Liz Kastor
@lizziek.bsky.social
Former journalist. Chronically fatigued.
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Assigned Media is a plucky little trans news site that punches WAY about its weight class.
No one else publishes this level of quality trans journalism as frequently as we do - and we do it on a shoestring.
We're raising $20K in January to ensure our work can continue to thrive in 2026. Join us!
No one else publishes this level of quality trans journalism as frequently as we do - and we do it on a shoestring.
We're raising $20K in January to ensure our work can continue to thrive in 2026. Join us!
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Assigned Media is a plucky little trans news site that punches WAY about its weight class.
No one else publishes this level of quality trans journalism as frequently as we do - and we do it on a shoestring.
We're raising $20K in January to ensure our work can continue to thrive in 2026. Join us!
No one else publishes this level of quality trans journalism as frequently as we do - and we do it on a shoestring.
We're raising $20K in January to ensure our work can continue to thrive in 2026. Join us!
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Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
-W. H. Auden
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
-W. H. Auden
January 22, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Defenceless under the night
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
-W. H. Auden
Our world in stupor lies;
Yet, dotted everywhere,
Ironic points of light
Flash out wherever the Just
Exchange their messages:
May I, composed like them
Of Eros and of dust,
Beleaguered by the same
Negation and despair,
Show an affirming flame.
-W. H. Auden
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If folks don't know what to do with their rage today, and they have cash, I suggest going to standwithminnesota.com and finding someone who needs help
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 11:11 PM
If folks don't know what to do with their rage today, and they have cash, I suggest going to standwithminnesota.com and finding someone who needs help
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Throwing funds on the various mutual aid groups on this list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
MN Sanctuary School Organizing + Mutual Aid Fundraisers - SHARE
docs.google.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Throwing funds on the various mutual aid groups on this list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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Do you know how much this painting delights me? So, so much. St Emidius really wants to show the archangel Gabriel his scale model and does not care how busy he is.
January 24, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Do you know how much this painting delights me? So, so much. St Emidius really wants to show the archangel Gabriel his scale model and does not care how busy he is.
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If you live in Georgia’s “Fighting Fifth” district, please consider calling Williams’s office today to thank her for her bravery, truth-telling, and leadership. Let our electeds know we see them when they fight back and that it matters to us
(404) 659-0116
(404) 659-0116
It’s time to dismantle ICE, we cannot continue to fund reckless terror. I will NOT be supporting DHS funding for the lawless, dangerous, and murderous ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 2:59 PM
If you live in Georgia’s “Fighting Fifth” district, please consider calling Williams’s office today to thank her for her bravery, truth-telling, and leadership. Let our electeds know we see them when they fight back and that it matters to us
(404) 659-0116
(404) 659-0116
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attention texans: are you a lawyer, do you know lawyers willing to file pro bono habeas petitions for Minnesotans that have been sent here?
please reach out via DM (and not just with links to already swamped nonprofits though)
please reach out via DM (and not just with links to already swamped nonprofits though)
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
attention texans: are you a lawyer, do you know lawyers willing to file pro bono habeas petitions for Minnesotans that have been sent here?
please reach out via DM (and not just with links to already swamped nonprofits though)
please reach out via DM (and not just with links to already swamped nonprofits though)
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The Assigned newsletter is written and includes a guide for how to think through your individual likelihood of losing access to care and whether your provider is among the most likely to drop care.
It's not a DIY guide but links to a range of resources where people can learn more about DIY.
It's not a DIY guide but links to a range of resources where people can learn more about DIY.
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
The Assigned newsletter is written and includes a guide for how to think through your individual likelihood of losing access to care and whether your provider is among the most likely to drop care.
It's not a DIY guide but links to a range of resources where people can learn more about DIY.
It's not a DIY guide but links to a range of resources where people can learn more about DIY.
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Evan here: We're fundraising through the end of January, and every day I do a thank-you thread to let people know how much it means when they help us meet our goal.
Overnight we had another THREE new members join us - welcome, guys, gals, and/or nonbinary pals! We love waking up to such good news!
Overnight we had another THREE new members join us - welcome, guys, gals, and/or nonbinary pals! We love waking up to such good news!
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Evan here: We're fundraising through the end of January, and every day I do a thank-you thread to let people know how much it means when they help us meet our goal.
Overnight we had another THREE new members join us - welcome, guys, gals, and/or nonbinary pals! We love waking up to such good news!
Overnight we had another THREE new members join us - welcome, guys, gals, and/or nonbinary pals! We love waking up to such good news!
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Anytime I see numbers showing that Asian people are less underwater than others, I wish we were actually fucking teaching the history of Asian people in this country.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Anytime I see numbers showing that Asian people are less underwater than others, I wish we were actually fucking teaching the history of Asian people in this country.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
Instead, maybe people are told that Chinese laborers built the railroads in the mid-1800s and then... like, nothing at all.
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You can reply to that email now, the fact you're replying today doesn't make you a bad person.
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
You can reply to that email now, the fact you're replying today doesn't make you a bad person.
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ChongLy Scott "Saly" Thao's family has started a GoFundMe for him:
Donate to Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma, organized by LOUANSEE MOUA
Support ChongLy Scott Thao After Traumatic ICE Raid
On… LOUANSEE MOUA needs your support for Support ChongLy Scott Thao's Family After ICE Raid Trauma
www.gofundme.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
ChongLy Scott "Saly" Thao's family has started a GoFundMe for him:
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"You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express
a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."
a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."
Letter from a Birmingham Jail - Martin Luther King Jr.
YouTube video by Justin Ashurst
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
"You deplore the demonstrations that are presently taking place in Birmingham. But I am sorry that your statement did not express
a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."
a similar concern for the conditions that brought the demonstrations into being."
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If protesters were getting paid, there's be a massive chain of solicitations, emails that would easily prove the case. There is none
Any TV interviewer needs to demand proof when this claim is made and end the interview when it's not provided
Any TV interviewer needs to demand proof when this claim is made and end the interview when it's not provided
Rep. Byron Donalds: "These agitators -- who by the way are paid, folks. America, they are paid to do this kind of mess."
January 19, 2026 at 3:41 PM
If protesters were getting paid, there's be a massive chain of solicitations, emails that would easily prove the case. There is none
Any TV interviewer needs to demand proof when this claim is made and end the interview when it's not provided
Any TV interviewer needs to demand proof when this claim is made and end the interview when it's not provided
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The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... | @newyorker.com
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... | @newyorker.com
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... | @newyorker.com
LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district. Now she faces seventeen years in prison.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... | @newyorker.com
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Dear my fellow white people: For every inspirational quote you post on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I think you should also buy a book from a contemporary Black author.
has it already been 3 months since this dropped? feels like ive been promoting this for over a year!
get your copy wherever you like, but @kentuckypress.bsky.social still has their discounted sale going on until the end of january.
get your copy wherever you like, but @kentuckypress.bsky.social still has their discounted sale going on until the end of january.
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Dear my fellow white people: For every inspirational quote you post on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I think you should also buy a book from a contemporary Black author.
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Please consider helping one of our employees who was blatantly racially profiled by ICE, detained, and is now facing deportation. Funds go to support his wife who is still here and afraid to go to work because of what happened to him. Any amount helps. THANKS.
gofund.me/9295faaf5
gofund.me/9295faaf5
Donate to Support for Public Works Employee Facing Deportation, organized by Jericho Huggar
ICE agents recently detained a Public Works employee based entirel… Jericho Huggar needs your support for Support for Public Works Employee Facing Deportation
gofund.me
January 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Please consider helping one of our employees who was blatantly racially profiled by ICE, detained, and is now facing deportation. Funds go to support his wife who is still here and afraid to go to work because of what happened to him. Any amount helps. THANKS.
gofund.me/9295faaf5
gofund.me/9295faaf5
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Mark’s Kitchen in Takoma Park, MD, a neighborhood Korean/American spot that was so locally beloved that when Mark announced he was retiring the local Onion equivalent ran this story. Mandu and a grilled cheese
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Mark’s Kitchen in Takoma Park, MD, a neighborhood Korean/American spot that was so locally beloved that when Mark announced he was retiring the local Onion equivalent ran this story. Mandu and a grilled cheese
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can you see the weasel
January 18, 2026 at 7:17 AM
can you see the weasel
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Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
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More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 AM
More people should know about the day 90% of Icelandic women went on strike, forcing real political change towards gender equality:
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
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Top of the charts at my house today
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Top of the charts at my house today
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We are currently filling our first whistle request from a Catholic Church, and while this is not the alliance I saw myself forming in 2026, I'm ready, lfg.
(still hoping Chicago Pope excommunicates JD Vance tho)
(still hoping Chicago Pope excommunicates JD Vance tho)
January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
We are currently filling our first whistle request from a Catholic Church, and while this is not the alliance I saw myself forming in 2026, I'm ready, lfg.
(still hoping Chicago Pope excommunicates JD Vance tho)
(still hoping Chicago Pope excommunicates JD Vance tho)