I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Completed the exterior of the corset #handbag. Attaching the base was the most difficult thus far. 😩 I’m modifying the pattern to make the bag fully lined for a more polished look to the non-leather interior. Hoping that goes as planned. 🤞🏻😬 🤞🏻 #bagmaking #bagmaker #sewing #handsewn #sewist #WIP

The more chaotic the world gets, the slower and more tedious my work becomes. These pieces will eventually become a #handbag. At least that’s the plan in my head. Even though I’ve never before punched or saddle-stitched a damn thing. Because coping. 😬 #sewing #bagmaker #bagmaking #handcrafted #wip

Fund Me Fridays is back! In honor of Link, who remains unjustly banned, I will be reposting mutual aid links under this thread. Drop your links and let’s meet some needs!

Given his unjust banning, I am taking up Link's charge and doing Fund Me Fridays in his stead. If you have funding needs, drop them in the thread below. I'll also be grabbing links that I've missed from previous threads and reposting them. Today is a good day to meet some people's needs.

Link.

Everything is terrible so I'm focusing on things I can control: Like this WICKEDly zippered creation. I'd been waiting on the midnight rainbow zipper tape to complete the front panel. Hoping to finish the rest tomorrow! 🫶🏻 #sewing #sewist #handcrafted #wicked #bagmaker #bagmaking #unlimited

Since Link is banned, his mutual aid Fridays have gone with him. This was one of the most altruistic things I’ve seen anyone on this site do. In light of this, I’m gonna try to fill the gap. Drop your mutual aid requests under this thread and I will repost them for as long as I can.

Partly because where is there to go but now a big part of it is they are trying to get us all to leave so they can have a safe cis white liberal-right techbro space, and honestly fuck that. We got here first

I don’t want to talk about this because I don’t want to be a target But on just a human decency level the person tirelessly deleting Gazans just permabanned the guy who uses his thousands strong platform to boost the fundraisers of literally anyone who needs money or mutual aid every single Friday

You know, of all the things Link has done with his platform, this stands out as one of the most altruistic. Just a straight up act of kindness.

"People really forget that we're human beings." I wrote about the deep challenges facing Black transgender youth and their families and the support network some are creating to help others navigate a moment of heightened political hostility. capitalbnews.org/black-parent...

Title 10 is linked below, and speaks to the federalization of the National Guard and defines the contexts in which the president can order their deployment. The 10th Amendment is, in a nutshell, the amendment that ensures the autonomy of the states.

Steve's book is all the more relevant today than when it came out a decade ago. Do yourself a favor and buy a copy if you don't have it. Steve work matters and is a candle in the shroud of disinformation from Washington these days.

I’m sorry WHAT?? LINK HAS BEEN BANNED? WTAF @jay.bsky.team

FREE LINK NOW This is a Black person who has been on Bluesky forever and apparently just got banned for calling Jay transphobic. We are at the "hurting the mods' feelings is a bannable offense" stage of Jay's meltdown, now

How do you feel about supporting the Dodgers this season? Erick Galindo asks L.A. TACO staff and the answers are mixed.

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Link. Of all people.

The best one is when he gets the whole set! 😊😊

also, in keeping with Vance’s view of american identity, only white people are fully American with the right to critique or dissent. nonwhites must show proper gratitude (supporting Trump or marrying JD Vance) before they can speak critically of the country (in approved ways, of course)

Journalism that fails to infuse a historically informed lens is akin to covering the smoke but never asking who lit the fire. History-centered journalism should be the framework within every newsroom.

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Everyone, say hello to Chotu, our newest cat. Got him from the shelter a few days ago. He is now running the house.

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AT Proto has become a sort of ideological vaporware; a way for Jay Graber et al to run a social media platform while claiming they don't run a social media platform. This is just another iteration of the Silicon Valley monoproduct: power without accountability. azhdarchid.com/delusions-of...

Congrats to @jay.bsky.team and the whole Bluesky team for creating a new dogwhistle for transphobes in record time. Excellent work all around.

Conservatives, Republican lawmakers, and even death penalty supporters are calling for a new trial for Robert Roberson, who is set to be executed Oct. 16 in Texas. Read more: www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

The sheer number of "Biblical" people in the US who have thrown their whole selves into cutting the baby in half rather than letting go of what wasn't theirs in the first place (both here and abroad) is one of the greatest failings of not only our democracy but our humanity.

"This isn't who we are" really means "I don't know the true history of this country and what it has always been."

You may have heard my arguments against the Electoral College before. Here’s a new one the Founders never anticipated: If the President is elected by popular vote, he probably wouldn’t selectively punish entire states for voting against him.

I went out to the East San Diego County road where the Trump administration revoked a $1.165 million safety grant because they thought the project was "hostile to motor vehicles." After walking around there, it was clear the current design is hostile to *pedestrians.* www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

"for my money, if aliens had ever visited Earth, Jane would have been a really good choice for the first person to spend time with them." 🥺😭