Mars
@marsxstars.blacksky.app
Reader. TV watcher. Anti-all of the isms that plague us. Fan of blueberry muffins & general badassery. Happily married recovered undercover overlover. She/Her. Pan. Book curator. Wanna talk about sci-fi tv, speculative fiction, music, art & corny jokes?
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· Jan 28
It's also a (negative) testament to the way we can all end up replicating the harmful, deadly actions and systems our people experienced if we aren’t constantly interrogating ourselves, our intentions, our impact, our systems, our leaders, our power, our values, and integrity.
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Read my latest ICYMI. It's important.
“Here’s the bottom line: DHS is buying warehouses across the country to build out concentration camps for caging and deporting immigrants, and WEXMAC TITUS is allowing them to be operational in a matter of weeks.”
For ICE to build concentration camps quickly, they're leaning on this Dept. of War program
WEXMAC TITUS helps contractors bypass the traditionally lengthy government contract bidding process
www.thehandbasket.co
February 18, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Read my latest ICYMI. It's important.
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Lol there's no such thing as social media without annoying ppl. Most of us have been annoying ourselves whether we knew it or not.
Oh no, not annoying people, on a social media website???
February 18, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Lol there's no such thing as social media without annoying ppl. Most of us have been annoying ourselves whether we knew it or not.
Our relationship with time is something I think about a lot and it is a really interesting lens to view ourselves, our cultural productions (including religion and philosophy) through.
February 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Our relationship with time is something I think about a lot and it is a really interesting lens to view ourselves, our cultural productions (including religion and philosophy) through.
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The book she mentions can be found here. There may be other copies elsewhere. I wonder if I can get it through ILL (reading on the phone is painful sometimes).
archive.org/details/afri...
archive.org/details/afri...
African religions and philosophy : Mbiti, John S : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
A Doubleday Anchor book.
archive.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
The book she mentions can be found here. There may be other copies elsewhere. I wonder if I can get it through ILL (reading on the phone is painful sometimes).
archive.org/details/afri...
archive.org/details/afri...
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A society that can only understand and prioritize having the most wins cannot adequately prepare its citizens for both how to lose AND how to see the truth of your own triumphs even when others will claim you’ve failed. This woman is a shining exemplar of knowing and being secure in your own power.
February 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A society that can only understand and prioritize having the most wins cannot adequately prepare its citizens for both how to lose AND how to see the truth of your own triumphs even when others will claim you’ve failed. This woman is a shining exemplar of knowing and being secure in your own power.
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question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
question aside her explanation shows a much healthier perspective on than people pretend high performers have to have and everyone would be better off with it
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so much oppression is because you worr'd about errboddy else and not cleaning up your own house. cause the majority of nosy people who judge everybody else's NON HARMFUL WAYS based on some arbitrary rules, do not live up to their own rules. i would bet by rent check by that
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
so much oppression is because you worr'd about errboddy else and not cleaning up your own house. cause the majority of nosy people who judge everybody else's NON HARMFUL WAYS based on some arbitrary rules, do not live up to their own rules. i would bet by rent check by that
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non violent crime that only affects another party and not you (like beef, or petty theft from a rich corporation)
•someone doesn't want kids
•a woman likes to fuck a lot
•someone doesn't like sex at all
•someone's lack of following a religion you approve of
and the list goes on and on
•someone doesn't want kids
•a woman likes to fuck a lot
•someone doesn't like sex at all
•someone's lack of following a religion you approve of
and the list goes on and on
February 18, 2026 at 8:16 PM
non violent crime that only affects another party and not you (like beef, or petty theft from a rich corporation)
•someone doesn't want kids
•a woman likes to fuck a lot
•someone doesn't like sex at all
•someone's lack of following a religion you approve of
and the list goes on and on
•someone doesn't want kids
•a woman likes to fuck a lot
•someone doesn't like sex at all
•someone's lack of following a religion you approve of
and the list goes on and on
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•someone's bisexual
•someone's living with their lover or partner unmarried
•someone gives someone else their meds cause that person can't access them
•someone's hair is a certain untraditional color or style
•someone is gnc
•someone's fat
•someone uses recreational substances
•someone committed a
•someone's living with their lover or partner unmarried
•someone gives someone else their meds cause that person can't access them
•someone's hair is a certain untraditional color or style
•someone is gnc
•someone's fat
•someone uses recreational substances
•someone committed a
February 18, 2026 at 8:14 PM
•someone's bisexual
•someone's living with their lover or partner unmarried
•someone gives someone else their meds cause that person can't access them
•someone's hair is a certain untraditional color or style
•someone is gnc
•someone's fat
•someone uses recreational substances
•someone committed a
•someone's living with their lover or partner unmarried
•someone gives someone else their meds cause that person can't access them
•someone's hair is a certain untraditional color or style
•someone is gnc
•someone's fat
•someone uses recreational substances
•someone committed a
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i know people hate this argument, i agree it's insufficient in the overall fight for human rights. but idc, i still hold that AT MINIMUM, a lot of injustices and inequities are rooted in people not minding they mf bidness. A LOT.
because it's NOTCHO BIDNESS IN THE 1st PLACE if:
•someone's trans
because it's NOTCHO BIDNESS IN THE 1st PLACE if:
•someone's trans
February 18, 2026 at 8:12 PM
i know people hate this argument, i agree it's insufficient in the overall fight for human rights. but idc, i still hold that AT MINIMUM, a lot of injustices and inequities are rooted in people not minding they mf bidness. A LOT.
because it's NOTCHO BIDNESS IN THE 1st PLACE if:
•someone's trans
because it's NOTCHO BIDNESS IN THE 1st PLACE if:
•someone's trans
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good news: The FDA has reversed its decision and will now review Moderna’s application for the first mRNA-based flu vaccine after initially declining to consider it last week in an attempt to undermine vaccine science and trust.
February 18, 2026 at 8:11 PM
!!!!!!!!!!!!
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my 1st time publicly sharing that an excerpt from an interview i did with Dr. Reese (i talked abt gma a lot) will be included in this book
just pre-ordered my copy 🥰
bookshop.org/p/books/gath...
just pre-ordered my copy 🥰
bookshop.org/p/books/gath...
February 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
my 1st time publicly sharing that an excerpt from an interview i did with Dr. Reese (i talked abt gma a lot) will be included in this book
just pre-ordered my copy 🥰
bookshop.org/p/books/gath...
just pre-ordered my copy 🥰
bookshop.org/p/books/gath...
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“Ramadan Nights
Don't Scroll Past This
Stop scrolling
While everyone's up tonight, Odai is fighting for his future
He's a child who could lose his chance to walk if he doesn't get surgery
One share or donation could change everything
Be the reason this Ramadan brings him hope”
tinyurl.com/odai-care
Don't Scroll Past This
Stop scrolling
While everyone's up tonight, Odai is fighting for his future
He's a child who could lose his chance to walk if he doesn't get surgery
One share or donation could change everything
Be the reason this Ramadan brings him hope”
tinyurl.com/odai-care
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Ramadan Nights
Don't Scroll Past This
Stop scrolling
While everyone's up tonight, Odai is fighting for his future
He's a child who could lose his chance to walk if he doesn't get surgery
One share or donation could change everything
Be the reason this Ramadan brings him hope”
tinyurl.com/odai-care
Don't Scroll Past This
Stop scrolling
While everyone's up tonight, Odai is fighting for his future
He's a child who could lose his chance to walk if he doesn't get surgery
One share or donation could change everything
Be the reason this Ramadan brings him hope”
tinyurl.com/odai-care
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No movement at all. Losing hope. Feeling like nothing is worth it. I can't connect to my family, medical team, I can't organize my life without this. I only have a basic tablet to access the internet on through a browser. It's very old and slow. The Wi-Fi at my house is extremely slow.
Service has been cut off. I’m exhausted, in pain, and now disconnected. Walked miles in freezing temps for food; can’t fight this battle offline. Need $475 to secure the yearly plan. $0 raised.
tamilove21 on Cash App/Venmo/PayPal
Photo of my ideal beard for tax.
tamilove21 on Cash App/Venmo/PayPal
Photo of my ideal beard for tax.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 AM
No movement at all. Losing hope. Feeling like nothing is worth it. I can't connect to my family, medical team, I can't organize my life without this. I only have a basic tablet to access the internet on through a browser. It's very old and slow. The Wi-Fi at my house is extremely slow.
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Baltimore crafters, if you don't know about Scrap, you absolutely need to, especially if you have stuff from five craft obsessions ago that could find a new home! (👋) baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.org
SCRAP Creative Reuse I Baltimore
SCRAP sells donated art, craft, office, and other creative supplies in its creative reuse center/retail store in Baltimore, MD.
baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.org
February 18, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Baltimore crafters, if you don't know about Scrap, you absolutely need to, especially if you have stuff from five craft obsessions ago that could find a new home! (👋) baltimore.scrapcreativereuse.org
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*gestures excitedly at the massive coven of Whistle Witches 3D printing noisemakers on their affordable home manufacturing devices*
"Is there technology the left is excited about?" is the kind of question you only ask if you're wildly naive about technology.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
mRNA vaccines. Heat pumps. Offshore wind. Urban mining. Sodium batteries.
But god forbid we're not fawning over every new implementation of Making Computers Bad At Math.
February 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
*gestures excitedly at the massive coven of Whistle Witches 3D printing noisemakers on their affordable home manufacturing devices*
Toni was so foundational to my concept of what writing could be. I was always a voracious reader. But reading her and Audre in my teens really was a revelation. They were writing to and about complex Black women in deeply profound, beautiful ways. It changed me.
February 18, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Toni was so foundational to my concept of what writing could be. I was always a voracious reader. But reading her and Audre in my teens really was a revelation. They were writing to and about complex Black women in deeply profound, beautiful ways. It changed me.
🎉🎉🎉 Happy Toni Day 🎉🎉🎉
It's always a great day to watch her documentary
It's always a great day to watch her documentary
February 18, 2026 at 6:15 PM
🎉🎉🎉 Happy Toni Day 🎉🎉🎉
It's always a great day to watch her documentary
It's always a great day to watch her documentary
Them and Erika Alexander lol When she said she was from Arizona I was surprised
24% growth over the past 10 years and STILL less than 5% of the state. So literally nobody but the Cardinals and Suns and Angela Bassett and Whitney nem lived there before. 😁
Since Hurricane Katrina, the population has slowly grown. Add software, tech, more good paying jobs along with a lower cost of living and it has helped with growth
Also why purple has grown in a state that was the last to recognize MLK Jr Holiday.
www.abc15.com/news/state/d...
Also why purple has grown in a state that was the last to recognize MLK Jr Holiday.
www.abc15.com/news/state/d...
February 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Them and Erika Alexander lol When she said she was from Arizona I was surprised
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24% growth over the past 10 years and STILL less than 5% of the state. So literally nobody but the Cardinals and Suns and Angela Bassett and Whitney nem lived there before. 😁
Since Hurricane Katrina, the population has slowly grown. Add software, tech, more good paying jobs along with a lower cost of living and it has helped with growth
Also why purple has grown in a state that was the last to recognize MLK Jr Holiday.
www.abc15.com/news/state/d...
Also why purple has grown in a state that was the last to recognize MLK Jr Holiday.
www.abc15.com/news/state/d...
DATA: A look at Arizona's Black population
Arizona's Black population has grown 24% over the past decade, nearly double the state's overall growth rate of 13%, according to new data analysis.
www.abc15.com
February 17, 2026 at 7:42 AM
24% growth over the past 10 years and STILL less than 5% of the state. So literally nobody but the Cardinals and Suns and Angela Bassett and Whitney nem lived there before. 😁
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I’m definitely reading Serpell’s important book on Morrison. This quote is key to me as a Black writer critically compared to Morrison. Gatekeepers said my work was difficult & inaccessible when they rejected it. I knew it was Black art that would be understood by Black folks & that proved true.
“To notice the difficulty of reading Black literature is to acknowledge the difficulty of rendering Black lives. And to call Black life difficult is not simply to describe the hardship of being Black in an anti-Black world. Complexity, ingenuity, beauty—all are contained within Blackness…”
A Heartbreaking Work of Swaggering Genius
Namwali Serpell’s study of Toni Morrison – Omari Weekes
www.bookforum.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I’m definitely reading Serpell’s important book on Morrison. This quote is key to me as a Black writer critically compared to Morrison. Gatekeepers said my work was difficult & inaccessible when they rejected it. I knew it was Black art that would be understood by Black folks & that proved true.
Idk how common it is/was in general but Monistat mixed in Sulfur 8 was def common practice amongst the hair forum girlies forever ago. And I wouldn't be surprised if that knowledge was spread around since then
So let me get this straight. People are now saying that it’s “common practice” to mix Blue Magic and… *checks notes* Monistat ? For hair growth? 🥴
a man with a beard is holding his hands to his face .
ALT: a man with a beard is holding his hands to his face .
media.tenor.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Idk how common it is/was in general but Monistat mixed in Sulfur 8 was def common practice amongst the hair forum girlies forever ago. And I wouldn't be surprised if that knowledge was spread around since then
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im asking you to share because
attention needs to be put on the behavior of the city government and landowners.
eyes across the country and world need to be on this. they need to know that the story is spreading and everyone is WATCHING how they treat the people of detroit. WE'VE ENDURED ENOUGH!
attention needs to be put on the behavior of the city government and landowners.
eyes across the country and world need to be on this. they need to know that the story is spreading and everyone is WATCHING how they treat the people of detroit. WE'VE ENDURED ENOUGH!
February 18, 2026 at 3:31 AM
im asking you to share because
attention needs to be put on the behavior of the city government and landowners.
eyes across the country and world need to be on this. they need to know that the story is spreading and everyone is WATCHING how they treat the people of detroit. WE'VE ENDURED ENOUGH!
attention needs to be put on the behavior of the city government and landowners.
eyes across the country and world need to be on this. they need to know that the story is spreading and everyone is WATCHING how they treat the people of detroit. WE'VE ENDURED ENOUGH!
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PLEASE CHECK OUT AND SHARE
video by ig @detroittenantsunion
you're constantly told that detroit is having a "COMEBACK" and it's sooooo great! but please watch + the other posts on this page & see examples what happens to regular people who have always lived here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DU4SFzQ...
video by ig @detroittenantsunion
you're constantly told that detroit is having a "COMEBACK" and it's sooooo great! but please watch + the other posts on this page & see examples what happens to regular people who have always lived here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DU4SFzQ...
detroittenantsunion on Instagram: "Director of MSUs Housing Justice Clinic, Donovan McCarty, dropping knowledge on Detroit City Councilmembers during public comment o…"
Director of MSUs Housing Justice Clinic, Donovan McCarty, dropping knowledge on Detroit City Councilmembers during public comment on Tuesday.✊️
www.instagram.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:15 AM
PLEASE CHECK OUT AND SHARE
video by ig @detroittenantsunion
you're constantly told that detroit is having a "COMEBACK" and it's sooooo great! but please watch + the other posts on this page & see examples what happens to regular people who have always lived here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DU4SFzQ...
video by ig @detroittenantsunion
you're constantly told that detroit is having a "COMEBACK" and it's sooooo great! but please watch + the other posts on this page & see examples what happens to regular people who have always lived here:
www.instagram.com/reel/DU4SFzQ...
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Absolutely correct, and like 99% of the time you can answer any of it with “this was the status quo for years (sometimes decades) and you didn’t have any issue with it then.” Because this is an entirely manufactured moral panic
So much anti-trans discourse is nothing but “What about (made-up bullshit about trans people?)”and you do not have to indulge this or treat it like a legitimate argument.
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Absolutely correct, and like 99% of the time you can answer any of it with “this was the status quo for years (sometimes decades) and you didn’t have any issue with it then.” Because this is an entirely manufactured moral panic