iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

If you've grown moringa from seed, please provide tips here! I'm at the seedling stage now and starting to sweat. #gardening #novicegardener #gardentips

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I don't know what I did to deserve the support I get from Black elders in the education and environmental spaces, but I am forever grateful for every call and message received. Ima keep tending my little piece of the garden no matter what 🥹😭

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Feeling 20 lbs lighter mentally and thicker than ever. 🙌🏾✨️💅🏾

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ACLU of South Carolina @aclusc.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Border Patrol agents have arrived in Charlotte. We'll share a few resources in this thread for those looking to document and protest this agency's reckless deployment in our neighbors' streets. 🧵 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...

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‘It should not happen’: Worker describes Border Patrol arrest at Lowe’s in Matthews

One man said federal police broke his pickup window and stole his keys. Another said they aimed rifles at him.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This made my day! Wawa is an incredible leader and visionary. I love witnessing the incredible work of Black Girl Environmentalist reach more people.

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Wawa Gatheru - Closing the Climate Work Gap Through Black Girl Environmentalist | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Dexter Patterson aka Wisco Birder @wiscobirder.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Just a couple of Nelson’s Sparrows being ridiculously cute 😍 Fall migration never disappoints! 📷👐🏾🫶🏾🪶

A Nelson’s Sparrow perched upright among tall green and brown grass stems, lit by soft golden morning light. The bird’s buffy face, streaked breast, and small bill are clearly visible as it stands alert amid the autumn vegetation.

A Nelson’s Sparrow seen from behind at the edge of a muddy shoreline. The bird’s warm brown and olive back shows bold streaking as it holds a small insect in its bill, with water rippling beside it.

A Nelson’s Sparrow partially hidden among dense green and brown marsh vegetation. The bird peeks through stems and seed heads, its pale chest and subtle face markings catching the sunlight.

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Gene Doctor Gene @isog.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Great Blue Heron Fairfax VA USA

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Demand context.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

If I do nothing else in this life, I will write stories about how my people connect to nature. I will gather with our plant, animal, and elemental cousins as often as I can. I will uplift all of our names. We are children of the Earth, and we will never be destroyed. grist.org/language/nat...

grist.org

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.

We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.

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mindi @flawdbizkit.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

sup🦋

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A. Lamp @alexlampley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Your presence is still missed and we wish you here. 😢 Continue to Rest in Power, sir. 🙏🏽🙅🏾‍♂️ #ChadwickBoseman Nov. 29, 1976 - Aug. 28, 2020

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a man in a black suit is standing in a room with other people

ALT: a man in a black suit is standing in a room with other people

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

"You know what honey, I'd be a rock. They seem like they got it easy, ya know? Even if somebody steps on em, they win, because it hurts that person." -Lauren Keke Palmer

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Ellen Kushner @ellenkushner.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

TFW you're still online at your desk at 1:30am & your wife, who went to bed hours ago, appears naked in the doorway, intoning dolefully: "I am the ghost of common sense" before vanishing into the night [no photo]

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 26/08/2025

"dark academia" do you mean middle school

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nai 🦋 @astoldbynai.blacksky.app · 23/08/2025

A lot of people forget that RAP stands for RHYTHM AND POETRY

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

I'm sitting for a cat who is 21, so basically a 100 year old woman. She is so regal and sweet. Yes, I'm giving her anything she wants 😭

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 19/08/2025

Down, down to hell, and say I sent thee thither⁠

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Wanted to share a critical AI spreadsheet I've been working on for a little bit now. It has a list of resources and links to materials I thought were interesting or that I used in my schools Critical AI LibGuide. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Critical AI Resources - bookjockeyalex.com

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Come by my panels tomorrow! Get some fantastic historical inspiration for your fiction! Ask me easy questions like “what is your name” and “list some colors you like” and “wow, you’re so nice and delightful, are you sure this is your first time paneling?”

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Lostcatdog @lostcatdog.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

If you ever wonder where I am or why I'm not online much it is because if I move even an inch, my cat gives me one airplane ear to let me know to stop it immediately as I am his naptime support wall.

Two tabby cats sleeping on a green and white quilted blanket.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I know this is specific to big brother, but boy does it speak to soooo many other things in the world right now. 😅😭

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I'm trying this more often and I think my brain likes it!

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Some fun news: our website is no longer a placeholder! If you want to read our submission guidelines, or just want to learn more about OTHERSIDE’s vision and team, go check it out! Ash did such a kickass job—the website is gorgeous and we are SO thrilled for it to be live!

othersidespec.com

OTHERSIDE

OTHERSIDE is a queer-led literary magazine that publishes speculative fiction, poetry, and art by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Such a great opportunity for support!

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

If you're looking for a little spark of inspiration or encouragement as an artist and/or as a scientist, come hang out with us tomorrow, Aug. 7th at 4pm ET for Black Speculative Ecologies: Imagining Hopeful, Community-rich Futures us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Happy Fade in the Water Day to all who celebrate. (Sorry, deleted this earlier by accident.)

Tananarive posing with a white folding chair in front of her piano.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

"I wish for a heart you can see straight through, a voice that glows in the dark, and a few good friends to skip moon rocks too."

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"Jellyfish" by Andrea Gibson

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

One of the first things I ever wanted to be was a poet. Andrea Gibson's poetry helped shape my brain and heart as a young person. I am grateful for every word they shared with us. Got to meet them briefly in 2018. I said hello and shared how much their writing meant to me. Rest well, Andrea.

Poet and LGBTQIA activist, Andrea Gibson wearing a brown hat, white shirt and Black vest with black pants, standing next to me, a Black woman in a purple shirt and headwrap. Holding a book of poetry.

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Rosa Sparks @rosasparks.blacksky.app · 10/07/2025

We are almost at 8K! There are some tiers, too. There's $100 and $500 option. You can become an official patron of a Black-owned publisher! Check out Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black W by Burning Phoenix Press on #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/844...

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Midnight Mystics: An Anthology of Fantasy Comics By Black W

A comic anthology featuring ten fantasy stories from Black women creators.

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Shay Stewart-Bouley @blackgirlinmaine.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

As someone whose day job is in activist/organizing spaces, I'm finding I have to limit my online consumption of activist stuff. Otherwise, it's totally overwhelming. We are playing a long game, and there is no return to normal. So it's important to take care of yourself as much as possible.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Catching the morning sun and admiring all the love I've put into my skin these last few months.

Black woman with blue and pink headwrap, black tank top and pink shirt, stands toward the desert sun.

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

My incredible @clarionwest.bsky.social classmate and fellow @viableparadise.bsky.social alum @kwonley.bsky.social is running a fundraiser for MetroWest Writers’ Guild, a wonderful nonprofit writing community. Please consider checking it out and spreading the word! tiltify.com/metrowest-wr...

tiltify.com

Tiltify - Made for Fundraisers

We give you the tools to engage with your donors and raise more for your charity

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Welcome to the new class! Cannot wait to get to know everyone. 🪼🤍

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Join the Afrofuturism Collective on July 11th, 2025, at Noon ET for our next Community Conversation! Register here: bit.ly/46kUCQP #environmentaljustice #ECE #educators #afrofuturism

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Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

yes and yes. their early stuff is such a specific snapshot of the time and their later stuff is just plain good and it holds up. Fight For Your Right To Party and Sure Shot are good examples there. Give em a listen if you havent.

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Binta Dixon @bintadixon.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Yesterday I had a really rough friend breakup. Today my lillies bloomed. Something I would normally share with this friend. Platonic love lost hurts in its own special section of the heart.

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

WE'RE TAKING THE LESBIANS TO SPACE, HAROLD books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ

Covers for ANCESTRAL NIGHT, MACHINE, and THE FOLDED SKY by Elizabeth Bear on a tangerine-colored field with the text READ THE WHOLE SERIES

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

3...2...1... Let's jam.

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