It's a good idea at this point to keep as many eyes as possible watching their livestream to make sure the genocidal regime knows the world cares what happens to them. Put it on in the background if you are busy doing something else

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes. Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants. Here is your shutdown guide. Subscribe to support our journalism.

I don’t speak on this very often, but I urge you to call. If this goes through, it won’t just be federal funding that stops for gender affirming care. It’s federal money now, but insurance companies follow what they’re allowed to do and if they’re allowed to drop us, they will. Please call.

Trump and Dems are officially meeting Monday. This is after Trump cancelled his last meeting with Democrats because they were holding firm on immigrant and transgender protections. The Republican budget has dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ riders. Call your Dem senators, people, don't let them capitulate.

Who do I vote for to get sleep debt forgiveness

Hey friends! I designed a pin for Game Devs of Color 2025! Consider buying one, $4 from each purchase helps to support the event and developers from marginalized groups!

This time of year I go feral for seeds and free fruit and all my tables look like this

If you enjoy Silk Song go buy a copy of Bug Boys right now. I never played those games so I have no idea how funny that statement is

A judge in Massachusetts today issued what I think is the first judgment against the DOJ's attempt to subpoena doctors who treat trans patients. The judge quashed the subpoena the DOJ issued against Boston Children's Hospital, home to the country's first gender clinic for adolescents.

1. Great news out of a federal court in Maryland this morning. A judge has ruled that Trump's trans passport ban is likely unconstitutional, blocking it for the plaintiffs. Importantly, it rules that it is likely unconstitutional at ANY level of review. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The FTC is accepting public comment on access to gender affirming care for minors until 9/26/2025: regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2025-0264 They are trying to prove it's harmful. @transequality.bsky.social has more info & a template for comments: transequality.org/ftc-hands-of...

Its another day! We really need as many signatures on this petition as possible! Share it around and sign it if you havent already done so!

We still need >60 plant submissions for the Botany & Dragons Bestiary! Please share the flyer with your students! #iamabotanist #plantsci #ttrpg forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Here’s the link to file claims in the Anthropic case: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.

It’s time for a fair contract. Our union is fighting to protect what makes @kickstarter.com special, and we need your support. Sign onto our petition to show your solidarity: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ks...

I don’t like the Chicago air and water show on the best of days, but flying a bunch of military planes over the city while the president actively threatens to take it over by force feels particularly bad

@fredmakes.bsky.social I’ve been meaning to tell you, the native honeysuckle you gave me came up and is doing great! I just gotta figure out where to transplant it ✨

Putting out a call for help on behalf of my library teen. She's a talented self portrait photographer who landed a full ride to art school, but the school isn't housing her this year. She is independent with no family that can support her and needs safe housing fast. www.gofundme.com/f/support-ke...

Be aware that another shitty bill has been introduced: The SCREEN Act. If passed, it would require Full. Age. Verification. Like KOSA, call all your reps & tell them what a horrible idea this is. Spread this pls. Link: www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c... #screenact #badinternetbills #stopkosa

Today, one of my tasks (with another volunteer) was to move all of the milk from one fridge to a different fridge, because the first fridge may need repairs. Maybe you have some extra money and would like to help feed some Chicagoans: www.commonpantry.org/donations/

KOSA is back. This is the internet censorship bill! And it's not just coming for SWers, it'll be coming for all LGBTQ content, because the people in charge view LGBTQ people as inherently pornagraphic! We must push back even harder than we did last time we killed this bill 🔥

With the heat rn being caused by CORN SWEAT, wanna re-up on this one >:T

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❝𝙸'𝚖 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚋𝚎 𝚒𝚗 *𝚑𝚎𝚛* 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢.❞ –– please read my book, Please Be My Star –– bookshop.org/p/books/plea...

Y’all heard about this? I found out about this cool thing called “getting enough sleep” and I feel GREAT today

Well!! As usual, I had a super busy June, with the start of my work season, two comics shows, taking care of my gardens, and other life things! I’m back and (slowly) catching up.

hey I am posting this because I didn't know it, and so others might not either: but the BBB has NOT PASSED YET-- it's passed the senate & now it must pass the house. It's time to call reps RIGHT NOW. Johnson is going to push the vote ASAP before backlash can form so the calls need to start NOW.

Everyone who follows me should call their Senator this morning to urge them to vote in favor of Wyden’s point of order and remove the Medicaid funding ban for transgender care from Trump’s horror bill.

Me n @cathygjohn.bsky.social are at a pierogie shop and there is a PIEROGIE SHOP CAT

Link in the thread to sign on!

I’ve had multiple children stand at my table and read every page of Bun Life to themselves and they are the one exemption to that behavior being rude ✨😭✨

Was at the comics show for two hours and talked to Scott McCloud before I realized I had a leafy twig in my hair

A2CAF IN Ann Arbor, at the downtown library, today and tomorrow! Debuting a new tablecloth for the first time in over a decade!!

Organizers in LA are raising money to do tamale buyouts from local tamale vendors who are unable to safely vend on the street due to ICE kidnapping vendors. The tamales will be distributed to unhoused neighbors. Please consider donating — I personally vouch for this one: venmo.com?txn=pay&audi...

New things I’ll have this weekend at A2CAF! I’ve got a page in this super cute washi-themed zine put together by the Washi Station , and I finally printed the third year of Weekly Bun comics!! 😘

Gonna wriggle under your garden gate >:3c

Sharing bc though I was already horrified about what the budget bill would do to trans people, I didn’t know enough about trans healthcare to understand how bad it actually is

I have a huge request for my readers: Trump's tax and spending bill will be moving through the Senate. Senators can invoke the Byrd Rule to try to remove the anti-trans Medicaid ban and EHB changes. You can find and call your senator here and ask them to do that. Please share as well.

Our household needs help covering rent, food & medicine. Any help is appreciated, as are any shares 🥲🙏❤️‍🩹 gofund.me/230aa2e0

this is excellent work & contains call/email templates at the end with callouts for the specific legislative mechanisms democratic senators could use to kill this part of the bill. read the piece. make the calls. there’s no earthly reason any senator’s phone should stop ringing in the near future.

DIY HRT: Everything I Can Legally Tell You My guide to do-it-yourself hormone therapy, months in the making, is out now on YouTube. Tell your friends! xoxo youtu.be/o2Ggwe2j0Gc

CALL YOUR SENATORS!!! If you don't know who to call or what to say, here's a handy website so you can be informed and it has a script for you. Just put in your location and it'll pull up the contact information for the senators who represent you 5calls.org/issue/medica...

Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT. @distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting. Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

I’m not saying participating in your local community guarantees fancy snacks, but I *have* gotten some pretty good snacks out of it

GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

Today is the last day to oppose the gutting of the Endangered Species Act, I just did and it’s not hard:

Gonna yell at Duckworth about this, maybe you’ve got someone on this list to yell at too!

Update: The TERRIBLE 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations advanced House Committee. What does this mean? It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again! Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban! (Info in thread)