Ethan
@rhapsodyinrose.bsky.social
34 | He/Him | 🏳️🌈🇺🇸
Librarian, JRPG enthusiast, and sports junkie. Ask me about legal research, what the most underrated RPG series is (it's Xenosaga), or Charlotte FC!
Librarian, JRPG enthusiast, and sports junkie. Ask me about legal research, what the most underrated RPG series is (it's Xenosaga), or Charlotte FC!
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I will always stand with you 🏳️⚧️
August 9, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I will always stand with you 🏳️⚧️
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Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
June 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Full statement of Scott Pelley after he's fired from CBS 60 Minutes, detailing the sort of corruption of journalism Bari Weiss has brought to CBS News:
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new little guy just dropped 🐙
May 25, 2026 at 5:29 PM
new little guy just dropped 🐙
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The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
March 31, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Supreme Court did not strike down conversion therapy bans today.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
Not nationwide. Not in Colorado. Not anywhere.
Here's what actually happened in Chiles v. Salazar—and why the coverage you're seeing serves the conservative legal movement more than it serves you.
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Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life:
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
Every single thing you like and admire and find illuminating or thrilling about HP exists in other books, movies, & series EXCEPT the birth-to-death-scale entertainment-industrial infrastructure of merch and licensing
September 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life:
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
- Lioness Rampant, Pierce
- Chrestomanci, Jones
- Percy Jackson
- A Wrinkle In Time!!!!!
- URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS
- Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!
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it’s not hyperbole, JKR literally said support for HP is support for her transphobia
and she uses the money she makes from it to TRY TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY
if you watch that show please don’t ever speak to me again
trans lives are more important than your fandom of a terrible human’s IP
and she uses the money she makes from it to TRY TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY
if you watch that show please don’t ever speak to me again
trans lives are more important than your fandom of a terrible human’s IP
if Anita Bryant was still alive and promoting Florida orange juice, you couldn't pay me enough to drink it. how is Harry Potter any different?
here is a timeline of JK Rowling's transphobia: web.archive.org/web/20241225...
& here is where her HP money is going: www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
here is a timeline of JK Rowling's transphobia: web.archive.org/web/20241225...
& here is where her HP money is going: www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
March 24, 2026 at 11:40 PM
it’s not hyperbole, JKR literally said support for HP is support for her transphobia
and she uses the money she makes from it to TRY TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY
if you watch that show please don’t ever speak to me again
trans lives are more important than your fandom of a terrible human’s IP
and she uses the money she makes from it to TRY TO TAKE OUR RIGHTS AWAY
if you watch that show please don’t ever speak to me again
trans lives are more important than your fandom of a terrible human’s IP
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March 4, 2026 at 4:18 AM
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SURPRISE! IT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!
@susanlbridges.bsky.social and i wrote this very trans, queer YA romcom graphic novel that’s out in august
it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s about learning to love what makes us different
YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THESE GOOFY TEENS
☀️🌴🎭🚜🐄🌈🏳️⚧️🩷
@susanlbridges.bsky.social and i wrote this very trans, queer YA romcom graphic novel that’s out in august
it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s about learning to love what makes us different
YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THESE GOOFY TEENS
☀️🌴🎭🚜🐄🌈🏳️⚧️🩷
Exclusive: Maverick announces LGBTQIA+ romcom JUST ANOTHER SUMMER
Mad Cave Studios YA imprint Maverick has announced a new LGBTQIA+ graphic novel, Just Another Summer, hitting shelves in August.
Mad Cave Studios YA imprint Maverick has announced a new LGBTQIA+ graphic novel, Just Another Summer, hitting shelves in August.
Exclusive: Maverick announces LGBTQIA+ romcom JUST ANOTHER SUMMER
Mad Cave Studios YA imprint Maverick has announced a new LGBTQIA+ graphic novel, Just Another Summer, hitting shelves in August.
www.comicsbeat.com
February 26, 2026 at 4:00 PM
SURPRISE! IT IS AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!
@susanlbridges.bsky.social and i wrote this very trans, queer YA romcom graphic novel that’s out in august
it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s about learning to love what makes us different
YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THESE GOOFY TEENS
☀️🌴🎭🚜🐄🌈🏳️⚧️🩷
@susanlbridges.bsky.social and i wrote this very trans, queer YA romcom graphic novel that’s out in august
it’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s about learning to love what makes us different
YOU ARE GONNA LOVE THESE GOOFY TEENS
☀️🌴🎭🚜🐄🌈🏳️⚧️🩷
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the best time to stand up for us was years ago when we told you where this was all heading
until cis people decide to stop this,
it’s gonna continue
you see where this is heading
the second best time to stand up for us is NOW
until cis people decide to stop this,
it’s gonna continue
you see where this is heading
the second best time to stand up for us is NOW
As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.
February 26, 2026 at 3:31 AM
the best time to stand up for us was years ago when we told you where this was all heading
until cis people decide to stop this,
it’s gonna continue
you see where this is heading
the second best time to stand up for us is NOW
until cis people decide to stop this,
it’s gonna continue
you see where this is heading
the second best time to stand up for us is NOW
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oh wow, I do love a quality debrief/toolkit -- this is fabulous to see, from Charlotte, NC. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
oh wow, I do love a quality debrief/toolkit -- this is fabulous to see, from Charlotte, NC. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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It is getting harder to see it these days, but I always hold on to this quote from Samwise in LOTR: "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
It is getting harder to see it these days, but I always hold on to this quote from Samwise in LOTR: "There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for."
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
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I am no longer at imminent risk of death so BUY SOME ART FROM ME!
June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I am no longer at imminent risk of death so BUY SOME ART FROM ME!
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If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility
The majority wrote that, even though they have the authority to completely throw out the contested ballots, they decided to instead mandate a cure period for most of the challenged voters.
www.newsobserver.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you are an NC resident and voted in November, please check if your name or the names of any family areone of the 60K votes being challenged. If so, confirm ASAP with your Board of Elections. You only have two weeks.
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
The website to check linked in the reply.
www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...
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Bunch shows how it is done.
The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic.
We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.
The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic.
We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.
NEW: Internal staff email from Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch addressing Trump’s executive order.
“As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges and trumphs.”
“As always, our work will be shaped by the best scholarship, free of partisanship, to help the American public better understand our nation’s history, challenges and trumphs.”
March 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Bunch shows how it is done.
The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic.
We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.
The way he points out what the EO *legally* does (directs the VP, acting as just one of many regents) vs what it claims to do (“change the Smithsonian!”—something POTUS can’t do) is fantastic.
We need more of this, less ppl taking EOs as law.
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DO NOT PANIC
the immediate impact this will have on you is small, they have to enforce it, and there will likely be lawsuits and ways to fight it
it will be a developing story
and cis friends? no shit:
NOW’S THE TIME TO NOT STAND FOR THIS SHIT
be ready to step up and say NO
the immediate impact this will have on you is small, they have to enforce it, and there will likely be lawsuits and ways to fight it
it will be a developing story
and cis friends? no shit:
NOW’S THE TIME TO NOT STAND FOR THIS SHIT
be ready to step up and say NO
🚨 Trump will instruct the federal government tomorrow via an executive order to not recognize that transgender people exist and exclusively recognize people as their sex assigned at birth.
www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...
www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...
EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns. Also: ends housing of biological men in women’s prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.
www.thefp.com
January 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
DO NOT PANIC
the immediate impact this will have on you is small, they have to enforce it, and there will likely be lawsuits and ways to fight it
it will be a developing story
and cis friends? no shit:
NOW’S THE TIME TO NOT STAND FOR THIS SHIT
be ready to step up and say NO
the immediate impact this will have on you is small, they have to enforce it, and there will likely be lawsuits and ways to fight it
it will be a developing story
and cis friends? no shit:
NOW’S THE TIME TO NOT STAND FOR THIS SHIT
be ready to step up and say NO
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*Omega voice*
hello world
hello world
August 28, 2023 at 8:18 PM
*Omega voice*
hello world
hello world