Lightly Starched Creations
@lightlystarched.bsky.social
He/him. Struggling writer, experienced coder, hobbyist miniature painter, baffled father. Recently began learning Godot, to add game development to my repertoire of programming experience. Currently open to commissions and freelance work.
Sipping coffee and reading about all the DSA primary wins this morning has been a great mood boost to start the day. It’s a good year to be a New Yorker. I hope everyone takes some time to enjoy these victories, and then gears back up for the push to November.
Tonight is our last fundraising deadline before the campaigns enter the final Get Out the Vote phase. Billionaires like Michael Bloomberg are spending millions to keep corporate Democrats in power in Albany. We can’t let him beat us. Donate today at actblue.com/donate/slate2026.
TOMORROW: Rally outside Hochul’s Manhattan office. Hochul has shown over and over that she’s more vulnerable to our pressure than she’d like to admit. When we push, she moves. We’re in the the final stretch of the budget. It’s now or never. dsa.nyc/TTRRally
This is really such a dumb timeline.
I'd really like to see leadership calling for impeachment and removal, regardless of whether they have the votes to get it done. Same way we called for marriage equality before we had the votes. A leader's job is to lead. If a genocidal threat isn't impeachable, then nothing is.
NEW: Ratcliffe told Trump that Bibi's war with Iran proposal was "farcical." Rubio chimed in and called it "bullshit." General Caine said it was an "over-sell." Vance said it would cause chaos and untold numbers of casualties. Cheung said people didn't vote for it. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran
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We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
Today, I'm sitting down with Leila Bozorg and Cea Weaver from my housing team for a live AMA on r/nyc. Bring your questions on affordable housing, tenant protections, and the fight to keep NYC a home for working people. We'll be live at 1:45pm for an hour.
New Yorkers, join us in the first ever Mayor’s Municipal Madness: a competition of city fixes where everyone wins. Pick your fix and vote here: nyc.gov/madness
✊ TOMORROW- Be part of one of the largest protests in NYC history! On Saturday, March 28th, we're joining THOUSANDS of NYers taking to our streets because they are sick of ICE agents in our communities, billionaires buying our elections, and Trump’s endless wars. #HandsOffNYC #ICEOut #NoKingsNYC
This Saturday 3/28, join NYC-DSA’s “Tax the Rich” contingent at No Kings! We say no to austerity, no to wars, and no to ICE forever. We have the power to protect New Yorkers from Trump’s regime – but only if Kathy Hochul will tax the rich!
I remember protesting back in 2002-2003 as the Bush admin lied to America and the world about the need for another war in the Middle East. Now, two decades later, we have Trump not even pretending he cares about consensus building. I’m incredibly tired of GOP “leadership.” It’s all just murder.
It’s well-past time to #taxtherich Tax the m***erf***ing rich! Thanks to Our Time for helping make the rally in Albany a success.
“I’m a husky and even I think this is a bit much.”
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised! New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Nationwide No Kings Rally #3 scheduled for March 28 We need 20 million people to come out and protest. Let's show King Trump and his oligarch masters who's really in charge...not them!
'We Will Not Bow': No Kings 3 Rallies Scheduled for March 28 With Flagship Event in Minnesota | Common Dreams
Nationwide No Kings protest planned for March 28 to resist Trump's authoritarian attacks on immigrant communities.
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Clan Jade Falcon hovertanks Lightbox works pretty well. I need some better lights though. #battletech #miniatures #miniaturepainting #wargames
Rifleman C2 of the Clan Jade Falcons Epsilon Galaxy. Testing out my DIY lightbox v0.1 #battletech #miniatures #miniaturepainting #wargames
Clan Jade Falcon Howler (Baboon) From the Scouring Sands box #battletech #miniatures #miniaturepainting #wargaming
If you live in the USA, here’s an easy way to send a letter to your reps: dsausa.us/venezuela-te...
Email your representatives: No War with Venezuela!
I just wrote a letter to my congressional representatives to urge them to oppose Trump's illegal war with Venezuela. Can you join me? https://admin.actionnetwork.org/letters/email-your-representative-...
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Clan Jade Falcon, Locust IIC, from the Scouring Sands box One last crappy phone pic to round out the year. New Year’s resolution: get a dedicated photo area setup. #battletech #miniatures #miniaturepainting
As a new years present to myself, I just finished the first draft of a novel. Now I can spend the next couple days planning out my writing deadlines for 2026 in order to hit the ground running.
I want to do better pictures of my recent projects, but it’s been so long since I’ve taken any pictures at all. So I figured I should just upload this crappy phone pic to get back in the habit. #frosthaven #miniatures #miniaturepainting
“Maybe if I leave my laptop on the chair the cat won’t steal my spot as soon as I stand up.” The cat:
