Hard, good reading by Jeet Heer www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.

Hey please support this peer-to-peer mental health care org that has been doing such good, concrete, necessary stuff in my town and beyond. People need this & will continue to need it givebutter.com/lets

One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.

I am gutted to learn of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (Alice Wong’s) passing. She was always a warm friend, a wonderful spirit, and someone who fostered my own growth. She helped me see that, as a #disabled person with chronic illness, I matter—I am whole. I’ll be posting some of Alice’s work. ❤️ forever

Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated

In my latest newsletter, I talk about the promise of the internet, the horrors of social media, the fear of performance, the desire to live publicly online, and how I'm trying to reconcile all of these contradicting realities

Energy justice advocates in Oregon are asking for a ban on utility shutoffs until April 1, 2026, one of the longest durations of policy protections i have seen so far. This is terrific, and we need many many more states to follow suit. The ban would be universal, for all customers.

Thanks, Betsy. That second bit is a good reminder. I salute everyone who can do both. & ofc for many, organizing IS both--showing up for that rapid response or fighting those cuts IS taking care of your dear people. But also, compassion to those where the tasks are different & we have to choose.

Reading this from @mskellymhayes.bsky.social is also helpful as I pull back from community participation a bit to meet a family health emergency, while trying to stay connected to what I will eventually, again, need to do w/others. organizingmythoughts.org/burnout-is-n...

Still kinda In It but did want to note that I love it when it snows on earth, which it did, on the way back from a long day of visiting my dad at the rehab place

Update on our Food Distribution work with Avalon & Food Gatherers! I'm still raising funds for the creating.care effort - I'm a little over halfway to the ambitious $1,000 goal I set, and would love to see us hit it by the time these distributions go live give.foodgatherers.org/campaigns/41...

Unhappy to report that shit still sucks

We can and must keep going. Here's a resource with a script to call your state's leaders about enacting a shutoff ban today if you have 10 minutes to act today. We need this nationwide because of the end of SNAP, SSI, and the economic crisis we're in. bsky.app/profile/kate...

LUCE has set up a GoFundMe for the families of the Allston carwash workers abducted by masked men claiming to work for the government www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

If you have the name you might as well have the game

Hey, I am hoping to be back around here a bit more soonish. My dad's been in the hospital. He's now in a rehab place to regain some strength & stability, and if that works, I'll be able to pick up some more of my normal things like Neighborly Actions & lukewarm takes on community participation

Happy pub day to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social @akpress.org and everyone who inspired this beautiful and heartfelt offering. May it provide solace, clarity, and guidance in these truly scary and unprecedented times. I’m honored to have contributed a piece on grief, my great teacher and friend.

Have you ever heard of "heat or eat"? It's what it's called when people have to choose -- groceries or paying their heating bills. No SNAP means more people won't be able to afford energy either. If you've already donated, take one more step and call to support an emergency ban on utility shutoffs👇

In the context of SNAP funding getting cut off, also pushing your state to not allow utility shut offs can be a life saver.

Another way you can help me celebrate my birthday is by protecting our neighbors’ and their right to be here. Go introduce yourself to folks around you if you don’t know them! Sign up for @kateschapira.bsky.social ‘s Neighborly Actions newsletter.

I talk about being frozen when faced with the scale of need we're staring at around food insecurity, and what I'm doing about it to stay sane; I've started a fundraiser for Food Gatherers, my local @feedingamerica.org partner, and invite y'all to help keep my friends and neighbors from the brink

Periodically I am saying this! They have yet to invent a non-annoying person

“The question of who gets to live as long as they should isn’t moral but systemic. We often say that death is the great unifier as it’s the one thing that we all have in common. But sometimes, I look around and wonder if even the after-life is segregated.”

There will be a Palestine contingent. We are meeting at City Hall at 1 and will join the March when it comes by. The anti fascism movement must center Palestine. Both Israel and the far right use same weapons and same tactics to enforce their violence.

In absence of our beloved Link, let’s do a FUND FRIDAY. Drop your info for: -medical/dental -legal -housing -transportation -food -the many things I have not listed that you or your loved ones need Hop in the thread and boost other people out if you can and donate if you’re able. pand for attn

Another example of 'get in where you can get in' and everyone can do something of use... blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/a...

is it good for people? for how many? which ones? to whose detriment? to whose benefit? what is lost? why is that loss acceptable? what seems to be gained? why is that gain necessary?

@nlgchicago.bsky.social is trying to raise $10k to fund ongoing legal support for protesters. They've had to cover long shifts at Broadview, and their volunteers have been repeatedly assaulted by police in the process. More info with ways to donate here: instagram.com/p/DP36ITJja-W/

Providence Water, I know I said I'd do a water testing sample for you but you see there is a lot going on

This is today, if you're in Boston

The size of the police budget

The Alchemy Lecture 2025 Sound—at the Interregnum Glen Coulthard Canisia Lubrin Madeleine Thien Immanuel Wilkins Date: October 30, 2025 Time: 5 - 8 p.m. (Reception: 5 - 6 p.m.) Venue: Tribute Communities Recital Hall, CIBC Lobby (Location) YorkU Event type: Hybrid – in person and online

A bunch of new people have followed me this week. Nice to see you all here! I wrote this book. If you have between $15 & $30, you could buy it, or donate that amount to a Palestinian fundraiser, immigrant defense effort, or environmental justice organization www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kate-...

EMS called to ICE facility bc protestor has broken collar bone (!). ICE agents then refuse to let EMS ambulance leave. EMS driver puts ambulance in park, which makes the vehicle lurch slightly. ICE agent then get up into the cab threatening to shoot driver in the head www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary. This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kz...

That hint of frost in the air is the sign that it's time to make these calls

It is, despite the world's best efforts, Don't Argue Inside Your Head With Other People Friday. Today, if you like, you can practice gently ending the inside-your-head arguments with people who aren't present, or who it's not safe or not fair for you to argue with. Do this as many times as you need.

My friend tells me that her kid has started saying, "Do you want to be heard, helped or hugged?" when she (kid) clocks that someone is upset, & allowing for the cutesiness I think it's a pretty good buffet of options to remember

It's possible I'm dealing with my depression by buying books but I did just order this from my local bookstore and i was not the first person to do so! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Some #PVDlocal / #RIlocal neighborly actions, mainly focused on supporting people targeted by ICE/DHS, & starting with TONIGHT's hearing on a ban to police cooperation with those agencies. There's something for you to do here, I guarantee it. neighborlyactions.substack.com/p/neighborly...

It's my old friend, a cool morning on earth

this is how you do it, i.e. TOGETHER ❤️‍🔥

Urgent request BY THURSDAY MORNING: the family member of someone I know is being targeted for deportation thru his asylum process. He & his family need $2K for legal & transportation fees. If you have like $25 tonight, please send it to secure.actblue.com/donate/amor-... or Venmo @amornetwork w/a 💙

Al Jazeera is doing videos of the Palestinian releases and they're heart wrenching. One man was detained for over a year and was released to find out that Israel had killed his two kids. The youngest was three. Her birthday would've been on Saturday. He'd made a small bracelet for her in prison.

#PVDlocal / #RIlocal, come to this forum next week on abolishing immigration detention in our state, including legislation to shut down the Wyatt Detention Center docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

No news after GODDAMN nine

Damn.

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