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@marigoldmimsy.bsky.social
a historian and artist

for us, the wretched of the earth, the subaltern, the marvelous

the foia bakery, disability leads, n4ej

www.refusedetention.com

disability justice, immigration, anti-colonial lawsuits: linktr.ee/miriamcb
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there is not a small number of people who can no longer go to the grocery store or the food pantry, there are many who are taking risks

we have a small wishlist and i will keep sharing it, we keep hearing from families who trust us or trust their networks to trust us

bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
political art in dhaka, reimagining is everywhere
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
the patterns of Bangladesh, we are happy people always in motion
December 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
sunrise over india
December 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
trying to convince my travel mates to play pool with me in the airport lounge i talked my way into

and them looking at me like i am the absurd one for trying to use all of the amenities

is really highlighting that i am the only one who has slept in the last three days
December 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
the patterns of Topkapi palace were so vast and beautiful that my tweenager jumped in to help me photograph all the different patterns

here is some of what we captured 🏵️
December 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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the patterns of Sultan Ahmed mosque 🌙
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
the patterns of Sultan Ahmed mosque 🌙
December 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
scenes from the bosphorus, a linchpin waterway in the world
December 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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if you want to solve the infrastructure issues in this country and you aren't a communist you don't actually want infrastructure you want to be comfortable
December 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
i think it's hilarious that the western world thinks time zones make sense

and the rest of the world says we see your time zones and raise you geopolitics
December 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
the other side of the world is beautiful
December 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
made three different kinds of cookies, hosted a party, packed (mostly) and am watching Stranger Things with the kiddo

i am superwoman 🦸🏽
me: i am all done doing things tonight, i am gonna rest

her: mistake, tomorrow morning you're gonna wake up and think fuuuuuuuuuck
December 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
winnetka has learned nothing from Home Alone
December 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
me: i am all done doing things tonight, i am gonna rest

her: mistake, tomorrow morning you're gonna wake up and think fuuuuuuuuuck
December 25, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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anarchists, communists, socialists etc aren't correct by default, they can and should be criticized, but only for being reactionary or incorrect, there's no such thing as being too far left
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
there is something great about coming on Christmas Eve
December 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
in this period of rest, our family incorporated an Icelandic tradition on December 24, to spend time reading and to do a book flood

this year the book, i received is Kafka's The Trial
December 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
i do not want to focus on things like efficiency and return on investment, which is backstopped by taxpayer arguments and audit culture

i want to focus on things like how do we think people should be able to move around in the city, who can interact, what options are made not foreclosed
i don't think it's the number of stops that is slowing down the buses, it's the number of cars
December 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
i don't think it's the number of stops that is slowing down the buses, it's the number of cars
December 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
sometimes you get on the bus in the morning and the driver is a parent of a student you taught 15 years ago

the city has a way of connecting us to each other 🏵️

ride the bus!
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
sometimes you get a nice view, good morning chicago
December 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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the supreme court realized that they probably won't have jobs if there's a coup
#BREAKING The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the State of Illinois on National Guard deployment.

Under the law invoked by President Trump, he must be unable "with the regular military" to "execute the laws of the United States," it finds.

Full ruling here: cst.brightspotcdn.com/80/88/05a75e...
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
each of these finished journals contain a packet filled with secrets attached to the back cover 🇧🇩
December 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
true true true
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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a new set of book covers on this series: loose ends, places for stories
December 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM