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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ writer, theatre artist, reader, library worker Iowa-raised, currently living in the PNW Free Palestine in our lifetime! savesalemlibrary.carrd.co

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jesus christ

30.01.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

beep beep bo beep I forgot I had this
gonna crawl back into my cave again

14.11.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Palestinian families like Ruba's are being starved to death in Israel's genocide. They're exhausted & very desperate. Please help by sharing & donating:

30.07.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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American peace activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi would've turned 27 today. But Israeli forces killed her 11 months ago.

Both Biden & Trump did nothing to seek accountability.

Instead the US sent Israel $12 billion in weapons & another $4 billion in aid.

And then Israeli settlers killed another American.

28.07.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Please donate or at the very least repost πŸ’”

20.07.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sharing πŸ’œ

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Sharing πŸ’œ

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Please donate if you can and at the very least repost πŸ’”

20.07.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please donate if you can and at the very least repost πŸ’”

20.07.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sharing πŸ’œ

20.07.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mychal Threets PBS Kids library card with animated version of himself

Mychal Threets PBS Kids library card with animated version of himself

The PBS local stations are at risk! PLEASE donate what you can to support them and keep them going β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

My local public media station I’m supporting is KQED. Which is your local station? πŸ’™πŸ©΅

#SupportPBSandNPR @pbs.org @npr.org

19.07.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 474    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 6

Querying stats update for the YA witch book:
πŸ“ 23 queries sent (including one direct to a publisher)
πŸ‘€ 12 outstanding
❌ 11 rejections (all form, though one was exceptionally kind)
✨ 1 full request

13.07.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For real! Now that it's been a couple of months, I'm feeling a lot more tame about it πŸ˜…

13.07.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe New York Times collaborated with a white nationalist eugenicist hacker and agreed to keep his identity a secret to publish a Zohran Mamdani hit piece” is a way bigger story than β€œ18 year old Zohran Mamdani ticked β€˜African American’ on his Columbia application because he was a citizen of Uganda”

04.07.2025 01:40 β€” πŸ‘ 32669    πŸ” 9370    πŸ’¬ 371    πŸ“Œ 319
22.06.2025 03:37 β€” πŸ‘ 23717    πŸ” 8767    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 115

Querying stats update for the YA witch book:
18 queries sent
10 outstanding
7 rejections (all form)
1 full request

18.06.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is so fucking scary and detrimental

18.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government.

That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that periodβ€”an important legacy. Brief 🧡.

14.06.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8996    πŸ” 3421    πŸ’¬ 50    πŸ“Œ 186
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TFR’s 2025 Mutual Aid Pride Drive This Pride Month, please consider donating $50 or more directly to a transfemme author in need. TFR will be matching the first $500 in donations.

In a year overshadowed by global protest and fascist threat, TFR is celebrating Pride Month by supporting transfemme authors in need 🩷

Please consider taking a moment to donate to a mutual aid campaign listed here or elsewhere. Our goal is to raise $5000, and we need your help!

Details within ⬇️

14.06.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 319    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 15
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A United States Senator. For trying to ask a question.

Welcome to Donald Trump’s America. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

12.06.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 737    πŸ” 289    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 37
Graphic has the Summit for Action logo at the top with text that says "invites you to submit to the Toolkit for Tough Conversations Zine. Personal stories of navigating tough conversations; Conversation guides, resource lists, and how-to’s; Art, poetry, illustrations, comics; Sci-fi pieces of what can be accomplished through these tough convos; Etc. Subs due Aug 1." There is an illustration of an artist painting on a canvas and an illustration of a writer with papers and a computer.

Graphic has the Summit for Action logo at the top with text that says "invites you to submit to the Toolkit for Tough Conversations Zine. Personal stories of navigating tough conversations; Conversation guides, resource lists, and how-to’s; Art, poetry, illustrations, comics; Sci-fi pieces of what can be accomplished through these tough convos; Etc. Subs due Aug 1." There is an illustration of an artist painting on a canvas and an illustration of a writer with papers and a computer.

SUBS OPEN: There's a new zine project I'm editing hosted by Summit for Action's Community of Practice! The zine is called Toolkit for Tough Conversations and will feature a mix of art, storytelling, and accessible resources to help folks navigate challenging climate, environmental, and...

12.06.2025 01:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Yet if the movement is leaderless and anarchic, it isn't chaotic. It has guiding principles that allow participants to self- regulate even as the movement constantly reinvents itself. Among those principles is ("do not split"). Protesters use the expression to say that no one in the movement should condemn or obstruct the actions of fellow protesters they disagree with. People who oppose a given action should sit it out, but not try to prevent it.

Yet if the movement is leaderless and anarchic, it isn't chaotic. It has guiding principles that allow participants to self- regulate even as the movement constantly reinvents itself. Among those principles is ("do not split"). Protesters use the expression to say that no one in the movement should condemn or obstruct the actions of fellow protesters they disagree with. People who oppose a given action should sit it out, but not try to prevent it.

The use of force, in particular, is a divisive issue. Some insist on the necessity of keeping the protests peaceful, so that they will seem morally legitimate and may gain sympathy from the broader public. Others β€” especially younger protesters or protesters who consider that the lengthy sit-ins of the Umbrella Movement failed β€” believe that some measure of force has become necessary; otherwise, the government will simply ignore them.

The β€œdo not split” idea acts as a bridge between these two factions by promoting mutual respect for diverging views within the protest movement.

The use of force, in particular, is a divisive issue. Some insist on the necessity of keeping the protests peaceful, so that they will seem morally legitimate and may gain sympathy from the broader public. Others β€” especially younger protesters or protesters who consider that the lengthy sit-ins of the Umbrella Movement failed β€” believe that some measure of force has become necessary; otherwise, the government will simply ignore them. The β€œdo not split” idea acts as a bridge between these two factions by promoting mutual respect for diverging views within the protest movement.

the hong kong protestors used the phrase "do not split" to mean that the radical protest and peaceful protest arms of the movement should refuse to criticize each other.

08.06.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4154    πŸ” 1559    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 109
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BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.

BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members

Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.

09.06.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2489    πŸ” 1072    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 61
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"My name is Greta Thunberg and I am from Sweden. If you see this video, we have been intercepted and kidnapped in international waters by the Israeli occupational forces, or forces that support Israel."

09.06.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 23134    πŸ” 14102    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 629

Querying stats for the witch book:
18 queries
2 rejections
1 full request

08.06.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

These are crimes. They're committing crimes. And when people understandably protest the fact that they're committing crimes, they're shooting flashbangs at them.

07.06.2025 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5033    πŸ” 1838    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 19
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Hell of a photo

07.06.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 24978    πŸ” 6323    πŸ’¬ 392    πŸ“Œ 375