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Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood

@mxoberon.bsky.social

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Trans lady bringing fantastical things to your TV and other screens. Currently: Something Secret and Cool 🤭 Wrote On: 4400, Clean Slate Repped: INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT/Paradigm

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Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood @mxoberon.bsky.social · Jan 30

So, for any cis people who have money, would like to say that if you feel lost about what to do regarding these trans EOs. Please direct yourself to my venmo (@ Zadja) or my cashapp ($ShomariK). Money is a great help in these trying times. 💗

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Emily Zhou @emializh.bsky.social · 10h

thrilled to be able to talk about this directly now: the first book I edited for LittlePuss is available for pre-order.

we’ve got a little marketing gimmick as usual but i’m gonna be sincere for a second

LittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · 13h

NEW 📗!

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)

In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil

"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press

"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin

www.littlepuss.net

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Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood @mxoberon.bsky.social · 10h

Alternating between hiccups and vomiting. A fresh hell has been discovered.

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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 2d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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race scientist jack skellington @jazzpomegranate.com · 2d

help lubna!

Lubna 🍁 @elo--ps.bsky.social · 2d

I sit with my sick child in the dark, powerless and afraid.❤️‍🩹 The nights are cold, the silence heavy, and hunger never leaves us. We lost our home, our safety, and our light. Please, help me keep my little boy alive,, your kindness is the only hope we have left. 💔🙏
gofund.me/edd687b8

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Diana Parker-Kafka @dianaparker.bsky.social · 2d

We all knew this would be the inevitable issue, *all* police forces support police states. Chicago cops don’t live in the neighborhoods they terrorize, those urban areas are their little torture fiefdoms. They hate my city and the people who like living here, they welcome more violent occupation.

Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 2d

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
www.foxnews.com/us/national-...

National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

www.foxnews.com

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 2d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

apnews.com

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d

They’re just gonna do a little lite slavery.

In addition, the new rule allows farm employers to charge H-2A workers for their housing, which was not allowed before. "It's a way for employers to continue to house workers and also charge them, and bring down effective wages," said Marcos Lopez of the Labor and Community Center at the University of California, Davis.

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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 3d

You don’t need AI; AI is not “inevitable.” That’s a lie being fed to you by companies who are going to lose a fuckton of money if they don’t convince you that AI is something you can’t live without.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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👁️🍄🪸 @bloomfilters.bsky.social · 2d

boost !

🇵🇸🤝🇭🇹 @sudance.bsky.social · 3d

i’m a disabled trans lesbian of color who recently escaped an abusive home, i haven’t been able to land a job, so i’ve resorted to selling my personal possessions, unfortunately im falling short $100 this month for rent which is due today, please help me. anything helps.

paypal.me/sudance174

Pay Sue Vasquez using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/sudance174 and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

paypal.me

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood @mxoberon.bsky.social · 3d

Like, there's a boldness in that that's so hard to get anywhere. A show relishing with us in our beauty and sexuality

Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood @mxoberon.bsky.social · 3d

Hung out in a discord vc with the dolls while watching the first three episodes of Veneno, and fuck was that an amazing viewing experience. The way it got us crying, seen (even across an ocean), and is even bold af. I mean, we got an episode ending on an across time orgasm scene

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 3d

Some folks may need this lovely bit of writing, so here it is.

🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 3d

Welcome to #TransTuesday!

National Coming Out Day is Oct 11, so let’s get into what can be a difficult and complicated issue for so many of us: COMING OUT AS TRANS.

And for the first time since Trans Tuesdays started, I reprint my own coming out thread!

www.tillystranstuesdays.com/2025/10/07/c...

COMING OUT AS TRANS - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays

Welcome to Trans Tuesday! National Coming Out Day is approaching, so let’s get into what can be a difficult and complicated issue for so many of us: COMING OUT AS TRANS. When people hear the words “co...

www.tillystranstuesdays.com

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transistance.press @transistance.press · 4d

Thank you to all those who have pre-ordered - Machines of Consent by @sophiajt.com is OUT NOW!!

The book is currently live on Itch, and will begin shipping on other platforms over the next 24 hours.

If you haven't pre-ordered, grab your copy today: transistance.press/links/

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Mistress Matisse @mistressmatisse.bsky.social · 4d

This is hazardous - being hogtied like this makes it difficult to breathe, because all your weight and pressure is on your chest, and it’s hard to expand your lungs. I’ve seen people pass out from being hogtied, and without QUICK intervention, bad things happen. Positional asphyxia is real.

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

ICE is hog tying protesters in Portland and removing them on Dollies.

This is dangerous and could cause serious injury.

The Department of Homeland Security thinks it’s a joke.

They’ve shared this video with the tagline “Refuse to Walk? We’ll give you a ride”.

Stay strong Portland.

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Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood @mxoberon.bsky.social · 4d

basic income for artists is a nice idea. Everyone should do that pls and thank you.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social · 5d

Mohammed has no internet and almost no donations. Like everyone in Gaza, the occupation has destroyed his home, taken his food, and murdered his loved ones. Please help however you can.

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 25d

they killed his friend while he was searching for flour! He was supposed to travel before October 7, and all his papers were ready. But the war of genocide robbed him even of the simple life he wanted to improve.

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stellaluna 🔜 PAX Unplugged @stellaluna.tv · 4d

I am BEYOND excited to talk to y'all about SHIFT! You might recognize it from the UNDERTOW series we ran a while back - please come swing by & say hi tomorrow if you've got a minute or two, we're going to be celebrating the launch of SHIFT over on Kickstarter 🥰

SHIFT RPG @ Kickstarter! @shiftrpg.bsky.social · 4d

SHIFT Launch Livestream: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 2:00 pm ET
Join @madeofcartoons.bsky.social, @sebastianyue.bsky.social, and @stellaluna.tv for a special livestream! We'll be chatting about running the game and we'll be taking your questions!

SHIFT RPG Launch Day Livestream

Join the co-designer of SHIFT, the SHIFT community manager and one of our SHIFT ambassadors for a Q&A livestream to celebrate the launch of SHIFT RPG on Kickstarter! Stream Hosts: Jordan Richer, Co-Designer of SHIFT Sebastian Yüe - Hit Point Press Community Manager StellaLuna - Content Creator & SH

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Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 5d

Can we get the word around for more donations to go to BlackSky so there’s funding for the infrastructure that can bring Link back?

From my understanding:

Relays are costly and expensive. Anyone feel free to chime in. Bluesky relays is what has him banned.

opencollective.com/blacksky

Blacksky - Open Collective

Decentralized social media built for community power, culture, and collective freedom.

opencollective.com

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🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 4d

today is my birthday and I’d love nothing more than for everyone to help fight the darkness with kindness

do something kind for someone today (this includes yourself, you are Someone)

and tell me about a kindness someone did for you! let’s celebrate some goodness in the world 🩷

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"Wuh-wuh-wuh-wafflehouse" Ella Tailor $345/$700 @garaktailor.com · 5d

if Jay just pulls the plug in some sort of God Move I just want you all to know that I love you.

Even the losers and the haters.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

Measles outbreak in South Carolina… all infected people are unvaccinated.

They can’t identify the source of the outbreak which points to rapid community spread.

This is what MAHA wants.

They want you sick and infected.

Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator.

Refuse to give up on public health:

SAFETY ALERT: S.C. confirms full-blown outbreak of measles

South Carolina officially has a measles outbreak, even while Georgia deals with a cluster of cases as low vaccination rates in the region raise concerns.

www.wrdw.com

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Tara🏳️‍⚧️ @bundleofstyxx.bsky.social · 5d

We hurt each other and write essays about it. We turn our heartbreak into memes and our memes into theology. But we are also the first generation to build a culture out of our own reflection, to make being “like that” not a failure, but a style of survival.

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