A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women 🧵

On Election Day, the president announces that he will defy a court order so as to deprive millions of Americans of food.

Alright, team Bluesky: US foodbanks are about to have staggering demand when SNAP ends Nov 1st. We need to help them prepare. I'll match donations: DM or reply with a receipt showing your own donation to a food bank of your choice, and I'll donate to match, up to a total of $500. 💪🥗🍲🥚🥧🥪🥣🥛 #NoHunger

Let's try something new. If you donate to a food bank and tell me how much and which one, I'll match your donation. If it's less than $50, I'll round up. Tag me, reply here, or DM if you prefer. Why food banks? Because if we want to survive a general strike, we need to keep people fed.

Or maybe you'd rather donate directly to your own local food bank! Yay! Find it here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...

#FoodBankChallenge Can we get to $5000 to start? With SNAP running out in Nov if the shutdown continues, more folks will be turning to food banks - which are already struggling since the administration cut $500 MILLION in deliveries back in the spring. teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/...

While this federal administration has been busy empowering ICE to become, essentially, an extrajudicial militia allowed to disappear people from our streets, the Bay has been organizing. We will not be beaten down.

what the fuck

Sharing an email from our intake director: As intake director, I don't typically write these emails, but I am writing today with urgency and clarity: PSAF must raise $50,000 immediately to stay open through the rest of the month into November. www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund

Coming up in Sonoma share.google/tBjWdfDnh0Oz...

I really find the inflatable aspect brings a lot of joy to the demonstrations. And who doesn't need a little more joy? Santa Rosa CA

Our local band rallying the protestors Sonoma county California

Hey, all—protest is great! Also, let’s keep the ball rolling afterward for mutual aid and support. @robinmarty.com notes that Abide Women’s Health Services needs some help! Backstory and link to the Givebutter funding page. Re-post helps, too! wawchealth.dm.networkforgood.com/emails/42507...

[Exit King.]

Go fund me for local farm gofund.me/f9c53b5e8

Time is up. I gave Speaker Mike Johnson two days to swear in Adelita Grijalva. Arizona's 7th congressional district 813,000 Arizonans are now being taxed without representation. I have lawyers downstairs right now drafting litigation. youtu.be/9OBdjsGntQI?...

Upcoming Courtwatch LA training for immigration courts--an important role in community defense. Court watchers, like cop watchers, show that the community is actively participating in its own safety, and in holding the justice system accountable.  bit.ly/imm-training-116

Weekend project: Installing a dishwasher where there was none. Can't wait to stop washing dishes by hand

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.

The people of Los Angeles deserve more than quick soundbites and sensationalized coverage. Support L.A. TACO today and help us launch our first documentary series. Together, we can make sure the stories of L.A. are told — and remembered: givebutter.com/lataco_october

The Street Vendors Association of Chicago is raising emergency funds to support vendors who can't safely work right now. They have a significant goal of $300k for impacted workers + families. GFM is here: www.gofundme.com/f/chicago-st... Instagram account: instagram.com/streetvendorsofchicago

WIRED asked security and privacy experts for their advice for hardening personal privacy protections and resisting surveillance. Here are their recommendations.

ah, well

Everything is bad, but books are good. Get a book. Read the book. Cherish the book. Finish the book. Tell your friends about the book, and leave a review of the book. Hold the book close. Listen to what it tells you. Do as it commands. Place it on the dread altar and let it guide your every choice.

Palmetto State Abortion Fund still needs to raise about $7,000 overnight for a client whose funding fell through. Please consider contributing if you can—your contribution will directly help a person in dire need.

The evil that men do lives after them

Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/

Like, whatever happened to “don’t tread on me”??????? WE ARE BEING TREADED Y’ALL. Boot prints are on all our butt cheeks!!! IT’S GO TIME, TOUGH GUYS.

Finishing up August numbers and our trans health patients nearly doubled in Dr. Kennedy's first month. And that was the first month. So, if you want to help with trans health service support in Alabama, here's a link. All donations are welcome but $10 monthly recurring are ESPECIALLY so

We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.

I'm so excited to learn how to stop getting AI search results

Fascism is here. We are not “getting closer” or “in danger of.” This matters because it frames our discussion: We aren’t trying to prevent it, we’re trying to defeat it. It’s not taking over our institutions, it’s taken them over. Otherwise, we’re always behind, fighting a past we’ve already lost.

A lot of things are terrible but there's a local band here who said I could join and not play and instrument (because I don't). They'll let me dance around as long as I show up and wear the band colors.

Younger folks will never understand just how unbelievable Google search was from like 2004-2010. You could unearth so many amazingly detailed and thoughtful expert resources on any topic. The first three pages of results could give you weeks worth of info to comb through and dive deeper into. A joy.

The Sameer Project has been doing crucial work to get food into Gaza. Gaza is facing mass, created starvation- people are dropping in the street from lack of food and water. Never again is now. Donate if you can and spread the ord. linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

I was just watching the Man Who Knew Too Much, having never seen it before, and Jimmy Stewart drugged his wife (Doris Day) with sedatives before he told her her son was kidnapped telling her he knows what's best for her. 😬 I was not expecting that.

Our governments are forcing us to watch Palestinians starve to death A bipartisan endeavor We kept saying genocide and it has been and also that can make it hard to appreciate this is a new level to it Mass, irreversible starvation

"The Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times has obtained a list of more than 700 people who have been detained or appear to be scheduled to be sent to the Florida-run immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz."

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences

Fascists always come for a small minority first as a way of consolidating power. The government now has the power to override personal health care decisions made in consultation with medical experts for all of us.

Here's our rapid response list of orgs to reach out to if you're trans and in need of aid right now (or if you're cis and want an org to support): www.them.us/story/scotus... Not exhaustive, but Quispe, @sal.gay, and I hope you still find it useful

if you live in the area, there are many local street cart vendors and businesses who are staying in to avoid ICE -- if you're able, contribute as you see them. fuck ICE forever here's one we gave to today in SFV:

During these unprecedented times, it’s important to remember that, although rare, ‘precedented’ is a word.

Berry season has begun.

This plan is utterly insane and would cause catastrophic environmental degradation and loss of outdoor opportunities throughout the west — it would accelerate the decline of forests and wildlife, and seriously restrict hiking, camping, fishing, birding, hunting, etc.

This nonprofit has stepped up to cover expenses of street vendors who have lost their income due to being undocumented. Anyone considering a donation today, I humbly suggest this link

Thousands are gathered near the Bellingham Public Library during the ‘No Kings’ protest.

The news about this morning's shootings in Minnesota has me on edge about right-wing violence. Whether you are protesting or just a lefty going about your lefty business (mutual aid, organizing, etc), be alert, know who you're dealing with, and know how you would exit any place that feels unsafe.