Tish Arana
@luvandkiwi.bsky.social
Actor. Writer. Director.
Sometimes I sound like gravel and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
Sometimes I sound like gravel and sometimes I sound like coffee and cream.
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In a country where the cost of living rises but wages don't, where illness can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” trib.al/YmIjeGU
86 Democrats Condemn Socialism as Zohran Mamdani Meets With Trump
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared to lead the charge.
trib.al
November 21, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In a country where the cost of living rises but wages don't, where illness can leave you in financial ruin, and where the young feel they have no chance at any upward mobility, 86 House Democrats joined Republicans to pass a resolution denouncing “the horrors of socialism.” trib.al/YmIjeGU
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I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
Where is the second season of Extraordinary Attorney Woo?
a young boy in a yellow shirt is making a funny face .
ALT: a young boy in a yellow shirt is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Where is the second season of Extraordinary Attorney Woo?
What did Julie Dash do after Daughters of the Dust? What do filmmakers do during the lean years?
September 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
What did Julie Dash do after Daughters of the Dust? What do filmmakers do during the lean years?
Love Island was one helluva drug.
July 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Love Island was one helluva drug.
Why yes, I did create a #nicolandria playlist on Spotify. My joy has no bounds. open.spotify.com/playlist/0RY...
Nicolandria Core
Playlist · Tish Arana · 17 items · 1 saves
open.spotify.com
July 9, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Why yes, I did create a #nicolandria playlist on Spotify. My joy has no bounds. open.spotify.com/playlist/0RY...
A real challenge would have been one couple not being able to have a child and watching how it changes the dynamic of the group. #loveisland #loveislandseason7
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A real challenge would have been one couple not being able to have a child and watching how it changes the dynamic of the group. #loveisland #loveislandseason7
After two years in the film festival circuit, I’m finally releasing my film into the world. It’s an Afrofuturism short that I’d love for you to watch vimeo.com/tisharana/th...
The Burden
When culture vultures apply for citizenship on a new planet colonized by Black people, three judges must decide how to deal with folks who want everything but the…
vimeo.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
After two years in the film festival circuit, I’m finally releasing my film into the world. It’s an Afrofuturism short that I’d love for you to watch vimeo.com/tisharana/th...
Someone should really warn the daydreamers of the world that you can’t be doing that mess when you have a dog that loves to smell and eat everything along their path.
June 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Someone should really warn the daydreamers of the world that you can’t be doing that mess when you have a dog that loves to smell and eat everything along their path.
I’m putting the cap in capitalism. Inflation shall not win this week. (Things I mumble on my way to the neighborhood library.)
May 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’m putting the cap in capitalism. Inflation shall not win this week. (Things I mumble on my way to the neighborhood library.)
Introspection may cause orc brain.
An Orc Duhhh Heard 'Round the World
Like Gloria’s prophecy, I’m coming out of the dark.
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Introspection may cause orc brain.
Man… I do NOT suffer fools well. My eye and ass need a break from all the twitching.
April 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Man… I do NOT suffer fools well. My eye and ass need a break from all the twitching.
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There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
April 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
There are 33m companies in the USA. Only 21k employe 500 or more. And they only make up 23% of workers.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
Trump and Elon are ignoring the more than 32m entrepreneurs that can't afford to build a new factory or pay tariffs or absorb cancelled contracts.
I’m trying so hard to not say mean things today. Somebody’s crying by end of day.
April 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’m trying so hard to not say mean things today. Somebody’s crying by end of day.
This and the replies are providing my entertainment on this fine Saturday morning.
Q: Is it wrong to put God’s teachings behind a paywall?
A: Catholicism has a rich, beautiful history of taking people’s money.
theonion.com/what-to...
A: Catholicism has a rich, beautiful history of taking people’s money.
theonion.com/what-to...
What To Know About The Hallow Prayer App
Hallow, a Catholic prayer app, is observing Lent with a prayer challenge featuring celebrities like Mark Wahlberg, who is also an investor in the app. The Onion shares everything you need to know about Hallow. Q: Who is Hallow aimed at? A: Lapsed Catholics seeking a closer connection with Mark Wahlberg. Q: Is Hallow only […]
theonion.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This and the replies are providing my entertainment on this fine Saturday morning.
“Devour feculence”
a man in a white turtleneck is dancing in a pink room with a lanyard around his neck .
ALT: a man in a white turtleneck is dancing in a pink room with a lanyard around his neck .
media.tenor.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Devour feculence”
I need more Oscar winners to scream like these folks from Flow when they learn they’ve won. #Oscars2025
March 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I need more Oscar winners to scream like these folks from Flow when they learn they’ve won. #Oscars2025
What ever happened to the people who thought Covid was a coverup for 5G death rays?
February 26, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What ever happened to the people who thought Covid was a coverup for 5G death rays?
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
February 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library exists with her own funding, in addition to state funding. States, such as Indiana, are beginning to cut such funding. Her library program gifts FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN.
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
Dolly Parton Responded to Indiana’s Threat To Cut Funding of Her Children’s Literacy Program With This Smart Instagram Move
Do you remember the part in Elf where the nun cries, “But the children love the books!” as Buddy’s real-life father, Walter, delivers the ruthless news that the orphanage has missed its rental payment...
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February 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library exists with her own funding, in addition to state funding. States, such as Indiana, are beginning to cut such funding. Her library program gifts FREE BOOKS TO CHILDREN.
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
We ride at dawn for Dolly Parton, always. Thank you for your book joy💛
tinyurl.com/DollyYahoo
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
February 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
"My hope is that I can sort of exorcise the pain that keeps building in my chest," 🥺
NPR host Adrian Ma remembers his girlfriend who died in D.C. plane crash
NPR host Adrian Ma's girlfriend, Kiah Duggins, was aboard the American Airlines flight that crashed into the Potomac River. He spoke to NPR about that night and about his late girlfriend.
www.npr.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
"My hope is that I can sort of exorcise the pain that keeps building in my chest," 🥺
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20
February 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20
#BookSky💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20