So people are saying I should introduce myself:

My name is Imani aka AngryBlackLady.

Abortion rights are pretty much my entire personality.

I'm a lawyer, SCOTUS nerd, a journalist, and an expert in repro rights and justice and related law.

I am Editor-at-Large at Rewire News Group—the only nonprofit publication dedicated to repro rights health and justice.

I co-host a podcast called Boom! Lawyered with Jess Mason Pieklo.

I have three rescue dogs and I live outside Boulder, Colorado.

@AngryBlackLady I followed you on the other place. Glad to see you active here.
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So people are saying I should introduce myself:

My name is Imani aka AngryBlackLady.

Abortion rights are pretty much my entire personality.

I'm a lawyer, SCOTUS nerd, a journalist, and an expert in repro rights and justice and related law.

I am Editor-at-Large at Rewire News Group—the only nonprofit publication dedicated to repro rights health and justice.

I co-host a podcast called Boom! Lawyered with Jess Mason Pieklo.

I have three rescue dogs and I live outside Boulder, Colorado.

@AngryBlackLady Oh my goodness, I was just mentioning you (positively, of course). Welcome! So glad to see you here on the Fediverse - it is far from perfect, but it works for now.
@SallyStrange thank you sally!
@AngryBlackLady btw I am no expert, but I have been using this software since 2018 or so - so feel free to hit me with questions about why this or that thing isn't fucking working lol
@AngryBlackLady Welcome!
You may find @FediTips helpful ✌️
@AngryBlackLady I miss Colorado so much! Cute pups 😍 Welcome, or welcome back!

@AngryBlackLady yay! I didn't realize you were on Mastodon (I only joined this summer and I'm still figuring out my way around). I learned a lot from following you on Twitter back in the day. 💖

Also your dogs are adorable 🥰

@kzeta thanks Kate! I appreciate that
@AngryBlackLady so glad to see you here😻
@AngryBlackLady yay! Hello! I love your dogs so much haha

@AngryBlackLady

"SCOTUS nerd"

Oh my that must be very difficult these days, I can hardly imagine!
My condolences.

@AngryBlackLady Welcome! Your dogs are adorable. :)
@AngryBlackLady SO HAPPY YOU ARE HERE!!!!!!! YAY FOR THE FEDIVERSE! 💕💕💕💕

@AngryBlackLady If anyone, anyone sends you a nasty DM please let us know. Over here is far easier for harassment to be highly pinpointed, with no one seeing it but you. Go to @feditips for safety precautions.

I didn’t miss too many when I left twitter 2 years ago, but I’ve missed you terribly! I remember when your couch got delivered to your new place. Lolol 😂🥳

@AngryBlackLady I followed you on the other place. Glad to see you active here.
@AngryBlackLady Hey! Nice to see you here! In better news, at a letter to voters party here in St. Louis, my white cis male husband chose a stack of Missouri "yes on 3 letters" to write and send. How are all men not pro-women's healthcare???? It's just good sense! It's a non-partisan campaign, so he had to be admonished not to wax too lyrical in his support of abortions and all healthcare choices. In case anyone is still wondering why I married the weirdo.
@AngryBlackLady Your doggos are awesome 💫
@AngryBlackLady What a great surprise finding that you're here! Glad to be able to follow you again. I missed your voice.
@AngryBlackLady I was never at the other place, but welcome. Mastodon needs more angry Black women, because God knows there's a lot to be angry about.
@AngryBlackLady OMGOMGOMG!!! Have missed you since the good old bird site days
@AngryBlackLady Welcome, the world is a better place, now that you are Here!
@AngryBlackLady Hi Imani! You just got an instant follow. And welcome.😊

@AngryBlackLady

I have been reading your content daily over at the Bad Place for several years, welcome!

@AngryBlackLady Welcome back! Definitely have missed you since I dropped Xitter.
@AngryBlackLady dang, lady! Honestly, if you had asked me last week? I was already on top of following your account.
Glad you're here on the Fediverse. Like I say, tho - you been here in spirit.

@AngryBlackLady Welcome! Glad you're here!

My fav is to subscribe to a ton of things and to cope with all the cool nerdy hashtags, I like to use the web site view and make columns.

One for important hashtags like #DogsOfMosstodon #CatsOfMosstodon and another for favorite #cooking content, others for groups of people, etc.

@KathleenC oooh cooking content. Thanks!
@AngryBlackLady There are so many cool cooking hashtags, just try searching for your favorites.
@AngryBlackLady Stranger sliding in to say: I've read things from you on other social media (probably X?) so I knew some of that intro content but I'm not sure I've seen pics of those magnificent beasts. LOOK AT THOSE GOOD DOGS! Clearly SO GOOD!
@rmd1023 the best dogs!
@AngryBlackLady @rmd1023 n
After Sprocket, I have to say under contractual obligation
@AngryBlackLady @rmd1023 by which I mean to say: "yeah they're good dogs.I*also* have a good dog."
@stripey @AngryBlackLady This is why I am often very specific in my adoration of dogs I meet. "WHO'S THE BEST DOG IN ARM'S REACH?" or "WHO'S THE BEST DOG IN THSI ROOM?"
@rmd1023 @AngryBlackLady of fish this is both a wisdom and an invitation to wrassle or have a bass fish-off
@AngryBlackLady I love Rewire - follow you guys on Instagram. So glad you're here!!
@AngryBlackLady ooh, I’m another former Twitter follower who missed you so this news makes my day! Welcome to the Fediverse!
@AngryBlackLady Yesssss, I loved your commentary and insights on Twitter. Welcome and thank you for being awesome.

@AngryBlackLady Hello, Imani, and welcome. Colorado is beautiful. I might have to flee there from Montana one of these days. I might have to run farther than that if Harris doesn’t win. Hold tight to that anger.

*Adorable doggies!

@AngryBlackLady Welcome! Longtime follower over @ the other place - glad to see you here!

One quick tip: if you'd like to follow someone on bluesky from here (or enable them to follow you here), first follow https://mstdn.social/@bsky.brid.gy@bsky.brid.gy
which acts as a 'bridge' between the two networks (doesn't work for all bsky accounts - they have to 'follow' the bridge account on bluesky as well...)

Also, a good #LawFedi follow is https://mstdn.social/@icymi_law@esq.social (bot that boosts law stuff posts)

Mastodon 🐘

@AngryBlackLady Yours is one of the voices I’ve missed since I left Twitter, so I’m excited to see you start posting on Mastodon!
@AngryBlackLady Oh, hi- nice to see you over here again. 'Tis a pleasant place.
@AngryBlackLady welcome ma’am. Lovely to have you here. Love seeing more black folk on the platform.
@AngryBlackLady
The Jorkie Sisters say hello
@AngryBlackLady So glad to see your posts again. I missed that when I ditched Twitter
@AngryBlackLady Welcome home, Imani 😃 👍
@AngryBlackLady welcome! glad you're here!
@AngryBlackLady welcome! Glad to have you around!
@AngryBlackLady welcome Imani. And thanks for the important work you do!
@AngryBlackLady Welcome, I’m sure I’m not the only one who has been looking forward to you posting in the fediverse! Friends, if abortion rights are your issue, check out the Boom! Lawyered podcast.
@AngryBlackLady I'm so glad you're here! I've missed your wit and wisdom. Yay!

@AngryBlackLady
Yay! Imani is here! Welcome!

(And boo, I was just trying to quit mastodon)