I am SO grateful. The donations have blown me away. We have enough to cover the smallest of the bills that have come in so far, and it feels like a burden starting to lift! This goal isn't just about the bills but the future--and we need much more help. Thank you for every share and donation! 💜

NEW: "We — as people in an ever-changing D.C. that is not at all reflective of where we grew up — occasionally see these special glimpses and you're like, 'Oh, shit, it's still there.'" Meet two co-founders of The Pack World, who work to capture how the D.C. that raised them is still alive:

Minnesotans stand together 👏 The city’s women’s soccer team is speaking out against fear and violence facing immigrant neighbors — and taking action. For every 2026 season ticket sold, @mnaurorafc.bsky.social will donate to the Immigrant Law Center of MN, plus 15% of select merch sales.

A REQUEST: I have a student who is wheelchair bound+their dream is to participate in an archaeological excavation... not a "token" desk job but for real, to dig. Their disability means they have to stay in the chair. What is out there for opportunities/adaptive aids etc? 🏺 (shared w their blessing)

I’m proud to be endorsed by Justice Democrats and PAL PAC. The only way we can fight fascism is with bold progressive ideas and accountability for all in power. It’s a new moment. And it requires new leadership: @justicedemocrats.com @votepalpac.bsky.social

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 4 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia #booksky 🌈

I’m at $57/$947 Electricity has been shut off which I need to heat the house , use the stove, lights and run the refrigerator. We are also low on food. My birthday is this Friday and if that’s any incentive for help that would be cool. Literally just want to get by.

They literally dragged a minor employee out of a Target as he was wailing that he was a US citizen, roughed him up in their car, and then dropped him off bloodied and bruised in the freezing cold a couple of miles away, so miss us with this.

I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center. www.humblebundle.com/books/charli... Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party

“One group stands out in having vigorously defended the rights of trans Americans: Blue state AGs have formed coalition after coalition, repeatedly filing lawsuits, amicus briefs, and official comments disputing the legality of discriminatory actions.” From @valorievandieman.bsky.social

I’d very much like to be heard and be able to function. Neither of which are possible without support. linktr.ee/hiitsbritt #MutualAid #HelpFolksLive #HelpSky #BIPOCMA #FundSky #MutualAidVoid #PWD 💸💕💸💕 #MARequest

Time for Democratic officials to petition the state bar of each DOJ lawyer who works on these BS cases to be disbarred. These prosecutors know the case is "not supported by probable cause." That is grounds for disbarment. Time to take the fight to the corrupt DOJ!

A friend of ours was able to be a test subject for an mRNA vaccine for an aggressive form of breast cancer. Completely worked. It is one of the greatest miracles of science and like 40% of the country turned it into The Jab because they are mushheaded simpletons.

😕 www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege

The pronoun labeler, which was by far the most useful labeler on the site, was deleted by its creator. But thanks to @ripperoni.com there’s a new one available. I highly recommend it. It’s a great way to share your pronouns or see someone else’s pronouns at a glance. bsky.app/profile/pron...

The Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building looms in the background of the camp at Coldwater Spring, or Mni Owe Sni, at Fort Snelling along the Mississippi River — where the U.S. government in the mid-1800s killed hundreds of Dakota people and imprisoned more than 1,600 in a concentration camp.

THEY ARE BUYING UP WAREHOUSES TO HOLD HUMAN BEINGS IN DETENTION INDEFINITELY. I feel crazy at how everyone is acting like this is normal. These are concentration camps being built right before our eyes. These buildings are not meant to house human beings. People will be caged like cattle and die.

"We will most likely witness the emergence of another US-backed dictator in #Haiti, supported by a foreign military force with a license to kill at will. Importantly, none of [what has been happening] since 2004 is legal… none of it is the will of the Haitian people." - @grosmorne29.bsky.social

The United States is purposefully blockading Cuba from accessing fuel that powers everything from grocery stores to hospitals. People will die. Children will die. What's being done to the people of Cuba is monstrous. The people in power were ok with it in Gaza and now they're doing it to Cuba.

🧵 1/ It’s hard to find hope amidst so much collapse. But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them. Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?

me: huh it’s the 10th and Kdp and d2d is all zeroes also me: forgot to market my books So uh hi! Buy my books!! b2r: books2read.com/ap/8pprVp/Be... itch: beverlyannemichel.itch.io

Check em out!!

Most translation funding still goes to bestsellers or colonial languages. This campaign shifts that balance by supporting translations from under-represented languages, like Shona, Nishinaabemowin, Ukrainian, Malay, Hausa, isiZulu, Tamil, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, and more.

Prepping my genocide course and it's really sad to reflect on the fact that the United States Army was the first in the world to codify the law of war and prohibit crimes against civilians. It formed the basis for the later Hague and Geneva Conventions. And it was drafted by a Jewish immigrant.

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all! go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

I would like to try and sell at least one book a month, and we are already a third of the way through February, so it is time to start advertising. I would really appreciate it if at least one of you would give them a shot 💜. sylverwpoulsen.itch.io #Booksky

So probably a good moment to buy my books 🤣

Susan Jocelyn Bell Burnell (1943-) is a Northern Irish physicist who, while conducting research for her doctorate, discovered the first radio pulsars in 1967. This discovery earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1974, but not to her - the prize was awarded to her (male) supervisor. #CelebratingWomen

“A new era of depravity” Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment (From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )

"One of the last things I heard on that cell floor was my cellmate begging for medical care." Aliya Rahman describes her brutally assault, arrest and detention by ICE agents, who also refused to provide medical care or disability accommodations, in Minneapolis.

for dog o'clock it's a throwback to when everything wasn't a frozen hellscape! let's revisit the ✨cronch report✨ with binky, now in compilation (cronchilation) form! 🤣💖 sound on! 🔊 youtube.com/shorts/Eqzpt...

I was invited to a con in Puerto Rico soon after the hurricane. They were rebuilding everywhere, parts of the island were still without power. Trump was of course screwing them over. I didn't feel it was right to go, but I was told repeatedly to please come, they needed tourism back. 1/

Trump is badly losing the war over ICE, not just on the streets, but also in the culture. As Bad Bunny shows, this has become a culture war unto itself. Trump-MAGA's initial hubris has been utterly deflated. I've got fresh data illustrating the point. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2062...

"I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in."

“I’m mad I can’t understand Bad Bunny’s lyrics because they’re not in English” my brother millions of metalheads around the world have been happily listening to incomprehensible Finnish shrieks and Japanese death grunts since we were teens, you’re just boring and racist

Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says. The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

I've struggled to pitch this in a way that emphasizes how much it's about a cat beyond "if you like cats, this has a cat," but Dorcas is important, not a throwaway joke about Sadie being a single woman. the cat who meant this much to me was a tabby, but Dorcas is made up of several cats I've loved.

Ocasio gang rise up 🙌🏽🇵🇷

People die without their medication. Many of the deaths in ICE custody have been due to lack of medical care. This is a toddler. A baby in respiratory failure. ICE denied her medication. It’s a cull. They don’t care if detainees die or become disabled. Close the camps.

JD Vance getting booed, as called around the world (auto transcribed & translated, mostly):

Juno regularly puts out quality work that's full of extensive research. She works damn hard. She should be given a job, but until someone comes to their senses and does that, she lives off of tips. Enjoy her work if you like, and tip her if you feel she deserves it, which I feel she does. 👍

Concentration camps: “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick."

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

A sweeping boycott has begun — targeting tech giants who participants believe are enabling President Trump and his immigration crackdown.

Bad Bunny is a good, Christian American who defends the marginalized, preaches love, and thanks God at the Grammys. But apparently good, (white) Christian Americans prefer child rapists singing about raping children.