If we can't drive refugees, we can make phone calls. If we can't make phone calls, we can pay gas funds and legal fees. If we can't protest, we can supply protesters. We can't do everything, but we can all do SOMETHING. Find a need, meet the need. It's the least we can do.

America was built to be a Capitalist trap, an Oligarchy in a trenchcoat, controlled by White people and built on the backs of slavery and oppression. The water heated up. Black people died first, and nobody got out because they didn't matter enough. We can do better.

Quick. We all need emergency cat pics, stat. (Read the alt text on this pic, you won't regret it.)

We got to talk about the fact that the first target for this is a Black woman which a lot of people in the terminally online world we know these comms staffers (and others) inhabit represent a particular archetype of person who needs to be “humbled.”

I've discovered a problem with my Swear Jar (donation jar against hateful comments). I absolutely cannot look at comment sections on social media, or I will end up donating $5000 by the end of every month by the amount of stupid, hateful shit people say. My budget can't stand up to the bigotry.

If anyone needs anything, I'll be playing cozy video games and dissociating until further notice. Either Fields of Mistria or Resident Evil 2. Possibly both. What are you all doing this weekend?

Today's a great day to call your dem senators and ask what they've been doing to muck up the system. Ask about opposing Unanimous Consent. Ask how many Quorum Calls they've made. Reading bills out loud. The minority has power in the Senate. They're not using it and then telling us they can't.

Hey, @drwambsgans.bsky.social, @celestialgreen.bsky.social, you were asking about an update from the flashbanged baby’s family: www.gofundme.com/f/support-th... Many, many thanks to @knivesonly.bsky.social for the sharp eye out.

Angry at Shitty People on the Internet? Start a Swear Jar. Every time you see a shitty comment about immigrants, trans people, fascism, etc, put some money in the swear jar (this can be in the Notes app on your phone). Then, at the end of the month, donate that money to the people most at risk.

Dehumanization of people "not like us" is the first play in the Fascist Playbook. We must use our privilege, even though we're scared. We must use the juice to do more, not less.

Somebody give me a resource. I have to do something good for someone to wipe this ugly stain off my heart from that conversation.

Jami, Jami, Jami. You KNOW better than to get into arguments with bearded Republican men on the internet. This man has a daughter, and I'm so damn scared for her. He said Renee Good "deserved it" because "she made stupid decisions." Like her execution is justified because she acted out of fear.

If you're nowhere near Minneapolis/St. Paul and want to help, here are some resources for you. We can't do everything, but we all have to do SOMETHING. mspmag.com/arts-and-cul...

I think this is such an important distinction & reminder like I don't owe any allegiance to the systems and structures and the machinery of power, but there are fucking beautiful extraordinary amazing people in every corner of this country and to whatever degree I'm "patriotic" it's loyalty to them

Tonight, to celebrate nothing at all, my wife and I made peanut butter chocolate cookies. The recipe called for less flour and an extra egg yolk, to make the texture gooey, and it really worked. My portions continue to be suspect; I overcorrected and made 19 instead of 15. I'm still having fun.

I don't hold out hope for the World Cup moving locations (what with the FIFA Peace Prize and all) but I deeply, deeply hope that the US is barred from participating in the Olympics like they did for Russia. While I would feel terrible for all the competitors, we do indeed fucking deserve it.

semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003 when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out

The best thing we can do for Renee Good is to work together in her honor. We can't bring her back, but by gods we'll make sure she didn't die for nothing.

The only good thing about how stupid and evil this regime is that, with as much as they colossally fail, I'm getting really good at spelling "schadenfreude". #AvenueQ #IYKYK

Cynicism leads to apathy and capitulation. Hope is dangerous; it leads to action. I know anything we do feels like a drop in the bucket. But tsunamis are also made of drops of water. These are not the actions of a confident regime, but a desperate one. Keep chipping away; we can win.

gofund.me/e9227585d Posting this again because while it's amazing that we're stepping up for Renee Good's family, we also need to step up for Keith Porter's. He's a black man. He's not getting the same publicity. But he was still murdered, and he still matters.

Every woman has heard it.

I have no words for all that's happening right now. No words. Only rage. Given that, I'm going to try and keep my mental health somewhat intact and spend less time on social media. Try to make some impact in the Meatspace instead. I love you all. Keep your chins up. We're not done yet.

Since the infighting and one-upsmanship has started--people who feel helpless + frustrated turn on each other, it's just a sad fact--remember: you don't have to like the people you fight alongside. Your comrades will say profoundly stupid bullshit to you, about you, etc. Let it roll off, keep going

Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.

If I for some reason ever pass And they try to make my wife a roommate Or a shadow in my life Let it be known she was my heart. She was my everything. Not a shadow But the whole sun.

TRANS GIRL SCOUTS FTW! Help these kids feel included and loved in an environment that prepares them to thrive in the world. I can't think of a better program for any trans girl or NB kid. Girl Scouts are kind, loving, inclusive, capable, and they grow into POWERHOUSES. Let's help them grow!

I know things are shit right now, but good people still exist. After six years of fighting, I was awarded Disability benefits today because of a judge and a lawyer who actually cared what happened to me. I can't believe it finally came through. #disability

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

Goodnight friends! If you see this on your nightly scroll, will you please share it? There's a whole lot happening right now, and it's easy for things to get lost in the shuffle. I also know seeing the same ask for help over and over can be annoying. I'm sorry for that, but I have to keep asking 💜

Hadestown.

I have been lying in bed for the last hour, unable to move because of severe depression. I finally muster the courage to come out to my computer, check my messages, and we're bombing Venezuela and my will to live has left me again fuck this whole timeline

Read a short story by @saratantlinger.bsky.social today. Threads of Epiphany. It made my little Pagan heart happy to watch Minna see that the Old Spirits are what we've made them after newer religions who come along and destroy what came before. And it's gruesome. That's great too.

Hi, I'm a rare auto-immune disease getting misdiagnosed by rural doctors while I had no insurance.

Me this morning: "In honor of giving up on the illusion that I have control in this life, I'm going to decide my first song of the year via FULL SHUFFLE." My wife: *gasp* Apple Music: Gone Daddy Gone, by Gnarls Barkley

I don't live in the part of the country with Waffle House, but it sounds like the most metal place on earth.

New Year's baking experiment: soft pretzels. And y'all, they were incredible. Served with a spicy cheese sauce. Happy 2026, everyone. May we all have the courage not only to persevere, but to try new things, and to find ways to thrive against the odds.

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Good news, y'all! I start a new job in early January! Yay! Beyond relieved at the prospect of a regular paycheck again. The bad news, I won't get a full paycheck until the end of January when February's bills are already due. Help? 💜 Thank you, friends. gofund.me/0aa47e25f

I saw an economic analyst talk about how if we don't do this, America will collapse in the next 27 years, based on the historical longevity of empires once the 1% consolidated all the wealth at the expense of the people that feed the system. Honestly, I can see it.

Maybe if your industry can't exist ethically, it shouldn't exist? Just a thought.

Apparently I'm doing this -- my open letter to that open latter about AI in writing and publishing. I emerged from Hibernation Week to write it, so god only knows how much sense it makes. But at least a human wrote it, so that's nice. Bonus: picture of my "cat," sweet baby Boomba.

I like JKR in the same way I like stepping barefoot on a floor covered in goatheads and legos.

I haven't considered getting into vinyl before, but now I just might. I'm already in love with paper books. May we all recover what we're losing to the unfettered capitalism that's trying to force us to rent space in the world instead of carving a place of our own.

I came across this in my reading today. I can’t decide if I love it or hate it, but either way — iconic. Thoughts? #horrorsky #booksky

My wife and I have nothing planned for next week, and I will be very shocked if either one of us manages to put on something other than pajamas. But come Jan 6, I have my Disability hearing, sooooooo yeah. Use it wisely indeed.

I have pushed so hard the last few days that I slept until 3 pm today. That's it. That's the story. I am so fucking tired, y'all.

Let us not judge the way others eat the holy food called potato, for they are all good and righteous in the eyes of the gods. Except maybe if you eat them raw and dirty out of the earth.

I baked a pumpkin cake from scratch today. My first ever. As you can see, I got distracted when dashing it with cinnamon, and the edible gold dust came out like a goddamn fire hose. Everyone will be shitting glitter until New Year. But anything worth doing is worth doing badly.