I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

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Being the invisible sexuality is already hard enough...a lot of people call us straights who want to be queer. With aces, it’s us having to justify our existence. It’s denial or people saying 'You’re just being delusional.' —Belle, 21 YO from Asia #AceWeek #AceAwareness #Asexuality

Federal Judge Jeffrey Cummings has found that ICE agents violated the terms of a consent decree by detaining people without proper warrants. He ruled that as of this week ICE must wear body cams at all times and can face arrest and contempt proceedings if they conduct unlawful, warrantless arrests.

"Even though I'm out as trans, being asexual often feels more difficult to talk about. Not many people know about asexuality if they aren't active in LGBTQ+ spaces." - Charlie #AceWeek #AsexualityAwareness #Trans #Transgender #NonBinary #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

YES!!! Arizona isn’t playing. Mike Johnson thinks he can hold democracy hostage, but Adelita Grijalva is done waiting for permission to get to work for her constituents. Also: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

When I shared these words in the spring, I was sure I’d be out by now. I was excited to celebrate #AceWeek publicly. But circumstances have me still invisibly celebrating my invisible orientation. Unseen as they both are, my identity is as real as my blood—life force with or without audience.

Ace Week, formerly Asexual Awareness Week, is an international campaign dedicated to raising awareness and expanding education of asexuality. We stand in solidarity with our Ace siblings, team members and supporters! #AceWeek #AsexualityAwareness #Asexual #LGBTQIA

Happy Asexual Awareness Week! #AceWeek #NOH8 🖤🤍💜

Answering questions for #aceweek open.substack.com/pub/invisibl...

Coming out should not equate to self-excommunication from the communities we belong to, and yet that is reality. #AceWeek

Shout out to all the aces invisibly celebrating #AceWeek because the stigmas comes from both heteronormative *and* queer worlds. You might feel invisible & even find solidarity in the phrase invisible orientation. I hope you know deep down you are beautifully human & worthy of all visibility.

Happy Ace Week! Ace week runs this year from 19th to 25tb October. This week should be about ace joy, as much as it is about awareness, education etc. but we know this week can be difficult too because with increased visibility there also comes acephobia.

Queerness is always a blessing. All the love to and gratitude for my Ace friends. open.substack.com/pub/cantonwi...

What a gift to become affirming before a loved one comes out. What a gift to myself in my own asexuality journey to not once question if God loves me as I am. What a gift to give one who isn't yet out—for them to know that you affirm the Imago Dei within their queer self.

Fighting for democracy should not be this expensive. From unemployment to student loan increases to needing to help folx run for office. It’s worth it; but how about some campaign reform.

Trump Is Shutting Down the War On Cancer America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives, is under threat in one of its most productive moments. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/m...

I’m feeling a bit disillusioned by church these days. I know I’m not alone. But if you still attend, can you tell me in a sentence or two why you stay?

This is what happens when justice serves power instead of people. Banksy’s latest piece shows a judge beating a protester. They rushed to throw up barriers to hide it. We need this here because it looks a lot like our own Supreme Court vs. the people.

"We should not have to live in a country where the Government can seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish, and appears to work a low wage job. Rather than stand idly by while our constitutional freedoms are lost, I dissent." —Justice Sonia Sotomayor

The Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it has ever collected. They claim their goal is to prove that “troves of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally.” That’s not the real objective.

“It is not just a question of who is being platformed. We need to start asking why do we need platforms?” Wise words from @melodyrwinder.bsky.social melodywinderweedle.com/media/f/what...

Hey book industry people in Canada.What is the Canadian equivalent to 'Publishers Weekly'? Where do bookstores get their new release ideas from? #books

Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years. Meanwhile, the six largest health insurers raked in more than $31 billion in net income last year. Still not sure if we need Medicare for All?

The thing about living in a human society is you either decide that everyone (except those for whom it would be medically dangerous) has to take VACCINES into their bodies or everyone (with no exceptions at all) has to take VIRULENT PATHOGENS in from those around them and, look, the first is better.

I recently visited an ICE detention center with @ravenreveals.bsky.social just outside of Chicago. Kidnapping people off the streets isn’t keeping us any more safe. Let’s close this facility and all the other ones like it down.

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024. Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay. The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year. Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M See the problem?

Things feel uncertain right now, Illinois. I want you all to know we’re doing everything we can to protect your rights. Make sure you know how to stand up for yourself and others at illinoisimmigrationinfo.org.

There is a recurring message in the Bible. 🙏🏻It’s simple🙏🏻 If you think the book 📖 allows you to starve children 👶🏻keep medicine💉💊 from the sick😷and look away 👀 while people are slaughtered praying 🙏🏻 in churches🕍 or synagogues ⛪️, your ideology is flawed. #pinks #thebiblesays #loveoneanother

Yay! Trans woman interviewing another trans woman (and my "token cis" brother @paulhoard.bsky.social ) about our scholarship! Check it out!

Rep. Stansbury: “What we heard today is a cover-up. A cover-up potentially involving foreign countries and foreign actors. As you will find out in coming days and weeks, this goes all the way to the top. Because there’s happen to be a very powerful person who doesn’t want these stories out.”

It’s time for these victims receive justice. It’s time for Trump to stop protecting the rich & powerful & to start telling the truth. It’s also time for Republicans in Congress to find the courage to sign the discharge petition that would force a vote to release the Epstein files. (2/2)

I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.

If evangelicals cared about the unborn, America would have universal healthcare and gun control. This is how we know pro-life Christians are deeply un-serious people.

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Hey folx, I now have an IG account if you’re interested in following me there. It’ll be a mix of #asexuality basics & #ace theology.

Good white liberal Christians™️ will tell you "If your table doesn't have space for marginalized people then you need to build a bigger table" but they are wrong. If your table doesn't have space for marginalized people, walk away and join the marginalized at their table. That is where Jesus is.

"Eucontamination: Disgust Theology and the Christian Life", the book I wrote with @paulhoard.bsky.social is out now!

I am so grateful for this session. Aro and Ace erasure has to end in the Christian community (and everywhere) and we are blessed to have people like @geebree09.bsky.social to lead us.

Got to share about #asexuality and a little #AceTheology at #WildGooseFestival. Here the group is matching sex stances to their definitions.

At #WildGooseFestival with @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social sharing so much wisdom, such as— We each have two things: 1. Proximity to pain and 2. Agency to alleviate it.

94% of teachers have had to dip into their own pockets to buy school supplies. An estimated 1 in 6 have second jobs during the school year to make ends meet. The average Wall Street employee got a record $244,700 bonus last year. Something has gone terribly wrong.

From the weekend: my latest on Substack. rohadi.substack.com On disability justice.

If you’ll be at #WildGooseFestival in North Carolina at the end of this month, I’ll be talking more about what’s quoted here — Because understanding the divisibility of attraction types can lead to a more expansive view of pleasure. I hope you’ll join me! #asexuality

Add your name to the petition demanding Congress pass legislation requiring all immigration agents to clearly display their agency and name or badge number—just like other local law enforcement are required to do. sign.moveon.org/petitions/un...

This memoir on coming into yourself couldn't be more timely! Head over to www.lakedrivebooks.com/books/i-hard... to get a copy!

Going into month 6 of unemployment due to unconstitutional government mandates. Mental health has been low, but I’m working on staying engaged as/when I can. I hope to show up more here. How are y’all doing with the constant barrage of bad news?