Monica Byrne
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Writer living in Ireland. AI-free. Buy THE ACTUAL STAR: https://www.monicabyrne.org/the-actual-star. Reps at CAA, DG&B, and Kaplan/Perrone. She/her.
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Reposted by Monica Byrne
if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
![Dept. of War [sic]'s bluesky account says "To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: If you keep trafficking deadly drugs–we will kill you."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a4n6zqm2ufqrdbyszo5gvgyq/bafkreifpxnl7xocstyj3ztg3enbd5osgyaxznmbkkkysjjuykxbplp5gl4@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
if your moderation team bans someone for a harmless unactionable exclamation of disgust, but permits a govt account to say stuff like this,
you need a new moderation team.
you need a new moderation team.
Reposted by Monica Byrne
So rich grown men’s sexual abuse of poor women and young girls is not merely a bonus of power for them—it’s central to how they maintain their power.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
So rich grown men’s sexual abuse of poor women and young girls is not merely a bonus of power for them—it’s central to how they maintain their power.
Ooooof! Yea we’re at “feels like 1” now.
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ooooof! Yea we’re at “feels like 1” now.
Ugh. Well I think that means I need to figure out how to cancel my Hulu.
November 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Ugh. Well I think that means I need to figure out how to cancel my Hulu.
No, it should be the same! In the U.S. too. That's why I'm confused I'm getting charged twice, once by Disney and once by Hulu.
November 13, 2025 at 10:59 AM
No, it should be the same! In the U.S. too. That's why I'm confused I'm getting charged twice, once by Disney and once by Hulu.
Reposted by Monica Byrne
we live in rape culture. children are not, despite a powerful discourse of "taboo sex crimes," exempt. they are the most powerless class of people in a social system were power us expressed and practiced through sexual violence. this is the norm, not the exception.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
we live in rape culture. children are not, despite a powerful discourse of "taboo sex crimes," exempt. they are the most powerless class of people in a social system were power us expressed and practiced through sexual violence. this is the norm, not the exception.
She was very happy for me
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
She was very happy for me
I said it to a friend, “but yeah, that video is only a shot of his face right?,” and I will never forget the look she gave me
November 12, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I said it to a friend, “but yeah, that video is only a shot of his face right?,” and I will never forget the look she gave me