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Leaning In to State Violence - Sophie Lewis interviewed by Aya Gruber - Inquest In ‘Enemy Feminisms,’ philosopher Sophie Lewis engages with the feminism of racists, colonizers, fascists, cops, and jailers to better understand what a truly liberatory politics needs to look like.

"When feminist struggles enter phases of rapprochement with the state, they throw Indigenous, 'deviant,' Black, sexualized, sex-working women and other gender minorities under the bus." @reproutopia.bsky.social talks with Aya Gruber about truly abolitionist feminism.

Queer bookstore owner here. I’m starting to hear that people are scared to come here now. I can see it in the numbers. I sure could use some love right now. My heart is being broken into a thousand pieces to have survived #leukemia for this. Shop, donate, share, cry, etc just idk HELLO I AM HERE. 😭

Look there has been no official word on why all our salt trucks are out.

But Chicago having all our Salt trucks blocking street access while ICE is trying to invade our city is just perfection.

We are the City of Big Shoulders; we are also a poem.

How to report ICE

SALUTE acronym with instructions

An ICE watch zine (Chicago edition) being handed out today.

A war against Chicago? An absolute disgrace from a traitor to America.

#ProudBlue
Chicago!! Heads up!

Screenshot of two tweets from Matt Walsh’s verified Twitter account (@MattWalshBlog). First tweet (17 hours ago): “It’s time to have a national conversation about common sense restrictions on transgenders.” The tweet has 1.3K comments, 3.8K retweets, 42K likes, and 1M views. Second tweet (18 hours ago): “It wasn’t all that long ago that anyone who identified as the opposite sex would be involuntarily committed to an insane asylum. Does anyone at this point seriously think that our current approach is an improvement?” The tweet has 666 comments, 1.9K retweets, 21K likes, and 362K views.

First tweet is by Michael Knowles (@michaeljknowles), reposted by Christopher F. Rufo. It reads: “For the good of society and especially for the good of the poor people who have fallen prey to this delusion, transgenderism must be eradicated from public life entirely—the whole preposterous ideology, at every level.” The tweet has 816 comments, 2.4K retweets, 17K likes, and 379K views. Second tweet is by Christopher F. Rufo (@realchrisrufo), 20 hours ago: “The trans cult hatched such an enormous propaganda campaign, that, for a number of years, they were able to obscure an obvious truth: pumping kids full of synthetic hormones, while telling them they can change from boy to girl, will only end in tragedy or disaster.” The tweet has 878 comments, 1.5K retweets, 9.2K likes, and 120K views. Third tweet is also by Christopher F. Rufo, 20 hours ago: “We should now put to rest the libertarian delusion that transgenderism is a matter of ‘personal choice,’ or ‘live and let live.’ It’s an ideology that has done grave damage to millions of Americans, and has unleashed a nihilistic wave of violence on our society. Enough.” The tweet has 921 comments, 1.5K retweets, 9.6K likes, and 293K views.

People need to understand just how openly genocidal the rhetoric on the far right is getting towards transgender people. They're openly talking about eradicating us and forcefully mass institutionalizing all trans people.

These are people with direct ties to the Trump administration.

This is so kind of you, thank you. The perks of a one woman show is if you’re sick, you don’t make money and some people even get mad at you and leave you poor reviews.

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Hey folks, @litonfirepia.bsky.social is a queer-owned bookstore that could use some love today. If y’all are looking to get any new books today, I’d appreciate it if you’d go through them on Bookshop. Thank you!!

#queerwriters

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That would be INCREDIBLE! Witch’s Brew. 🥰

So true! I haven’t been yet but I have nightmares about the tiny parking lot behind Fedora’s that keeps me away lol. I look forward to their sister location opening at Willow Knolls next to my vape shop.

Dang, if the #Peoria #CentralIllinois area doesn’t freaking love itself a bunch of weird Christian owned coffee shops? Sometimes I hate it here. They seem to be almost as popular as fake abortion clinics. 🫠

You're doing the Lord's work, sir!

Thanks so much.

Not all heroes wear capes.

(I mean it's my own fault for not pre-ordering it but the shot in the dark that @litonfirepia.bsky.social even had copies is all due to you sir.)

Special thanks to @litonfirepia.bsky.social Jessica for always making sure to grab the plethora of books i ask her to order because @scaresshapedus.bsky.social keeps my pull list growing! Shop local and support independent bookstores!

@scottsnowman.bsky.social has been summoned muahahaha!

The pure joy of this interaction was palpable. Thank you for your enthusiastic support over the years. 💕

Dear friend, my heart aches for the days I could curate a weekly selection to anticipate our community’s needs. The act of pre/special ordering will save me in the end. For anyone wondering— received grant, grew big, got cancer, almost lost it all, & have returned to community curation to save us.

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but calling a locally owned vintage clothing/ record store, as well as a clean af new & used bookstore “junk stores” to the literal face of proprietors is actually not the vibe of the future. You ma’am, are going extinct. Good riddance to bad rubbish. #RotInHell

Reminder to my friends I will be at @litonfirepia.bsky.social this Saturday running a tarot table! Please stop by 🩷

#ImBack #SorryIStoppedPosting #HadToBlockSomeoneToFeelSafeFirst #Peoria #PeoriaIllimois #QueerCommunity

Out: overstating harm, blaming others for our behavior when triggered, cancelling each other, being unforgiving to well meaning folks.

In: community building, mutual aid, liberation for ALL of our neighbors, loving what’s right and leaving what’s not, BLOCKING your stalkers, etc.

Thank you so much for that! It is SO appreciated in this pinnacle moment in time. 💕

Even support from afar helps so very much. 🥰

You are very welcome! If you’re not local but want to support my small but mighty indie, you can order these or any books your heart desires in multiple ways from us. 💕

Welcome, new followers. I am so glad you’re here! I’m Jess She/ They, Owner Operator extraordinaire, Disabled baddie trying to keep the ship afloat on choppy waters, and Queer all the way down to the marrow. You can find all the things here. Your support helps us help community. We love hard here. 💕

Heck yes. Reading + watching The 1619 Project, reading The New Jim Crow + watching The 13th, and reading and watching Stamped from the Beginning are my current suggestions for folks who need to get up to speed and do it fast.

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This Check out One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - <b><i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad comes a powerful reckonin...

I do not, unfortunately. It is available here through us if you don’t want to wait a few weeks for me to get copies in store.

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Has anyone written the “Goodnight Boomer” parody of Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown yet?!?

If not, you’re welcome. 🤣

#BookSky #ClassicBooks #GoodnightMoon #GoodnightBoomer

Thank you again SO MUCH for having us today! We appreciate you so much. 💕

It was an absolute honor to be in conversation today with these legends.✨