Is the whole “anti-ICE” evidence situation still part of the rapture? I thought the rapture was about folks supporting housing justice. I’m confused… and concerned…

Happy rapture day! Please aim yourself at the sky in an orderly fashion so the rest of us can inherit your house

& buy books at these intersections! My recs: 📚The Golden Boy's Guide to Bipolar by @sonorareyes.bsky.social 📚Godly Heathens by HE Edgmon 📚Blanca & Roja by Anna-Marie McLemore 📚Blood Orange by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social 📚Under All The Lights by @mayaameyaw.bsky.social Now go to @bookshop.org pls&ty❤️

While I'm coalescing, enjoy this incredibly cool library pull I got from the @ottawatranslibrary.bsky.social a few days ago 👀 @yaffasutopia.bsky.social @venuskiithomas.bsky.social

I do have a list of books I’m gonna add today:

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LETTERS FROM A LIVING UTOPIA was written by @yaffasutopia.bsky.social, and is coming to an indie bookstore near you October 7th! Order on our site by 10/6 to save some $$ and get a free poster. Use coupon code PREORDER at checkout <3 www.commonnotions.org/letters-from-a-living-utopia

So excited for you all to read this one!

I'm done with Charlie Kirk now. Have some trans/enby book recs: 📚They Bloom at Night by Trang Thanh Tran 📚Godly Heathens by HE Edgemon 📚A Million Quiet Revolutions by Robin Gow 📚The Boy With The Bird In His Chest by Emme Lund Plus, poetry collections by Yaffa As, Sojourner Davidson, & Danez Smith.

#amReading: Did the Science Wars Take Place? by William Gillis Just finished: Abolish the Family, by Sophie Lewis; Farming While Black, by Leah Penniman Up next: Palestine 1492: A Report Back, by Linda Quiquivix Fave this year so far: Inara: Light of Utopia, edited by Mx Yaffa AS

It’s not a matter of if. It’s that a lot of yalls grandparents did say that. Let’s not pretend like the same people targeting us were not okay with mass killing of Jewish, gay, Romani and so many others. Pro-fascists are not new. This is why we need to build a better world, these cycles need to go.

Resistance violence is birthed in response to violence from systemic oppression. Violence from Systems of oppression is integral to systems of oppression. Systems of oppression do not need an external motivator for violence, they just are violent. They are built entirely through violence.

Kirk is an example of how white suprematists mobilize people while alive and dead. Alive this person led to far too many deaths and dead the same people who stood by and allowed his violence punish his victims yet again. We are punished regardless, told we are the reason for our oppression always.

I think it's terrible that Gen Z and Gen Alpha continue to live in a world where K-12 and college campus shootings are a normal part of life and that's all they've ever known and I think we should arrange things so that any kind of school or university shooting is impossible

These little poems are my favorite

- Desecrated Poppies, Yaffa As, 2024

Y’all this is so good

The way this one just cuts straight through like obsidian

Okay I am very glad this got nominated at the awards, this is real as fuck

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If you care about me as trans person but not as a 🍉 then you don’t care for trans people If you care about me as a 🍉 but not as a trans person then you don’t care for Palestinians If you care for me as anything but don’t care for everyone then you don’t care about anything and reinforce fascism

SAD and Pol's mutual aid fund for Mx. Yaffa and MASGD raises money for queer and trans Palestinians and front-line organizers, including Sudanese and Congolese people: givebutter.com/iPxsAf

Who else is participating in the #transrightsreadathon @trreadathon.bsky.social

An older white guy just called me lady and I hate how little validation I get about gender for that moment to be as cute as it was.

Also if you think bisexuals are safe, please pick up a book about the Holocaust

Like, passing means actively hiding your identity and any community links that might unmask that identity Passing does not mean you tell everyone who you are and sometimes ignorant people don’t realize who you are

I wish white queers would stop using “passing” so casually and without consideration for its freighted and deeply racialized history

Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away. 🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:

Mx. Yaffa, a non-binary Palestinian writer and organizer, is raising money to distribute to queer and trans Palestinians and front-line organizers: givebutter.com/iPxsAf

It’s almost showtime. I’ll be taking signups on my waitlist for those who are interested in getting their hands on one of my decks. It’s a form to get a head count of how many I need to make. I’ll be printing, cutting and sealing these myself. link Below 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🎥 #PrideMonth isn’t over yet and our #DBIWP2025 recap continues with Yaffa—a trans, disabled, autistic Falasteenian comedian, author & artist—whose powerful performance lit up our event on Piscataway Land, known as "Washington, D.C." 🎬 Watch now: youtu.be/_LpOdaKWF6I *Subs available.

Day 2 - #SealeyChallenge Blood Orange by Yaffa As, 2023, Meraj Publishing Interview with the author: atmos.earth/palestine-as...

anyway i put it on hold let's gooo

What if scientists hadn’t waited until this point to speak about politics Every time I see a headline like this, my brain just shouts Like what if scientists hadn’t sat around silently watching everyone around them get attacked Maybe the fight on campus would have gone differently

Day 7 - #SealeyChallenge / poetry pledge $ for The Sameer Project (🔗 to sponsor in first post) Sometimes I re-read a book of poetry shortly after 1st time, settling it in my bones. I did that today. Blood Orange by Yaffa As, 2023, Meraj Publishing (also day 2) w/ poem “I Am” that is in my heart

I have been taking the courses to be a better organizer by Yaffa. open.spotify.com/episode/0D5A...

All right frens and comrades! Strap in, sit down, and listen to this podcast about Trust, Faith, and Conflict. The podcast is by a queer/trans Palestinian. @yaffasutopia.bsky.social is an awesome author who write a lot about queer/trans liberation and Palestinian liberation.

1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports. He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth. It's so much worse than being reported. Subscribe to support my journalism.

@yaffasutopia.bsky.social who wrote Whispers Beneath the Orange Grove is putting on a 12 week intensive training to support folx who are looking/working towards collective liberation I signed up! And you should too! givebutter.com/Haz17J

For this #pride month 🏳️‍🌈, I'm drawing portraits of authors who have helped me significantly on my journey of self-exploration. I am still exploring my queerness, and I love it. From left to right, top to bottom: Yaffa As (@yaffasutopia.bsky.social), Christian Cooper, Lamya H. Kodo Nishimura.

I wanted to start off #pride by sharing an important book: Blood Orange by Yaffa As has poems of grief, identity, genocide, colonialism, and hope from the lenses of a queer Palestinian Muslim. Me and friends have described it as a must read for all. 🇵🇸 #freepalestine

for my first social post of @becklovesbooks.bsky.social ‘s #prideopoly challenge, here are some of my prompt recs! these are all expert-mode friendly as far as I know. happy reading ✨🏳️‍🌈📖

Finished Sage yesterday, and will finish this over the weekend. Both are by Yaffa As.

‘Find the things you can take off our plates so we don’t have to think about it’ - @yaffasutopia.bsky.social

Pride + Palestinian Poetry! Come celebrate the release of @yaffasutopia.bsky.social's new book, Sage, with an evening dedicated to Palestinian liberation - Thursday, June 12 at 6 PM. Event is free, but please donate at givebutter.com/iPxsAf to support Palestinians living through an ongoing genocide!

Pride month is almost here! I’ve collaborated with @becklovesbooks.bsky.social to provide book recs for her Prideopoly challenge which you can check out here: prideopoly.carrd.co My recs are in the images below 👇 Let me know what you’re planning to read for Pride! 📚💙 📚🏳️‍🌈 📚🏳️‍⚧️

#NowReading Whispers Beneath the Orange Grove by Yaffa #TransRightsReadathon 🌳

current read: Blood Orange by Yaffa 💙📚

NOW in #TheMagazine, a powerful interview on art, displacement & liberation with @yaffasutopia.bsky.social: crushingcolonialism.org/interview-with-yaffa/ 🎟️They'll perform in this weekend's #DBIWP25 event, FREE & ACCESSIBLE—get your tickets on our website 🌎 Livestream available on our YT & FB pgs