People who won't do the easy things, don't do the hard things.

Let them fight is praxis. Some people don't seem to recognize this.

‘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

I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

"Our actions are working, and they are not enough. Nothing we do is sufficient, and everything we do matters. We must be strategic, and we must operate on multiple fronts simultaneously. Time is of the essence, and we have to act for the long haul. This is how change happens." Dan Berger

Good news - there's still time!

Happy birthday, Mr. Vonnegut

bluesky branding refresh unveiled

Yup, pretty much sums it up

SERIOUSLY?

My brother in Christ, the Republicans are not listening.

no matter how disappointed you may be in the democratic party you will never be as disappointed as the democratic party is in you for expecting anything of them at all

Food resources by county! linktr.ee/TryThisWestV...

Which fictional character was done dirty by the writers?

Yes, this! Please don't dog-ear donations to nonprofit orgs — trust them to allocate funds based on importance & urgency.

Had a dream that I was draped in a silk indigo gown, sitting at a small wooden table à la The Artist Is Present, & feasting on a glut of plums

I don’t know how many times I have to say this but if you didn’t know any geek girls in high school or you don’t know any now it’s because they didn’t trust you and you’re *NOT A SAFE PERSON* for women to be themselves around.

Me & millions of other Americans when SNAP, WIC, & LIHEAP benefits aren't issued next month

Halloween is next week. Why not take the opportunity to hand out actual useful information along with the candy? Give the candy to the kids and zine to the adults...

Episode 10 is out! In this episode, I talk to Kelly Hayes, the brilliant journalist and organizer whose writing and podcast so many of us rely on to make sense of the world. Watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only

During Thanksgiving and holidays, people want to do food drives where they collect canned goods etc... and I really would love to offer that food banks need MONEY so if you can collect and donate MONEY please do that. They can then use those funds to purchase what's needed AT DISCOUNTS.

Tactical frivolity made it to exurban southwestern PA.

First read for new book club ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

A society that spends more time fretting about the theoretical “undeserving” while the poor stay hungry is deeply unwell.

A client sent me this homemade meme after I introduced her to Speculum. That WGSS degree is paying off handsomely.

He did it again for the 5 year anniversary

"Hell is other people, if you're lucky." - Lauren Berlant, On the Inconvenience of Other People

Every autumn, when I shop for apples and inevitably come across an unfamiliar variety, I consult Apple Rankings. And it truly never disappoints.

Attention Morgantown, WV folks: Mark your calendars for our October wrapping party! Join us at Ascend WV on Wed., Oct. 15 to help us send books to incarcerated people in Appalachia. Stop by anytime between 6-8 pm. New and experienced volunteers welcome. See you there! ✉️📚📦

always revealing for whom laws are merely raised questions, traditions, or vibes

Making the government think I’m spreading gender ideology when I’m actually spreading affect theory

It's giving militant triumphalist christofascism

Everyone talks about House of Leaves, not enough discuss Poe’s Haunted album that accompanies it.

Had a dream last night where James Carville turned into a little red venomous snake, & I was tasked by the general public with wrangling him outside of my office, outfitted with nothing but my bare hands & a twin size bed skirt. No more late-night chocolate almond milk for me.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUTS DOWN MY BUTT www.amazon.com/Federal-Gove...

Reminder that the cotton stretchy decorative spider web stuff is terrible for local wildlife (yes, even in the city).

Keep Pittbert shit

“It is not despair, for despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

The fragility of the right's egos truly knows no bounds.

A group of transgender patients and their families have filed a discrimination complaint with the state Human Relations Commission against UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, asserting that UPMC’s refusal to provide gender-affirming care for trans patients under 19 is sex-based discrimination.

IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

We roll up to The Archaeology Department & see this queen in a thick cloud of weed & patchouli, regaling customers with tales of her days as a Deadhead & complaining about the mid LSD that didn't make her trip.

I forget that this app exists, but we saw Ethel Cain at Stage AE last night, & the vibes were immaculate.

Attn Pittsburgh folks:

PJM Interconnection's final auction price hit a record high for the second year in a row, closing at nearly $330 per megawatt-day — a 22% increase over the $270 per megawatt-day from last year’s auction. That means bills will likely rise between 1.5% and 5% for most ratepayers.

i really truly wish any of the epstein furore was caused by a genuine concern for cruelty for teenage girls, for exploited kids. it would be a different country if it was, of course, but the discourse is sometimes jarring

Executive orders are not laws!! Or even regulations that have gone through a rule-making process!! Please stop treating them like they are!