Malaika (Shomari) Kirkwood
@mxoberon.bsky.social
Trans lady bringing fantastical things to your TV and other screens.
Currently: scribin', dreamin', and hustlin'
Wrote On: 4400, Clean Slate
Repped: INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT/Paradigm
Currently: scribin', dreamin', and hustlin'
Wrote On: 4400, Clean Slate
Repped: INDUSTRY ENTERTAINMENT/Paradigm
Pinned
So, for any cis people who have money, would like to say that if you feel lost about what to do regarding these trans EOs. Please direct yourself to my venmo (@ Zadja) or my cashapp ($ShomariK). Money is a great help in these trying times. 💗
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i feel sorry for everyone going all why is there no manga/anime with no trans chars when there exists accessible mediums like visual novels where that actually happens cause we can tell our own stories entirely independently without relying on billion dollar studios to fund and censor the projects
tbh if you're not plugged into the indie oelvn scene already what the hell're you doin!!! the scene is bursting at the seams with cool stuff and there are so many works that are criminally overlooked within it, play some real shit!
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
i feel sorry for everyone going all why is there no manga/anime with no trans chars when there exists accessible mediums like visual novels where that actually happens cause we can tell our own stories entirely independently without relying on billion dollar studios to fund and censor the projects
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This account supports all sex workers unionizing their services! Lets fuckin gooo!
BREAKING: 74 Courtesans working at a legal brothel in Nevada are unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social.
February 11, 2026 at 8:13 PM
This account supports all sex workers unionizing their services! Lets fuckin gooo!
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my politics
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
my politics
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If you support
Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
#supportttans
#transcrowdfund
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Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
#supportttans
#transcrowdfund
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Lilith survive
hi I am Lilith I am 19 trans who also has learning difficulties and autism I am needing help with my life Medical housing food I broke my leg and am not able to work I was riding my bike to work and f...
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February 2, 2026 at 5:31 PM
If you support
Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
#supportttans
#transcrowdfund
gogetfunding.com/lilith-survi...
Transgender woman
Like me
And do not
Want to see
Me die
Here is a
Way to help
Me
#supportttans
#transcrowdfund
gogetfunding.com/lilith-survi...
Let's fucking gooooooo!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Thanks to your overwhelming support of our first #baihe (Girls' Love books originally written in Chinese) release, THE BEAUTY'S BLADE: MEI REN JIAN (NOVEL), we're pleased to launch a new label just for baihe! New licenses for the label will come soon 💖
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Let's fucking gooooooo!
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fighting for your existence as a sentient being is normal for girls
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
fighting for your existence as a sentient being is normal for girls
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Bayleigh is one of the nicest people I know, an incredible friend, AND outrageously talented artist who ABSOLUTELY deserves any support you can spare
Unfortunately my work computer is likely either dead or gonna cost a shit ton to fix. And for a whole slew of reasons im broke as shit. So if anyone is feeling like being generous i would greatly appreciate it. 💜💜
ko-fi.com/iceghost
ko-fi.com/iceghost
February 12, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Bayleigh is one of the nicest people I know, an incredible friend, AND outrageously talented artist who ABSOLUTELY deserves any support you can spare
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while us cultural hegemony has no doubt influenced the globe, i think a more internationalized multicultural world as opposed to intl. us cultural hegemony is probably going to be a more productive one in terms of artistic creation, including the art made in the us as well
people born in america probably don’t realize how cool america used to be. the death of US soft power is going to have long term consequences we are only beginning to see
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
while us cultural hegemony has no doubt influenced the globe, i think a more internationalized multicultural world as opposed to intl. us cultural hegemony is probably going to be a more productive one in terms of artistic creation, including the art made in the us as well
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The rapid and haphazard forced introduction of AI into every field, every industry, every sphere of human activity in such a short time is already fucking everything up on a massive scale and, I suspect, far more than we realize. When you degrade every part of a complex system at once, what happens?
February 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
The rapid and haphazard forced introduction of AI into every field, every industry, every sphere of human activity in such a short time is already fucking everything up on a massive scale and, I suspect, far more than we realize. When you degrade every part of a complex system at once, what happens?
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The only thing that surpasses her contempt for the People's Branch is the contempt the People's Branch has for itself at this point. The Founders simply did not anticipate elected officials with such little regard for their own power & their oaths.
Folks look at you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then Cabinet secretaries don't get immediately impeached & removed for behaving like this in front of the legislature that oversees them.
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The only thing that surpasses her contempt for the People's Branch is the contempt the People's Branch has for itself at this point. The Founders simply did not anticipate elected officials with such little regard for their own power & their oaths.
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i just realized i never posted the swatches for these, thank you for your support and for sharing them!!! 🫶🫶🫶🫶
🎨 ko-fi.com/s/89da025020
🎨 www.patreon.com/c/MerlinGG
🎨 ko-fi.com/s/89da025020
🎨 www.patreon.com/c/MerlinGG
February 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
i just realized i never posted the swatches for these, thank you for your support and for sharing them!!! 🫶🫶🫶🫶
🎨 ko-fi.com/s/89da025020
🎨 www.patreon.com/c/MerlinGG
🎨 ko-fi.com/s/89da025020
🎨 www.patreon.com/c/MerlinGG
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A shirt design for Palestine. www.bonfire.com/let-palestin...
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
A shirt design for Palestine. www.bonfire.com/let-palestin...
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
Proceeds from this shirt will go directly to World Central Kitchen, feeding Palestine and Sudan. wck.org
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There's white men on this website today talking about "AI won, pack it up".
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
More people should listen to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
When people say AI is inevitable, let them know the future isn’t settled.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
There's white men on this website today talking about "AI won, pack it up".
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
So, as ever and always, listen to Black women.
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the tldr being: the relentless pursuit of profits at all costs through more and more expensive volumes, at the deprecation of more "disposable" mass market paperback books, AMONG OTHER FACTORS, is a significant component piece of the literacy puzzle
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
the tldr being: the relentless pursuit of profits at all costs through more and more expensive volumes, at the deprecation of more "disposable" mass market paperback books, AMONG OTHER FACTORS, is a significant component piece of the literacy puzzle
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I cannot today, multiple tasks and deadlines pressing on my neck, but within me exists a long winded rant about the convergence of: books as luxury items; reading instruction in the US pivoting away from phonics; 'no child left behind' in general; and the current literacy crisis (it IS a crisis)
February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I cannot today, multiple tasks and deadlines pressing on my neck, but within me exists a long winded rant about the convergence of: books as luxury items; reading instruction in the US pivoting away from phonics; 'no child left behind' in general; and the current literacy crisis (it IS a crisis)
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I fear that men are about to do what men do. They are about to characterize any sober thinking about power as non-technical and therefore unserious.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
February 11, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I fear that men are about to do what men do. They are about to characterize any sober thinking about power as non-technical and therefore unserious.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
We have seen this pattern over and over again in tech criticism. Women and people of color repeatedly lead on understanding tech changes.
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No one has seriously said LLMs aren’t important or that AI is categorically junk.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
February 11, 2026 at 5:53 PM
No one has seriously said LLMs aren’t important or that AI is categorically junk.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
Some of us have said that there is something bigger than tech. It’s called power — governance, civic norms, etc — & refusal is absolutely part of how we think soberly about that power. Who has it & how they use it.
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I have 3k left to raise on my GFM until June 18th. The overall goal is over halfway there, and it would suck to get stuck close to the end. Please help out if you can, it would mean a lot
gofund.me/48e9f91bd
gofund.me/48e9f91bd
Donate to Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Em Zakharuk
UPD: Thanks to your generosity, I've been able to book a surgery date. Please help … Em Zakharuk needs your support for Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery
gofund.me
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I have 3k left to raise on my GFM until June 18th. The overall goal is over halfway there, and it would suck to get stuck close to the end. Please help out if you can, it would mean a lot
gofund.me/48e9f91bd
gofund.me/48e9f91bd
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
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relevant to a few too many things going on right now
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
February 11, 2026 at 12:34 AM
relevant to a few too many things going on right now
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The entire purpose of the SAVE Act is to make sure trans people and married women can no longer vote. That's it.
“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
February 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The entire purpose of the SAVE Act is to make sure trans people and married women can no longer vote. That's it.
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“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
February 10, 2026 at 2:21 AM
“The SAVE Act will require voters to show proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections…”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
“Only half of Americans hold a valid passport…Birth certificates are also problematic for many married women [whose] name may be different than the name on her birth certificate.”
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Dollhouse, my game about recruiting and managing the titular "Dolls" as they take on missions through the city is launching in a week!!!
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Coming soon: Dollhouse: A TTRPG about management
A game where you and your fellow Handlers complete contracts for the titular "Dollhouse".
www.kickstarter.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Dollhouse, my game about recruiting and managing the titular "Dolls" as they take on missions through the city is launching in a week!!!
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
Check it out If you want a TTRPG set in a dark retro-future or have enjoyed my other games like DAWN or Star & City. (1/X)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/125...
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The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 10, 2026 at 2:41 PM
The Wall Street Journal just illustrated the core argument of my book: a system rigged to reward capital over labor is one in which even full-time work no longer secures the most basic material needs.
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This is the economic order that produces the "working homeless."
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...