M. Lopes da Silva
@mlopesdasilva.bsky.social
Nonbinary trans masc + bisexual author. Artist. Poet. Critic. I write California horror and everything else. Polyam Fool/Magician (They/He)
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GoFundMe has deleted my friend Sama'a's account and refunded its donors. She is struggling with depression and despair and needs our support now more than ever. They have created a new fundraiser to help them survive in the war-torn wreckage of Gaza City.
chuffed.org/project/1575...
chuffed.org/project/1575...
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
GoFundMe has deleted my friend Sama'a's account and refunded its donors. She is struggling with depression and despair and needs our support now more than ever. They have created a new fundraiser to help them survive in the war-torn wreckage of Gaza City.
chuffed.org/project/1575...
chuffed.org/project/1575...
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feel like not nearly enough people are talking about this — apparently the democratic “yes” votes have effectively agreed to having the u.s. government write 6 republican senators $500k checks?
Look at this new outrage. To open govt, we're retroactively letting 8 Senators sue for $500K each over having had their J6 phone toll records looked at. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM
feel like not nearly enough people are talking about this — apparently the democratic “yes” votes have effectively agreed to having the u.s. government write 6 republican senators $500k checks?
Me, flirting.
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Me, flirting.
Back on my bullshit today 💜 Lesson Four : Meaning You Find, Meaning You Make meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/l...
Lesson Four: Meaning You Find, Meaning You Make
Before we begin: in the context of this Lesson, “organic” must be severed from any idea of “goodness” and “manufactured” must be similarly disconnected from “badness”. These binary ideas, while ver…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Back on my bullshit today 💜 Lesson Four : Meaning You Find, Meaning You Make meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/11/07/l...
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Cover reveal for Carnalis, my lesbian cannibal novella, which is out in MARCH from @nictitatingbooks.bsky.social!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Cover reveal for Carnalis, my lesbian cannibal novella, which is out in MARCH from @nictitatingbooks.bsky.social!!
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The older I get the more I understand, profoundly, that you need to be Cringer in order to be Battlecat.
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The older I get the more I understand, profoundly, that you need to be Cringer in order to be Battlecat.
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Yo, Tenebrous Cult!
Friend o'the press Wendy Wagner has been busy pulling together a great fundraiser to support the Oregon Food Bank, which is in (even more) desperate need these days.
Tenebrous will be on site, helping out in any way we can. Come join us next Monday at the Rose City Book Pub🖤☠️
Friend o'the press Wendy Wagner has been busy pulling together a great fundraiser to support the Oregon Food Bank, which is in (even more) desperate need these days.
Tenebrous will be on site, helping out in any way we can. Come join us next Monday at the Rose City Book Pub🖤☠️
PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ????
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Yo, Tenebrous Cult!
Friend o'the press Wendy Wagner has been busy pulling together a great fundraiser to support the Oregon Food Bank, which is in (even more) desperate need these days.
Tenebrous will be on site, helping out in any way we can. Come join us next Monday at the Rose City Book Pub🖤☠️
Friend o'the press Wendy Wagner has been busy pulling together a great fundraiser to support the Oregon Food Bank, which is in (even more) desperate need these days.
Tenebrous will be on site, helping out in any way we can. Come join us next Monday at the Rose City Book Pub🖤☠️
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue this week, alongside multiple other phenomenal team members.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
At our Summit, I was asked how it felt to be 1 of 2 Black women left and what that meant for representation. Now, there are no Black women at Teen Vogue and that is incredibly painful to think about.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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Hammer horror fans—here’s Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in their last photo together.
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Hammer horror fans—here’s Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing in their last photo together.
Happy Halloween! Before you go on your scary adventures - you remember Dumpy, right? meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/h...
Happy Halloween!
“You remember Dumpy. He’s cute.” …do I remember Dumpy? Does anyone? One of my best friends woke me up with this unsettling ad from Carvel. I’m just here to spread the …
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Happy Halloween! Before you go on your scary adventures - you remember Dumpy, right? meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/h...
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We're proud to be distributing the poetry and prose of Palestinian writer Shahd Alnaami. Sahar Mustafah says "Amidst a genocide, Alnaami honors the loved ones she’s lost as well as those who survived and continue to resist."
All proceeds go to the author.
frombeyondpress.com/books/the-wr...
All proceeds go to the author.
frombeyondpress.com/books/the-wr...
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We're proud to be distributing the poetry and prose of Palestinian writer Shahd Alnaami. Sahar Mustafah says "Amidst a genocide, Alnaami honors the loved ones she’s lost as well as those who survived and continue to resist."
All proceeds go to the author.
frombeyondpress.com/books/the-wr...
All proceeds go to the author.
frombeyondpress.com/books/the-wr...
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We're building work camps, concentration camps, and a palace ballroom. And we're about to starve 40 million Americans.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We're building work camps, concentration camps, and a palace ballroom. And we're about to starve 40 million Americans.
Authenticity and vulnerability is the only real edge that exists. Bigots are boring because they hide behind their hatred like cowards and think they’re being “edgy”.
October 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Authenticity and vulnerability is the only real edge that exists. Bigots are boring because they hide behind their hatred like cowards and think they’re being “edgy”.
One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to in my life was a Tiger Lilies Halloween show. The music production on this track finally gives you a slice of what one of their performances feels like. So fucking good: youtu.be/6KBSkMkIKR8?...
Stupid Life (Official Video)
YouTube video by The Tiger Lillies
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October 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the best concerts I’ve ever been to in my life was a Tiger Lilies Halloween show. The music production on this track finally gives you a slice of what one of their performances feels like. So fucking good: youtu.be/6KBSkMkIKR8?...
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Camps to cage 10,000 people at a time—all denied any due process and targeted because of their skin color and place of origin. Does this remind you of any other camps in times past?
The Department of Homeland Security is funneling $10 billion through the Navy to help facilitate the construction of a sprawling network of migrant detention centers across the US in an arrangement aimed at getting the centers built faster. https://cnn.it/4oDFP9W
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Camps to cage 10,000 people at a time—all denied any due process and targeted because of their skin color and place of origin. Does this remind you of any other camps in times past?
New mini-post about grief up on the meatthinkery: meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/g...
Grief and Skull Cutouts
I was going to post about grief today, but the subject dragged me down to a point of wordlessness that I dislike. That’s not today’s energy. I will say: if you are feeling grief, please…
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October 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
New mini-post about grief up on the meatthinkery: meatthink.wordpress.com/2025/10/24/g...
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Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
October 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Forgive me, Chicago, I was not aware of your game
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🔥💀RELEASE DAY💀🔥
Love, congrats & happy book birthday to @momoshaty.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT features 11 terrifying stories of Occult Horror that cut deep across time & space.
These cards play for keeps🖤☠️
Cover art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social
store.tenebrouspress.com
Love, congrats & happy book birthday to @momoshaty.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT features 11 terrifying stories of Occult Horror that cut deep across time & space.
These cards play for keeps🖤☠️
Cover art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social
store.tenebrouspress.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🔥💀RELEASE DAY💀🔥
Love, congrats & happy book birthday to @momoshaty.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT features 11 terrifying stories of Occult Horror that cut deep across time & space.
These cards play for keeps🖤☠️
Cover art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social
store.tenebrouspress.com
Love, congrats & happy book birthday to @momoshaty.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT features 11 terrifying stories of Occult Horror that cut deep across time & space.
These cards play for keeps🖤☠️
Cover art by @ear-a-corn.bsky.social
store.tenebrouspress.com
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The federal government "jawbones" private companies by pressuring them to silence voices they can’t legally censor themselves, and Big Tech has erased ICE‑watching apps and an ICE-Sighting Chicago Facebook group.
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The federal government "jawbones" private companies by pressuring them to silence voices they can’t legally censor themselves, and Big Tech has erased ICE‑watching apps and an ICE-Sighting Chicago Facebook group.
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
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Tech companies have a First Amendment right not to be pressured by the government to remove content, and the apps that have a right to not be removed due to government censorship.
But even if they don't fight back, we all have a #1A right to access this information free from government censorship.
But even if they don't fight back, we all have a #1A right to access this information free from government censorship.
The federal government "jawbones" private companies by pressuring them to silence voices they can’t legally censor themselves, and Big Tech has erased ICE‑watching apps and an ICE-Sighting Chicago Facebook group.
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
The full story: lataco.com/big-tech-ice
By Nik Venet
October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Tech companies have a First Amendment right not to be pressured by the government to remove content, and the apps that have a right to not be removed due to government censorship.
But even if they don't fight back, we all have a #1A right to access this information free from government censorship.
But even if they don't fight back, we all have a #1A right to access this information free from government censorship.
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🌈📚 GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT 🌈🧛
We are giving away ONE hardback copy and ONE paperback copy of the 1st edition of "We Bite Back," the charity anthology featuring works by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists! More info below!
#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
We are giving away ONE hardback copy and ONE paperback copy of the 1st edition of "We Bite Back," the charity anthology featuring works by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists! More info below!
#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
🌈📚 GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT 🌈🧛
We are giving away ONE hardback copy and ONE paperback copy of the 1st edition of "We Bite Back," the charity anthology featuring works by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists! More info below!
#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
We are giving away ONE hardback copy and ONE paperback copy of the 1st edition of "We Bite Back," the charity anthology featuring works by 2SLGBTQIA+ writers and artists! More info below!
#booksky #indiepress #indiepub #pridewithabite #queerhorror
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NEW 📗!
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press
"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin
www.littlepuss.net
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW 📗!
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
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We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Apex Magazine 2026
An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.
www.kickstarter.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
We have 10 days left in the @apexmag.bsky.social 2026 Kickstarter and we've crossed 60% funding! Help us get to 100%! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...