pick up the phone! today's l.a. times crossword is brought to you by me and @sarbearsmiley.bsky.social!

We are excited to announce Midis for Minnesota, an upcoming crossword pack by Minnesota constructors. Proceeds will support immigrant families in Minnesota who have been impacted by ICE activity. Pack will be released in late April. A preview puzzle by Zhouqin Burnikel is available now.

i don’t post here often but i’m spamming my latest little project because i’m so pleased with myself—added some grommets to a beat up longchamp tote and i’m obsessed with it she is the moment

We are happy to announce that our fundraising page is live! When you make a donation during our presale period, you will be among the first to receive TPFA6 when it is released on March 15th. fund.nnaf.org/tpfa6 #tpfa6

solve a puzzle by me, get a free hot dog, and celebrate chicago—all at once! literally what else could a person want

Chicago Sun-Times@chicago.suntimes.com · 5mo ago

Do you have that dog in you? Win a free hot dog at the Wiener’s Circle when you complete the Chicago Mini Crossword in under 90 seconds – while getting roasted. March 4th from 1-2:30 p.m. More info at suntimes.com/hotdog

😍WOW, what a roster! These Puzzles Fund Abortion 6 will be released in March. This all-star lineup has been hard at work making an incredible pack of crossword, cryptic, and variety puzzles, and we can’t wait for you to solve them 🤩 #tpfa6

mad that the new york times mini got paywalled? want to support your good pal (and friendly neighborhood puzzle editor) @giltcomplex.bsky.social ? Solve the atlantic crossword instead— it gets bigger and harder through the week, but I promise it's fun! www.theatlantic.com/games/daily-...

Crossword - The Atlantic

This mini puzzle gets a little more challenging every day: Mondays are the easiest, with the biggest, most difficult puzzle on Sunday.

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i hate it here lmao

i'll be on this stream at 8CT tomorrow, basically doing a radio call-in show if you want to talk about literally anything your heart desires (within reason)

momes@momes.bsky.social · 12mo ago

🍉 fundraising stream tomorrow! 🍉 we'll be on from 10am to 10pm central saturday, 8/23 in an effort to fundraise for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social. we'd love to see you there whether you're in a position to donate or not. we'll be doing puzzles of all kinds! please share! www.twitch.tv/crossweirdtv

long time, no see! crosstina-aquafina.blogspot.com/2025/07/them...

themeless no. 36 feat. erik agard

as i'm sitting here to write the intro for this blog post, i find myself with both too much and... nothing to say, which is... i can't unp...

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So tell your friends! Tell your enemies! Tell anyone who will listen (and especially tell a journalist!) You can help people get necessary abortion care AND solve fantastic crossword puzzles by donating here: fund.nnaf.org/campaign/the... 8/9

So if you know *anyone* who loves crossword puzzles, or loves abortion access, or loves quirky human interest stories, please tell them about These Puzzles Fund Abortion! A $50 donation will get you over 100 puzzles, and a donation of any size will get you this year's pack (over 20 puzzles). 7/9

Of course, leaving twitter made fundraising much harder. It's hard to get the word out about our puzzles without the reach we had built there! Our 2025 fundraiser has only a couple weeks left, and we're still pretty far from our (admittedly ambitious) goal of raising $50,000. 6/9

Since then, we've created 4 more packs of professional-quality crosswords focused on social and reproductive justice, and every year we partner with the National Network of Abortion Funds to run our fundraiser. To date, we've raised $356,649 for abortion funds. 5/9

So we decided to use those skills for good: we got together to create a pack of high-quality reproductive justice themed crossword puzzles to exchange for donations to abortion funds. And it worked! People from all over donated money to help people access abortion care. 4/9

One skill I did have, however, was making crossword puzzles. I, and many of my rad progressive friends in the crossword community, create puzzles for the New York Times, the USA Today, the LA Times, and other crossword puzzle venues. 3/9

In 2021, as abortion restrictions were spreading across the U.S., I wanted to do something to help. But what could *I* do? I'm not a medical provider, or fabulously wealthy, or a particularly skilled community organizer! 2/9

Want to hear a cool story about reproductive justice, mutual aid, and crossword puzzles? Let me tell you about These Puzzles Fund Abortion (www.abortionpuzzles.com / @tpfa.bsky.social), a crossword puzzle fundraiser that has raised over $350,000 in five years for abortion funds. 1/9

these puzzles fund abortion

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I think @govpritzker.illinois.gov is the real deal

Parker Molloy@parkermolloy.com · last yr.

I transcribed the speech here: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-illi...

It's Thursday night so once again it's time to talk about how hot Noah Wyle is in "The Pitt"

my most radical take is everyone would be a lot happier if they just accepted chicago boosterism into their hearts

i do not talk enough about how mariah singing 🎵i will hunt you down🎶 in 'touch my body' changed my life

Lil AVCX is thrilled to announce our 2025 Roster! We are excited to bring you puzzles by these constructors 🥳 Alex Rossell Hayes @alxrh.bsky.social Alisya Reza @alisyareza.bsky.social Ben Wilson @zerofiftyone.bsky.social Carina da Rosa @carinadarosa.bsky.social K. J. Sarr Katie Hoody Terry Sun

bitching about chuck schumer when there's nba drama to discuss is why no one likes this site

just gonna drop this here

Puzzles for Palestine 2, a charity crossword pack partnering with the Palestine Aid Society of America, is now available! A donation to the fundraiser gets you 22 original puzzles by some of the best constructors in the business: www.puzzlesforpalestine.com

Puzzles for Palestine

It's been more than a year. The genocide in Palestine—foremost in Gaza, but also throughout the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria—rages on. Thus, we do too. Whether this is “welcome back” or “welcome in,” ...

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actual lol thank you @avcxtrivia.bsky.social

It breaks my heart to tell you that we lost our home to the Altadena fires. It’s completely gone. Thankfully, we’re safe with our dog across town, hosted by some dear friends. I never thought this would be me, but a friend made us this GFM, which I post here with incredible humility:

Donate to Help Nate and Ben Rebuild After Wildfires, organized by Tanisha Bellur

Please support my dear friends, Nate and Ben, who have lost their beloved hom… Tanisha Bellur needs your support for Help Nate and Ben Rebuild After Wildfires

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