Get ICE out of our cities. Justice for their victims! Did you contact your Senators? Use resist.bot -- it only takes a few minutes. You can do it all by text message.

Filament fairies! We are being called to action!

Someone said this before, and I agree -- an honest-to-god effective "reform" would be to require them all to wear day glo pink uniforms at all times. Every single item they wear has to be day glo pink. And they all have to dye their hair pink. If you won't do that, you're fired.

I’m not trying to brag or make anyone else feel bad, but I have to share that ✨all✨ of my pencils have now been sharpened to a nice point.

bro whistles are the NICE option. do you really want to challenge 1,000 nerds with 3D printers to invent something louder and more annoying???

I am. But there are three things at play here regarding ICE collecting private data. Quick rundown on the issue, why you should be paying attention, and what I'm doing about it:

It is hard to grasp but large masses of Americans are both racist/xenophobic AND not racist/xenophobic enough to applaud what Trump is doing. It's goldilocks shit, they want a level of racism/xenophobia calibrated exactly to their personal preferences, and you just can't make that policy. Don't try.

i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests - nazgul bodycams - morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring - shelob will be the new point of contact

The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.” That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.

Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."

We have already started shipping whistles to Maine, but if anyone sees anyone in Maine who needs them (especially groups who want big batches for distribution) send them our way. Email to request at the top of the linktree. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles

Today, my job was to be the person who swept up the onion peel as neighbors prepared food for hundreds of families who can’t leave their homes. It felt very small, but it was something—and it was a reminder that there are many different roles to play as we fight for our democracy.

dogs are like if angels walked among us and sometimes tried to eat poop

Getting organized to put together some neighborhood care packages. Very much appreciate the zine pdf files.

damn what is wrong with me, i am having the hardest time concentrating on work, i lament as i compulsively refresh live feeds of unspeakable horrors

The United States government doesn’t ban political organizations outright, but it does have a legal apparatus, put in place almost a quarter-century ago, for transmogrifying protesters into prosecutable terrorists.

Good summary of “don’t give him what he wants” from relatively comfortable white liberals.

This is the first time in my life that shopping has been a form of stress relief. Every time my blood pressure gets too high, I send some filament to a whistle maker.

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Hey folks Calvary Food Shelf has been helping out people in Minneapolis for 30 years, and now they’re ramping up to meet the crisis, including doing home deliveries so people don’t have to risk going out. They’re just over halfway to their current goal—let’s get them all the way, shall we?

Remember, Scott Adams won't see your posts focusing on his late-career bigotry, but J.K. Rowling might.

Whoa. I did not in fact know this. Awesome.

"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?" A list of ideas!

Marangoni effect 50% isopropanol mixed with methyl blue dye on sunflower oil

A group of young kestrels is startled by the presence of a butterfly. 🤣🤣🤣

True words for a path forward.

‘Sh*t’ art is better than no art

Here are some contacts for mental health help programs in the metro area.

I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”

Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.

*makes jerking-off motion from here to eternity*

Portlanders, come see me and my friend Naty’s art show opening on Dec. 5th: Cat People 🐈🐈‍⬛ at @sonnyshouse.bsky.social It’s gonna be 12 new paintings of cats in costumes/outfits: mermaids, angels, jesters, goths, cowboys, and MORE!

Methodology

If you are a mid-career Oregon visual artist, you need to know about the Spark Award. It’ll be opening up grant applications for 20 people in 2026, no strings attached, for $25k. www.millerfound.org/grants/artis...

New release day at the bookstore. Exciting stuff.

Should women be hated as witches or patronized as overgrown children? The paper of record debates the two available options.

PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ???? Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D

every year in early september i'm like "i'm gonna be a cute witch or a princess or like a sexy scarecrow or something" and every year on halloween night i'm like i want to be danish arctic explorer peter freuchen,

Also, compromise tends to be more along the lines of "I'll work with you on a thing that's important to you if you'll work with me on a thing that's important to me", not "I'll give up one of my core beliefs if you'll join my coalition".

“We don’t have illegal aliens… the legal term for my people were slaves….” 🚨This is what leadership looks and sounds like in 2025.✊🏼

Louvre heist described as "sick as hell" by authorities. "They probably get laid a ton," explained French interior ministry

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.

My suggestion is to waste a lot more time on shit that keeps you at peace and stop efficiently doing much of anything

Extremely specific ask! in search of leads for OREGON ONLY artists, crafters, creative practitioners for ArtsWatch story about protest art / art as protest. poets, knitters, muralists, anything. happy to anonymize you for safety if preferred! ping me here: www.clairewillettwrites.com/contact-me