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@selenian.bsky.social

me3 screenshot re-sketch of my custom shepard aboard the crucible

miss selene shepard you will always be famous

#selenianart #masseffect #masseffect3

November 6, 2024 at 3:00 AM

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Charlotte Clymer

@charlotteclymer.bsky.social

Don't forget that Zohran Mamdani spent his entire campaign standing proudly beside the trans community. He went to trans rights rallies just to show support. He proudly waved trans rights flags without hesitation. He refused to back down in support of trans rights. That makes me happy.

November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM

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The New Yorker

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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM

November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM

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Alissa Walker

@awalkerinla.bsky.social

Two years ago I interviewed a 31-year-old NY state assemblymember about a 7-year-old girl killed by an SUV driver in his district. I hung up the phone, astonished that I'd talked to a legislator who so thoughtfully articulated what actually needs to change on our streets.

He'll make a great mayor

In February, 7-year-old Dolma Naadhun was crossing the intersection of Newtown Road and 45th Street in Astoria with her mother and sister when the driver of a 2021 Ford Explorer blew through a stop sign, striking and killing Dolma. One month later, New York City Department of Transportation commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez visited the crash site with other officials, met with community members demanding a traffic signal be installed, and promised to make changes to the street - including "daylighting"
the intersection using curb extensions and plastic bollards. State assemblymember Zohran Mamdani also visited the scene that day and realized that something else needed to change. "When you take a step back and think about traffic violence in New York City," he said, "you start to understand that this is a systemic issue that is incentivized by the policies that we have in place with regard to the design of our streets and what kind of vehicles we allow to be on our roads." Whether a driver runs a stop sign or a red light, statistically, certain cars - namely, bigger SUVs and trucks - are more likely to kill a 7-year-old. This is why Mamdani is co- introducing legislation for a weight-based vehicle-registration fee
intended to discourage people from purchasing heavier vehicles. "The car industry is pushing the sale of heavier and larger vehicles," he says. "The state has to make it clear that these types of vehicles
come with a certain kind of cost."

soar above adult shoulders. But there may be another way to disincentivize the purchases of such vehicles, says Edwards. "One other potential idea would be for someone, maybe a city's DOT, to start keeping a list of the different makes and models of vehicles that are killing pedestrians and cyclists, or kids specifically, and post that publicly," he says. "That could bring awareness to which cars are more dangerous and also potentially affect insurance rates,
which would possibly convince people not to buy certain cars." There's a bit of accountability in New York's bill, which would
require the State DOT to track all fatal crashes by vehicle weight. But the other encouraging aspect of the proposal is that the collected fees stay local, by county, and, after the annual dedications to highway, bridge, and transit trust funds are met, a full 75 percent of the funds raised will go toward safety
improvements like bike lanes, bollards, road diets, pedestrianization of streets, and raised crosswalks. This means the neighborhoods most impacted by large vehicles are likely to see the biggest changes. And that might be the most important part of the legislation, says Mamdani. "This is an initiative to make our streets safer for our children," he says. "And we are making sure a significant portion of this funding goes toward creating the very
streetscapes that we know will save their lives."

June 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM

🌛kat🌜

@selenian.bsky.social

i love my city

November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM

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Quest 64 Official

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October 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM

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✨ morika 🌱

@blindcloud.bsky.social

adjudicator

A scribble of the Crystal Exarch grinning towards the viewer.

October 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM

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✨Stephanie Drew✨

@drpaint-png.bsky.social

I miss them #masseffect #art

October 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM

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✨Stephanie Drew✨

@drpaint-png.bsky.social

wip #masseffect #art

October 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM

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angel💀

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indigenous peoples day.

an image of north american vulture carrying the heads of columbus and cartier. the text reads "initsisa" ; kill him.

October 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM

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천도

@cheon-do.bsky.social

#FFXIV #FF14

September 21, 2025 at 10:08 AM

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🌛kat🌜

@selenian.bsky.social

Hear, Feel, Think

#selenianart #ffxiv #ff14 #kovihkuryathe

A naked silhouette of Kovih Kuryathe faces the viewer, only one of her eyes visible from beneath her bangs. The rest of her face is shrouded in shadow, and like the entirety of her body, is soaked in blood. The blood is not her own. Illuminating her from behind is The Mothercrystal, Hydaelyn. Behind Hydaelyn is the shadow of Castrum Oriens' entrance, otherwise known as Baelsar's Wall. Illuminating the Castrum is Dalamud, about to shatter and release Bahamut. The Seventh Umbral Calamity is about to befall Eorzea.

February 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM

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🌛kat🌜

@selenian.bsky.social

a (compressed) timelapse of one of my favorite pieces of mhalta

#selenianart #ffxiv #mhaltarorha #timelapse

October 23, 2024 at 2:00 AM

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🌻Ari Vauclin🌻

@arivsart.bsky.social

“Who are you?” #knightsofguinevere

September 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM

🌛kat🌜

@selenian.bsky.social

i am still here and i am still alive. ive had a wack past 3 weeks with a death in the family and my job driving me insane. i miss having the energy to engage with my friends on a large platform. i miss you all and i hope despite everything you are well

September 29, 2025 at 8:57 PM