Covid is surging yet again in LA county and it’s still market season. As the sole person behind my shop I am begging y’all to be serious about masking. Covid is disabling. It also further harms disabled, high risk, and immunocompromised folks. (1/2)

Another weekend, another market recap while it’s fresh in my mind: 1) Bringing dog treats to dog friendly events is now a must. What a delight to meet cute pups all day! 2) I need a sign for the free candy at my booth. People kept thinking that I’m selling haw flakes. 😂

Recapping this weekend’s market while it’s fresh in my mind. Some highlights in no particular order: 1) Masks offered and highly encouraged. 2) Had some cute dogs visit my booth. Should remember to bring dog treats to any dog friendly event.

It’s market season for small biz/artists. Almost every market I look at does not have masks required or any covid precautions in place. I’m always masked and I bring free n95 masks for customers. I am always masked. I’m doing what I can. But god, I wish organizers were doing something…anything.

Uday has since turned 18, but his dreams of studying at university remain. He and his family need $150 a month to pay for the newly restored electricity in their area. Uday plans to attend university online, so access to electricity is crucial. If you can help visit tinyurl.com/udayfund (art by me)

Atlanta police have set up secret surveillance cameras outside of Stop Cop City activists' houses and gathering spots––and they refuse to answer any questions about the cameras www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

I wrote about managing overwhelm during these times and about practices that can help us regulate our emotions on our own and in our organizing groups.

Can #TigerBalm heal all of this? *gestures broadly at self* New sticker design forthcoming. #art

Some ways I deal with overwhelm (as empire crumbles): garden, play with my dog, shake my body…and most recently, play a mobile game where the whole point is just to sort objects together lol. That little hit of dopamine I get when everything is sorted is *chef’s kiss*. How’s everyone else dealing? 🥲

Overheard while walking my dog in an upper middle class neighborhood (where I only go to take poop bags lol): “I went to the grocery store to buy eggs. I bought 4 dozen. I don’t really need them, but it feels like we have to stock up like we did with toilet paper.” 🧵

A few of my favorite moments from my first 2025 market: - Meeting folks who knew about Moonymade because of my Free Palestine fundraiser blanket - A little girl resonating with my “have you eaten yet” comrade lucky cat sticker because “my mom ALWAYS asks me this!” (1/3)

FYI

I’ll be popping up at the #LunarNewYear Mayumi Market this Sunday. Snag tix, mask up, and stop by! I, along with many other vendors, will be contributing a portion of our sales to various LA Fire relief mutual aid funds mayumi-market.square.site

SHARE ❤️ DePaul student gov needs help for a program that enrolls students in Gaza who have been unable to continue studies in online degree programs as soon as this spring. If 50 people give ANY amount by EOD Jan 30, we unlock an extra $10k for the initiative! challenge.depaul.edu/giving-day/9...

The Community Action Fund (CAF) is meant to provide urgent response support to those most impacted by issues such as climate change, resource extraction, and systemic racism, ensuring resources and decision-making lies with those most equipped to address immediate challenges. ndnco.cc/2025cafpr

We're hosting Asian American Momentum Training to develop the Asian American left. Learn hybrid organizing skills, dig into campaign development, and develop base building tools while deepening our analysis of power, oppression and current issues. Apply by 2/3: bit.ly/AAMomentum2025

Happy LNY from 18MR!🧧🐍 Let this year of the wood snake be one where we shed old skins that no longer serve us and adapt to whatever comes our way. Just like how snakes have scales to protect themselves, may we also rely on our community, our allies, and our ancestors, to keep each other safe💚

Happy #LunarNewYear! It’s the #YearOfTheWoodSnake. Here are some lai see 🧧 in unfinished sketch form. I hope you get rich as in…find safety, fulfillment, and purpose outside the structures of this colonial imperialist capitalist hellscape. #art #AsianArtist #anticapitalist

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I’m Lindsey, a second gen Chinese (Toisanese) designer and illustrator living and creating on Tongva Land. I create cultural art for our collective liberation. I also maintain a small library of free protest art resources which you can find in my shop.