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Ailsa Hermann-Wu
@simchaboston.bsky.social
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Asian American / lesbian / redefining Jewish-looking since 2009 / feminist / bookworm / geek. Opinions my own.
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gregpak.net
If Schumer votes AGAINST this but enough Ds vote FOR it that it passes, he needs to RESIGN immediately.

He will have shown himself to be absolutely ineffective as a minority leader. He has to go.

Literally resign tonight.
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
simchaboston.bsky.social
Emailed and called @warren.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov asking thrm not to cave. Also left a msg for @schumer.senate.gov saying that if this deal goes through, any money I would’ve given to Senate Dems will go instead to primary opponents of the people who caved.
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 23h
Find your senators at reps.fyi or call 202-224-3121
graphic in the mamdani font/colors saying: CALL YOUR SENATORS and TELL THEM NO SHUTDOWN DEAL WITHOUT ACA FUNDING 202-224-3121
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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bradleywhitford.bsky.social
Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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indivisible.org
🚨 We’re hearing that Senate Democrats are on the verge of caving to Trump in another “Schumer Surrender.”

That means your Democratic senators need to hear from you right now.

Call: indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Email: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Ezra Levin on Bluesky: “I'm hearing the same thing. Dems are nearing a surrender. I'm shocked. Largest protest in history + best election night in years + polling showing we're kicking their ass in public opinion. And now Dems may cave. It ain't over til it's over, so please do call if you've got a Dem senator.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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leximcmenamin.com
thank you for the outpouring of support!

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
simchaboston.bsky.social
Hell yes.
tlecaque.bsky.social Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 5d
The lesson is that the GOP should jump in a lake and Democrats should fight back everywhere, every way, right?
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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mikechenwriter.bsky.social
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
assignedmedia.org Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 5d
From Evan: it's a huge night of hope for the trans community. The Republicans went all in on anti-trans ads in multiple races and so far there's no sign it got them anything.

Perhaps the page can be turned on blaming us for Harris' loss last year.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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celestepewter.bsky.social
Okay, all:

If you're wondering what's going on with Trump's trade deals... I tell you in twenty seconds in this video I did for work.

(Yes, you should watch/like/follow, hah. You'll get to see my giant head summarize trade for you on a daily? Weekly? Basis.)

youtube.com/shorts/7Mo8D...
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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jkmakes.bsky.social
One-pager zine inspired by a friend thanking me for telling her about some good things I heard about people doing.

Digitally legible format shown; printable version at link.

drive.google.com/file/d/1YJfs...
A zine with small doodles throughout. The text reads: Good Things People Are Doing Right Now. A nonprofit volunteer-run coffee shop in Portland, OR has received over $20,000 in small donations, to provide food to people in danger of losing SNAP. Donations have come from around the world. Some are for as little as $1.17. Food shops around the country, too numerous to count, are advertising help to people who need it. Many places are offering free meals to kids. Others are offering not just food but things like menstrual products & socks. People on social media are offering crochet plushies, artwork, books, and more, in exchange for donations to food banks. I saw someone auctioning a screen accurate replica of a teacup from Our Flag Means Death to raise food bank money. The OFMD fandom has raised tens of thousands of dollars for great causes the past few years. People with 3D printers are making whistles. People good with words and design are making printable infographics. People good at peopling are getting these to their neighbors. And those neighbors are spending their days ready to head into the street, bravely responding to attacks on their communities by Border Patrol and ICE. “I know there are people who are at home tonight with their families, where they belong, because of the work Chicagoans are doing.” - Kelly Hayes There are people all around us doing good things. It is in the human spirit to take care of one another. When you are losing heart, remember how much care and love is being practiced around you. Whatever resources, skills, or connections we have, whatever circumstances we find ourselves in, we can find small ways to take care of us, together. Everything is just people doin’ stuff. Alt continued in next post.
November 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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ourobororoboruo.bsky.social
As SNAP and WIC are about to be snatched away from millions, I’m going to do a modest donation matching today, up to $1,000.

Show me a screenshot of your donation to your local food bank and I will match the amount in a gift to my local organization.

LFG people
Community FoodBank of New Jersey - Providing Food, Help & Hope - CFBNJ
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is NJ’s largest anti-hunger organization. Learn more about our mission & how we help our hungry neighbors.
cfbnj.org
October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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angus.bsky.social
"This fucking sucks" and "all is lost" are two different sentences.

Don't say the second when you mean the first.
October 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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placesjournal.bsky.social
Amid a war on public knowledge, libraries are pushing outward, enlarging the commons through new configurations of civic and creative life.

In her latest — and, yes, 34th! — article for Places, @shannonmattern.bsky.social writes about building the infrastructure we need to keep ourselves free.
October 28, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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originalsp.in
POV: YOU’RE ASIAN

You call every woman too old to be your sibling and too young to be your grandmother “Auntie,” this is just reality, neither I nor Zohran Mamdani makes the rules
davidschwartzny • 10h MOLINA: How can you, Zohran Mamdani, convince New Yorkers to go and vote for you when you just said you lied? MAMDANI: It's not a lie; my father's cousin is my aunt. G 2 • 2.1K + de
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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lizshannonmiller.com
friend shared this, immediately updated my settings
Screenshot of text: unfuck google drive by shooting gemini Hey folks! Google is fucking you via sneaky enshittification again! Want the shit in your google drive to load instantly again, instead of taking for-fucking-ever? Open your gdrive (web OR app) Settings > Manage Apps Gemini was checked "use as default" (and i sure the fuck didn't set it that way, this was a silent push) Nuke that, and suddenly, folders that took up to a minute to populate and sort do so in a fraction of a second.
October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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scalzi.com
Really happy to see folks in the SF/F community here stepping up and donating to food banks and organizations that feed people. This is @adapalmer.bsky.social's doing, and it's making a difference. You can donate too, even if you're not on the Bluesky SF/F community. Need is everywhere.
October 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
simchaboston.bsky.social
Just gave to this. Every little bit helps.
pronounced-ing.bsky.social Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 15d
Food for Free is a wonderful organization that also hosts community markets (like a regular pop up food bank). foodforfree.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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gwenckatz.bsky.social
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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rincewind.run
or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:

“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
simchaboston.bsky.social
Life’s too short to waste on right-wing jerks. Block away.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24d
i know the desire to fight with these sick freaks is strong but resist the urge and just block. it’s better for your brain.
October 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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eva.computer
white house has joined bluesky
click here to block all official us government accounts instantly

bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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datarescueproject.org
Important update! The #SaveOurSigns initiative has released the first batch of photos captured in National Parks. Check out the website as well as the press release for more info:

sites.google.com/umn.edu/save...
Project Updates
Project Updates
sites.google.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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drdind.bsky.social
Go to hud.gov and use the website feedback button to tell them the website is for all Americans and to take down this partisan propaganda.

#ThisIsTrumpsShutdown
On the HUD website - partisan propaganda. "The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government. HUD will use available resources to help Americans in need. " Button circled: Website Feedback
October 2, 2025 at 7:52 AM
simchaboston.bsky.social
We got ours a little over a week ago (were prepared to go to NH if Mass. hadn’t come through). Last year we came down with Covid for the first time a couple of days before our booster appointments and did NOT want to repeat the experience.
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Sep 14
Get your COVID shots, y'all! A great thing to do TODAY if you have a minute.
gregpak.net Greg Pak @gregpak.net · Sep 12
Got that vax! No probs in an NYC pharmacy. Updated Pfizer, 2025-26.
September 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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authorsabb.bsky.social
Good Friday morning! Your assignment this weekend! Put some care in the world!

Give someone you love a book you love. Tell an author why they're important to you. Send a thank you note to a librarian. Add a banned book to a little free library w a note about why it matters. Add care.
September 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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meganpiont.bsky.social
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!

California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State

Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe" hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment
August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM