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@mapsandkeys.bsky.social
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Black. Femme Queer. Textbook Scorpio. she/her/hers. Graduated high school in 1998, you do the math. #KHive.

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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I have a BA in sociology, two X chromosomes, and empathy, since we're doing credentials. And my education and career in non-profits says you're an ignorant, victim-blaming, socially illiterate cow for everything you've said in this thread.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
While I'm mildly derailing, it's Louder Than Life this weekend, and Bourbon & Beyond next week if you're curious about the line up. I have *thoughts* already about the gender dynamics of who is on which stage at what time.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On the topic of vacations, I'm invested in this whole conversation and about to go 90% offline for a music festival. Carry on carrying on and I'll catch up as I can.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Do you remember when queer itself signified a political stance that said fuck using heteronormativity as our measuring stick? I miss those days. Now it's just a way of saying "not straight."
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You're making an assumption here about trans women being read as straight pre-transition. To a one, every trans woman I know faced questions, doubts, and bigotry from others about their perceived sexuality.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's the same as white feminists historically seeking to have the power of white men, while BIPOC feminists have looked at equity of power for everyone. "We should have what they have" vs "Everyone should have what they need."
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
white voters overall in voting GOP. If they do, that's a fundamental problem to be tackled. Making comparisons across different types of demographics (sexuality vs race, disability vs religion, etc) erases people who exist in both spaces.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Queer people writ large may mirror those voting rates but it becomes a useless stat when you consider I'm both a Black and queer voter. What I'd be interested in is whether white queer voters, given white people are a greater part of both the voting populace and queer population, follow the rates of
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
*White trans and queer people. We need to start being very clear about that, because BIPOC LGBTQIA+ folks never had the luxury of thinking a white power structure would ever do anything but seek to harm us. We've had no delusions of inclusion or protection.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The focus on reflection and atonement while ending one year and entering the next is part of what I appreciate about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It seems like, from the outside, that many of the holidays have an emphasis on reflection in a way Christian holidays just do not or have lost.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In what way is the Bible, on its approximately 1200th iteration and dozens of translations from Aramaic, altered for a political agenda by King James most notably, a "credible text?" At best, it's Torah fanfic.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My gf is Jewish and sums up the holidays as "They didn't kill us; let's eat." As a Black woman raised by Appalachian women, I am entirely down with that. More seriously, I wish the US had a better understanding of, respect for, and curiosity about Judaism as a religion.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
church, a priest, a minister of you _want_ one. The nagging and concern trolling is wholly unnecessary. Again, Christians are the only ones who feel the need to do this-- have you ever questioned why?
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
They are indefensible and need to worry about their own souls. You're trying very hard to play all the sides, and any path that leads to lay preaching like there isn't a church on every corner in some towns is just unacceptable. It is impossible to grow up in this country and not know how to find a
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I went through a cult documentary phase last year, and by the third, it was only surprising when they were NOT tied to LDS. Although, Pentecostals give them a run for their money these days.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
To be fair, the JW's who came by were usually Black, and I responded with Southern Baptist talking points, but yes. The whole conversion after death is such an incredible violation. I learned about it through studying Mormonism, and oh, boy, is there a lot to unpack about that church.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Firefly Thinking
Alt: Firefly, Kaylee declaring "Shiny" while twirling a striped umbrella.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
You ever notice how, despite oddly similar texts, other religions don't do this shit? I've never had a Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, or Buddhist knock on my door. A couple of Wiccans inviting me to dance in the woods, sure, but I went to Earlham.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is you. Arguing that evangelism is necessary rather than "allowing people to go to Hell." How is that not forcing a belief, as I asked already? You ducked every question I asked, so try again. bsky.app/profile/char...
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Malcolm Reynolds: I Aim to Misbehave
Alt: Malcolm Reynolds: I Aim to Misbehave
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
the humility Christ himself showed?
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
situation to share The Word?" At what point does proselytizing supercede doing actual good works? When does it become more important than feeding people, housing them, seeing that workers receive just wages, working for peace? When does your need to speak on your god become more important than
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
distinction here. You aren't saying save yourself by believing in whatever you want to believe in, you're still saying "My way is the only way." How does that distinction without a difference not make you a hypocrite and liar in this? At what point in the Bible did God say "Create a hostage
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
believe in hell in the first place. Then you're asking us to believe *you* know the way out of it, which is hubris at its finest, and then we're meant to believe there's only that one way-- (usually white) Jesus. You can't wriggle out of it by saying our souls are your only concern. There is no
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hi, since you chose to come to Alysson's space with this, and since I seem unable to reply on the other post, I have some questions to ask now. How TF is it not trying to force someone to share your beliefs when your stated purpose is saving their soul from eternal damnation? You're asking us to
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
May I join whatever level of shenanigans this reaches?
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Oh, no.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You're very welcome. Maple syrup is up there with coffee as gifts from the gods for me.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
You can also toss them with a little maple syrup and a pinch salt, then roast them in the oven at 400F. Either Bruce's method or mine works well with pecans and almonds, too. As a bonus idea from a restaurant by me, honey roasted peanuts work strangely well on Caesar salads.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Good work. Not a shield against being annoying, though.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
MISO GRITS Fuck this whole menu and the hipster aholes responsible for that one alone. Grits come with exactly two options: butter and sugar OR cheese. That's it. England cannot be trusted. I call for another revolution.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
have never been less intellectually curious.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
able to determine our own agenda, let alone build a joint agenda, without having to hit pause and become reactive to bullshit culture wars. It's all aimed at destabilizing the country while concentrating resources and wealth in the hands of a few. It's never been more blatantly obvious, and people
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Naivete, youth, and pure, unabashed ignorance of history. This is why schools have been reshaped to teach to state tests and not for actual knowledge or critical thinking as well. This has all been building since the 60s, and accelerating since Regan. No marginalized group has been
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
When you haven't truly known loss or sorrow, you can't know joy or creativity for what they are, a precious means of survival and resistance.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
They really thought the GOP wasn't scheming, planning, and drafting things for 4 years. Like documents couldn't be saved on hard drives and the cloud and ready to go the second they had the chance.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Sis, my neighbors were setting off fireworks at six forty this gdmf AM. If I could've figured out which house was doing it, I'd be in jail right now.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
May her memory be a blessing. She seems like she must have been an incredible lady.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I just hope she made it home to people who will take care of her.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I'm not defending that person at all, but they were clarifying Bernie paid for creating a toxic fanbase. Which we know is putting it fucking mildly. Unless that was your point, in which case I apologize and point out my coffee is still brewing.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I'd almost forgotten that heffa existed.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Is that regarding calling you a troll? Did you just join the Internet today?
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
And no, it didn't read as a problem because you were the one harming yourself and sinking into your own head without anyone else's help.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I own it, but unlike you, I'm pretty aware of when I'm crashing out in public and withdraw to self-regulate instead of trying to make it everyone else's problem. I also don't tend to commit metaphorical self-inflicted wounds and twist myself into knots to blame someone else.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I've got some time and I'm mildly amused. It's been a while since I've entertained a troll. Threads, weirdly, is low on those, but there are some breathtaking weird stories unfolding. If you're not over there, you should join for the soap opera level messiness.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Because you were the only one bringing it into the conversation.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Btw, the only dear leader I recognize is Tori Amos, and so far, she's not in this discussion.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Cool, so you're clinical. So am I. Wanna compare meds next? Childhood traumas? Number of providers we've seen over the years? We can bond, even if I think you're a bitch, too.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
threads, or arguments straight; and contrary to your name, you're contributing nothing remotely interesting. You started out with a half-decent, if vacuous, question, but derailed any possible discussion by just being plain weird and crashing out. Have the day you deserve.
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Mapsandkeys, same as the other place @mapsandkeys.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Babe. Aja literally did not call you crazy in the screenshot you posted. As far as I've seen, no one has. If it'll make you feel better, I think you're non-clinically but colloquially batshit fucking crazy with some kind of weird ax to grind or a fetish for wasting time; can't keep people,
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