Jay Edidin
@edidin.bsky.social
writer, anticarceral policy cryptid, knitter, comics-industry semi-expat, parent to small human, pirate king of the moon. queer, trans, brain wired weird. kind to reptiles. he/him. https://linktr.ee/edidin LOOKING FOR WORK.
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Jay Edidin
@edidin.bsky.social
· Aug 28
when i say that i'm an abolitionist, i am talking primarily about state violence including policing and incarceration; but i'm also very down for getting rid of grammar police and horny jail
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
@theisb.bsky.social has taught me a whole lot about not buying in to the nonsense, owning your shit and doing better, and saying “I love you” to your friends.
@theisb.bsky.social has taught me a whole lot about not buying in to the nonsense, owning your shit and doing better, and saying “I love you” to your friends.
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
December 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.
@theisb.bsky.social has taught me a whole lot about not buying in to the nonsense, owning your shit and doing better, and saying “I love you” to your friends.
@theisb.bsky.social has taught me a whole lot about not buying in to the nonsense, owning your shit and doing better, and saying “I love you” to your friends.
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hillary clinton doesn't get a lot of love on this site but let's never forget she took odo's virginity with such gentleness and skill that they made a baseball card out of it
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
hillary clinton doesn't get a lot of love on this site but let's never forget she took odo's virginity with such gentleness and skill that they made a baseball card out of it
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Here are the standards this administration wants to stop enforcing, a thread that will continue for a while
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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getting into the holiday spirit
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 AM
getting into the holiday spirit
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When Jay asked the toddler if he could put his computer away, they said “It’s good that you asked.”
the toddler just ordered me to work. =(
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 AM
When Jay asked the toddler if he could put his computer away, they said “It’s good that you asked.”
the toddler just ordered me to work. =(
December 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
the toddler just ordered me to work. =(
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I don't have many cat shirt designs, but this is one:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6215...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6215...
Jubilate Agno by viergacht
Stare deeply into the eyes of this creature.
www.teepublic.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I don't have many cat shirt designs, but this is one:
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6215...
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/6215...
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I lobbied heavily on PREA c. 2009-16. It’s both true that PREA is largely a failure, and that rollback will likely escalate already-systemic torture of TGI folks. (State laws, unaffected, are also weak.)
This is truly vicious.
And. My PREA work taught me:
The cause of prison rape is prisons.
This is truly vicious.
And. My PREA work taught me:
The cause of prison rape is prisons.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I lobbied heavily on PREA c. 2009-16. It’s both true that PREA is largely a failure, and that rollback will likely escalate already-systemic torture of TGI folks. (State laws, unaffected, are also weak.)
This is truly vicious.
And. My PREA work taught me:
The cause of prison rape is prisons.
This is truly vicious.
And. My PREA work taught me:
The cause of prison rape is prisons.
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I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sharif. Sharif and his wife came to Egypt prior to the war to get IVF treatment- which was successful and they had twins Husam and Ahmad. Husam has a congenital heart disorder. They have not been able to go back but also cannot work in Egypt.
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sharif. Sharif and his wife came to Egypt prior to the war to get IVF treatment- which was successful and they had twins Husam and Ahmad. Husam has a congenital heart disorder. They have not been able to go back but also cannot work in Egypt.
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Generative AI doesn’t belong in the creation of news content. It shouldn’t replace trusted human labor - especially at an independent news outlet that has been building huge amounts of public trust through deeply reported investigative work.
Stand with the ProPublica Guild!
Stand with the ProPublica Guild!
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 4, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Generative AI doesn’t belong in the creation of news content. It shouldn’t replace trusted human labor - especially at an independent news outlet that has been building huge amounts of public trust through deeply reported investigative work.
Stand with the ProPublica Guild!
Stand with the ProPublica Guild!
Moment of appreciation for a 3-K teacher who in addition to being generally wonderful
a) is a proactive communicator, and
b) forgets to Cc @teaberryblue.net and me roughly equally.
❤️
a) is a proactive communicator, and
b) forgets to Cc @teaberryblue.net and me roughly equally.
❤️
December 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Moment of appreciation for a 3-K teacher who in addition to being generally wonderful
a) is a proactive communicator, and
b) forgets to Cc @teaberryblue.net and me roughly equally.
❤️
a) is a proactive communicator, and
b) forgets to Cc @teaberryblue.net and me roughly equally.
❤️
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I said what I said. I have no problem with gender affirming care surgery. I'm vocally pro gender affirming care surgery.♥️👍🏿
I have a problem with transphobic people pretending that cis men and boys are not *by far* the biggest category of gender affirming care surgery.
I have a problem with transphobic people pretending that cis men and boys are not *by far* the biggest category of gender affirming care surgery.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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ICE is in Far Rockaway now .
There doing a sweep
There doing a sweep
December 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
ICE is in Far Rockaway now .
There doing a sweep
There doing a sweep
The people you should really be scared of on the Subway are the ones applying impeccable eye makeup on a moving train. They fear nothing and make sure you know it.
December 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The people you should really be scared of on the Subway are the ones applying impeccable eye makeup on a moving train. They fear nothing and make sure you know it.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Very Specific Problem: Everything I need to scramble to finish for a holiday is now too large to knit on the Subway.
December 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Very Specific Problem: Everything I need to scramble to finish for a holiday is now too large to knit on the Subway.
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BLACK SANTA'S REVENGE - the cult classic short film starring Ken Foree and written, produced, and directed by yours truly is now up on my Patreon, and available to all paid subscribers.
www.patreon.com/posts/black-...
www.patreon.com/posts/black-...
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
BLACK SANTA'S REVENGE - the cult classic short film starring Ken Foree and written, produced, and directed by yours truly is now up on my Patreon, and available to all paid subscribers.
www.patreon.com/posts/black-...
www.patreon.com/posts/black-...
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Periodic reminder that @librariesftp.bsky.social is interested in your stories of taking action in support of your local public library systems. Let us know what you are up to and we'd love to feature your stories in our newsletter.
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Periodic reminder that @librariesftp.bsky.social is interested in your stories of taking action in support of your local public library systems. Let us know what you are up to and we'd love to feature your stories in our newsletter.
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There are still sales happening on TeePublic!
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
There are still sales happening on TeePublic!
While I'm appreciating Internet comedy, this remains by far the funniest thing Clickhole has ever done:
clickhole.com/the-time-i-s...
clickhole.com/the-time-i-s...
The Time I Spent On A Commercial Whaling Ship Totally Changed My Perspective On The World
clickhole.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
While I'm appreciating Internet comedy, this remains by far the funniest thing Clickhole has ever done:
clickhole.com/the-time-i-s...
clickhole.com/the-time-i-s...
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NYT: "Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire on Eve of New Phase."
I got this message last night from my friend Tasneem in Gaza: "Heavy shelling is currently taking place in the city of Khan Yunis."
Please give to Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
I got this message last night from my friend Tasneem in Gaza: "Heavy shelling is currently taking place in the city of Khan Yunis."
Please give to Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
NYT: "Deadly Attacks in Gaza Test Cease-Fire on Eve of New Phase."
I got this message last night from my friend Tasneem in Gaza: "Heavy shelling is currently taking place in the city of Khan Yunis."
Please give to Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
I got this message last night from my friend Tasneem in Gaza: "Heavy shelling is currently taking place in the city of Khan Yunis."
Please give to Tasneem so she can feed her children. And to others. ❤️🙏
chuffed.org/project/1587...
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Shopping small is meaningful!
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Shopping small is meaningful!