Can we help my friends pay down their veterinary debt? Taking care of Jellybean the cat means taking care of a magical senior kitty who taught herself to alert her disabled humans when one of them is at risk of a fall.

Lev Mirov@thelionmachine.bsky.social · yesterday

Still at $615/$1600 for Jellybean's first vet bill. We'll have another visit tomorrow. Someone has very kindly sent me a waterpik while I wait two weeks for a dental appointment to evaluate the hole in my tooth so I get to focus on paying the vet bills. Paypal.me/thelionmachine

“She liked time at the edges of things—the edge of the crowd, the edge of the pool, the edge of the wood—where all must pass, but none quite belonged.” It’s time! I’m finally starting Nicola Griffith’s Hild.

These are adorable.

Anfor@anforsorrow.bsky.social · 3d ago

Ancient little guys of the day! These prehistoric baby bottles in the shape of little creatures were found were found in Bronze and Iron Age graves in Vösendorf (Austria). Actually, a study was conducted on these bottles around 2019 and they found traces of ruminant milk!

Rook is currently unable to work due to some pretty gnarly health complications. $150 covers the rest of their essential monthly bills. If you’d like to help another way, Rook maintains a wishlist with shelf-stable foods, hygiene supplies, & more. Links below!

Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth)@foxrook.bsky.social · 2d ago

Hello my lovelies! Still at $450/$600 to cover bills for Aug. Only $150 to go! Also still have a few items on my list I need. Disabled queer trans artist trying to survive. Still struggling w/ being medically complicated & unable to work. 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #MutualAid CshApp/Vnmo: foxrook paypal.me/rookkilljoy

This evening’s depression victory: Contributed my own thoughts (briefly) to two separate conversations, sharing about my opinions and values instead of believing all I had to offer was either: (1) nothing or: (2) support. Sometimes believing one deserves to be dimensionally present is hard work.

Still looking for $40 for gas! Anything helps! CA, Venmo- ladyasterianox #fundsky #disabilitycrowdfund #mutualaidvoid #HelpFolksLive2026 #KeepFolksAlive #UrgentNeed #homelesssky #helpsky #mutualaid #aidsky #aidrequest #HelpFolksLive #TransCrowdfund #DisabilitySupportCrowdfund

Gin’s got two kids at home, and has been clawing her way forward into finally having a job again after multiple layoffs. Illness + no banked PTO contributed to an overdraft that’s threatening the family’s safety. Please help if you can.

gin.@showupforthis.bsky.social · 2d ago

Good morning! $194 clears the negative balance! I missed work unpaid due to illness and I'm really hoping we can get out of the hole here before it buries me. Thank you for helping! Cashapp/Venmo: showupforthis

Hell yes.

Bethany Brookshire@beebrookshire.bsky.social · 2d ago

It. WORKED!!! The calling and comments and yelling! It works. It's a temporary stall but it can be made permanent. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sena...

Rent’s covered!!! Thank you all so, so much for the aid, the post shares, and the encouragement. I don’t know how much longer I’ll be waitlisted for additional healthcare (I’m calling back this week to check again), but in the meantime, I’m doing all I can. Because of you, it adds up to enough. 💜

El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 3d ago

Now only $142 left to cover Aug. rent & July back rent; thank you! I’m a disabled freelancer who’s been really struggling, w/ excessive summer heat & strong storms exacerbating some of my health problems. Anything helps; please share widely. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

This X-Men/New Orleans/Katrina thread has a LOT of feelings packed into it. It’s really lovely.

Gail Simone@gailsimone.bsky.social · 2d ago

Okay, I am going to tell a little story. It's one I have saved for the last couple years, almost nobody knows about it. But it lives in my heart. I don't know how others will feel about it, maybe something, maybe nothing. It's about the Uncanny X-Men. 1/

btw this has options to sign if you don't make comics but are a fan or colleague of people who do! make number go up, support the union!

Jimmy Presler 🐴@jimmypresler.bsky.social · 4d ago

Sign this petition to show your support for keeping Senior Editors in the Dark Horse Workers Union. actionnetwork.org/petitions/dh...

Please help Anthony stay housed if you can. Small amounts add up!

Positive Obsession and Stubbornness@gunswordfist.bsky.social · 3d ago

Happy Sunday! Tyvm💚Extreme heat has made me unable to work for most days in July. I'm behind on rent, late fees are piling up and I'm asking the community to help me raise $348 so I can pay off the rest of my rent and not get evicted ko-fi.com/gunswordfist... paypal.me/anthonymister cash.app/$AP1933

Now only $142 left to cover Aug. rent & July back rent; thank you! I’m a disabled freelancer who’s been really struggling, w/ excessive summer heat & strong storms exacerbating some of my health problems. Anything helps; please share widely. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

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El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 4d ago

Just $166 to go now! I’m closing in on Aug. rent & July back rent being covered. It’s been a really rough few months. Thank you so much for all your help, post shares, and encouragement. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

My friends are still down $1000 for vet care they needed when their wonderful cat got very sick. Now Lev can’t buy needed dental hygiene supplies. Please help if you can. paypal.me/thelionmachine

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Lev Mirov@thelionmachine.bsky.social · 3d ago

The hole in my back tooth is growing, the tooth next to it is chipped further, there's always a bad taste in my mouth, and we have no appointment because very few dentists take medicaid. And Jellybean's vet bill still isn't paid, which means I can't just buy a water pik. Paypal.me/thelionmachine

I’m temporarily immobilized by a vertigo attack but it means I saw someone share this thread and holy shit. 🔥 Start at the top.

Kelsey@stuckyparty.bsky.social · 2w ago

America is ruled by angry men who don't like hearing no. Make it easier to tell them no, systemically, and who knows what we could accomplish individually.

Finished reading Nicola Griffith’s Spear yesterday and it was so good and over too soon. I’m still knight-brained atm, & this is a great chaser of sorts:

Lou@adalheidis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Unconventional medieval sayings

Really disturbing migraine dreams but I woke up & remembered Bsky exists. Squinting my way through (in dark mode, oc) to say hi. You’re collectively a grounding influence and I wish you all peaceful rest next time you need some.

I'm at $450/$600 to cover utilities for the entire month. Only $150 to go! I also need to get some necessities on my wishlist. Disabled queer trans artist trying to survive. Still struggling w/ being medically complicated & unable to work. 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #MutualAid CshApp/Vnmo: foxrook paypal.me/rookkilljoy

Check out my list on Amazon

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Rook Killjoy (dirtyhands the ninth)@foxrook.bsky.social · 5d ago

Happy weekend! I need to cover utilities or get overdrawn. $600 to cover the month! ✨️$140 to cover the 1st of the month including phone is urgent.✨️ Disabled queer trans artist trying to survive. Still struggling w/ being medically complicated & unable to work. 💕💸🏳️‍⚧️ #MutualAid CshApp/Vnmo: foxrook

Just $166 to go now! I’m closing in on Aug. rent & July back rent being covered. It’s been a really rough few months. Thank you so much for all your help, post shares, and encouragement. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

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El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 4d ago

I’m still $461 away from covering Aug. rent & July back rent, due today. I have very little time before late fees stack. I’m a disabled freelancer whose slim earnings cover very little; anything helps. Please share widely. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

Would you like to cry over something good (for a change)? This poem should do it.

Space Witches, Esq.@popelizbet.bsky.social · 4d ago

Stanislav Petrov saved the world so I wrote him a poem as a recipient of that saved world. utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...

Starting August w/ a migraine and the hope that equates to getting the worst of the month out of the way early. Because ow. Ow and damn.

I’m still $461 away from covering Aug. rent & July back rent, due today. I have very little time before late fees stack. I’m a disabled freelancer whose slim earnings cover very little; anything helps. Please share widely. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

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El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 5d ago

URGENT: $895/$1356 raised, rent is due TOMORROW. Extra late fees start after the 5th. I still haven't been seen to restart the meds I need to take on additional work. Anything helps. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

URGENT: $895/$1356 raised, rent is due TOMORROW. Extra late fees start after the 5th. I still haven't been seen to restart the meds I need to take on additional work. Anything helps. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

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El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 5d ago

Urgent, please read: Stalled at $895/$1356 for combined Aug. rent & July back rent, which I *must* get paid. I’m a queer, disabled freelancer on a waitlist for care that should make working easier. Your help keeps me housed until then. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

I spent my teens frequenting a Waffle House mere blocks from a bay, and I usually had fantasy or horror paperbacks shoved in my bag. If this had showed up back then I would have waltzed in, hoping to meet (& run away with, if she’d take me) a sea witch.

Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️@wargonopsid.bsky.social · 5d ago

Ink sketch of a waffle yaga. Seagull feet bc dumpstercore. Sketch w inks

A friend has informed me they've acquired A Bloomy Head after hearing me gush about it. Fitting, as I read it due to another friend's enthusiasm. My recommendation below stands:

El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 4w ago

The book is A Bloomy Head (by @sjgochenour.bsky.social , writing as J. Winifred Butterworth). You might not think you need a novel about veterans & rural cheesemakers in Regency England, but between the multiple decapitations, queer romance, and opinionated cows, there’s something for everyone.

Caz is trying to help a family after their dad was kidnapped by ICE. More details in the thread below, but the dad’s a naturalized citizen. We know ICE doesn’t care. Three kids, & mom’s a teacher’s aide w/ no summer income.

caztastrophe 🐦🦝🏳️‍🌈@caztastrophe.gay · 5d ago

Hey y'all, I hate to ask when EVERYBODY is on the struggle bus, but we have a family here at the campground whose dad was snatched by ICE at the local airport the other day. We're covering & extending their stay, but they need more help. Venmo @Caz-A paypal.me/ccabb Kenny tax:

I haven’t read the talking animal–centric Redwall books but I now intend to fix that. And this thread, from an architectural historian who has Seriously Thought About Things, breaks down the size, probable Earth location, and time where the books are likely centered. It is what the internet is for.

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 5d ago

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

Urgent, please read: Stalled at $895/$1356 for combined Aug. rent & July back rent, which I *must* get paid. I’m a queer, disabled freelancer on a waitlist for care that should make working easier. Your help keeps me housed until then. 💜 Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

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El is in the Details@elsbells.bsky.social · 6d ago

Urgent! Still at $895/$1356 to cover Aug. rent & July back rent; we’re almost out of month. It’s been a VERY difficult summer for disability, grief, & freelancing. I’ve kept the other bills paid this month, but housing’s beyond me. Please help if you can. Cashapp/Venmo: Elsthere

Stayed up cooking everything for the lentil & roasted root veggie salad that was supposed to feed me for the better part of a week. Opened the bagged kale that was well within its use-by date. —So many of the shredded pieces have begun getting slimy that there’s not enough good to pick out.