Tamu Thomas
@tamuthomas.bsky.social
📚 Author of Women Who Work Too Much
🩷 Helping women escape toxic productivity
🌍 Obsessed with the neurobiological relationship between women, power, pleasure & productivity
🩷 Helping women escape toxic productivity
🌍 Obsessed with the neurobiological relationship between women, power, pleasure & productivity
❤️❤️ thank you for sharing.
My book baby turned 1 yesterday 🎈
My book baby turned 1 yesterday 🎈
'Understanding our rhythms & supporting them enables productivity that is nourishing, as it enriches the quality of life rather than commodifying the human body & extracting your life force in exchange for profit & external validation.' @tamuthomas.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 8:55 AM
❤️❤️ thank you for sharing.
My book baby turned 1 yesterday 🎈
My book baby turned 1 yesterday 🎈
Capitalism doesn’t want you to see yourself as beautiful
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#writersky
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#writersky
Choosing to see ourselves as beautiful
A radical act of reclamation
livethreesixty.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Capitalism doesn’t want you to see yourself as beautiful
livethreesixty.substack.com/p/choosing-t...
#writersky
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#writersky
February 10, 2025 at 2:37 PM
February 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The storytelling in this performance is why Kendrick Lamar is the only Pulitzer Prize winning rapper (to date).
#kendricklamar
#kendricklamar
February 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The storytelling in this performance is why Kendrick Lamar is the only Pulitzer Prize winning rapper (to date).
#kendricklamar
#kendricklamar
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"It’s been 15 months since I last stepped into a classroom. Because here in Gaza, the concept of a "regular school year" has been stolen from us."
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
I Live in Gaza and There Are Almost No Schools Left Here
The United Nations has described what’s happening as “scholasticide.”
www.teenvogue.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"It’s been 15 months since I last stepped into a classroom. Because here in Gaza, the concept of a "regular school year" has been stolen from us."
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
In this op-ed, a 19-year-old former college student in Gaza shares her experience. ⤵️
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Thank you @jasmineforus.bsky.social. THIS is the energy we need from the opposition party during an attack on democracy.
February 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Thank you @jasmineforus.bsky.social. THIS is the energy we need from the opposition party during an attack on democracy.
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If I send you this, it’s because I think your dream isn’t outrageous enough. Dream bigger, bestie.
February 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
If I send you this, it’s because I think your dream isn’t outrageous enough. Dream bigger, bestie.
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Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
Tiny plastic pollution more than 50% higher in placentas from preterm births than in those from full-term births
A study has found microplastic and nanoplastic pollution to be significantly higher in placentas from premature births than in those from…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Microplastics in placentas linked to premature births, study suggests
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"The 19 Republican officials, co-led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird have demanded Costco notify the states within 30 days whether it will repeal its DEI policies or provide an explanation for maintaining them."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Republican state attorneys pressure Costco to drop diversity policies
Nineteen Republican attorneys general have called on Costco Wholesale to abandon its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, citing concerns about discrimination and legal risks.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"The 19 Republican officials, co-led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird have demanded Costco notify the states within 30 days whether it will repeal its DEI policies or provide an explanation for maintaining them."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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So happy my piece ‘Inset Day’ is through the 1st round of judging for this year’s Herbert Freehills Smith Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery. I’ve been here before, so may this year be the year I make the final exhibition. 🙏🏾 #Artist
January 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
So happy my piece ‘Inset Day’ is through the 1st round of judging for this year’s Herbert Freehills Smith Portrait Prize at National Portrait Gallery. I’ve been here before, so may this year be the year I make the final exhibition. 🙏🏾 #Artist
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Back when he was born I wrote a poem for my grandson. It’s now my debut book Grandmas Locs published by Tate . My patient illustrator Camilla Ru did an incredible job of capturing the playfulness between Keiko and me. *beaming*
January 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Back when he was born I wrote a poem for my grandson. It’s now my debut book Grandmas Locs published by Tate . My patient illustrator Camilla Ru did an incredible job of capturing the playfulness between Keiko and me. *beaming*
Outrage is expensive.
Invest it wisely
Invest it wisely
January 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Outrage is expensive.
Invest it wisely
Invest it wisely
You don’t need that book by 11pm tonight or tomorrow- I promise you!
And your TBR pile is staring at you.
Buy the book from @bookshop-org.bsky.social
#booksky
And your TBR pile is staring at you.
Buy the book from @bookshop-org.bsky.social
#booksky
January 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
You don’t need that book by 11pm tonight or tomorrow- I promise you!
And your TBR pile is staring at you.
Buy the book from @bookshop-org.bsky.social
#booksky
And your TBR pile is staring at you.
Buy the book from @bookshop-org.bsky.social
#booksky
January 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
If you are a Black woman in any stage of menopause this is for you
I couldn’t recommend Karen highly enough 🩷🩷
I couldn’t recommend Karen highly enough 🩷🩷
Only 3 spaces left on my retreat baby The Joy Retreat Barbados. I.AM.GASSSSSED!
Note to Self: Dream BIG.
(Cr: @tamuthomas.bsky.social )
Note to Self: Dream BIG.
(Cr: @tamuthomas.bsky.social )
January 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you are a Black woman in any stage of menopause this is for you
I couldn’t recommend Karen highly enough 🩷🩷
I couldn’t recommend Karen highly enough 🩷🩷
I’m trying not to talk about this but… we have to ignore it.
Was is a nazi salute?
Probably.
There will be no consequences.
Save your energy and get organised.
Was is a nazi salute?
Probably.
There will be no consequences.
Save your energy and get organised.
January 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I’m trying not to talk about this but… we have to ignore it.
Was is a nazi salute?
Probably.
There will be no consequences.
Save your energy and get organised.
Was is a nazi salute?
Probably.
There will be no consequences.
Save your energy and get organised.
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Work in progress 🌹
January 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Work in progress 🌹
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South Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people | Youngmi Kim
South Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people | Youngmi Kim
Despite scandal after scandal, Koreans have shown their solidarity with one another, and the resilience of their institutions
Compared with other advanced industrialised countries, South Korea is still a young democracy, having only transitioned from…
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
South Korean democracy was nearly toppled by its president. It was saved by its people | Youngmi Kim
I’m so happy to have found #blacksky
I’d love to connect with authors - non fiction and fiction.
Speakers
Poets
Women 40+
Women entrepreneurs 40+
Advocates & activists
Folks that value rest & joy
Nervous system geeks
Let’s connect!
I’d love to connect with authors - non fiction and fiction.
Speakers
Poets
Women 40+
Women entrepreneurs 40+
Advocates & activists
Folks that value rest & joy
Nervous system geeks
Let’s connect!
January 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I’m so happy to have found #blacksky
I’d love to connect with authors - non fiction and fiction.
Speakers
Poets
Women 40+
Women entrepreneurs 40+
Advocates & activists
Folks that value rest & joy
Nervous system geeks
Let’s connect!
I’d love to connect with authors - non fiction and fiction.
Speakers
Poets
Women 40+
Women entrepreneurs 40+
Advocates & activists
Folks that value rest & joy
Nervous system geeks
Let’s connect!
January 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
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My first artwork of the year ‘Inset Day’ Oil & acrylic on canvas 120 x 100cm - to all the mums, I see you
January 14, 2025 at 7:53 AM
My first artwork of the year ‘Inset Day’ Oil & acrylic on canvas 120 x 100cm - to all the mums, I see you