Suzanne “Too Grizzly to Bear” Walker
@suzusaur.bsky.social
Wrote MOONCAKES & other short fiction. Longsword scholar-at-arms. Catch-all weirdo. She/they.
Discovering that Martha Wells wrote a Leia-POV Star Wars book that I’ve never read before is like unexpectedly discovering buried treasure in my backyard oh HELL yes
I’ve been off social media for so long I forgot how to shitpost…
a group of people on a ship with a green mask on one of them
Alt: A group of Muppets on a ship. Gonzo with elongated limbs is teasing Beaker
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Sick in bed so I’m watching Star Wars ep iv for the first time in…god I truly think it must have been pre-Disney+ bc I got absolutely jump scared by fuckin “MACLUNKY” 🙄
Logged back into Bluesky for the first time in [checks notes] five months and oh my GOD there are so many people here now??? and a not insignificant number of them follow me??? how'd y'all even FIND me 😅
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Donate to Help Muhammad and Lubna evacuate to safety, organized by Caroline Corbett
Hi beautiful people! My name is Caroline and i’m a U.S. citizen from Utah… Caroline Corbett needs your support for Help Muhammad and Lubna evacuate to safety
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I can’t promise to post on this app with any sort of consistency but I CAN promise to devote my time to shitposts as a reprieve from the hells of this world
Palestinians in Gaza are ‘drowning’ in human waste, according to a new report, as Israel’s months-long assault has decimated the collection system. It notes that the uncollected waste could form a ‘chemical soup’ that contaminates water supplies and eventually penetrates the food chain.
Gaza live: Palestinians in Gaza 'drowning' in human waste
The Israeli Knesset rejects Palestinian statehood
middleeasteye.net
Absconded to the mountains yesterday & I truly need to make trips like this more often
Wrapping up my readercon and I had such a wonderful time reconnecting with and meeting so many wonderful people. It’s even made me want to get back on social media so I can stay in better touch with y’all!! So here I am 😅
I realized last night that I actually do believe that we have nothing to fear but fear itself, which frankly took me by surprise.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 2y agoI do not believe that Everything Is Fine and Everything Will Absolutely Work Out - I am absolutely an incredibly bleak pessimist at heart - but I also really, really *hate* declaring defeat and doom way before we know what’s going to happen.
Some other responses on Twitter to the ICJ decision: Mustafa Barghouti: “Israel cannot implement ICJ decisions without an immediate and permanent ceasefire.” Naledi Pandor, the South African foreign minister, also said this at the Hague press conference.
Vajra Chandrasekera@vajra.me · 3y ago“This hearing was as much about putting international law on trial, as it was of putting Israel on trial … The panel found there was plausible reason to believe that Israel was committing genocide [and] affirmed what Palestinians have been saying & what millions have echoed globally.” — Noura Erakat
did you know that you can call your senators for more than 1 thing at a time? When I call my senators to scream for a ceasefire I always end with: And also please reject the Kids Online Safety Act, it sounds good but is clearly going to be weaponized against queer people.
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️⚧@charliejane.bsky.social · 3y agoFolks, I'm hearing that the Kids Online Safety Act is back on the agenda. The Senate is holding a hearing with tech CEOs tomorrow, in an effort to get this bill on the Senate floor. Time to give your Senators another call and tell them this bill would silence LGBTQIA+ people online.
ever since learning that the national bird of 🍉, the p❤️lestine sunbird survived a name change attempt… & that occupiers drove a subspecies of crocodile endemic to the region to extinction… I couldn’t get this image out of my head. a ceasefire is the bare minimum. but let’s start there.
The people who I see on here and elsewhere making such a big fucking deal about the Hugos etc while continuing to be dead silent about Palestine have filled me with such unbelievable rage. We see you, we notice, and we're not going to forget. You have the moral fiber of a mud puddle.
If these numbers make you want to use your time and skills and money to a useful purpose, a round-up of links and resources is at the link below. If these numbers make you feel like you might as well just shut down and ignore the ongoing genocide in Gaza, there's resources for you there, too.
Yelena, Toem, Carol
Stone Soup Digest 1.19.2023
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I didn't know you all loved stats so much! Here are some numbers I'm thinking about: - 109 days - 500,000 people currently at risk of death from starvation in north Gaza alone - 660 recorded attacks on health institutions - 63,740 Palestinians injured - 25,700 Palestinians killed
The Israeli army says ground forces are “expanding their activity” in the Gaza Strip shortly after Israeli bombardment cut off internet service there
Israeli army says ground forces 'expanding their activity' in Gaza
Forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out the second ground raid ahead of the widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
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I haven’t taken to bluesky but I’m posting this for anyone who’s looks for me here. I beg all of you to take a stance against genocide, against decades of violent occupation. Protest, call your reps, have tough convos, do all you can. Free Palestine. Free Palestine. Free Palestine. 🇵🇸
Really grateful for the opportunity to write about hashwi for @sarahgailey.bsky.social ‘s Personal Canons series. Recipe included!
Gailey 🍉@sarahgailey.bsky.social · 3y ago"...recipes are a connection; a far deeper connection than my mom or I considered in that conversation 5 years ago. We find similarities & differences in the exchange of cooking; we echo our ancestors & evolve into something new." Read @suzusaur.bsky.social's powerful reflections on making Hashwi:
Well, time for my first thread here on BlueSky, and I'm pissed off. I've been catching up on the situation with F&SF and Sheree Thomas. I'm slow because I'm not on FB anymore, where apparently the bulk of the convo is happening, and I'm barely on Twitter. Anyway.
You MUST understand that putting a target on a Black woman in a leadership position in this field hits differently and meets a different level of violence. You have an obligation of care with that regard in mind, no matter what lizard-brained, social media-addled impulses insist otherwise.
So I'm in contact with Sheree over at F&SF. We're talking about options/optics and I really feel like I need to impress upon y'all how unhelpful this need for instant self-satisfying and public ramifications is to the ultimate resolution of issues in a way that in this case keeps a Black woman safe.
