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Erika Bogarka

@stardustetoile.bsky.social
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disabled, dog mom, writer, Hungarian-American

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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One of my fave stories is that Tim Curry refused to be in the live action Scooby Doo because of the presence of Scrappy. He played Ben Ravencroft in the movie Scooby Doo and the Witches Ghost, but hands down refused to be associated with Scrappy. A true legend.
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Bob Van Brabant @bobvanbrabant.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
DROWN ME TIM CURRY IS GONE ALL MY TWITTER YOU CAN LOOK BACK AND SEE HOW MUCH I LOVED THAT MAN IM GONNA DIE
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton has died at 80
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Legend, Dies at 80, Just 4 Days After Saying, ‘I Still Have so Many Things I Want to Achieve’
Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026
I want everyone to remember/know that the transatlantic slave trade’s abolition was written into the constitution BUT given a 20 year deferment. And knowing it was coming, traffickers and enslavers developer breeding plantations. They don’t want us talking about it but #NeverForget
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 12/08/2026
Or directly from me! www.jordanellisesq.com/product-page... (bundles are available here)
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Reasonable Accommodations (Paperback) | Jordan Ellis, Esq.
Jordan Ellis is a brilliant, Black woman lawyer, a respected disability rights attorney, and a wheelchair user who refuses to shrink herself to fit a world that wasn't built with her in mind. After wi...
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026
Those wp yall keep calling nazis ain’t nazi nazis. They are homegrown white supremacists/racists. Call them what they are. Yall 👀 call them nazis because it allows you to feel like one of the good ones* *white ppl
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Although we may argue about food, I love my friend so much and I'm so proud of her book release.
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 11/08/2026
Not ya girl made into the paper! sigtrib.com/local-attorn...
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Local attorney releases debut novel ‘Reasonable Accommodations’ - Signal Tribune
When Tiara L. Simmons Mercius was crafting her debut book over the past decade, she had no idea she would eventually create a mirror for readers to see themselves in. Her debut novel “Reasonable Accom...
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'll be friends with someone for nine years but still beef with them over food because it is that serious and I will stand my ground 😭
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Hello yes where can i go to not be bullied for hating rice a roni This is not a sub tweet at @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app but it may be
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026
Yall know how for years we been tryna tell yall that Elmo is Black/Black-coded? I got proof! Elmo's mama. She spent years with her hair in twists. Then on the episode I recently watched with Bean, she had a twist out. Her name is Mae and she sound like she makes the mac n cheese for thanksgiving
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
As much as I got messages for my birthday, not a single person got me a gift or a card (which is fine, I am an adult) but I really was looking forward to getting a birthday card to put on my dresser. I love notes from friends 😔 I paid for dinner and everything today too, no relief for me
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I turned 29! Went out with friends all day and had a blast. I got messages from so many people that I cried because I felt loved. Thank you all ❤️
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm gonna get several wrinkles from millennial rage baiting only because I'm considered a zillennial due to being born in late 97 Also Tuesday is my birthday, I'm going to get German food if y'all wanna send moolah for my dinner. Or a birthday card I'd really love a birthday card to open physically
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Me: calm night, showered and lotions, relaxing in bed @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app sending me a link about berries: hehehe Me: goes on a whole ten minute rant about the berry bowl debate we have had for three years where her own child agrees with me, but T loves to raise my BP high 😭 at 1 am
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I will never forget visiting Kentucky for the first time and hissing every time I saw that man's photo. Someone at my community college has my civics textbook where I drew devil horns and a devil tail on every pic of him before I resold it
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I am so bad at social media since I've been laid off because i associate screen time with work and being burned out and suffering I can't even video game or catch up with friends because being on a platform makes me nervous
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026
Sometimes the room does not become yours because someone invites you in. Sometimes it becomes yours because you roll in, set your briefcase down, ask for the agenda, and proceed as though belonging was never up for debate. www.patreon.com/4wheelworkou...
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From the Desk of Jordan Ellis: A Lesson I Learned This Week | FourWheelWorkout
FROM THE DESK OF Jordan Ellis, Esq. SUPERIOR COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION Attorney Work Product Subject: Case Notes: A Lesson Learned This Week T
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026
Question for the Jury:
What is one place where you had to remind yourself you belonged?
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Only me would argue with lawyer friends endlessly lol, I have three of em and I always start some playful debate 😭
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 16/07/2026
One quote from the book that keeps sticking with me: "Success without access isn't success." #Accessibility #BookQuotes #TakeUpSpace #bvm #BookSky www.JordanEllisEsq.com
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Home | Reasonable Accommodations
Explore disability justice and advocacy with the story of Jordan Ellis, Esq. See how accessibility and legal brilliance intersect.
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 15/07/2026
I don't have a #ReasonableAccommodations writing update for you BUT I do have an announcement!!! OFFICIAL Book Launch event is happening! Details and registration (in-person and virtual) can be found here: www.JordanEllisEsq.com
Promotional flyer designed as an official court document announcing the Reasonable Accommodations Book Launch Event. The flyer features a cream parchment-style background with navy, burgundy, and gold accents and the heading "Superior Court of Public Opinion – County of Everywhere, State of Possibility." A "Filed for the Record" stamp displays the date August 27, 2026.

Centered on the page is the bold title "Notice of Hearing," followed by the book title Reasonable Accommodations and "Book Launch Event." A case information table lists Case No. RA-2026-001, Plaintiff: Jordan Ellis, Esq., Defendant: Outdated Systems, Cause of Action: Discrimination. Inaccessibility. Low Expectations., and Relief Sought: Equal Access. Equal Opportunity. Justice.

To the right is the cover of Reasonable Accommodations by Tiara L. Simmons Mercius beside a black coffee mug that reads, "case closed? not yet."

The event details announce a hybrid launch. The in-person event will be held at Our Generation Cares, 325 E. Broadway, 8th Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. Virtual attendees are directed to register at [www.JordanEllisEsq.com/hearing]. The event takes place August 27, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Near the bottom, the flyer reads "New Case. New Chapter. Same Mission." followed by the script tagline "Let's change the system—together." A signature for Jordan Ellis, Esq. appears beneath, alongside stamps reading "RSVP Required – Space Is Limited" and "Justice Isn't Optional – Be on Record." A navy banner across the bottom states, "This hearing is open to all who believe in equal access, equal opportunity, and equal justice."
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
GO BUY MY FRIENDS BOOK
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 12/07/2026
Y’all!!! Reasonable Accommodations is at Barnes and Noble!! Well, the eBook is and the paperback is available for pre-order. Get your preorders in! #BookSky #bvm #ReasonableAccommodationsBook
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Reasonable Accommodations
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 17/07/2026
Your presence is not an inconvenience. It is evidence.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Southwest why did you cancel my flight as soon as I landed this morning, then booked me on an 10 pm flight that didn't take off until after midnight????? I am so exhausted I can't feel my feet. Also, wheelchair services just didn't exist so I am in PAIN.
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Jean Beaman @jean23bean.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
This is utter BS, shoutout to this family for pushing back: www.wunc.org/2026-07-06/u...
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UNCW Upperman family pulling future scholarship funds over UNC System’s equality policy
For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said the way the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application ...
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I've got my record player set up and have been playing records all day. This is from Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 03/07/2026
Hey Scuzzins! I present to you… Reasonable Accommodations Preorders (paperback) are open eBook is available for download www.JordanEllisEsq.com Join The Jury!
Book cover for Reasonable Accommodations by Tiara L. Simmons Mercius. The cover shows a stylish law office with a city skyline outside the window. On the desk are three law books titled "Equal Access," "Justice for All," and "Determined," with reading glasses resting on top. A notebook lists today's agenda: change minds, break barriers, win cases, and leave it better for the next one. A fountain pen, an "Attorney at Law" nameplate, a coffee mug reading "case closed? not yet.", and a black leather briefcase with scales of justice charms sit nearby. Part of Jordan's wheelchair is visible at the edge of the image, hinting at her disability without making it the focus. The subtitle reads, "A Brilliant Career. A Few Obstacles. Her own Terms."Reasonable Accommodations back cover image featuring the book description over a bright law office with a city skyline in the background. The headline reads, "She went to law school to change the system. Now she's going to do it from inside the corner office." The text introduces Jordan Ellis, a brilliant Black disability rights attorney who uses a wheelchair and joins a prestigious law firm, where she faces office politics, performative allyship, and a complicated romance while fighting for meaningful inclusion. A section titled "Perfect for readers who love" lists smart, funny millennial stories; strong Black women in their power; workplace drama with heart; romance that complicates everything in the best way; and stories that make you laugh, think, and feel seen. At the bottom, a desk holds a stack of books titled Equal Justice, Opportunity, and Belonging, a pair of reading glasses, a yellow note that says, "Change the system. Then open the door for others," and a coffee mug reading, "Access isn't extra. It's essential." Part of a wheelchair is visible beside the desk, reinforcing Jordan's role as a wheelchair user without making it the central focus.A flyer showing the bool cover on a mobile device, a tablet, and a book.
Large text says: Pre-orders are open.

CTA: Join the jury

Website: www.JordanEllisEsq.com
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
If you aren't reading #ReasonableAccommodationsBook then what are you doing with your night?????? HELLO???? @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app wrote a WHOLE BOOK and it's available for e-Book and pre-order paperback. I finished it tonight and I can say that it is a refreshing book that I love. BUY IT.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Here it is, you may now laugh at me but dammit I needed to dance :) @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
for my real friends i read their entire book in one spurt because it unlocks my passion to help my friends and support them and my talent at writing and editing at the same time but i don't like talking about my talent because evil eye is real and i don't like being looked at
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 05/07/2026
Read the story. Write your own. 📚✨ Save 15% when you purchase the Reasonable Accommodations paperback and Reasonable Notes companion journal together as The Reasonable Bundle. Your voice deserves space. #ReasonableAccommodations #ReasonableNotes #TakeUpSpace #BookBundle
Promotional graphic for The Reasonable Bundle. The image features the paperback novel Reasonable Accommodations by Tiara L. Simmons Mercius alongside the companion paperback journal Reasonable Notes. The design uses black, gold, and cream colors with a city skyline background and a desk with legal-themed accessories. Large text reads, "The Reasonable Bundle" and "Read the Story. Write Your Own." A gold badge announces, "15% Off When You Buy Both!" Additional text highlights that the novel inspires, the journal empowers, and the bundle moves you forward. The bottom of the graphic displays the hashtag #TakeUpSpace.
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 06/07/2026
I get excited with each notification of an order. Y'all no frfr, that means so much to me.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My dear friend, @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app Tiara L. Simmons Mercius, Esq. wrote a book called #ReasonableAccommodations. I've known T since she was studying for the bar and we became friends because I was fighting for disability rights at UNC. T taught me that we ALL deserved them at UNC.
Text forward reads: To everyone who has ever been told they were asking for too much when they were simply asking for equal access and to those balancing ambition, deadlines, family expectations, group chats, and the occasional existential crisis while navigating a world that wasn't built with them in mind, May you never shrink your dreams to fit someone else's limitations. May you always find the courage to take up the space you deserve. And may you remember that accommodations are not special treatment—they are simply the tools that allow all of us the opportunity to thrive. Also, you deserve a nap. - written by Tiara L. Simmons ESQ
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
I am sobbing rewatching Dirty Dancing because I did fall in love dancing years ago and I miss that time of my life. I love dancing and my disabilities took it from me. I want to be able to bachata with someone til 2 am and do shots and fall in love
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Chilling at the pool after doing laps. Nobody is out and it's pretty nice out, albeit a bit overcast. #DisabbledAndCute
Erika is laying back on a white sun chair while wearing a multicolor black pink and blue Paisley bikini and green glasses. She is smiling in the sun.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Things I love about NC: Honeysuckle Fireflies Greenways Waterfalls and forests Outer Banks star visibility Strangers who go help others with no demand for money in return Manners (slowly disappearing) Willingness to adapt Cheer wine Mom n pop burger places Gas station restaurants
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Also I've stayed single for a very long time because I refuse to compromise on my politics and anti racist stances and NC is a damn disaster because most leftists come from money and think their sympathy for my class makes them super special and not racist and I can't abide that
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Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds: Now That I Can't Abide
ALT: Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds: Now That I Can't Abide
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Idk where y'all are getting all these hypothetical questionnaires on here but I wish I was less depressed to participate Nothing beats the fucking terror I put on twitter with the berry bowl though, that argument is still going and is generational
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I am proud to say that I have never been to Cane's, I live near many Bojangles and Biscuitvilles, I was assigned a cookout order by 16 years old, I love cheer wine, AND you can pry brightleaf dogs out of my dead hands, those are the only hot dogs I like #NC #GottaBeNC Also GOODBERRY'S
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 15/06/2026
Do you REALLY hate white supremacy? (written 2023 and still applies) www.patreon.com/4wheelworkou...
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Who Needs A Hero? | FourWheelWorkout
Who Needs A Hero? by FourWheelWorkout on Patreon. Join FourWheelWorkout's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Pray for me as I attempt to go get my name change docs from the courthouse tomorrow I need more copies 🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 I haven't been to court since truancy court in 2011, this is gonna be hard for me.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 15/06/2026
You don't have to answer the door for the Feds. Do not voluntarily talk to the Feds. If they have a warrant signed by an actual judge, then they can do precisely what the warrant says. But DO NOT TALK TO THE FEDS. Do not answer the door. If you're arrested, your only words are "I want a lawyer."
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4WheelMe @4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 15/06/2026
yt liberals/leftists/wp in general scream so loudly against fascism and “nazis” but do some hella racist/anti-Black things. It’s like they don’t see the connection between fascism/nazis and antiBlack racism. Racism doesn’t touch them.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I love all my adopted nieces and nephews. It brings me joy to give them the nice things that I couldn't get at their age. I fear this means I'm going to have to face the fact that I cannot have children ever and cry a lot. That's a pain I hate speaking about. Not even my exes go there.
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Erika Bogarka @stardustetoile.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
a year ago I was at 220, wild how much difference a year makes and that I can fit in my high school jeans Yes, old me saved three pairs of jeans from 2011-2015. When you grow up poor, you learn what to keep in case you need it again. I'll need those pants again. Same thing with bras - I kept some
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Kacey325 @kacey325.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Of course you feel class should come first. Your people weren't enslaved, routinely brutalized and slaughtered. My mother grew up in a town with a lynching tree and crosses burning on her lawn. Your privilege informs everything you say, and so does his. That's why we don't vote for him or trust him.
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