Art Witch Lauren
@artwitchlb.bsky.social
Queer - AuDHDer - Disabled - Artist - Witch - Mother - Rebel - Visionary - Abolitionist - she/they
I am not the witch who treasures and reveres the past and folksy styles for their heritage and structure embedded in our culture.
I love shiny, sparkly, sci-fi, future solarpunk Yule that is accessible and colorful and cozy and looking toward the systemic change.
Fuck Ralph Lauren Christmas.
I love shiny, sparkly, sci-fi, future solarpunk Yule that is accessible and colorful and cozy and looking toward the systemic change.
Fuck Ralph Lauren Christmas.
November 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I am not the witch who treasures and reveres the past and folksy styles for their heritage and structure embedded in our culture.
I love shiny, sparkly, sci-fi, future solarpunk Yule that is accessible and colorful and cozy and looking toward the systemic change.
Fuck Ralph Lauren Christmas.
I love shiny, sparkly, sci-fi, future solarpunk Yule that is accessible and colorful and cozy and looking toward the systemic change.
Fuck Ralph Lauren Christmas.
Deck the halls with bold resistance.
November 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Deck the halls with bold resistance.
Hi I am an artist but I don’t have it in me to sell things in a world where I’m competing with AI. I think competition is fundamentally anti-artist. I’m exhausted.
Here’s a video of one of my pieces called “Joyful Diversity”.
Here’s a video of one of my pieces called “Joyful Diversity”.
November 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hi I am an artist but I don’t have it in me to sell things in a world where I’m competing with AI. I think competition is fundamentally anti-artist. I’m exhausted.
Here’s a video of one of my pieces called “Joyful Diversity”.
Here’s a video of one of my pieces called “Joyful Diversity”.
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Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
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November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Our Holiday Sale is here early this year! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% Off through Friday, January 2nd!
Disability tax:
I can’t change a flat tire. My hands can’t do it. My lungs can’t do it. My heart can’t do it.
By which I mean *maybe* I could do it, but then I couldn’t work tomorrow and Tuesday and would in fact lose money for trying.
I have to pay to have a car towed.
I can’t change a flat tire. My hands can’t do it. My lungs can’t do it. My heart can’t do it.
By which I mean *maybe* I could do it, but then I couldn’t work tomorrow and Tuesday and would in fact lose money for trying.
I have to pay to have a car towed.
November 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Disability tax:
I can’t change a flat tire. My hands can’t do it. My lungs can’t do it. My heart can’t do it.
By which I mean *maybe* I could do it, but then I couldn’t work tomorrow and Tuesday and would in fact lose money for trying.
I have to pay to have a car towed.
I can’t change a flat tire. My hands can’t do it. My lungs can’t do it. My heart can’t do it.
By which I mean *maybe* I could do it, but then I couldn’t work tomorrow and Tuesday and would in fact lose money for trying.
I have to pay to have a car towed.
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They line up perfectly.
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They line up perfectly.
My birth family.
Graeme Hart, 57, believes autism is a horrific scourge on humanity – but that there’s no reason for you, an autistic person, to be so uncivil about it.
“We can disagree and stay friends” says man who thinks you should be eugenicsed out of existence
A man who believes you can disagree on politics and “still love each other” also believes scientists should find out what caused you so someone like you never happens again, and you, personally,…
thedailytism.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My birth family.
It’s just … sad.
I am sad.
And it *is* too big to put into words because the sadness is in everything… but so is the joy and the pride and the beauty.
That’s grief.
I am sad.
And it *is* too big to put into words because the sadness is in everything… but so is the joy and the pride and the beauty.
That’s grief.
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It’s just … sad.
I am sad.
And it *is* too big to put into words because the sadness is in everything… but so is the joy and the pride and the beauty.
That’s grief.
I am sad.
And it *is* too big to put into words because the sadness is in everything… but so is the joy and the pride and the beauty.
That’s grief.
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins plans to make all SNAP recipients reapply and prove "that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.”
The 'genuinely disabled'
The 'literally vulnerable'
They keep moving the goalposts.
They were never going to fund SNAP. It's eugenics:
The 'genuinely disabled'
The 'literally vulnerable'
They keep moving the goalposts.
They were never going to fund SNAP. It's eugenics:
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
Food aid recipients are already required to recertify their information regularly. But the move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the program.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins plans to make all SNAP recipients reapply and prove "that they literally are vulnerable and they can’t survive without it.”
The 'genuinely disabled'
The 'literally vulnerable'
They keep moving the goalposts.
They were never going to fund SNAP. It's eugenics:
The 'genuinely disabled'
The 'literally vulnerable'
They keep moving the goalposts.
They were never going to fund SNAP. It's eugenics:
Why is it so hard for people to accept that we don’t all need to be the same but we all deserve the same access?
There are infinite paths to the same end point and we should be free to choose our own.
There are infinite paths to the same end point and we should be free to choose our own.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Why is it so hard for people to accept that we don’t all need to be the same but we all deserve the same access?
There are infinite paths to the same end point and we should be free to choose our own.
There are infinite paths to the same end point and we should be free to choose our own.
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Remember the Gisele Pelicot trial? There was one man who wouldn’t accept being found guilty of rape.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Remember the Gisele Pelicot trial? There was one man who wouldn’t accept being found guilty of rape.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
He insisted the label was too much of a burden to bear. He raped an unconscious woman, multiple times, on video.
He appealed, and the court extended his sentence.
Trump reminds me of that guy.
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Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Millions of Americans went without a paycheque.
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
Millions more went without SNAP & endured the trauma of not knowing where their next meal would come from.
They suffered because healthcare is worth fighting for.
They rewarded the Dems with a blue wave and Schumer just ensured it was for nothing
When I think about how I gave birth without medication, twice, before understanding that I am autistic & have chronic conditions… I get really mad.
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
When I think about how I gave birth without medication, twice, before understanding that I am autistic & have chronic conditions… I get really mad.
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
Nine yrs later I am in PT trying to correct what happened to my body. I love my kids & am happy to have them but there has to be a better way. 1/
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
When I say that I’ve
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
Fascism is a cult.
Cults always end the same way.
Cults always end the same way.
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
When I say that I’ve
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
“cut ties with my birth family”
what I mean is that
“they are part of a cult. I’m not equipped to free them from it & I can no longer bear to struggle with my failure to convince them to reject it.”
Me: This is unsustainable.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
October 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Me: This is unsustainable.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Friend: …
Me: All of it is ready to fall apart.
Friend: …
Me: My body.
Friend: I figured.
Remember: it’s not the building, it’s the symbol.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
October 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Remember: it’s not the building, it’s the symbol.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
If a symbol built by slaves was replaced with something beautifully conceived, sustainable, and innovative that served the American people and was approved by Congress, that would be something to support.
Wanton destruction? Hideously selfish.
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A reminder that losing SNAP will be particularly devastating to those whose disabilities require them to have special diets.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
October 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A reminder that losing SNAP will be particularly devastating to those whose disabilities require them to have special diets.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
The disability tax is real.
Everything costs more when you’re sick, and special diets are no exception.
Boost & donate to mutual aid. People need help.
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Starving can cause chronic illness and disabilities.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
October 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Starving can cause chronic illness and disabilities.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
Malnutrition is not to be trifled with.
Cutting off SNAP funding will cause people to suffer. Some will get ill. Some may die.
There’s no excuse for this. 40 million people rely on that program.
It’s a cull.
My rib slips out of place reaching for a glass of water.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
![[woman sitting on a chair with her hand up on her face trying to quell a laugh]
>>Satire Doctor Suggests Exercise, Patient Laughs So Hard She Pulls A Connective Tissue](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dbzmdmsaz6lkhb4tv3culzme/bafkreibw2pnvm66f7q5szyswmirjboy7xi7etct4fleose2sgy65wqxtla@jpeg)
October 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
My rib slips out of place reaching for a glass of water.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
There’s no better student of anatomy than someone with chronic pain in PT.
Please tell me how the fibers of my body *should* be holding it together without me thinking about it & then how to think about it to actually hold things together.
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When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
October 19, 2025 at 5:20 AM
When you say only the “genuinely disabled” should receive support, you’re aiding fascism.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
When you say people are scamming the system, you’re aiding fascism.
Many disabilities are invisible and it’s hard to get support.
People aren’t scamming. That’s “useless eater” rhetoric designed to divide.
I geared up for today’s #NoKings because I have a compromised immune system. I was pointed out once as “over the top” because they thought I was worried about tear gas.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
October 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I geared up for today’s #NoKings because I have a compromised immune system. I was pointed out once as “over the top” because they thought I was worried about tear gas.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
Nope, just about 1k ppl around me not wearing masks, Long Covid, the flu, and trying to normalize #disability.
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Is the little spike of dopamine from a notification worth all the pain social media causes?
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
October 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Is the little spike of dopamine from a notification worth all the pain social media causes?
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.
…
I come from a family of addicts and my brain doesn’t make dopamine the average way so I really can’t be trusted with the judgement on that.