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
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Minnesota, here's a sign to show your support for Somali neighbors. Share it, print it, pass it on.
**updated PDF link**
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
**updated PDF link**
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Minnesota, here's a sign to show your support for Somali neighbors. Share it, print it, pass it on.
**updated PDF link**
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
**updated PDF link**
PDF here >> www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/s89ru...
Seconded
And if we’re talking about other paths of masculinity - I wish to hell that League of Their Own show had focused more on the black folk like Uncle Bertie: thequeerreview.com/2022/08/19/i...
Exclusive Interview: A League of Their Own star Lea Robinson “Bertie was a part of me & I was a part of Bertie”
Some of the most moving and powerful moments in Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson’s lovingly-crafted 1940s-set series A League of Their Own, involve the gender nonconforming uncle Bertie played by Lea …
thequeerreview.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Seconded
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Perhaps you're chilling at home now and scrolling... Perhaps you are thinking, 'I'd really love to make sure that some children have a happy holiday season.' If this is you, you're in luck! Please support our toy drive: bsky.app/profile/pris...
Good morning. Please consider supporting our toy drive by ordering from these two wish lists or dropping off toys if you're in NYC.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
December 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Perhaps you're chilling at home now and scrolling... Perhaps you are thinking, 'I'd really love to make sure that some children have a happy holiday season.' If this is you, you're in luck! Please support our toy drive: bsky.app/profile/pris...
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They were "ready to prove they had a bonafide marriage when they walked into 26 Federal Plaza."
"Next thing I hear, Matthew is hyperventilating, running down the hallway, [..] crying 'Amanda, Amanda they took him!'"
#NewYork #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Incarceration #Asylum #Marriage
"Next thing I hear, Matthew is hyperventilating, running down the hallway, [..] crying 'Amanda, Amanda they took him!'"
#NewYork #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Incarceration #Asylum #Marriage
A New York Marriage is Torn Apart by ICE
Matthew and Allan Marrero went to 26 Federal Plaza together to interview for a marriage-based green card. Allan never came home.
documentedny.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
They were "ready to prove they had a bonafide marriage when they walked into 26 Federal Plaza."
"Next thing I hear, Matthew is hyperventilating, running down the hallway, [..] crying 'Amanda, Amanda they took him!'"
#NewYork #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Incarceration #Asylum #Marriage
"Next thing I hear, Matthew is hyperventilating, running down the hallway, [..] crying 'Amanda, Amanda they took him!'"
#NewYork #USA #Deportation #EthnicCleansing #Incarceration #Asylum #Marriage
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The USTA was the first league in the US to have an openly trans woman play in their tournaments: Renee Richards, who is now 91 years old. She had to sue to be allowed to play. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
December 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The USTA was the first league in the US to have an openly trans woman play in their tournaments: Renee Richards, who is now 91 years old. She had to sue to be allowed to play. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The toddler now identifies pictures of raccoons as @teaberryblue.net and I am so proud
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The toddler now identifies pictures of raccoons as @teaberryblue.net and I am so proud
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According to the toddler, we are watching a television show (the TV is off) called “Sour’s Goose Maze” (Sour is a teddy bear who also drives a mail truck) that is on “Plus Disney” and they keep holding our hands “during the scary parts” so we aren’t scared.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 AM
According to the toddler, we are watching a television show (the TV is off) called “Sour’s Goose Maze” (Sour is a teddy bear who also drives a mail truck) that is on “Plus Disney” and they keep holding our hands “during the scary parts” so we aren’t scared.
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An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
You cannot match the size and resources of these organizations that are abandoning trans youth and sacrificing trans lives, but you have one advantage they do not: an ability to maintain a relentless focus upon them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
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I do hope the new Toby cover will make people stop spreading the rumor that the series is over. Some authors take a ten year break without those rumors starting up. I miss one year because I'm changing publishers and everyone's eager to report my demise.
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I do hope the new Toby cover will make people stop spreading the rumor that the series is over. Some authors take a ten year break without those rumors starting up. I miss one year because I'm changing publishers and everyone's eager to report my demise.
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With temperatures dropping and snow in the forecast, New Yorkers struggling to afford the rising cost of heat can now apply for assistance from the HEAP program.
Learn more about eligibility and apply here: a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/
Learn more about eligibility and apply here: a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/
React App
The Human Resources Administration (HRA) ACCESS HRA website and free mobile app allow you to get information, apply for benefit programs, and view case information online.
a069-access.nyc.gov
December 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
With temperatures dropping and snow in the forecast, New Yorkers struggling to afford the rising cost of heat can now apply for assistance from the HEAP program.
Learn more about eligibility and apply here: a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/
Learn more about eligibility and apply here: a069-access.nyc.gov/accesshra/
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Link includes this online form if you're in NYC on December 10 and would like to attend Bari Weiss's latest effort to normalize Nazism in the US:
1iota.com/show/2014/cb...
1iota.com/show/2014/cb...
December 3, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Link includes this online form if you're in NYC on December 10 and would like to attend Bari Weiss's latest effort to normalize Nazism in the US:
1iota.com/show/2014/cb...
1iota.com/show/2014/cb...
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Lots of dolls and Pinocchio these is this short story by @seananmcguire.bsky.social. The schematic lines on the woman's face are based on Reilly's rhythm lines, which take time to master but are really flexible. This and free webcomics at my Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
December 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Lots of dolls and Pinocchio these is this short story by @seananmcguire.bsky.social. The schematic lines on the woman's face are based on Reilly's rhythm lines, which take time to master but are really flexible. This and free webcomics at my Patreon. www.patreon.com/c/carlaspeed...
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Bumping this: if you know anyone who is doing anti-ICE education or organizing, I would love to speak with them.
Specifically, I want to have a clear answer to the question, "What do you do if ICE shows up at _______ ?".
Specifically, I want to have a clear answer to the question, "What do you do if ICE shows up at _______ ?".
Looking to speak with folks who have experience doing anti-ICE education and organizing (preferably in NYC, but anywhere is helpful).
If any of you are doing this work yourselves or are connected to folks who are, please let me know.
If any of you are doing this work yourselves or are connected to folks who are, please let me know.
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Bumping this: if you know anyone who is doing anti-ICE education or organizing, I would love to speak with them.
Specifically, I want to have a clear answer to the question, "What do you do if ICE shows up at _______ ?".
Specifically, I want to have a clear answer to the question, "What do you do if ICE shows up at _______ ?".
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Good morning. Please consider supporting our toy drive by ordering from these two wish lists or dropping off toys if you're in NYC.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
December 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Good morning. Please consider supporting our toy drive by ordering from these two wish lists or dropping off toys if you're in NYC.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
Toys: bit.ly/48pJUrK
Teen gifts: amzn.to/4rDn7BG
Thank you so much.
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U really shouldn't use it (yes even if ur the President)
ID: Bold text on a dark blue background that says "The R-Word Is A Slur". Slur is written in a fancy cursive typeface
ID: Bold text on a dark blue background that says "The R-Word Is A Slur". Slur is written in a fancy cursive typeface
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
U really shouldn't use it (yes even if ur the President)
ID: Bold text on a dark blue background that says "The R-Word Is A Slur". Slur is written in a fancy cursive typeface
ID: Bold text on a dark blue background that says "The R-Word Is A Slur". Slur is written in a fancy cursive typeface
Have recently discovered the combination of grapefruit juice and ginger beer, which I think may be my new go-to Weird Beverage Choice.
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Have recently discovered the combination of grapefruit juice and ginger beer, which I think may be my new go-to Weird Beverage Choice.
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Emphatically this.
Materially and directly harming a group of people and expecting them to be cool with it is madness at best and white supremacy at worst.
Being an ally means getting hit with the same blows we do *and standing strong*. Running means you were never an ally, just an opportunist.
Materially and directly harming a group of people and expecting them to be cool with it is madness at best and white supremacy at worst.
Being an ally means getting hit with the same blows we do *and standing strong*. Running means you were never an ally, just an opportunist.
You have the choice to sacrifice trans people. Perhaps it will save you.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
But you don't get to ask trans people to accept the role as sacrifice. You cannot expect understanding, acceptance, forgiveness, or respect.
You made your choice.
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Emphatically this.
Materially and directly harming a group of people and expecting them to be cool with it is madness at best and white supremacy at worst.
Being an ally means getting hit with the same blows we do *and standing strong*. Running means you were never an ally, just an opportunist.
Materially and directly harming a group of people and expecting them to be cool with it is madness at best and white supremacy at worst.
Being an ally means getting hit with the same blows we do *and standing strong*. Running means you were never an ally, just an opportunist.
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Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Everyone in Chicago needs to read this AND TAKE ACTION. Everyone else should read this and ask what's happening where you are with your public library systems.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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This is a BEAUTIFUL kicker. Basically "You argued you have to sacrifice a small population to protect the rights of a bigger population. You, the only transphobe on staff compared to ten trans women, are the small population. Wish granted, case dismissed"
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This is a BEAUTIFUL kicker. Basically "You argued you have to sacrifice a small population to protect the rights of a bigger population. You, the only transphobe on staff compared to ten trans women, are the small population. Wish granted, case dismissed"
'tis the season when I repost this @jsmooth.bsky.social video a lot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHM...
In Defense of Humbug
YouTube video by Jay Smooth
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
'tis the season when I repost this @jsmooth.bsky.social video a lot: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBHM...