Rosa Sparks
@rosasparks.bsky.social
Shuri's mom. Publisher of Fabulize; a pop culture feminist mag for BIPOC nerds. Cannabis lover. Neurospicy creative. Emerging comic book writer and novelist. 🏳️🌈 Lambda + Ignatz Awards nominee subscribe: https://mailchi.mp/f0796697386b/fabulizemagsubscribeme
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Rosa Sparks
@rosasparks.bsky.social
· Oct 2
Black Speculative Fiction Month. Day 1. The Fallen Fruit by Shawntelle Madison #Blackbooksky #booksky
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Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
December 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Remember folks: if you have any small amount of artistic talent, any sex appeal, or can make your friends laugh, the richest man on earth is crying screaming throwing up because he can’t be you.
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apparently tarantino is just insulting a different actor every day now so just in case you didn't know
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
apparently tarantino is just insulting a different actor every day now so just in case you didn't know
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I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm starting to wonder how much "the male loneliness epidemic" is just straight and bisexual women identifying low-effort, mean, and incompetent men and choosing not to date, marry, and tolerate them anymore
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without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
December 7, 2025 at 3:24 AM
without birthright citizenship in the united states, you don't have a democracy and you don't have rule of law.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
revoking birthright citizenship gives fascists free rein to purge the country of literally anyone they don't like. it opens the door to atrocities and mass murder. i am not exaggerating.
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They don't care if we live or die.
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
FDA Announces Shredded Cheese Recall in 31 States Over Metal Fragments
A recall has been initiated for shredded cheese sold at major retailers—including Walmart, Target, and Aldi—due to pieces of metal, which can cause internal injuries.
www.health.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
They don't care if we live or die.
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
Great Lakes Cheese Co.'s shredded cheese sold at major retailers, including Target, Walmart, and Aldi, has been recalled in 31 states and Puerto Rico.
The cheese was recalled on Oct. 3 for containing metal fragments. On Dec. 2, the FDA updated the risk level. 🌱
I'm open for work. Press releases, bios, editorial content , comic book writer here and looking for paid projects. Here's my comic book portfolio: app.flashes.blue/profile/rosa...
Here's my Muckrack profile: muckrack.com/erikahardison
Here's my Muckrack profile: muckrack.com/erikahardison
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December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I'm open for work. Press releases, bios, editorial content , comic book writer here and looking for paid projects. Here's my comic book portfolio: app.flashes.blue/profile/rosa...
Here's my Muckrack profile: muckrack.com/erikahardison
Here's my Muckrack profile: muckrack.com/erikahardison
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“Regardless, a cis woman refusing to share space with a trans woman is no different – and no less wrong – than a white woman refusing to share space with a Black woman”
^^ This Right Here ^^
^^ This Right Here ^^
Our regular contributor @funcrunch.me.dm.ap.brid.gy is also an alumnus of Northwestern. They wrote about their anger and disappointment after Northwestern caved on trans rights to secure federal funding from the Trump admin.
On Trading Truth for Transphobia — Assigned
A trans alum of Northwestern University reflects on their capitulation to Trump.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Regardless, a cis woman refusing to share space with a trans woman is no different – and no less wrong – than a white woman refusing to share space with a Black woman”
^^ This Right Here ^^
^^ This Right Here ^^
Yesterday, I found out my friend Chris Taliferro died. I'm still very much impacted by World AIDS day because I lost my close friend almost 10 years ago and it still hurts. All of this while trying to book projects to keep me housed and my bday is tomorrow.
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Yesterday, I found out my friend Chris Taliferro died. I'm still very much impacted by World AIDS day because I lost my close friend almost 10 years ago and it still hurts. All of this while trying to book projects to keep me housed and my bday is tomorrow.
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Thanks for reading, Mr. President
November 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Thanks for reading, Mr. President
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Hey everyone. I hate to be a downer but I'm out of options. As one of the many Black women who have been downsized in media, I now have a gofundme to help me catch up on my bills because my invoices are slow to process. Please share and support 🙏🏾
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
Donate to Help Rosa and Her Daughter Stay Housed, organized by Erika Hardison
Hello, thank you for reading yet another emergency mutual fund. My name is Erika… Erika Hardison needs your support for Help Rosa and Her Daughter Stay Housed
www.gofundme.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Hey everyone. I hate to be a downer but I'm out of options. As one of the many Black women who have been downsized in media, I now have a gofundme to help me catch up on my bills because my invoices are slow to process. Please share and support 🙏🏾
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
Donate to Help Rosa and Her Daughter Stay Housed, organized by Erika Hardison
Hello, thank you for reading yet another emergency mutual fund. My name is Erika… Erika Hardison needs your support for Help Rosa and Her Daughter Stay Housed
www.gofundme.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Hey everyone. I hate to be a downer but I'm out of options. As one of the many Black women who have been downsized in media, I now have a gofundme to help me catch up on my bills because my invoices are slow to process. Please share and support 🙏🏾
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rosa-...
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✨Weekend Pages Ready✨
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Step into worlds imagined by Black voices from across the globe. Black Sci-Fi Short Stories is waiting in our vending machine.
📍Find it at the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine at The Northwest African American Museum (www.naamnw.org)
#SistahScifi
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Step into worlds imagined by Black voices from across the globe. Black Sci-Fi Short Stories is waiting in our vending machine.
📍Find it at the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine at The Northwest African American Museum (www.naamnw.org)
#SistahScifi
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
✨Weekend Pages Ready✨
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Step into worlds imagined by Black voices from across the globe. Black Sci-Fi Short Stories is waiting in our vending machine.
📍Find it at the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine at The Northwest African American Museum (www.naamnw.org)
#SistahScifi
Black Sci-Fi Short Stories
Step into worlds imagined by Black voices from across the globe. Black Sci-Fi Short Stories is waiting in our vending machine.
📍Find it at the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine at The Northwest African American Museum (www.naamnw.org)
#SistahScifi
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Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Reminder to add TOKYO GODFATHERS to your Christmas movie watchlist this season! Grateful to have given (English, dubbed) voice to the trans anime icon, our beloved Hana, in this Satoshi Kon holiday classic from @gkids.com! Watch it for free on Tubi or rent it on AppleTV!
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Hollywood sucks so bad they hated John Wick & it almost didn’t get filmed
lol it is so hard to push good films through there’s probably thousands of amazing screenplays just collecting dust cos let’s milk IPs & make a Smurf 7 movie instead fuck an original refreshing idea 😭
lol it is so hard to push good films through there’s probably thousands of amazing screenplays just collecting dust cos let’s milk IPs & make a Smurf 7 movie instead fuck an original refreshing idea 😭
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hollywood sucks so bad they hated John Wick & it almost didn’t get filmed
lol it is so hard to push good films through there’s probably thousands of amazing screenplays just collecting dust cos let’s milk IPs & make a Smurf 7 movie instead fuck an original refreshing idea 😭
lol it is so hard to push good films through there’s probably thousands of amazing screenplays just collecting dust cos let’s milk IPs & make a Smurf 7 movie instead fuck an original refreshing idea 😭
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Hey, in case no one told you today
You should read Adventureman
For reasons 😙💙💪
You should read Adventureman
For reasons 😙💙💪
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Hey, in case no one told you today
You should read Adventureman
For reasons 😙💙💪
You should read Adventureman
For reasons 😙💙💪
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✌🏾️
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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@rosasparks.bsky.social see...my flightless airplane gone make $$$ IN DIS BISH @mocitymaestro.bsky.social @rollercoasterrj.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
@rosasparks.bsky.social see...my flightless airplane gone make $$$ IN DIS BISH @mocitymaestro.bsky.social @rollercoasterrj.bsky.social
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Starting January 1st, California will mandate that any use of AI-altered real estate photos in listings be disclosed, and that a link to the unaltered image be included.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Starting January 1st, California will mandate that any use of AI-altered real estate photos in listings be disclosed, and that a link to the unaltered image be included.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
It will be a criminal offense to fail to make this disclosure.
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OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
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Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of The Tulsa Race Massacre passed away. Let’s honor her memory by remembering her story
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of The Tulsa Race Massacre passed away. Let’s honor her memory by remembering her story
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His wife Latifa Chambers anounced that Jimmy Cliff, beloved ambassador of reggae music, has passed at age of 81.
A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience and his lead role in the The Harder They Come (1972) is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema.
#BlackSky
A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience and his lead role in the The Harder They Come (1972) is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema.
#BlackSky
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now.
www.bbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
His wife Latifa Chambers anounced that Jimmy Cliff, beloved ambassador of reggae music, has passed at age of 81.
A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience and his lead role in the The Harder They Come (1972) is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema.
#BlackSky
A star since the 1960s, he helped to bring the sound of Jamaica to a global audience and his lead role in the The Harder They Come (1972) is a cornerstone of Jamaican cinema.
#BlackSky