Samantha Powell
@sdpowell1.bsky.social
Writing about fashion. Writing about other things. Zoë not Zelda. She/her.
And I learned how to write.
Girls' school was great for all of these things.
Girls' school was great for all of these things.
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And I learned how to write.
Girls' school was great for all of these things.
Girls' school was great for all of these things.
I was very good at math and science, but I also loved learning about literature and history.
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I was very good at math and science, but I also loved learning about literature and history.
Do you know how to analyze a novel? Have you learned about any part of world history?
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Do you know how to analyze a novel? Have you learned about any part of world history?
Swings are so fun.
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Swings are so fun.
All of these tech bros have no friends because they're assholes.
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
All of these tech bros have no friends because they're assholes.
Again, my friends who were PhD students at MIT loved many things. We talked about fantasy book series. We sailed on the Charles. We sang karaoke. We played cribbage.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Again, my friends who were PhD students at MIT loved many things. We talked about fantasy book series. We sailed on the Charles. We sang karaoke. We played cribbage.
There's nothing better than pushing a little child on a swing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
There's nothing better than pushing a little child on a swing.
Even as an adult I love to ride on a swing in a playground while hanging out with children.
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Even as an adult I love to ride on a swing in a playground while hanging out with children.
Having a picnic in a park with friends. Gossiping about silly shit.
November 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Having a picnic in a park with friends. Gossiping about silly shit.
So many things are fun. Watching a silly movie. Going to an art museum and losing yourself in a painting. Cuddling a baby.
November 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So many things are fun. Watching a silly movie. Going to an art museum and losing yourself in a painting. Cuddling a baby.
They don't understand fun.
November 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
They don't understand fun.
She ruined that man's life in a poetic way.
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
She ruined that man's life in a poetic way.
He was fine. His work post-presidency was great though.
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
He was fine. His work post-presidency was great though.
The Democrats have been backsliding my entire life. I was a Reagan baby.
November 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The Democrats have been backsliding my entire life. I was a Reagan baby.
Women aren't a minority, but there was definitely death involved when it came to the federal abortion rights that we no longer have.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Women aren't a minority, but there was definitely death involved when it came to the federal abortion rights that we no longer have.
Things I've learned from studying American politics and reading a shit ton of history books:
1) We've never had a "great" POTUS.
2) SCOTUS has almost always been conservative.
3) Every right for minority groups has been achieved through protest, and death is often involved.
1) We've never had a "great" POTUS.
2) SCOTUS has almost always been conservative.
3) Every right for minority groups has been achieved through protest, and death is often involved.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Things I've learned from studying American politics and reading a shit ton of history books:
1) We've never had a "great" POTUS.
2) SCOTUS has almost always been conservative.
3) Every right for minority groups has been achieved through protest, and death is often involved.
1) We've never had a "great" POTUS.
2) SCOTUS has almost always been conservative.
3) Every right for minority groups has been achieved through protest, and death is often involved.
My politics degree has mostly been useful in making me extremely pissed for the past two decades.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
My politics degree has mostly been useful in making me extremely pissed for the past two decades.
WWI led to the death of MILLIONS of young men on both sides. And mostly for like bullshit fights between European countries.
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
WWI led to the death of MILLIONS of young men on both sides. And mostly for like bullshit fights between European countries.
WWII is a bigger part of understanding for many than WWI.
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
WWII is a bigger part of understanding for many than WWI.