Mars
@marsxstars.blacksky.app
Reader. TV watcher. Anti-all of the isms that plague us. Fan of blueberry muffins & general badassery. Happily married recovered undercover overlover. She/Her. Pan. Book curator. Wanna talk about sci-fi tv, speculative fiction, music, art & corny jokes?
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Mars
@marsxstars.blacksky.app
· Jan 28
It's also a (negative) testament to the way we can all end up replicating the harmful, deadly actions and systems our people experienced if we aren’t constantly interrogating ourselves, our intentions, our impact, our systems, our leaders, our power, our values, and integrity.
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*bites tongue*
Okay, so, the other really bad news that I got just kicked me under the table, so now I'm stressed, and I don't like that.
Really, REALLY need like, double this, and it's really, REALLY life or death.
Okay, so, the other really bad news that I got just kicked me under the table, so now I'm stressed, and I don't like that.
Really, REALLY need like, double this, and it's really, REALLY life or death.
NO, I have no idea why, but having a lawyer is the why behind my ass not knowing until now. They don't talk to you anymore after that. 💀💀
cash.app/$bellad0nna
cash.app/$bellad0nna
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
*bites tongue*
Okay, so, the other really bad news that I got just kicked me under the table, so now I'm stressed, and I don't like that.
Really, REALLY need like, double this, and it's really, REALLY life or death.
Okay, so, the other really bad news that I got just kicked me under the table, so now I'm stressed, and I don't like that.
Really, REALLY need like, double this, and it's really, REALLY life or death.
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hey the handbasket is 90 paid subscribers away from a huge goal—think we could get there today??
thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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November 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
hey the handbasket is 90 paid subscribers away from a huge goal—think we could get there today??
thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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thehandbasket.co/upgrade
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Your reminder that Uhh Ahh by Boyz II Men is a teenager's idea of how sex sounds and those sounds were inspired by Wanya taking a dump on the toilet
November 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Your reminder that Uhh Ahh by Boyz II Men is a teenager's idea of how sex sounds and those sounds were inspired by Wanya taking a dump on the toilet
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motown contributed A LOT to the culture, but i'd love to see extended conversation about the choice to appeal to whiteness & lean into respectability, and the impact that had on BA culture as a whole
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
motown contributed A LOT to the culture, but i'd love to see extended conversation about the choice to appeal to whiteness & lean into respectability, and the impact that had on BA culture as a whole
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Jhordin is still trying to get this goal met. Please don't forget about them and their need to get to safety!
Jhordin has been suffering familial abuse for YEARS! It's TIME we get them to SAFETY NOW!
After raising funds for over a year w/ little luck, the new goal is $582/5,555. #ProtectJhordin
• gfm: gofund.me/8fc4a39f
• ca: cash.app/$discobops
• pp: paypal.me/br4tzcore
• vm: venmo.com/urdream333
After raising funds for over a year w/ little luck, the new goal is $582/5,555. #ProtectJhordin
• gfm: gofund.me/8fc4a39f
• ca: cash.app/$discobops
• pp: paypal.me/br4tzcore
• vm: venmo.com/urdream333
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Jhordin is still trying to get this goal met. Please don't forget about them and their need to get to safety!
😂
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
😂
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I know y'all aren't spending money (good!) but it is holiday season. And ya boy makes custom beaded jewelry
Bracelets
Anklets
Necklaces
Bangles
Waist beads
And more
Thank you for trusting me.
IG: treasuresbytillman
Etsy: treasuresbytillman.etsy.com
Custom orders: bit.ly/TBTCustomForm
Bracelets
Anklets
Necklaces
Bangles
Waist beads
And more
Thank you for trusting me.
IG: treasuresbytillman
Etsy: treasuresbytillman.etsy.com
Custom orders: bit.ly/TBTCustomForm
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I know y'all aren't spending money (good!) but it is holiday season. And ya boy makes custom beaded jewelry
Bracelets
Anklets
Necklaces
Bangles
Waist beads
And more
Thank you for trusting me.
IG: treasuresbytillman
Etsy: treasuresbytillman.etsy.com
Custom orders: bit.ly/TBTCustomForm
Bracelets
Anklets
Necklaces
Bangles
Waist beads
And more
Thank you for trusting me.
IG: treasuresbytillman
Etsy: treasuresbytillman.etsy.com
Custom orders: bit.ly/TBTCustomForm
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I donated.
Please donate if you can.
Please share the link so others can support as well.
Please donate if you can.
Please share the link so others can support as well.
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I donated.
Please donate if you can.
Please share the link so others can support as well.
Please donate if you can.
Please share the link so others can support as well.
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There are some songs I think that are so deeply rooted in the Black American experience that I believe in order to sing them right you would need to be both Black and American
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 AM
There are some songs I think that are so deeply rooted in the Black American experience that I believe in order to sing them right you would need to be both Black and American
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We said that every "I'll die on the hill of free speech" absolutist who slithered out to defend platforming white supremacists was a bold-faced liar, and ppl had the nerve to push back.
"At what point does a literary collection or newspaper subscription become prosecutorial evidence under the Trump administration’s logic? Essentially, whenever it’s convenient."
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
We said that every "I'll die on the hill of free speech" absolutist who slithered out to defend platforming white supremacists was a bold-faced liar, and ppl had the nerve to push back.
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You should hate wealth hoarders for sabotaging everyone's nervous systems.
November 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
You should hate wealth hoarders for sabotaging everyone's nervous systems.
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The best way to prevent young people from engaging in risky behavior is to provide support and services that address the root causes of challenges young people face. A promising example of this kind of support and services is the
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social Teen Council.
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social Teen Council.
November 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The best way to prevent young people from engaging in risky behavior is to provide support and services that address the root causes of challenges young people face. A promising example of this kind of support and services is the
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social Teen Council.
@dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social Teen Council.
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Fellow publishers are taking financial damage from unpaid bills from library distributor Baker & Taylor, who are closing down.
About Comics had no exposure here (haven't yet found our way into the library market), but it's a good time to buy a book from, say, @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social
About Comics had no exposure here (haven't yet found our way into the library market), but it's a good time to buy a book from, say, @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fellow publishers are taking financial damage from unpaid bills from library distributor Baker & Taylor, who are closing down.
About Comics had no exposure here (haven't yet found our way into the library market), but it's a good time to buy a book from, say, @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social
About Comics had no exposure here (haven't yet found our way into the library market), but it's a good time to buy a book from, say, @ironcircuscomics.bsky.social
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It’s the Xhosa baby for me. Those little clicks 🥹
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It’s the Xhosa baby for me. Those little clicks 🥹
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Hey y'all Alysson still hasn't reached her goal to pay for her Mom's cremation. If you can help, please do. Even a few bucks is helpful. And, please repost regardless
If you can help, please help. Even a $5 donation helps. If you can't help, please share.
Thank you.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
Thank you.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover...
Donate to Help Cover Thel's Cremation Costs, organized by Alysson Fergison
My name is Alysson. Some of you may know me as Lysa. I'm raising funds to pay for… Alysson Fergison needs your support for Help Cover Thel's Cremation Costs
www.gofundme.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Hey y'all Alysson still hasn't reached her goal to pay for her Mom's cremation. If you can help, please do. Even a few bucks is helpful. And, please repost regardless
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“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
November 23, 2025 at 10:39 PM
“we need to be nicer to men” bro they didn’t let women have their own credit cards til 50 years ago
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May I ask for 50 reposts? New York Magazine is a big deal! Thank you Bluesky!
November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
May I ask for 50 reposts? New York Magazine is a big deal! Thank you Bluesky!
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Invite the niece and the predator over. Ask the man a bunch of questions in front of everyone. Heck, have someone do a background check on him and read all of his failings aloud to everyone as you eat pie. "can't get anyone your own age to go out so you prey on children? That is a choice sir."
My 16 year old niece is dating a 20 something year old and trying to bring him to my house for Thanksgiving
NO!
So I know she not gonna come which makes me sad AF
And I can't go too hard because you can't tell nobody how to raise they kids
BUT NO!
NO!
So I know she not gonna come which makes me sad AF
And I can't go too hard because you can't tell nobody how to raise they kids
BUT NO!
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Invite the niece and the predator over. Ask the man a bunch of questions in front of everyone. Heck, have someone do a background check on him and read all of his failings aloud to everyone as you eat pie. "can't get anyone your own age to go out so you prey on children? That is a choice sir."
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I believe in ol fashioned ass whoopings. Some shit deserve to be handled in the streets.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to children.
Crappy step parent (no matter the gender)?? Beat they ass
Family member being nasty towards them? Beat they ass.
Predator/predatory ass adults etc?
BEAT
THEY
ASS
ESPECIALLY when it comes to children.
Crappy step parent (no matter the gender)?? Beat they ass
Family member being nasty towards them? Beat they ass.
Predator/predatory ass adults etc?
BEAT
THEY
ASS
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I believe in ol fashioned ass whoopings. Some shit deserve to be handled in the streets.
ESPECIALLY when it comes to children.
Crappy step parent (no matter the gender)?? Beat they ass
Family member being nasty towards them? Beat they ass.
Predator/predatory ass adults etc?
BEAT
THEY
ASS
ESPECIALLY when it comes to children.
Crappy step parent (no matter the gender)?? Beat they ass
Family member being nasty towards them? Beat they ass.
Predator/predatory ass adults etc?
BEAT
THEY
ASS
Wale's band is so good on his Front Porch concert. And he had a guy painting D'Angelo throughout the performance (our ancestor veneration shows up in so many ways 🥹). And J'ta killed the end of Bad.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wale's band is so good on his Front Porch concert. And he had a guy painting D'Angelo throughout the performance (our ancestor veneration shows up in so many ways 🥹). And J'ta killed the end of Bad.
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Higher housing costs/larger units of housing make it less possible for people to escape abusive partners
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Higher housing costs/larger units of housing make it less possible for people to escape abusive partners
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Hope they know about shut the fuck up Fridays.
Breaking: The six Democrats now confirmed they've been contacted by the FBI.
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
The lawmakers accuse Trump of using the FBI "as a tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress."
MS NOW confirms: The FBI is working with Capitol Police to schedule interviews with the six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse to comply with illegal orders.
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hope they know about shut the fuck up Fridays.