Monique Laban
@moniquelaban.bsky.social
Everywhere else I’m endorphinique. I write. https://www.moniquelaban.com
oh this winter is gonna be COLD cold. I thought I'd make it through the season with my single wool balaclava but it needs buddies. I guess I'm going back to crocheting.
December 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
oh this winter is gonna be COLD cold. I thought I'd make it through the season with my single wool balaclava but it needs buddies. I guess I'm going back to crocheting.
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The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
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this is exactly right- the way to fix this is the way it's always been fixed before in multiple societies- by those who promote unreality for personal benefit facing serious consequences
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
this is exactly right- the way to fix this is the way it's always been fixed before in multiple societies- by those who promote unreality for personal benefit facing serious consequences
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This kind of thing, where a public commentator praises an openly fascist document for how “easy it is to read” for “normal people,” in a well-you-gotta-hand-it-to-them sort of way, helps illustrate the dangers that arise when anti-intellectualism becomes a universal principle
I’m also gonna say something that will be controversial here: This is actually a very accessible and easy to read document. Is it good prose? No, but it also doesn’t do jargon. It might be written by AI, as some have suggested, but for a normal person, this is much clearer than past strategies.
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
This kind of thing, where a public commentator praises an openly fascist document for how “easy it is to read” for “normal people,” in a well-you-gotta-hand-it-to-them sort of way, helps illustrate the dangers that arise when anti-intellectualism becomes a universal principle
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I love that other people think about the paprika hendl that Jonathan Harker ate and for which he made a note to get the recipe for Mina.
WELCOME TO THE DRACULA PAPRIKA DISCOURSE!!
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
(meme from tumblr, not my own, original link seems to be dead now)
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I love that other people think about the paprika hendl that Jonathan Harker ate and for which he made a note to get the recipe for Mina.
For any migraine sufferers out there reeling from M*graine B*ddy moving their pressure variation tracker to Premium, the app Pressure Pal is free and has been working for me so far to anticipate huge barometric pressure changes
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
For any migraine sufferers out there reeling from M*graine B*ddy moving their pressure variation tracker to Premium, the app Pressure Pal is free and has been working for me so far to anticipate huge barometric pressure changes
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Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
December 2, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Adding alt text to this because this is fucking amazing and everyone deserves to read it.
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I'm available for developmental edits on full and partial manuscripts for a limited time! Full details here:
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'm available for developmental edits on full and partial manuscripts for a limited time! Full details here:
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
open.substack.com/pub/danieljo...
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Happy Boris Karloff's birthday!
in a spicy, tantalizing fashion
[a guacamole meander]
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Happy Boris Karloff's birthday!
Live deliciously
November 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Live deliciously
I may finish a draft of my novel this week wow how terrifying how should I celebrate
November 23, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I may finish a draft of my novel this week wow how terrifying how should I celebrate
It's okay to just admit that you're jealous of me
Yeah, I heard you talk about me, that's the word on the street
You're obsessin', just confess it, put your hands up
It's obvious, I'm your number one
Yeah, I heard you talk about me, that's the word on the street
You're obsessin', just confess it, put your hands up
It's obvious, I'm your number one
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It's okay to just admit that you're jealous of me
Yeah, I heard you talk about me, that's the word on the street
You're obsessin', just confess it, put your hands up
It's obvious, I'm your number one
Yeah, I heard you talk about me, that's the word on the street
You're obsessin', just confess it, put your hands up
It's obvious, I'm your number one
Hello Bluesky I’m engaged now
I was proposed to in the Sahara Desert at sunset halfway through a trip to Morocco
I love my life and I love my fiancé and I wish you good things this week
I was proposed to in the Sahara Desert at sunset halfway through a trip to Morocco
I love my life and I love my fiancé and I wish you good things this week
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Hello Bluesky I’m engaged now
I was proposed to in the Sahara Desert at sunset halfway through a trip to Morocco
I love my life and I love my fiancé and I wish you good things this week
I was proposed to in the Sahara Desert at sunset halfway through a trip to Morocco
I love my life and I love my fiancé and I wish you good things this week
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good night every body
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
good night every body
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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The irony of a “mass exodus” of rich people leaving NYC if Zohran wins is that the crime rate would instantly plummet because of that.
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The irony of a “mass exodus” of rich people leaving NYC if Zohran wins is that the crime rate would instantly plummet because of that.
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Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
Amazon has launched a new AI-driven translation service, Kindle Translate, for Kindle Direct Publishing authors 👇 #BookSky
Amazon launches AI translation service for indie authors
ebx.sh
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Good literary translation requires understanding (language, culture, genre--on both sides of the translation) and an ability to write well. "AI" can't do that. There are no shortcuts. Treat your work and foreign language readers with the respect they deserve. You won't fool anyone with this.
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Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
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Well this piece just won an IACP award!
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Well this piece just won an IACP award!
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I just got out of D&D and am finally watching The Speech and I got as far as "these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power" before I burst into tears
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfB...
Zohran Mamdani delivers victory speech
YouTube video by ABC News
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I just got out of D&D and am finally watching The Speech and I got as far as "these are not hands that have been allowed to hold power" before I burst into tears
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MfB...
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This person took this when they called the race
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 AM
This person took this when they called the race
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Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."
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ive had this in my head all day but now it’s LOUD
M A M D A N I
M A M D A N I
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
ive had this in my head all day but now it’s LOUD
M A M D A N I
M A M D A N I
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It's starting!
Mamdani's speech will be broadcast live here. No idea when it'll start, but probably soonish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnM_...
WATCH LIVE: Zohran Mamdani addresses supporters after winning 2025 NYC mayoral race
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
It's starting!
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just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
just want to remind everyone again that zohran is the one cis candidate i am aware of that had his platform on trans rights written by trans people. i think that matters