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Got blocked on Litsy
for posting hard-to-hear thoughts.
Now know where they stand.

💙✊🏻♥️ #bluecanmeetred

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, CBee, Jari-chan, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

CBee You? Blocked? Well screw them then. You do you 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w

jdiehr Whoa! 2w

Amiable Consider it a badge of honor! 2w

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Prairiegirl_reading Don‘t let the bastards grind you down- in the words of AUTHOR Margaret Atwood. Reading is political, no one can always be happy, and honestly, that person can piss off!! 2w

PuddleJumper You can get blocked?! 2w

Itchyfeetreader I am sorry.. what now ? Blocked on Litsy? 2w

CBee And let me just mention that if this person wants to block based on people who don‘t support the “president” - he or she will be blocking a shit ton of people. We are entitled to our opinions! And we can read together and love books together regardless of our political leanings. Just ridiculous. Love you Denise!! 2w

JenlovesJT47 What?? Craziness 2w

dabbe @CBee 😍😘🤗 2w

dabbe @jdiehr #queserasera 🖤🐝🖤 2w

dabbe @Amiable 😍😘🤗 2w

dabbe @Prairiegirl_reading I needed that! 🤣😍😘 2w

dabbe @PuddleJumper Yep, you certainly can! 2w

dabbe @Itchyfeetreader IKR? 🩵🎯🩵 2w

dabbe @CBee There are some on Litsy who want only positive posts and nothing that will interfere with their peace of mind. Or, as some say, they can get their political stuff on other social media, but that Litsy should not have any of that. I just can't ignore what's going on. Name me one book that doesn't have social/political thoughts. I can find political even in CHARLOTTE'S WEB! Love you right back, m'dear. Thanks for your lovely support. 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 I guess I put the “craz“ in craziness. 🤣 2w

CBee @dabbe Litsy is also a safe space for many of us, and that also means being safe to post your opinions and not be punished for it. Ugh. 2w

Amiable Out of curiosity, how do you know when you‘ve been blocked? Do you get a notification? Or did this person announce their departure like they were at the airport? 🙄 2w

Amiable @CBee Amen! If someone wants to go around blocking people for protesting the lunatic in the White House, please let me save them the time and out myself right now. 👋🏼👋🏼 2w

Amiable @dabbe It‘s ironic that these people feel like THEIR vision of what Litsy should be is the only one that matters. 🙄 (edited) 2w

AmyG I would never block you. 😘😘😘 And…if someone blocked you? They did you a favor. (edited) 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures I don't understand this? If you just unfollow someone on here they don't show up right? As someone who recently get back into therapy I kind of understand if someone uses this place for escape. But the very existence and ability to read is a political act so nothing on here is outside of politics. 2w

PuddleJumper There's no shame in wanting a positive place away from the chaos but you curate that. You follow people that post things like that and unfollow people that don't. If other people want to use the platform to share information then they can. As many people said, reading itself is political and a reading platform may have people that want to engage rather than regurgitate propaganda. 2w

Susanita Why block when you can simply unfollow or scroll past? Thinking that politics is simply something that happens “out there somewhere” and we can glide through the world not paying attention, frankly, is one of the reasons we got into this mess in the first place. But, sure, if you don‘t want to hear it, block me. 2w

Deblovestoread Thanks for keeping it real and being you! I‘m sorry but this administration (for lack of a better word) is banning books, freedom of speech, messing with arts, etc. How can we stay quiet? I‘m fine with anyone who doesn‘t like my content to unfollow me there‘s no need to be rude about it. 2w

AnnCrystal Wait, what? That's scary. Litsy is about books, and at the very foundation of books are readers, storytellers, teachers, lawyers, etc. It is our job to stand up and speak, inform, inspire hope, inspire peaceful action. We are the people that oppressors try their best to silence in history because we all seed and nurish the magic garden of hope! 😢✊🏼🐻📚✊📚✊🏻📚✊🏼📚✊🏾📚✊🏾📚✊🏿 📚🙏🏼🇺🇸🦅🇺🇲. Littens, BELIEVE in our magic 🫂💝. 2w

dabbe @CBee 😘 2w

dabbe @Amiable She announced nothing but went quietly into that good night. In fact, she had commented on a different post yesterday, so when I went to read the comment, nothing was there. The button to “follow“ her was now there (where I had been following her for years). When I went to look at her page, it was completely blank to me. It's as if she never existed, though she's still on Litsy. 🤷‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @Amiable 🤣😘😍 2w

dabbe @Amiable 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @AmyG 🥹😘🥹 2w

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures I'm not sure. If I go to people's pages who are not following me nor am I following them, I can still see their feed. When you are blocked, you can't see ANYTHING of theirs. Ever. I even posted something a while back, saying I'd use the words “#ranttime“ when I posted something political and that people who didn't want to see it could just block the hashtag. I guess that wasn't enough. Thanks for the support. 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @PuddleJumper Like a told @ChaoticMIssAdventures, I even came up with the hashtag #ranttime and said I'd use it when I posted more serious things and that if people didn't want to see those, all they had to do was block the hashtag (kind of like those who don't like all the #scarathlon posts could just block them by blocking that hashtag)--just to try to keep everyone in their own happy-Litsy place. I guess that wasn't enough. 😕 2w

dabbe @Susanita I think she really wanted to send me a message. If you “unfollow“, a person can still see your feed. She wanted to make a clear divide. And, in a way, I think that's also what's wrong in our country. Too many clear divides being made. 🫤 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread I once had a junior tell me (after I jokingly referred to myself at “CrabbyAbbe“), “Mrs. Abbe, I love you!“ When I asked why, she answered “because you keep it real.“ 🥹 Thank you for these words. 🩵💙🩵 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal #allthefeels 🩵🥹💙 2w

ChaoticMissAdventures @dabbe I would brush it off as it is about them not you. If they think they can go anywhere and ignore this hell scape of an admin doing the most horrific things , well then they are either extremely privileged beyond empathy or delusional.... That isn't very nice of me but I find people who do not want to be aware to be a bit selfish if not cruel. 2w

dabbe @ChaoticMissAdventures What powerful words. And I agree 💯! Thank you. 💙🩵💙 2w

Deblovestoread What she said! 💯🎯 @ChaoticMissAdventures 2w

AnnCrystal I'm not sure....but I believe I know who you're speaking about...I believe she blocked me too.... 2w

DebinHawaii Wow! Just keep doing you. I‘m proud to follow you & call you my friend. 💛🐝🖤 2w

JamieArc I saw someone else recently who was pretty prominent on Litsy leave because they didn‘t want to see political posts and thought we should only be posting about books and reading. But this is a community and we get to know each other and want to know about their lives. Personally, I feel safer knowing where those I interact with stand and can be my whole self. I appreciate you. 2w

CBee @AnnCrystal @dabbe pretty sure I know exactly who it is. And you two aren‘t the first ones she‘s blocked for having differing opinions. I guess she‘s okay going to war for no reason. And, she‘s okay with the myriad of other horrid things he‘s done and will continue to do. (edited) 2w

CBee @Amiable same here 👏🏻👏🏻 2w

AnnCrystal @CBee 🫂💝. 2w

Roary47 Wait…what? Sometimes I worry my very inquisitive son does things on accident for me when stealing my phone. I agree with @CBee we all have our opinions, and you can keep scrolling and still enjoy common books together at later times. I understand wanting a positive scrolling experience when for many if not all of us reading is a release, but you can unfollow someone and not read their posts anymore. 🤷‍♀️ Or like you said @dabbe block the hashtags 2w

AmyG Yes, I too agree with @ChaoticMissAdventures. It says more about the person who blocked you. It‘s their issue. My guess is that person is angry that their happy place finally addressed the elephant in the reading room. 2w

CarolynM As an Australian I feel like I shouldn‘t comment on US politics here because it‘s not my business in the way it‘s yours (although, of course, it affects us all) but I totally support all of you who are resisting authoritarianism & the attacks on decades of progress. I say just scroll past if you don‘t like something, or unfollow if it annoys you that much. 2w

dabbe @Deblovestoread 😘 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal Oh, no. Maybe she left completely, and I overreacted? 😬😳🤦🏼‍♀️ 2w

dabbe @DebinHawaii Thank you! Right back atcha, darling! 🖤🐝💛 2w

dabbe @JamieArc And I you. Thank you for this. 💙🥹🩵 2w

dabbe @CBee @AnnCrystal @Amiable ... thanks for having our backs. It sometimes hurts getting jabbed back there! 🥹😘🤗 2w

dabbe @Roary47 Thank you! I did try to ameliorate the situation. 💙🥹🩵 2w

dabbe @AmyG You are brilliant with words, m'dear. 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @CarolynM Thank you! You most certainly can comment, and I'd love to hear your views. He is affecting our country but also the entire world. When he bombed another country, he brought trouble to the entire world. 💙🇦🇺♥️ 2w

Cupcake12 You post want you want to, although I‘m in the UK you all have my support and innocent people are in my thoughts. Don‘t let the ugly in others, kill the beauty you xxx 2w

AmyG Hahahaha. I am far from brilliant but things have gotten so idiotic….maybe I am? 🤣 2w

dabbe @Cupcake12 I can always count on you for something positive to make me smile. Thank you, friend. 🩵🥹💙 2w

dabbe @AmyG This is a point in which I disagree! 😘 2w

CBee @AmyG you are never idiotic, my brilliant book twin ♥️ 2w

AmyG @CBee 😘🤪 2w

AmyG @dabbe I think I‘m blocked too. 🤣 2w

Jari-chan It's your feed, so it's up to you what to post. As a very worried/scared person from Switzerland it's really reassuring to know that there's resistance in the US/world. So such posts actually help me dealing with the situation. Thank you for everything 💖🙏 2w

dabbe @CBee @AmyG See? ♥️ 2w

dabbe @AmyG Time for some badges. 🥇🥇🥇 2w

dabbe @Jari-chan Your words brought me to my knees. What must you see about this country? There are quite a few of us who are fighting what we believe is a good fight. 💙✊🏻♥️ What a world it would be if we first thought of ourselves as Earthlings before country before political party. What a unifier that would be. ♥️🇨🇭♥️ 2w

rwmg I really don't see the problem. I have a look at some posts on somebody's homepage and some of their books before I decide whether or not to follow them. I know I'm not going to like (or “like“) all of their posts. If I realise somebody's posts I dislike greatly outnumber their posts I like I unfollow them. There's no need for all this drama.

BTW @dabbe I see you as an asset to Litsy with a high ratio of good posts. Keep on being you. 2w

Kristy_K I have loved all your posts and knowing that there are people who still care and are as passionate as I am. Don‘t stop posting 💛 2w

Centique I for one appreciate hearing about who other Littens are, how their lives are going and how they feel affected by huge events around them. So that includes politics! If Litsy was only smiling faces that never showed anger or worry or pain - or spoke about politics - it would be like a forest of fake plastic trees (to quote Radiohead!) I‘m glad you made posts that were real! 💕👍🙌 2w

Vansa What?! Well, good riddance, you're a great presence on Litsy. And well, the personal is ALWAYS political,at this time of all times, all of us need to engage with politics. It's engaging with us anyway! 2w

Jari-chan @dabbe What beautiful words! Yes, what a world that would be! 💖 2w

dabbe @rwmg Boy, you said it: “no need for all this drama.“ Thank you for your kind words. They made my day. BTW, your #coffeeandabook posts are the highlights of my Litsy days. I always want to see not just the book, but the container and venue. 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Kristy_K Aww, you're so sweet! TY! I'll keep posting just for you! 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Centique And then we'd never even be able to see that forest through those trees! 🤣 Thank you for this. I like real, too! 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Vansa Boy, you said it! We can't escape it at all these days. That's why I share here--because Littens are highly intelligent people with excellent discourse. (plus a wee bit of bad-assedness mixed in! 🤣). Thank you. 💙🩵💙 2w

TheBookHippie @ChaoticMissAdventures 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2w

TheBookHippie I missed all this but take it from someone who gets blocked constantly…it‘s their immense loss. 2w

TheBookHippie @CarolynM ♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @AmyG I too am blocked 🤣🤣🤣🤣 2w

TheBookHippie @CBee 👋🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉🎉🎉 2w

TheBookHippie WHAT DIVIDES US NOW IS NOT OUR POLITICAL VIEWS, BUT OUR ETHICAL BELIEFS…. 🙃 2w

peaKnit I‘m here for it and so relieved to engage with like minded readers 🥰 2w

CBee @TheBookHippie 💯 💯 👏🏻👏🏻 2w

AmyG @TheBookHippie It‘s not the just the difference in values, it‘s the lack of respect for someone else‘s values. I don‘t block…takes effort. I just ignore…takes no effort to just scroll by. 2w

TheBookHippie @AmyG exactly. It‘s the entitlement. 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie I knew you were there ... always. 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie So f-ing true. 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @peaKnit You rock. Thank you. 💙🥹💙 2w

dabbe @AmyG @TheBookHippie ... So true! However, ... she wanted to send me a message: a slap in the face if you will. Well, the bruise was there yesterday, but it's already healing. ✊🏻💙✊🏻 2w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe I was blocked by one of your friends a while back. Out of respect I had made zero posts in response to their opinions over the last 4 years. And believe me, I had strong opinions. It was a blessing to me because I found out the real person she is, not the one she pretends to be and wants everyone to think she is. It is what it is!! (edited) 2w

lil1inblue @Susanita 🎯 🎯 🎯 2w

lil1inblue Reading is political. That's all I have to say. 💓 2w

dabbe @lil1inblue And what you said is more than enough, my friend. Thank you. 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I appreciate you sharing your perspective. I also try not comment on people's posts that I disagree with. People‘s online interactions don‘t reflect who they are in full, and sometimes distance can bring clarity. At the end of the day, we all have our own journeys and interpretations of events––good to see you‘ve found what works best for you. And thank you for your husband's and your service to this nation. 2w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe you‘re welcome. 3 deployments and he would still be willing to go today if not for his stroke. 2w

JenlovesJT47 @AmyG I agree with you. If someone posts something I don‘t like, I just keep scrolling. So easy. I seem to lose at least 1 follower every time I post one of my Sweet Valley reviews and I don‘t get it. 😳 The entitlement is baffling. Can‘t imagine taking the time to block someone on Litsy of all places. We love you @dabbe !! 💙🩵💙 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 Aww, you're so sweet! Why can't we all be like Dory in FINDING NEMO? Instead of #justkeepswimming, we can #justkeepscrolling ... Right back atcha, m'dear! 💙🩵💙 2w

CBee @dabbe @TheBookHippie check your email later. I have my own need for #ranttime 🤦‍♀️ 2w

TheBookHippie @CBee I didn‘t get it? 2w

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 everytime I see your sweet valley high I smile. 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie @CBee Same here. 2w

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie aww that makes me happy 🤗💚💚💚 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 🩵🎯🩵 2w

CBee @dabbe @TheBookHippie haven‘t sent it yet. Will do tonight! 2w

CBee @JenlovesJT47 I was a rabid Sweet Valley fan as a kid so I LOVE your posts about it. (edited) 2w

JenlovesJT47 @CBee aww yay, I‘m glad somebody enjoys them.🤗💙🩵💙 I‘m so behind on my reviews and required reading at the moment 😭 2w

TheBookHippie @CBee ♥️ 2w

julieclair Just now seeing this. I‘m aghast. @dabbe @TheBookHippie @AnnCrystal @AmyG You have all been blocked?? This makes no sense. Y‘all are among the most supportive and caring people on Litsy! This makes me sad. I can understand unfollowing someone or blocking a hashtag if you prefer not to see certain posts, especially for mental health/stress/anxiety reasons. (Just like sometimes I can‘t even watch the news so I turn it off.) But totally blocking⬇️ 2w

julieclair (Con‘t) someone means you can‘t even interact with them about books! And if anything, shouldn‘t we all be striving to cultivate positive connections with each other through things we do have in common? How are we ever going to be able to pull ourselves out of this worrisome, crippling disunity if we refuse to even have conversations about a hobby - reading - we all enjoy? (edited) 2w

TheBookHippie @julieclair I have blocked three people for my safety or personal reasons in nine years. I however have been blocked by multiple people. It just is. I‘m more concerned about other things. ♥️ 2w

TheBookHippie @julieclair and yes sometimes you just cannot and it is sad. 2w

julieclair @TheBookHippie The thought of you having to block someone for safety reasons makes me even sadder. 😢 I admire your attitude of acceptance about it, and will try to take that to heart. You‘re right that there are plenty of other things to be concerned about. 💝 2w

TheBookHippie @julieclair ♥️ currently trying to keep school breakfast & lunch free. People blocking me because I speak out about a president they love and I don‘t seems a bit silly. 🙃 2w

AmyG @julieclair Thank you for your kind words. You are too sweet. I don‘t seem to be blocked anymore…I think just unfollowed. It‘s of no concern to me. I still follow those I like and respect. 2w

AmyG @JenlovesJT47 I can never unfollow you….I‘d miss pics of your adorable son. I remember when he was born! 2w

dabbe @julieclair Thank you, m'dear for such kind words. 💙🥹🩵 I was a bit bummed yesterday (hence the haiku) but not so much for being blocked as for this inability even to have intelligent discourse. And I did try the hashtag #ranttime to let people off the hook. 🤷‍♀️ New day, new focus. Onward and upward. We're in this and are fighting the best fight we can for better lives for ALL Earthlings. I now think of myself as primarily that. 🤣😍✊🏻 2w

JenlovesJT47 Where‘s President Whitmore from Independence Day when you need him?? 😆 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🩵🎯🩵😘 2w

AnnCrystal Thank You 🫂 @julieclair for your sweet caring words. I'm so glad we're friends on Litsy.

I didn't take it personally, I just prayed for this person and was glad to know.

🐻👌🏼😘💖💝. 2w

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 seriously where is he… 2w

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie his speech in the movie still gives me chills… 2w

TheBookHippie @JenlovesJT47 agree. 2w

dabbe @TheBookHippie @JenloveJT47 “We will not vanish without a fight!“ ✊🏻💙✊🏻 2w

Bookbuyingaddict Hey lovely lady what‘s going on ? Why were you blocked 🚫? That‘s odd , 😣😘x x x. X 1w

Chrissyreadit @dabbe I am sorry i missed this thread because while it‘s a tough topic it‘s filled with favorite littens commenting and caring❤️ I‘m not as active as i was and hope to be again- so miss out on discussions sometimes but welcome to the #ivebeenblocked club and consider it a badge of honor as well as a way to weed out who conversations and discourse matter for. #readingispolitical also conversations and civics are crucial. ❤️😘 1w

JenlovesJT47 @AmyG 😘 Jace says hi! 👋🏻 I‘ll post a pic soon. 💙🩵💙 1w

AmyG Ha! Such a cute kid. 👋 1w

dabbe @Bookbuyingaddict I believe I was blocked for posting about current events, which are not always so happy and pretty. Instead of just scrolling by or unfollowing, I got sent a fairly bold message by being ghosted. And thanks to all the wonderful support by all of the above lovely Littens (including yourself), I have moved on and now wear it as a badge of honor. 💙✊🏻💙 1w

dabbe @Chrissyreadit Thank you, my friend. As you can see, I took your advice in my reply to @Bookbuyingaddict. 💙✊🏻💙 1w

dabbe @CBee @TheBookHippie ... I just replied back! 😘 1w

TheBookHippie @dabbe working booksale trying to get service 😂😅 1w

julieclair @TheBookHippie Yeah…. when you compare blocking to free/reduced lunch, the blocking seems pretty trivial. I can‘t even imagine what would happen if that program went away. Trying to find ways to feed kids over the summer every year is challenging enough. 😢 1w

julieclair @AnnCrystal Praying for the person is such a positive way to handle it! Good for you. I‘m glad we‘re friends on Litsy, too! 💝 1w

julieclair @Chrissyreadit It‘s so fun to see you pop up in this thread! I‘ve missed you! And I look forward to when you‘re able to be active again, my friend. 💝 And I can‘t believe you‘ve been blocked, too. This is craziness! 1w

AnnCrystal @julieclair 🥲🫂💝💝💝. 1w

Chrissyreadit @julieclair 😘 I love litsy!! and all of my blocking was during the term before Bidens, so it‘s old news 🤣. I am always so happy to see you too my friend 💛 1w

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @julieclair I‘ve been blocked by several people and I just don‘t let it bother me! Can‘t be everyone‘s cup of tea right?! 💛 1w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe I missed this whole thing somehow but just wanted to add my support 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk You know, I'm glad you did. There's a lot more going on in life than this. TY, m'dear. 🩵💙🩵 1w

Bookwormjillk @dabbe I was just looking for #TLT 🤣 Thank goodness you changed the lists. 1w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk H🤩LLELUJ🤩H! 😂 1w

julieclair @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Oh my goodness, you too? I admire your practical attitude so much! 💙 I have not yet been blocked (that I know of) but I think it would really hurt my feelings. 7d

TheLudicReader Read my emojis: for the blocker 🤯🖕🤬🤷‍♀️but you, you I ❤️ 7d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @julieclair ❤️❤️❤️ 6d

dabbe @TheLudicReader 🥹💙🥹 6d

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PuddleJumper

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There were 6 books for May‘s #Roll100 I went with the ones I was most likely to read

Rivers of London has been recced multiple times and I own it, I just never go for it

The Murder Next door has been on my #Scarathlon & #HauntedShelf lists and I never get around to it

Divergent Mind i bought a year ago when things were clicking that I might not be neurotypical. Heh. Got my recent diagnosis of ADHD and possible ASD (waiting on that assessment)

AnnCrystal 🙏💝. 3mo

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dabbe

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Some folks have shared that they are unhappy with Litsy not being as book-focused and happy as before. As many of you know, I, for one, have found it difficult to be Pollyanna Positive when the world seems to be crashing down upon us. I don‘t use any social media except Litsy, and some days I do need to rant—not just about politics but about life‘s annoyances and sufferings, and sharing human angst with my Litten friends really does help. ⬇️

dabbe From now one, though, I will use the hashtag #ranttime on any of my bigger rant posts, so if you don‘t want to ever hear me rant again, please block that hashtag, and you won‘t get my gripes, especially about the hell-weather that is Phoenix! 😂 If that‘s not sufficient enough and you need to unfollow me, please do so. I do not mean to offend anyone, but I can‘t pretend that the world is perfect either. ⬇️ 4mo

dabbe ALL of us post about sadness, anger, hurt, etc. I think it‘s just the politics that have quite a few of us enraged. If others want to join me and use the same hashtag, that might alleviate some of our angst on all sides. And thank you to anyone who took the time to read this. 🩶💚🩶

P.S. I did post a dog picture of Joe Cool. That counts for some happiness, right? 🤗 4mo

kspenmoll I love your idea. #ranttime it is. 🩷🩷🩷🩷 And Joe Cool is positive! (edited) 4mo

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Deblovestoread Thanks, Denise for posting this and giving us a hashtag. Litsy is more than books and reading. It‘s community, so the lines get blurred a bit. We cheer each other on, offer an ear when things are hard and buck each other up when the world is on fire. #ranttime (edited) 4mo

dabbe @kspenmoll 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Deblovestoread 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

AmyG @Deblovestoread Exactly! And thanks Miss @dabbe (edited) 4mo

KadaGul @dabbe Most of us are adults, and we understand the importance of communicating thoughtfully and respectfully. I don't think any of us are callous. Nowadays, it feels like we offend someone every time we speak. It's especially concerning to see that many of the people we care about are facing marginalization and having their rights infringed upon. I love the idea 💡 of #RANTTIME. 4mo

ncsufoxes Yup & yup! I think for those of especially that feel like our lives are under attack (mom of 3 neurodivergent kids, wife of oncology research scientist that works for NCI, mom of kid in college studying environmental sciences, being a woman). I don‘t want to be Debbie Downer either but it‘s hard to ignore what‘s going on when there is so much at stake for some of us (pretty much 90% of us). Also we have to speak up. Being silent is being 4mo

ShelleyBooksie I still love Litsy ❤️😍 4mo

ncsufoxes complicit & that is what they want. I won‘t be quiet & I won‘t back down because I have a f-in heart & I care too much about people. #ranttime is over…for now 4mo

ShelleyBooksie And you @dabbe ♡ - rant away 4mo

Aims42 Love the hashtag! Will use it also 👏 4mo

Suet624 Sad to see that people can‘t relate to the anger/depression that a lot of us are experiencing. You would think a literary community would understand the significance of this moment. However, I appreciate what you‘re trying to do and I‘ll try to adhere to it. 4mo

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ Litsy has always been a source of comfort to me. We are in very trying times, and reading itself has become a political issue. There have been comments for years over the lack of reading content on Litsy, and I have admittedly muted a hashtag or two when certain posts have become a bit much. As @Deblovestoread , we‘re a community. It‘s good to have a hashtag—I may have to use it the next time I feel like screaming over current events! 4mo

dabbe @KadaGul 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @ncsufoxes I'll always be here to listen and support. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie Me, too, m'dear! ❣️🤩❣️ 4mo

dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Aims42 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Suet624 I can't say I'll be perfect by any means, and I totally hear what you're saying. 🎯🎯🎯 I guess I'm giving people a way to only see happy things if they want to, though I have no idea how that's possible in this current environment. #ranttime 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Librarybelle The hashtags are really helpful during #Scarathlon and #WinterGames, aren't they? 🤣 This place is a place of comfort for me, too, and the fact that we can share good/bad/ugly and receive the utmost support says so much about the people in this community. But I can't pretend things in the world are great, and I can't not post when I need support. 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Librarybelle And use away!!! #ranttime anytime! I'll be happy to listen and support! 💚🩶💚 4mo

dabbe @AmyG 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

AnnCrystal I'm good with variety posts too...of course, I'm rather new here on Litsy (when compared to many Littens) and only know the Litsy as it has been since my joining this magical community.

I find Litsy a safe place, a gathering place that serves a community of members like a mom and pop bookstore. We recognize one another if we visit often. We learn about one another, celebrate each other, offer emotional support, etc.

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4mo

AnnCrystal Also, as a community of readers, teachers, and creatives, I believe it is important for us to keep each other informed in our crazy world. We are the ones the suppressors try to silence out in the real world.

Litsy has become a home on the world wide web. Thank you and all the Littens who make this place absolutely wonderful 🫂📚💝. (edited) 4mo

TheBookgeekFrau ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo

LiseWorks Well, now #Ranttime is a really awesome idea. I am always ready to listen and know I'm not the only one feeling like the world is going to shits. 4mo

DogMomIrene I like non-reading posts, incl political ones. To me, Litsy is such a diverse group of thinkers. I want to know what other people are experiencing & how they‘re feeling about the world turning to 💩 under a fascist. My dogs are named Bernie & Lizzie, after the Senators. I started our move to 🇨🇦 after Kavanaugh was confirmed & it was obvious we lost the SC. I love the hashtag for allies experiencing fatigue, but any MAGAts here can unfollow me. 4mo

dabbe @AnnCrystal ❣️❣️❣️ 4mo

dabbe @TheBookgeekFrau 🩶💚🩶 4mo

dabbe @LiseWorks 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @DogMomIrene 🎯❣️🎯 4mo

AnnCrystal @DogMomIrene ✊🏼😎💝. 4mo

IMASLOWREADER rant away everyone needs an outlet 4mo

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER 💚🩶💚 4mo

Lesliereadsalot I personally love a good rant and am more than happy to read and listen. #ranttime is one great idea! 🩷 4mo

dabbe @Lesliereadsalot 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

CSeydel Well TIL that you can mute hashtags in Litsy 😆 4mo

CSeydel (I still can‘t figure out how to do it, but it‘s nice to know I theoretically could!) 4mo

Hooked_on_books I don‘t think that‘s a necessary action, but it‘s kind of you to do. I feel reading is resistance and political and don‘t mind at all. When people post a lot about their personal lives instead of books, I just tend not to follow them. It‘s so easy to unfollow someone if their content isn‘t to one‘s liking. It‘s too bad people feel the need to rant about what others write. When it‘s your own account, I say write whatever you want/need. 4mo

Bookwomble @CSeydel You can mute tags on the website, I dint think you can do it in the app 🙂 4mo

CSeydel @Bookwomble aha! 4mo

Bookwomble Litsy is the only social media site I use (and Goodreads a little bit from habit), and it's been incredibly positive for my mental health that I've come off Twitter and Facebook. I can't say that I've noticed you ranting, Deb, but perhaps our rantings mesh so that it just seems like rational discourse to me 😄 I think I've only come across one Trumpian Litten, who blocked me (world's smallest 🎻). I won't be blocking your tag 😊 4mo

Bookwomble The only tags I've blocked relate to an incredibly popular and (imho) overrated notorious billionaire transphobe. What is it about billionaires and their shitty attitudes? 🤷🏻‍♂️ 4mo

Amiable @Hooked_on_books @ncsufoxes I feel the same. If people don‘t like my posts if/when they stray into rants about the hellscape unfolding around us, unfollow me. It won‘t hurt my feelings. I can‘t bury my head in the sand and pretend there‘s nothing horrible happening around us. (OMG, I think I just ranted about #ranttime. 😳😀) Denise, you have a kind heart. I‘m grateful to have found you here. ❤️ 4mo

kspenmoll @DogMomIrene Canada is so lucky to have you. I am happy you are able to move. 4mo

kspenmoll @Amiable So well stated. Thank you. We need each other now.❤️ 4mo

kspenmoll @Bookwomble Happy we have found like minded people here. By nature & politics, books are political- why would have so many been burned over the centuries if not so? 4mo

kspenmoll @Librarybelle @💕💕💕💕 4mo

kspenmoll @ncsufoxes 👍🏻👍🏻 4mo

kspenmoll @IMASLOWREADER 👍🏻 4mo

kspenmoll @Lesliereadsalot 👍🏻 4mo

DogMomIrene @kspenmoll Thank you! We love it here. It‘s not perfect, but more people here ask “what do we owe one another” than “what‘s in it for me?” And I definitely feel like our taxes go to services that help, support, and connect people. 4mo

kspenmoll @Suet624 💕 4mo

bthegood “Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.” (Martin Luther King Jr.)
-like @Bookwomble this is my only social media - I enjoy the way people express themselves here - so
#ranttime no judgement on how you need and want to express yourself - glad you are a part of my Litsy world - (edited) 4mo

TheLudicReader The alternative to ranting is to keep that shit inside and that‘s not healthy. The world is a dumpster fire right now and as my grandfather used to say “better an empty house than a bad tenant”. I think he was talking about farts, but sometimes you just gotta let one of those farts/rants rip. I will not be blocking the tag. Litsy is still a happy place for me. 😘😘😘 4mo

kspenmoll @TheLudicReader Your grandfather!!!!😂 4mo

kspenmoll @bthegood 🩷🩷 4mo

dabbe @Hooked_on_books TY! 💚🩶💚 4mo

dabbe @CSeydel I don't know about the Litsy app, but from the website, if you click on your Profile icon, you can then click on “Settings/Import.“ At the very bottom of that page, there's a place that says “Mute hashtags.“ You can then type in exactly which hashtags you'd like to mute. 🤩 4mo

dabbe @Bookwomble TY! I think we do mesh, too! 💚🩶💚 4mo

dabbe @Bookwomble 🎯🎯🎯 4mo

dabbe @Amiable And there's another excellent hashtag: #rantingaboutranttime 🤣
And right back atcha, m'dear. ❣️😘❣️ 4mo

dabbe @bthegood Well said, m'dear. 🎯🎯🎯 And right back atcha! ❣️😘❣️ 4mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader OMG! I almost farted just laughing at your grandfather's words! 🤣😂🤣 TMI, I know! TY, my dear friend. P.S. I owe you a letter! ❣️😘❣️ 4mo

TheBookHippie Well I‘m going to speak out now 😂 in all seriousness I love this post. ♥️ 4mo

JenReadsAlot ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo

Julsmarshall Well said all! If your privilege allows you to look away while others in our community are being attacked, lucky you. The rest of us may need to rant, cry, support, and lift up others and I‘m here to applaud and take part in that. Books and readers have asked the hard questions and been activists for ever and we won‘t stop now. 4mo

dabbe @TheBookHippie I was hoping you would! 🤩😘🤩 4mo

dabbe @JenReadsAlot 🩶💚🩶 4mo

dabbe @Julsmarshall 🎯❣️🎯 4mo

Jess861 It seems wild to me that people are upset over others expressing their emotions and thoughts. Rant on 🙌 4mo

TheBookHippie @Julsmarshall 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4mo

ElizaMarie #RantTime --- I love it! I think this is a perfect way to clue people in on what type of post they are about to read (I for one am all for it!) I think Listy is a lovely place, I feel very close to some of yall I have “met“ here and would love to hear and “rant“ with yall :) We are here for each other! 4mo

dabbe @ElizaMarie 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

The_Penniless_Author Amen @dabbe. Litsy is such a great community because of how thoughtful, kind, and supportive its users are. There are a lot of people on here going through difficult times right now, and it's at times like this that such a community is most needed. I love reading for lots of reasons - entertainment and escape, yes, but also to learn and to increase empathy for others. If we can't apply these lessons in the real world, what was all the reading for? 4mo

TheBookHippie @The_Penniless_Author 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4mo

DebinHawaii I love your post & totally agree. Reading is resistance & I love the supportive community on Litsy & how much so many care about others & each other. Although books bring us together, community is what makes many of us stay. I won‘t be blocking/muting your hashtag. The world we live in is a shitshow & we all are facing our own difficulties so ranting is needed as much as finding joy. I appreciate you and this post. 💛💛💛 4mo

Read4life @dabbe @TheBookHippie I‘ve seen your posts about speaking up and unfollowing. I know I‘ve been on infrequently as I don‘t have the greatest connection here in the VI but I have missed the posts complaining about non book related posts. I either don‘t follow them or I‘ve just skipped over them. Isn‘t that akin to banning books? I mean, if you don‘t like it… don‘t read it. Right? Pet posts, life updates, etc are often not book related & they are ⬇️ 4mo

Read4life quite popular. I find your hashtag amusing, @dabbe , but wish you didn‘t even have to think of one. Express yourself!!! I learn so much from people on here & have had important issues & upcoming changes brought to my attention through Litsy. Thank you, both, for being a big part of why I enjoy & treasure Litsy. 💙💙💙 4mo

TheBookHippie @Read4life ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 4mo

dabbe @The_Penniless_Author 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @DebinHawaii TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Read4life Right back atcha, m'dear! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

Susanita Not sure how I missed this post earlier, but I think you know how I feel! 😜 4mo

dabbe @Susanita #amensista! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

Alora I feel this! Litsy, goodreads and snapchat are the only social media I have. I deactivated everything else and it's been wonderful! I don't post very often here though because I stick to posting books and I'm a slow reader lol 😆 4mo

dabbe @Alora I bet you're not a slow reader. You're someone who relishes every word. Big difference! 💚🩶💚 4mo

MemoirsForMe I‘ve been on Litsy for 9 years and this community has been such a caring and comforting place. We‘ve been there for each other thru a lot already…the pandemic, times of grief, health issues and many ups and downs. I don‘t consider these rants, I consider this being real and authentic. And that‘s who I want to hang out with here, especially during these difficult and scary times. You‘ve got my support! 👊🏻❤️ 4mo

Cuilin I didn‘t read all the comments so somebody may have made this point already but books and reading are political. I approve this message, rant away.💗 4mo

dabbe @MemoirsForMe TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @Cuilin How can they not be, right? Let's all rant away when we need to! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

Alora @dabbe awe yes I love that!! I definitely do savor every word. I'll reread a sentence multiple times if I dont fully understand it or grasp the picture of it 4mo

dabbe @Alora As a retired high school English teacher, what I wouldn't have given if my students had done more of that! 🤩🤣🤗 4mo

Catsandbooks You keep being you Deb! Rant away! I'll be right there with you! Communities are supposed to support one another especially during difficult times. To be there for the good and bad. If people don't like something, then they can grow up and scroll on. Keep up the good fight! ✊🏼🔥❤️ 4mo

The_Book_Ninja 69 Comments?!? The support for non-literary posts on Litsy that you have garnered under this post has given me the confidence to post a really tasteful photo I have of myself laying on my tummy, on a faux fur rug in front of a crackling fireplace, totally naked except for a strategically placed blanket and a cheeky looking-over-my-glasses, come-hither expression while reading 50 Shades of Grey. Follow me for more saucy shenanigans 4mo

dabbe @Catsandbooks TY! 👊🏻❣️👊🏻 4mo

dabbe @The_Book_Ninja 🤩🤣🤩 I already follow you! 4mo

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PuddleJumper

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National Poetry Month is April in the USA and October in the UK

I wanted to do an extra poetry focused thing for #QueerBC. I could do 2 but I'm also concerned that October often has #Scarathlon and other reading challenges. It could be a bit much!

So, April, October, or both?

PuddleJumper @ElizaMarie @BookmarkTavern @Read4life @peanutnine @Jari-chan @lil1inblue @willaful @GirlNamedJesse @maich @WJCintron @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian @jenniferw88 @Zuhkeeyah @rwmg @JenlovesJT47 @Catsandbooks @JudeCC @AbigailJaneBlog @Butterfinger @Kenyazero @flying_monkeys 4mo

TheBookHippie Do both we‘ll need it… 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

willaful I say go ahead and do both, no one has to do both unless they feel like it. 4mo

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lil1inblue Both! I love poetry. 😍 4mo

PuddleJumper @lil1inblue @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️ 4mo

PuddleJumper @willaful That's true 4mo

BookmarkTavern Both! I‘m sure somewhere there‘s queer spooky poetry collections! 4mo

PuddleJumper @BookmarkTavern Very likely! 4mo

Butterfinger I'm good for both. 4mo

Kenyazero Yep, both works! 4mo

Jari-chan Absolutely! 4mo

Zuhkeeyah Both would be fun 4mo

flying_monkeys Both, and even more fun if, for October, there is Halloween-themed poetry, like BookmarkTavern said. (edited) 4mo

PuddleJumper @flying_monkeys I hadn't thought of that! You're right 4mo

PuddleJumper @Butterfinger @Kenyazero @Jari-chan @Zuhkeeyah ❤️❤️ 4mo

AbigailJaneBlog I like both 💜 4mo

PuddleJumper @AbigailJaneBlog ❤️❤️ 4mo

maich Both💖 4mo

PuddleJumper @maich ❤️❤️ 4mo

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kelli7990

The Complete Sherlock Holmes Short Stories - Unabridged - The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, the Return of Sherlock Ho | Arthur Conan Doyle

I‘ve gotten a lot of points this week just from doing the #wordsearch for #hauntedshelf, counting the 1 hour of reading for the #noplacelikeholmes readalong and counting the spooky or autumn reads. It‘s a lot to track and keep up with and I‘m also reading Netgalley ARCs. During #scarathlon last year, using the Autofill feature saved me a lot of time when I was filling in my spreadsheet all month so I‘m definitely using Autofill again.

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OriginalCyn620

Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray Bradbury

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I don‘t know how it is that I‘ve never read this before, but it was so good! Not scary, but definitely creepy.

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious
#bookspinbingo #promptmaze #ispybingo #31by31 #spookoween #HalloweenAtoZBingo #HalloweenAtoZReadathon

Texreader, TheSpineView, Catsandbooks, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper

TheSpineView 🖤📖🎃 9mo

dabbe I read it for #Scarathlon last year and LOVED it, too! 🖤🧡🖤 9mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 9mo

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐦‍⬛🧡 9mo

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kelli7990

Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

I‘m participating in #spookoween hosted by @TheSpineView and the #hauntedshelf hosted by @PuddleJumper this month. I‘m on team #skeletoncrew. I have 67 Netgalley ARCs to read and I‘ll try to read as many of those as I can and try to earn points for my team by doing the word search like I did during #scarathlon. I‘m participating in the #noplacelikeholmes readalong and the #whimsicalreadsbookclub so I have a lot going on this month with reading.

TheSpineView Good luck and have fun! 🧡🎃🖤📖🎃🧡 9mo

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dabbe

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#HauntedShelf @Jadams89 @PuddleJumper #FrightClub

Hi, I didn't see an answer to this question on the FAQ page:
Can a book count for multiple spots on the same BINGO card? For example, if I read a book and on the AFTER DARK card it has magic, a monster, a summoning, and includes fate, can I mark four spots with that one book? We could do that on #Scarathlon, but I'm just double-checking for this year. Thanks. 🎃

Jadams89 I think it depends on if the maker of the Bingo states that they only apply for one. I didn‘t for #ItsATrope, so it works for me if you use the same book for multiple prompts. 9mo

dabbe @Jadams89 Most don\'t have directions, though; it\'s just the bingo board and that\'s it. 9mo

Jadams89 I‘ll see what the other team leads think 9mo

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TEArificbooks You would probably have to ask each bingo host. For #witchathon one book can count for multiple spots. 9mo

Jadams89 I think if it‘s on Litsy, you should ask the host— if it‘s a random one found elsewhere, I think it‘s fine to assume you can use one book for multiple spaces 9mo

AnnCrystal This is a good question! @TheSpineView, can we mark multiple prompts with one book on the #SpookOWeen board? Thanks 😊💝. 9mo

PuddleJumper It's personal preference for all my boards/challenges. You can double dip if you want. You know how many books you can realistically read, I don't want to put people off playing because they think they need to read 25 books 9mo

AnnCrystal @PuddleJumper 📚😎👍💝. 9mo

TheSpineView @AnnCrystal Yes, a book can be used on more than one square! 9mo

AnnCrystal Perfect 👏 thanks @TheSpineView 🥳👍💝. 9mo

dabbe @TheSpineView 🧡🤎💛 9mo

DebinHawaii Great question @dabbe ! I didn‘t know we could use one book for multiple prompts! 🤗 9mo

dabbe @DebinHawaii I\'m so glad, too! I didn\'t think I\'d be able to swing 25 books for 25 different bingo prompts! 🤩😂🤗 9mo

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DebinHawaii

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery | Brom

My #Recommendation for #HauntedShelf is Slewfoot. I read it last year for #Scarathlon & really enjoyed the dark tale of Abitha, who is fighting against the puritanical community she married into when she meets Samon/Slewfoot the newly awakened devil. Very atmospheric & perfect for the spooky season. 🍁🪄🌘

Team #Flerken
#LetsGoPoints

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🥶 9mo

PuddleJumper I keep clicking on the wrong emojis 🤣 9mo

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MatchlessMarie

Haunted: A Novel | Chuck Palahniuk

October is nipping at our heels! There is still time (but not much) to sign up for #HauntedShelf if you have enjoyed #Scarathlon in the past this is basically that 👻 Sign up link below ⬇️

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7g2cbAys_w6B9G5HHloV6kRr1yQvXVOptseGn...

Emilymdxn, PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper It's so close! I'm excited! 9mo

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