soumithri
@soumithri.bsky.social
lives in south india. dreams in indigo cotton. gender is a relation.
currently running Neeli Dyeing House, playing with Desperate Attune (@desperateattune.bsky.social), thinking about colonialism, and wearing as much handwoven cotton as possible
currently running Neeli Dyeing House, playing with Desperate Attune (@desperateattune.bsky.social), thinking about colonialism, and wearing as much handwoven cotton as possible
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
for my sins i have tried to read the transcript of the new york times podcast originally titled 'did women ruin the workplace'. i could not tell you what the hell they are talking about, or whether they are meaningfully making any kind of point.
November 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
for my sins i have tried to read the transcript of the new york times podcast originally titled 'did women ruin the workplace'. i could not tell you what the hell they are talking about, or whether they are meaningfully making any kind of point.
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Change in Headline
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Change in Headline
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
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[To the tune of Eleanor Rigby]
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
[To the tune of Eleanor Rigby]
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
Big Ozymandy,
Look at him stood on his plinth in the sand if you dare,
Time to despair
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MAD SISTERS OF ESI is coming in French!
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
En 2026, une nouvelle autrice rejoint notre catalogue : Tashan Mehta. Autrice et professionnelle de l’édition indienne, elle nourrit une véritable passion pour le fantastique et la structure des récits.✨
Rendez-vous le 5 février 2026 en librairie. 🐋
Rendez-vous le 5 février 2026 en librairie. 🐋
October 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
MAD SISTERS OF ESI is coming in French!
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
This is the first work of mine that’s been translated, and it’s been an incredible experience. Mathilde Montier did an astonishing job; her skill, care and artistry blew me away. It just made me so excited for language and writing all over again.
the law in its majestic equality &c.
As millions of Americans are about to lose their SNAP benefits, I am reminded of this quote by Emma Goldman:
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
"Ask for work. If they don't give you work, ask for bread. If they do not give you work or bread, then take bread."
October 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
the law in its majestic equality &c.
i have to start following more cricket accounts. i know more about the world series than the india-australia ODI series
October 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
i have to start following more cricket accounts. i know more about the world series than the india-australia ODI series
youtu.be/ehY2hRzbe3U
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
Vir Das | @ManthanIndia Samvaad 2025
YouTube video by Manthan India
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
youtu.be/ehY2hRzbe3U
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
i spoke to the comedian Vir Das about his work. i can't able to watch this video because i'm in it, but perhaps you'd like to?
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There was no conceivable world in which the British justice system would find one of their own guilty of war crimes when they're enthusiastically supporting a genocide. But even still, the Bloody Sunday verdict is a slap in the face for all Irish people.
October 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
There was no conceivable world in which the British justice system would find one of their own guilty of war crimes when they're enthusiastically supporting a genocide. But even still, the Bloody Sunday verdict is a slap in the face for all Irish people.
some poor online editor is really feeling this error right now. they're probably even in bangalore.
URGENT Heineken targets mid-single digit revenue growth in 2030 plan reut.rs/47CRrnN
URGENT Heineken targets mid-single digit revenue growth in 2030 plan
Dutch brewer Heineken said on Thursday it expects to deliver mid-single digit organic net revenue growth, with profit growth ahead of that, as it laid out an updated strategic vision covering the years until 2030 ahead of an investor event later in the day.
reut.rs
October 23, 2025 at 7:42 AM
some poor online editor is really feeling this error right now. they're probably even in bangalore.
Every book on the le Guin prize shortlist is special in its own right.
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Every book on the le Guin prize shortlist is special in its own right.
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
Ursula Whitcher's ( @yarntheory.bsky.social) North Continent Ribbon is a collection of stories about the sometimes slow, sometimes immediate nature of revolution. It is a stunning book. Everyone should read it
deepavali mubarak. light starts first within us, where truth lives.
October 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
deepavali mubarak. light starts first within us, where truth lives.
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A lot of hands went into this laser-cut sculpture of the U'duasha map from Sumirror by @desperateattune.bsky.social and I am very happy to have it on my wall now
October 19, 2025 at 6:52 PM
A lot of hands went into this laser-cut sculpture of the U'duasha map from Sumirror by @desperateattune.bsky.social and I am very happy to have it on my wall now
we need to bring the ability to download things because someone went through the trouble of making a playlist. it doesn't need to be a good playlist. it doesn't even need to have good songs. just download it anyway.
October 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
we need to bring the ability to download things because someone went through the trouble of making a playlist. it doesn't need to be a good playlist. it doesn't even need to have good songs. just download it anyway.
reading about Partition and it only becomes more and more upsetting that it occurred.
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
reading about Partition and it only becomes more and more upsetting that it occurred.
insane to me that tech oligarchs have invented artificial sycophants because the regular kind weren't good enough. all the large language models do is tell you how amazing and great you are. the people who use it most are the ones who need it least, which is a true feat because nobody needs it.
October 2, 2025 at 6:03 AM
insane to me that tech oligarchs have invented artificial sycophants because the regular kind weren't good enough. all the large language models do is tell you how amazing and great you are. the people who use it most are the ones who need it least, which is a true feat because nobody needs it.
between two lungs
/ it was released
the breath that passed
/from you to me
that flew between us
/as we slept
that slipped from your
mouth to mine - it crept
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Uj...
/ it was released
the breath that passed
/from you to me
that flew between us
/as we slept
that slipped from your
mouth to mine - it crept
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Uj...
Florence and the Machine Between Two Lungs
YouTube video by weareglitterchic
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
between two lungs
/ it was released
the breath that passed
/from you to me
that flew between us
/as we slept
that slipped from your
mouth to mine - it crept
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Uj...
/ it was released
the breath that passed
/from you to me
that flew between us
/as we slept
that slipped from your
mouth to mine - it crept
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Uj...
non-dualism is the position that everything is logical, everything makes sense, we must all be materialists, that's how we know that the power of love can make miracles happen
my undying duality is a battle between the halves of me that believe:
- everything is logical, everything makes sense, rules exist, physicalism, etc
- No, fuck you, the power of love *can* make miracles happen
- everything is logical, everything makes sense, rules exist, physicalism, etc
- No, fuck you, the power of love *can* make miracles happen
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
non-dualism is the position that everything is logical, everything makes sense, we must all be materialists, that's how we know that the power of love can make miracles happen
sometimes it seems like leaders in parties like Labour and the Democrats would answer the question 'would you become Hitler in order to win votes' with the answer 'yes'
September 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
sometimes it seems like leaders in parties like Labour and the Democrats would answer the question 'would you become Hitler in order to win votes' with the answer 'yes'
ah yes, 'humanitarian consequences', that famous concern of the governments of both India and the U.S.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
India warns new US H-1B visa fee will have 'humanitarian consequences'
Donald Trump has said those applying for H-1B visas will have to pay $100,000, roughly 60 times the current fee, starting Sunday.
www.bbc.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ah yes, 'humanitarian consequences', that famous concern of the governments of both India and the U.S.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
skimmed past some dumb online anarchist/marxist-leninist types arguing at each other and reminded myself that i can just eat a kitkat.
September 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
skimmed past some dumb online anarchist/marxist-leninist types arguing at each other and reminded myself that i can just eat a kitkat.
whenever i feel particularly depressed about all this i listen to fareed ayaz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=heHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=heHx...
'Padhaaro Mhaare Des' by Farid Ayaz & Abu Mohammed
YouTube video by ajab shahar - kabir project
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
whenever i feel particularly depressed about all this i listen to fareed ayaz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=heHx...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=heHx...
something i think about a lot is in @kierongillen.bsky.social's The Power Fantasy, Etienne makes a critic ask Masumi - how much good art could redeem Hitler?
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
something i think about a lot is in @kierongillen.bsky.social's The Power Fantasy, Etienne makes a critic ask Masumi - how much good art could redeem Hitler?