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Marxist feminist librarian & death doula-in-training! “The Guerrilla Feminist: A Search For Belonging Online & Offline” Iskra Books, March 2025 🍉🍉🍉 #MadisonWI lachrista.substack.com
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I think it would make a big difference in our health if we banned Pharma ads from America like the rest of the world does.

Finished last night.

I think it’s a mistake to think of the pro-natalist polygamy of Elon Musk as a departure from the “traditional” sexual conservatism. The tradition, really, is not primarily about male monogamy so much as male domination; the collection of multiple women affirms this, rather than subverting it.

my books is coming out in March!

Look, it does not bother me that men who look like Blobfish don't wanna fuck me, ok?

New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconscious mice recover faster.

more evil, hateful bullshit the “biological sex” thing is so annoying because it’s not just bigoted it’s also bad science. i am intersex and also physically transitioning, the fuck bathroom do i belong in. they mean sex assigned at birth, which is … based on a doctor just looking at the infant

I'm sorry but I'm just not going to be cowering in fear of these clowns. They suck and they are cruel but they are not God.

I wrote about getting fired from a tutoring business call center in Chicago in my late 20s. I also talked about it at length in my stories today: lachrista.substack.com 😘

Any time I see the words "BREAKING" and "Mitch McConnell" in a headline I get so excited for half a second

Playing video games on a rainy day is such a vibe.

share.newsbreak.com/bme4kx29 How sad. Indiana wants to stop free books for kids. #FUINDIANA

Baldwin: "Last night, the president said 'I'm not touching Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, VA, I'm not touching them.' By this morning, he endorsed the House budget resolution which paves the way for massive cuts to Medicaid."

This is so fucked: “The use of race, ethnicity, or gender as criteria to award scholarships should be discontinued at this time and these criteria should be removed within the Wisconsin Scholarship Hub (WISH) and other information sources (websites).”

haha yes (truly this seems rad)

Years ago, after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, I interviewed a former fb employee, and I remember her continually emphasizing that these tech bros weren't evil geniuses, but were, in fact, dangerous because they were utterly clueless, totally reckless, and had too much power.

Unexpected niche beat for @melissagiragrant.com: Covering the myriad protests happening right now despite claims on social media that 'no one is protesting.'

New Zine Alert! 10 steps to avoid burnout in the age of Trump (and beyond!) - vacpusa.org/2025/02/14/1... - Free to Download

This is just an ice melt. Perfectly natural

Someone's gotta do it I guess New print here! www.sonnyross.com/shop/together

NEW: A blockbuster ruling in Wisconsin hands vote suppressors a big loss. A victory for voting rights! Paige and I explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXur...

"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Feeling this very much today. Via poetryisnotaluxury on Instagram.

these are the worst people and deserve worse fates than can be comfortably imagined

I wrote about my love of snow (again): lachrista.substack.com/p/mascara-of...

2 out of the 4 men who assaulted me were from dating apps. The most violent assault was 1 of these 2 dudes who was a TA on campus and working in sexual assault prevention 🙃 These apps do not give a fuck about your wellbeing. I know so many of us have stories like this.

It's stupid how often we go to work instead of playing with puppies

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

That’s weird. I wonder what happened in January? www.reuters.com/markets/us/u...

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

"I got it X times and I'm fine!" "I'm sorry to hear you've had so many infections. COVID can cause silent damage throughout our bodies, it might be a good idea to go in for a check up with your doctor." www.oliviabelknaptherapy.com/post/you-hav...

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

Being in death doula training during these ✨current times✨ has been lifesaving for me

There's this saying, "When white America catches a cold, black America catches pneumonia" which is maybe why I can't relate to the FAFO people. I understand who will really be paying the collateral damage.

Who here is “Popples” years old?

I made a snow angel tonight

BREAKING On Monday, Popular Information broke the news that the NIH had frozen virtually all grant funding in violation of 2 federal court orders On Wednesday, NIH leadership distributed a memo, acknowledging that its funding freeze was illegal and directing staff to resume issuing grants.

Walking (instead of running) the mile

Frog came running down the hill. He pulled Toad out of the snow. “I saw everything,” said Frog, “You did very well by yourself.”

Some folks haven't accepted that their arguments and values are currently countercultural. That's not as scary for me because I'm accustomed to it. For many of you, it's a new feeling. Wanting to believe that Trump had only marginal support has left some people unprepared.

Working class Americans have a significantly shorter lifespan than people who are wealthy. Why? Economic stress can have a major impact upon your body, your mind & how long you live. I’d love to hear from you: How has stress affected your heath? outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/E...

I know Mahmoud. Like all of these attacks, this is so heartbreaking and wrong. "Israeli police raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict. The police claimed the books incited violence."

Folks are shocked that their institutions, after professing commitments to climate justice and DEI, are now caving to Trump and scrubbing all references. It's brutal. And it's the smallest taste of what our students felt when their universities called in the cops b/c they protested a genocide.

I have therapy tonight and I just don’t feel like it 😩

I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe. She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today. RIP Elisa.

The forced return of slurs like r***** is really wild. I'm exactly the same age as Yglesias, and I learned as a kid how gross that word feels in your mouth, the part of your soul you have to shut off to use it casually or to not cringe to hear it. Lustily embracing it as a grown-up is baby shit.

Everyone who said corporate pride was just a way to sell rainbow products without any actual effort or commitment to be pro-LGBTQ was proven right