What’s your BlueSky intro music? Alt Text: Vinyl record song cover for “New York Shit” by Busta Rhymes feat. Swiss Beatz

I'm going to poke people about this more regularly, especially since I'm hoping they'll see how useful it is when the servers are over-taxed and images don't load consistently! Alt text helps everyone! It doesn't need to be perfect, either. Even just a little helps.

🧵: ‘White people do not think in terms of we. White people have the privilege to interact with the social and political structures of our society as individuals. You are “you,” I am “one of them.” Whites are often

I can’t remember who said this but they said that anti-racism for white people is a “hobby” — in that we can choose to pursue it but we don’t have to, and as a result many will have phases but will not be consistent throughout life because we can afford to simply.. turn it off.

Me later today 🤤

If you are not familiar with Frederick Douglass' Speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?", please do so now: https://youtu.be/NBe5qbnkqoM Text: https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/historic-document-library/detail/frederick-douglass-what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july-1852

Fish Fact of the Day. 🧪 Super Suckers for Slippery Slimy Surfaces. Clingfishes possess a remarkably strong sucking disc formed by modified pectoral and pelvic fins that in some species can support as much as 300 times the weight of the fish. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SySkRqjEb5w

Honestly, I can't believe I got even this good of a photo as these lovely creatures never stop moving! #nature

Anyone else counting down the hours? It's only 8 AM, but I'm already plotting the perfect cookout plate. 🤣🍽️

Me later today 🤤

Rise and shine, blue-tiful people! 💙🌞 Enjoy this painting of a clear blue sky, reflecting the limitless possibilities that await us today. 😉 Let's make today amazing! 🌹✨

elon: here’s your daily allotment of free speech

Hi! Lots of artists trying to find community again so here I am with my space pottery. Everything is hand-painted with glaze 💫

It’s the first of the month. New toothbrush.

had to go with one of my faves 🦾

just a re-intro w so many new folks around: I’m a writer & professor of African American Studies & popular culture I mostly post abt music, movies, memes & media I appreciate good shade & bad queers & dumb jokes & smart ppl I’d rather have bad taste than no taste Let’s follow each other?

Black visual artists - mutuals or not - if you see this, I would love if you respond to it with some of your work!

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Skincare babes, what’s up? #Blacksky

Ok been here a day lets piss off everyone. Y'all really need to unpack your sanism, the frequency with which I see "crazy/insane/psycho/schitzo" etc. used as synonyms for literally any negative adjective demonstrates that a lot of you see mentally ill people like me as synonymous with bad. 1/🧵

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Read this insightful thread on ableism and language choice... 💡 Then click on this resource to discover alternatives to common ableist words and phrases. 👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿 https://www.autistichoya.com/p/ableist-words-and-terms-to-avoid.html

A blue sky to brighten Bluesky! Credit: astrailor_jp on Instagram

If you want an invite to SPILL and you’re Black + Queer, lemme know. #BlackSky

are these boletus edulis / penny bun? how do I tell 🍄 🤔

Good morning from some Great Egret chicks plotting to take over the world. Ok, possibly they are just waiting for a fish delivery from Mom or Dad but they look like they're up to something, right? 🧪

I've got two invite codes for whoever needs them 😊

Hey everyone who helped me make alt text on twitter a thing -- can I get some help with getting @bsky.app to take screen reader accessibility seriously around here?

Everyone go read the WHOLE thread.

Since more people are here **BIPOC-Only Mutual Aid**: A lot of BIPOC in need haven’t gotten mutual aid in here as much as counterparts who get theirs completed quicker. Help folx out in need. Ty.

“It is impossible to talk about Afrofuturism without talking about Missy Elliott…. She explores sci-fi themes in much of her work, using superpowers and other fantasy elements to create imagery rooted in a conceptualization of the time to come. Imagery of Black people that had not been seen before.”

Those navigating here from Twitter today. People here are telling you to use alt text. I agree but I just want you to know as you are new or just learning to remember progress over perfection. I depend on alt text great deal of the time and work in accessibility and I still make mistakes

so much great stuff in here. I assign essays to my students from it pretty much every semester

Bienvenidos a todos los refugiados del Twitter.

What should I crochet next? 🤔 #art

If you’re trans and can see this rn, we have a discord server for us too. When you get there, post a screenshot of your profile with the edit button showing. https://discord.gg/arth8PQZ

I’m not so certain the mass migration from twitter to BlueSky is going to be a good thing given the kinds of problems that BlueSky already has and the lack of adequate protections for non-white and disabled folks. A sudden population increase will intensify these problems.

I am ridiculous but not wrong

I’ve been sitting on a take that’s basically “the fact that Aveta had to do this should’ve given everyone pause.” How do you have two intentional attempts to diversify the Skyline fail and still not acknowledge that you have a whiteness problem?

The cauliflower pizza and peach berry cobbler I made last night were so good!! 😋😋😋

Go get yourself some motherfucking peonies

I have some invites to spare. In case anyone wants them