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Zylla Black

@zyllable.bsky.social
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(she/they) Lefty video essayist, independent academic, archaeogaming streamer, and sf/f fiction author. linktr.ee/Zyllable Pfp by Birdee Blake

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Ian McLean @mrthewalrus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thread - this framing is one I think more folks should default to as they talk about what the big tech companies. They talk a lot about values and mission and The Future, but what they actually do is almost always what you’d predict from looking at the incentives inherent in their business models.
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Dr Katie Twomey @k2mey.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
This is quite cool. My university is the first organisation in the world to force Microsoft to allow us to turn off copilot summaries in Word 365, after a backlash against it from staff (including, very vocally, me). That cannot have been easy for our heroic IT people so hats very much off to them!
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Reorganizing my books has so far taken 4 hours, resulted in 2 liquid spills (no books were harmed), broken one bookshelf (I fixed it), and overheated both myself and my partner a great deal. But all the fiction is in alphabetical order by author now!
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 28/09/2026
Republicans aren't just saying they will kill or institutionalize or forcibly detransition all trans people: they are actively and overtly *campaigning on promising it*. And every day, cis people are saying that trans folks are fearmongering, overreacting, or don't know what genocide is.
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Things were already abysmal on this front. Much like everything Trumperdink's administration has 'improved', it has gotten so much worse.
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SilverSpook @silverspookguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Happening now! www.twitch.tv/silverspook with @zyllable.bsky.social & @neuroriot.bsky.social
It's not over Chronic Illness & Disability Stream
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Hankypankenstein's Monster 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏴‍☠️ @samanthaduke.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
annual reminder that i made a kinda lazy but fun & interesting video about Frankenstein for Halloween 3 or 4 years ago i checked and it holds up about as well as it could 😎
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Frankenstein: A Monster's Education
YouTube video by Silver Samantha
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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In the time of enshittification of, well, everything the role of higher education is not to teach students how to enshittificate more efficiently. It is to provide them with hard skills like source criticism, languages, writing or critical reading that will allow them to survive all of this.
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Dr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 25/09/2026
Blow it up, BlueSky. $9.25 pays for months of books for a kid.
donate.imaginationlibrary.com
Home
Make a donation and support Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in communities around the world and help put more books into the hands of more children.
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Camilla Zamboni @czamboni.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This was a delightful interview at the University of Arkansas! Angela and Larissa were great! 🩵 open.spotify.com/episode/2HGP...
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 23/09/2026
📕 #BookReview 🏺 #Archaeology Placing people with disabilities at the centre of historical archaeology, Laurie A. Wilkie & Katherine M. Kinkopf's 'An introduction to crip archaeology' explores how disability studies can transform how we think about the past 1/2 (£) doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
Cover of the book reviewed, depicting various metal spoons with diverse shapes and decorations, with the text 'Book Review, Antiquity'.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dems replaced action on trans rights with hollow statements, then dropped those statements, then embraced anti-trans rhetoric. Now supporting anti-trans laws and blocking pro-trans ones. At every step the "they're betraying us" radicals were correct and "be patient" liberals were completely wrong.
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Save Ancient Studies Alliance @saveancientstudies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
❗Event is happening TOMORROW! RSVP today! LIVE interview with @artifactually_speaking at 9 a.m. EST on Thursday, September 24th. RSVP now: www.saveancientstudies.org/event-de… #live #liveevent #interview
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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
None of us are free until all of us are free: if you would throw trans people under the bus to win an election, you have already lost everything that counts.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
O hey Reminder that in (homophobic) '94 as Dookie was blowing up, Green Day picked queercore Pansy Division to open for them + a lot of venues pressured them to drop them as openers -- Green Day told the venues they wouldn't play if PD didn't - and the venues (mostly? all?) backed down. huh.
green day x pansy division flyer
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is so completely exhausting, and I'm just over here wondering why my tax dollars are going into it; my life isn't upside down because of it.
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
John does genuinely important work. I'm always happy to promote him getting paid to keep doing it.
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Maladroithe @maladroithe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sincerely this would have caused a schism in Judaism during the times of the Sages
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"is sex with angels monsterfucking" forum thread shut down by moderators after 300 pages of fierce debate, 26 banned accounts and 8 doxxed members
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"would the angels consider us bestiality" Follow-up thread created and instantly closed with the forum going into lockdown temporally
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9to5scifipod @9to5scifipod.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#DS9 gets its first visitor from the Gamma Quadrant, and we get our first ethical dilemma. @renthebarbarian.bsky.social ,@zyllable.bsky.social , & @saraezzat.bsky.social discuss several related ethical issues. CW: fox hunting colonization FGM spoilers for S4 Ep1 of SNW. youtu.be/pZWiyqxrvBQ
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DS9 Episode 1.6 Captive Pursuit
YouTube video by 9to5scifipod
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Flint Dibble @flintdibble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump's Border Wall is OBLITERATING Archaeology. It's the first in a series I'm putting together on the border wall, and more broadly threats to archaeology In this video I cover the archaeology of Southern Arizona and the destruction of O'odham and Huhugam cultural heritage youtu.be/A4U6q76eqUM
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Trump’s Border Wall Is OBLITERATING Archaeology
YouTube video by Archaeology with Flint Dibble
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Dr. Catherine Strickson @brigitteempire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Dolly Parton had a history of supporting gay and trans communities, yet, upon her death, famous transphobes publicly implied she shared their hatred. Why do they think this? What is the truth about Dolly's relationship with the trans community? Find out here
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The Transphobes Trying to Claim Dolly Parton
YouTube video by Brigitte Empire
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Just saw some Internet out there claiming to explain what neurodivergent people hate about phone calls. Excuse me. *You* hate phone calls because of the cognitive load. *I* hate phone calls because of the audio processing. We are not the same.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 THE KAPOW HANDBOOK IS FINALLY DONE!!! 🚨 6 months, 5 authors, and 60 pages later, we’ve written a guide on how to integrate mutual aid and direct action into electoral politics. And we’re not gatekeeping this info either. Get a free digital copy on 9/21 at kapow.works/handbook !!!
Me, holding a spiral bound notebook that reads “how to KAPOW the system”Two pages of the book, one is an FAQ asking why campaigns haven’t been doing this the whole time. The other is a black intro page for PART 1: INFRASTRUCTURE that reads “Cynicism is for losers. We can build the world we want to see.”Two pages on how to make a mutual aid hub in your campaign office with loads of
Polaroids of our office and volunteers
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Please, please help. Things are in such a bad way.
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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.
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ThirdWorldMiss @3rdworldmiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I'm disappointed the reach is so low. Can we please at least share for wider reach? Donos urgently needed for $250 rent, $41 WiFi bill to stay connected and we need food! Please donate anything you can - every contribution goes a long way - thank you in advance for your support 💕💸
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Justin Jest @justinjest.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026
i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I should say, this man won his primary *because* he stood up for trans rights when his opponent did not. By 30 points.
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scwiba @scwiba.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This man won his primary by 30 points.
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Anise K. Strong @anisekstrong.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
All of this detailed evidence is really exciting!
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Doing a live reading with my fellow voice-cast members from Neofeud 2, starting soon (3 pm EST!)
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carolilu.bsky.social @carolilu.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you are looking for voter information, checking your registration status, etc, use vote.gov or Vote411.org. DO NOT USE votesafe. org. Elon Musk's PAC runs it and it collects lots of personal data. He's a Nazi, you know he's going to use it for evil.
vote411.org
VOTE411
Election information you need. Brought to you by The League of Women Voters Education Fund.
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Monster Girl Ellie 🐍 🎄 @noelle.monster · 10/09/2026
It's so wild that "you slightly criticized option A so you must be fully in favor of option B" is such a widespread attitude. And yeah, I wish a lot of politicians -- including Talarico -- had a more thoughtful attitude about most things, including trans people.
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Starting now!
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Surprise, another live reading for charity! A lot of Ado, very little Nothing! Sunday, Sep 6, 6 p.m. EST Donations go to a Palestinian family in need. www.youtube.com/live/YqsnslM...
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Much Ado About Nothing Live Reading
YouTube video by The Fat Culture Critic
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They Might Be Giants @tmbg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Zylla Black @zyllable.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Boston needs better bike infrastructure. This should never have happened. #mapoli
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Oni Kidou @thepinkhobkin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is honestly my favorite one of them all. Very wholesome and empowering.
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Caelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Some cis people will literally leave their jobs over Joanne's bigotry, and others are mad they're being told not to watch a TV show. Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are.
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Angela Fellows🏳️‍⚧️🎭🎥🎸 @angelafellows.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
hoots was the first fellow youtuber i met in person. i was at the start of my transition and kind of a mess but she was lovely and i just knew in my bones that she saw me. she is what it means to be an ally. please, if you can, could hoots a hand.💜🙏💜
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Brandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Timeline cleanse from the Black Flute Brigade of Los Angeles.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
And are you an adult JOC? There's a grant app for you, too:
jewsofcolorinitiative.org
Our Grantmaking - Jews of Color Initiative
Have a project focused on Jews of Color? Follow this simple one-page guide on how to submit a grant application to the JoCI
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
! Grants (bw $1k-$20k) for Jews of Color aged 13-25 and their mentors to do cool stuff:
thejoci.org
RFP - JoC Youth: Building the Future You Want to See - Jews of Color Initiative
The Jews of Color Initiative is excited to support projects where young JoC leaders are empowered to imagine new ways to engage in Jewish communal life, create communities they are excited to be a par...
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Swara A.S. ☀️🍉🌊🧿 @spiderswarz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
"Pointing out the crucial connections between what is happening in Gaza and what is happening in Hollywood is the exact opposite of antisemitism. It is, for us, the very essence of Jewish ethical duty." 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 variety.com/2026/film/gl...
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Mark Ruffalo Defended by Hannah Einbinder, Joel Coen and More Than 170 Jewish Figures After Paramount Accuses Him of Using ‘Antisemitic Tropes’ — Read the Open Letter (EXCLUSIVE)
Joel Coen and Todd Haynes are among more than 170 Jewish figures who have signed a letter in support of Mark Ruffalo amid antisemitism claims.
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☀️ @stel.energy · 01/09/2026
i want games made by people who get to keep their jobs
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Scott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A particularly sad part of the story for me is that it was Hampshire that acted as a refuge for New College students after DeSantis and Rufo destroyed it
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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Precisely right. 1. What is the vision of society? 2. What is the plan to get there? Anyone who can't answer these questions cannot be trusted. We'd insult our own dignity and intelligence by doing so. They might still get our vote, maybe. But never our respect.
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