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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 18h

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 1d

My aunt is a lovely and kind person and I will happily take the time to tell her how I think about these things. And now I want to send her some Mariame Kaba books to keep her curious and questioning.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday at Thanksgiving dinner one of my aunt's asked, "why don't you like police?" I was like, how long do you have? But then gave her my short answer about poverty and funding allocation and how cops don't work, etc. And she seemed to genuinely be like, huh, never thought about it like that.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 1d

My 13-year-old niece told me that hanging out with me was the first time she'd ever heard someone use the "c-word" out loud.

Thanks a lot, Scotland, you bunch of cunts.

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · 1d

CANADIANS!! The official petition started by a member of Parliament to fight back against payment processors' censorship of legal content is only open for a few more days. Make sure you've signed it: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-6695 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 2d

"The only way to defeat organised fascism is by organising and smashing it. We did not believe in debating it. We did not believe in giving a platform to the fascists. . .That's why we would use the old slogan from the east end of London: they shall not pass." -Tariq Mehmood

Watch the video!

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 2d

These videos are meticulously researched and cited. J talks about what works and what would or wouldn't work these days. Everything that is happening has happened before. Be informed about what worked last time.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 2d

J. Draper has an incredible YouTube channel about London history and recently did a video about how the UK beat the fascists in the 1970s and it's really good. youtu.be/XeHviTKEqSo?...

How We Beat The Fascists Last Time: The London History Show

YouTube video by J. Draper

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 4d

You wrote this 20 days ago and I can't tell you the number of times I've come back to read it during that time.

Thank you.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 4d

Chloe is a dream to work with. She was giving me things before I even asked for them and her art is thoughtful, intentional, and HOT. I hope she takes over comics. 💖

Chloe Brailsford @comixbychloe.bsky.social · 6d

AHHH RELEASE DAY! My cover for The Power Fantasy #12 from @imagecomics.com is out in the world!!! 😍😍😍 Huge shoutouts to @casparw.bsky.social, @kierongillen.bsky.social, and @katiewest.bsky.social for giving me the chance make a little mark on their incredible series 🥹🥹🥹

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 5d

It's definitely not better than, "I bomb atomically, Socrates' philosophies and hypotheses can't define how I be dropping these mockeries."

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 5d

The Salvagers trilogy is one of my all-time favourite sci fi series. The characters became people I would think about in the same way I think of dear friends. It's fantastic and this price is a STEAL. BUY IT.

Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 5d

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

Amazon:
www.amazon.com/Ship-Edge-Un...

Bookshop (Buy indie!):
bookshop.org/p/books/a-bi...

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 6d

This book is extremely good. If you like sci fi with science that works, but character driven, read EDGES. (And then there's more books in the series waiting for you when you're done!)

Linda Nagata - (working on the final Inverted Frontier novel) @lindanagata.bsky.social · 6d

Book promo post:
Right now, the ebook edition of EDGES (arguably my most popular novel) is on sale for the "why not take a chance" price of 99¢🎉🚀! EDGES is a far-future, space-faring, nanotech-drenched adventure. Links and info at my website: mythicisland.com/inverted_fro...
#sciencefiction #scifi

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Lucy Sullivan @lucysullivan.bsky.social · 9d

Final Days to fill out the survey!
Help them understand comic creators work/finances & help grow their case for supporting comics.

DO IT ASAP! Please!
(UK based creators only)

Hannah Berry @streakofpith.bsky.social · 12d

🚨FINAL FEW DAYS!🚨

The UK Comics Creator Survey will close forever at midnight on Monday 6th! Have you submitted your response yet? Or were you, like me*, waiting for the last minute? The last minute is now, lads! Get in there!

ukcomicscreators.org.uk

*I thrive** on pressure
**Exist painfully

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 11d

Oh, I already know it will be. Putting it in my calendar.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 11d

I do believe this is the comic I am most looking forward to reading. When does it come out?

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 12d

Here is a direct link for this consultation. It only took me about five minutes. Please take the time to answer. hampstead-heath-bathing-ponds.commonplace.is

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 13d

The Hampstead ponds have REPEATEDLY voted to include trans women. But the officious pricks at Sex Matters don’t care what other women think and are forcing a public consultation anyway. Throw the ponds some support.

Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 13d

🚨 Consultation survey launched on whether trans people should be able to access Hampstead Heath ladies' pond following Supreme Court ruling

The consultation is open until 12:00 on Tuesday 25th November 2025.

(Survey link in next post)
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Survey launched on trans access to Hampstead Heath ladies' pond

The ladies’ pond at Hampstead Heath currently admits biological women and transgender women

www.standard.co.uk

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 13d

Oh no! Time to spend all my money! 😍😭😍

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 13d

It's that time: ShortBox Comics Fair is here!

Over 140+ all-new, original comics created by artists from around the world, gathered exclusively in one place -for October only!

And it's all online, with all digital comics: no shipping, no waiting, no travelling.

www.shortboxcomicsfair.com

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 14d

Today was my birthday and I went canoeing and then swam in a waterfall. It was perfect.

A photo of a nature scene, with the front of a canoe visible in the bottom foreground, a river with autumn trees lining it in the background. The blue sky above reflected in the dark water.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 16d

Yes. Give it to me. Perfect. No notes.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 16d

Bluesky is my favourite social media platform because my family isn't on here so I can just make my little jokes and share stuff I think is cool without wondering if my dad is gonna ask me what yaoi is next time I see him.

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 16d

Yesterday I was doing a little think about "what's the worst, most horrific, most unhinged yaoi storyline I could come up with?" And hoooo boy, my brain took it SERIOUS.

*Opens a new MS Word doc*

a pixelated image of a little girl in a red coat

Alt: a gif of a little girl in a red coat who's looking up, then turns to the camera with a very evil smile.

media.tenor.com

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Katie West @katiewest.bsky.social · 17d

Despite the title, it's actually super chill. Lol

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