My niece made it into the world this morning! She looks good, very pink and a lot of hair but good weight and all. I’m so excited to go meet her this evening! Mad at myself I didn’t manage to be even halfway done with her blanket by today though.

Oh gosh, many thanks, up to $190/$200!! Almost there! Thank you all!

Mþ. Kestrel (pronounced Myth)@kestrelsward.bsky.social · last wk.

Still need help, at $100/$200 now! Thanks to those who have shared so far! Please keep it up! 💚💚💚 Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

Still need help, at $100/$200 now! Thanks to those who have shared so far! Please keep it up! 💚💚💚 Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

Mþ. Kestrel (pronounced Myth)@kestrelsward.bsky.social · last wk.

So, I was able to pay my mortgage last week, but the med bills keep rolling in and now I don’t have enough money to pay my internet & electric bills (credit card also was compromised). I need about $200 for those. #TransCrowdfund Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

Still need help, at $100/$200 now! Thanks to those who have shared so far! Please keep it up! 💚💚💚 Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

Mþ. Kestrel (pronounced Myth)@kestrelsward.bsky.social · last wk.

So, I was able to pay my mortgage last week, but the med bills keep rolling in and now I don’t have enough money to pay my internet & electric bills (credit card also was compromised). I need about $200 for those. #TransCrowdfund Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

So, I was able to pay my mortgage last week, but the med bills keep rolling in and now I don’t have enough money to pay my internet & electric bills (credit card also was compromised). I need about $200 for those. #TransCrowdfund Venmo: venmo.com/u/TheBookewy... PayPal: www.paypal.me/LiaWolff05

Under Trump & RFK Jr.: -22,000 cyclospora cases and 2 deaths -Multiple ongoing salmonella outbreaks -Measles cases at 35-year high -New "forever chemical" pesticides in our food supply How the hell is any of this Making America Healthy Again?

My friend was laid off a few months after moving to a new state to take a job. I can't imagine how devastating that must be. Consider making a small donation to show support for a trans librarian who's going through a terrible time. 📚 www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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Trump is normal politics to them! this has been their whole life! and frankly they have no reason to believe in the pre-Trump world if it led to this

Been thinking about this a lot as so many Democrats ~my age & older fret about why The Kids These Days are supporting “socialism” & DSA candidates. Spending one’s days around 18-22 year olds quickly makes clear they have ~no frame of reference of a “normal politics” that looked like the Obama years.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last wk.

This year's first years' were born in 2008. Last years' modal first political memory in Intro to IR was either Obama 2012 or Trump 2016. Students have ~no memory of "normal 🇺🇸 politics" pre-Trump, let alone the Cold War, post-Cold War, Iraq 2003, the GFC, etc. Important to benchmark when teaching.

In a strange and sick way, this contrived “controversy” perfectly encapsulates one of the enduring legacies of 9/11—rabid and often unchecked Islamophobia, evident in attacks on Muslim, Arab, and even Sikh communities in the wake of September 11; the global war on terror; the resistance to Obama; 1/

CNN@cnn.com · last wk.

Twenty-five years after the mayor of New York City became the champion of America's grief and resilience at the time of the 9/11 attacks, families of those killed are split on whether the current mayor should attend the annual remembrance. https://cnn.it/4zkKYdc

LinkedIn keeps trying to get me to connect to Barack Obama, and I’m just like…boo that is so far out of my realm of influence? What’re you doing??? 🤨

In small (well not so small) mercies, at least my son is hale and hearty and healthy. But kinda waiting for the next health shoe to drop tbh & just crossing my fingers it’s not dropped on him.

So today was Vet Day in my household. All cats got shots & checkups. Binghe has asthma (I already knew & it’s managed alongside Yuan’s) Yuan has hip arthritis, and Peanut has a heart murmur. All 3 are 3 years or under. What kinda luck is this?

One of my librarian friends is raising money for #cancer research this weekend with fun gaming shenanigans! Please check it out & support their efforts if you can!!

Ciprian@callmecheep.bsky.social · 2w ago

I hate cancer and I’m willing to bet that you do, too! We're raising money for the American Association for Cancer Research! The AACR funds grants, hosts conferences, advocates for patients, and so much more to drive progress against cancer. Donate here: tiltify.com/@rupeethon/r...

"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." Happy birthday, James Baldwin!

Well. Fuck. First I’m hearing of this bill. But it sure stinks to high heaven.

Mike Stabile@mikestabile.bsky.social · 2w ago

The SCREEN Act is not just another age-verification bill — it goes much further than anything passed at the state-level or in other countries. 1. The bill doesn't just target porn sites. It goes after *any* site that allows material "harmful" to minors. You'd have to scan your face to use Google.

Reminder: Todd Blanche has… -Weaponized the DOJ to persecute Trump’s political foes -Purged hundreds of career DOJ lawyers -Botched the release of the Epstein files and ignored victims’ wishes He can’t be trusted and has no business being Attorney General. The Senate must reject him.

In a Mayo Clinic #POTS Treatment Class today & tomorrow, & I knew a lot about this disease already, but I really learned a lot more this morning. Like about the Central nervous System sensitization effect. & like, everything about that explains soooo much about my everything.

"removing my adhd diagnosis was a relief (because of ablest policies that discriminate against a significant proportion of the population)" is the new "I'm happier after detransitioning (despite my ongoing dysphoria, because I'm not being actively transphobically abused every day by my society)"

Nate O@nateo.bsky.social · 2w ago

You'd have to read to the thirteenth paragraph to discover the pull quote for the title was from Marcus Siding, a 23-year-old Swedish man living in Sweden that wanted to become a cop, but his ADHD diagnosis at the age of 12 barred him by law from becoming a Swedish cop Seems relevant

Let's be very clear. What Amnesty have done here isn't just bad for the trans community. This is bad for every single persecuted minority in the world because they have shown that money and threats will remove opposition to persecution. Think about it.

It’s important to understand that when 1.2 million Americans are dying from a disease, any government action is excessive and tyrannical, but if a dozen trans women want to play soccer no government action can go far enough

Trans history post: Hijron ka khanqah (Hijra/transfeminine retreat) is a compelling reminder that our trans & queer histories do not require imprimatur from dominant global north-biased queerness. We are alive. This resting place for Hijra sisters in Delhi dates from 1452-1526 (Lodi dynasty). 1/2

I like being offline for three days and coming back online like what the fuck are you all even talking about. Lol

Sophie Cunningham said that she is going to protect women in sports by terrorizing her coworkers who are all women in sports.

Was thinking this morning about my early 20s/late teens as a camp counselor & doing morning “energizers” (high energy dance routines to fun songs, Istanbul remains my fav). How I could do 5-7 at a time & how doing just 1 now would leave me bedridden for at least a day. #Disability

Some people fully believe that them being healthy is entirely dependent on their sensible little choices & lives & not also a giant roulette wheel that can land on your number any time. And trust me, i would know. Though when I *was* healthy I still didn't feel that ill/old people were expendable!

When I knew exactly who stole something of mine, exactly where they took it and why, and had photographic evidence of the theft, the police took a report and then told me if I actually wanted a copy of it I had to pay them money. 

Em, midly@lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 2w ago

It’s so funny when people are like “sure you’re an abolitionist now but wait until you’re the victim of a property crime.” Buddy, the most useful thing the police have ever done for property crime is put the form you need to submit to your insurance online.

Jokes aside, I see people go "I think I'm trans but I'm not gonna address it because of all the difficult stuff, what would I get out of it?" And the answer is true joy. That's what you get out of it. Unless you face yourself, fully and completely, and know who you are, you will never find true joy.

Jay Hulme@jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 2w ago

"Being trans is sad Being trans is horrid." Shut up. Being trans is great. Look. I've got inner peace and a fucking scythe.

Today is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Around 500,000 Roma & Sinti people were killed by the Nazis in the Porajmos. There was no state given to them after the war. Commemoration of their suffering is often diminished or forgotten. Racism towards Romani people across Europe remains acceptable.

Appalling cruelty — and all to fund more tax cuts for the rich.