Ashley
@abrooklyngirl.bsky.social
A lover of books, music, and art • Born and raised in 🗽• 🇬🇾🇯🇲 in my veins
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Giancarlo Esposito
October 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Giancarlo Esposito
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Physical media collectors, The Criterion Collection have a 50% off Blu-ray & DVD sale. B&N thru 7/27. www.barnesandnoble.com/b/the-criter...
June 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Physical media collectors, The Criterion Collection have a 50% off Blu-ray & DVD sale. B&N thru 7/27. www.barnesandnoble.com/b/the-criter...
And that’s how we ended up in our current predicament.
Republicans are marching in goose step and Democrats refuse to cut debate practice short.
June 24, 2025 at 12:53 PM
And that’s how we ended up in our current predicament.
Total Recall
Without saying Terminator 2, fav Arnold Schwarzenegger Film?
June 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Total Recall
Living for the City and I Just Called to Say I Love You
Without saying Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, fav Stevie Wonder song?
May 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Living for the City and I Just Called to Say I Love You
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Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
May 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
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If it's illegal to sleep on the streets, then it should be illegal to allow anyone to be unhoused, & everyone needs to have housing unconditionally, which our society has more than the resources for if they were not hoarded.
May 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If it's illegal to sleep on the streets, then it should be illegal to allow anyone to be unhoused, & everyone needs to have housing unconditionally, which our society has more than the resources for if they were not hoarded.
‘92 and ‘97
One and an honorable mention…
April 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
‘92 and ‘97
A film that takes place where you’re from
April 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A film that takes place where you’re from
Thought I lost access to #blacksky for a minute
a man in a brown jacket and tie is sitting at a table and saying whew ! thank god .
Alt: a man in a brown jacket and tie is sitting at a table and saying whew ! thank god .
media.tenor.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Thought I lost access to #blacksky for a minute
“Diary” by Alicia Keys (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!)
5. What song reminds you of your childhood?
March 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“Diary” by Alicia Keys (featuring Tony! Toni! Toné!)
Seinfeld
2. What is a popular TV show that you couldn’t get into?
March 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Seinfeld
Interesting. I love when I come across little nuggets of knowledge like this on here.
March 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Interesting. I love when I come across little nuggets of knowledge like this on here.
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“Google deleted Black History Month and other cultural items without disclosure, and it did so not only for 2025 and beyond but also for previous years retroactively. It feels a bit Orwellian, as if the past was erased, and the erasure forgotten.”
Google Calendar’s Culling of Holidays Is a Values Call
Users are complaining about what’s missing. Plus: The site putting AI chatbots to the test, and the baby formula winning over influencers.
www.bloomberg.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“Google deleted Black History Month and other cultural items without disclosure, and it did so not only for 2025 and beyond but also for previous years retroactively. It feels a bit Orwellian, as if the past was erased, and the erasure forgotten.”
SWV. TLC is a close second, though.
February 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
SWV. TLC is a close second, though.
Spanish
Japanese
French
Japanese
French
January 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Spanish
Japanese
French
Japanese
French
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A few banned books I recommend:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin
#booksky
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin
#booksky
January 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A few banned books I recommend:
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin
#booksky
- Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- Beloved by Toni Morrison
- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Unbecoming by Seema Yasmin
#booksky
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
35. Name a book/song that had a tremendous impact on who you are today?
January 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Spending my savings instead of investing it
I’ll try my hand at it…
QUESTION THREAD 🧵
1. What’s one thing you did in your early 20s that you look back on as dumb?
QUESTION THREAD 🧵
1. What’s one thing you did in your early 20s that you look back on as dumb?
December 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Spending my savings instead of investing it
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Paying bills is masochistic behavior. I’ve had enough.
December 15, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Paying bills is masochistic behavior. I’ve had enough.
Rent, groceries, and travel
December 14, 2024 at 9:50 PM
Rent, groceries, and travel
My Wife and Kids should be moved to God Tier. Black-ish needs to be switched with Half & Half.
What Yall Think About This List #blacksky Who Needs To Be Moved Up or Down? 🤔📺
December 12, 2024 at 3:42 PM
My Wife and Kids should be moved to God Tier. Black-ish needs to be switched with Half & Half.