all the staffers at teen vogue who just got laid off I hope yall feel how appreciated your work has been by so many.

New podcast episode drop! Part 2 of our fandom convo is live. Me and @caboosezine.bsky.social dive into fan discourse, “selling out,” and what happens when artists switch up their style. Listen here: roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...

Check out Gate Crashing – EFF’s interview series where we talk to people who have used the internet to take nontraditional paths to break into the traditional worlds of journalism and creativity. Watch Episode 1 today in preparation for the release of Episode 2! www.eff.org/pages/gate-...

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Chicago kids FTW Flyer: www.threads.com/@emily.gener...

If you come to my house on Halloween, kids will get candy and adults will get a candy with a free zine illustrated by @meganpiont.bsky.social

🗓️Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5-6:30 PM ET: Join the Avery Research Center for a virtual conversation with our co-founder @prisonculture.bsky.social about zines and her archival orientation to pull from the past to make a better future. The Zoom is at capacity, but you can tune in live via their YouTube:

FYI if you have a Spotify membership, Indivisible is asking people to cancel until they stop running ICE recruitment ads. Instructions on how to do it here: www.youtube.com/shorts/TKp7c...

We are all we've got. If you want to donate to food banks and mutual aid groups in your vicinity or nationally, start here. bsky.app/profile/sevi...

North Side of Chicago today: “He was working, you bastards. Let him go!”

"DHS said protesters “shot at agents” w/fireworks and threw objects at agents, hitting Bovino in his head w/a rock. Agents, incl Bovino, gave protesters multiple warnings...The video of the incident does not show protesters throwing rocks or fireworks...nor can agents be heard warning protesters."

FOIA Friday invite 🏵️ Spend an evening with Artists for Chicago and The FOIA Bakery and learn how to make Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests to use in your activism, writing, or artistic practice. www.eventbrite.com/e/art-public...

Hi. Friendly reminder today as ICE is terrorizing multiple cities across the country at an accelerating pace— Many of us are trying to get info out to locals in our areas *fast.* We do not always have time to explain neighborhoods/intersections to people thousands of miles away.

i really nailed it on taylor swift with this essay huh aftermath.site/taylor-swift...

It sure looks like these goons are just going after anyone brown that they see working on the street

And of course she’s a homegirl! www.blackenterprise.com/india-bradle...

I won't be at the Biggest Little Zine Fair in Long Beach, CA on November 16, but my zines will be! biggestlittlezinefair.com

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I'll have some of these available today.

The war zone in Portland is out of control.

You can easily block the official MAGA government accounts here. Do not engage them. Do not give them what they want.

Don't engage. Just block. They want to push their rage bait on here. Don't give them the satisfaction. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Block button my beloved

LIBRARY BOARDS Pursue a seat on your local public library board. Your board may be elected, or it may be appointed. Need help finding details about your local board? For the People: A Leftist Library Project has you covered: data.librariesforthepeople.org

One thing this moment in Chicago has opened up for me is how many people want to be more involved in each other's lives but aren't sure what the first steps are or if their care is wanted or welcomed. I have a lot of appreciation for the people who are creating more spaces for people to connect.

Oh dang that's a me thing too

I love hearing from those of you who are attending library board meetings, joining your Friends of the Library boards, and running for/seeking appointment to your library boards. Holler at me especially if you also want to write something for FTP's newsletter!

A little collab mini zine that I'll have available for free in limited quantities here in Chicago

Are you considering seeking appointment or running for a seat on your local library board? Are you on the Left(s)? Apply to join FTP's Library Board Candidate cohort which will launch in Feb 2026: forms.gle/RuTxVLjvnX8K...

We’re BACK BABY. At Bad Art for Good, we’re gonna get together and make some art to make things better. How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel good! Art moves people! And we need a LOT of people to move right now! RSVP luma.com/w8v2xk5i

Chicago: Avondale! 60618! A neighbor has created a community altar at the Shell station on the south east corner of Belmont and Milwaukee - a memorial to human rights and victims of ICE. I added to it and you should too. Let's make it massive and impossible to miss. Bring your offerings.

Congratulations to the Fall 2025 Wild Ramp Disability Justice Microgrant Recipients! Crucial Comix:  Chronic Illness Comics Club Zine Fi Stewart-Taylor, Cara Wieland &  Nicole Green:  Doing Access Anyway The FOIA Bakery:  Students with Disabilities Zine (Title TBD)

My 6yo: I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK Me: Oh wonderful! Would you like to read it to me? 6yo: CHAPTER ONE - MY FAMILY IS WEIRD

Yet another Black holiday they didn’t tell us about!

The lights at the Chicago Navy Pier shine bright at night. It's the summer solstice and visitors, as well as locals, enjoy a night out in town. June 2021. #BlueskyArtShow #glow #NavyPier #Chicago #summer #photography #nightshot #reflection

I missed my train for C-U Small Press Fest this morning! 😭😭😭 If by any chance you wanted one of my zines and stopped by the fest today DM me and if you order from my website I'll send a special gift 🙏🏿🙏🏿 wildramppublishing.bigcartel.com

I cannot stop the mass firings overnight. But I can wear a mask to protect myself and those around me

Welp sorry anyone who might wanna see me in Champaign small press fest 😭

Haha I missed my train

Yes, the underlying reason for the need for this is horrifying, stipulated, but watching so many people stand up and defend their neighbors and their community is a heartening reminder that the people who suck are not the majority even if they are the power

So excited that the next episode of Rough Draft is out! ✂️❤️✂️

Episode 2 of Rough Draft is out! This week, @caboosezine.bsky.social and I talk about the big summer in Chicago zine fests, shout out the peeps who brought us together, and share some fave local zinesters. roughdraftwithkeidraandliz.podbean.com/e/rough-draf...

The sort of organizing we're doing here is honestly crucial right now. If your organization wants to learn more about organizing fans, ping me!

The orange douchebag is threatening Chicago with the National Guard again so I just printed 250 more copies of this single-sheet zine that I wrote/published at the end of August. Free with any order from www.halfletterpress.com. Read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1u8xW...

as a wee lad in the early 90s who thought it would be fun to make cartoons for a living, I did not expect to chronicle the descent of the so called american experiment into blatant fascism, but I guess you play the hand you are dealt

The Canadian book industry definitely needs the post office. Among other things, Canada Post is usually the most cost effective way to send review copies or for independent presses to ship direct orders to readers. #CanLit

americans were raised to be so sinophobic that most of us can’t even recognize that china is doing everything they can to save our future while our own leaders drag us further and further behind