M̵͉̿ȁ̶̢͊r̷̰͚̀c̸̡̄́h̶̫͝e̸̢̥̓n̵̲͔̂l̶͔̈́a̴̭͐n̴̺̍̒d̶̞͆
@marchenland.bsky.social
Social justice Ranger. Technical writer. Goth. Synner. Spider mom. Sith but mostly for the fashion. Still masking (P100) on Goshute, Shoshone, Paiute, and Ute land. ey/she. Primary issues: pandemics, health justice, climate justice. Still learning.
Pinned
YES: Friends. Black Rock Rangers. Nerds. Goths. People writing about / doing work in social justice, infectious diseases, pandemics, science, nature, photography.
NO: Accounts exclusively selling a good / service, whether that’s art, sex, 0F, or anything else.
Enough enshittification!
NO: Accounts exclusively selling a good / service, whether that’s art, sex, 0F, or anything else.
Enough enshittification!
Anyone who expects me to do math to understand something about their kid’s development has badly misjudged me in more ways than one.
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Anyone who expects me to do math to understand something about their kid’s development has badly misjudged me in more ways than one.
Like… don’t buy corporate coffee anyway. Support your local coffee shops!
Starbucks is, at best, for emergency coffee needs in Target or airports.
Starbucks is, at best, for emergency coffee needs in Target or airports.
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Like… don’t buy corporate coffee anyway. Support your local coffee shops!
Starbucks is, at best, for emergency coffee needs in Target or airports.
Starbucks is, at best, for emergency coffee needs in Target or airports.
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Father of two, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, senselessly killed by ICE
He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children.
www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children.
www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Father of two, Silverio Villegas Gonzalez, senselessly killed by ICE
He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children.
www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
He had no criminal history, just traffic tickets. He was a soft-spoken man who left his quiet village years ago for economic opportunity in the US and worked long hours to support his two children.
www.reuters.com/world/us/chi...
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All the lessons of history in four sentences:
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
— Charles A. Beard
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
— Charles A. Beard
November 15, 2024 at 7:11 PM
All the lessons of history in four sentences:
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
— Charles A. Beard
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small.
The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
— Charles A. Beard
At the doctor. Not one other mask in sight.
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
At the doctor. Not one other mask in sight.
“In Woods, Encounter,”
A poem about meeting a copperhead snake while hiking on my mother’s property one spring day.
I wanted to write about it, and after reading e. e. cummings’ poem, “(Me Up At Does),” I wrote this.
#poetry #poetrysky #poem #copperhead #snake
A poem about meeting a copperhead snake while hiking on my mother’s property one spring day.
I wanted to write about it, and after reading e. e. cummings’ poem, “(Me Up At Does),” I wrote this.
#poetry #poetrysky #poem #copperhead #snake
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“In Woods, Encounter,”
A poem about meeting a copperhead snake while hiking on my mother’s property one spring day.
I wanted to write about it, and after reading e. e. cummings’ poem, “(Me Up At Does),” I wrote this.
#poetry #poetrysky #poem #copperhead #snake
A poem about meeting a copperhead snake while hiking on my mother’s property one spring day.
I wanted to write about it, and after reading e. e. cummings’ poem, “(Me Up At Does),” I wrote this.
#poetry #poetrysky #poem #copperhead #snake
Today is a rare[1] day.
1 - The days I wake up not ashamed to be a Utahn[2] are rare.
2 - Adoptive, although it’s been 25 years. My state[3] of origin is arguably even more embarrassing.
3 - Louisiana
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
1 - The days I wake up not ashamed to be a Utahn[2] are rare.
2 - Adoptive, although it’s been 25 years. My state[3] of origin is arguably even more embarrassing.
3 - Louisiana
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Today is a rare[1] day.
1 - The days I wake up not ashamed to be a Utahn[2] are rare.
2 - Adoptive, although it’s been 25 years. My state[3] of origin is arguably even more embarrassing.
3 - Louisiana
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
1 - The days I wake up not ashamed to be a Utahn[2] are rare.
2 - Adoptive, although it’s been 25 years. My state[3] of origin is arguably even more embarrassing.
3 - Louisiana
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I’m a big fan of both spiders and of @ronlyndomingue.bsky.social.
My latest. A quiet piece.
No Ordinary Spider
Look closely...observations of a tiny visitor.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I’m a big fan of both spiders and of @ronlyndomingue.bsky.social.
Finally unfollowed @nytimes.com. I’m proud to be a leftist, a feminist, and a woman. I’ve worked in an office - effectively and productively - for 35 years. Miss me with this anti-woman bullshit.
Do. Better.
Do. Better.
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Finally unfollowed @nytimes.com. I’m proud to be a leftist, a feminist, and a woman. I’ve worked in an office - effectively and productively - for 35 years. Miss me with this anti-woman bullshit.
Do. Better.
Do. Better.
I once observed some beautiful, voracious ahimsa silk moth larvae the USDA found on plants entering the US. Their usual food is not found here, but they can happily denude roses and other common plants if allowed to escape and flourish.
If the USDA doesn’t do inspections, say hi to new pests.
If the USDA doesn’t do inspections, say hi to new pests.
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I once observed some beautiful, voracious ahimsa silk moth larvae the USDA found on plants entering the US. Their usual food is not found here, but they can happily denude roses and other common plants if allowed to escape and flourish.
If the USDA doesn’t do inspections, say hi to new pests.
If the USDA doesn’t do inspections, say hi to new pests.
Redistricting or no redistricting, absolutely no race for ANYTHING in this country should go unchallenged by a leftist, liberal, or Democrat*. Stop giving right-wing candidates a free ride. Even if it seems unwinnable, at least make them work for it.
* We can fight amongst ourselves later.
* We can fight amongst ourselves later.
November 5, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Redistricting or no redistricting, absolutely no race for ANYTHING in this country should go unchallenged by a leftist, liberal, or Democrat*. Stop giving right-wing candidates a free ride. Even if it seems unwinnable, at least make them work for it.
* We can fight amongst ourselves later.
* We can fight amongst ourselves later.
This feeling?
Imagine if we’d felt this a year ago! (I remember instead lying awake late into the night. My blood pressure was… not good.)
Let’s fight like hell to have this same feeling next year.
Imagine if we’d felt this a year ago! (I remember instead lying awake late into the night. My blood pressure was… not good.)
Let’s fight like hell to have this same feeling next year.
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 AM
This feeling?
Imagine if we’d felt this a year ago! (I remember instead lying awake late into the night. My blood pressure was… not good.)
Let’s fight like hell to have this same feeling next year.
Imagine if we’d felt this a year ago! (I remember instead lying awake late into the night. My blood pressure was… not good.)
Let’s fight like hell to have this same feeling next year.
Every day is Halloween.
The old world* is dying.
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
The new world** is waiting to be born.***
Now is the time of monsters.****
* Dick Cheney
** Mamdani
*** elected
**** They did the mash
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Every day is Halloween.
Stuff like this is basically moving into “water is wet” territory at this point.
The hypocrisy should be breathtaking but I only have so much breath, and so many things over which to be winded.
The hypocrisy should be breathtaking but I only have so much breath, and so many things over which to be winded.
Great video. The “get your politics out of our games” crowd sure is quiet now.
Surprising no one.
youtu.be/0RJdbvKzbx4?...
Surprising no one.
youtu.be/0RJdbvKzbx4?...
It Was Always About the "Right" Politics in Video Games | Unpacked
YouTube video by Second Wind
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Stuff like this is basically moving into “water is wet” territory at this point.
The hypocrisy should be breathtaking but I only have so much breath, and so many things over which to be winded.
The hypocrisy should be breathtaking but I only have so much breath, and so many things over which to be winded.
I am shocked. SHOCKED.
I can’t quit this state soon enough. (I only hope I can find someplace substantially better.)
I can’t quit this state soon enough. (I only hope I can find someplace substantially better.)
Testimony during recent court hearings reveal that the map-making expert for Utah’s Republican-controlled Legislature used a platform that displayed political data while drawing congressional maps for lawmakers.
buff.ly/SPreUB5
buff.ly/SPreUB5
Utah Legislature’s favored congressional map was drawn with political data. Is that disqualifying?
The expert lawmakers hired to draw Utah's new congressional boundaries told the court he had access to partisan data while making the map.
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I am shocked. SHOCKED.
I can’t quit this state soon enough. (I only hope I can find someplace substantially better.)
I can’t quit this state soon enough. (I only hope I can find someplace substantially better.)
A great reminder!
I let my DSA membership lapse decades ago because of reasons (possibly related to a bad romance), but I never let go of the ideals.
I let my DSA membership lapse decades ago because of reasons (possibly related to a bad romance), but I never let go of the ideals.
with all the hysteria about Zohran Mamdani being set to destroy the NYC economy, I’m just going to remind everyone that David Dinkins - the mayor from 1990 to 1993 - was literally a DSA member.
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
A great reminder!
I let my DSA membership lapse decades ago because of reasons (possibly related to a bad romance), but I never let go of the ideals.
I let my DSA membership lapse decades ago because of reasons (possibly related to a bad romance), but I never let go of the ideals.
An autumn rainbow wreath: I gathered and arranged plants in every hue I could find around Salt Lake City. October 2022 #photography #photosky #fallcolors #photos #flora #floral
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
An autumn rainbow wreath: I gathered and arranged plants in every hue I could find around Salt Lake City. October 2022 #photography #photosky #fallcolors #photos #flora #floral
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Pay attention people.
It's happening literally right in front of our faces.
We The People are being monitored and private data has been absconded with, Social Security, Drivers, Bank records...
We're prisoners in our own country.
Interesting/useful info on how it's done 👇 youtu.be/yRFeS72IM6M?...
It's happening literally right in front of our faces.
We The People are being monitored and private data has been absconded with, Social Security, Drivers, Bank records...
We're prisoners in our own country.
Interesting/useful info on how it's done 👇 youtu.be/yRFeS72IM6M?...
How to Block Facial Recognition Cameras (IRL Tested!)
YouTube video by Business Reform
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Pay attention people.
It's happening literally right in front of our faces.
We The People are being monitored and private data has been absconded with, Social Security, Drivers, Bank records...
We're prisoners in our own country.
Interesting/useful info on how it's done 👇 youtu.be/yRFeS72IM6M?...
It's happening literally right in front of our faces.
We The People are being monitored and private data has been absconded with, Social Security, Drivers, Bank records...
We're prisoners in our own country.
Interesting/useful info on how it's done 👇 youtu.be/yRFeS72IM6M?...
Nursemaids taking care of me while I recover from re-injuring my knee.
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Nursemaids taking care of me while I recover from re-injuring my knee.
November 1, 2025 at 1:05 AM
One great use for Next Door: the Halloween Treat Map. nextdoor.com/treat_map?ge...
If I get 1 trick-or-treater, I’ll be thrilled! I have full size candy bars! I have a spooky yard with gravestones and a bat fence!
I never get trick-or-treaters.
If I get 1 trick-or-treater, I’ll be thrilled! I have full size candy bars! I have a spooky yard with gravestones and a bat fence!
I never get trick-or-treaters.
Trick-or-Treat nearby with Nextdoor’s Treat Map | Halloween 2025
Find the trick-or-treat hotspots in your neighborhood. See who’s giving out candy and has the spookiest decorations this year on Nextdoor’s Halloween map.
nextdoor.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
One great use for Next Door: the Halloween Treat Map. nextdoor.com/treat_map?ge...
If I get 1 trick-or-treater, I’ll be thrilled! I have full size candy bars! I have a spooky yard with gravestones and a bat fence!
I never get trick-or-treaters.
If I get 1 trick-or-treater, I’ll be thrilled! I have full size candy bars! I have a spooky yard with gravestones and a bat fence!
I never get trick-or-treaters.
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Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
My fair city. /s
🚨 SLC joins the list of cities where someone who HAS documents is ignored and abducted in the light of day. And people just stand there and fucking watch, just like they did in 1938. You should be so ashamed for just standing and gawking. 1/2
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My fair city. /s
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there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
forward.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
Count Orlock
October 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Count Orlock