Defiance posting. Vibes: Enraged 🔴 Not a Democrat anymore. Columnist @ Dame Magazine, bylines @ The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar and more. Black, millennial, feminist, tired. Going to keep fighting anyway. Pay me for ideas: patreon.com/gothamgirlbluehttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.comhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmv3vz2op22hIt feels wrong somehow to have both the Knicks winning and a mayor that I’m actively proud of simultaneously as a New Yorker28 May 2026 03:38 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmv3vz2op22hhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmsos25l3c2zThis is why Trump has a stranglehold on the GOP Senate. It’s why there’s no point in trying to remove him via impeachment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 May 2026 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsos25l3c2zhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmqfhzcv2c2dCan’t believe I’ve been married for 3 years today, the time has just disappeared26 May 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqfhzcv2c2dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmppkt7zjs2tOh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes oh yes they both oh yes they both oh yes they both reached for the gun the gun the gun the gun for the gun [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 May 2026 00:14 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmppkt7zjs2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmpkvoaamc2tAs I introduced my spouse to it, I had the horrifying realization that next year is the 25th anniversary of Chicago winning Best Picture25 May 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpkvoaamc2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmpbeae5gs2vYour reminder that this starts Black American holiday season, as Memorial Day emerged from formerly enslaved people tending Union graves in South Carolina, Juneteenth is…Juneteenth, and July 4 became a Black holiday after the Civil War, while many white southerners rejected patriotism.25 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpbeae5gs2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmpa6cntbc2vThe first US pope doing this is such a based move (and the direct successor to the first American (continents) pope is also a *sign*) [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 May 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpa6cntbc2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmmcqiabvc2vI absolutely want to be in a bubble on social media why the fuck else would I use it? I’m a Black woman well-versed in US history I am going to have everyone else’s cultural baggage and perspectives shoved into my life every minute I am not actively resisting; I deserve some goddamn peace24 May 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmcqiabvc2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmmbrxnoec2vAnd we all know why: because casting Lupita as an unparalleled beauty is a blatant rejection of the white beauty standard that is supposed to define femininity in the “Epic and Unyielding War for Western Civilization” If Helen can even be Black, then Blackness must be accepted as beautiful [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmbrxnoec2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmmardjums2vWild that the millionth interpretation of a 3000 year old epic poem that uses a diverse cast is getting this kind of reaction just because people really need to let their racism flag fly24 May 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmardjums2vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmlg2bffl22vTo be fair, this is an extension of the racism, because the “have to do everything correct” is the justification for slavery/Jim Crow/the racial wealth gap/dismantling affirmative action/Obama Derangement Syndrome [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmlg2bffl22vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmde7bsb4s25Even though the Senate did not reach the level to remove Trump from office, a majority of Senators did accept that Trump was guilty on the terms of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment during his second impeachment trial. Based on the cases cited in Trump v Anderson, this is enough to disqualify him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmde7bsb4s25https://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmd36rrmb22cThis is well overdue, but because this is an extension of January 6th, might I suggest some acknowledgement of Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which burdens Republicans with having to find supermajorities to reinstall Trump rather than a supermajority to oust him. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmd36rrmb22chttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmcpzxfkc22cEveryone should pay civilization fees (taxes) because we all benefit from society, though people who are able to extract the most out of society should pay the highest civilization fees! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcpzxfkc22chttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mmcpvdyc5c2cStep one of freeing us from the worst acts of Robert Moses: not expanding on them [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcpvdyc5c2chttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm7pdpedgs2tThey’ve set up a slush fund to reward insurrectionists for facing literally any consequences for their crimes against the republic, and only a rando on the internet with no law degree is bringing up the actual impacts of trying to fix the country after the Civil War [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7pdpedgs2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm7oxckw2k2tAm I the only one who cares whether Texas v White and Section 4 of the 14th Amendment carry any meaning?!19 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7oxckw2k2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm7ojumpec2tGiven the slush fund set up due to illegal coordination between the White House and the DOJ to pay off seditionists, can we get recognition of Section 3/14 Am disqualification as an option? [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2026 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7ojumpec2thttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm77piy6ac2aSection 3 tonight, Queen? Section 3??? Section 3 please? Section 3 tonight??19 May 2026 10:48 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm77piy6ac2ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm3njr4npk2oI’m so tired of politicians telling us that we, the people have the power to change government but then not fulfilling their part of the basic premise, which is acting on our behalf. The whole point is that they’re supposed to pitch ideas on how to make things happen and we give them power to do so18 May 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3njr4npk2ohttps://blacksky.community/profile/gothamgirlblue.com/post/3mm3n7zbkns2oThe People rely on representatives to do our bidding and defend our government from those who would weaponize it against us…which means you have to do your job in coming up with ways to rein them in and pitch them to us, so we can empower you to act in those ways [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 May 2026 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:rzkenmeipfagqf2d3sb4mmob/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm3n7zbkns2o