Nirali
@firewordsparkler.bsky.social
associate publicist at graywolf press. giver of gay awards. media monday quarterly. youtuber. phandom/swiffer/etc. firewordsparkler.com (she/her/any)
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Nirali
@firewordsparkler.bsky.social
· May 21
How my record store day went | RSD 2025 Vlog Haul and Thoughts
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New video! I finally got around to talking about how my Record Store Day went. I had a lot of thoughts on bringing kids, resellers, and how my local shop handled things.
youtu.be/psmyBDCs4SY
youtu.be/psmyBDCs4SY
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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Saw a clip of Chris Cuomo calling Zohran petty for referencing Mario Cuomo in his speech and it’s pretty interesting about where we are as a country that they had super pacs linking Zohran to 9/11 but still feel totally free to call someone else classless.
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Saw a clip of Chris Cuomo calling Zohran petty for referencing Mario Cuomo in his speech and it’s pretty interesting about where we are as a country that they had super pacs linking Zohran to 9/11 but still feel totally free to call someone else classless.
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Hayley Williams will be going on tour “with” Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition. 🎸🏳️🌈
The “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” album tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA on March 28 and benefit TAC, providing support to LGBTQ youth in the arts. The tour concludes in Dublin, Ireland on June 29. 🍀
The “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” album tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA on March 28 and benefit TAC, providing support to LGBTQ youth in the arts. The tour concludes in Dublin, Ireland on June 29. 🍀
Hayley Williams announces ticket sales plan to avoid scalpers and bots
Hayley Williams Announces Ticket Sales Plan To Avoid Scalpers & Bots
Hayley Williams has done a lot of touring with her band Paramore, but she’s never actually been out on the road as a solo artist before. She was supposed to tour in 2020, but COVID fucked everything u...
www.stereogum.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hayley Williams will be going on tour “with” Jack Antonoff’s Ally Coalition. 🎸🏳️🌈
The “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” album tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA on March 28 and benefit TAC, providing support to LGBTQ youth in the arts. The tour concludes in Dublin, Ireland on June 29. 🍀
The “Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party” album tour will kick off in Atlanta, GA on March 28 and benefit TAC, providing support to LGBTQ youth in the arts. The tour concludes in Dublin, Ireland on June 29. 🍀
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NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Corporate Media’s Queer Purge — Assigned
It’s no coincidence that historic assaults on trans and queer people’s rights have been accompanied by the mainstream media’s widespread dismissal of LGBTQ+ journalists and the elimination of beats de...
www.assignedmedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
NEW: Firings of LGBTQ staff at NBC and Condé Nast have worsened an already dire picture for legacy news media when it comes to covering the trans community.
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
From @billiejsweeney.bsky.social, a close look at our increasingly degraded media environment.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
i hate to say that journaling almost every morning to write creatively works wonders.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
i hate to say that journaling almost every morning to write creatively works wonders.
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Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Fine, I'll do it: Rep. Ro Khanna, a member of the Medicare for All and Congressional Progressive Caucuses who represents Silicon Valley, is the first sitting Democratic congressperson to demand the resignation of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
This tracker will be updated in real time: 🧵
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Realistically? Build community networks. Research local charities. Learn low cost food recipes and make physical copies. See what services your library offers. Consider access to media, including physical. Find a rec center. Greet your neighbors, borrow things if you can. Learn local tenant laws.
if you were wondering how to prepare for a recession, the advice on the internet is “have a lot of liquid savings” and “don’t lose your job” 👍 very helpful, who could have predicted “having money saved” and “having income” would help a situation
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Realistically? Build community networks. Research local charities. Learn low cost food recipes and make physical copies. See what services your library offers. Consider access to media, including physical. Find a rec center. Greet your neighbors, borrow things if you can. Learn local tenant laws.
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signal boosting for jake who was fired for asking Condé Nast HR questions about folding Teen Vogue
Hey everyone, thank you so much for the outpouring of support.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
signal boosting for jake who was fired for asking Condé Nast HR questions about folding Teen Vogue
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Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.
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I keep seeing these videos by trans guys about how trans women are dominating trans advocacy because of socialisation and honestly it's a discredit to the numerous trans men who are involved daily in pragmatic community rooted activism every day without getting involved in promoting transmisogyny.
November 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I keep seeing these videos by trans guys about how trans women are dominating trans advocacy because of socialisation and honestly it's a discredit to the numerous trans men who are involved daily in pragmatic community rooted activism every day without getting involved in promoting transmisogyny.
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I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I was one of the four people who got canned.
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
In the interim, you can subscribe to my newsletter, Straight From The Hut. No paywall, but feel free to choose the pay to support model. I'm not going anywhere — the show goes on, and I'll be back on MSNBC Saturday night. straightfromthehut.substack.com
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
I feel like none of y'all understand the Impact of using Dhoom Machale as the song to conclude your winning speech.
Like Zohran's my cousin now
Like Zohran's my cousin now
November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I feel like none of y'all understand the Impact of using Dhoom Machale as the song to conclude your winning speech.
Like Zohran's my cousin now
Like Zohran's my cousin now
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I just laughed so fucking loudly
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I just laughed so fucking loudly
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The rumors are true: scrolling through Zohran’s transition website and seeing that his co-chairs so far are eminently qualified women of color is a great way to feel like better things are possible
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The rumors are true: scrolling through Zohran’s transition website and seeing that his co-chairs so far are eminently qualified women of color is a great way to feel like better things are possible
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Union baristas are calling on allies to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS if we go on ULP strike. If our communities stand with us in action, we can take back power from the billionaires & CEOs.
nocontractnocoffee.org
nocontractnocoffee.org
No Contract, No Coffee | Starbucks Workers United
Starbucks baristas brewing change. Join the movement for fair contracts, better wages, and worker protections.
nocontractnocoffee.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Union baristas are calling on allies to STOP BUYING STARBUCKS if we go on ULP strike. If our communities stand with us in action, we can take back power from the billionaires & CEOs.
nocontractnocoffee.org
nocontractnocoffee.org
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That Mahmood Mamdani’s child is poised to become the mayor of New York does make one teeter towards the feeling that anything is possible.
November 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
That Mahmood Mamdani’s child is poised to become the mayor of New York does make one teeter towards the feeling that anything is possible.
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Once the politicians we want are elected that’s when it’s time to hold them to their campaign promises and not make excuses on some Stan shit, so that they remember who they work for. No kings 😉
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Once the politicians we want are elected that’s when it’s time to hold them to their campaign promises and not make excuses on some Stan shit, so that they remember who they work for. No kings 😉
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Taking a minute to soak in the fact that a Muslim Democratic Socialist immigrant broke 50% in New York City. Just absolutely incredible. I’m not used to feeling this proud
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Taking a minute to soak in the fact that a Muslim Democratic Socialist immigrant broke 50% in New York City. Just absolutely incredible. I’m not used to feeling this proud
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This is a great piece from @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, who was out all day in NYC reporting. It's about Mamdani but from the perspective of the organizers and volunteers who helped him to victory, and who won't stop organizing to help him carry out his agenda.
prospect.org/2025/11/05/n...
prospect.org/2025/11/05/n...
New Yorkers Say Yes to Mamdani, That’s Spelled M A M D A N I - The American Prospect
By 3 p.m. Tuesday, New York voters had already surpassed the turnout of any mayoral election since 2001, casting 1.4 million votes. Volunteers and advocates say the best thing to do today is celebrate...
prospect.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is a great piece from @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social, who was out all day in NYC reporting. It's about Mamdani but from the perspective of the organizers and volunteers who helped him to victory, and who won't stop organizing to help him carry out his agenda.
prospect.org/2025/11/05/n...
prospect.org/2025/11/05/n...
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FUCK UP THE SYSTEM ALERT:
Southerners on New Ground is organizing a Grocery Solidarity Network for folks in the South. You can sign up to be a grocery deliverer/funder or grocery recipient. I signed up to support Central Texans, you can do the same for your area!
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Southerners on New Ground is organizing a Grocery Solidarity Network for folks in the South. You can sign up to be a grocery deliverer/funder or grocery recipient. I signed up to support Central Texans, you can do the same for your area!
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
Redirecting...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
FUCK UP THE SYSTEM ALERT:
Southerners on New Ground is organizing a Grocery Solidarity Network for folks in the South. You can sign up to be a grocery deliverer/funder or grocery recipient. I signed up to support Central Texans, you can do the same for your area!
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
Southerners on New Ground is organizing a Grocery Solidarity Network for folks in the South. You can sign up to be a grocery deliverer/funder or grocery recipient. I signed up to support Central Texans, you can do the same for your area!
www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb...
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And it begins...Hell Gate's Election Day live blog is here!
Our first dispatch is from a polling site in a corner of Flatbush that Andrew Cuomo won during the primary. Are voters feeling Cuomo-mentum? Well:
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Our first dispatch is from a polling site in a corner of Flatbush that Andrew Cuomo won during the primary. Are voters feeling Cuomo-mentum? Well:
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
And it begins...Hell Gate's Election Day live blog is here!
Our first dispatch is from a polling site in a corner of Flatbush that Andrew Cuomo won during the primary. Are voters feeling Cuomo-mentum? Well:
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
Our first dispatch is from a polling site in a corner of Flatbush that Andrew Cuomo won during the primary. Are voters feeling Cuomo-mentum? Well:
hellgatenyc.com/election-day...
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setting a 72-hour timer. this is the NYC LIB OUT ZONE. everyone gets a free pass for expressing enthusiasm for electoral politics in this carefully delineated window. post about the power of voting!!! cry over a schmaltzy campaign video!!!! allow a brief flutter of hope in ur rotted soul!!!!
November 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
setting a 72-hour timer. this is the NYC LIB OUT ZONE. everyone gets a free pass for expressing enthusiasm for electoral politics in this carefully delineated window. post about the power of voting!!! cry over a schmaltzy campaign video!!!! allow a brief flutter of hope in ur rotted soul!!!!