Inda Lauryn
@indalauryn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, podcaster, Black feminist, womanist, witch/pagan/heathen, music curator, smartass.
BlackGirlSquee
Reclaimers RPG
A Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SX3EUqDj7XTLRn4zSI04AYe
BlackGirlSquee
Reclaimers RPG
A Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SX3EUqDj7XTLRn4zSI04AYe
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Inda Lauryn
@indalauryn.bsky.social
· Nov 15
So I'm guessing due to being added to the Melanated Writers starter pack (and pretty sure BlackSky), I seem to have gained a huge amount of followers over the past few days, so many that I've lost track, but a re-introduction may be in order for those who didn't follow on other site.
languages, gardening, maybe an instrument
What skill would you learn if you had infinite time to do it?
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
languages, gardening, maybe an instrument
Lissen...
People misunderstood me not wanting to be a manager as being insecure about my skill set when it’s really because I hate working in groups and don’t want to be responsible for people.
December 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Lissen...
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If your “best of” album list has Morgan Wallen on it I’m ignoring you from here on out, New Yorker
December 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If your “best of” album list has Morgan Wallen on it I’m ignoring you from here on out, New Yorker
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Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Today is World AIDS Day.
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
AIDS has killed 44 million people globally.
Over the years, we've learned that silence and stigma are huge contributors.
Yet, the State Department sent an email to employees stating “The US Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year.”
Silence = Death
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I don't get paid from my new gig until 12/31.
My rent is going up by 33% simply cause my landlord CAN.
I've spent 1497.11 on car rentals (+1836.61 in rideshare) *just* since September trying to get to births and other gigs.
This last 11% can get me out of an expensive, poverty caused cycle.
My rent is going up by 33% simply cause my landlord CAN.
I've spent 1497.11 on car rentals (+1836.61 in rideshare) *just* since September trying to get to births and other gigs.
This last 11% can get me out of an expensive, poverty caused cycle.
👋🏿 I'm 3 years into a fundraiser to support my journey of becoming a midwife, I'm STRUGGLING to take these very last steps. Finishing the $7889 left on this campaign would secure essential transportation to get to births and let me connect the pieces of my training and commitment to community birth.
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I don't get paid from my new gig until 12/31.
My rent is going up by 33% simply cause my landlord CAN.
I've spent 1497.11 on car rentals (+1836.61 in rideshare) *just* since September trying to get to births and other gigs.
This last 11% can get me out of an expensive, poverty caused cycle.
My rent is going up by 33% simply cause my landlord CAN.
I've spent 1497.11 on car rentals (+1836.61 in rideshare) *just* since September trying to get to births and other gigs.
This last 11% can get me out of an expensive, poverty caused cycle.
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They know something with internal numbers and actual uptake that makes it just not worth it to them
I Heart radio has pulled an AI artist from the air and its chief programming officer has started an initiative called “guaranteed human.” He says this also applies to their podcasts. www.billboard.com/pro/iheartra...
iHeartRadio Exec Says Company Won’t ‘Play AI Music’ or Use ‘AI Generated Personalities’ in Staff Memo
iHeartRadio banned AI music, podcasts and radio DJs with a new program called "Guaranteed Human," programming head Tom Poleman wrote in a staff memo.
www.billboard.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
They know something with internal numbers and actual uptake that makes it just not worth it to them
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Breaking News: A federal court said that Alina Habba, a Trump-appointed lawyer, had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey. She was neither confirmed by the Senate nor appointed by district trial court judges — the two traditional pathways.
Appeals Court Says Alina Habba, Former Trump Lawyer, Is Serving Unlawfully as U.S. Attorney
The judges wrote that the Trump Administration appeared to have become frustrated by legal and political barriers that have prevented its preferred U.S. attorneys from leading federal prosecutors’ offices.
nyti.ms
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Breaking News: A federal court said that Alina Habba, a Trump-appointed lawyer, had been serving unlawfully as the U.S. attorney in New Jersey. She was neither confirmed by the Senate nor appointed by district trial court judges — the two traditional pathways.
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This week's #pagesandprejudice @adrierising.bsky.social and I take a look at 'book negging' where people (usually fannish reviewers, booktokers/booktubers) put down one thing with an explicit motive of getting you to like THEIR thing
open.spotify.com/episode/6mFM...
open.spotify.com/episode/6mFM...
E53: The Pickup a Book Artist
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This week's #pagesandprejudice @adrierising.bsky.social and I take a look at 'book negging' where people (usually fannish reviewers, booktokers/booktubers) put down one thing with an explicit motive of getting you to like THEIR thing
open.spotify.com/episode/6mFM...
open.spotify.com/episode/6mFM...
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I’ve been hearing variations for a while teh visuals are getting updated
Listening to Mexican folk music on Youtube and they're running this horrible ad urging people to self-deport.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
Fuck you Kristi Noem, and fuck you Google for taking her money.
December 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I’ve been hearing variations for a while teh visuals are getting updated
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Ugh. And B&N is coming to Hyde Park next year.
A year after Barnes & Noble opens in Wicker Park, nearby indie bookstore forced to close
What a bummer
Gift 🔗
What a bummer
Gift 🔗
A year after Barnes & Noble opens in Wicker Park, nearby indie bookstore forced to close
Volumes Bookcafe, which has been open for a decade, immediately saw a “significant” drop in sales after Barnes & Noble moved into the century-old Noel State Bank building in October 2024.
www.chicagotribune.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Ugh. And B&N is coming to Hyde Park next year.
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She can’t keep getting away with this 😭
December 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
She can’t keep getting away with this 😭
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I'm still £509 short for rent and it's due tomorrow so I'm getting desperate.
If you subscribe to my patreon you get something back in return but if you can support me in any way at all I would be extraordinarily grateful.
paypal.me/fightingpride
ko-fi.com/fightingpride
If you subscribe to my patreon you get something back in return but if you can support me in any way at all I would be extraordinarily grateful.
paypal.me/fightingpride
ko-fi.com/fightingpride
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm still £509 short for rent and it's due tomorrow so I'm getting desperate.
If you subscribe to my patreon you get something back in return but if you can support me in any way at all I would be extraordinarily grateful.
paypal.me/fightingpride
ko-fi.com/fightingpride
If you subscribe to my patreon you get something back in return but if you can support me in any way at all I would be extraordinarily grateful.
paypal.me/fightingpride
ko-fi.com/fightingpride
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Tupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” turns 30 this week open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
a man singing into a microphone with the words california love written below him
ALT: a man singing into a microphone with the words california love written below him
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tupac and Dr. Dre’s “California Love” turns 30 this week open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
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That cancelled show you’ll never stop thinking about.
City of Ghosts! This was so great.
City of Ghosts! This was so great.
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
That cancelled show you’ll never stop thinking about.
City of Ghosts! This was so great.
City of Ghosts! This was so great.
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[November 30th, 1985] Prince and the Revolution records their single "Mountains"
Prince and the Revolution - Mountains (Official Music Video)
Around the World In A Day available now https://prince.lnk.to/ATWIADYD "Mountains" from 'Parade' (1986)
☔️ Listen to more Prince here https://lnk.to/PrinceStream
📺 Watch all the official Prince…
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
[November 30th, 1985] Prince and the Revolution records their single "Mountains"
That cancelled show you'll never stop thinking about.
*They keep cancelling all the stuff I like 😭
*They keep cancelling all the stuff I like 😭
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
That cancelled show you'll never stop thinking about.
*They keep cancelling all the stuff I like 😭
*They keep cancelling all the stuff I like 😭
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New publisher listing for: Flame Arrow Publishing (Fiction; General, Act-Adv, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
New Publisher Listing: Flame Arrow Publishing
New publisher listing for: Flame Arrow Publishing (Fiction; General, Act-Adv, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
duotrope.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New publisher listing for: Flame Arrow Publishing (Fiction; General, Act-Adv, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
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women that claim to be allies to lgbtq+folks but date & have homophobic ass men for friends are... interesting.
December 1, 2025 at 1:03 AM
women that claim to be allies to lgbtq+folks but date & have homophobic ass men for friends are... interesting.
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Automated algorithmic segregation and seperation but with a digital excuse machine
Yeah, the "dynamic pricing" in big box stores is the same. Depending on who is looking at the tag, time of day, etc. the price for items can literally change from the shelf to the register. 😤 Freaking DISNEY is even going to start using it! deadline.com/2025/11/disn...
Disney Will Bring Dynamic Pricing Similar To Airline Model To Domestic Theme Parks, Says CFO
Disney will bring dynamic pricing similar to the model used by airlines to its domestic theme parks as the company looks to boost incremental revenue.
deadline.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Automated algorithmic segregation and seperation but with a digital excuse machine
If they don't GTFUOHWDBS
November 30, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If they don't GTFUOHWDBS
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Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Still wild to me that companies got together and lied about a mass shoplifting epidemic and fundamentally changed things in all stores so that it’s worse for everyone, and then we found out they lied, and no one fucking did anything about it, and this is just life now
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I have very deep and complex feelings.
We need science we need minds
And the science community especially didn’t handled racism/ sexism and watched often glibly why folks were kept out of
But are shocked that the treatement is applied to them
It’s not for these scientists to fix but still
We need science we need minds
And the science community especially didn’t handled racism/ sexism and watched often glibly why folks were kept out of
But are shocked that the treatement is applied to them
It’s not for these scientists to fix but still
PBS: “A poll from the journal "Nature" found 75% of researchers are considering leaving 🇺🇸— including a man dubbed the Mozart of Math… a scientific brain drain.”
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The Trump Effect. The opposite of Making America Great Again. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I have very deep and complex feelings.
We need science we need minds
And the science community especially didn’t handled racism/ sexism and watched often glibly why folks were kept out of
But are shocked that the treatement is applied to them
It’s not for these scientists to fix but still
We need science we need minds
And the science community especially didn’t handled racism/ sexism and watched often glibly why folks were kept out of
But are shocked that the treatement is applied to them
It’s not for these scientists to fix but still
Don't forget to check out the Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation and let us know of other useful resources as they come along.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation
A Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation With the awful realization that we are indeed in a fight for our very survival coming over me for the past few years, I’ve asked my...
docs.google.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Don't forget to check out the Black Feminist Apocalypse/Dystopian Survival Resource Compilation and let us know of other useful resources as they come along.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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SNAFU Anthology Series (Fiction; Horror; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting
Re-opening: SNAFU Anthology Series
SNAFU Anthology Series (Fiction; Horror; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/anthology/snafu-anthology-series-13201 #amwriting
duotrope.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
SNAFU Anthology Series (Fiction; Horror; pays) opened to fiction submissions. https://duotrope.com... #amwriting