyartus That is such a gorgeous piece! And so many congrats!!! An honor well-deserved.

Diane Magras (she/her)Jul 5

Assoc for Scottish Literature Jul 5

July. Summer on the island
muffles in scarves.
Merino-socked, Berghaus-booted,
swap cocoon of car
for hilly slither. Pilgrim-trail
with sodden strangers,
step in time to the cadence of rain…

—Nikki Robson, “The Callanish Stones”
published in Other Worlds: An Anthology of Scottish Island Poems (Birlinn, 2022)

https://birlinn.co.uk/2022/06/20/poem-of-the-week-the-callanish-stones-by-nikki-robson/

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Hebrides #Lewis #Callanish #StandingStones #tourism

Diane Magras (she/her)Jul 5

So much sympathy to all the dog owners whose poor pups are shuddering right now terrified, burrowing under desks, tables, and blankets; into closets or any small space they can find regardless of their size; the booms and unnatural thunder, the rapid-fire explosions, sending a primal terror through their sweet domestic minds.

#fireworks #dogs

Diane Magras (she/her)Jul 5

No Explosions
By Naomi Shihab Nye

To enjoy
fireworks
you would have
to have lived
a different kind
of life

#poetry

Indivisible ❌👑Jul 3

There’s a LOT of work to do to support & protect the folks who will feel the most pain from this bill. But ultimately, the only way we can reverse these policies is defeating the GOP goons & winning back power. There will be infuriating stories about Trump & Republicans' “triumph.” But together, we can write tomorrow’s headlines: National fury. The coming political payback. And we can lay the groundwork for the headline on the AM of 11/4/2026: Republicans wiped out in historic electoral tsunami.

Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈Jul 3

The following 15 states have Democratic trifectas. They can pass universal health care systems before the 2026 elections.

CA, CO,, CT, DE HI, IL, MD, ME, NJ, NM, MA, NY, OR, RI, WA

#USPol #OneBigBullshitBill #RepublicansDidThis

Nomdeb Jul 3

It is shocking and hurts the heart that four votes is all it took for America to take such a dark, deranged and damaging turn. On the other hand four is a very close vote.

We have a huge amount of work to do to reverse this abomination. To try to educate those who voted Republican or who did not vote. To boot the extremists out of public office. But it is NOT out of reach.

And meantime we must also do all we can to help those who are harmed.

Michael Magras Jul 3

They gutted America's social safety net, and they're celebrating. Republicans are pure evil. #Politics #Republicans #Economy #Medicaid #SNAP #Taxes #Hypocrisy #US #USpol

On this day in 1978, the rainbow flag first flew as a symbol of pride. It was raised at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day.

The rainbow flag was designed by Gilbert Baker and a collective of artists and activists. It was suggested by Harvey Milk, the USA's first openly gay elected politician. Milk wanted a symbol of pride for the gay community.

The eight stripes of the rainbow flag each carried symbolism which was meaningful to the community. The fabric was hand-dyed to convey these colours.

Later in 1978, Milk was assassinated. Demand for the rainbow flag soared. This led to difficulties in procuring fabric in pink, and stock rainbow flags with seven stripes being used instead. The pink stripe was ultimately scrapped.

By 1979, the rainbow flag had settled into the six stripe variant that we see today - turquoise and indigo integrated into a different shade of blue. This was because the flag needed an even number of stripes to decorate each side of the street in a 1979 pride parade.

Two rainbow flags were sewn for the 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade. Each was 18 metres long. The original flags were lost for years. A fragment of one was rediscovered in 2020, and is now displayed at San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society museum.

All images courtesy of GLBT Historical Society.

Angela Glansbury 🚽Jun 25

@vagina_museum
these colours don't run 💪😾

Michelle Hughes Jun 25

@vagina_museum

That is a lot of meters!!

Willow 🏳️‍⚧️🏴🇵🇸Jun 25

@vagina_museum so… we basically commercialised the Pride flag by erasing sex.

CassandraVert Jun 26

@vagina_museum I was a teenager living not far from San Francisco at the time. I also belonged to a club called Rainbow Girls, which was big at the time. Our flag had 7 colors (no pink). The first time I saw the pride flag in the city, I was excited because I thought a Rainbow Girl must live there. Then I noticed the flag had only 6 colors, and I was confused.