For @truthout.org I wrote an analysis of the mass deportation boom during 2025. Amid all the spectacle, the passage of the funding bill in July was an ominous milestone in the history of U.S. immigration policy and the Trump administration's aspiring fascism. truthout.org/articles/tru...

getting the homies together to scream in a field

them folk keep raiding the same local taquería because of who they hire and they won't rat anyone out and the community keeps showing up

got a tattoo of violets for calypso :) once i get an urn bracelet we will be together til my last breath <3

mostly fine until i'm heart eyes-ing over a beautiful woman who hits me with an offhand "your generation" comment

people always think i'm younger than i am

please keep contacting your representatives and demanding they oppose online censorship bills like KOSA, The Screen Act and advocate for the protection of section 230 www.congress.gov/members/find...

In Case You Missed It! Bryce Covert’s new article “Nobody Blames the Landlord. They Just Take Away the Kids” is online and in @thenation.com's December print issue! Read the full article at bit.ly/Nation-Covert

reducing screen time by deleting the apps i spend the most time on was an obvious but effective method

i get frustrated sometimes thinking about how many tragedies could have been stopped if the world took it seriously when someone says they and their people are being harmed. it's not always a helpful feeling but at least is a reminder of what matters most to me

LIVE NOW! What We Saw in Chicago: Lessons from the CBP Surge Join us for a conversation with local organizers about how our community pushed back against attacks on our neighbors from federal border patrol agents last fall. Stream here:

if you've bought art or an item from my shop, I'm seeking testimonials & reviews! if you send one I'll give you a coupon code for 10% off my shop these'll be used for promo material for my beginner gardener bundle launch, seen below 👇🏾 I really appreciate y'all & would love to hear your thoughts!

i remember the end of analog tv well bc we did not have cable and the reception on the digital antennas was garbo

radio technology is so cool people were like "electromagnetic frequencies, bet we could communicate with those" and now we have wifi

intarsia method for color changing in crochet and parking in cross stitch are kind of the same thing and that's neat

-23° f wind chill feels as bad as it sounds

i save every business card from i get from creative small businesses as a sort of personal yellow book for niche items

i should have believed that lil chicken cartoon on the packaging for buldak

i think i must be dyslexic bc sometimes i read back what i wrote and it's like, either that or possession bc these are not real words

grief is not a bridge one can walk over. it is in the air, it is all over the ground and our hands and memories. i believe it's best to address it, often. give it a seat whenever we gather with our people. i am, however, inseperably biased here

twitter did something to my brain bc why do i still get nervous if i have more than a couple notis

every time someone asks or suggests i should "get" a "new" cat i have to count

buncha oligarchs fighting over who gets to extinct the planet first like it's a game

i think you can make most cheap supplies work except glue the glue has to be good

my holy grail

Even more bad library bills being proposed in state legislatures. Don't just read and understand what's at stake here–take action to help stop their progress. Attempts to suppress LGBTQ+ books in libraries? They're not happening at the local level, folks. buttondown.com/wellsourced/...

feeling alive again bc i got accepted into a local artist collective centered around mutual aid

made scented candles for the first time, still bad at conversion math so the scent is kinda light. realizing i prefer that in small rooms

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randomly the new dimension 20 series has a player doing an extremely accurate portrayal of death worker duties 🥲🤎

Any blacksky.app users who get banned from bsky should try logging into the staging.blacksky.community website. Looking to get feedback + identify any lingering bugs. Email [email protected] with those. Missing data from non-Blacksky hosted accounts + older posts is expected

Three of the four Oglala Sioux Tribe members who were arrested in Minneapolis on Friday.

hello! 👋🏾 i'm thulani ✨ i'm a graphic designer & illustrator looking for work w/small biz's & solopreneurs. I focus on logos & brandkit designs & have availability for 3 projects rn! 🖼️ magikbeanmail.wixsite.com/thulanimakena-1 📧 [email protected] #PortfolioDay #graphicdesigner #b2b #cozyart

when i would collage at my desk, calypso would sit or nap behind me. her little snores and the soft sounds of papers shuffling, being cut. love never dies.

if love was enough jan 2026 [ #collageArt #art #grief ]

i see a painting with a red orange orb and say hell yeah

my favorite genre of rap is "smoke weed, wrestle with despair and dread"

Bandcamp has banned AI music. The company has released a statement which includes the following: "Music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp." stereogum.com/2485199/band...

i miss her so much

my sleepy baby

finished mosaic table and my long overdue cat tax

at least one of us is sleeping properly

us 75% of the time

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86.

digital collage, 2025 // moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Hi #PortfolioDay 🐯 I'm tine, I do a lot of pixel art and enjoy drawing invertebrates, prehistoric creatures and game art! #pixelart #okami #paleoart

"Our Lady of Marsupials who discourages and dispels evil by simply showing up and looking at it," mixed media on paper, 2026. #collage #analogcollage #blueskycollage #contemporaryart #surrealism #visionaryart #outsiderart

wallace and gromit pilled, fantasizing about hooking up a stationary bike to a battery charger