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wistfuldream.bsky.social
Existing is a protest. Queer/demisexual ciswoman in Texas, rainbow sheep of my family, avid reader, Disneynerd, lover of books, cats, art.
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I strongly suggest that if you dislike this feature, you write a quick ticket saying so. Annoy the fuck out of them. ⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...

Substack platforms, monetizes, and actively promotes Nazis, anti-trans bigots, and eugenicists. We’ve been telling you this for years. There are lots of other places you can host your subscription newsletter w similar features. If you moved here from X, what the hell are you still doing on Substack?

If you're still on Substack and wondering where to move to, check out this thread and consider Ghost.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 16

Your Daily Affirmation: It ain't over. It ain't over. It ain't over. While every note of hope buoys my spirit, and every revelation of truth heartens my resolve, I rise up, aware that it ain't over, and nothing worthwhile is achieved without perseverance. RESIST FASCISM

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 15

Of course he cut off funds to an organization that monitors amazon's impact on climate change. So have a bunch of other billionaires. Please stop shopping at amazon. It's your dollars through this company that accelerate climate deterioration

Cats of Bluesky a thing? Cause my boy is precious. #catsofbluesky #catsky ##thecattheycalljayne

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 14

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/we...

I realized today that Trump, Musk, DOGE, Vance, Miller, Vought and their many collaborators have broken so many laws already that they know they have to destroy our government and entire way of life to stay out of jail. This is all or nothing. We should respond accordingly.

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...

Sometimes resistance is simply continuing to do the work that you were already doing which aligns with your values.

This is a long watch but it is a good watch. Call your reps and senators.

I went to my Congressman's local office today. First off, they were surprised that I was there. They said they had been getting phone calls, but I was the first walk-in. That said, the phones were not ringing off the hook. If the DC phone lines are busy, try calling the local office.

From tonight's DSA-organized rally in protest of NYU Langone canceling gender-affirming care for trans kids at St. Vartan Park in NYC. Context: hellgatenyc.com/nyu-langone-...

if the news media is going to entirely ignore our fight for our lives, we’ll just document it ourselves.

Panic and despair without an outlet can be self-destructive. Interrupt the doom spiral: -Do 1 self-indulgent thing that makes you feel happy or content. -Do 1 thing to make your home environment more calm or comfortable. -Do 1 thing to help your community and people in it. Repeat as needed.

Hayao Miyazaki's short guide to watercolor painting -- we put this translation together a couple of years ago

tfw you're making spring break plans and wondering what kind of trip insurance you could get for total economic and/or civil collapse in the next six weeks

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #Books #BookSky 💙📚 #BookChallenge Day 13

When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.

Because they still have Black History Month in the Federation.

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We “will not be staying non-disruptive,” one organizer said. ⤵️

If the FAA director got fired over a business beef AND there was an air traffic controller hiring freeze despite huge shortages AND a chaotic blitz to hollow out federal bureaucracy, and then within a week the first American airliner crashes in 16 years, you would be insane not to talk about it all.

One of millions of reasons I hope RFK Jr. is not confirmed. He cannot be trusted, holds dangerous racist views, and is not qualified to lead health and human services in this nation. On what “merit” is this man under consideration?

Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era

When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests. We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason. ALSO.

Just saying that pressuring senators in both parties to take down Russ Vought’s nomination is a tangible “something” people can “do” to send a clear signal that this has to stop

qualified immunity is a hell of a bitch.

yupppppp

I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values. Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +

Yup

Greyhound is part of the resistance!

A Black professor accidentally started an HBCU on TikTok called HillmanTok. Now other professors have joined in and are teaching actual courses with some offering certs that can be added to your resume Some courses being offered ⬇️

When I pointed out over and over how Substack was purposely funding white creators but not Black ones with many people overlooking it for the check “Jealousy” Pointing out to white reporters that they only cared when it started affecting them “crickets”

Okay. So like a camp. A camp where people are concentrated.

"Sometimes reliable information is all that’s needed to help immigrants avoid ICE agents, and anyone can help reduce the unnecessary panic that arrest announcements can generate." This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️

ICE Hotline: (866) 347-2423

There is a reason Jewish men were and are often depicted as lacking masculinity and Jewish women were and are often depicted as having an overabundance of it, the tools used for bigotry are not specialized.