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Ren Basel
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They/them. 30s. Author, artist, cosplayer, & independent media researcher. renbasel.com patreon.com/renbasel renthony.tumblr.com
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Banned Books Week starts on Sunday, October 5—there are a ton of ways to support!

Find ways to get involved here: www.ala.org/bbooks/banne...

(If you're overwhelmed, even just checking out, buying, or elevating a banned book is helpful! Talking about them w/ the ppl in your life is an action!)
I don't know if it makes it feel less shitty or more shitty to see artists I admire talking about the same thing. On the one hand, yay, it's not just me? On the other hand, oh, god, if even the best people in the industry are struggling...what is the POINT anymore? Aaaaaaaaaaaa.
I know *everyone* is dealing with it, but holy shit the "how do I Make Art under these circumstances" is hitting hard today.
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Another huge win for independent animation! I absolutely love #KnightsOfGuinevere from Glitch Productions so much I just had to make fanart

#IndieAnimation
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Just restocked! Just restocked! Natural Yellow Beeswax Taper Candles - Set of 2 | $20-$25 USD

Each purchase supports our household of disabled queers in Florida, USA. <3

www.etsy.com/listing/1392...
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Just restocked! Natural Yellow Beeswax Tea Light Candles - Set of 6 | $20 USD

Each purchase supports our household of disabled queers in Florida, USA. <3

www.etsy.com/listing/1381...
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Blocking/muting people who say fucked up shit to you instead of arguing with them on the Internet is self care
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Friends, followers, and Fellow Workers, the Gainesville IWW's beloved union hall, the Civic Media Center, is in need! This community hub is vital to Gainesville organizing and activism -- please help us keep it afloat!

#CMC4Ever
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I wish all of my nonbinary friends relief from back pain
I've had to wait 10 full days after my last dentist appt to eat anything with small seeds. Today I finally get to return to my safe-food breakfasts of strawberry smoothies and everything bagels. 🙌
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Restock alert - beeswax tapers and pomegranate-shaped candles are back in our Etsy shop!

www.etsy.com/shop/candles...
I have doodled some mushrooms from Tears of the Kingdom.
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the timelapse for this just dropped for paid subscribers!

www.patreon.com/posts/timela...
I wrote for an entire hour!!! I feel so fucking accomplished, but also, fuck, I used to write so much more in a single sitting. Where did my ability to work consistently go. Why did it leave me. 😭
Been struggling with the disability grief lately. I can't do everything I want to do, and no amount of "maybe I can just try harder!" is ever going to magically make me not disabled. It sucks! Having no energy sucks! Struggling so hard just to take basic care of my body sucks! I want to make art!
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We only have five tea lights and an incense burner left in stock on Etsy, so we're hard at work making more candles this week! First up are pomegranates!
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Here are some tips for ways to “show up” when you aren’t able to show up in person, as well as suggestions for all of us for building more inclusive movements for social justice and human rights.
How to Protest If You're Disabled And Can't Show Up at Rallies
Tips and tricks to help you resist.
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Yes, capitalism sucks monkey balls but seriously, if there's an artist you dig, somebody making you move your brain, your ass, or your heart...BUY THEIR STUFF. Keep them from getting so tired that all they can do is give you regurgitainment. That shit's bad for the arteries. Life in co-survival.
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Micah @rincewind.run · Jun 11
"oh, this time of great suffering will produce great art"

no it fucking won't, it'll mean artists spend all their creative energy on "how do I pay for food this week"
every artist i know is like "fuck i don't have time to Make Art i'm busy trying to Survive" and it's fucked
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Honeycomb candles are officially back in stock! This was one of the most satisfying batches we've ever made. We hope you're as pleased with them as we are!

Order them now from our Etsy shop!

www.etsy.com/listing/9527...