Maria D’Souza
@mariadsouza.bsky.social
Writer, nap enthusiast, puppet-wrangler, caretaker of the grumpiest little dog in the world. I like pie. I also co-host the @enterprisesplaining podcast. (She/Her)
So incredibly impressed by @discworldemporium.bsky.social. Not only did my order come in less than a week from the UK, the box had all these lovely touches like Discworld stamps (and a Lancre postmark!) So cool!
October 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
So incredibly impressed by @discworldemporium.bsky.social. Not only did my order come in less than a week from the UK, the box had all these lovely touches like Discworld stamps (and a Lancre postmark!) So cool!
Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!
- The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
- The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
October 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!
- The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
- The Wee Free Men, Terry Pratchett
Sherman made my whole day all day today.
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Sherman made my whole day all day today.
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whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing
June 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing
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New episode out today “Oops, I Hate it Again!” about the #startrek Enterprise episode Stigma where T'Pol deals with the repercussions of the events from Fusion via clunky metaphors for HIV/AIDS. Luckily there's a Trip B-plot that almost makes up for it but not quite.
October 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New episode out today “Oops, I Hate it Again!” about the #startrek Enterprise episode Stigma where T'Pol deals with the repercussions of the events from Fusion via clunky metaphors for HIV/AIDS. Luckily there's a Trip B-plot that almost makes up for it but not quite.
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As a “New Atheist” of the early 2000s, I knew it was crucial to stop the Religious Right from destroying the wall separating Church & State. But even I didn’t think that by 2025 the President would green light sending ppl to Guantanamo for being “anti-Christian.” skepchick.org/2025/10/trum...
Trump Declares Atheists are Terrorists
Transcript: I know things are pretty depressing right now in the United States, so I’m going to open today’s video with some good news: Jimmy Kimmel is back! His show was taken off the air because …
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October 1, 2025 at 2:05 PM
As a “New Atheist” of the early 2000s, I knew it was crucial to stop the Religious Right from destroying the wall separating Church & State. But even I didn’t think that by 2025 the President would green light sending ppl to Guantanamo for being “anti-Christian.” skepchick.org/2025/10/trum...
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I really like this @statnews.com article, whose premise is "most of you reading this already agree that vaccines don't cause autism, but may not be familiar with the specific evidence that shows how we know."
I don't know how many minds it'll change but I suspect it will be useful in some cases. 🧪
I don't know how many minds it'll change but I suspect it will be useful in some cases. 🧪
Here is how we know that vaccines do not cause autism
Vaccines do not cause autism. You’ve almost certainly read that before — but often without a full explanation of how we know it to be true. Here's how we know.
www.statnews.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I really like this @statnews.com article, whose premise is "most of you reading this already agree that vaccines don't cause autism, but may not be familiar with the specific evidence that shows how we know."
I don't know how many minds it'll change but I suspect it will be useful in some cases. 🧪
I don't know how many minds it'll change but I suspect it will be useful in some cases. 🧪
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“we’ve tried being nice and cordial and courteous and diplomatic. If anything, our white moderate tendency to gravitate toward civility has strengthened and enabled fascists.”
Let’s be less nice while we fight against fascism
Hi everyone, thank you so much for your patience as we transitioned this website to Ghost. Look how cool it is! Thank you to the amazing Carissa and Stacy of stacynguyen.com for their work. A few chan...
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September 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
“we’ve tried being nice and cordial and courteous and diplomatic. If anything, our white moderate tendency to gravitate toward civility has strengthened and enabled fascists.”
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Today our crew is on a Second Contact mission revisiting the #startrek ENT episode “Dawn” now that we’ve all seen it. Plus, we chat about the woefully inadequate Memory Alpha page on “feet” and we have an extra special Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at @firstflightpod.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today our crew is on a Second Contact mission revisiting the #startrek ENT episode “Dawn” now that we’ve all seen it. Plus, we chat about the woefully inadequate Memory Alpha page on “feet” and we have an extra special Two Truths and a Lie courtesy of our friends over at @firstflightpod.bsky.social
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“negative emotions get misdirected to ourselves and the people closest to us, often without our being conscious of it. This is a tactic and goal of fascism, as a populace that is constantly on edge and emotionally dysregulated is easier to control.”
Let’s try to be nicer to ourselves and one another while we fight against fascism
Hi everyone, a couple of announcements. First, if you’re in Seattle, please come to the book launch event I’m having on October 14th from 6pm to 8pm at Centilia Cultural Center. Everyone is so stresse...
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September 23, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“negative emotions get misdirected to ourselves and the people closest to us, often without our being conscious of it. This is a tactic and goal of fascism, as a populace that is constantly on edge and emotionally dysregulated is easier to control.”
Rebecca: ooooh bed chip! *eats it* *5 seconds later* “lil hair there…”
found a chip in bed and ate it and she yelled WHAT THE FUCK and I wasn’t sure if she was referring to the chip or charlie day fucking a kaiju
September 13, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Rebecca: ooooh bed chip! *eats it* *5 seconds later* “lil hair there…”
Come listen to me go ON and ON about how hot I think Scott Bakula is...
The crew of EnterpriseSplaining is taking a short break from #StarTrekENT this week in order to go on an away mission to Quantum Leap. @uajamie.bsky.social just watched the first season of #QuantumLeap for the first time and has lots of thoughts about Scott Bakula in that compared to ENT.
September 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Come listen to me go ON and ON about how hot I think Scott Bakula is...
The last photo on my phone from our last night/morning at #DragonCon2025
September 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The last photo on my phone from our last night/morning at #DragonCon2025
RITOS STRONG!!!
Lower Decks! Lower Decks! Lower Decks! (feat. @mariadsouza.bsky.social @jsking.bsky.social @noisyastronomer.com)
September 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
RITOS STRONG!!!
Designing an accessible Starfleet vessel with @uajamie.bsky.social! #dragoncon
August 29, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Designing an accessible Starfleet vessel with @uajamie.bsky.social! #dragoncon
Having an AMAZING #DragonCon with @uajamie.bsky.social and @ericlesch.bsky.social in @enterprisesplain.bsky.social cosplay!!
August 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Having an AMAZING #DragonCon with @uajamie.bsky.social and @ericlesch.bsky.social in @enterprisesplain.bsky.social cosplay!!
Same here except I won't be on any panels so I'll be harder to find :)
*hint* Go say “hi” to Jamie after any one of her DragonCon panels and she will give you a special EnterpriseSplaining and Porthos Appreciation Society badge ribbon.
The DragonCon schedule went up today and I’m so excited by my slate of panels this year! It has everything! Star Trek! Murderbot! Kaiju!
August 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Same here except I won't be on any panels so I'll be harder to find :)
Incredible.
Saturday mood: TFW baby Bill accidentally cosplays T'Pol.
August 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Incredible.
Wait 5 out of 6 women DON’T have depression?!
August 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wait 5 out of 6 women DON’T have depression?!
If you only listen to one episode of EnterpriseSplaining ever, this is the one. @skepchick.org is so ridiculous and funny it makes me think she should always do the explanation for us…
A bumper episode this week as @skepchick.org, who has never watched Enterprise or listened to our show, guest ‘splains the #startrek ENT episode Precious Cargo to our crew. It went just about as magnificently as expected. Bonus points if you catch all the different ways she pronounces ‘T’Pol’!
August 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you only listen to one episode of EnterpriseSplaining ever, this is the one. @skepchick.org is so ridiculous and funny it makes me think she should always do the explanation for us…
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Okay pals, I've guested on many podcasts in my time but this one is special and I must insist you give it a listen, regardless of whether or not you are a fan of Star Trek Enterprise, starring Scott Bakula, T-Pain, Padma Lakshmi, and a Swamp Hick.
A bumper episode this week as @skepchick.org, who has never watched Enterprise or listened to our show, guest ‘splains the #startrek ENT episode Precious Cargo to our crew. It went just about as magnificently as expected. Bonus points if you catch all the different ways she pronounces ‘T’Pol’!
August 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Okay pals, I've guested on many podcasts in my time but this one is special and I must insist you give it a listen, regardless of whether or not you are a fan of Star Trek Enterprise, starring Scott Bakula, T-Pain, Padma Lakshmi, and a Swamp Hick.
This show mocks me.
Actual footage of @mariadsouza.bsky.social when she first started up the #startrek ENT episode Vanishing Point and it opened on a *gasp* cave!
August 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
This show mocks me.
“Mammary Alpha” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever come up with and honestly I think it’s all downhill from here…
Our new episode just dropped with our Second Contact mission revisiting the #startrek ENT episode "Vanishing Point." Come to hear exactly how much we all hated that twist ending. Stay to hear us all giggling while reading choice quotes from the Memory Alpha page on "Nipple."
August 8, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Mammary Alpha” may be the funniest thing I’ve ever come up with and honestly I think it’s all downhill from here…
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Excuse me, but this is a spoiler for the Mammary Alpha segment of the podcast episode we are releasing tomorrow! #startrek
My browser search bar when I type in "mem" is one of the most embarrassing things I have ever seen. I swear I have a very good reason for this!
August 7, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Excuse me, but this is a spoiler for the Mammary Alpha segment of the podcast episode we are releasing tomorrow! #startrek
This episode, you guys.
Our new episode is out today where we learn what happens in the #startrek ENT episode "Vanishing Point." Along with our guest @kevin251.bsky.social from @flopcast.bsky.social, we play an unfortunate game of "is this star trek magic or misogyny?" The answer will almost certainly disappoint you.
August 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This episode, you guys.