deety3
@deety3.bsky.social
Curiosity blazes my path; open-minded but nobody's fool. Autistic. CPTSD. Just published my first novel 'Things I Wish I'd Said' about two neurodivergent people. Recovering academic, cook, baker, photographer, arts dabbler, music lover, and more.
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deety3
@deety3.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Things I Wish I'd Said
Things I Wish I'd Said [Simon, Darien A.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Things I Wish I'd Said
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The paperback version of my debut novel is now available on Amazon.
“In this remarkable narrative, Darien Simon uncompromisingly explores the tangled dynamics of trauma, resilience, and human connection. (1/3)
“In this remarkable narrative, Darien Simon uncompromisingly explores the tangled dynamics of trauma, resilience, and human connection. (1/3)
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Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
January 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Thinking this is wrong is not radical.
Thinking it isn’t is.
Thinking it isn’t is.
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Nellie Bly A pioneering journalist who went undercover to expose abuse in a mental asylum. Going as far as having a Dr. declare her insane & committed to Blackwell’s Island, exposing abuse inside it. Her reporting forced reforms & changed journalism. #WomenInHistory #MAHistory
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December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nellie Bly A pioneering journalist who went undercover to expose abuse in a mental asylum. Going as far as having a Dr. declare her insane & committed to Blackwell’s Island, exposing abuse inside it. Her reporting forced reforms & changed journalism. #WomenInHistory #MAHistory
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"Then there’s the ongoing fiasco of the U.S. military’s failed attempts to seize another oil tanker. This has been going on for two weeks now, and it keeps getting worse for the administration. The tanker, known as the Bella 1, shad [sic] been on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela... (1/3)
Thursday Afternoon News Updates on New Year's Day - 1/1/26
Hi everyone.
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January 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
"Then there’s the ongoing fiasco of the U.S. military’s failed attempts to seize another oil tanker. This has been going on for two weeks now, and it keeps getting worse for the administration. The tanker, known as the Bella 1, shad [sic] been on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela... (1/3)
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EPSTEIN DEFILES
January 1, 2026 at 8:47 AM
EPSTEIN DEFILES
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I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I have to say that @deadder.bsky.social is one of my favorite political cartoonists. ❤️
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Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
December 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Chemist Alice Ball died #OTD in 1916.
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
The first Black woman to earn a Master's in Chemistry, she developed the Ball Method & it became the standard treatment for leprosy worldwide for >2 decades. BUT, just a year after her discovery, others took credit for her work. #WomenInSTEM (1/3)
And that's just one reason why dumbing down education was both a goal of too many and a major cause of how we got here.
A profound meditation on the meaning of Mamdani's mayoralty by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social - it's a map to the future that runs through New York's radical past. We are so much stronger, so much harder to manipulate, when we know our history.
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January 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM
And that's just one reason why dumbing down education was both a goal of too many and a major cause of how we got here.
"'In order to deport 100 million people, tens of millions of U.S. Citizens would need to be deported. Is the social media team filled with idiots or white supremacists? My guess is both,' ex-Air Force General Counsel Charles Blanchard posted on X. 'Shame on Secretary Noem.'"
'Objectively nuts': DHS's wild social media post sparks fierce backlash
Political analysts and observers were outraged on Wednesday after the Department of Homeland Security made a social media post about President Donald Trump's deportation operations. DHS posted an imag...
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January 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"'In order to deport 100 million people, tens of millions of U.S. Citizens would need to be deported. Is the social media team filled with idiots or white supremacists? My guess is both,' ex-Air Force General Counsel Charles Blanchard posted on X. 'Shame on Secretary Noem.'"
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Quiet, Piggy!
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Quiet, Piggy!
There are likely court martial proceedings in many current service members futures. And there should be...
The military continues to follow unlawful orders. U.S. military personnel swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. So, really WTF!
January 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
There are likely court martial proceedings in many current service members futures. And there should be...
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As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
"Lately, corporate media has been spreading the bogus narrative that a viral video from a maga propagandist sparked the Trump regime’s “massive investigation” into Minnesota childcare funding. In reality, this is clearly a calculated retaliation against Gov. Tim Walz. (1/2)
Trump's Manufactured Minnesota Fraud, Homan’s Buried Bribery Scandal, and The DOJ’s Epstein Failures Collide While Democratic Momentum Surges Into The New Year
Here’s the breakdown
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January 1, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"Lately, corporate media has been spreading the bogus narrative that a viral video from a maga propagandist sparked the Trump regime’s “massive investigation” into Minnesota childcare funding. In reality, this is clearly a calculated retaliation against Gov. Tim Walz. (1/2)
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Good morning. Let's make a collective resolution: this will be the year in which we start to turn things round.
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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And it's official!
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
And it's official!
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Imagine if scientists could figure out how Earth's climate has varied for hundreds of millions of years, build sophisticated computers to project how humans are now radically altering it, and warn the public, only to have greedy corporations & venal politicians ignore them. Criminal. Immoral. Evil.
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Imagine if scientists could figure out how Earth's climate has varied for hundreds of millions of years, build sophisticated computers to project how humans are now radically altering it, and warn the public, only to have greedy corporations & venal politicians ignore them. Criminal. Immoral. Evil.
"As 2025 wraps, I'm struck by contrasts: many positive firsts for me personally, but so many negative ones for so many others, too many of which are due to the current experiment in fascism. Their negative behaviors won't disappear, ... (1/5)
January 1, 2026 at 1:25 AM
"As 2025 wraps, I'm struck by contrasts: many positive firsts for me personally, but so many negative ones for so many others, too many of which are due to the current experiment in fascism. Their negative behaviors won't disappear, ... (1/5)
Just remember, every accusation is a confession...
Oh. my. god. This is the Asst. US Atty General calling people -- in print -- "hoes."
January 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Just remember, every accusation is a confession...
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Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
December 31, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Agree 💯 With Matthew Dowd......
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The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
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Happy New Year, Sydney! 🇦🇺
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy New Year, Sydney! 🇦🇺
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Disrupting serenity? Try watching as the "serenity" of real, 21st century Christians disrupted by ICE raids launched by a tyrant, in opposition to the will of the people AND the teachings of Christ.
People so afraid to leave their houses that they couldn't go to church?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
People so afraid to leave their houses that they couldn't go to church?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 31, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Disrupting serenity? Try watching as the "serenity" of real, 21st century Christians disrupted by ICE raids launched by a tyrant, in opposition to the will of the people AND the teachings of Christ.
People so afraid to leave their houses that they couldn't go to church?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
People so afraid to leave their houses that they couldn't go to church?
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory