Mattilda B Sycamore
@mbsycamore.bsky.social
New novel, TERRY DACTYL, out now from Coffee House in US & Cipher in UK!⚡🌷Also: TOUCHING THE ART, THE FREEZER DOOR, BETWEEN CERTAIN DEATH AND A POSSIBLE FUTURE + working on ACT UP BEYOND NEW YORK ++ https://www.mattildabernsteinsycamore.com/
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This Club Kid Knows How to Survive. The Better Question Is: How to Live?
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Honey, I'm sobbing, yes, literally SOBBING after reading this review of TERRY DACTYL by Trish Bendix in the New York Times Book Review, which engages with the book on so many deep levels, yes, I'm reading it over and over, what a gift, this means everything to me!!!💞💞💞💞💞
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February 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Not a misstep. Not arrogance. Pretty sure this is a deliberate move aimed at normalising their presence. Next up: a blog post from a Meta lawyer about how useful the stalkerglasses are in accessing briefs and additional documents. Then maybe some placed media commentary from buyable dipshits.
"The judge upbraided the Meta team and said if you guys have recorded anything, you have to dispose of it or I will hold you in contempt," Jacob Ward, a technology journalist and the host of the Rip Current Podcast, told CBS News, calling the incident "an extraordinary misstep" by Meta.
Judge scolds Mark Zuckerberg's team for wearing Meta glasses to social media trial
A Los Angeles judge ordered Meta officials to remove their AI glasses at a trial over the impact of social media on users.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Not a misstep. Not arrogance. Pretty sure this is a deliberate move aimed at normalising their presence. Next up: a blog post from a Meta lawyer about how useful the stalkerglasses are in accessing briefs and additional documents. Then maybe some placed media commentary from buyable dipshits.
Meanwhile, in the land of the free...
The American president is more insulated from accountability than a British royal.
Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.
Our political system provides the elite with immunity. It has to change.
February 19, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Meanwhile, in the land of the free...
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i used to carry a cane because there was no other way to signal that i really, really couldn't stand on public transport, that i couldn't run or hurry, and that i needed the disabled toilets. the cane did nothing for me, but without it, i was fucked.
this is really great. i hope for more progress.
this is really great. i hope for more progress.
"Please keep priority seating available for riders with disabilities. Remember: not all disabilities are visible" is the announcement I just heard on the Light Rail in Seattle. I have never heard that second sentence before, hooray for progress, wherever we can find it.
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i used to carry a cane because there was no other way to signal that i really, really couldn't stand on public transport, that i couldn't run or hurry, and that i needed the disabled toilets. the cane did nothing for me, but without it, i was fucked.
this is really great. i hope for more progress.
this is really great. i hope for more progress.
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ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Savannah teacher killed in crash by man fleeing from ICE
According to the Chatham County Police Department, Monday morning’s fatal crash was the result of a chase between Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and a suspect.
www.wtoc.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:28 AM
ICE killed a teacher in Georgia today when they chose to chase a man who posed no danger and had no criminal history.
Yes, it's a large baseball on sale for $795, get ready to plaaaaaaay⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾
February 17, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Yes, it's a large baseball on sale for $795, get ready to plaaaaaaay⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾
Lost gloves unite!💥
February 17, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Lost gloves unite!💥
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i biked by alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis and only now in my photos noticed this bald person wearing blankets crying. i assume they lost it due to chemo from experience. because once you’ve had to rely on healthcare workers to save your life, you understand how heartbreaking this murder was
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
i biked by alex pretti’s memorial in minneapolis and only now in my photos noticed this bald person wearing blankets crying. i assume they lost it due to chemo from experience. because once you’ve had to rely on healthcare workers to save your life, you understand how heartbreaking this murder was
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"OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS ICE" banner hangs on Chicago Avenue and 38th Street at George Floyd Square.
Minneapolis, February 2026
Minneapolis, February 2026
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 AM
"OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS ICE" banner hangs on Chicago Avenue and 38th Street at George Floyd Square.
Minneapolis, February 2026
Minneapolis, February 2026
"Please keep priority seating available for riders with disabilities. Remember: not all disabilities are visible" is the announcement I just heard on the Light Rail in Seattle. I have never heard that second sentence before, hooray for progress, wherever we can find it.
February 16, 2026 at 10:41 PM
"Please keep priority seating available for riders with disabilities. Remember: not all disabilities are visible" is the announcement I just heard on the Light Rail in Seattle. I have never heard that second sentence before, hooray for progress, wherever we can find it.
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AI is unforgivable, in every sense of that word.
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 PM
AI is unforgivable, in every sense of that word.
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Still thinking about the woman a few weeks ago who asked if she could take a picture of this Molly Crabapple poster in our shop. When I told her I could give her one, she said "I don't think I should take it. I'm an immigrant."
February 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Still thinking about the woman a few weeks ago who asked if she could take a picture of this Molly Crabapple poster in our shop. When I told her I could give her one, she said "I don't think I should take it. I'm an immigrant."
"Someone made changes since you last opened this document" HONEY, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE CHANGES, STOP TELLING ME THIS NONSENSE
February 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM
"Someone made changes since you last opened this document" HONEY, I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT MADE CHANGES, STOP TELLING ME THIS NONSENSE
"the pure language that no one speaks"💫
“Suffering is great when faced with no correct translation.” A poem by Cynthia Arrieu-King.
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 AM
"the pure language that no one speaks"💫
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From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
February 16, 2026 at 1:26 AM
From Hamdan Ballal, co-director of last year’s Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land.” This is happening now.
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Until then here's images of the insides:
February 16, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Until then here's images of the insides:
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February 16, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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Fine dining for the apocalypse.💥
We are at an airport restaurant. A robot just drove up to us with our food, said, "Hi! Here I am!" and then drove away with our food.
February 15, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Fine dining for the apocalypse.💥
Just another day when I think about how much easier and relaxing literary events would be if bookstores still required masks for events as a general policy. So exhausting to make this request, especially when many venues will not honor it.
February 15, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Just another day when I think about how much easier and relaxing literary events would be if bookstores still required masks for events as a general policy. So exhausting to make this request, especially when many venues will not honor it.
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The genocide is ongoing.
Israel crammed 2 million Palestinians into displacement camps where 50 people share one bathroom per hour & sewage runs between tents. Now bacterial meningitis is spreading through Gaza's children. An 11-year-old got sick & died within a week. mondoweiss.net/2026/02/a-de...
A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children
Bacterial meningitis is spreading among children in Gaza, including those who are vaccinated. Officials say conditions in Gaza’s displacement camps, widespread malnutrition, and Israeli bans on the…
mondoweiss.net
February 14, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The genocide is ongoing.
"my pillow founder"
February 14, 2026 at 1:45 AM
"my pillow founder"
Abolish it all!💥
February 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Abolish it all!💥
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Don't miss today's conversation—recorded live at @powells.bsky.social, in downtown Portland, Oregon—with poet Canisia Lubrin about The World After Rain
milkweed.org/between-the-...
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Milkweed Live : Canisia Lubrin : The World After Rain | Milkweed Editions
Canisia Lubrin returns to Between the Covers for a live conversation in downtown Portland, at Powell’s Bookstore, about her latest poetry collection The World After Rain. A private book, that Canisia ...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Don't miss today's conversation—recorded live at @powells.bsky.social, in downtown Portland, Oregon—with poet Canisia Lubrin about The World After Rain
milkweed.org/between-the-...
@silver-press.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
@uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social
milkweed.org/between-the-...
@silver-press.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social
@uguelphcwmfa.bsky.social
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a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Gallup says it will stop doing presidential approval polls (after 88 years of doing it) because of "an evolution in how Gallup focuses it's public research". This is eliminating a time series that goes back to FDR.
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com/homenews/med...
thehill.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:18 PM
a ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.
February 11, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Notice how the popular media narrative has moved on, while people on the ground in Minneapolis are still struggling and crying out that things are as bad as ever. This is how fascist regimes operate — overreach, recalibration, normalization. Get louder, not quieter.