Michelle
@michelleblack.bsky.social
She/her, 🩷💜💙, INFJ, Enneagram 5. Lover of cats, books, and nature. Earper. Swiftie. Forever a student. Reading is political. Audiobooks count! Support your local library. Diversify your TBR.
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Reminding myself that beauty and goodness still exists as long as we are still here. ✌🏻💜
May 5, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Reminding myself that beauty and goodness still exists as long as we are still here. ✌🏻💜
April reading wrap-up
May 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
April reading wrap-up
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every person involved in this needs to be in prison
“One young man sobbed when a guard pushed him to the floor. He said, ‘I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a barber.’ I believed him. *** He “began to whimper,” as his head was roughly shaved, “folding his hands in prayer as his hair fell.” He “asked for his mother & cried as he was slapped again.”
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:40 AM
every person involved in this needs to be in prison
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Good morning #Booksky💙📚 its the Trans Rights Readathon! And something you can do in a show of solidarity to those at risk of losing safe spaces and representative literature are Libraries in the American South!
bookriot.com/out-of-state...
bookriot.com/out-of-state...
The Best Libraries You Can Get a Card for Out of State
Whether your local library's inventory is limited or you just want access to more books, an out-of-state library card could level up your reading life.
bookriot.com
March 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good morning #Booksky💙📚 its the Trans Rights Readathon! And something you can do in a show of solidarity to those at risk of losing safe spaces and representative literature are Libraries in the American South!
bookriot.com/out-of-state...
bookriot.com/out-of-state...
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My family found a home here in America after fleeing the massacre of Jews in Ukraine.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.
www.reuters.com
March 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My family found a home here in America after fleeing the massacre of Jews in Ukraine.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Like so many refugees, they found work and contributed to their community.
It’s wrong that Donald Trump wants to deport families, just like mine, who fled violence.
Happy Oathbound Day!
March 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Happy Oathbound Day!
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This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
March 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This was posted as a full page paid advertisement in today’s New York Times
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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The miraculous wrinkle-erasing, acne-fighting cream, is the result of decades of horrifying medical abuse.
The Horrifying History Behind a Beloved Skin-Care Ingredient
Retin-A was developed through tests on incarcerated people.
www.teenvogue.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The miraculous wrinkle-erasing, acne-fighting cream, is the result of decades of horrifying medical abuse.
I managed to read four very good books this month in spite of current events. I’m taking that as a win.
*Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
• Blood like Fate by Liselle Sambury
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
*Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
• Blood like Fate by Liselle Sambury
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
March 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I managed to read four very good books this month in spite of current events. I’m taking that as a win.
*Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
• Blood like Fate by Liselle Sambury
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
*Black AF History: The Un-whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
• Blood like Fate by Liselle Sambury
• Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
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I’m demanding answers, alongside members of the Illinois federal delegation, from the Trump administration for ignoring court orders to release almost $1.88 billion in federal funding for our state.
If they can't hold their end of the deal, Illinoisans deserve to know.
If they can't hold their end of the deal, Illinoisans deserve to know.
February 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m demanding answers, alongside members of the Illinois federal delegation, from the Trump administration for ignoring court orders to release almost $1.88 billion in federal funding for our state.
If they can't hold their end of the deal, Illinoisans deserve to know.
If they can't hold their end of the deal, Illinoisans deserve to know.
Y’alllllll. Look what I found at the bookstore a week early. 🤭 I feel like I won the lottery. I promise I won’t spoil it. Eeeep!
February 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Y’alllllll. Look what I found at the bookstore a week early. 🤭 I feel like I won the lottery. I promise I won’t spoil it. Eeeep!
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The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
February 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight.
It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.
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Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
From the fednews community on Reddit
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
www.reddit.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Yesterday many thousands of federal employees were terminated. This is a Reddit thread for federal employees that got laid off.
Book #9 of 2025:
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
5 stars. Dystopian fiction that hits a little too close to home. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
5 stars. Dystopian fiction that hits a little too close to home. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
February 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Book #9 of 2025:
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
5 stars. Dystopian fiction that hits a little too close to home. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler
5 stars. Dystopian fiction that hits a little too close to home. I’ll be thinking about this one for a long time.
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Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.
February 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.
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Paperbacks and Frybread is having a 15% off sitewide sale. Diversify your bookshelf and support this family business. paperbacksandfrybread.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Paperbacks and Frybread is having a 15% off sitewide sale. Diversify your bookshelf and support this family business. paperbacksandfrybread.com
If it was really about cutting wasteful government spending, they would have started with the Department of Defense that can’t even pass an audit.
February 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
If it was really about cutting wasteful government spending, they would have started with the Department of Defense that can’t even pass an audit.
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This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
U.S. government officials privately warn Musk’s blitz appears illegal
The billionaire’s DOGE team has launched an all-out assault on federal agencies, triggering numerous legal objections.
wapo.st
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This @washingtonpost.com story is so important that I'm gifting it. These people appear to be operating totally illegally and outside the Constitution -- and they know it. wapo.st/40LVERn
This is all fucking insane and anyone who says it isn’t either hasn’t been paying attention or thinks it won’t affect them.
February 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is all fucking insane and anyone who says it isn’t either hasn’t been paying attention or thinks it won’t affect them.
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I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
February 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
January reads:
The Measure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kindred ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gender Queer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Make the Season Bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Celestial Monsters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mind Games ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set Boundaries, Find Peace ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Christmasland ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Measure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kindred ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gender Queer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Make the Season Bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Celestial Monsters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mind Games ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set Boundaries, Find Peace ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Christmasland ⭐️⭐️⭐️
February 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
January reads:
The Measure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kindred ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gender Queer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Make the Season Bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Celestial Monsters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mind Games ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set Boundaries, Find Peace ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Christmasland ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Measure ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Kindred ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Gender Queer ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Make the Season Bright ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Celestial Monsters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Mind Games ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Set Boundaries, Find Peace ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Christmasland ⭐️⭐️⭐️