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Displaced from 🇨🇴 (adoption/trafficking survivor). #adoptee 🥚
Punk-ass book jockey.
#LandBack
#FreeSudan
#FreeCongo
#FreePalestine
#AbolishAdoption
#AbolishPolice
#AbolishPrisons
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Displaced from 🇨🇴 (adoption/trafficking survivor). #adoptee 🥚
Punk-ass book jockey.
#LandBack
#FreeSudan
#FreeCongo
#FreePalestine
#AbolishAdoption
#AbolishPolice
#AbolishPrisons
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I don’t think that you can get a Pulitzer or Nobel for a single McSweeney’s piece but
The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.
The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
buff.ly
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I don’t think that you can get a Pulitzer or Nobel for a single McSweeney’s piece but
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
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open call for Black readers & voice actors for archival work by artist nikesha breeze
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
open call for Black readers & voice actors for archival work by artist nikesha breeze
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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The problem with fetishizing the rule of law is that people have to break the law to resist fascism, state violence, and oppression. This has always been true, and is very much the case RIGHT NOW.
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The problem with fetishizing the rule of law is that people have to break the law to resist fascism, state violence, and oppression. This has always been true, and is very much the case RIGHT NOW.
I know they say there is no such thing as bad publicity but I’m the type of petty that if your ad interrupts my movie I will remember you and never buy your product/service for as long as I live. I can hold a grudge for a long time and have excellent recall for names (brands) that piss me off.
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I know they say there is no such thing as bad publicity but I’m the type of petty that if your ad interrupts my movie I will remember you and never buy your product/service for as long as I live. I can hold a grudge for a long time and have excellent recall for names (brands) that piss me off.
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Chances are, most platforms have support (free and paid) to help you switch platforms.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Can you all stop using Substack already? If you were mad about Bari Weiss becoming editor-in-chief of CBS News, why are you willing to hand over actual substantial support — your time, money, and energy — to the platform that literally partnered with her in December? www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
Substack partners with Bari Weiss to launch an ‘enterprise offering’ website builder.
[Link: The new media, powered by Substack | https://on.substack.com/p/the-new-media-powered-by-substack? | on.substack.com]
This expansion is described as capable of supporting a “fully-fledged ...
www.theverge.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Chances are, most platforms have support (free and paid) to help you switch platforms.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
Ask yourself whether S*bst*ck's "social features" are worth supporting n*zis.
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I’m having a difficult time due to a lot of work loss + health issues limiting what I can pursue. I could use some support. TY.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I’m having a difficult time due to a lot of work loss + health issues limiting what I can pursue. I could use some support. TY.
• thetrudz.com/shop
book, tees, prints & more 💸
• cash.me/thetrudz
• tinyurl.com/paypal-thetrudz
• venmo.com/u/thetrudz
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book, tees, prints & more 💸
• cash.me/thetrudz
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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"Oregon teenager’s ICE detention sparks high school walkout"
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"About 300 students walked out of school 'in response to the ICE […]
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"About 300 students walked out of school 'in response to the ICE […]
Original post on disabled.social
disabled.social
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
"Oregon teenager’s ICE detention sparks high school walkout"
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"About 300 students walked out of school 'in response to the ICE […]
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"About 300 students walked out of school 'in response to the ICE […]
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Trying to get 50 more people to send a letter to your City Council member in NYC demanding that they increase and stabilize public library funding. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
City Council, we demand half a percent of the overall city budget for libraries!
In response to the NYC FY2026 Budget, adopted this June, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York Public Library, and the Queens Public Library released a joint statement thanking City Leaders for in...
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Trying to get 50 more people to send a letter to your City Council member in NYC demanding that they increase and stabilize public library funding. actionnetwork.org/letters/city...
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adoptive parents’ names do not belong on their adopted children’s birth certificates. 🥚
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
adoptive parents’ names do not belong on their adopted children’s birth certificates. 🥚
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For any US adult Korean adoptees interested in dual citizenship, here is a great research participation opportunity. 👇🏽🥚
#adopteesky
#adopteesky
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For any US adult Korean adoptees interested in dual citizenship, here is a great research participation opportunity. 👇🏽🥚
#adopteesky
#adopteesky
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Neo-Censorship in U.S. Libraries
Research and advocacy for the future of libraries.
www.libraryfutures.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
🧵 unroll
Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.
November 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
🧵 unroll
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this is important legislation. but it is also important to note that while #adoption politics scrambles partisan affiliations, there is also an overwhelmingly strong bipartisan consensus that private, plenary adoption is a social good to be preserved and strengthened. the quotations illustrate this.
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
this is important legislation. but it is also important to note that while #adoption politics scrambles partisan affiliations, there is also an overwhelmingly strong bipartisan consensus that private, plenary adoption is a social good to be preserved and strengthened. the quotations illustrate this.
Just migrated servers and am testing...
November 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Just migrated servers and am testing...
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the other thing i want to say about this is that IMLS, like other library services, are but a *drop in the bucket* of public expenditures. if you thought that eliminating IMLS was about fiscal responsibility… well, you knew it wasn’t. 📚
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
the other thing i want to say about this is that IMLS, like other library services, are but a *drop in the bucket* of public expenditures. if you thought that eliminating IMLS was about fiscal responsibility… well, you knew it wasn’t. 📚
My first job out of HS was working with inter library loans. Did them as work study in college & was a one person ILL dept for 7 years at my library after college. Can confirm everything Tony says here. It’s a lot of work & is often unseen bc so many people don’t even know the service exists.
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
My first job out of HS was working with inter library loans. Did them as work study in college & was a one person ILL dept for 7 years at my library after college. Can confirm everything Tony says here. It’s a lot of work & is often unseen bc so many people don’t even know the service exists.
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…The fact that, as we tracked last season, AI EdTech is being rolled out most aggressively at HBCUs & other PoC-serving institutions just makes its intent, as a new iteration of Jim Crow, more bald-faced.
Gonna go download Tanksley whole research archive now.
Thanks, @ruha9.bsky.social
Gonna go download Tanksley whole research archive now.
Thanks, @ruha9.bsky.social
HBCUs & The Philanthrocapitalist Swindle
A practical landing page for teachers, students, and scholars.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:19 PM
…The fact that, as we tracked last season, AI EdTech is being rolled out most aggressively at HBCUs & other PoC-serving institutions just makes its intent, as a new iteration of Jim Crow, more bald-faced.
Gonna go download Tanksley whole research archive now.
Thanks, @ruha9.bsky.social
Gonna go download Tanksley whole research archive now.
Thanks, @ruha9.bsky.social
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Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
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If you are looking for ways to disrupt the abduction detention & deportation machine check out the new mini-toolkit from @interruptcrim.bsky.social gathering opportunities for action from orgs like @detentionwatchnetwork.org @siembranc.bsky.social BAJI +
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you are looking for ways to disrupt the abduction detention & deportation machine check out the new mini-toolkit from @interruptcrim.bsky.social gathering opportunities for action from orgs like @detentionwatchnetwork.org @siembranc.bsky.social BAJI +
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Learning to use my goddam coffee maker or, occasionally, following my kid into this Blank Street joint for this matcha shit. Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
#UnionUnionUnion
#UnionUnionUnion
BREAKING: 30 more Starbucks locations are joining the strike.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
Starbucks workers in 25 cities are jumping into the week-long strike.
Now @sbworkersunited.org members at 95 stores in 65 cities have walked off the job.
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Learning to use my goddam coffee maker or, occasionally, following my kid into this Blank Street joint for this matcha shit. Whatever doesn't kill me makes me stronger.
#UnionUnionUnion
#UnionUnionUnion
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Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Remember: they used thousands of academic books too! If you’re a scholar, check for your books too. This isn’t just novelists and pop writers, it’s academic books too!
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I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists.
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
Alice Wong shaped a generation of disabled Asian Americans – AsAmNews
From Disability Visibility to mentorship, Alice Wong’s legacy inspires disabled Asian Americans to embrace their identities and fight for justice
asamnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I am so glad that @shruti-rajkumar.bsky.social wrote this fantastic obituary with some wonderful quotes from other disabled Asian American advocates and activists.
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
asamnews.com/2025/11/18/a...
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Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")