Angie 𝕻𝖍𝖔𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖝 Garrett 🐦‍🔥🪬

Hello, everyone.

I am a writer/journalist for TheBorgenProject.org

I am currently holding a Fundraiser to help fight and help families in Sudan.

Please chip in to help me fight against this humanitarian Crisis.

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Here’s The Trick: Crisis is no longer a journalistic exception it’s the house style. When everything is urgent, nothing is. medium.com/@PhoenixShan... #Journalism #Writersky

Stan Culture and Digital Devotion: How Fandom Became Infrastructure. In the age of the algorithm, fandom isn’t just a hobby; it’s a full-blown job, a community, and a cultural force. Stan culture, once…

Read: “Stan Culture and Digital Devotion: How Fandom Became Infrastructure.“

Phoenix Shanklin 🐦‍🔥 on Medium: medium.com/@angiephoeni... #StanCulture #DigitalCulture #ParasocialRelationship

Here’s The Trick: Crisis is no longer a journalistic exception it’s the house style. When everything is urgent, nothing is. medium.com/@PhoenixShan... #Journalism #Writersky

Sorry. Wrong year. 🥴

"The Medium is the Message." - Marshall McLuhan

Never forget these words. (Image: Yousuf Karsh. 1967)

#booksky #writers #marshallmcluhan

Welcome to the recession-era #skincare economy. Where Influencers sell glow, platforms sell identity, and you’re left with a drained bank account and a half-used serum.

Read: medium.com/@PhoenixShan...

#Recession #Consumerism #Influencers

This essay explores #Magneto’s origin story, beginning with his imprisonment in #Auschwitz, and argues that his arc is one of #Marvel’s most profound ethical narratives.

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#XMen

This essay explores #Magneto’s origin story, beginning with his imprisonment in #Auschwitz, and argues that his arc is one of #Marvel’s most profound ethical narratives.

Read: medium.com/@PhoenixShan...

#XMen

That is awesome. Had to read a select few of his essays, and come up with one of our own that reflected his approach to semiotics.

I chose the Stanley Quencher and why it is a symbol of classism, bourgeoisie and capitalism.

Welcome to the recession-era #skincare economy. Where Influencers sell glow, platforms sell identity, and you’re left with a drained bank account and a half-used serum.

Read: medium.com/@PhoenixShan...

#Recession #Consumerism #Influencers

Roland Barthes' critical perspective about #classism, etymology and semiotics of ordinary people, places, and things can be found in book, MYTHOLOGIES. #booksky #books #mustreads

How Wanda’s Wound Became a Superpower (and Why That’s a Problem). Scarlet Witch, motherhood, and the awkward things mainstream media says about trauma and disability.

Wanda Maximoff/ #ScarletWitch can be a breakthrough for trauma and disability representation — when writers stop using her body as shorthand for catastrophe and start treating her as a person who grieves, loves, and negotiates care.

Read: medium.com/@PhoenixShan...

#DisabilityRights #MarvelComics

Stan Culture and Digital Devotion: How Fandom Became Infrastructure. In the age of the algorithm, fandom isn’t just a hobby; it’s a full-blown job, a community, and a cultural force. Stan culture, once…

Read: “Stan Culture and Digital Devotion: How Fandom Became Infrastructure.“

Phoenix Shanklin 🐦‍🔥 on Medium: medium.com/@angiephoeni... #StanCulture #DigitalCulture #ParasocialRelationship

Can my support for small businesses on Etsy be considered an exception?

The Performance of Outrage: How the U.S. Pro-Palestinian Movement Is Failing Gaza. In an age where outrage is currency, America’s pro-Palestinian movement has mistaken virality for victory — trading real political…

As a Pro-palestine supporter,

America’s pro-Palestinian movement has mistaken virality for victory — trading real political leverage for online noise, purity tests, and fleeting dopamine hits.

via Medium: medium.com/@angiephoeni... #ProPalestine #Politics

Born This Way: Lady Gaga’s Manifesto of Queer Futurism and Pop Resistance From meat dresses to monster metaphors, Gaga’s anthem isn’t just a hit — it’s a manifesto for radical visibility and glitter-soaked…

"Born This Way” is more than a song — it is a war cry. #LadyGaga positions herself as a messianic figure, delivering a manifesto that blends queer theory, feminist resistance, and pop maximalism.

Phoenix Shanklin 🐦‍🔥 on Medium: medium.com/@angiephoeni...

Below the Silk: Female Desire and Repression in Le Fanu’s “Carmilla.” J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla (1872), in its slender, whispery elegance, delivers a Gothic tale of bloodlust and mystery. But, underneath…

NEW:

Read “Below the Silk: Female Desire and Repression in Le Fanu’s “Carmilla.“

via @medium: medium.com/@angiephoeni...

#Carmilla #Books #LGBTQ+

Thank you, buddy. 🤟🏽🫶🏽

I'm back! Better than ever! #UICLife #Classof2026

Dish: Chicken and Veggie #Stirfry.

Decided to show off one of my favorite #AsianCuisines. With sliced mini peppers, garlic and broccolini as the ingredients, this was SMACK-TASTICALLY delish!

So excuse me while I chow down this pleasant meal. #Foodies #FoodPorn #Foodie

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Gonna be my MUST-HAVE!

YouTube video by Olurinatti The 7 DEADLY SINS of Black Politicians

Olurinatti's "The 7 DEADLY SINS of Black Politicians" is a MUST-WATCH!

(via @msolurin.bsky.social): youtu.be/grd35B5dl9Y?...

#Politicsky #Politics #BlackPoliticsky #Olurinatti

Currently discussing Adrian Tomine's SHORTCOMINGS for English 237/Graphic Novels class.

#Comicssky #Comicsky #Comics

STAND UP FOR TRANS RIGHTS Ul Health is quietly enforcing Trump's ban on gender affirming care under 19 years old. Thurs at 12pm UIC West Campus: Hermitage and Taylor Dress warm!

TRANS RIGHTS RALLY TOMORROW @ UIC!!!

Currently discussing Adrian Tomine's SHORTCOMINGS for English 237/Graphic Novels class.

#Comicssky #Comicsky #Comics

A two-fer post today! Happy Saturday!

Learning about Marxism and Capitalism.

If you wanna read about Capitalism's effects on the working class, I suggest you read "Estranged Labour".

Link: www.marxists.org/archive/marx...

#Booksky #Books #Essays