Erika Firm
@erikafirm.bsky.social
🎨Christmas photocard designer
✏️Yes, it’s a real job
🇺🇸🇫🇷 Lives in a bilingual 4-generation household in the S. Carolina Lowcountry
🔵in a red state
✏️Yes, it’s a real job
🇺🇸🇫🇷 Lives in a bilingual 4-generation household in the S. Carolina Lowcountry
🔵in a red state
What’s one thing you yelled over and over at an old job? I’ll go first: Rack your weights!
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
What’s one thing you yelled over and over at an old job? I’ll go first: Rack your weights!
I design photo cards for a living. I’m working on grad announcements and today’s act of micro feminism is to name all the high schools in my sample cards after women.
September 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I design photo cards for a living. I’m working on grad announcements and today’s act of micro feminism is to name all the high schools in my sample cards after women.
Saw a few things I would have purchased at an antique shop on James Island yesterday. But I didn’t buy them because the store had taxidermy endangered species for sale. That’s a hard pass.
July 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Saw a few things I would have purchased at an antique shop on James Island yesterday. But I didn’t buy them because the store had taxidermy endangered species for sale. That’s a hard pass.
Chronic illness is expensive. If I didn’t have chronic illness I’d spend all the money I spend on being sick on a trip to see whale sharks in the wild. Spoonies: what would you do with the extra cash if you suddenly didn’t have to pay for appointments and meds and gear and accommodations anymore?
July 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Chronic illness is expensive. If I didn’t have chronic illness I’d spend all the money I spend on being sick on a trip to see whale sharks in the wild. Spoonies: what would you do with the extra cash if you suddenly didn’t have to pay for appointments and meds and gear and accommodations anymore?
Thing I do not care about: weddings
May 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thing I do not care about: weddings
Visited my son at college. Shocking news: kids these days don’t put beer in cups when playing beer pong. I also witnessed washing of dishes without being asked via a passive aggressive note. And witnessed my son mopping the floor the morning after the party. We really are in the upside down.
March 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Visited my son at college. Shocking news: kids these days don’t put beer in cups when playing beer pong. I also witnessed washing of dishes without being asked via a passive aggressive note. And witnessed my son mopping the floor the morning after the party. We really are in the upside down.
“It’s a sad, sad day for the Washington Post” — Carl Bernstein said tonight @cofcharleston.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
“It’s a sad, sad day for the Washington Post” — Carl Bernstein said tonight @cofcharleston.bsky.social
“The president is a serial liar. I’m saying this because that’s what my best reliable Republican sources are telling me.” — Carl Bernstein tonight at @cofcharleston.bsky.social
February 27, 2025 at 2:28 AM
“The president is a serial liar. I’m saying this because that’s what my best reliable Republican sources are telling me.” — Carl Bernstein tonight at @cofcharleston.bsky.social
Grocery stores had bins of Brach’s candy in the produce dept. I loved nougat w/ candied fruit & always begged my mom for a nickel to get a piece. Yes: candy in the produce dept. GenX life was wild, y’all. My perimenopause brain woke me up about it in the middle of the night. Core memory unlocked.
February 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Grocery stores had bins of Brach’s candy in the produce dept. I loved nougat w/ candied fruit & always begged my mom for a nickel to get a piece. Yes: candy in the produce dept. GenX life was wild, y’all. My perimenopause brain woke me up about it in the middle of the night. Core memory unlocked.
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The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.
February 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The most shocking thing about this is that anyone took him at his word.
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What’s going on with the nuclear weapons agency layoffs and how vulnerable does this make us? 😳😬
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
MSN
www.msn.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:47 AM
What’s going on with the nuclear weapons agency layoffs and how vulnerable does this make us? 😳😬
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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Quick thought.
People who start an insurrection don’t care about laws.
Anywho. Happy Thursday.
People who start an insurrection don’t care about laws.
Anywho. Happy Thursday.
February 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Quick thought.
People who start an insurrection don’t care about laws.
Anywho. Happy Thursday.
People who start an insurrection don’t care about laws.
Anywho. Happy Thursday.
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If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you're protesting tomorrow:
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."
MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.
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I haven’t seen much talk about this over here so, Chicago friends, you appear to be (a) wild bird flu outbreak spot; hundreds of birds have died or are sick, particularly near water. If you see one, on your property or otherwise, do not try to deal with it without proper PPE and keep your pets away
Officials warn residents not to touch dead birds in Chicago amid outbreak
Officials urged residents of the Chicago area not to touch -- or let their pets touch -- dead or sick birds as a bird flu outbreak sickens and kills many across the region.
www.nbcchicago.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I haven’t seen much talk about this over here so, Chicago friends, you appear to be (a) wild bird flu outbreak spot; hundreds of birds have died or are sick, particularly near water. If you see one, on your property or otherwise, do not try to deal with it without proper PPE and keep your pets away
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Sick of being sick for so many reasons. One petty reason: I am bitter about having to spend loads of money on supplies and meds for my chronic illnesses.
January 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Sick of being sick for so many reasons. One petty reason: I am bitter about having to spend loads of money on supplies and meds for my chronic illnesses.
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"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create
January 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
"Things might be tough but it's great for artists! They'll create more!" You might not believe me but going through a lifetime's worth of stress Every Single Week for years and years- is actually not the optimal set of circumstances that inspires artists to create
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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I’ll be having dental work done on MLK Day. A drill to my jaw is infinitely more appealing than watching the inauguration.
January 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I’ll be having dental work done on MLK Day. A drill to my jaw is infinitely more appealing than watching the inauguration.
I know my POTS is flaring when my cat sits on my lap and refuses to get up. He’s always taking care of me.
January 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I know my POTS is flaring when my cat sits on my lap and refuses to get up. He’s always taking care of me.
Most of my feed here is cat content. I’m home. 😻
January 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Most of my feed here is cat content. I’m home. 😻