Mariam Zama
@mimsez.bsky.social
Cranky crone, avid reader and mother of cats. Mostly reposts and likes, socially awkward even on social media. In love with Montreal.
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There are a few species that visit the garden, but it's the Allen's #hummingbirds who most often perch on the bird of paradise buds and flowers guarding nectar sources even after the Sun has set. Occasionally I'll get to appreciate them by moonrise.
🪶#art
🪶#art
February 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
There are a few species that visit the garden, but it's the Allen's #hummingbirds who most often perch on the bird of paradise buds and flowers guarding nectar sources even after the Sun has set. Occasionally I'll get to appreciate them by moonrise.
🪶#art
🪶#art
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Bonkers that we do the Groundhog Day stuff here even though it makes no sense in 98%* of Canada because "six more weeks of winter after Feb. 2" and "an early spring" are the same picture.
*I have had enough smug relatives from Vancouver Island and southern Ontario to allow for exceptions
*I have had enough smug relatives from Vancouver Island and southern Ontario to allow for exceptions
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Bonkers that we do the Groundhog Day stuff here even though it makes no sense in 98%* of Canada because "six more weeks of winter after Feb. 2" and "an early spring" are the same picture.
*I have had enough smug relatives from Vancouver Island and southern Ontario to allow for exceptions
*I have had enough smug relatives from Vancouver Island and southern Ontario to allow for exceptions
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The "violent criminal illegal alien" that agents were pursuing when they killed Alex Pretti has been in the U.S. for two decades. He had a single misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct (domestic assault) eight years ago that was expunged from his record. He did not have a deportation order.
Agents were pursuing an immigrant when they killed Alex Pretti. Now, he shares his story.
"I was there. I saw everything," Jose Huerta Chuma, who remains in hiding, told CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The "violent criminal illegal alien" that agents were pursuing when they killed Alex Pretti has been in the U.S. for two decades. He had a single misdemeanor conviction for disorderly conduct (domestic assault) eight years ago that was expunged from his record. He did not have a deportation order.
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Heads up: An Unlikely Coven, by AM Kvita, is on US ebook sale for $1 today.
Crystal Singer, by Anne McCaffrey, is on US ebook sale for $2.
I got copies of both for random giveaway.
Crystal Singer, by Anne McCaffrey, is on US ebook sale for $2.
I got copies of both for random giveaway.
February 2, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Heads up: An Unlikely Coven, by AM Kvita, is on US ebook sale for $1 today.
Crystal Singer, by Anne McCaffrey, is on US ebook sale for $2.
I got copies of both for random giveaway.
Crystal Singer, by Anne McCaffrey, is on US ebook sale for $2.
I got copies of both for random giveaway.
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Husband just texted me that the kids in Magnolia are protesting ICE today. You should know that Magnolia is in Montgomery County, a Trump stronghold, and is about 70% white. The kids are alright.
February 2, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Husband just texted me that the kids in Magnolia are protesting ICE today. You should know that Magnolia is in Montgomery County, a Trump stronghold, and is about 70% white. The kids are alright.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Airports by definition are a place where people are crisscrossing time zones and have messed up body clocks, pretending like meal times should apply there is a crime against the human condition
many things are bad. my boring hot take is since airport restaurants already charge so much more, they should offer breakfast items all day. sometimes people are flying in from other time zones. sometimes you want a BEC on a bagel at 1:30pm before boarding your plane.
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Airports by definition are a place where people are crisscrossing time zones and have messed up body clocks, pretending like meal times should apply there is a crime against the human condition
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I do not debate sexual assault allegations with strangers on the internet; I block.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I do not debate sexual assault allegations with strangers on the internet; I block.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
Take your devil’s advocate bullshit back to hell where it belongs.
As for me and my house, we shall believe survivors.
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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Just found a note from my kids teacher on Class Dojo that she got in trouble because she saw the boys playing the paper football game at lunch and asked them how to play and then bet her dessert and won 4 other kids desserts and then admitted to the teacher she's been playing with me since she was 3
February 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Just found a note from my kids teacher on Class Dojo that she got in trouble because she saw the boys playing the paper football game at lunch and asked them how to play and then bet her dessert and won 4 other kids desserts and then admitted to the teacher she's been playing with me since she was 3
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I can't stop laughing about how we wrote a trilogy about lady book nerds fighting tech bros with community organizing and 3d printers and 6 years later a bunch of lady book nerds Nick Fury'd the whistle avengers. 😂
February 2, 2026 at 1:17 AM
I can't stop laughing about how we wrote a trilogy about lady book nerds fighting tech bros with community organizing and 3d printers and 6 years later a bunch of lady book nerds Nick Fury'd the whistle avengers. 😂
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update:
went on a dumb little walk for my stupid mental health
went on a dumb little walk for my stupid mental health
February 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
update:
went on a dumb little walk for my stupid mental health
went on a dumb little walk for my stupid mental health
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New way to help: donate Delta Skymiles to get people home to Minnesota if they're released from detention in Texas.
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
www.standwithminnesota.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
New way to help: donate Delta Skymiles to get people home to Minnesota if they're released from detention in Texas.
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I'll match up to 400,000. Anyone send me a DM or share a screenshot and I'll match.
February 1, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I'll match up to 400,000. Anyone send me a DM or share a screenshot and I'll match.
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A camera trap picked up a mountain lion waking up and falling asleep next to it
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
A camera trap picked up a mountain lion waking up and falling asleep next to it
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#Minneapolis
(et. al)
(et. al)
Beautiful artwork. People are the power. ✊🗽🔥
Instagram: micahplayer www.instagram.com/p/DUMUe0mkua...
Instagram: micahplayer www.instagram.com/p/DUMUe0mkua...
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
#Minneapolis
(et. al)
(et. al)
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The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
February 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM
The message from the stars was very long and complex, but contained instructions how to decode and parse it incrementally.
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
There was an image, of a very cute furry creature. And a text, which loosely translated said:
"Send cat pics please!'
#MicroFiction
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Someone told me about this and I was physically searching for it as @roseandlace.bsky.social sent this, so...wow. WOW.
Look, team, I know it's a Sunday and we're all hyperfocused on the fascism but IS THIS BLUESKY OR NOT?
Look, team, I know it's a Sunday and we're all hyperfocused on the fascism but IS THIS BLUESKY OR NOT?
This is the kind of thing I'd expect to hear from @kbspangler.com
Or maybe @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com
FOLLOWED BY A JOKE and it being hyperbole
NOT OUT OF NOWHERE LIKE THIS
AND WITH (not 100% fool proof) VIDEO EVIDENCE
Or maybe @boozybadger.lawyersandliquor.com
FOLLOWED BY A JOKE and it being hyperbole
NOT OUT OF NOWHERE LIKE THIS
AND WITH (not 100% fool proof) VIDEO EVIDENCE
What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Someone told me about this and I was physically searching for it as @roseandlace.bsky.social sent this, so...wow. WOW.
Look, team, I know it's a Sunday and we're all hyperfocused on the fascism but IS THIS BLUESKY OR NOT?
Look, team, I know it's a Sunday and we're all hyperfocused on the fascism but IS THIS BLUESKY OR NOT?
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I JUST PET AN AUSSIE PUPPY NAMED RUBY AND A LAB PUPPY NAMED BELLA, WHO BOTH QUITE DEMURELY LEANED OUT OF THEIR CARRIERS FOR KISSES AND HEAD SCRATCHES.
I JUST PET A CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL PUPPY NAMED SUKI WHOSE RESPONSE TO MY OFFERED HAND WAS TO CLIMB UP IT INTO MY ARMS LIKE A BABY.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I JUST PET AN AUSSIE PUPPY NAMED RUBY AND A LAB PUPPY NAMED BELLA, WHO BOTH QUITE DEMURELY LEANED OUT OF THEIR CARRIERS FOR KISSES AND HEAD SCRATCHES.
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Jasmine, if you’re out there, one of the spools of filament you gifted has already been turned into ~800 whistles, and they’ve already been sent all over the US.
We’re gonna win, just like you said.
We’re gonna win, just like you said.
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Jasmine, if you’re out there, one of the spools of filament you gifted has already been turned into ~800 whistles, and they’ve already been sent all over the US.
We’re gonna win, just like you said.
We’re gonna win, just like you said.
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Thanks Mark! The filament you sent is already being turned into whistles that hopefully spark a little joy when people see them.
You rule!
You rule!
February 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Thanks Mark! The filament you sent is already being turned into whistles that hopefully spark a little joy when people see them.
You rule!
You rule!
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Thank you so much, folks who have joined my Patreon this morning. It makes a huge difference.
If you just wanted to kick in (and maybe come hang out in my very friendly and supportive, professionally moderated Discord) my Patreon is here:
www.patreon.com/matociquala
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February 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Thank you so much, folks who have joined my Patreon this morning. It makes a huge difference.
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The drawing is done and I have contacted the person who gets a copy of OBSTETRIX; Alma, Sarah, and JR either have or will soon contact their winners.
But what you really want to know is how much was raised, right?
YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE RAISED OVER $28,000.
TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
But what you really want to know is how much was raised, right?
YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE RAISED OVER $28,000.
TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The drawing is done and I have contacted the person who gets a copy of OBSTETRIX; Alma, Sarah, and JR either have or will soon contact their winners.
But what you really want to know is how much was raised, right?
YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE RAISED OVER $28,000.
TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
But what you really want to know is how much was raised, right?
YOU BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE RAISED OVER $28,000.
TWENTY EIGHT THOUSAND DOLLARS.
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We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.