TDr. Linda Maepa (they/she; born at 325ppm)
@lmaepa.blacksky.app
Sangoma, geobiologist, entrepreneur, inventor, investor, farmer (zone 10a), beader
Bapedi 🐊 & emaSwati 🙏🏾📿 Thokoza 👏🏾👏🏾
Non-Black or Non-Indigenous, don't follow & see me here instead: @gogopebetse.org
Healing & beadwork web: gogopebetse.org #pinksky
Bapedi 🐊 & emaSwati 🙏🏾📿 Thokoza 👏🏾👏🏾
Non-Black or Non-Indigenous, don't follow & see me here instead: @gogopebetse.org
Healing & beadwork web: gogopebetse.org #pinksky
Pinned
Hey, I'm trying to do a thing here. Introducing the Black Gardeners and Farmers starter pack. I *know* there are more of us. Let me know so I can add you!
Includes people who are looking to connect over gardening 🤝🏾🌱
go.bsky.app/VJwu7qc
Includes people who are looking to connect over gardening 🤝🏾🌱
go.bsky.app/VJwu7qc
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I really hope people who research excess death zero in on this shutdown.
As a treat.
As a treat.
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
I really hope people who research excess death zero in on this shutdown.
As a treat.
As a treat.
They're just banning people for no reason over on Bluesky so if I disappear here you'll still be able to find Umoya Fellowship applications in about 5 weeks on my profile over at staging.blacksky.community/profile/lmae... ✨️
Blacksky
staging.blacksky.community
November 11, 2025 at 5:43 AM
They're just banning people for no reason over on Bluesky so if I disappear here you'll still be able to find Umoya Fellowship applications in about 5 weeks on my profile over at staging.blacksky.community/profile/lmae... ✨️
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How many times does the same thing have to happen before reality sinks in?
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 AM
How many times does the same thing have to happen before reality sinks in?
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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On Friday, I got to rep @blackskyweb.xyz at Georgetown University in DC for the @projectliberty.io 'Workshop on Deliberation, Governance and Decentralized Social Networks'. It was great to be in a space with like-minded folks to talk about the important work we are all doing in these spaces.
November 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
On Friday, I got to rep @blackskyweb.xyz at Georgetown University in DC for the @projectliberty.io 'Workshop on Deliberation, Governance and Decentralized Social Networks'. It was great to be in a space with like-minded folks to talk about the important work we are all doing in these spaces.
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I am obligated to remind you periodically that my first novel is out next spring and has nothing at all to do with the current goings-on thank goodness
An even better look at the gorgeous Year of the Mer book 1 (of 2) cover! I gasped just about to death when they told me THEEEE Micaela Alcaino was the one doing it.
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
You can (and should) pre-order it wherever you pre-order your books. Out April 7, 2026. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Year-o...
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I am obligated to remind you periodically that my first novel is out next spring and has nothing at all to do with the current goings-on thank goodness
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Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa became the strongest storm to ever hit Jamaica when it made landfall last month, destroying entire communities and ravaging the country’s economy. Aid organisations tell Alex Croft a...
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Inside the ‘mammoth’ task to rebuild Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa: ‘We feel hopelessness’
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Our neighbors are hungry. We saw that enhanced child tax credits could reduce food insecurity, & now we know that food insecurity rose when it was allowed to lapse. And SNAP has always been "supplemental"- that's the S in SNAP.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
I still think that the pain of "gov't shutdowns" should be shared by those responsible for negotiating.
I also think that true democracies would not allow core state functions to grind to a halt over budget reconciliations because core functions should be funded from a separate pot.
I also think that true democracies would not allow core state functions to grind to a halt over budget reconciliations because core functions should be funded from a separate pot.
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Our neighbors are hungry. We saw that enhanced child tax credits could reduce food insecurity, & now we know that food insecurity rose when it was allowed to lapse. And SNAP has always been "supplemental"- that's the S in SNAP.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
The status quo was already one where hunger was a persistent reality.
🙏🏾📿
I think that many do not realize that when people say they will die without the ACA, they are not exaggerating or being dramatic. I take medication daily because without it my body does not recognize when to stop bleeding. So I take medication to "trick" my uterus into thinking I am pregnant.
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🙏🏾📿
Testimony 🧵
The ACA made my whole self-employed life possible. For almost ten years, I was able to build a career that actually worked for me AND keep receiving necessary care to address the consequences of childhood medical neglect. And I still deserved better. We all do.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Testimony 🧵
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i'm not even angry at the dems bc this is what they do
i get pissed at the work y'all put in defending them, denigrating us, just to turn about & be let down but choosing to still go back
i am the angry friend watching y'all go back to the abusive relationship yet again
i get pissed at the work y'all put in defending them, denigrating us, just to turn about & be let down but choosing to still go back
i am the angry friend watching y'all go back to the abusive relationship yet again
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
i'm not even angry at the dems bc this is what they do
i get pissed at the work y'all put in defending them, denigrating us, just to turn about & be let down but choosing to still go back
i am the angry friend watching y'all go back to the abusive relationship yet again
i get pissed at the work y'all put in defending them, denigrating us, just to turn about & be let down but choosing to still go back
i am the angry friend watching y'all go back to the abusive relationship yet again
Here's the thing. Until we leave, they will keep this up.
Us staying is misread as consent. They can do the work to build coalitions with us.
They won't, as we've plainly seen again & again.
They're just not that into us ✌🏾
But now that I'm free I can pour into me, my family, and my neighbors ✨️
Us staying is misread as consent. They can do the work to build coalitions with us.
They won't, as we've plainly seen again & again.
They're just not that into us ✌🏾
But now that I'm free I can pour into me, my family, and my neighbors ✨️
You can change your registration! In California, do it at the link below.
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
I've ditched Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc etc
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Here's the thing. Until we leave, they will keep this up.
Us staying is misread as consent. They can do the work to build coalitions with us.
They won't, as we've plainly seen again & again.
They're just not that into us ✌🏾
But now that I'm free I can pour into me, my family, and my neighbors ✨️
Us staying is misread as consent. They can do the work to build coalitions with us.
They won't, as we've plainly seen again & again.
They're just not that into us ✌🏾
But now that I'm free I can pour into me, my family, and my neighbors ✨️
You can change your registration! In California, do it at the link below.
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
I've ditched Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc etc
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Online Voter Registration | California Secretary of State
California Online Voter Registration website. Register to vote online, save a stamp!
registertovote.ca.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
You can change your registration! In California, do it at the link below.
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
If your new party isn't listed, you can type it in just like I did ✨️
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are they lying about being dems, or are y'all mistaken about what dems are??
oprah winfrey is wearing glasses and a pink sweater while talking on a television show .
ALT: oprah winfrey is wearing glasses and a pink sweater while talking on a television show .
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
are they lying about being dems, or are y'all mistaken about what dems are??
I've ditched Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc etc
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Online Voter Registration | California Secretary of State
California Online Voter Registration website. Register to vote online, save a stamp!
registertovote.ca.gov
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I've ditched Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot, Target, etc etc
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
Now my values are better reflected by my changed registration because nah
A better present and future is possible.
registertovote.ca.gov
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I had to slow the volume down (and ended up turning on English captions after second listen) but this was an interesting conversation.
Editor of Prietopunk anthology and Afrolatina Puerto Rican author Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro who has work in it discuss Caribbean science fiction.
#Lit
Editor of Prietopunk anthology and Afrolatina Puerto Rican author Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro who has work in it discuss Caribbean science fiction.
#Lit
Prietoconversación con Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro
YouTube video by Prietopunk. Afrofuturismo caribeño
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I had to slow the volume down (and ended up turning on English captions after second listen) but this was an interesting conversation.
Editor of Prietopunk anthology and Afrolatina Puerto Rican author Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro who has work in it discuss Caribbean science fiction.
#Lit
Editor of Prietopunk anthology and Afrolatina Puerto Rican author Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro who has work in it discuss Caribbean science fiction.
#Lit
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Seems like a great event to learn about books and authors. 📚🫶🏾
I checked out an anthology of Afro-futuristic science fiction from the Spanish speaking Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic) from the library, Prietopunk.
It was challenging (I didn't read every story) but amazing.
I checked out an anthology of Afro-futuristic science fiction from the Spanish speaking Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic) from the library, Prietopunk.
It was challenging (I didn't read every story) but amazing.
Prietopunk: antología de afrofuturismo caribeño
antología de afrofuturismo caribeño
bookshop.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Seems like a great event to learn about books and authors. 📚🫶🏾
I checked out an anthology of Afro-futuristic science fiction from the Spanish speaking Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic) from the library, Prietopunk.
It was challenging (I didn't read every story) but amazing.
I checked out an anthology of Afro-futuristic science fiction from the Spanish speaking Caribbean (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic) from the library, Prietopunk.
It was challenging (I didn't read every story) but amazing.
For real, the ancestors are giving us all the kind of clarity one cries for. Who knew the tears would come either way 🥲
Move accordingly given what you see 🙏🏾📿
Move accordingly given what you see 🙏🏾📿
November 9, 2025 at 11:15 PM
For real, the ancestors are giving us all the kind of clarity one cries for. Who knew the tears would come either way 🥲
Move accordingly given what you see 🙏🏾📿
Move accordingly given what you see 🙏🏾📿
The Democrats are showing us who they are. Let's believe them. It's no coincidence this is coming after the celebration of NYC's W.
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Democrats are showing us who they are. Let's believe them. It's no coincidence this is coming after the celebration of NYC's W.
🙏🏾🌱
“Rooted in Secwépemc knowledge, values and aesthetics, Tania Willard’s practice challenges us to expand our understanding of contemporary art and the role of the artist. She harvests berries to make ink drawings, uses wind and fire to compose poems and operas… she amplifies the power of the land.”
November 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🙏🏾🌱
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They’re definitely graded on the “GOP are monstrous” curve.
So much progress gets attributed to Democrats when the reality is the people had to twist their arm for every good thing they finally got on board to do
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
They’re definitely graded on the “GOP are monstrous” curve.
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“Rooted in Secwépemc knowledge, values and aesthetics, Tania Willard’s practice challenges us to expand our understanding of contemporary art and the role of the artist. She harvests berries to make ink drawings, uses wind and fire to compose poems and operas… she amplifies the power of the land.”
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 AM
“Rooted in Secwépemc knowledge, values and aesthetics, Tania Willard’s practice challenges us to expand our understanding of contemporary art and the role of the artist. She harvests berries to make ink drawings, uses wind and fire to compose poems and operas… she amplifies the power of the land.”
🌱🙏🏾
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🌱🙏🏾
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Oh -- and my Twitch channel is www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
nkjemisin - Twitch
nkjemisin streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
www.twitch.tv
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Oh -- and my Twitch channel is www.twitch.tv/nkjemisin
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Also, fellow authors and media folks who game stream, hit me up. I'd like to build a team and set a significant charity goal for the future.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Also, fellow authors and media folks who game stream, hit me up. I'd like to build a team and set a significant charity goal for the future.