mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 5hLook, the Baz Luhrman Elvis movie was a Mess (and revealed a lot in ways it did not intend lbr) but Yola’s song on that soundtrack fucking WHIPS. 110
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 5hwent to local cafe to type up what I wrote in longhand for this WIP, and that's TWO completed chapters I have for this story, HAH. [my GoT travails have reminded me to finish monster fics before actually posting them lol] 050
Reposted by mardiajamelle @jamellebouie.net · 9hsomeone call up will smith we need him to do something 1798834993
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I just saw the trailer for the Clayface movie while watching a game and went “Nope, nope, nope, mmhmm, NOPE,” out loud in my apartment. So happy for the people who can do body horror BUT I AM NOT ONE OF THEM FFFFFFF 181
Reposted by mardiaJjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can’t believe we’re back to medieval level conflicts like “local merchant princes attempt to bribe theologians and the Pope’s advisors so the Pope will issue a favorable proclaimation” 172358816
Reposted by mardia✨ Laas ✨ @whatabossislaas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is why aspiring to whiteness is so futile because you can abandon your culture, your identity, your values, and these demons will still keep shifting the goal posts. In their eyes, you truly can’t be “one of the good ones” unless you’re white. They will always see us as inferior 34412
Reposted by mardiaFiona Apple Bot @fionaapplebot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I even tried forgiving him but it's too soon So I'll fight again, again, again, again, again 021
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Good on him, and it’s a travesty that he’s such an outlier in North American sports 160
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I know raw seafood is always something of a crapshoot, but flesh eating bacteria is so fucked: people.com/fifth-person...people.comFifth Person in Florida Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Raw SeafoodA fifth person in Florida has died of a flesh-eating bacteria commonly linked to eating raw seafood as cases of Vibrio in the state continue to climb. 210
Reposted by mardiaAlexis @offalcute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Their system is a little janky and requires you to provide your full name and contact info, but please register a complaint anyway. This is MASSIVE TERF dog whistling behavior and has no place in a MINNEAPOLIS news outfit 0198
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Good on Bazunu (reading between the lines, it sounds like he told the team he wouldn’t play, it turned into a five hour discussion where the team voted to go ahead, and he STILL stuck to his guns.) www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comRepublic of Ireland’s Gavin Bazunu boycotts Israel match ‘as a person of principle’The Republic of Ireland’s Nations League fixtures with Israel will go ahead after a ‘significant majority’ of players voted in favour 240
Reposted by mardianeuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 26/09/2026it also clearly shows you how much of modern "journalism", the institutions that endlessly bleat about their importance and role in public life, is not journalism at all but rather PR. i'm sure rahm's brother would agree 1114
Reposted by mardia🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota. 123123385250
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I am torn between being stunned at Manchester City actually being found guilty of all the alleged shenanigans, and also going “what good does that do now?” I can’t imagine they’re going to hand those trophies to other teams, I’d be STUNNED if they get relegated, and fines are a nothing burger 000
Reposted by mardiaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026great advice in general but doubly so if you're going to spend any significant amount of time on social media 8911163
Reposted by mardiaLiam Robertson @liamrobertson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The actual clip of him saying this is so awesome. Absolutely brutal and from the sounds of it, deservedly so. 12377803
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I maintain that Taylor Swift should’ve kept doing what she did on folklore and write fictional songs that everyone knows are fictional, instead of pretending like she is still a relatable white girl. 050
Reposted by mardiaBoo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 22/09/2026I think about this Paul Simon interview where he talks about how artists run out of a lot of material when fame is involved. He says something like "There's not a lot of songs you can write about having a lot of money and living in a big house" 2127517
Reposted by mardiaSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Catching up on the news at the of the day is traumatic. 1646027
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So the state of Arizona is suing L’Oréal for putting customers of their hair relaxers at risk. I haven’t used hair relaxers in years but for fuck’s sake, I have to think they need to start taking this shit off the shelves. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...reuters.comArizona accuses L'Oreal of concealing cancer risks linked to hair relaxersArizona has sued L'Oreal SA and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging the cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women, as it faces thousands of similar lawsuits... 350
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Every time I check the word count of this WIP and it’s climbed up by another thousand words or so I just wail quietly to myself 051
Reposted by mardiaLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I hope folks understand that this is a reaction to the Ellipse, the Reflecting Pool, the East Wing, the fences, the barriers, the National Guard, and the general state of the city, as well as the Kennedy Center. 326147
Reposted by mardiaMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 19/09/2026We need to purge the military of everyone who went along with Hesgeth's bullshit. Forced retirements and tribunals. I don't care if it impacts "readiness," can't have a fascist army and a republic as the same time. 16697114
Reposted by mardiataylr @taylordahlin.com · 19/09/2026if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID! i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf 973142832
Reposted by mardiaAmelia Sandrine Reisinger 🏳️⚧️ @ameliasandrine.com · 17/09/2026Gonna start referring to Democrats who take anti-trans stances as “Biological Republicans” 5159161626
Reposted by mardiaCallisto Khan @Persephone Effect Out NOW! @callistokhan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026No they didn't. Kraft specified organizations "in the region" which means he donated millions to Israel. Like he always has. 232855919
Reposted by mardiaEmily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Rage against the dying of the light; celebrate the wins. 020547
Reposted by mardiaFiona Apple Bot @fionaapplebot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So don't forget what I told you, don't come around, I got my own hell to raise 163
Reposted by mardiaChicken Puppet 🏳️⚧️ @chickenpuppet.online · 15/09/2026All these guys that are quitting have way more to lose than Ed Sheeran, who could almost certainly sue over losing his concert dates unless he has the worst lawyers alive 310125
Reposted by mardiaSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It’s genuinely funny that Ed Sheeran thought releasing this statement would HELP. A loser through and through. 1339519
Reposted by mardiaLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hey, you know what might help? Not LEAPING into bed with gambling outfits and advertising gambling at every possible opportunity. When you tell people gambling is the reason to watch, they will act like this. It’s wrong, but it’s a perfectly foreseeable risk that you’re subjecting players to. 931669
Reposted by mardiaSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#BREAKING: Over public dissents from Justices Thomas and Alito, #SCOTUS *denies* the Trump administration’s request for a stay in the mail-in ballots case. The USPS Rule will remain blocked—almost certainly through the midterms. 802653693
Reposted by mardiamike taddow @miketaddow.bsky.social · 14/09/2026kudos to macklemore here for —right off the bat— the perspective and acknowledgment of who the real victims are 3438081136
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I’ve written roughly 2k for this chapter in the last few days, and I want so badly to be done with it but I know I need to pause and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow, to make sure I’m not rushing through the plot too fast 020
Reposted by mardiaPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking. 186151362695
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Oh dang, Peter Krause is on another network show (cop show on NBC) this year. Man is COMMITTED to being on TV lol 131
Reposted by mardiaAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS. 566280938613
Reposted by mardianeuse river hag @neuseriverhag.bsky.social · 13/09/2026you have to have trust if you want a coalition to take some Ls for you. dems have undermined trust w trans people by maintaining a basically limitless permission structure to play footsie with eliminationist transphobia even in very blue states. going "but it's just a few people" doesn't change that 19520
mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026LRT: a fond memory I have from childhood is my dad going out at midnight to go to Barnes and Noble and pick up the newest Harry Potter book—both because I loved the series, and it was a gift from my dad (who instilled my love of reading in the first place). 181
Reposted by mardiaClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I often find, in fact, that the rush to disavow ever having Liked the Bad Thing is counterproductive. it's more useful to sit in the messy nuance of having once deeply loved something that you cannot love the same way now. monsters aren't all immediately apparent. we will all get conned by someone 1166492
Reposted by mardiaMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 12/09/2026I can confidently tell you that the phrase "I googled it" is now meaningless. We're no longer informed humans. The AI summaries on our searches is constantly misinforming us. I know this because I've used that info and been corrected by real humans so many times. 33419156
