H. May(hem)
@drmayhem.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈(They/them) Eternally liminal. Theatre artist / scholar / activist trying to build beautiful worlds on stage & in life. In despair but hiding a hopeful heart. I was born in a small town and will probably die in a small town
What a loss. I learned so much from Alice Wong's work - about myself, about the world, about how to be a better human. Rest in power. May we carry your mantle forward with as much compassion, dignity, fearlessness, and eloquence.
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...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
What a loss. I learned so much from Alice Wong's work - about myself, about the world, about how to be a better human. Rest in power. May we carry your mantle forward with as much compassion, dignity, fearlessness, and eloquence.
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Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Absolutely fitting coda to the whole Epstein horror show is that the brave testimony of dozens of women could not be credited and we need the emails of men to deem it credible.
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THIS 👇 bsky.app/profile/will...
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
THIS 👇 bsky.app/profile/will...
This pretty much sums it up. It's hard to find any way to salvage hope for the future. The people spoke loudly and nobody in power cares. I'd say I hope every last one of them gets primaried, but it's hard to believe in elections at this point. @democrats.senate.gov betrayed us.
Americans listened to Senate Democrats promises to fight against Trump’s asinine actions and secure affordable healthcare & voters ensured Democrats swept the Elections last week. Tonight the @democrats.senate.gov f*cked us all and bowed down before the Orange Overlord and his goons. #Weak #Useless
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This pretty much sums it up. It's hard to find any way to salvage hope for the future. The people spoke loudly and nobody in power cares. I'd say I hope every last one of them gets primaried, but it's hard to believe in elections at this point. @democrats.senate.gov betrayed us.
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The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Really wish union leaders were calling for a national strike rather than the Democrats to sacrifice us.
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Really wish union leaders were calling for a national strike rather than the Democrats to sacrifice us.
The government is shut down and people are going hungry. If you are looking for a way to bring your community together to document the impacts of Republican funding priorities, I encourage you to reproduce FLX Beacon's Chain Reaction Project in your community. 1/
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The government is shut down and people are going hungry. If you are looking for a way to bring your community together to document the impacts of Republican funding priorities, I encourage you to reproduce FLX Beacon's Chain Reaction Project in your community. 1/
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There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
October 30, 2025 at 5:38 AM
There’s no such thing as the “genuinely disabled”
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
Disability is dynamic
Some disabilities are invisible. Some change day to day
You won’t always know a person is disabled unless they tell you
It’s a minority group you can join at any time, not a moral failing.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
What is the action that pushes news outlets to treat what is happening in the US w/ the urgency like 9/11, shifting to pretty much all fronts coverage as such? It's apparently not:
Disappearing people
Ordering the govt pay him $1/4B
Demolishing the White House
Removing all press corps from Pentagon
Disappearing people
Ordering the govt pay him $1/4B
Demolishing the White House
Removing all press corps from Pentagon
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
What is the action that pushes news outlets to treat what is happening in the US w/ the urgency like 9/11, shifting to pretty much all fronts coverage as such? It's apparently not:
Disappearing people
Ordering the govt pay him $1/4B
Demolishing the White House
Removing all press corps from Pentagon
Disappearing people
Ordering the govt pay him $1/4B
Demolishing the White House
Removing all press corps from Pentagon
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i think some decent people hold the idea that fascists need excuses to do evil, because it’s hard to wrap their heads around the cruelty otherwise.
the truth is, fascists have never needed excuses. they’ll opportunistically *take* an excuse if it appears, but they’ll just fabricate one otherwise.
the truth is, fascists have never needed excuses. they’ll opportunistically *take* an excuse if it appears, but they’ll just fabricate one otherwise.
September 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
i think some decent people hold the idea that fascists need excuses to do evil, because it’s hard to wrap their heads around the cruelty otherwise.
the truth is, fascists have never needed excuses. they’ll opportunistically *take* an excuse if it appears, but they’ll just fabricate one otherwise.
the truth is, fascists have never needed excuses. they’ll opportunistically *take* an excuse if it appears, but they’ll just fabricate one otherwise.
If you had to describe what bodily autonomy looks / feels / sounds like for you, how would you do so? Words are great, but I'm also looking for embodied actions.
October 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you had to describe what bodily autonomy looks / feels / sounds like for you, how would you do so? Words are great, but I'm also looking for embodied actions.
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ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
ICE arrested comedian Robby Roadsteamer for singing a parody of Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in a Jeffrey Epstein the Giraffe costume outside their facility.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
He sings “If you hate brown people / and you are a Nazi” and ICE thugs grab him and drag him into detention. No violence—just speech.
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The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.
I really need the Cubs to win the WS. Beyond being a fan, I've been convinced since they broke the curse in 2016 that they opened some kind of wormhole that let Trump in. I'm hoping that another win might send him back out. Because the Republicans sure AF aren't doing it.
October 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I really need the Cubs to win the WS. Beyond being a fan, I've been convinced since they broke the curse in 2016 that they opened some kind of wormhole that let Trump in. I'm hoping that another win might send him back out. Because the Republicans sure AF aren't doing it.
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The disability community needs your solidarity to fight the tariff threat to prescription drugs.
Trump claims he will reduce drug prices by 1000%... which is mathematically impossible.
He's putting a 100% tariff on drugs made outside the US. That IS mathematically possible & it will devastate us.
Trump claims he will reduce drug prices by 1000%... which is mathematically impossible.
He's putting a 100% tariff on drugs made outside the US. That IS mathematically possible & it will devastate us.
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The disability community needs your solidarity to fight the tariff threat to prescription drugs.
Trump claims he will reduce drug prices by 1000%... which is mathematically impossible.
He's putting a 100% tariff on drugs made outside the US. That IS mathematically possible & it will devastate us.
Trump claims he will reduce drug prices by 1000%... which is mathematically impossible.
He's putting a 100% tariff on drugs made outside the US. That IS mathematically possible & it will devastate us.
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A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.
September 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.
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If you read anything today, let it be Nikole Hannah Jones’ essay on how Charlie Kirk’s death is doubling as an invitation to transform white supremacist views into normal political discourse www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
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September 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If you read anything today, let it be Nikole Hannah Jones’ essay on how Charlie Kirk’s death is doubling as an invitation to transform white supremacist views into normal political discourse www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
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Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
September 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Driving didn’t “naturally” become inevitable. We designed a society that make driving inevitable in most places. We can design something different
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If you don't personally know a trans person I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
For my Burns Notice newsletter, I wrote about what it was like being a trans person and see the entire right wing try to incite pogrom on us over the last several weeks. burns-notice.ghost.io/what-am-i-su...
What Am I Supposed to Tell My Terrified Friends?
Every time there's a mass shooting in the US, my trans friends and I hold our collective breath. If the shooter turns out to be trans, it could signal the final days of our human rights in a country t...
burns-notice.ghost.io
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you don't personally know a trans person I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
If you haven't sat next to a trans person at a bar who just got out of the hospital from being placed into a coma after an attack I'm asking you to read this.
If you don't know what a pogrom is I'm asking you to read this.
Reposting with the headline text and subheading since it wasn't included in the original post as alt-text. Which is a shame given how important it is for everyone to be able to read this nightmarish framing of the unconstitutional interference of the federal govt. into the press.
Oh. My. God. Profoundly twisted framing from @nytimes.com The casual reader of this hed and subhed would have exactly zero inkling that this is likely corrupt or even illegal or unconstitutional. Euphemistic to the point of absurdity.
September 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reposting with the headline text and subheading since it wasn't included in the original post as alt-text. Which is a shame given how important it is for everyone to be able to read this nightmarish framing of the unconstitutional interference of the federal govt. into the press.
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Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Awful and dangerous to hear the Mayor echo the transphobic bigotry coming from the Trump administration. It's completely at odds with the values of our city and another reason why his single, disgraced term in office cannot end soon enough.
Anyone else feel like the Boys & Girls Club donation speech limit at the Emmys last night was a really convenient way to try and get folks to self-censor all critique out of their speeches? #emmys 2025.
September 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Anyone else feel like the Boys & Girls Club donation speech limit at the Emmys last night was a really convenient way to try and get folks to self-censor all critique out of their speeches? #emmys 2025.
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The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
September 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.