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herhandsmyhands

@herhandsmyhands@romancelandia.club

Reads (mostly genre romance). Crafts. Rabble rouses. Rants. She/her. Doesn't look like Rita Hayworth. Sweary. Blocks with abandon.

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I read K.J. Charles' Death in the Spires (it comes out this Thursday 4/11), and it's magnificent.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/death-in-the-spires-by-k-j-charles/

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Seriously, I want everyone I know to read this book ASAP, so we can all talk about it.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/death-in-the-spires-by-k-j-charles/

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By Kelly Jensen at Book Riot:

Common Myths about Book Bans.

#Libraries #BookBans #BookRiot

https://bookriot.com/common-myths-about-book-bans

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@romancelandia

If you care about books, about libraries, and about your own freedom to read (and write) whatever the hell you want, it behooves you to pay attention. Currently, Kelly Jensen is the only journalist devoted to this beat, 24/7, for several years now.

Here's her call to action: pay attention and show up locally; don't hope for someone else to stand up for your rights.

#Libraries #BookBans #Bookstodon

https://bookriot.com/how-public-libraries-are-targeted/

The ways to respond have been outlined in the several years we’ve been covering book banning and censorship here. The long and short: show up and vote — only 18% of my county’s eligible voters even bothered in last week’s election, meaning that fewer than 1 in 5 adults decided the fate of the entire county (I’m in a state where we have some of the easiest access to voting nationwide, so imagine the numbers where barriers purposefully erase voices); show up and use your library; show up by writing everyone who represents you and tell them the value of the library; show up and run for boards; show up and write and speak at board meetings; show up and find as many library supporters as you can to do all of these things and more, regularly. If you work in libraries, you can do all of these things, as well as ensure your collection management policies are airtight; that you are advocating for yourself and not just hoping outside groups do so; use the data to continue emphasizing how trustworthy you are seen in your community — it is leaps and bounds more than the politicians in your community.

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    April is sexual assault awareness month, and Kelly Jensen, who has worked tirelessly for years to document and fight book banning and the destruction of libraries has a seasing piece on how these two things interest, over at Book Riot (CW for mentions of rape, sexual assault, forced prostitution, etc)

    https://bookriot.com/sexual-assault-awareness-month-book-banning/

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    “A Long Island midwife is accused of falsifying hundreds of vaccination records for children she fed oral pellets in lieu of medically approved vaccines.” 😡 https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/01/17/long-island-midwife-fake-vaccination-records/

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @luckytran holy god

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    🏆 Oh suh-NAP! (He should have said, “Mr. President…SIR, with tears in his eyes…” for bonus mockage)

    Via Kyle Griffin:

    President , speaking at a Texas fundraiser: "Just the other day, this defeated looking man came up to me and said: 'Mr. President I need your help. I'm in crushing debt. I'm completely wiped out.' I had to say, 'Donald, I can't help you'."

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @GottaLaff The fact that the Rump is on ads on YouTube actually having to say "I'm humbly begging you" is indeed indicative of how deep the hole is.

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @GottaLaff
    All of this, plus: it's Trump who's on the ballot; that's the name and persona in the mind of any voters who haven't yet made their minds who they're voting for in November.

    @franktaber @CassandraZeroCovid

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    Heads up, horror and Gothic fans!

    Romancing The Gothic is organizing a fundraising event for the UK charity Magic Breakfast! For as little as 5 pounds you can ensure a child eats a healthy breakfast for a month. Come for the cause, stay for the writing workshops!

    @romancelandia @bookstodon

    #RomBkBlog #IndieAuthors

    Date, schedule, and all other details available at:

    https://romancingthegothic.com/2024/03/19/goths-for-breakfast/comment-page-1/?unapproved=1916&moderation-hash=c5ec3b46a7317087cf3296afa90d69e3#respond

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    Porch guardian. Photo from my collection, ca. 1918 - 1922.

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @CatsOfYore another gorgeous, regal feline.

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    The Humane Society of Chittenden County released their 2023 annual report today - as many of you know I have fundraisers twice a year for them and in 2023 I was able to raise $13,792 thanks to you! You helped do all this! https://www.hsccvt.org/files/galleries/HSCC_2023_Annual_Report.pdf

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    @CatsOfYore ❤️

    Thank you for all you do (your cats and kitties are a balm to the soul--to say nothing of your commentary and descriptions)

    jvw , to bookstodon group
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    at the risk of sounding like a huge book nerd (I know so little), IMPOSITION OF UNNECESSARY OBSTACLES by @older is physically a beautiful book. No idea what that type is, but it's so satisfying, and looks great on the title page.

    And okay, this is weird, but am I wrong? did they use a fancy ink to print it? It's so crisp and silky, looks like what you'd buy in a pot at the stationary store.

    ... leaving aside the story as written, which is delicious.

    @bookstodon
    #SFF

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @jvw such a good story! the characters are wonderful, the writing voice is so engaging, and the worldbuilding is top notch.

    @older @bookstodon

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    @romancelandia @bookstodon #IndieAuthors

    Do yourselves a good turn and make sure to follow Author Beware by @victoriastrauss

    The most recent post is about #CityOwlPress, but there's wisdom that applies to all small presses:
    "there is a kind of alchemical process where long-standing strains and stresses within a publisher...abruptly reach critical mass and boil to the surface in the form of a rush of complaints."

    https://writerbeware.blog/2024/03/08/author-complaints-at-city-owl-press/

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    Here's yet another essential resource for #IndieAuthors from @victoriastrauss: a list of the legitimate publishing people and organizations who are most frequently impersonated by scammers, as well as a short primer on how to recognize a scam/phishing attempt that's apparently coming from a legitimate source.

    https://writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/the-impersonation-list/

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    PSA #IndieAuthors #Scams

    @romancelandia @bookstodon Via @victoriastrauss (whose blog you really should be following), another variation on scamming newbie/indie/self-publishing authors.

    And remember: sharing (really good advice and scam warnings) is caring. Boost away!

    https://writerbeware.blog/2024/04/05/the-scam-of-book-licensing/

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    We need better COVID vaccines, Long COVID treatments, climate solutions & more.

    But at a time when we need to fund science most, the government is cutting science agency budgets.

    A $9B cut to the NSF, $7B cut to NASA, & cuts also to EPA, USGS & NIST.

    https://www.science.org/content/article/final-u-s-spending-bills-offer-gloomy-outlook-science

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @luckytran

    but the budget for the Pentagon--which can't pass a damn audit, by the way--keeps ballooning.

    These are the priorities of the wealthy: ensuring their own contracts with the military engine, humanity and the planet be damned.

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    I just came across this TikTok " for their for dinner" remark", and I love how clear the goal and mechanism to achieve it are: if enough people do this one fairly little thing for a full quarter, the powerful will notice, and can be forced to change their behavior.

    That's how boycotts work, after all.

    https://www.tiktok.com/@tallgirl6234/video/7340723750792367403

    There's a playlist, where she answers a lot of "but..." and "what if..." comments. Go listen.

    More at: https://www.letthemeatcereal.org/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    No reading is happening, but other things are. I would be grateful if you could spread the word, far and wide.

    #LetThemEatCereal

    #RomBkBlog

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    ICYMI: I would very much appreciate it if you would read this and share it far and wide: #LetThemEatCereal

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    We are just under three weeks away from the start of the #LetThemEatCereal #KelloggsBoycott ---just time enough to find out what products you regularly buy you need to find alternates for.

    If you have no idea what I'm talking about, all the details and links to more information here:

    Please boost and share for wider reach; every person who has the means to participate helps.

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Please boost: there are only two weeks until the #KelloggsBoycott starts; you still have time to plan your buying strategy so as not to give any of your hard earned money to the corporation that literally said, " #LetThemEatCereal for dinner"

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

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    Have you heard? Next Monday, we are telling #Kelloggs executives' to eat cereal for their dinner.

    There's still time to get ready and participate in the #KelloggsBoycott #LetThemEatCereal

    More information at:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    ICYMI: Next Monday, we are telling #Kelloggs executives' to eat cereal for their dinner.

    There's still time to get ready and participate in the #KelloggsBoycott #LetThemEatCereal

    More information at:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    Starting Monday, the against starts.

    Don't know about it? Here's your context, and links to more resources:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    Remember: collective actions works, but it only works when lots of people join. So. Join. Tell the rich to eat cereal for their dinner.

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Starting today, #LetThemEatCereal. The #KelloggsBoycott is not an April Fools prank; it's a way for everyone who has seen their grocery bills go up and up and up over the pandemic (while wages remain stagnant), to come together and effect change.

    For more context and resources:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    Something some people who don't like to "talk politics" will appreciate: you can join the #KelloggsBoycott without announcing it (online, to your friends, extended family, co-workers, etc). You can...just do it.

    Tall girl 6234 explains it here on TikTok:
    https://www.tiktok.com/@tallgirl6234/video/7352878968036511022

    More context in her feed, or in this blog post by yours truly:
    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    Because it's time to #LetThemEatCereal

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Hello, lovely people, it's April 2, and we are full-on into the #KelloggsBoycott! If you don't know what I mean, go check this post out:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    You'll get context and links to the information you need to tell the CEOs that it's time for them to fucking eat cereal for dinner--and lunch and breakfast.

    The 99% deserves to be able to afford actual food and have a few dollars left over to spend on whatever the fuck we want.

    #LetThemEatCereal

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Day three of the #KelloggsBoycott and counting up to three whole months for a full quarter earnings report that makes the assholes' up in the C suite take notice.

    #LetThemEatCereal

    Don't know the context? Here you go, for information and useful links:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    And remember: sharing is caring! Boost, share, tell your friends, and join.

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    Have you heard? We are boycotting Kellogg's products for 90 days, to let the CEOs and other C-suite rich people that the rest of us deserve to be able to buy actual food for dinner (and lunch and breakfast), and that we will not put up with their obscene joy in exploiting us. (wages: stagnant. profit: up 28% in 3 years).

    #LetThemEatCereal #KelloggsBoycott

    Want more context and information? Got you covered:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    (please boost, share, tell a friend, join)

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia

    #LetThemEatCereal

    Housekeeping note: Am I going to post about the #KelloggsBoycott every day for the whole 80+ days left?

    Probably.

    Because there's always someone who hasn't heard about any of this who would join, if they only knew it's happening.

    And so I ask you again to boost and share, and let someone offline know about it.

    More context and details here:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Another day, another reminder: we are boycotting all Kellogg's products for a full quarter, in protest for their CEO blithely telling people who can't afford meat and eggs to "eat cereal for dinner".

    Wages are stagnant (millions haven't seen a raise in years), Kellogg's profit is up 28% in three years.

    #LetThemEatCereal #KelloggsBoycott

    Context, information, links:
    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    Please boost, share, tell a friend, JOIN!

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Day six of the #KelloggsBoycott As you run out of their products, please, look for alternatives, to tell the C-suite assholes that the 99% are on to them, and won't let them keep raising prices at will without protest.

    Kellogg's prices have been raised 28% in the past few years. Most people haven't even seen a full 2% raise per year in the same time.

    #LetThemEatCereal

    Please share, boost, tell others, join.

    For more context:
    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    Day seven of the #KelloggsBoycott!

    Why? Kellogg's corporation profits have gone up 28% in the last few years; the wages of the 99% have not (in fact, millions haven't seen a raise over 1% or 2% per year in the same period)

    For more context and information:
    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    #LetThemEatCereal

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia @bookstodon

    Have you heard? The #KelloggsBoycott is underway!

    You can read all about it and find links to more resources and information on how to participate (and why), here:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

    Down with unbridled corporate greed! Everyone deserves to be able to afford real food for dinner (or any other meal)

    #LetThemEatCereal

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    For the record, Taylor Swift and her team still implement multiple COVID precautions in 2024 including restricting interactions and activities with people outside of her bubble, and wearing masks.

    https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/why-taylor-swift-wont-meet-with-aussie-fans-while-down-under-221016650.html

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    @luckytran And in this they are not different from any of the wealthy and powerful of the world.

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    Last year, workers took 20 sick days as Germany's economy shrank by 0.3%. A study suggests with less sick leave, the economy would have grown by 0.5%.

    This is why the US wants to weaken COVID guidance despite no change in science. They want to risk worker health for the economy.

    Source:
    https://www.n-tv.de/wirtschaft/Studie-Rekord-Krankenstand-fuehrte-zur-Rezession-article24690123.html

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @luckytran You can only squeeze so much blood from the peasants before there aren't enough peasants to squeeze.

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    I just published a letter in @washingtonpost on the CDC's potential change in COVID isolation guidelines.

    "COVID isn’t over, and we shouldn’t act like it is"

    Link: https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/16/covid-isnt-over-we-shouldnt-act-like-it-is/

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    @luckytran Thank you!!!

    luckytran , to random
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    It's ridiculous how much attention is given to those complaining about restrictions that haven't existed for over 2 years.

    Meanwhile, complete silence about excluding disabled and higher risk people from most of society indefinitely due to the current lack of COVID protections.

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @luckytran And far too many immunocompromised and disabled people don't have the resources to avoid exposure--from buying groceries and on.

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    Latest data from the CDC: Only 21.5% of US adults have gotten their updated COVID vaccine.

    herhandsmyhands ,
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    @luckytran Most people don't know about the bridge program, or how to ask for it when the pharmacists don't know what it is.

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    Brit friends, help? Would someone from a good family--not aristocracy, but perhaps landed gentry--refer to themselves as "a posh" when talking to someone else? As in, "I may be a posh from (place), but..."

    (please share for reach)

    ETA: question answered; thanks!

    #Language #LanguageHelp

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    Hey, @romancelandia, please boost and share!

    , a genre romance authors-led effort that raised over US$750,000 for the 2020 and 2022 elections, mostly through silent auctions and funneling donations to Democratic candidates.

    They're ramping up their efforts again, but since Xitter is, well, shitty, you can sign up for email notices here:
    https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8

    For more context, here's a write up of the group from 2022:
    https://www.themarysue.com/romancing-the-vote-stacey-abrams-fair-fight-midterms/

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    ICYMI, @romancelandia:

    , a genre romance authors-led effort that raised over US$750,000 for the 2020 and 2022 elections, mostly through silent auctions and funneling donations to Democratic candidates and voter registration initiatives, are ramping up their efforts again, and you can sign up for email notifications here:
    https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8

    Want context? Here it is:
    https://www.themarysue.com/romancing-the-vote-stacey-abrams-fair-fight-midterms/

    Please share and boost!

    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    @romancelandia ICYMI:

    are ramping up their efforts again, and you can sign up for email notifications here:

    https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8

    Context:
    https://www.themarysue.com/romancing-the-vote-stacey-abrams-fair-fight-midterms/

    Please boost and share.

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    herhandsmyhands OP ,
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    ICYMI: is back! Find out the details and sign up for notifications, to donate items or just to bid when they go live again.

    @romancelandia

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/romancing-the-vote-2024-edition/

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    @romancelandia

    Reminder: is back! You can register to receive notifications when the auction starts (or to donate items/help) by filling a simple google form.

    Don't know what I'm talking about?

    Find all the context you need here:

    https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/romancing-the-vote-2024-edition/

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