My solar return celebrations start tonight! Come party with me for a purpose. www.instagram.com/p/DQ4QZWUEd0Q/

I spent the weekend working around youth from elementary school to college age, and let me tell, you, they are CHILDREN. In mind, mannerisms, and development. Goofy, blissfully ignorant babies. Any adult who tries to justify a romantic encounter with minors does not deserve air.

This morning, I used sugarcane molasses for my green tea, and WHEW. Three cheers for experimenting, and I'm especially grateful to Andrew at Roulaison for letting me take some home after our rum cocktail workshop! roulaison.com/rum.html

SCOOP: ICE is allocating as much as $180 million to pay bounty hunters and private investigators who verify the address and location of undocumented people ICE wishes to detain, including with physical surveillance, according to procurement records reviewed by 404 Media.

Because my solar return is two weeks from today. Please feel free to purchase from other, more reputable, retailers. 🏹https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/EB7GXUWCYPMB?ref_=wl_share

I'm still using the belly band I received from a dear friend (to aid in recovery after abdominal surgery) to help with my posture while working, and WOW. Women in STEM. My girls are out here changing my life, one accommodation at a time.

Except he didint and he doesn’t. He’s not the first person to use thatterm. And if he doesn’t have something on the primary people attacked and the nature of dat privacy and surveillance based in the dehumanization of others Or the presumption of non privacy he’s just being an ass

my friend: how's Nani today? me: my eyes are going cross eyed and my contacts are drying out my friend: step away from the laptop. stretch. make yourself a warm beverage. the edits can wait. me: 🥹 I love y'all DEEP. Thank you for getting me.

Today was my day off, but then I booked a gig, and then they cancelled, so I'm back to not working. So, I just learned how to tie a tie so I can upload a photo of myself in upscale bistro attire for another potential gig. As my friend would say, I'm alive, but I ain't living.

Nani is an absolutely excellent photographer and definitely worth hiring and funding!! Pretty cool person to boot!

Today is my first full day off since October 6, so naturally, I'm online applying for jobs and grants. Please send leads for marketing, photography, or training roles.

life when women like the vehicle

Turn your location off. ESPECIALLY if you are attending any rallies or protests. www.404media.co/ice-to-buy-t...

I know you all know what deranged, vile, propaganda nonsense this is. But for the record: Leaders of the regime are declaring the opposition party and all forms of political dissent as illegitimate - and large swaths of the population to be dangerous terrorists. This is incredibly dangerous.

Love is a crazy thing, baby.

The joy of dating oneself: #SoloDateChronicles. I love LOVE this.

I do my own hair because: wash $47.50 interlocking $265 upcharge for long locs $50 every 30 minutes after 2.5 hrs: $75 I wouldn't trade my locs for the world, but I'm sick of only having the choice between sore arms and shoulders for three days, or being grossly overcharged.

We have reached the point of no return where anything written or spoken intelligibly is now assumed to be AI. Humanity has lost the plot.

On days I don't have paid gigs, I still wake up early and make myself a beverage to start the day. This keeps me on a schedule & takes my mind off the desperation of job hunting. Today's concoction is butterfly pea tea with matcha foam (oat milk). As delicious as it is beautiful.

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“American culture encourages a dynamic of ‘While we’re denying that the physical violence that robbed your community has effects in the present, we’re also going to dare you to call that denial violent.’” Koritha Mitchell www.publicbooks.org/white-medioc...

Threads suspended my account for some unknown reason, so I guess I'll be posting here more.

U.S. intelligence has removed "T" from "LGBT" in their reports - including those intended to warn of threats to the community. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-disap...

Does anyone know of hair/cosmetology schools in New Orleans that need people to practice on? I desperately need a wash and interlocking, but I don't have $250 to spend.

Making oneself the spokesperson of a movement that does not apply to you is not martyrdom nor struggle, it is performance art. Stop being a distraction; amplify the voices of those who are suffering. Stop asking for subscribers and start sending direct aid to those in need.

I just need $50k, a great job, and a long hug.

It was never "just a cold." www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Not working for a month has been quite a financial challenge. If you have the means, I have a need. I am lenubienne on ALL platforms.

More of this, please.

This afternoon in TIME MAGAZINE, @mariannecooper.bsky.social and I discuss why 300,000 Black women leaving the workforce is bad for the economy, bad for society, and bad for you. In the piece, we argue that Black women are the canaries in the coalmine and why ignoring #TheDoubleTax harms us all.

Rest in peace, Tortuguita. You deserved better.

It's frustrating knowing that you are *THE* perfect fit for a position, but first you have to beat the AI/ATS overlords at the resumé game to even get seen by a human.

This is the same court that just said you can't use race at all in college admissions. It was always about white supremacy.

Florida surgeon general admits he banned vaccine mandates based on vibes

Everything is burning down and melting around us, and I am determined to snatch what little joy I still can. Despite the wrecked economy, I've had a few friends get promotions and start new positions, which gives me hope for myself. Recovering from surgery with no job is hard.

The more the icebergs break up, the greater the surface area they expose. The greater the exposed surface area, the faster they melt in response to rising temperatures.

I'm on hour four, and it all started this morning with #SinkZero. That was the one domino that kicked off the rest, and now my #chairobe and #floorobe are disappearing...

Big Sugar is straight up one of the most evil industries on the planet, and we should unironically be driving them out of business in favor of corn syrup, if we're going to be honest about an industry built entirely on the backs of the African slave trade.

Friday, September 5, 2025. The day images made by me were published online by @ricksteveseurope.bsky.social. I am truly honored and blown away... Many thanks to author Gabe Gunnink, and to Teens of Color Abroad for trusting me to document such an incredible program. www.instagram.com/p/DOOnHPCkxYO/

Small things that brought me immense joy today: - finally finished an entire 16oz tub of Vanicream - 1 gallon of Dr. Bronner's sandalwood & jasmine arrived - I converted solely to foaming soap dispensers on mason jars and retired (recycled) three single-use plastic bottles.

Watching RFK reminded me of @profkori.bsky.social: "Because American culture has never encouraged white people to hold themselves & each other to higher standards, merit is manufactured for them all & innocence is manufactured for white people who don’t even have the decency to be mediocre"

The way people cheer for and gleefully share the video of the extrajudicial execution of the unidentified Venezuelans is macabre. It made me think about @profkori.bsky.social's book, "Living With Lynching." It is a sick, sobering reminder that white supremacy demands celebration of violence.

Every time I log in to see what's happening, another nasty scandal/update/apocalyptic event has happened. Each day, I get one step closer to leaving social everything behind and going full analog.

I think a lot of us were fed lies about women and instead of adjusting when we found out they were lies, we fought the women for not fitting the lie. You do that when you don't see people, fully. Be more curious about people and less dogmatic about the religion of gender you've out your faith in.

Sitting at my desk at home, editing photos with a delicious oat milk latte, and I feel like I'm getting back to myself again. ASÈ.

We must protect these women at all costs.

Yep. "I meant i wanted her to need me for money...but not be a gold digger."

There are 11 half-started projects happening in my home right now, which means I got 5.5 things done today. Please clap....and then send a Virgo and Capricorn to help me reach the finish line.

MG, thank you for purchasing an orchid photo print from my website!!!! I can't wait to see how it looks in your space. FernandaMeier.com