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@ritaolds.bsky.social
👻 i’m just here so i won’t get fined.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
very queer. very Black. very adult. 35+
an essayist + a novelist.
somewhere (not) writing my debut novel.
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@ritaolds.bsky.social
· Apr 1
i’ve named my enemies for myself.
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
it’s very much the U.S. so it’s
fuck the U.S. as a government, institution, and as a motherfuckin’ empire.
and if you wanna ride for the U.S., then fuck you too.
*Tupac voice*
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I have not found my person(s) romantically, but I'm supported, cared for, held accountable, loved, taken care of and doted on in all the ways I would want from a romantic partner. Whoever comes will add a lot to my life, I'm sure, but there's no 'gap' for them to fill.
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
I have not found my person(s) romantically, but I'm supported, cared for, held accountable, loved, taken care of and doted on in all the ways I would want from a romantic partner. Whoever comes will add a lot to my life, I'm sure, but there's no 'gap' for them to fill.
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eg. Nominating Kamala Harris for VP in 2020
eg. kneeling while wearing kente cloth in the capitol
eg. nominating Kamala Harris for president in 2024
eg. mandating that police wear body cameras
I could go on and on and on. Democrats are actually the primary suspects in this regard
eg. kneeling while wearing kente cloth in the capitol
eg. nominating Kamala Harris for president in 2024
eg. mandating that police wear body cameras
I could go on and on and on. Democrats are actually the primary suspects in this regard
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.
January 27, 2026 at 1:45 AM
eg. Nominating Kamala Harris for VP in 2020
eg. kneeling while wearing kente cloth in the capitol
eg. nominating Kamala Harris for president in 2024
eg. mandating that police wear body cameras
I could go on and on and on. Democrats are actually the primary suspects in this regard
eg. kneeling while wearing kente cloth in the capitol
eg. nominating Kamala Harris for president in 2024
eg. mandating that police wear body cameras
I could go on and on and on. Democrats are actually the primary suspects in this regard
i just came out of a isloation cause i was depressed.
baby, i'mma go head and just stay in the house.
baby, i'mma go head and just stay in the house.
January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
i just came out of a isloation cause i was depressed.
baby, i'mma go head and just stay in the house.
baby, i'mma go head and just stay in the house.
so i'm 1/3 way through this manuscript.
make some fucking noise!
make some fucking noise!
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
so i'm 1/3 way through this manuscript.
make some fucking noise!
make some fucking noise!
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You're not an abolitionist if you'd call cops on someone to get them in the psych ward.
January 24, 2026 at 2:34 PM
You're not an abolitionist if you'd call cops on someone to get them in the psych ward.
when you and some one you feeling don't have the same sense of humor <<<<
like don't crack a joke, don't send me nothing cause the shit ain't funny (to me)
like don't crack a joke, don't send me nothing cause the shit ain't funny (to me)
January 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
when you and some one you feeling don't have the same sense of humor <<<<
like don't crack a joke, don't send me nothing cause the shit ain't funny (to me)
like don't crack a joke, don't send me nothing cause the shit ain't funny (to me)
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Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is educate normal people on complex subjects in ways that are engaging and digestible.
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when obama come to MN and give a speech that makes them cancel the strike, y'all gon wish you had stfu begging him to say something.
January 20, 2026 at 5:07 PM
when obama come to MN and give a speech that makes them cancel the strike, y'all gon wish you had stfu begging him to say something.
if my roommate moved their partner into our apartment, i would lose it.
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
if my roommate moved their partner into our apartment, i would lose it.
this ecomony got me swallowing a lot of nonsense at this job.
but i really do not know how much more i can take.
but i really do not know how much more i can take.
January 20, 2026 at 2:45 PM
this ecomony got me swallowing a lot of nonsense at this job.
but i really do not know how much more i can take.
but i really do not know how much more i can take.
too many of us want comfort and convenience over freedom.
literally gotta be willing to die about it.
and community should be able to hold you when you risk it all.
literally gotta be willing to die about it.
and community should be able to hold you when you risk it all.
day one (2):
“If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”
Malcolm X
“If you're not ready to die for it, take the word 'freedom' out of your vocabulary.”
Malcolm X
January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
too many of us want comfort and convenience over freedom.
literally gotta be willing to die about it.
and community should be able to hold you when you risk it all.
literally gotta be willing to die about it.
and community should be able to hold you when you risk it all.
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Americans do you get that you’re not free? At least get there in your heads. It’s the starting point of liberation.
January 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Americans do you get that you’re not free? At least get there in your heads. It’s the starting point of liberation.
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I'm so tired of working through the apocalypse.
January 20, 2026 at 12:36 PM
I'm so tired of working through the apocalypse.
🎶 still out to get paid, down for Lucha Libre
fuck all the bullshit and he say, she say
fuck all the bullshit and he say, she say
a close up of a woman making a funny face while sitting in a dark room .
Alt: Michelle Obama enjoying a song
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:26 PM
🎶 still out to get paid, down for Lucha Libre
fuck all the bullshit and he say, she say
fuck all the bullshit and he say, she say
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Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
A woman left a comment on Facebook criticizing the Mayor of Miami Beach,.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
The Mayor of Miami Beach then sent the cops to her home.
January 19, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Cops at her front door, holding a phone to her face, asking if that's her Facebook account.
What the fuck are we doing here?
What the fuck are we doing here?
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When he started talking about class solidarity, they killed him. This is why leftists say that if someone isn’t being targeted by the state for their views, then their views are in line with the state. They only target the opposition.
We he started talking about class solidarity….
Before people get weird and ahistorical, they killed Dr King because of his stances on socialism/communism and anti-imperialism, not integration. He made the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1965, they killed him in 1968. He would not have thought your warmongering faves were “progress.”
January 19, 2026 at 4:08 PM
When he started talking about class solidarity, they killed him. This is why leftists say that if someone isn’t being targeted by the state for their views, then their views are in line with the state. They only target the opposition.
had to work on MLK
but GOD SAID...
and suddenly got locked out of email and teams 🙃
but GOD SAID...
and suddenly got locked out of email and teams 🙃
January 19, 2026 at 4:00 PM
had to work on MLK
but GOD SAID...
and suddenly got locked out of email and teams 🙃
but GOD SAID...
and suddenly got locked out of email and teams 🙃
this was a shitty writing week.
and i'mma just revisit this shit this week.
me + sleep = the best thing fo rthis manuscript.
and i'mma just revisit this shit this week.
me + sleep = the best thing fo rthis manuscript.
January 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
this was a shitty writing week.
and i'mma just revisit this shit this week.
me + sleep = the best thing fo rthis manuscript.
and i'mma just revisit this shit this week.
me + sleep = the best thing fo rthis manuscript.
me, still:
You got a kid????
DO ALL OF YALL GOT KIDS???????
DO ALL OF YALL GOT KIDS???????
Being a father is fun af. Busy af. And sometimes, overwhelming.
Shit is lit though.
Shit is lit though.
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
me, still:
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There are some people that I like that don't like me back and that's absolutely fine because my liking has nothing to do with them liking me back. This is all about me having a crush and I don't need you to get involved and ruining this fantasy for me.
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
There are some people that I like that don't like me back and that's absolutely fine because my liking has nothing to do with them liking me back. This is all about me having a crush and I don't need you to get involved and ruining this fantasy for me.
actively participating in your own erasure...is also a choice.
gatekeeping is an ethical stance and maintaining boundaries around AAVE is a legitimate response to ongoing cultural extraction.
and i have 0 respect for anyone who do not understand this.
anyway, lemme go write.
gatekeeping is an ethical stance and maintaining boundaries around AAVE is a legitimate response to ongoing cultural extraction.
and i have 0 respect for anyone who do not understand this.
anyway, lemme go write.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
actively participating in your own erasure...is also a choice.
gatekeeping is an ethical stance and maintaining boundaries around AAVE is a legitimate response to ongoing cultural extraction.
and i have 0 respect for anyone who do not understand this.
anyway, lemme go write.
gatekeeping is an ethical stance and maintaining boundaries around AAVE is a legitimate response to ongoing cultural extraction.
and i have 0 respect for anyone who do not understand this.
anyway, lemme go write.
the Black Joy™ brigade don't understand the problem:
you know who Boo Boo The Fool is & who it is not.
putting this on the mainline while AAVE is actively being rebranded as Gen Z slang...is a choice that most of opt out of.
tldr; keep it's really okay to keep non-Blacks out our business.
you know who Boo Boo The Fool is & who it is not.
putting this on the mainline while AAVE is actively being rebranded as Gen Z slang...is a choice that most of opt out of.
tldr; keep it's really okay to keep non-Blacks out our business.
You know people love being negative for no reason. Smh
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
the Black Joy™ brigade don't understand the problem:
you know who Boo Boo The Fool is & who it is not.
putting this on the mainline while AAVE is actively being rebranded as Gen Z slang...is a choice that most of opt out of.
tldr; keep it's really okay to keep non-Blacks out our business.
you know who Boo Boo The Fool is & who it is not.
putting this on the mainline while AAVE is actively being rebranded as Gen Z slang...is a choice that most of opt out of.
tldr; keep it's really okay to keep non-Blacks out our business.
you at this point with this type question.
Tell me Blacksky,
Who is Booboo the Fool? 🤔😬
Who is Booboo the Fool? 🤔😬
January 15, 2026 at 3:28 PM
you at this point with this type question.
the only reason ya'll should be in Target is to steal.
January 15, 2026 at 3:17 PM
the only reason ya'll should be in Target is to steal.
kindness goes a long way in the south because of gun laws.
concealed carry keeps me ready to descalate.
concealed carry keeps me ready to descalate.
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
kindness goes a long way in the south because of gun laws.
concealed carry keeps me ready to descalate.
concealed carry keeps me ready to descalate.