Milena
@mzmilena.bsky.social
38yo maelstrom of fire and light
fighting against the dark
inside and out
striving for a softer world and self
yes, even now
more than ever
💜
https://linktr.ee/mzmilena
“It matters to this one.” https://tommyspaulding.com/it-matters-to-this-one/
fighting against the dark
inside and out
striving for a softer world and self
yes, even now
more than ever
💜
https://linktr.ee/mzmilena
“It matters to this one.” https://tommyspaulding.com/it-matters-to-this-one/
Pinned
American Iranian
I shook Bernie Sanders’ hand today.
medium.com
Nine and a half years ago, a brief interaction with Bernie unlocked a wave of repressed feelings about what it’s like to live in America as an Iranian first-gen immigrant.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
I really don't understand why Stephen King has gotten a lifetime pass for how often his work focuses on the brutalization and sexualization of children.
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I really don't understand why Stephen King has gotten a lifetime pass for how often his work focuses on the brutalization and sexualization of children.
My first video essay is planned to be "Ye and the American Dream: How Society Failed Kanye West and Created Ye."
It's going to be my take as an ex-KW fan on the details behind his ego and stubbornness, and how society's reception of him and his neurodivergence pushed him into the alt-right.
It's going to be my take as an ex-KW fan on the details behind his ego and stubbornness, and how society's reception of him and his neurodivergence pushed him into the alt-right.
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
My first video essay is planned to be "Ye and the American Dream: How Society Failed Kanye West and Created Ye."
It's going to be my take as an ex-KW fan on the details behind his ego and stubbornness, and how society's reception of him and his neurodivergence pushed him into the alt-right.
It's going to be my take as an ex-KW fan on the details behind his ego and stubbornness, and how society's reception of him and his neurodivergence pushed him into the alt-right.
tfw the OUTLINE for my (likely massive) kanye west essay is pushing 1000 words
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
tfw the OUTLINE for my (likely massive) kanye west essay is pushing 1000 words
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remember when Hillary tried to joke off being late to a Black audience that she was "running on CP time"
remember her saying she "carried hot sauce in her bag"
remember "super-predators"
remember "we'll obliterate [Iran]"
remember her general foreign policy
but yeah, I was "just being a misogynist"
remember her saying she "carried hot sauce in her bag"
remember "super-predators"
remember "we'll obliterate [Iran]"
remember her general foreign policy
but yeah, I was "just being a misogynist"
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
remember when Hillary tried to joke off being late to a Black audience that she was "running on CP time"
remember her saying she "carried hot sauce in her bag"
remember "super-predators"
remember "we'll obliterate [Iran]"
remember her general foreign policy
but yeah, I was "just being a misogynist"
remember her saying she "carried hot sauce in her bag"
remember "super-predators"
remember "we'll obliterate [Iran]"
remember her general foreign policy
but yeah, I was "just being a misogynist"
Meanwhile, the actual best Daft Punk album (give it a listen before you disagree):
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Meanwhile, the actual best Daft Punk album (give it a listen before you disagree):
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Sure, some wild-eyed leftists like [check notes] Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias think Democrats were winning the shutdown and shouldn't have caved....
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Sure, some wild-eyed leftists like [check notes] Nate Silver and Matt Yglesias think Democrats were winning the shutdown and shouldn't have caved....
Remember when it was actually a debate as to whether Discovery or Homework was better?
Feeling my age rn. 😅
Feeling my age rn. 😅
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Remember when it was actually a debate as to whether Discovery or Homework was better?
Feeling my age rn. 😅
Feeling my age rn. 😅
Another sign of aging: remembering when the NY Times was a world-renowned source of reliable reporting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another sign of aging: remembering when the NY Times was a world-renowned source of reliable reporting.
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Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Pretty much all affordability discourse could benefit from just posting this chart.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
If you're in the better off America, all the luxury goods you want in excess are for the most part much cheaper. If you're in the poorer America, most of the shit you need to live/grow is more expensive.
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stealing this insult
no offense brother but you have a golden retriever’s brain rattling around in your skull
November 10, 2025 at 2:55 PM
stealing this insult
We don’t talk enough about how white feminism bulldozed over POC voices during the 2016 election cycle.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 AM
We don’t talk enough about how white feminism bulldozed over POC voices during the 2016 election cycle.
Nine and a half years ago, a brief interaction with Bernie unlocked a wave of repressed feelings about what it’s like to live in America as an Iranian first-gen immigrant.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
American Iranian
I shook Bernie Sanders’ hand today.
medium.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Nine and a half years ago, a brief interaction with Bernie unlocked a wave of repressed feelings about what it’s like to live in America as an Iranian first-gen immigrant.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
It hits even harder in hindsight.
Trust me: it’s worth a few minutes of every American’s time. Even you.
Twilight but instead of Robby Patties playing Edward it’s Jerma
November 8, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Twilight but instead of Robby Patties playing Edward it’s Jerma
ATTENTION BSKY FRIENDOS:
HAVE YOU HYDRATED
HAVE YOU MEDICATED
HAVE YOU EATED
Please go do that if you have not recently!
Love youuuuuuu have a lovely day ☺️💜
HAVE YOU HYDRATED
HAVE YOU MEDICATED
HAVE YOU EATED
Please go do that if you have not recently!
Love youuuuuuu have a lovely day ☺️💜
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
ATTENTION BSKY FRIENDOS:
HAVE YOU HYDRATED
HAVE YOU MEDICATED
HAVE YOU EATED
Please go do that if you have not recently!
Love youuuuuuu have a lovely day ☺️💜
HAVE YOU HYDRATED
HAVE YOU MEDICATED
HAVE YOU EATED
Please go do that if you have not recently!
Love youuuuuuu have a lovely day ☺️💜
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Just bought the best climbing chalk bag ever
November 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just bought the best climbing chalk bag ever
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This is absolutely remarkable - I have cleaned it (BY HAND, not AI) to de-emphasize the page fold, realigned it, and added 10% brightness, 5% contrast, and 5% saturation boost in Photoshop, then resized to 14" wide. Hopefully it comes through cleanly here.
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is absolutely remarkable - I have cleaned it (BY HAND, not AI) to de-emphasize the page fold, realigned it, and added 10% brightness, 5% contrast, and 5% saturation boost in Photoshop, then resized to 14" wide. Hopefully it comes through cleanly here.
Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for sharing this.
oh no
I forgor what day it is
I forgor what day it is
November 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
oh no
I forgor what day it is
I forgor what day it is
Damn. Nature is fucking amazing.
Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean
Beneath the ocean’s surface, bacteria have evolved specialized enzymes that can digest PET plastic, the material used in bottles and clothes. Researchers at KAUST discovered that a unique molecular si...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Damn. Nature is fucking amazing.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Who would have thought that tonight would be the mythical Blue Wave?
The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Who would have thought that tonight would be the mythical Blue Wave?
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live view from cuomo hq
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
live view from cuomo hq
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May all of you find a person who loves you as completely as Curtis Sliwa hates Andrew Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
May all of you find a person who loves you as completely as Curtis Sliwa hates Andrew Cuomo
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Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
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Conway’s post reminds us that the enemy of my enemy may also be my enemy. We can welcome Never Trumpers to the tent but we must never let them near the tent poles. #TruceNotTrust
November 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Conway’s post reminds us that the enemy of my enemy may also be my enemy. We can welcome Never Trumpers to the tent but we must never let them near the tent poles. #TruceNotTrust