Zel McCarthy
@zelmccarthy.bsky.social
𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙍𝘿𝘼𝙉𝘾𝙀 / 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙀 / 𝘿𝙄𝙎𝘾𝙊
music journalist / doc producer
🌴 LA 😎 PHL 🔔
✊️ in the rave ✌️
🪩 « 𝙄 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 » 🪩
docs ⮕ https://different-places.com
playlists ⮕ https://dropoutdis.co
antifascism ⮕ https://trainingseasonsover.us
music journalist / doc producer
🌴 LA 😎 PHL 🔔
✊️ in the rave ✌️
🪩 « 𝙄 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 » 🪩
docs ⮕ https://different-places.com
playlists ⮕ https://dropoutdis.co
antifascism ⮕ https://trainingseasonsover.us
This gives me lolz
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This gives me lolz
sleepy but I voted ✌️
November 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
sleepy but I voted ✌️
Sexy scarecrow! Jonathan Bailey is @people.com's first out gay Sexiest Man Alive 🌈
photos from Jason Hetherington
people.com/jonathan-bai...
photos from Jason Hetherington
people.com/jonathan-bai...
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sexy scarecrow! Jonathan Bailey is @people.com's first out gay Sexiest Man Alive 🌈
photos from Jason Hetherington
people.com/jonathan-bai...
photos from Jason Hetherington
people.com/jonathan-bai...
How was your No Kings protest?
October 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
How was your No Kings protest?
When you’re a Dodgers fan but just watched the #BoysInBlue clinch the NLDS in a bar in Philadelphia.
October 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
When you’re a Dodgers fan but just watched the #BoysInBlue clinch the NLDS in a bar in Philadelphia.
October 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
October 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“How many times do you have to be taught that you think you know where your life is going,” Kidman says, “and then it isn’t going in that direction?”
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“How many times do you have to be taught that you think you know where your life is going,” Kidman says, “and then it isn’t going in that direction?”
October 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s always a good day to feel free!
September 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It’s always a good day to feel free!
5. SUPPORT PROTESTERS FROM HOME 🏠
Civic engagement can be fraught with ableism but there is room for all abilities and ages in this movement!
Whether you feed a crew after they march in the streets or wait by the phone in case of emergency, you're needed and your contributions are valuable!
Civic engagement can be fraught with ableism but there is room for all abilities and ages in this movement!
Whether you feed a crew after they march in the streets or wait by the phone in case of emergency, you're needed and your contributions are valuable!
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
5. SUPPORT PROTESTERS FROM HOME 🏠
Civic engagement can be fraught with ableism but there is room for all abilities and ages in this movement!
Whether you feed a crew after they march in the streets or wait by the phone in case of emergency, you're needed and your contributions are valuable!
Civic engagement can be fraught with ableism but there is room for all abilities and ages in this movement!
Whether you feed a crew after they march in the streets or wait by the phone in case of emergency, you're needed and your contributions are valuable!
4. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! 🗽
Everyone has the right to freely assemble and peacefully protest.
But it's very possible there will be challenges to us as we exercise these constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
If questioned or detained, stay silent and do not consent to search under any circumstance!
Everyone has the right to freely assemble and peacefully protest.
But it's very possible there will be challenges to us as we exercise these constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
If questioned or detained, stay silent and do not consent to search under any circumstance!
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
4. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! 🗽
Everyone has the right to freely assemble and peacefully protest.
But it's very possible there will be challenges to us as we exercise these constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
If questioned or detained, stay silent and do not consent to search under any circumstance!
Everyone has the right to freely assemble and peacefully protest.
But it's very possible there will be challenges to us as we exercise these constitutionally guaranteed freedoms.
If questioned or detained, stay silent and do not consent to search under any circumstance!
3. LOCK DOWN YOUR PHONE & OTHER ELECTRONICS 📴
(smartwatch, tablet, fitness trackers)
Even if you aren't at any kind of personal risk, our phones collect location and usage details that can be used to incriminate others for simply being present.
Stay in airplane mode when possible!
(smartwatch, tablet, fitness trackers)
Even if you aren't at any kind of personal risk, our phones collect location and usage details that can be used to incriminate others for simply being present.
Stay in airplane mode when possible!
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
3. LOCK DOWN YOUR PHONE & OTHER ELECTRONICS 📴
(smartwatch, tablet, fitness trackers)
Even if you aren't at any kind of personal risk, our phones collect location and usage details that can be used to incriminate others for simply being present.
Stay in airplane mode when possible!
(smartwatch, tablet, fitness trackers)
Even if you aren't at any kind of personal risk, our phones collect location and usage details that can be used to incriminate others for simply being present.
Stay in airplane mode when possible!
2. MAKE SIGNS AND PACK SUPPLIES 🪧
Signs are your voice and a way to connect with other folks who care about the same things as you.
Pack supplies to protect against the perils of weather, terrain, and conflict.
Signs are your voice and a way to connect with other folks who care about the same things as you.
Pack supplies to protect against the perils of weather, terrain, and conflict.
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
2. MAKE SIGNS AND PACK SUPPLIES 🪧
Signs are your voice and a way to connect with other folks who care about the same things as you.
Pack supplies to protect against the perils of weather, terrain, and conflict.
Signs are your voice and a way to connect with other folks who care about the same things as you.
Pack supplies to protect against the perils of weather, terrain, and conflict.
1. USE A BUDDY SYSTEM 🧑🤝🧑
Things can change quickly in a crowd.
Prearrange a meeting point in case you get separated.
Discuss with your crew in advance your comfort levels and limitations.
Stay safe and support each other!
Things can change quickly in a crowd.
Prearrange a meeting point in case you get separated.
Discuss with your crew in advance your comfort levels and limitations.
Stay safe and support each other!
June 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
1. USE A BUDDY SYSTEM 🧑🤝🧑
Things can change quickly in a crowd.
Prearrange a meeting point in case you get separated.
Discuss with your crew in advance your comfort levels and limitations.
Stay safe and support each other!
Things can change quickly in a crowd.
Prearrange a meeting point in case you get separated.
Discuss with your crew in advance your comfort levels and limitations.
Stay safe and support each other!
the crowd at the Vatican looks like the crowd at Ultra
May 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
the crowd at the Vatican looks like the crowd at Ultra
Also… I can’t be the only one who has clocked this… this year’s #MetGala carpet is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually ***cerulean***
May 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Also… I can’t be the only one who has clocked this… this year’s #MetGala carpet is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually ***cerulean***
It’s not event 7pm and Coleman Domingo has already given us TWO looks, each head to toe Valentino 🖤
May 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
It’s not event 7pm and Coleman Domingo has already given us TWO looks, each head to toe Valentino 🖤
Not only do these headlines each offer a different framing of the political messages during Kneecap’s Coachella sets, the articles contradict each other:
@thr.com says Goldenvoice was “blindsided” this weekend, but @variety.com reports the band also shared a pro-Palestine message during weekend 1.
@thr.com says Goldenvoice was “blindsided” this weekend, but @variety.com reports the band also shared a pro-Palestine message during weekend 1.
April 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Not only do these headlines each offer a different framing of the political messages during Kneecap’s Coachella sets, the articles contradict each other:
@thr.com says Goldenvoice was “blindsided” this weekend, but @variety.com reports the band also shared a pro-Palestine message during weekend 1.
@thr.com says Goldenvoice was “blindsided” this weekend, but @variety.com reports the band also shared a pro-Palestine message during weekend 1.
This is probably cuntissimo too...
April 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is probably cuntissimo too...
I do think the spirit of cuntissimo is probably everywhere.
Like, this is cuntissimo...
Like, this is cuntissimo...
April 15, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I do think the spirit of cuntissimo is probably everywhere.
Like, this is cuntissimo...
Like, this is cuntissimo...
If you’re planning to see Kylie’s Tension tour I’m so excited for you because it’s splendid. We are blessed to have her as our pop goddess 💎🪩➡️
April 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
If you’re planning to see Kylie’s Tension tour I’m so excited for you because it’s splendid. We are blessed to have her as our pop goddess 💎🪩➡️
I’m transfixed by “Meredith Marks DJ Set”
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I’m transfixed by “Meredith Marks DJ Set”