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Shakeil

@shakeil.bsky.social

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I use design to create a world which prioritizes liberation for all oppressed peoples. Cofounder at @aroko.bsky.social shakeil.com + are.na/shakeil/

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · May 12

im available for creative needs of all sorts, from brand development to digital design to social strategy work – ive worked in music, health care, fashion, education and more, and am always looking for new projects. find my portfolio below~

#design #designerforhire

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Shakeil Greeley — Art Director | Designer | Artist | Strategist | Writer

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 7h

for sure, i just stan lol

Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 13h

+1000

Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 13h

And then for smaller channels, jiikae and Wavelengths are doing great work

Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 13h

ThorHighHeels and hazel are big favorites

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Zito @zeets.bsky.social · 19h

Congrats to all the people who have postured as intelligent and morally righteous for years but decided that they couldn’t take a stand against genocide or decided to justify and cheer on the massacre of a people for whatever reason. Now they can go back to playing the intellectual in peace.

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 5d

save me power stone with bug girls

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 11d

📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025.

www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...

Àrokò Anthology: Call for submissions

ÀROKÒ ANTHOLOGY NO.1: FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA & THE DIASPORA Curated and edited by Aishatu Ado DEADLINE 12.31.25 // Submit to: [email protected] THEME We invite fiction that breathes new life into ...

www.aroko.world

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 8d

@zariah-cam.bsky.social takes us through another money saving library experience that’s sure to put some money back in your pockets

www.aroko.world/using-a-libr...

Using a Library Card a Day Keeps Capitalism at Bay: Happy Freedom to Read Week

On this next creative library adventure, I visited the Myers Park Library for an Arts & Crafts Drop-in experience. Normally, I’m used to booking an art event where you have to stay for the full 2 hour...

www.aroko.world

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 6d

Stay cozy in style this fall with Aroko

www.aroko.coop/product/supp...

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 8d

Come write with us!

Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 11d

📢 Call for Submissions! Àrokò invites writers from Africa & the diaspora to send us stories that reimagine folklore, myth, and legend. Deadline Dec 31 2025.

www.aroko.world/aroko-anthol...

Àrokò Anthology: Call for submissions

ÀROKÒ ANTHOLOGY NO.1: FOLKLORE FROM AFRICA & THE DIASPORA Curated and edited by Aishatu Ado DEADLINE 12.31.25 // Submit to: [email protected] THEME We invite fiction that breathes new life into ...

www.aroko.world

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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 11d

Free Leqaa Kordia and all of our political prisoners!!!

Share and donate to her legal fund: chuffed.org/project/free...

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 13d

we can do a little shit post as a treat sometimes

Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 13d

DJ DRONE STRIKE IN THE MIX 😭

Image of Barack Obama with a DOOM SCROLL t-shirt DJing with one hand up.

Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 14d

So appreciative of the transparency here as someone who is trying to formulate how to pay people in a worker-owned business 🖤

Hell Gate *subscribe today!* @hellgatenyc.com · 14d

Yesterday, we released our 2025 annual report. There are a *lot* of numbers, but the tl;dr? Hell Gate has been growing! Read the report here: hellgatenyc.com/hell-gate-20...

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andré carrington @andrecarrington.bsky.social · 18d

Assata Shakur died free

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Max Rivlin-Nadler @maxrn.bsky.social · 19d

Ok, @k80way.bsky.social did it.

What the hell is going on with Bluestockings????

Only at @hellgatenyc.com

hellgatenyc.com/what-is-happ...

What Is Happening at Bluestockings?

The beloved, embattled queer leftist bookstore announced it was closing its doors on Monday. Why?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18d

“You died.
I cried.
And kept on getting up.
A little slower.
And a lot more deadly.”

Rest in Power and Thank You

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 18d

The news is out before the family has had a chance to say anything. Unfortunately it's true.

I'll be offline for a few days.

Sending everyone who loved her care.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18d

Assata Shakur has "died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age."

She was 78.

Assata Shakur, political activist and ex-Black Liberation Army member, has died

Assata Shakur “died in Havana, Cuba, as a result of health conditions and her advanced age,” according to Cuba’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social · 22d

It’s time to wake up — if you aren’t using ChatGPT to optimize your work (and your life!) you’re getting left behind. Watch this for 5 simple, lesser-known ChatGPT prompts that geniuses use!

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5 Secret Ways to Use ChatGPT Like an AI Pro (2025 easy prompt guide!)

YouTube video by Charalanahzard

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 21d

Our portfolio is up to date with new work from 2025. If you are looking for help with your brand, website, magazine, or more, hit us up!

www.aroko.coop/work

Àrokò Cooperative

Àròko Cooperative is a multidisciplinary creative community reimagining art and design as a social practice.

www.aroko.coop

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 21d

Miami Herald: Two-Thirds of Immigrants Held at “Alligator Alcatraz” in July Have Disappeared

In immigration news, hundreds of people who were once detained at the troubled immigration jail in the Florida Everglades dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” have disappeared.

www.democracynow.org

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Àrokò Cooperative @aroko.bsky.social · 26d

145,000 young Nepalis turned Discord into a digital parliament and elected their country's first woman interim prime minister. Design reflects the values of those who wield it, not those who built it.

www.aroko.world/discord-deci...

Discord Decides: How Nepal's Youth Turned Gaming Infrastructure into Architecture For Liberation

www.aroko.world

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Joshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · Sep 12

wrote about the memes allegedly left by Kirk’s killer, the desire for a coherent narrative in a world without context, and the widening digital culture gap that’s going to make these very hard times even harder
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Groypers, Helldivers 2, Furries: What do the Messages Left by Charlie Kirk's Alleged Killer Actually Mean?

Suspect Tyler Robinson allegedly inscribed messages on bullet casings that reference video games and internet culture—but they hardly point toward a coherent ideology.

www.vanityfair.com

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · 27d

oh boy

Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · Sep 11

they treating a podcaster like martin luther we used to be a proper imperialist nation

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Shakeil @shakeil.bsky.social · Sep 11

lmfaoooo