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Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

@thellpsx.bsky.social

writer, The Future Is Disabled, Care Work, Bodymap,Dirty River co-ed w/@ejeris of Beyond Survival. transformative & disability justice structural engineer ,1/3rd of http://cripsforesimsforgaza.org. seen a lot, still doing the rest. brownstargirl.org

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How To Resist - National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee There are a number of ways to practice war tax resistance, so you can choose the method that's right for you. Here is a summary of some of these methods.

nwtrcc.org/resist/how-t...

01.03.2026 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

We have to survive to meet the day of victory, or else all our people who have died died in vain. OBVIOUSLY MORE COMPLICATED but that's part of it.

01.03.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Document your honorings and celebrations. Share online with hashtag #AliceIsLove 
Don't forget to make your post accessible (image descriptions, captions, etc.)
Honoring Alice Wong:
Ideas for Gatherings, Actions, and Activities
All of these ideas are just invitations to support communities and individuals globally to honor Alice. Please choose what fits best for you, whether it is on this list or not. We welcome all of these ways and the many more that will continue to keep Alice's legacy with us. 
* Build an altar, enjoy food, share stories, read & reflect on Alice's wisdoms, dance party!, make art, spoil your animals, wheatpaste DISABLED RAGE, support Crips for eSims for Gaza, Mutual Aid
Detailed toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gatherings accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

Document your honorings and celebrations. Share online with hashtag #AliceIsLove Don't forget to make your post accessible (image descriptions, captions, etc.) Honoring Alice Wong: Ideas for Gatherings, Actions, and Activities All of these ideas are just invitations to support communities and individuals globally to honor Alice. Please choose what fits best for you, whether it is on this list or not. We welcome all of these ways and the many more that will continue to keep Alice's legacy with us. * Build an altar, enjoy food, share stories, read & reflect on Alice's wisdoms, dance party!, make art, spoil your animals, wheatpaste DISABLED RAGE, support Crips for eSims for Gaza, Mutual Aid Detailed toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gatherings accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

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27.02.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST
This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. 
Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... 
You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: 
* The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. 
* In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. 
* Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

Alice Wong's Celebration of life March 25th, 2026 11am PST This toolkit is an invitation and a resource for individuals and communities to participate in Alice Wong's Celebration of Life. Be it from bed, your living room, local community center, classroom, or in the streets... You can join Alice's Celebration of Life through: * The livestream + virtual reception: Join the livestream and gather for the virtual reception hosted by Calling UP Justice & San Francisco Disability Cultural Center. * In-person livestream watch + your own gathering: host an in-person gathering to join the livestream and connect in person to celebrate Alice. * Detailed Toolkit with links, photos, and resources to make your gathering accessible, plus ways to honor Alice Wong's legacy: https://bit.ly/aliceislove

27.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 244    πŸ” 126    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Crips for eSims for Gaza Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.

chuffed.org/project/crip... this is my regular reminder that we are still here and working to stay out of the red. Celebrate and honor Ramadan by considering spreading the word and donating to us. Let Gaza communications ring freely. You can't stop the signal.

25.02.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6
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misery meals: a crip community anti-cookbook for when eating and cooking is hard How do we feed ourselves when we can’t get out of bed? When we aren’t even sure we want to be alive? When every time we try to make rice, it feels like the first time?misery meals is a choose-your-own...

hi! cookbook.miseryparty.org/miserymeals this is extremely wonderful and I got to write about my girlfiend aka frozen GF pizza with stuff on it, and the afterward. pre order dropped

24.02.2026 21:23 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Ramadan Kareem and happy Year of the Fire Horse! Let's charge into this year with discipline and freedom. I am once again asking you so send some monies so crips for e sims so we can keep things topped up and start sending new eSims again.

18.02.2026 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're disabled (broadly defined) and BIPOC or QTBIPOC and have a book coming out in the next year, please drop the link in the comments.

30.01.2026 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Democracy Now! A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

I am mostly offline but I'm just going to say, idk, watch or read Democracy Now today for captioned and voice/ video
updates and otg reporting from MSP? www.democracynow.org

26.01.2026 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Haymarket Books has made three of their eBooks free for download during this time of turmoil. You can get copies of:

"Unbuild Walls" by Silky Shah,
"Border & Rule" by Harsha Walia, and
"The Case for Open Borders" By John Washington.

26.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
A drawing in orange and purple tones of the two main characters from Heated Rivalry, Shain Hollander and Illya Rosenoff, sitting on a beach looking at the sunet, with the words "I looked up that word. Compatible."

A drawing in orange and purple tones of the two main characters from Heated Rivalry, Shain Hollander and Illya Rosenoff, sitting on a beach looking at the sunet, with the words "I looked up that word. Compatible."

Oh and hey- A Heated Rivalry print (an art commission by Tasha Kim (@ink_lings) on Instagram) + a poem from @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social with a donation to us: bit.ly/GayHockeyShow (unfortunately a google form and you have to sign in first... if anyone has suggestions for better forms LMK!)

26.01.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crips for eSims for Gaza Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.

PS WE ARE IN THE RED AGAIN AND WE KNOW EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING BUT WE ARE STILL HERE AND KNOW SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT KNOW THIS, SO IF YOU WANNA DONATE, HIT THE CHUFFED chuffed.org/project/crip... we gotta reimb people particularly in the UK and Canada but any currency works.

26.01.2026 16:04 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 6

Really appreciate the "let's do an oral history of Crips" of this.

26.01.2026 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two barbies, one iwth giant turquoise curly hair, a bomber jacket, big sunglasses and yellow crocs next to two kittens with crowns on a skateboard, sis next to Autistic Barbie, a long brown haired neurodivergent femme with a loose lilac dress, an AAC device, pink fidget sinner and noise cancelling headphones, sittong on top of a sideboard. They are clearly friends. Small plants in pots and hand weights are seen in the background.

Two barbies, one iwth giant turquoise curly hair, a bomber jacket, big sunglasses and yellow crocs next to two kittens with crowns on a skateboard, sis next to Autistic Barbie, a long brown haired neurodivergent femme with a loose lilac dress, an AAC device, pink fidget sinner and noise cancelling headphones, sittong on top of a sideboard. They are clearly friends. Small plants in pots and hand weights are seen in the background.

Also I got Autistic Barbie and I fucking wish @sfdirewolf.bsky.social was alive to see this.

26.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Crips for eSims for Gaza w/ Jane Shi & Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (01/22/26) To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice speaks with Jane Shi and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha about their work

@pipagaopoetry.bsky.social and me were on @reallandsend.bsky.social's Death Panel podcast to talk about Crips for eSims for Gaza, "how disabled people built and sustained an internationalist solidarity mutual aid project under siege, grief + death." on.soundcloud.com/utzFoAVtN4OK...

26.01.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

love MSP style

17.01.2026 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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2026 and I think a lot about what Alice would be doing DJ TJ practice, tools and poetry, structural engineering, archive in progress from a real one known to be on one.

llps.substack.com/p/2026-and-i... new world war 3 griefstack just dropped.

15.01.2026 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

thank you!!!!

27.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
an upright orange SIM card and green and light green kufiya pattern inside where the SIM chip is, a teal background, and the green Knock Out typography in all caps reading CRIPS FOR ESIMS FOR GAZA

an upright orange SIM card and green and light green kufiya pattern inside where the SIM chip is, a teal background, and the green Knock Out typography in all caps reading CRIPS FOR ESIMS FOR GAZA

Two years ago today, the three of us began Crips for eSims for Gaza. Alice, are you reading this? (We know you are.)

Today, we’re launching something special we’ve been working on, & we’re grateful Alice was able to see before her passing: our official logo! #ConnectingGaza @thellpsx.bsky.social

25.12.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 223    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
a background of scalloped layers resembling a gradient in different shade of teal
β€œCrips for eSims for Gaza
Alice Wong, Forever” in bubbly fuzzy black text

β€œTwo-Year Anniversary Update 12/25/25 61,107 eSims + top ups purchased $3.2 million CAD ($2.34M USD) raised 20K+ eSims activated in total 5034 eSims currently active” in Knock Out Cruiserweight font 

Three orange-, blood-orange- grapefruit-coloured SIM cards, the second one upside down, both with green and white kufiya patterns inside where the SIM chip is. Inside the last SIM card is a green QR code.

a background of scalloped layers resembling a gradient in different shade of teal β€œCrips for eSims for Gaza Alice Wong, Forever” in bubbly fuzzy black text β€œTwo-Year Anniversary Update 12/25/25 61,107 eSims + top ups purchased $3.2 million CAD ($2.34M USD) raised 20K+ eSims activated in total 5034 eSims currently active” in Knock Out Cruiserweight font Three orange-, blood-orange- grapefruit-coloured SIM cards, the second one upside down, both with green and white kufiya patterns inside where the SIM chip is. Inside the last SIM card is a green QR code.

wo years ago today, the three of us began Crips for eSims for Gaza. Alice, are you reading this? (We know you are.)

Today, we’re launching something special we’ve been working on, and we’re grateful Alice was able to see before her passing: our official logo! #ConnectingGaza

26.12.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

always wanted to be a brown queer crip artist during the eugenics wars 😏 (smirk emoji)

15.12.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Alice lives!"- Suheir Hammad.

14.12.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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An Oral History of Trans Income Project w/ Natalie Rupp (11/13/25) To support the show and help make episodes like this one possible, become a patron at www.patreon.com/deathpanelpod Beatrice speaks with Natalie Rupp of Trans Income Project about their work providin

"There are more of us (trans people) being born everyday. They cannot stop the future"- Natalie Rupp on Louisiana's Trans Income Project, getting cash directly to trans people to get gender affirming care after cuts and legal barriers. soundcloud.com/deathpanel/a...

14.12.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Register here: dcc.page/mutual-aid

09.12.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ASL Care Work as Mutual Aid | Thursday, December 11, 2025 4:00 PM β†’ 5:30 PM
YouTube video by San Francisco Disability Cultural Center ASL Care Work as Mutual Aid | Thursday, December 11, 2025 4:00 PM β†’ 5:30 PM

ASL vlog about this Care Work as Mutual Aid panel I am gonna be on this Thursday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7b0...

09.12.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaser - Empty Rights and Underlying Conditions Note: This week we're hard at work on Covid Year Six, our annual year in review. This year's show has gotten so big that we're splitting it into two episodes: December 15th: Covid Year Six December

Also listened to this teaser of the latest @deathpanel.bsky.social podcast on pandemic year 6 and the fascists' attempts to bring back the Era of the Total Institution post doing my post surgery final PT appointment (it's a teaser and still v full.) soundcloud.com/deathpanel/t...

09.12.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also Alice is the sole reason I got on Twitter (and then here) and I keep looking to be like, girl I miss you on here so damn much can you not tweet from the beyond.

09.12.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After Alice Wong’s Death, Her Friends Vow to Keep Fighting for Disability Justice | KQED Friends, activists and policy experts reflect on Alice Wong’s legacy as looming Medicaid cuts threaten critical services for disabled people in California and nationwide.

www.kqed.org/news/1206519... it's going to be a month in a few days which is surreal and wild. I cried reading this, and, got a lot out of people sharing how we are carrying @sfdirewolf.bsky.social 's work forward.

09.12.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Urgent Appeal: Disaster Relief Fund for Tamil, Muslim, Malayaham, and Gender-Diverse Communities By Arokiyam pour toustes

givebutter.com/CycloneFundf... we're a week into the cyclone and there's still huge issues in Sri Lanka and other areas, this is a fund getting resources to Tamil, Muslim and TGNC folks in the North and East.

09.12.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover for the book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. The cover art features a person wading into a body of water in the woods at night.

The cover for the book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. The cover art features a person wading into a body of water in the woods at night.

Read This When Things Fall Apart is now 25% off when purchased through AK Press. www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

30.11.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 145    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7