NOW: Abortion opponents in Congress are holding a hearing on medication abortion. Keep in mind, these folks are flailing. The number of abortions has INCREASED for three years in a row since the Dobbs decision, thanks to medication abortion. www.help.senate.gov/hearings/pro...

you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist good morning

Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:

Among the family stuff I sorted through this weekend: my great-grandmother’s dues books from her #union, the International Association of Machinists. Little slogans for each month: “EVERY MEMBER AN ORGANIZER,” “PROGRESS IS BUILT ON UNION SOLIDARITY”

Ohio Valley Mutual Aid is having a benefit show at the end of the month! Local bands are playing (including some of our talented members!) More and more neighbors are coming to us for help with paying bills and keeping the lights 💡 and water🚰 on. Support if you can! givebutter.com/ovmabenefits...

Please help my friend who was arrested for doing mutual aid support this morning in Wheeling, West Virginia. You can learn more on our FB and Insta

my friend was arrested this morning for warning our unhoused neighbors that their homes were about to be bulldozed. full video on OV Mutual Aid socials

Mutual aid groups, food banks, etc are about to be under even more pressure in the US. Post your local one's donation link here, and if you're seeing this, and you can spare a few bucks, pick one two to give to.

My peoiple at the march in Wheeling, WV today

I see protest discourse is hitting the feed again ahead of No Kings—idk man, go, don’t go, …but if you do go make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing and if you don’t go, make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing

i have never been a "call your senator" type of activist, if I'm being honest. But it would mean a lot to me personally if you helped put pressure on US lawmakers to help their constituents that are in Israeli captivity as part of the aid flotilla. www.instagram.com/p/DPlSCGYgBjT/

Here are some screenshots for the US citizens (the insta post has more). Senators: Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, Rick Scott, Ashley Moody, Ted Budd, Thom Tillis. Other officials also listed. Sorry for sloppy alt text.

The ACLU of West Virginia is aware of efforts made by a local college to intimidate protestors participating in an anti-ICE demonstration today off campus. Volunteers will be on the ground in Bethany today and will be watching closely.

📝 Interested in applying to RC? Join us to learn & ask questions about what attending is like: spending 6 or 12 weeks sharpening your programming skills and following what excites you in a collaborative community! We’re hosting an info session Mon, Oct 6th from 12:30-1pm ET RSVP: luma.com/mn3kjnkj

Happy to say that I attended a 2 hour subcommittee, another 2 hour general meeting, and changed some minds. Ends up there were only a few strong reluctant voices- the rest were actually excited about the idea! Don't let a few prudes ruin your chances to make that good trouble against fascist.

Here are the facts: Bluesky violated their own Terms of Service because they panicked and saw Nazis on twitter getting angry. They took marching orders from the Nazis and helped them target BIPOC and trans users on their website. @jay.bsky.team is complicit. @aaron.bsky.team is complicit

It’s time

Did you used to make LiveJournal icons? Do you still have some of the ones that you made? I'm looking to include more icons in the second print run of my LiveJournal Iconic zine and would love to see yours! Share them here: form.jotform.com/252444103676...

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

29-08-1921 USA: West Virginia miners marching to free their imprisoned comrades face state forces and private detectives in the five-day "Battle of Blair Mountain." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

"Senate candidate Zach Shrewsbury accused of groping woman during massage" A female massage therapist has accused Shrewsbury of groping her during a massage last month. In a new statement to WFP, Shrewsbury says he's continuing his run for the U.S. Senate. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/senate-can...

every “ancient tradition” was invented between 1848-1870 and every “modern perversion” is so ancient as to predate writing

I had to turn them into a dress-up doll, it's my brand

2,300 people attended a rally for Bernie in Wheeling, West Virginia (population 27,000) on Friday. Post-pandemic, young people have been moving back to Wheeling & the rally was a testament to their organizing strength. My look from Wheeling, West Virginia! paydayreport.com/bernie-rally...

Exit Angles have a free show at the Capitol on Friday!!! and some guy named Bernie Sanders will be there too if you want to stick around. RSVP bit.ly/berniewheeling

One of my favorite regular volunteers told me, "Coming here is good for my mental health. I was getting anxious being alone so much. It's good for me to be around young people." I'm really happy some folks are getting the "mutual" in "mutual aid".

On 6/14 I went straight from a protest to the Pride festival to table for OV Mutual Aid. We didn't have a sign for our tent, so I painted one on a torn-up tablecloth I had in my bag. Next morning, ankle-deep in mud, I was hanging that same banner for flood relief. Still hard to wrap my head around.

Support the work of Ohio Valley Mutual Aid in #WestVirginia: "Over the past week, hundreds of volunteers rallied together to mud out...over 100 houses. This is the power of people." More info: linktr.ee/ovmutualaid On IG: www.instagram.com/ovmutualaid/

Southern leftists, abolitionists, visibly queer people creating safe spaces, black communities under attack, midwives giving reproductive care to people who can't afford hospitals -- these are the bravest people in the country and they get done dirty by blue state liberals all the time.

“The sun does not always shine in West Virginia…” ...but the people always do. This piece is dedicated to those who lost their lives and those still cleaning up after June 14. www.wheelingfreepress.com/p/the-sun-do...

Hey everyone! This weekend, Wheeling WV got hit with some really bad flooding, one of the deadliest in Ohio County. We are trying to share information on aid throughout the valley for those affected. OV Mutual Aid is also taking donations here: secure.actblue.com/donate/ohio-...

Flash flooding has killed at least six people, including a 3-year-old, in West Virginia. In the middle of it all people are stepping up to help one another. With the state's capacity limited, and Trump making severe cuts to FEMA, neighbors are helping neighbors. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRvb...

We’re up against state abandonment as the climate crisis hits us. Mutual aid and building real alternatives is our way out.

This student has greater moral clarity than all the rich consultants telling Dems to sacrifice trans people for electoral gains.

"In February, we walked into the Hovel to speak with Spencer about filming a short documentary at the encampment. He welcomed us inside, showing off how he constructed the shelter and describing how it served people who didn’t have other options." thestreetspirit.org/2025/05/07/y...

OV Mutual Aid had our second community kitchen night on Monday. We made delicious enchiladas and rice together! 😋 Big thanks to @midgeskitchen.bsky.social - buy her food!!! Photos by Essington Creative

This weekend we had our first May Day celebration in Wheeling in living memory, hopefully the first of many!! Photos by Essington Creative!

solidarity forever

One of my favorite writers stopped updating their Temeraire and Star Trek WIPs in order to write fanfic about Victoria Goddard's Nine Worlds universe and instead of getting mad about it I decided to check out "The Hands of the Emperor"

Announcing the republication of @pinkomagazine.bsky.social’s oral history of the concept of accountability with @haymarketbooks.org next January! We interviewed people involved in the creation and use of this concept and as a bonus got a history of the US left www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2455-a...

I love learning new things by trying to simulate them. When I made my version Game of Life, I decided to add a "color" trait for cells that's "inherited" from new cells from their neighbors. I wondered what it would be like to do something more "realistic" - now I'm relearning how meiosis works!

To start learning Elixir and Phoenix, I made a little app that lets you play Conway's Game of Life with your friends. Try it out! game-of-life-dark-leaf-1350.fly.dev

Stumbled on some beautiful treasures in Wheeling, WV, but this bookstore is my favorite!

That’s the alley behind the Wheeling News Register! Between Main and Market, 1500 block in Wheeling WV. Would have been the old building with the press which is now in a different location.

Three Boys, Photo by Lee Friedlander, 1963

What I've been up to lately: * Restoring an antique sewing machine * Facilitated Pittsburgh's Coderetreat event * Started my first Phoenix/Elixir app * Member of a community center's board of trustees * Talking about cooperatives to anyone who will listen

I stopped using Twitter years ago and it's been great. I had Facebook for family and events, Tumblr for fandom. I didn't miss Twitter at all. But recently I realized I'd lost contact with a lot of cool people and I do miss them. So I figure I'll try Bluesky and see what it's like.