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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك

@joandark.com

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(they/them) Writer, organizer, gamedev. I say good words sometimes too! Currently steering @cartoonist.coop, formerly @silversprocket, @bluestockings 📧: [email protected] 🕸️: linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · Nov 26

I should probably do an intro with more of you here now, I'm Joan! You may remember me from such works as steering @cartoonistcoop.bsky.social, or my day job as @silversprocket.bsky.social's Production Manager!

I'm also an occasional writer, artist, and game dev, find me at linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan!

Joan wearing a skull buttoned shirt, with their left hand up to their jacket looking to camera in bisexual lighting.

Looping gif of ship hovering on Freighter title screen, interrupted by brief start menu click and transition at the end.

Title screen for Friendly Delivery game, with a hand-drawn pixel font and sprite work.

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zøë wolfe 🏳️‍⚧️ @glitchwolfe.studio · 6h

Still looking for places and desperately hoping my lead from the beginning of this month doesn't fall through on me. I'm honestly...not doing great this month. Trying to balance paying for a place I can't afford while trying to find a cheaper place is taking it out of me.

zøë wolfe 🏳️‍⚧️ @glitchwolfe.studio · 9d

Looking for leads on Seattle area housing! Please hit me up if you know of a place that can accommodate:

- Two trans girls
- A very chill medium sized dog
- Lots of music / video gear
- Loud noises

Under $1500/mo is ideal!

a mixed breed reddish medium sized dog, cozy in bed next to a plush tiger

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Marxist-Glonzoist @primaryschool.bsky.social · 11h

you'd never know from New Jersey's representation in Congress that we are, depending on whose count you use, either the most or second-most Muslim state in the union and an established hub of the Palestinian-American community in specific

Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 11h

Whereas Harris told MSNBC that she believes whether or not Israel has committed genocide is a fair and honest question to ask, Cory Booker explicitly said to the "I've Had it" podcast that he thinks addressing the question of whether Netanyahu has committed crimes would undermine resolving conflict.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 13h

"The case is proceeding."

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says the US-backed agreement to end Israel's war on Gaza will have no bearing on his country’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/xhyzpq

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 15h

Transness is not bourgeois. This is a wedge idea dreamed up by some gleefully amoral think tank lobotomite to split trans people and make us fight each other. That we relay on modern medicine doesn't make us any more bourgeois than someone who needs antidepressants or cleft palate repair.

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Anica Cihla @atticus.haus · 15h

STRETCH GOAL NUMBER TWO:

I’m overjoyed to announce our next stretch goal writer, the truly incomparable @catieosaurus.bsky.social. I’m so stoked to see Cate put their cryptozoology degree to good use in the creatures they come up with if we can hit $3,500!

Stretch goal announcement image depicting Catieosaurus and their credits

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Meek (Spooky) 👻 @themeekwarrior.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Alaska's been hit by a typhoon and no one is talking about it. Indigenous towns are in need of aid. People are missing and the gov't is still shut down.

If any creators here are in affected areas, please drop links for aid.

#mutualaid #crisis #alaska #typhoonhalong #helpourcountrymen

Rescue and recovery efforts underway as remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska | Alaska Beacon

Rescue and recovery efforts began Sunday in western Alaska as a major storm caused by remnants of Typhoon Halong hit coastal communities with massive storm surge, flooding and hurricane-force winds up...

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Peter Beaumont @petersbeaumont1.bsky.social · 2d

If you've never been to Gaza, you won't appreciate what the yellow line means. Basically Israel now holds most of Gaza's small but important agricultural land. Continued Israeli occupation, which I judge the likely outcome, makes Gaza even more unliveable and more dependent on outside goods.

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 2d

Gaza Strip: Israeli army has withdrawn to the 'yellow line'

AFP Infographic with map of the Gaza Strip showing the 'yellow line' where the Israeli army has withdrawn its forces as of October 10, according to US envoy Steve Witkoff

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · 1d

There is a cease fire in Gaza but still no jobs and my friend and brother Mohamed's land lies in the security buffer zone. He cannot go home.
I worry what will become of him and his family as the world looks elsewhere. If you have a couple dollars to share, I would be grateful.

Help Mohamed Get His Family to Safety

Hello, this is Meave Gallagher, the sponsor of this fundraising campaign for our dear friend, Mohamed Ahmed, the displaced Palestinian farmer growing a small farm in Mawasi, Khan Yunis. His original g...

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it's MARCY BONES @marcybones64.bsky.social · 8d

hey hey, some other stupid bullshit that i don't want to talk about happened and i can still really use your help because everything still fucking sucks!

gofund.me/2fdcbda78

Donate to Support Marcy's Urgent Move, organized by Marceline Jones

Hey there. I'm Marcy "Bones" Jones, and I'm in trouble. Although I have a steady day job, … Marceline Jones needs your support for Support Marcy's Urgent Move

gofund.me

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

And here it is! The article I wrote for Truthout regarding #IndigenousPeoplesDay and the assault on birthright citizenship and tribal sovereignty.

Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

Indigenous Peoples’ Day has never been just a celebration. It is a call to action against the ongoing assault on our sovereignty and existence.

Native Survival Depends on Protecting Both Tribal and US Citizenship Rights

Trump’s attacks on Native sovereignty and citizenship are a deliberate effort to undermine the rights of tribal nations.

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · 1d

!!! Happy birthday!! 💚

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zara raven @thezararaven.bsky.social · 1d

GiGi Thomas is coming home!!!! GiGi is a Black trans criminalized survivor + sex worker advocate who has been incarcerated for a decade in MD. She has survived violence and medical neglect in a men’s prison, and now she’s getting OUT!

Let’s make her a homecoming fund! Pls give: cash.me/darbyhickey

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Carta Monir @cartamonir.com · 2d

If you love trans people, if you love sex workers, if you think we deserve to have families... please donate. The amount of money my friend needs to raise for court costs is shocking. Please donate.

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 2d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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End The Genocides @wfwhuman.bsky.social · 2d

ICE out terrorizing Rogers Park and Edgewater in Chicago this morning. Lotsa watchers in the streets too!

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 3d

I have fucking had it with the edgelord leftists who quote post my shit with incitements to violence, like I'm sorry either you're the fucking feds or you're somehow even dumber than they are.

the frogs & the wine moms are doing 100x the work y'all are by dooming and posting nonsense.

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3d

Like I know there are edgelord leftists out there who look down their noses at shit like No Kings but sorry you guys, the more mass protest looks fun and family-friendly, the bigger it gets and the better its chances of being broadly effective

Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 3d

Portland does not own the patent on inflatable animal costume protests, come on people

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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 3d

This is such an important thing to remember - ceasefire or not, Palestinians are still without food, shelter, or medical supplies.

They still need help - you can donate to support multiple families here: chuffed.org/project/hope...

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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 3d

Irish News: "Palestinians return to ruins as Gaza ceasefire holds."

The Gazans who survived have no home, no work and nothing left of their cities. They rely on our direct donations.

Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and rebuild. And to others. ❤️

tinyurl.com/Tasneemo

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 3d

Quick update on what we just saw here—*before curfew*, ISP troopers, Broadview PD and CCSO deputies began menacing demonstrators outside the ICE facility. Several arrests.

Pepper ball guns at the ready, a bit of a standoff going with remaining protesters. All people are doing is playing music.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 7d

My friend Sama'a has two little girls to feed and clothe, and after two years of genocidal horror she is tired in ways we cannot fully understand. Please give what you can to help her family survive.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك @joandark.com · 3d

Proof of life/good hair day in between deadlines

Selfie, head is titled slightly to one side, looking at camera with a neutral expression. All black shirt on flannel, wooden sword earring and bird skull necklace are visible along with sword tattoo on sternum.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 3d

A decade after the Paris Agreement, global greenhouse gas emissions are barely rising, up just 0.3% a year since 2015, compared with 1.7% before. buff.ly/JXM4dIv
#ShareGoodNewsToo

Paris Agreement at ten – ‘brakes slammed on’ emissions growth, finds…

Annual increase slowed fivefold to just 0.32% since agreement signed

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George @hannahtempler.com · 3d

ive said this before, but the dissonance of marketing AI as an absolute source of unlimited intelligence (the implication being some sort of factuality or neutrality), while a few very wealthy humans manually carve it to say the things they want, should be ringing alarm bells for everyone

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

The administration “is currently pressuring OpenAI and other AI companies to make their models more conservative-friendly.”

OpenAI is trying to clamp down on ‘bias’ in ChatGPT

GPT-5 is better at resisting liberal ‘pressure,’ the company says.

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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 3d

Can repeat enough: Chicago is the rehearsal for what's ahead (and yes, is also already underway) in other cities — AND for the campaign of noncooperation & opposition that must be unleashed. We must study & practice & prepare.

I repeat: we love you, Chicago.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 3d

I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.

Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods

This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.

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Doaa @doaaomar.bsky.social · 6d

🤲 Your support is more than a donation — it’s hope, warmth, and humanity.
Every share brings us closer to healing. 💫
#Charity #MutualAid #SupportOmar #gaza #freepalestine chuffed.org/project/1153...

Please Help Doaa and Omar Survive After Fleeing Gaza

Hello everyone I am Duaa Jad Al-Haq, 37 years old, Palestinian from Gaza I have a 5-year-old child named Omar who suffers from autism and does not speak and is going through the worst period of his li...

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