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she/her; diasporic, urban-dwelling Inuk Indigiqueer woman seeking reconnection; 💍 @phoenix-rights.bsky.social bookshop: riotousmuse linktr.ee/support_SEIU_RHworkers 💸 V: HumanHummingbird Cover 📸: Christian Spencer

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · Apr 23

How would you react to being handed a free transit voucher?

How would the distance between transit fare & interaction with fare enforcement (& therefore law enforcement) impact anything else about you/your life?

Maybe that's how one calibrates their level of privilege these days.
Food for thought.

Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · Apr 23

That 1st person I'd noticed looked on HIGH guard when I approached & excused myself.

But when I offered 2 of my 3 last vouchers, they reacted like I'd come off the street & handed them a fucking rare gem.

They deliberated how BEST to use this ✨1✨ ride voucher while I got on the next train.

🧵13/?

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 2m

Thank you!

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Amanda (she / her) @splicegirls.bsky.social · 6m

Sharing this here in case it can help anyone: www.2harvest.org/find-food/re...

Food Resource Map | 2harvest.org

www.2harvest.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7d

A timely excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis, written by my friend Aaron Goggans, who has supported many frontline activists struggling with their mental health during moments of mass protest and upheaval. Thank you, @pempem.bsky.social for uplifting.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

mentalhellth.xyz

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 8d

Pleased to see Nnenna Freelon's "Beneath the Skin of Sorrow" and Robyn Maynard's @policingblack.bsky.social "Policing Black Lives" on @msmagazine.com's list of October books, by @karlajstrand.com: msmagazine.com/2025/10/07/b...

October 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us

The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in October 2025.

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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 2d

Today on the blog, Robyn Maynard @policingblack.bsky.social discusses the new revised & expanded edition of her book "Policing Black Lives," explaining its continued relevance to students, scholars, & activists around the world.
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A brown skinned woman with long dreadlocs parted to one side looks at the camera without smiling. She wears a white tank top and a pendant necklace.

Cover of Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard. The background features a grainy, black-and-white image of a Black individual facing a wall. The person's posture and the ruler markings adjacent to the figure suggest that the image is a mugshot. The entire cover has a gritty feel and is overlaid with a grainy, stippled texture. The title text is bold and distressed.

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 4m

It's ok! I was just missing you & saw when I checked your profile. Sending love your way & missing your friendship & general vibe since you've moved.

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Hare 🍉 @haredurer.bsky.social · 2h

Little creep's cop father helped him get away with months of sociopathic harassment until he killed two teenage girls.

Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 1d

More info on the Charlie Kirk fan who mowed down two teens in NJ:

"The suspect also was behind two SWATing incidents and that police allowed the teen's father to drive him away from the victim's home after the second SWAT hoax call"

nj1015.com/police-misco...

SWAT calls and stalking warnings: Inside the NJ police connections behind the Jeep homicides

In Cranford, the tragic loss of two teen girls raises questions about police favoritism and the suspect's troubling behavior linked to law enforcement ties.

nj1015.com

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The Expensive Wino (Greg B) stands with 🇺🇦 @theexpensivewino.bsky.social · 2h

Wanna jump on this bandwagon and copy it @governorwalz.mn.gov @ltgovflanagan.mn.gov ? A lot of Minnesotans would love it if you did.

California to begin selling affordable, state-branded insulin beginning next year

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California will begin selling affordable insulin under its own label on Jan. 1, nearly three years after he first announced a partnership to sell state-branded generic drugs at ...

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Attorney Ben Crump @attorneybencrump.bsky.social · 2h

Jasmine Jefferson spent 72 hrs in jail under Florida’s new “Halo Law” — arrested DAYS after trying to help Erika McGriff’s 9-yo daughter contact a family member during a violent police encounter. The Halo law makes it a crime to come within 25 feet of police or first responders.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 4h

Fab idea! his is the closest we'll get to a European plaza!
1. The street is VASTLY underused, inconveniencing few
2. It's WIDE, not a narrow shadowy north-south canyon a la Nicollet.
3. It borders a PARK, perfect ancillary use
4. Buildings are cute, would accommodate re-use
5. Cool skyline view!

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 6h

i want to pedestrianize harmon place in loring park

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 3h

One of the true joys is seeing the fullness -- good and bad -- of where you live. Honestly it's brought so much happiness to my life (especially as I accumulated gear & safety lights).

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Tinman’s Telltale Heart @bcmfietser.bsky.social · 3h

Other amenity values available by bike but typically not by car include bumping into a friend and saying hello; meeting a new friend en route; learning things about your city other than the freeway entrances and exits, but I digress.

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 3h

Also re waking I still open minds by noting it takes most folks 15-25 minutes to walk a mile, and that covers a huge habit trail radius for most. But it's so hard to get folks to get heads around this. Also: folks will walk 5 miles around Lake Harriet but won't walk 2.5 miles up/back for a purpose.

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Jamie Schwesnedl @schwesbomb.bsky.social · 3h

Certainly seems that we’re heading this way.
The future is unwritten, and we need to write some serious plot twists into this story.

Craig Johnson @cajohnson-craig.bsky.social · 5h

the people you know and rely on to report on fascism and its growth are going to be on trial or in detention by this time next year

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 21h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 2h

I really hope some folks with know-how find some ways to fill the gaps like this & the hub.

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Freealonzo @freealonzo.bsky.social · 3h

Sad news for SW Minneapolis bike folks... Farmstead Bikes closing their 40th and Bryant shop. Northfield shop still ongoing.
www.instagram.com/p/DP4Zqljid70/

farmsteadbikeshopmpls on Instagram: "It’s a bummer for sure. Thank you to our customers and our employees for a wild 9 and a half years. The bike industry isn’t an easy…"

It’s a bummer for sure. Thank you to our customers and our employees for a wild 9 and a half years. The bike industry isn’t an easy one. We’re still going strong in Northfield so if you have any winter projects, bike overhauls or custom builds please think of us and give our Northfield shop a call. Greg can pick up and drop off in Minneapolis until we get up and running again. The more projects we get the sooner we can open back up in Minneapolis. Thanks again! Now go ride your bike! ♥️

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⛈ 🦅 mekadebines 🦅 ⛈ @greatlakesqueer.bsky.social · 4h

Also, technically not a policy brief but another example of politically-directed writing that we are reading next week is the American Historical Association's amicus curiae brief submitted for the Skrmetti case. This one is interesting because it uses a different type of evidence than statistics.

www.supremecourt.gov

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⛈ 🦅 mekadebines 🦅 ⛈ @greatlakesqueer.bsky.social · 5h

And lastly, very relevant in this moment (though I'm not sure when it was published) is this report on trans experiences with immigrant detention in the US which basically calls for an end to detention and incarceration altogether.

williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu

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⛈ 🦅 mekadebines 🦅 ⛈ @greatlakesqueer.bsky.social · 5h

We are learning about how to make policy briefs in Trans Studies class today, and I thought I'd share the examples we're looking at because they're pretty interesting!

First is this report on the needs of trans men regarding HIV strategies on a global scale. Really fascinating report.

Download Policy Brief on Effective Inclusion of Trans Men in the Global HIV and Broader Health and Development Responses — GATE | Global Action for Trans Equality

This policy brief presents a case for the inclusion of trans men, trans masculine persons, and gender diverse persons assigned female at birth (AFAB) in the global HIV response and broader development...

gate.ngo

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 5h

Help us reach our fundraising goal so that people power will win the day in Ward 8 and so that Ward 8 comes out strong for a new mayor!

Donate to help me reach my $1,500 goal: secure.actblue.com/donate/neigh...

I just gave to Soren Stevenson!

Show your support with a contribution.

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Soren Stevenson @sorenwithward8.bsky.social · 5h

The election is almost here, and the last campaign finance deadline is on Monday. We need one final fundraising push to get us across the finish line! In 2023, our people-powered campaign came up 38 votes shy of winning, and over the next two years, that meant...

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Kyle Tran Myhre @guante.info · 5h

"Grindin’, first in the breadline/
The greatest emcee of all end times/
No warning, no warrant, just a headliner/
dragged offstage with no headlines..."

Me and @seemore.bsky.social wrote a song over that beat that plays in Andor when Mon Mothma is spinning around:

‘Worthy of the Stone’ by Secret Rivers (KTM aka Guante and SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE)

YouTube video by SEE MORE PERSPECTIVE

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Alex @alexpong.bsky.social · 5h

good, relevant song i’ve been listening to a lot

And not needing police
Starts with you and me
So if you f up
I will still be your friend
Cause we need all of us
To fight all of them
And if you f up
I will still be your friend
Cause if we hate cops
We can't act like them

They Can't Kill Us All

YouTube video by Release - Topic

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · May 23

“I love running The People’s Closet — it’s such a delight,” Leenay says. “It’s a true resource that people depend on, and that’s the thing about mutual aid; it never really goes away because as long as you’re maintaining each other, you’re maintaining everything.”

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ameera Khan at the @outfrontmn.bsky.social Gala
reminding us that we are here to be the neighbors we wish we had when we were little.

Support OutFront Minnesota tonight & beyond:

www.outfront.org/support-outf...

Program from the gala with Ameera's photo. She is a queer Muslim woman with a tightly curled bob haircut & brown skin.

AMEERA KHAN
Ameera Sultana Khan (she/her) is a Bengali-American whose faith is shaped by her theological training as a hafiza (one who has memorized the Quran, progressive Muslim and interfaith perspectives, and her personal experience at the intersections of Queer, Muslim, and survivor identities.

She draws from Sufi, anti-patriarchal, and liberation theology-oriented traditions within Shari'a, Quran, Hadith, and Islamic history. This includes challenging dominant narratives around commonly cited Islamic justifications for homophobia and transphobia, such as the story of the people of Lot. As a Youth Activist with the Muslim Youth Leadership Council from 2018-2021, she learned how queer and transgender Muslims across the country are reclaiming their narratives. Ameera has shared her insights through workshops, podcasts, and talks on topics like reclaiming Queer Islamic history, Muslim identity, and Shari' a law. She is also an active member of the El-Tawhid Juma Circle (ETJC) Unity Mosque in Toronto and co-founder of its Madison, Wisconsin branch. In her professional life, Ameera works as a DevOps engineer in Minnesota, USA.

Outside of work and activism, she is a recovering overachiever, a roster comedian with the Funny Asian Women Kollective (FAWK), and a self-proclaimed lover of finding beauty glimmering in the bleak and bizarre patterns of life. She believes that, despite it all, humans are fundamentally lovable - and hopes you'll double it and give it to the next person. You can find her online at @SacredPropaganda.

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