SATURDAY, SEPT 27: Lower East Side volunteer-run arts organization ABC No Rio is having its inaugural #zine fair in Bushwick, #Brooklyn, at Mayday Space, 176 St. Nicholas Ave. FREE! With "stacked schedule," 12 noon to 10PM. Masks required first 2 hours. www.abcnorio.org/events/abc-n... #zines #NYC

Remembering the black history of Weimar Berlin: www.the-berliner.com/politics/bla...

Dear trans folks: please publish your personal stories in zines. Let us help you do it

Today is publication day for BELL HOOKS'S RADICAL PEDAGOGY: NEW VISIONS OF FEMINISM, JUSTICE, LOVE, & RESISTANCE IN THE CLASSROOM! Following in hooks' path, Jo Davis-McElligatt, Maia Butler, & Megan Feifer intend for it to be a guide for instructors at all levels: www.bloomsbury.com/us/bell-hook...

A friend of mine was on Charlie Kirk's "watch list" of Black professors. She received so many death and rape threats that her university offered her a security detail for the walk to class. This is Kirk's legacy. You would never know it from reading all of these legacy newspaper op-eds about him.

While in Atlanta, I visited a strip club (called Clermont Lounge) for the very first time. What followed was an emotional rollercoaster that inspired this lengthy and deeply personal essay! I'd be so honored if you gave it a read! landofthenerds.blogspot.com/2025/09/how-...

Frida helping edit this week’s Mostly Skateboarding Podcast, an interview with Natalie Porter about her book, Girl Gangs, Zines, and Powerslides: A History of Badass Women Skateboarders.

NEVER FORGET!!! On this day in 1973 the Arch Cafe in Springfield, MA was firebombed and destroyed.

A little conflicted this morning because fuck the nyt, and also hooray for Vaginal Davis!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/a...

It’s my birthday! Buy some Pink Mince and help support independent queer publishing (and a middle-aged homo’s rigorous moisturizing regimen) #zines #queerzine #gayzine pinkmince.com

Next is @soleilho.com, a cultural critic, cookbook writer and food journalist. After a restful hiatus, Soleil is looking forward to covering the Bay Area's vibrant and always-shifting food culture in the Bay Area again. 📸: Celeste Noche

‼️‼️‼️ GENDERTRASH IN PUBLISHERS WEEKLY ‼️‼️‼️ "Riotous...fascinating...powerful...a remarkable and inspiring record of community-building.” Ty @publisherswkly.bsky.social 🙂

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

Shared with me by a friend: New Zealand libraries are beginning to suspend international ILL to/from the United States due to the Trump administration tariffs. 📚

Chicago: Buckle up for the invasion. Save this graphic. We’re at your service. 🫡

Back in 1946, the KKK was trying to make a major comeback after World War II. Enter Superman — the Man of Steel exposed their secrets and took them down in his radio show. I asked Rick Bowers, author of Superman vs the Ku Klux Klan, what we can learn from this today buttondown.com/charliejane/...

There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download! California (by county/area) Chicago Colorado DC Metro Area (DMV) Massachusetts North Carolina Triangle Area NYC Philly Pittsburgh Portland, OR St. Louis Metro Area Washington State Please share! drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Shipping books internationally in the US: a Cautionary Tale This past Friday, my wife went down to our local post office (NE #Ohio) to ship a couple of our book orders (I write lots of books, mainly on paranormal topics like ghosts) One was headed to the UK (1/??)

Pre-order The Replacements - Let It Be Deluxe Edition 4-LP or 3-CD box set (out 10/24) and you'll get a FREE 'Live At City Gardens 1984' CD only available from Electric Fetus! Pre-order 4-LP box set: electricfetus.com/UPC/60349781... Pre-order 3-CD box set: electricfetus.com/UPC/60349781...

This administration aims to suppress truth about slavery. The curriculum should include MORE, not less, about central role of slavery, resistance, & its legacy in U.S. Join us on Monday for a class with Clint Smith on the new YA edition of his book. ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/how-the...

"How to Report ICE" zine editions now available for free printable download: NYC Philly Durham, NC Pittsburgh, PA All of Massachusetts Northern California from Humboldt to Monterey Counties! More to come! Please share widely. drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Self-publishing is a power, it's a gift. You can put whatever you want into your little 'zines and minicomics, absolutely nobody can tell you no. Tell your story, don't worry if it's "good enough", make it anyway.

If you're National Guard or any other service member being deployed against people in the US and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status or have any other concerns whatsoever, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options: 1-877-447-4487 girightshotline.org

"There’s the gagging ouroboros of history... you’re beating your fists against a wall that bears the indents of countless fists, going back forever." Over in Autostraddle, I write about queer generational trauma: how it works, and how to tell stories about it. www.autostraddle.com/what-is-quee...

A suitably sunny day to receive my author copy of Cripping the Archive: Disability, History, and Power from @illinoispress.bsky.social Looking forward to exploring the other chapters! www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p0...

Trump is demanding that the census conducted every decade omit undocumented immigrants from the count. He plotted a similar move in 2018, but was blocked by the courts because his plan was unconstitutional. Here's a video I put out the last time he tried this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpw-...

USA: Map Shows States Where COVID Is Rising. "COVID-19 cases are reported to be rising in 27 states and "likely growing" in 12 states more" "Notably, real-time transmission estimates (Rt) show values above 1 in most states, indicating active spread." Source: archive.md/4lKZR

Also, disability justice zine microgrants are back for fall! This time I'll be giving out three $250 grants. Any kind of zine is welcome but I am giving a priority to perzines this time. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The media is completely ignoring that Brown University just agreed to a full bathroom ban and defining trans people out of existence. Even worse, when they mention it, they're describing it as a sports ban. This is not just a sports ban. The media is hiding what's happening here.

For decades, the Amistad Research Center in NOLA has served as 1 of America’s largest repositories of artifacts on Black history, featuring a collection of 15 million rare documents dating back to the 1780s, as well as a fine art collection. Its future is uncertain. www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers

I just got done updating the events page on my website with all my updated tour info! www.charliejaneanders.com/events There are links to RSVP for my events in: San Francisco (8/19) Portland (8/20) Chicago (8/21) Los Angeles (8/22) Seattle (8/25) Please do RSVP! It helps the bookstore prepare. <3

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

If you're a person affected by: 📂Forced family separation (eg adoption, boarding out) 📂Magdalene Laundries 📂Industrial Schools You can learn how to access your records & challenge the withholding/redaction of your documents here: clannproject.org/records/

Crime has gone down in Lexington because we’ve invested in housing-first programs and built mental health services into our public safety strategy. This EO threatens that progress, while laying the groundwork for the mass internment of our neighbors. Don’t let anybody tell you that this is normal.

Buried in Columbia's agreement/bribe with the Trump regime (and not reported by the news) is a section which agrees to segregate trans women from women's housing, sports, and bathrooms. Functionally, trans women are no longer welcome at Columbia University.

Montreal Queer + Trans Book + Zine swap: - Parc Lafontaine, corner of Sherbrooke + Papineau - 2-5pm, Saturday July 26 (rain date Sunday the 27th) More details here: www.instagram.com/p/DLzxearuZF...

July 21st is Zine Library Day, one of the celebrations happening during International Zine Month! #IZM2025 #zines Ways to celebrate: *visit your local zine library *check out an online zine library *donate $ or zines to a zine library *bring your closest zine librarian a delicious treat 🍩

new free zine in distro: WHY WE MASK is an accessible primer on why people wear masks, & why you might wanna pop one on. How COVID is transmitted, & what it does in our bodies when we catch it, with illustrations featuring fat, queer, trans & disabled people of colour. sheerspite.ca/product/why-...

Milwaukee, 53 years ago today George Carlin arrested at Summerfest after performing his "Seven Words You Can't Say on TV" skit.

THEY HAVE ARRIVED. $4 each or wholesale is available as well, email [email protected] to order! They measure about 2x4 inches, vinyl, waterproof, printed by the fine folks at Stickerninja in Portland, OR

July 21 is International Zine Libraries Day!! To celebrate this annual event, it is customary to bring donuts or other baked goods to your favorite zine librarians (just check in with them first about any dietary restrictions or requests!) 1/6

Wow. Dr. Potter is the type of professional one hopes for and I hope her perseverance pays off in coverage for her patient’s treatment. Her patient is also a medical professional btw. It’s galling that anonymous people with no relevant experience can simply “nope” out approving prescribed treatment.

As of July 17, the LGBTQ-specific branch of 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, has been shut down. Advocates are ringing alarm bells about the elimination of the specialized service, warning that LGBTQ youth will suffer tragedy. Read here ⤵️

“My 2020 article on the NPS website was edited to remove the words transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, and butch,” writes @wendylrouse.bsky.social in #AHAPerspectives. 🗃️

Call for Zines from archivists and archives. 📜📚 www2.archivists.org/news/2025/ca...

Join us for a one-night-only HEKLINA TRIBUTE SHOW & fundraiser to help digitize left-behind decades of SF drag herstory! July 21 at Oasis, hosted by moi. $15+ donation = free entry. Help us preserve Heklina’s legacy! Video edited by Crickett Bardot. Donate givebutter.com/heklina youtu.be/o4aRUSHLzKA

Can’t make it to South Side Zine Fest? We’ll match you with a zine pen pal! We’ll be hosting a pen pal station so festgoers can create and send some fun snail mail to a new out-of-town zine friend right from our event. Sign up for a pen pal here: tiny.cc/SSZF2025PenPals #SSZF2025 #zines #DIY

Free Star Trek & Disability zines. Part 1 : files.libcom.org/files/2025-0... Part 2 : files.libcom.org/files/2025-0... Find more here : linktr.ee/disabilityark