Mara
@caribbeandruid.bsky.social
She/Her
Interests include but are not limited to (!): Magic The Gathering, Anime/Manga, Memoirs, Friendships and human connection, Fantasy novels, running, and shooting hoops 🏀
~MDNI~
Interests include but are not limited to (!): Magic The Gathering, Anime/Manga, Memoirs, Friendships and human connection, Fantasy novels, running, and shooting hoops 🏀
~MDNI~
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
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My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
My husband was detained by ICE today
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away
I have had zero contact or updates since
#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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So yesterday I learned about Ava Cordero, a transgender woman who, in 2007, sued Jeffrey Epstein alleging he sexually abused her when she was 16. Her lawsuit was filed in 2007 while Epstein was negotiating a plea deal in Florida for abusing other girls, but her claims were mocked and dismissed
July 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
So yesterday I learned about Ava Cordero, a transgender woman who, in 2007, sued Jeffrey Epstein alleging he sexually abused her when she was 16. Her lawsuit was filed in 2007 while Epstein was negotiating a plea deal in Florida for abusing other girls, but her claims were mocked and dismissed
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Breaking: Puerto Rico appears to be about to pass into law a bill that would ban transgender care up to the age of 21, which would be devastating for trans people on the island, given they cannot as easily travel to get care elsewhere.
Anti-Transgender Bill Advances in Puerto Rico, Seeking to Ban Lifesaving Care for Youth and Punish Parents and Doctors | GLAAD
Late last month, Puerto Rico’s Senate voted to advance a bill that would ban health care for trans youth under the age of 21 on the island and punish parents or doctors who help youth receive this car...
glaad.org
July 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Breaking: Puerto Rico appears to be about to pass into law a bill that would ban transgender care up to the age of 21, which would be devastating for trans people on the island, given they cannot as easily travel to get care elsewhere.
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This is great campaign messaging. No wonder the establishment is so shook.
On Friday night, we walked the length of Manhattan, from Inwood Hill to Battery Park.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
New Yorkers deserve a Mayor they can see, hear, even yell at. The city is in the streets.
June 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is great campaign messaging. No wonder the establishment is so shook.
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Unironically the thing I love about this point, is that it's a great basis to start talking to y'all about the fact that most of the people in jail in the US are just as innocent as Khalil. Many are Black folk that have been arrested with *absolutely no basis*, but wait *over a year* to see a judge.
The thing about the Khalil case is that it's very very good that he's free now but you can't have it take three months between "the government kidnaps you off the street for no basis reason whatsoever" and "a judge makes them let you go." You just can't.
June 21, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Unironically the thing I love about this point, is that it's a great basis to start talking to y'all about the fact that most of the people in jail in the US are just as innocent as Khalil. Many are Black folk that have been arrested with *absolutely no basis*, but wait *over a year* to see a judge.
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taking a day off work, only to spend hours slinking away in a ball in bed rotting from anxiety, like a girlboss
June 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
taking a day off work, only to spend hours slinking away in a ball in bed rotting from anxiety, like a girlboss
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“They took my cousin. He informed them he is a US citizen and his passport was in his pocket. We don’t know where they took him.”
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“They took my cousin. He informed them he is a US citizen and his passport was in his pocket. We don’t know where they took him.”
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
This isn’t about deporting undocumented immigrants this is about going after people who are not white!
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“Border patrol came without a warrant to my family’s business. They took my cousin who is a US citizen. This happened 6/12/25 at 4:33pm” 👇🏼 Naty2023 TikTok
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“Border patrol came without a warrant to my family’s business. They took my cousin who is a US citizen. This happened 6/12/25 at 4:33pm” 👇🏼 Naty2023 TikTok
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me: writing is my place of comfort.
me: I am going to write a book that is so discomforting...
me: I am going to write a book that is so discomforting...
June 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
me: writing is my place of comfort.
me: I am going to write a book that is so discomforting...
me: I am going to write a book that is so discomforting...
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For my @msnbc.com column this week, I wrote about exactly what the Republican anti-trans budget bill would do to trans people on Medicaid.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump's message to trans people is clear: Detransition, or potentially die
My question to everyone reading this is: When is enough enough?
www.msnbc.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
For my @msnbc.com column this week, I wrote about exactly what the Republican anti-trans budget bill would do to trans people on Medicaid.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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It is a depressing indictment of modern society that as Palestinians are massacred with American weapons, trans people are criminalized, Black people are pushed out of jobs, immigrants are disappeared, and pregnant people lose bodily autonomy, the question du jour is "but what about white men?"
May 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It is a depressing indictment of modern society that as Palestinians are massacred with American weapons, trans people are criminalized, Black people are pushed out of jobs, immigrants are disappeared, and pregnant people lose bodily autonomy, the question du jour is "but what about white men?"
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Yosemite climbers unfurl transgender pride flag on iconic El Capitan
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Yosemite climbers unfurl transgender pride flag on iconic El Capitan
The group of LGBTQ activist climbers said the flag, which is 55 feet by 35 feet, is the largest ever displayed on the face of the world-famous rock climbing destination.
www.nbcnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yosemite climbers unfurl transgender pride flag on iconic El Capitan
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
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I was prepared to start reading these stories about Black women, because misogynior.
But if you’re a cis yt woman and you’ve already decided this has nothing to do with you, I hate to inform you that the Republican, genitalia-obsessed freaks do not care.
But if you’re a cis yt woman and you’ve already decided this has nothing to do with you, I hate to inform you that the Republican, genitalia-obsessed freaks do not care.
This is the inevitable result of a moral panic about trans people. Cis people will always be impacted more from attempts to police gender.
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/...
Woman says security guard at Liberty Hotel in Boston confronted her in bathroom, asked to prove gender
A couple said a security guard at the Liberty Hotel in Boston challenged their use of a bathroom and kicked them out.
www.cbsnews.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I was prepared to start reading these stories about Black women, because misogynior.
But if you’re a cis yt woman and you’ve already decided this has nothing to do with you, I hate to inform you that the Republican, genitalia-obsessed freaks do not care.
But if you’re a cis yt woman and you’ve already decided this has nothing to do with you, I hate to inform you that the Republican, genitalia-obsessed freaks do not care.
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That racist white bitch is at $750,000. For calling a 5 year old child the N word. And Im applying for 5 grants a day to keep my nonprofit from being destroyed by Trump. And Im angry about it.
May 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
That racist white bitch is at $750,000. For calling a 5 year old child the N word. And Im applying for 5 grants a day to keep my nonprofit from being destroyed by Trump. And Im angry about it.
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“It’s cynical, manipulative, and cruel — and for what? Amazon has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controlling over 60 percent of the market and selling far more books than all indie bookstores combined,”
Reminder to NOT buy books from Amazon today (or any day really)
Reminder to NOT buy books from Amazon today (or any day really)
‘It’s Cynical, Manipulative, and Cruel’
Booksellers are not happy about the tech giant’s decision to hold its big annual book sale during Independent Bookstore Day.
www.vulture.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“It’s cynical, manipulative, and cruel — and for what? Amazon has already put half the bookstores in the country out of business, controlling over 60 percent of the market and selling far more books than all indie bookstores combined,”
Reminder to NOT buy books from Amazon today (or any day really)
Reminder to NOT buy books from Amazon today (or any day really)
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"what's wrong with you?" [slaps my 100,000 word manuscript on the table] that should explain the gist of it
April 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
"what's wrong with you?" [slaps my 100,000 word manuscript on the table] that should explain the gist of it
friend: so would you say your art form is now the written word
me: *sighs* i guess
friend: wow, super sure of yourself aren’t ya
me: *sighs* i guess
friend: wow, super sure of yourself aren’t ya
April 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
friend: so would you say your art form is now the written word
me: *sighs* i guess
friend: wow, super sure of yourself aren’t ya
me: *sighs* i guess
friend: wow, super sure of yourself aren’t ya
Dug up a playlist I’d made for a character. It made me so excited to keep going; I can’t wait for the point in my first draft where my main character meets this man. I love art
April 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dug up a playlist I’d made for a character. It made me so excited to keep going; I can’t wait for the point in my first draft where my main character meets this man. I love art
Babel by R.F. Kuang has absolutely destroyed me (positive)
April 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Babel by R.F. Kuang has absolutely destroyed me (positive)
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This is extremely alarming. if Planned Parenthood locations are already cutting trans people off from life saving care based on lawless letters from the government, it won't be soon before most trans people in many states will need to DIY
Planned Parenthood AZ updated their webpage to specify that Friday's Medicaid directive IS the reason they've stopped providing gender-affirming care.
April 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is extremely alarming. if Planned Parenthood locations are already cutting trans people off from life saving care based on lawless letters from the government, it won't be soon before most trans people in many states will need to DIY
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Universal right to counsel is something we on the left need to talk about more. It's just as important as universal healthcare - just like you don't choose to need Healthcare, you don't choose to get arrested or face eviction or foreclosure or bankruptcy or a debt collector or get sued or divorced.
April 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Universal right to counsel is something we on the left need to talk about more. It's just as important as universal healthcare - just like you don't choose to need Healthcare, you don't choose to get arrested or face eviction or foreclosure or bankruptcy or a debt collector or get sued or divorced.