Michi the Adorable Tiny Demon
@michitrota.bsky.social
FilAm Feminist Foodie Firespinner. British Fantasy & 5x Hugo Award winner. Open to editing/writing & narrative consulting. Writing a book on representation, AAPI identity & power. Green America Executive Editor. She/Her. buttondown.email/MichiTrota
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🔥 Chicago: Join us for a secret Halloween fire supper club next weekend!
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Raks Inferno: Seductive. Bold. Fearless. Bellydance + Fire.
Firespinners and bellydancers who have performed around the world, dazzling and inspiring audiences from Germany to Morocco, Costa Rica to the Czech Republic! "Spectacular!" - WGN-TV
RaksInferno.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
🔥 Chicago: Join us for a secret Halloween fire supper club next weekend!
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Drinks, eats, and firespinning in an intimate location. No door sales, only 26 tickets left.
🔗 Experience an intimate fire party! RaksInferno.com/shows
Always a great time at this festival!
Romeoville Halloween Fest! That was fun. 😄
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
Featuring: @dawnxianamoon.bsky.social + @michitrota.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Always a great time at this festival!
The grift with AI is endless, really.
This is one major reason why I don’t want to use AI. It requires a lot of hand holding.
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July 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The grift with AI is endless, really.
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Thread. This is something that always gets to me when people in movement spaces talk about "winning" because I don't always know or believe that what we define as "winning" is the same thing
One thing that all the people being weird about the flood is bringing home to me:
A lot of folks have no idea what things look like if we win. What things look like if everything goes right.
A lot of folks have no idea what things look like if we win. What things look like if everything goes right.
July 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Thread. This is something that always gets to me when people in movement spaces talk about "winning" because I don't always know or believe that what we define as "winning" is the same thing
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THIS THIS THIS .
I can’t take this seriously , because I have too much faith in men to not be Andrew Tate
I feel okay giving them consequences to their bad behavior and they cultivate good relationships
Tate wants to deny ALL OF US the right to have those relationships
I can’t take this seriously , because I have too much faith in men to not be Andrew Tate
I feel okay giving them consequences to their bad behavior and they cultivate good relationships
Tate wants to deny ALL OF US the right to have those relationships
I've been thinking about this a lot. The idea that saying "the things you're doing are bad" is the same as "being a boy is bad," is more than a messaging issue. It's a belief system issue. The reason they think saying "stop violating boundaries" means "boys are bad" is they associate them together
May 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
THIS THIS THIS .
I can’t take this seriously , because I have too much faith in men to not be Andrew Tate
I feel okay giving them consequences to their bad behavior and they cultivate good relationships
Tate wants to deny ALL OF US the right to have those relationships
I can’t take this seriously , because I have too much faith in men to not be Andrew Tate
I feel okay giving them consequences to their bad behavior and they cultivate good relationships
Tate wants to deny ALL OF US the right to have those relationships
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I still think about a fellow Asian in grad school who told me that she refused to sign a DREAMer petition when her student asked her to because "she came the right way" and when the student said he himself was a DREAMer, she said "I don't care. You should still come the right way."
And esp during #APAHM Asian Americans must have a serious reckoning w/how too many in our communities keep believing the lie that aligning w/whiteness instead of embracing solidarity w/other non/white & marginalized folks is the right choice. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Asian American voters backed Trump in Nevada. Here's how they feel about him now
After backing Joe Biden in 2020, Asian American voters in Nevada swung decisively toward Donald Trump in 2024. Now, they reflect on how his presidency is going so far.
www.npr.org
May 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I still think about a fellow Asian in grad school who told me that she refused to sign a DREAMer petition when her student asked her to because "she came the right way" and when the student said he himself was a DREAMer, she said "I don't care. You should still come the right way."
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Abolish ICE
It was absolutely the right call 7 years ago, and more so now, with nightly reports of violent raids gone awry, strip-searching tourists, and snatching student op-ed writers
How America created a secret police, and how to get rid of it. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
It was absolutely the right call 7 years ago, and more so now, with nightly reports of violent raids gone awry, strip-searching tourists, and snatching student op-ed writers
How America created a secret police, and how to get rid of it. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Human rights nightmares show ‘the crazies’ who wanted to abolish ICE were right | Will Bunch
The nightly parade of horror stories about an American secret police prove the current system is broken beyond repair.
www.inquirer.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Abolish ICE
It was absolutely the right call 7 years ago, and more so now, with nightly reports of violent raids gone awry, strip-searching tourists, and snatching student op-ed writers
How America created a secret police, and how to get rid of it. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
It was absolutely the right call 7 years ago, and more so now, with nightly reports of violent raids gone awry, strip-searching tourists, and snatching student op-ed writers
How America created a secret police, and how to get rid of it. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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May 4th hits a bit differently in Ohio because today marks the 55th anniversary of the Kent State shootings --- when armed agents of the state shot into a crowd of college kids protesting the Vietnam War and killed 4 people and wounded 9 others.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/h...
www.dispatch.com/story/news/h...
Ohio Guard shootings at Kent State 55 years ago fueled protests at Ohio State, across U.S.
On May 4,1970, the Ohio National Guard killed 4 students and wounded 9 at Kent State. The deaths fueled anti-war protests at Ohio State and elsewhere.
www.dispatch.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
May 4th hits a bit differently in Ohio because today marks the 55th anniversary of the Kent State shootings --- when armed agents of the state shot into a crowd of college kids protesting the Vietnam War and killed 4 people and wounded 9 others.
www.dispatch.com/story/news/h...
www.dispatch.com/story/news/h...
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May the fourth be with you, Illinois.
May 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
May the fourth be with you, Illinois.
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Aren’t the Ewoks so cute and fuzzy? you say as they lift your body bound on a spit to the large fire they’ve prepared to roast you alive.
May 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Aren’t the Ewoks so cute and fuzzy? you say as they lift your body bound on a spit to the large fire they’ve prepared to roast you alive.
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I have a lot of questions, like what process led to the original response, which they admit missed all the points. Did they somehow not comprehend all the reasons people were angry?
Also, hooow did they not see this coming?
Also, hooow did they not see this coming?
Apology and Response From Chair: First and foremost, as chair of the Seattle Worldcon, I sincerely apologize for the use of ChatGPT in our program vetting process. Additionally, I regret releasing a statement that did not address the… seattlein2025.org?p=3880
Apology and Response From Chair
First and foremost, as chair of the Seattle Worldcon, I sincerely apologize for the use of ChatGPT in our program vetting process. Additionally, I regret releasing a statement that did not address the...
seattlein2025.org
May 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I have a lot of questions, like what process led to the original response, which they admit missed all the points. Did they somehow not comprehend all the reasons people were angry?
Also, hooow did they not see this coming?
Also, hooow did they not see this coming?
And esp during #APAHM Asian Americans must have a serious reckoning w/how too many in our communities keep believing the lie that aligning w/whiteness instead of embracing solidarity w/other non/white & marginalized folks is the right choice. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
Asian American voters backed Trump in Nevada. Here's how they feel about him now
After backing Joe Biden in 2020, Asian American voters in Nevada swung decisively toward Donald Trump in 2024. Now, they reflect on how his presidency is going so far.
www.npr.org
May 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
And esp during #APAHM Asian Americans must have a serious reckoning w/how too many in our communities keep believing the lie that aligning w/whiteness instead of embracing solidarity w/other non/white & marginalized folks is the right choice. www.npr.org/2025/05/02/n...
For #APAHM you know what would really show how much Americans “celebrate” us? Not tolerating an iota of Sinophobic anti-Asian xenophobia that’ll be endemic to US life so long as it’s elided & ignored to protect the myth of meritocracy & the Model Minority. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Over 25% of people in the U.S. say Chinese Americans are a threat
The report also found that 40% of Americans believe Asian Americans are more loyal to their countries of origin than the U.S. — doubling since 2021.
www.nbcnews.com
May 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
For #APAHM you know what would really show how much Americans “celebrate” us? Not tolerating an iota of Sinophobic anti-Asian xenophobia that’ll be endemic to US life so long as it’s elided & ignored to protect the myth of meritocracy & the Model Minority. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
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Every review of youth gender medicine is just, "there's evidence that this helps and no evidence that this causes harm, but here's why that doesn't count."
reading the HHS "gender dysphoria report" summary and this is some truly insidious shit. sure, all the studies SAY the kids are happier, but we bet they aren't actually. they're all hopped up on something we bet probably
May 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Every review of youth gender medicine is just, "there's evidence that this helps and no evidence that this causes harm, but here's why that doesn't count."
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The @nytimes.com editorial board views its role as embodying the reasonable consensus of American societal and political discourse, rather than articulating an actual set of values and beliefs, which is why they produce almost nothing of value.
Why on earth would a protest movement against the worst president in US history begin by acknowledging that he's not so bad
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
May 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The @nytimes.com editorial board views its role as embodying the reasonable consensus of American societal and political discourse, rather than articulating an actual set of values and beliefs, which is why they produce almost nothing of value.
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News from the inside of a Fortune 50: Sitting in a meeting where it was said, as fact, that healthcare, IN GENERAL, is being targeted by the executive branch for reduction SOLELY to pay for Trump's tax plan. That's it, the elites know it, and it isn't complicated. None of you are getting DOGE money.
May 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
News from the inside of a Fortune 50: Sitting in a meeting where it was said, as fact, that healthcare, IN GENERAL, is being targeted by the executive branch for reduction SOLELY to pay for Trump's tax plan. That's it, the elites know it, and it isn't complicated. None of you are getting DOGE money.
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That editorial reflects, exactly, the country club consensus. Too much race stuff is making our white members - all 99 percent of them - a little irritable, so knock that off. Also the deportations of rabble rousing pro-Palestian criminals - well, Deborah Lipstadt, take it away! Not dextrous enough.
May 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
That editorial reflects, exactly, the country club consensus. Too much race stuff is making our white members - all 99 percent of them - a little irritable, so knock that off. Also the deportations of rabble rousing pro-Palestian criminals - well, Deborah Lipstadt, take it away! Not dextrous enough.
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This is NYT for "literally nothing will stop us from fear-mongering about campus SJWs."
May 1, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This is NYT for "literally nothing will stop us from fear-mongering about campus SJWs."
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No. It is not the job of ordinary citizens to show perfect message discipline.
It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.
It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.
May 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
No. It is not the job of ordinary citizens to show perfect message discipline.
It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.
It is the responsibility of actors with agenda-setting power — like, say, national newspapers — not to treat random-ass people exaggerating as a threat equivalent to the madman president.
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Trump has committed dozens of impeachable offenses in his first 100 days. There is no chance he is going to stop doing them and even if he did, he still deserves to be removed from office, what is wrong with you
May 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Trump has committed dozens of impeachable offenses in his first 100 days. There is no chance he is going to stop doing them and even if he did, he still deserves to be removed from office, what is wrong with you
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Why on earth would a protest movement against the worst president in US history begin by acknowledging that he's not so bad
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
May 1, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Why on earth would a protest movement against the worst president in US history begin by acknowledging that he's not so bad
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o...
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Started being enacted which meant Black people would finally get access
Public pools used to be everywhere in America. Then racism shut them down.
In her new book, “The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together,” Heather McGhee looks at how racism drained not only public pools, but also public support for universal he...
www.marketplace.org
April 30, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Started being enacted which meant Black people would finally get access
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One of our nations issues with being unwilling to reconcile with racism means we don't really about how most of the country's social net came from the New Deal, that it was crafted to deliberately exclude Black people, and that its provisions started being too "costly" when civil rights laws /1
April 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
One of our nations issues with being unwilling to reconcile with racism means we don't really about how most of the country's social net came from the New Deal, that it was crafted to deliberately exclude Black people, and that its provisions started being too "costly" when civil rights laws /1