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Shona 🇵🇸✊🏾
@plumandmustard.bsky.social
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black. woman. women’s health doctor. achiHera.
I’m to the left of your fav politician.
#ACAB #FreePalestine #FuckThePatriarchy #BMIisBullshit
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plumandmustard.bsky.social
I didn’t realize y’all were on here like that. I may have to use this account
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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richardhowes.tech
There has never been a clearer signal that America is not a country, it's just a business. And that there are no red lines when there is enough money on the line.

End-stage capitalism knows no bounds in its pursuit and sycophantic courting of power and wealth.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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profsunnysingh.bsky.social
#Glasgow: coming up on Thursday, 20th November. I will be talking about my book #Refuge: Stories of War (and Love) as part of #CreativeConversations at @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Woukd be wonderful to see you!

Free but booking required

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-c...
Creative Conversations: Prof Sunny Singh FRSL
Professor Sunny Singh FRSL in conversation
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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solomonmissouri.bsky.social
The thing is… old white men love to talk about themselves

You don’t have to sleep with them
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
this road seems to never end. i’m here to tell you you’re already there. you have arrived at authoritarianism. get off the bus.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jul 5
The fact we have secret police whisking people off the streets doesn’t get enough attention. It ain’t normal and we’re further down the road to authoritarianism than you think.
July 5, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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janecoaston.bsky.social
one of the stranger phenomena in American life is that hate is supposed to flow in one direction (rural people get to hate urban people, Republicans get to hate Democrats) and if the hate goes the other way people pretend as if this is very upsetting.
mmasnick.bsky.social Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · Jul 4
The media made a HUGE deal out of "basket of deplorables" and "cling to their guns or religion."

But, of course, it will totally ignore Trump saying he hates Democrats: "I hate them. I believe they hate their country."
yedois.bsky.social yedois @yedois.bsky.social · Jul 4
in addition to his "shylocks" comment, i can't imagine the media backlash if Biden said anything like from this screenshot - that he "hates Republicans" - and i'm also tired of having this "IMAGINE IF BIDEN!" thought experiment but it's just a constant reminder of the double standards
July 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
poets are so important
December 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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phillewis.bsky.social
"We will forever be grateful for the unconditional time she gave to us, to all her literary children across the writerly world," said Kwame Alexander in the statement on the renowned Nikki Giovanni’s death
Renowned poet and Black arts movement icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet and activist was a leading figure of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni was working on her upcoming book of poetry, set to publish in the fall.
www.npr.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 AM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
we used to have a country. a free country.

i’m clearly missing old twitter today.
November 28, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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jeesajay.bsky.social
Remember when Chileans were offended because they thought black Americans were using “chile” to be derogatory? 💀😂
November 28, 2024 at 3:46 PM
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uridev.urieldana.com
Chicago-born artist #JuanJrRamirez began painting in oils when he was 18 years old. He went to the School of the #ArtInstituteofChicago for 1 2/2 yrs. Not finding what he wanted to learn,he bought art books & instructional DVDs on classical artists & painting techniques & taught himself to paint.
November 25, 2024 at 8:45 PM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
#GNX is giving mixtape. i love it.
November 23, 2024 at 12:06 AM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
Kendrick is a genius.
November 23, 2024 at 12:02 AM
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bcmerchant.bsky.social
Wrote about how Bluesky is booming because it's giving users precisely what the tech giants are taking away

www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/blueskys-s...
A text block that reads: The online world has become so hostile to users that Bluesky’s pitch of ‘here is a straightforward feed of text-based user-generated posts that we promise not to mess with’ is revelatory. Its scaling model and raison d’être are a very rejection of the platforms that have colonized the rest of our digital lives, and relentlessly commodified them. No wonder everyone seems to be rooting for its success, even if there are, pointedly, no guarantees those ideals will remain in place.
November 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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missdixievoom.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
so they still blocking Palestianian accounts over here or na?
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
Subscribe to The Onion. Maybe we can buy Red Lobster next.
Join The Onion
Don’t just read the news. Feel it. Be among the first to feel the news.
membership.theonion.com
November 14, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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wagatwe.com
finally decided to try this free option to delete tweets and it was surprisingly easy. only problem is that it's so fast, Elon might ban your account lol
GitHub - lucahammer/tweetXer: Delete all your Tweets for free
Delete all your Tweets for free. Contribute to lucahammer/tweetXer development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 14, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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ruwaromman.bsky.social
Hey @aaron.bsky.team, I’m a Palestinian elected official and have been working to get my colleagues over here. Really like this place but structural discrimination against Palestinians is a deal breaker. Please fix this👇
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · Nov 12
So I hate to tag the mods- but I sent this email about the mass deletion of Palestinian accounts over a week ago to @support.bsky.team and I haven’t heard anything back (apologies if I somehow missed an email). I’d like to ensure it will be seen by the proper people.
MS Molly Shah To: support@bsky.app › 04.11.24 Gazan Accounts I am writing about the spam label/ suspension problem that many Gazan accounts are having on Bluesky. I try to message most of the new accounts from Gaza to try to help them avoid being labeled but it would really help to have some more specific guidelines, because many people I believe are following the guidelines l've been suggesting and still having problems. I understand that you probably cannot tell me specifics but even general information would help me help these accounts act in accordance with Bluesky's rules, which I'm assuming is the goal of both of us. It also may be helpful to publicly post some of this information (preferably in a few languages including Arabic). Specifically I would really like to know: - Information on follower count leading to a spam label (is there a hard number they should avoid- is it overall/ by day?) Also are there any plans to just limit the amount of follows an account can do if a large following amount is something that is triggering a rules violation? -Information on how complaints come in regarding messages and replies and how they are generally assessed (once again I know that you can't give me specifics but it would really help to let them know what is going to happen if someone makes a complaint). Also in the case of replies- is it taken more seriously if the complaint is made by the person who got the notification or can anyone complain about a reply (even if it wasn't made to them) and it will be treated similarly? -Information about how an account is assessed for spam if there isn't a complaint about a specific message or reply (for example if the account is reported as spam-what general things do you look for). Would just posting their own GoFundMe link on their page lead to a spam label or suspension if someone reported them? Do you take into account that sometimes Palestinians are targeted for reports because of their race? -Information regarding the appeals process-many times no one hears anything back after submitting an appeal (and sometimes they don't receive any information on what triggered the ban to begin with). Also in which cases would an account be asked to provide ID documents to stay in good standing? I know that moderation is not an easy job but I think that most of these specific accounts would be willing to follow the Bluesky rules if they knew what they were. I really enjoy Bluesky as a community and I know that making it a welcoming place is a goal we probably both share. Thank you in advance for any information you can give me. -Molly Shah (@mommunism.bsky.app)
November 14, 2024 at 11:39 PM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
well. here i am again.
November 14, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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shirleman.bsky.social
To apply pressure the most impactful way to actually make changes, you go where the money is and apply social pressure. Please go to this LinkedIn post, do a reaction and comment. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/scotthirleman_hey-jay-graber-paul-frazee-emily-liu-rose-activity-7085538196427546624-eiCk
Scott Hirleman on LinkedIn: Hey Neo, are you aware that your most recent investment Bluesky PBLLC ha...
Hey Neo, are you aware that your most recent investment Bluesky PBLLC has a pretty big anti-blackness problem? They didn't even think to block the N word from…
www.linkedin.com
July 14, 2023 at 8:42 AM
plumandmustard.bsky.social
I’ve been living my best safe life at the Black people app and haven’t been here in a while but I hear it’s popping off over here? The racism is back huh?
July 15, 2023 at 2:21 AM
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rafaelshimunov.bsky.social
This never fails.
July 4, 2023 at 12:33 PM
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amyraehill.bsky.social
I often listen to sci-fi while I paint, which often inspires fan art. Personal pieces I give myself as a treat. Here’s my interpretation of Lena Nguyen’s We Have Always Been Here and Martha Wells’ Murderbot Diaries.

What spacey story do YOU think would look good on pottery?
Teapot featuring icy landscape with spaceship in center. Cracks in the ice lead to words at the bottom “I understand”. Mug featuring astronaut floating over planet. Teapot detail Mug featuring figure reclining and watching a show on a wide monitor. Small spaceship in upper right. Detail of mug
July 4, 2023 at 3:22 PM