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Sci-fi author, former moderator, and fourth generation Brooklynite. she/her books: norahwoodsey.com/books ALT text for banner: a preschooler drawing of a bear, heart outside his body and face stoic, projected on an interior wall

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So yeah I mean, I am not going to lie and say I was excited to do the full series of childhood vaccinations for my kids, my kids had reactions to nearly all of them, but I fuckin did every single one, you better believe it

06.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

He never married, was never able to leave a shared home with family, and was described to me as the sweetest man and excited to meet the baby.

06.03.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He wasn’t that old and he was in (reasonably) good shape, but his heart has been fucked up by the polio and this was not the first time he had needed cpr. But it failed this time and it haunts my mom.

06.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I try to imagine vaccine hesitancy, but my mom’s uncle was partially paralyzed from childhood polio.

When my mom was 8 months pregnant with my sibling, she found her uncle collapsed on the floor of my great-grandma’s house. She gave him CPR, again she was 8 months pregnant, but her uncle died.

06.03.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's really OK to not be the main character at every point of life and just read and watch stories about other people without turning it into some fulfilment ritual

06.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 0

I maintain that "relatability" is one of the worst things to happen to creative writing and it must be combated

06.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

Adding it to my next book’s playlist

06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I bet he’s done it twice, and thinks that makes him a survivor of hardship and a man of the people who understands it all

06.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Listening to You Get What You Give, which is about a revenge quest if you squint while listening

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

lol

06.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Right? My parenting aim is Authenticity

06.03.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

(yes i embarrass my children, why do you ask)

06.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Remember, friends

if hair is like broccoli, he cheats at monopoly

06.03.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure how many times we have to do this, but if a Young Tech Prodigy appears with this hair, you need to shut them down asap

06.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Now and forever, fuck Ryan Murphy.

Not only is he endlessly full of shit, his productions are famously awful to work on. All Ryan Murphy shows are hostage videos, made by people who wished they could find other work.

06.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
The character β€œDaryl Hannah” portrayed in the series is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John. The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue. I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties. I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s. It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct β€” and they are false.

The character β€œDaryl Hannah” portrayed in the series is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship with John. The actions and behaviors attributed to me are untrue. I have never used cocaine in my life or hosted cocaine-fueled parties. I have never pressured anyone into marriage. I have never desecrated any family heirloom or intruded upon anyone’s private memorial. I have never planted any story in the press. I never compared Jacqueline Onassis’ death to a dog’s. It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct β€” and they are false.

06.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Tbh I couldnt remember if he said that day of so I went with weeks, but I definitely remember him doing media rounds as Famous New Yorker

06.03.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

chili’s baby back ribs

06.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Perry: This St. Patrick’s Day, don’t forget Irish music’s anti-fascist roots Dropkick Murphys, the iconic Irish American punk band, are headlining a free block party March 6 near where Alex Pretti was killed by immigration agents, contributing columnist David M. Perry writes.

NEW β€œWe’re celebrating a tradition that is at its core about resisting occupation and maintaining community in the face of horrors. You can’t keep politics out of Irish music. No one should try, for two reasons. First, it’s ahistorical. Second, Minnesotans are ready for a big anti-fascist party.”

05.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 1266 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 32

Anyone around and aware of him on 9/11 will recall the sociopathic, self-promoting shit he said in the weeks after. He’s always been like this

06.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*he desperately wants jfc

06.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My conspiracy theory is he desperate wants something to happen here, but his remaining brain cells huddled and concurred he shouldn’t say that, so we got β€œi said people would die”

06.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

My god look at the state of him, he is decaying

06.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does he have to dress like a chef all the time everywhere he goes, like the Mandalorian of gastronomy

06.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 1203 πŸ” 133 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 7

going to introduce Bluesky devs to this revolutionary software platform I discovered recently: Slack. It's like Bluesky, but just with people you work with.

06.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous β€˜Stop Cop City’ Protestor A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

New from 404 Media: Proton Mail, the privacy-focused email service, gave authorities data that let the FBI unmask an anonymous 'Stop Cop City' protester. It was payment data linked to the anonymous email account. From that, FBI ID'd them, then tracked their movements www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

05.03.2026 20:39 πŸ‘ 2373 πŸ” 1349 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 330

"why did you become a writer" because no one gave a shit about my special interests growing up. now i make them everyone else's problem. next question

05.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 1184 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

If you get stuff on Trump’s TV that’s when it becomes real to him. So that’s what you do as the minority.

05.03.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

She’s like a liar gone to burning hell

04.03.2026 22:02 πŸ‘ 1069 πŸ” 169 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 7

deleted because it wasn’t clear i was emotionally embracing the chaotic teens

05.03.2026 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0