All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences

Consider the following before adopting a Manticore for your family

After the Civil War, the government realized that in order to resist oligarchy, you needed an educated populace. The slave south was essentially an oligarchy with a powerful & wealthy planter class, an uneducated poor white class, and an enslaved class. The war against education is no accident

ANYWAY Buy from small businesses Buy from independent creators Buy passion projects Buy commissions Buy art In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!

So excited to have a new story up today at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social! Thank you, @jakeott.bsky.social and John T. Schumacher, for this gorgeous mag! mergansermagazine.com/story/ghosts...

Preordered mine! Get on it, folks!

A lot of people need to read this.

Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.

With Thanksgiving and all of the various commercial shopping days coming up, particularly Giving Tuesday next week, I want to remind folks that giving money directly to ppl who need it is the most effective way to help them. Same with local grassroots orgs that are doing good work in your community.

If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.

Major sources of hate speech are located outside the US. Well yeah, we have this conversation every few months. And every few months people reject the bright shiny evidence that easiest way to ruin America is to feed the hate and bigotry that already exists here.

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

Powerful clip

Important

I'm gonna quote my friend @sarahgailey.bsky.social: Do what you can. Care for yourself and the people around you. Believe that the world can be better than it is now. Never give up.

"this meeting could have been a clay tablet"

Academics in Assyria in the 7th c BC complain that admin is preventing them from doing research and teaching

I’m doing research for a project and found out about the “don’t buy where you can’t work” movement during the depression, where Black people boycotted and picketed places that wouldn’t hire us. Shout out to everyone who’s not going back to Target!

CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020 NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month

What did people do before SNAP?” They died. Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival. They’re why the average lifespan isn’t 35 anymore The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others.

You know who the real freeloaders in this country are? Not people who rely on SNAP, but corporations whose business model depends on wages so low that taxpayers have to feed their workers.

It honestly depends. Might actually cuss them out today. Might cry. Might disassociate. Too early to say

"This is not the same thing as persuading people that the thing itself matters: they usually know it does. The task is to persuade people that they matter: they know they usually don’t." haven't seen it said better than @alybatt.bsky.social says it here

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

I'm for this #FoodBankChallenge!!! Who else is?

The question to ask all young men is 'how many people have you helped this week? how many have you cared for?"

Hope folks feel less alone today, that people join with others to take further and deeper actions, and that everyone fights like hell to protect those most vulnerable to this regime.

Who doesn’t like Welsh Weird tales? This story—the Arthurian era saint whose daddy was a fairy (oh, just read it)—and may others are the foundation of some the weirdness this Kickstarter is hoping to bring to your attention. Go give them some 💰

I’ll be speaking at The Henry Ford Theater on November 8 to present "We're Still Here: Fighting Indigenous Erasure in the Media.” Register and get tickets:

Everytime you want to yell at the government Go read : @capitalb.bsky.social @hellgatenyc.com @lataco.bsky.social @blockclubchi.bsky.social @nyamnews.bsky.social They WANT to disappear local and ethnic based news DO NOT HELP THEM

Well-articulated thread that's making me feel all validated and stuff.

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes. Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

Yeah I really need help with this . I’m gonna go hyperventilate into a bag but this has gone bad quickly

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

Just confirmed I'm one of the author victims of the blood sucking company Anthropic that stole my book to train it's LLM. I filed a claim and it felt really good. If you're an author who may have been victimized, you can find out here: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/?_gl=...

this is an outstanding thread.

As someone who is neurodiverse and on the spectrum, I have thoughts on that presidential big announcement about autism. Here we go! We've always been around. We'll always be here. Living, seeing, loving, dying. 1/ www.patreon.com/posts/139553...

One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.

I wish more people understood this concept. #currentlyreading #TheAnthropoceneReview 💙📚

For my fellow Lovecraftians 😁

Whatever is going to happen is going to happen whether or not we are scared or brave, anxious or calm. So we might as well show up however we can, the best we can.

One of MY favorite things to share is the short story inspired by their true origins. Written by @pdjeliclark.bsky.social and illustrated by @odera.bsky.social

Hi Bluesky! I recently launched my Big Cartel fabric art shop, and I was wondering if you could help spread the word? All of my creations are designed, sewn, and hand-embroidered by me. Any sales are colossally appreciated. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

I updated our Giving Circle list of people/projects - docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Sharing it with others in case you are looking for people/projects to support. The vast majority of these are small, local, and mutual aid focused.

Everything is shit and fascism is here and we're not going to be saved; we have to fight it together. Go volunteer at a local food bank or library or something, joining existing networks will save you time and energy and show you how those connections look and feel if you need to rebuild them later

Can you spare a dollar to help this writer kick cancer's ass?

Okay instead of emailing literally every single person on my contacts list "Sorry, I have died and indeed my soul has left my body forever, I will never reply to your message" What if I... had a cup of tea... and a snack... and a break... and then tried again

Wow. I feel this. Great poem by Ben Nardolilli at @mergansermagazine.bsky.social mergansermagazine.com/story/career...

That's how you can tell human authors from AI. AI will put in some em dashes, then apologise and take them out when told off. Human authors will climb the filing cabinet, hissing, and defend their right to em dashes with a loaded stapler.