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Get! Off! Substack! I won't read your links! If they're on substack!

Luddites weren't anti-tech.

They were against technology being used by the capitalist class to capture wealth at the expense of the worker.

I am a Luddite, and a tech enthusiast. They're not in opposition. I want technology that makes MY life better, not that sells my life piecemeal to corps.

A person holds a yellow sign at a protest that reads, "Let this radicalize you rather than lead you to despair – Mariame Kaba," with some words in bold red and black letters. Other protest signs are visible in the background.

A friend snapped this pic and sent it to me yesterday. It's from yesterday's large march in Chicago. Thank to the protester for bringing me along :)

I used to read books like Lord of the Rings or watch movies like Star Wars and think the villains were unbelievable. And of course, now watching the tech oligarchs (who could not spend all their money if they tried) destroy civilization for power, I’m like, guess I was wrong. People are that awful.

Hello, Bluesky! Anyone here like queer books?

Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.

Vivian Wilson (@thevivllainous.bsky.social) is extremely online. Unlike her father Elon Musk, she’s really good at it. “Most of [the right] have the charisma of a soaking bathrobe. I mean, it's not my fault that most of them don't know how to be funny. It's not that hard.”

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

I helped build a government AI system. DOGE fired me, rolled the AI out to the whole agency, and implied the AI can do my job and the jobs of the others they've fired.

It can't. But, what DOGE accidentally revealed about themselves in the process is fascinating. 🧵

Your written testimony can be as simple as "I am in favor of this bill, because everyone deserves to be able to afford healthcare."

I testified in favor of SJM 8004 at the hearing today, but the CON contingent (primarily represented by two absolutely rizzless "Young Republicans" lying about Canada and THE SOVIET FUCKING UNION in the year of our Lord 2025) are trying to juice the replies and responses.

Hey, Washington state folks! Please take a minute to submit written testimony of your PRO support for these two bills! Both of them are about increasing healthcare access in the state, one by funding Medicare better and one by supporting universal healthcare.

app.leg.wa.gov/csi/House?se...

I will also add that people in Congress are not volunteers. They are being paid. They have health insurance. They have retirement. They have ONE JOB—to serve their constituents. And if they cannot figure out how to push back politically they don't deserve to be in office.

First of all, I don't have to know! I am not a politician. But Dems can vote NO on Trump's cabinet picks, for one. How is this even a question? I feel like I am going crazy.

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go. The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO. With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues. We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7

When the Patriot Act was passed, libraries got requests for patrons’ borrowing history. We were prohibited from disclosing those requests.

We deleted and shredded those records and stopped tracking reading history for that reason.

ALSO.

Everything We Know About Trump's Executive Order on Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth From what it says to what it means for you.

new @teenvogue.com: @brittneymac15.bsky.social digs into the details of Trump's exec order on trans youth healthcare. I checked with an @aclu.org senior attorney on what trans youth and their families should plan for.

in short: no changes RN; stay on top of your healthcare; don't comply in advance.

Buttondown is super easy to use/migrate to, much cheaper than Substack, and not owned by fascism apologists ✨

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Fuck it. Trans folks need MATERIAL SUPPORT.

@distributeaid.org is launching an HRT Harm Reduction Toolkit that provides 1 year of medical supplies needed to take injection-based HRT. We were planning to go live in January, but I'm not waiting.

Fund the kits here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...

Marginalized Students: do not trust your teachers with your status or your gender unless you are absolutely positive that you can trust them to help or protect you or that they are vetted by other marginalized students. Teachers may mean well but their executive bosses may not be.

If you have students who are trans no you don’t. If you have students of color who may be affected by ICE no you don’t. If anyone asks you gender or racial the makeup of your class you don’t have to tell them.

Protect your class and protect your students by not complying in advance. They trust you.

If you aren't able to make it, send in a message to @gluesenkampperez.house.gov: gluesenkampperez.house.gov/contact

I, for one, would have appreciated more notice so I could plan to be there since work ends at 5pm for me. Two days' notice is not enough. I'm sure the 60-person room will fill up.

Screenshot from MGP's press release on her website, which reads: "Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced she will be holding a town hall in Clark County, marking her twelfth town hall and first of the 119th Congress. During the town hall, moderated by Clark County Councilor Sue Marshall, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez will discuss her priorities and take questions from residents of Washington’s Third District, as a part of her commitment to remain accessible and accountable to constituents. The town hall will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the Three Creeks Community Library’s Meeting Room at 800-C NE Tenney Road Vancouver, Washington 98685. “One of my favorite parts of my job is hearing how I can best represent you and our communities. Your priorities inform everything I work on in Congress, and town halls are part of my commitment to remain as present and available as possible,” said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez. “I’m so grateful to everyone who comes to these meetings and shares what matters most to you and your family. Engaging with each other is such a crucial part of patriotism and making democracy work for Southwest Washington.” Constituents looking to receive updates about future events in their communities can follow Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez on Facebook, X, Instagram, or Threads or subscribe to her newsletter. Those not able to make it but who want to share their priorities with the Congresswoman can reach out online, by phone at (360) 695-6292, or in person at her Vancouver or Kelso offices. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez recently released her 2024 Year-End Report, recapping her work through the past year and 118th Congress."

If you're in SW WA, our rep @gluesenkampperez.house.gov just announced she's holding a town hall in two days. Details:

Thursday, January 30 at 5pm
Three Creeks Community Library — Meeting Room
800-C NE Tenney Road
Vancouver, Washington 98685

#uspoli #swwashington #SWWA #VancouverWA

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

Big news. Bookshop.org is now offering eBooks!

Bookshop is a big online consortium of indie bookstores. You shop like Amazon, but all the profits go to indies! There's no need to shop-- or to sell your books-- through Amazon again. I've used it for a couple years now.

Erase Bezos from your biz!

Screenshot from MGP's press release on her website, which reads: "Today, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) announced she will be holding a town hall in Clark County, marking her twelfth town hall and first of the 119th Congress. During the town hall, moderated by Clark County Councilor Sue Marshall, Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez will discuss her priorities and take questions from residents of Washington’s Third District, as a part of her commitment to remain accessible and accountable to constituents. The town hall will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. at the Three Creeks Community Library’s Meeting Room at 800-C NE Tenney Road Vancouver, Washington 98685. “One of my favorite parts of my job is hearing how I can best represent you and our communities. Your priorities inform everything I work on in Congress, and town halls are part of my commitment to remain as present and available as possible,” said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez. “I’m so grateful to everyone who comes to these meetings and shares what matters most to you and your family. Engaging with each other is such a crucial part of patriotism and making democracy work for Southwest Washington.” Constituents looking to receive updates about future events in their communities can follow Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez on Facebook, X, Instagram, or Threads or subscribe to her newsletter. Those not able to make it but who want to share their priorities with the Congresswoman can reach out online, by phone at (360) 695-6292, or in person at her Vancouver or Kelso offices. Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez recently released her 2024 Year-End Report, recapping her work through the past year and 118th Congress."

If you're in SW WA, our rep @gluesenkampperez.house.gov just announced she's holding a town hall in two days. Details:

Thursday, January 30 at 5pm
Three Creeks Community Library — Meeting Room
800-C NE Tenney Road
Vancouver, Washington 98685

#uspoli #swwashington #SWWA #VancouverWA