You’re much closer to becoming disabled or homeless than you are to becoming rich and wealthy. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of. We need robust social supports & safety nets to ensure everyone is properly cared for.

“Save one person, save the world.” Old Jewish proverb

Plant trees in whose shade you never expect to sit. The revolution is a process, not a product.

I don't have much of an online presence and idk if this will reach many ppl here but my partner and I are at risk of losing our home so if anyone sees this pls share and consider donating 🐈💜 gofund.me/ca4dd9272

Mind blown at how many have already shared what they can for my friend Caihua. You may be wondering why her household haven't added a picture of her, or them, on the page, and it's because they're still potentially in danger from the people who put them all in this situation in the first place...

This episode was written, edited, & performed by @corvyna.bsky.social. Including @fayroberts.bsky.social as The Ringmaster.

Warning: this is about abuse, trafficking, assault, injury, medical incompetence, and financial difficulties. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdp1JshW/ GoFundMe link here: gofund.me/e1a4fbf44 Please share however you can.

Apropos of very little, a sudden thought: Why did they call it a salt cellar when “salt vault” was right there? (it's possible this only works in my accent…)

Black women are telling you not to register to attend a protest because we have parents and family and friends and church folks who survived the Civil Rights movement and in some cases didn’t And also because we read and in some cases do historical work But hey if you wanna listen to random dude

Very excited to finally release this news more broadly - I'm going to be playing Robert Walton in Re: Frankenstein, and BOY am I excited! (Re: Frankenstein will be an all-trans cast audio adaptation of the classic novel from the folk who brought you Re: Dracula and Re: Carmilla.)

Somebody got ChatGPT to sum up their values in a series of neon green decals and then… went for it.

This episode was written and performed by @stardustshines.bsky.social and edited by @gemaydin.bsky.social It also includes @fayroberts.bsky.social as The Ringmaster

HP Lovecraft: before we begin tonight, i'd like to observe a moment of silence for the victim of gun violence Barker: you mean victims? Lovecraft: Lovecraft: no Lovecraft: just the one Koontz: which one? Lovecraft: oh you know the one i mean Barker: oh yeah we know the one i mean

So now that it’s confirmed that none of the messages on the bullets were pro-trans, maybe we should have a national conversation about how multiple newspapers repeated a lie about us on their front pages hours after doubts had already been cast over it?

Are you a marginalized author (or the editor/agent/publicist of one) who has a trad pub YA or adult SFF/H book coming out Sept 2025 - March 2026? This book critic wants to know about it! Small press strongly encouraged. bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

We need more auditions for our lovely Kamil! Open to South Asian, Arab, or Middle Eastern VAs only (character will be adapted accordingly) He/him, queer, supporting role, unpaid Shoot me an email if you're interested or respond with more so I can send you more details! #castingcall #audiodrama

I have spent over four FUCKING years jumping through hoops, chasing silences, languishing in limbo, filling in endless bloody forms (many of which were asking me the same damned thing repeatedly as though my HEIGHT is going to change anytime soon)... 🧵

My sister, a kindergarten teacher, had to sit down and walk 18 5-year-olds through a shooter lockdown drill today & is currently navigating the emotional weight of that, but, sure, let's scold people for not mourning the loss of a guy who publicly said their deaths would be an ok trade for his guns.

We are so close to that pay bump for creators - $15 away! That's 5 people at the $3/month, 3 at the $5, or (because silly math), 2 at the $10! At $10, you get panels, 4 stories a month(!), and high-res digital art. And best of all, at ANY level, you're helping get more queer works into the world.

Matthew 26:52

The richest man in the world is getting a new pay package that could literally end world hunger and not only does he not choose to do that but he actually seems to despise the poor, especially the non-white poor, and so yes he is indeed a real life Bond villain.

Should Nigel Farage's dodgy tax dealings be investigated for criminal behaviour? Please RP if you think so.

Very important info for eg women in violent relationships who maintain a secret phone. Please pass along.

I wrote a little thing about Chicago, my beautiful complicated city, on the eve of occupation. dansinker.com/posts/202…

No idea why the YouTube algorithm thought I'd want to see this after watching a Dylan Hollis short, but I'll be forever grateful that it did! youtu.be/gbljPQbxtTQ?...

Rape is a crime against democracy in the most immediate sense of equality between individuals and the premise that we’re all endowed with certain inalienable rights. Most rapists operate on the premise that they can not only overpower the victim physically, but can do so socially and legally....

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

an active genocide funded by the united states

Just been told that I need to change my attitude to auditions or I won't last long in #VoiceActing. Um. Okay? The fact that this advice was entirely unsolicited, and I've literally no idea who that person is only makes it more perplexing. Heigh-ho…

Retweet for reach. if you’re a domestic abuse victim and you have a hidden phone make sure it is turned off September 7th.

ACTION OPPORTUNITY: Public Comment Period for urging CDC to restore old guidelines that everyone get COVID vaccine access, opposing new restriction to high-risk only (which will reduce number of places stocking it & make it easier for insurance to deny coverage). Commenting takes literally 1 minute!

"I researched the tech issue." "Oh?" "Yes, here are my findings." (FML) "Where did you get this?" (Pretty sure I know the answer.) "I ChatGPT'd it." (Well, I can probably ignore half the fucking "advice", then, seeing as most of the cited sources are from fucking Reddit.) "Great, thanks."

This episode was written by Henry Galley of @killjamxxx.bsky.social and edited by @megsothoth.bsky.social Featuring @addisonpeacock.bsky.social as Clarissa with @fayroberts.bsky.social as The Ringmaster

Something doesn't cease to be a needed accommodation for disability because poor disabled people can't afford it. Poor disabled people don't get what they need. Since they can't pay in money they pay in pain, missed meals/sleep/work, their condition getting worse or a thousand other costs.

My trans man friend has a coworker who refuses to use his pronouns. She's insisted she's "traditional" and prefers to "keep to what she knows." He has responded to this by saying things in meetings like "the spinster brings up a valid point" and telling her she needs a chaperone for their meetings.

A landlord turned off Tenant Client's family's heat upon learning Client was an immigrant. Landlord hired three different law firms to argue this was legal, then fired each one after they couldn't get our case dismissed. This week, landlord settled for enough that Client will buy a house.

It's simple, if you throw paint on a plane then you get proscribed and any 80 year olds defending you get arrested. If you ask people to burn down hotels, and they try, you get an interview in the Telegraph and positive coverage in the BBC. That's sensible, proportionate policing.

Fuck it, I'm asking more. I'm *demanding* more. Blockers for kids who explicitly want them, HRT OTC, free hair removal, surgery on demand without psychologist referral, all covered by an amendment to the constitution of the relevant jurisdiction. That's a good place to start I think

This entire thread worth a read. I really hope we can reverse the current open acceptance and encouragement of racism. I fear we won’t though, and the racists will win and destroy everything to sate their hate.

AND YET. (Important 🧵)

Often, I feel most positive when I speak with other autistic/ADHD people. Speaking to people who've been through it, who get it, who understand & believe you - you have no idea what a relief it can be. You let go of a weight you didn't realise you were carrying. It's like coming home.

‘Too hungry to think, too weak to sit upright. Concentration slips away’: the struggle to stay focused as an academic in Gaza www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Current statistics suggest 30% of autistic adults are in employment, defined as at least 1 hour of paid work a week. A repeated theme I've found, interviewing autistic people, is burnout, breakdown & stepping back from work they love because it becomes impossible. It's a huge problem.

This episode was written by @ash-alder.bsky.social & edited & sound designed by @draeno.bsky.social. It features Sparrow Delgado as Miss Direction, with @fayroberts.bsky.social as the Ringmaster.

Alternatively, if you are a woman who thinks trans rights and women’s rights go hand in hand, sign here! ❤️🤗 www.change.org/p/not-in-our...

Cartoon: I've been obsessing over a @martoonerville.bsky.social cartoon of a Carmen Miranda Santa all day and have drawn my own take as my reward for getting my work done today. Watched a bunch of movie clips for more inspiration :) Thank you for letting me borrow the idea! :)

Ah, @bitterkarella.bsky.social, what would we do without you?

DARVOtastic response from Boyne here. Huge kudos to the authors and judges withdrawing their involvement from this absolute SHITSHOW. Polari should be ashamed.

Hey #AudioDrama voice actors, we're opening up our rosters! Do you love horror, or blood curling screams? Then this might be the place for you! Call closes August 27 docs.google.com/document/d/1...