Sarah Durnesque

On Saturday, a young man was shot directly in the eye with a pepperball while observing the protest at the LA MDC. He has lost vision in that eye PERMANENTLY. If you can share or donate to support, please do:
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Note: I personally vouch for the veracity of this fund.

Still. Again.

Join the National Strike on Friday. Now is the time to put action behind your ideals. #resist

The direct line from one injustice to another.

We know why. I know why so many of my friends and relatives are just now upset. We know.

I need my fellow white people to start really getting it. Facism & white supremacy walk hand in hand. We cannot dismantle one without dismantling the other.

We need more people in the streets. We need more organizers and activists and legal observers. I know it is so much harder here in America to speak with one voice than it is in other countries, but no one is going to save us. We have to save ourselves from this reign of terror. #fuckice

Renee Nicole Good was a legal observer. My activism began with service as a legal observer with the ACLU during summer 2020 in Atlanta. I cannot express my feelings today. I am gratified as always to see LA turn out as they did tonight at Placita Olvera, but it's not enough. Not yet.

LA, 3 chances to get out and be heard. I will be at Placita Olvera tonight, but I've worked with the Valley Defensa folks in Van Nuys, so you'll be in good hands if you go there. I cannot be out tomorrow, but if you need a buddy, I will see if I know anyone going there. DM on IG. #losangeles

I hope you'll consider joining us tomorrow at PAXU for "Creating Seats at the Table" where we'll be discussing the need for producers and DMs/GMs to shoulder responsibility for creating welcoming and diverse tables & spaces in the D&D / TTRPG world. ✨️

#dungeonsanddragons #PAXU

"I am an appetite, nothing more." Such an epic shot for such a ridiculous cosplay. @patricksunphoto captured such incredible contrast on my Nosferatu Bunny at the Bunny Hutch party! 🖤

#nosferatu

Some of folks really need to analyze the amount of perfume/cologne they're wearing. If you're leaving a full stink trail that I can follow long after you've walked past, it's too much!

This Fearne is on fire 🔥 I think going forward I will paint both hands, but over all I'm incredibly happy with how my painting skills are improving. I really liked how the more jagged, volcanic red lines came out.

Photos from DragonCon 2025 thanks to @leophotography9584 !
#criticalrole

Loas Angeles, TOMORROW!
#resist #losangeles #musicfestival

Thank you!

Day & Night. I did something insane yesterday: I wore 2 cosplays with very different body paint colors with a 2 hr change window. Spent 4 hrs getting into Fearne, wore her for 4.5 hrs. Took 2 hrs to switch to my Destiny Guardian, wore for only 1.5 hrs. Exhausting, but genuinely fun! 🔥💠

#dragoncon

The goal of the 50501 idea is to get enough people gathered, wanting the same thing, and hearing the voices of everyone around them wanting the same so that we can mobilize and make the change we want to see. Hope to see you tomorrow. You know where I'll be. 🖤

Tomorrow! I know for a lot of people just turning up and marching around can feel like a pointless exercise. I need you to look deeper. I need you to come hear the speakers, the music, the message. A march isn't the solution, it's the start. It's revving the engine, greasing the gears.
#resist

This is where I'll be tomorrow. #resist

If you know me, you know where I'll be tomorrow (if confused, keep reading), but after that I'm doing something insane. I'm going to DashCon 2 and I'm DELIGHTED! I'll be re-presenting one of my panels from the OG, infamous DashCon. Maybe I'll finally get my hour in the ballpit.

#dashcontwo

What I want is a line of fabric goods for costume events and casual life…but doesn’t reduce existing indigenous cultures to “vibes”

And I mean all indigenous cultures, the people native the US - but in fantasy genre that also means North African, Indian and Irish!

DO NOT SIT DOWN AT THESE PROTESTS! Your personal safety is top tier over appearing "more peaceful." Hands up & feet moving!

Make a human chain if needed, but stay upright! Please do not share these "sit down" memes and infographs. They are going to get people hurt!

#resist

This Saturday is the next national day of action for @50501movement. I will be out with @50501_socal - if you're in LA, please consider joining us. If you're not, look for one near you. The goal is to mobilize 3.5+% of the population with 50 protests in all 50 states as one movement.

#resist

As a former Catholic and theologian, it's historically interesting, but as an activist, I've been invested knowing that - like it or not - it will decide the moral direction of a huge portion of the global population. It could have been way worse - they usually go conservative after a liberal.

End of the day, I'll take a centrist like him over any of the conservative options that were on the table. Which was historically the more likely result. Pity it wasn't Tagle though.

There isn't a short answer really, but he was close with the previous Pope and elected by him to his position, so there's some hope he'll follow in that direction. But the return of the red regalia makes me nervous.

(Man of) God-tier post.

It's actually a fairly strong indicator we're no longer considered a world power. 🤷‍♀️

Thoughts of a former Catholic theologian on Pope Leo XIV.

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#conclave #seriouscommentary

"As we go marching, marching in the beauty of the day..." Proud and glad to have marched with my Union fellows and community ALL DAY for May Day aka International Workers Day! Solidarity Forever! 💙✊️

#mayday

Join the @seiulocal99 led march & rally in the morning and / or the @communityselfdefensecoalition march in the afternoon! @50501_socal is in support of both and will be marching with them! I'll be proudly in my @opeiu_174 Union blue! 💙✊️

Join us tomorrow, May Day - International Workers Day! This isn't just for Union workers - it's for all workers suffering under the modern workforce failures to provide not just the meager basics, but true living wages, health care, and protections! Give us bread, but give us roses!

YouTube video by GeekPublic Taskmaster LA: Champion of Champions (Live at WonderCon)

Taskmaster LA: Champion of Champions, Live at Wondercon is now up on our YouTube channel, Geek Public!

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#Taskmaster

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