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🌟 Hi! Refugee from Big Tech. Proud Xennial from San Antonio, progressive nonprofit worker 🏳️‍🌈📚. Team Cat 🐾, rEVolutionary VW ID.4 owner ⚡️, news junkie, pop culture fan, vegan-friendly 🌱, board game enthusiast 🎲.

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This is the first monster that came to mind! #alien #aliens #chestburster #xenomorph
November 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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According to this test, I don’t know how to conduct a scientific experiment, and I need to brush up on some chemistry.

Quiz by @pewresearch.org ! #science #quizzes #pew

Test your knowledge of science facts and applications of scientific principles by taking our 11-question quiz. pewrsr.ch/2HY2mx9
November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Hey. I suck at using Bluesky lol—but I don’t suck at #GOTV!

#SanAntonio #ElectionDay #BexarCounty #PropA #PropB #PropositionA #PropositionB #Spurs #SanAntonioStockShowandRodeo #SanAntonioSpurs
Just a screenshot of a Pages document that reads as follows. I’m apparently too verbose even for the 2,000 characters alotted to me in alt text, so hopefully whatever reading device you’re using can make sense of the wall of text in this screenshot!
November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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#Ziwe #EricAdams #dogs #animals #bears
Screenshot of a clip in which Ziwe casually converses with New York City Mayor Eric Adams, off-camera to the right. The screenshot is zoomed in on Ziwe’s dog, whom she is carrying in her arms. The breed of the dog is unknown by the poster but looks like a large, bear-headed, gunmetal-colored canine. The dog stares beyond the camera slightly to the right. A passerby records the interaction from the left as a large black SUV sits parked in the background.
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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G’night from #SanAntonio!
October 30, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Neither am I! And that’s OK. 🤗
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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#OTDIH: Today is the 50th anniversary of Rocky #Horror —that’s all well & good, but did you also know that today is the 50th anniversary of the world release of #DavidCronenberg ‘s #Shivers? It was originally released in the US as “They Came From Within,” and it released right here in #SanAntonio!
September 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Listen Linda, I know that protests are supposed to be serious, but I laughed so hard when I saw the “What The Hellyante” sign. 😅 This was at our #NoKings protest in #SanAntonio! #WTHelly #DownWithFascism
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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To answer your question, looks like Shivers was released at the Aztec and another theater here called Century?? Shivers was called “They Came From Within” in the United States. @sarcasticcanadian.bsky.social And here’s the Wikipedia article too: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivers... Happy 50th!
September 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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#September #EarthWindandFire #music #21stnightofseptember #September21 #Sept21 Earth, Wind, & Fire Day
Meme showing the text: “Friend: What’s today’s date? Me:” above a still of Maurice White from the music video “September” by Earth, Wind, & Fire, captioned by the words, “Do you remember”
September 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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LOL This lede from @mysanantonio.com !

#TaylorSwift #DallasCowboys #NFL #TravisKelce #sports #sportsball
Mobile screenshot of a part of an email. The subject reads: “Taylor Swift engaged” atop a banner with a black background and white & grey letters reading, “MYSA BREAKING NEWS”. The headline reads once again, “Taylor Swift engaged,” and the lede reads, “Taylor got a ring before the Cowboys…”. A hyperlink to “Read More” is captured in the screenshot toward the bottom.
August 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Went to see the summer solstice performance at #SanAntonio International Airport yesterday! #URBAN-15 Group puts on the annual event, sponsored by the Department of #Arts & #Culture, and it takes place beneath a solar sculpture that aligns spectacularly with the sun. Also, happy #PrideMonth! 🌈
An image of a clearing in the four-tiered San Antonio International Airport long-term parking garage. The image is captured from the second floor. Bridges crisscross each level. All square blocks on the concrete floor are nearly aligned with the light cast from colored glass panels hanging above on a convex roof overhead. A concrete staircase with iron handrails flanks the the image on the right, while passersby observe the colored solar lighting from above. Across the clearing, other observers watch from a bridge also on the second floor as the solar colored lighting slowly aligns with the squares on the floor. Parked vehicles flank both sides of the image. An image of the solar colored panels casting blocked lighting on a concrete staircase with iron handrails. Passersby walk past the staircase toward the entrance of San Antonio International Airport. An overhead image of a performer from San Antonio’s URBAN-15 Group as she dances beneath the colored lights. Some panels are blue, some are green, and some are white. The dancer wears a tightly stretched white nylon skirt that extends from her body at the waist. The nylon skirt is embellished with light-reflective mirrors in stylized shapes such as diamonds and circles. The costume also features matching hand elements that also bear reflective mirrors in the shapes of squares and triangles. She also wears a highly stylized chapeau with fringe, mirrored patterns, and silvery ribbon. Lastly, she wears a shimmery, metallic blouse. Not featured in the image, because they are covered by the large skit, are the dancer’s loose white pants and flats. The performer is posed mid-performance with arms stretched out and head tilted. A distant image of the dancer performing atop the concrete blocks on the floor as the solar sculpture casts colored lights that align neatly with the blocks. The colors include orange, yellow, blue, green, red, purple, and white.
June 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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I love @geekswhodrink.bsky.social for doing this. Thank you, Geeks Who Drink! #pride #pridemonth #gwd #geekswhodrink #pubquiz #bartrivia #lgbtqia+ #lgbt
iPhone screenshot of an email newsletter from Geeks Who Drink. The screenshot shows a banner image of a collection of multicolored flags representing gay pride (rainbow) and trans pride (blue, pink, and white) among others. The banner also features the Geeks Who Drink logo beneath stylized text reading, “We’re Here! Happy Pride!” The body of the newsletter reads, “IT’S OFFICIALLY PRIDE MONTH!!! We’re shining some extra light on LGBTQIA+ history, celebrities, characters, musicians, and more throughout all our weekly quizzes in June. Take a look at our event map to find your local game, Pride theme quizzes, and special Quiz for a Cause nights.” Lastly, there is a blue button at the bottom center of the newsletter that reads “Get Quizzing.”
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Everyday, my heart increasingly believes that the San Antonio Express-News actually hates #SanAntonio. Like, really? #CharlesBarkley trashes our home all the time—and now we’re calling him “one of a kind”? Tf outta here, babosos! 🙄
Screenshot of an iPhone push notification from the San Antonio Express-News. The headline reads, “Charles Barkley,” and the lede reads, “As the NBA on TNT era comes to a close, Charles Barkley is still one of a kind, writes Mike Finger.”
June 1, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Sometimes, I really hate the #SanAntonio Express-News’s ledes. This push notification, for instance, feels alarmist of union activism: “free to flex on,” as if the union were blitzing the district with bullish EOs à la Trump. 🙄 We never get this tone from E-N about right-wing corporate activism.
Screenshot of an iPhone push notification from the San Antonio Express-News yesterday at 13:17. The headline reads: “Union-controlled board.” The lede reads, “Union-backed trustees, now a majority, are free to flex their power on Northside ISD’s board, schools, and policies.”
May 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Ex-squeeze me? #Texas is doing something right, and none of the coastal media outlets are reporting on it? #storyofourlives #mediahipocrisy #LGBTrights @expressnews.com
A screenshot of a push notification from the San Antonio Express-News. The headline reads, “Texas’ sex ban,” and the lede reads, “Texas House votes to repeal state’s long-defunct ban on gay sex. Now it must pass the Senate.”
May 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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[Gasp] The @geekswhodrink.bsky.social gods have smiled upon me. #GWD #GeeksWhoDrink #StElmosFire #NaturalPhenomena #BratPack
May 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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#SanAntonio peeps: Have y’all heard about this? Apparently Occulto! has been in print for about five months now, started by a group called #VelaCultura. I see that they only have internet presence on Meta, but I hope they make their way here to #Bluesky soon. Love it! #Horror #Periodicals #Occulto
Photo of a mostly black-and-white print newspaper called “Occulto!” The cover page features a photo of a silhouetted paletero with glowing eyes beneath an eye-popping headline that reads, “Paletero Phantasma – Soul Sucking Ghoul Stalks Downtown San Antonio!” Behind the silhouette is a faint image of the specter of the paletero himself, possibly what he looked like when he was alive. The paletero walks through Main Plaza in downtown San Antonio before the façade of the San Fernando Cathedral. Other ledes flank the cover photo. A photo of a black-and-white print page from Occulto! magazine. This page features a story with the headline, “La Llorona Cries For Change! – San Antonians throw support behind unlikely candidate.” Beside the lede is an image of La Llorona speaking to a crowd of onlookers as she holds a sign that reads, “La Llorona VOTE.” The article is flanked by other articles of a spooky nature, include a spotlight feature on Man-Bat (an artist) and a follow-up to the Krampus Fiesta Masquerade Pachanga parade in downtown San Antonio this past holiday season.
May 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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The @expressnews.com is really pushing for that alliteration, huh.

#SanAntonio #Texas #BlueBell #IceCream #Alliteration #PushNotifications
Screenshot of a push notification from the San Antonio Express-News. The lede reads, “Blue Bell’s just peachy,” and the subtitled headline reads, “Blue Bell brings back beloved, bygone bite to banish the balmy blues.”
May 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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The less y’all vote, the more we slouch toward this fascist dystopia. I almost wanted to say that apathy is the real opiate of the masses, and I’m just now seeing how similar the two words, apathy & opiate, appear. I’m sure there’s some sort of Ancient Greek explanation for the etymology here.
April 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Don’t be jealous because I went to #Fiesta here in beautiful #SanAntonio #Texas 😋🤗🪅 #MarketSquare #ElMercado #Mexican #Mexico #Latinx #MiTierra
The interior lobby of Mi Tierra restaurant adorned with metallic piñatas. A row of guests line up to the left of the photo to order Mexican pastries. Booths flank the walkway between the Mercado and the restaurant façades on either side of a walkway adorned by papel picado. Fiesta patrons walk up and down the corridor, wearing festive attire and holding chicken on a stick. Outdoor seating in front of La Margarita restaurant, with bistro style tables and umbrellas shading the tables. Papel picado is draped over the tables, connected to a second story patio. Mexican style goods drape over the railings of a 3-tier mezzanine. On each floor, Mexican souvenirs such as t-shirts, serapes, paper flowers, pottery, cowboy hats, & starburst light fixtures adorn the area.
April 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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I attended the #SanAntonio #CityCouncil #District1 Candidate Forum last night. I have a lot of thoughts on these people that can’t be captured here on #BlueSky — blasted, pesky character limits! Read my thoughts here: www.tumblr.com/houseoforang...
Facing the camera, nine political candidates sit side by side in a large fellowship hall on the second floor before large windows partially obscured by wooden Venetian blind panels. Branches & leaves of oak trees and a waxing dusk sky are beyond the windows. Before each candidate are paper name tents identifying each candidate, with the name tents sitting atop two baby blue vinyl tablecloths for two tables. The room comfortably illuminates light brown hardwood floors, and in frame of the photo at the bottom are the backs of two empty chairs, offering a clear view of the candidates. Some candidates look right to a moderator who is not shown in the photograph, while others look ahead or face down. The candidates from left to right are, First Table: Patty Gibbons, Anita Marie Kegley, Susan Strawn, Maureen Galindo (whose name tent has collapsed), Dominique “Domingo” Littwitz; Second Table: Ramiro Gonzales, Sukh Kaur, Matthew Gauna, and Julissa Medrano-Guerra. The name tents display last names of each candidate except for Matthew Gauna, whose name tent displays his full name.
April 12, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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Currently streaming the 2025 San Antonio mayoral debate being held at Carver Cultural Community Center. Our next mayor has some big sleeves to fill. #SanAntonio #Texas #NCAA #FinalFour #MarchMadness #RonNirenberg
San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg lifts the NCAA National Champion trophy above his head in a form fitting, branded polo t-shirt atop a river barge in the Riverwalk before a crowd of onlookers.
April 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Thinking of @allicinema.bsky.social as I eat today’s lunch: vegan carne asada tacos with French fries!
At left, marinated chopped soy steak in handmade corn tortillas with fried red onions, cilantro, & two wedges of lime on aluminum foil & a black plastic bag with a cardboard carton of seasoned French fries to the right.
April 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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January 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM