50 years ago today, the world was introduced to @lyndacarter.bsky.social as the perennial Wonder Woman.
A lot of has changed over the years but our need for the heroes of truth & justice has only grown stronger.
@llane7.bsky.social
Chicago-based writer and vinyl DJ (aka DJ Modern Girl)
50 years ago today, the world was introduced to @lyndacarter.bsky.social as the perennial Wonder Woman.
A lot of has changed over the years but our need for the heroes of truth & justice has only grown stronger.
The depth of the shame of a country this wealthy and abundant allowing its people to go hungry is impossible to measure. The fact that a handful of people could fix this by paying their fair share of taxes while still remaining obscenely wealthy makes it even worse.
28.10.2025 16:09 β π 18465 π 5846 π¬ 473 π 273We refuse to let neighbors go hungry while politicians posture. We can stand up a street-level safety net in days. Neighborhood plan: "Block Food Steward" model One steward per block. A volunteer with a single shelf or 2-3 totes of staples who coordinates quiet, no-shame help. Starter shelf (suggested): 10 lb rice β’ 10 lb dry beans β’ 8 lb pasta 12 cans vegetables β’ 12 cans protein (tuna/chicken/beans) 2 large peanut butter β’ 2 shelf-stable milk packs β’ 1 cooking oil Baby formula (sealed), diapers (mixed sizes), wipes, soap, toothpaste
How it works: 1. Steward posts once to the block group: "I've got a small shelf of staples. DM 'BAG' no questions asked." 2. Keep a simple in/out tally; rotate oldest first; replace what's used. 3. If demand spikes, steward pings the block: "NEED: 6 cans, 2 pastas, diapers size 4." 4. For larger needs, handoff to a local food bank. Privacy and dignity firstβno photos, no public names. Comment to volunteer: STEWARD - [Your Street Name] Comment to donate: DONOR - [Item or $ pledge] Need help? DM me the word BAG. No shame.
Volunteer at food banks this week. Show up for a 2-hour shift. Sorting, bagging, intake, there's a role for everyone. Donate smart. Shelf-stable staples first; ask for priority items before dropping off. Be kind to clerks. They didn't create this mess. They're catching the fallout. Hunger is not a negotiating tactic. Contact your state and federal reps today and demand: An immediate SNAP/WIC bridge with retroactive benefits. No more hostage-taking of basic nutrition assistance.
De-link food aid from unrelated fights. Fix the pipeline, then debate policy. No politics at the pantry door. We help first, argue later. No purity tests. If someone says they're short on food, we feed them. Dignity and privacy. DM, porch drop-offs, initials only. Safety: sealed formula only, check dates, store cool/dry, pet-safe. The Timeline? Tonight: Name stewards; seed each shelf with a starter kit. Within 48 hours: Every block has at least one steward, a group text, and a small reserve.
HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE END OF SNAP
This is important. This came to me overnight through a group organizing in the PNW. Please consider adopting these strategies where you live. YOU WILL SAVE LIVES. SNAP runs out 11-1.
Start a block/neighborhood channel on Signal and get to work.
The level of community organizing that's happening right now is WILD. Get involved.
24.10.2025 20:01 β π 463 π 95 π¬ 3 π 8Some good news. And we need it.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/h...
As TN State Rep Justin Jones reminds us, our elders and ancestors in the fight for equality were fighting for us.
Now, it is our job to fight for the next generation and the generations to come after that. Join the fight in your community.
Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.
They graded it.
Bwahahaha.
βοΈ Our elected officials must demand that NO ONE be shipped to a prison in a foreign country to be imprisoned or tortured.
Illinois friends, contact our senators and your rep--Indivisible Chicago
makes it easy for you:
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05.04.2025 18:45 β π 48986 π 11354 π¬ 859 π 702This Lent, donβt give up shit. Take whatever joy you can from whatever you can.
30.03.2025 00:56 β π 968 π 55 π¬ 38 π 6Every day that America isn't marching in the streets and rioting and striking and tearing this regime down is another day I think, "well, I guess you're getting what you want then."
26.03.2025 20:28 β π 36 π 7 π¬ 4 π 1A colorful flyer for a DJ night by DJ Modern Girl and DJ Jen Dot, Thursday April 10 at the Native in Logan Square, Chicago. Image depicts a Greek statue of a woman in the center of a kaleidoscopic background of pink and green and purple. Art by Dandy Goblin Studios.
Chicago! Come by the Native Thursday 4/10 from 7- midnight for some rad women and queer-centric all vinyl tunes! #womeninvinyl #chicagoDJs #chicago
24.03.2025 18:44 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0More can be found at https://www.britannica.com/event/Selma-March
This weekend marks the 60th anniversary of the Selma March, a landmark event in the American civil rights movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. led thousands on a march that reached Montgomery on March 25.
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
21.03.2025 17:20 β π 29421 π 7466 π¬ 171 π 204Protest songs have been part of American history for centuries βHowever, the history of protest music is often associated with men, despite women having played a key role in this American tradition.
16.03.2025 20:01 β π 287 π 79 π¬ 5 π 4This is a legit point I think about at least once a day now.
15.03.2025 10:45 β π 416 π 61 π¬ 16 π 4wanna feel old? it used to be Crime AND Punishment
04.03.2025 19:20 β π 9294 π 901 π¬ 97 π 13Still π₯Ήπ₯Ήπ₯Ή thinking about Laraine Newman and Jane Curtin bringing Gilda Radner to #SNL50
18.02.2025 14:20 β π 293 π 15 π¬ 0 π 2Knowledge is powerβ¦
16.02.2025 14:55 β π 34913 π 13182 π¬ 1006 π 702And then I remember, this is why I have my dissertation and some publications in print form. The digital stuff can disappear like *that*
16.02.2025 17:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Picture of the Lego collection, Women of NASA Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Nancy G. Roman
Was struck seeing this on our shelf that it may be considered contraband. But defiantly screw that, #womeninSTEM will never be fully erased #womenofNASA Margaret Hamilton, Sally Ride, Mae Jemison, Nancy G. Roman
16.02.2025 16:58 β π 22 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0I just left messages for my senators and am doing more on this list- will you?
indivisiblechicago.com/daily-action...
the American Dream is to be left alone
29.01.2025 03:33 β π 90 π 7 π¬ 4 π 0Erica is utterly brilliant and this is a gift worth opening.
26.01.2025 17:00 β π 980 π 254 π¬ 14 π 5If she can do it, we can all do it.
22.01.2025 10:43 β π 94272 π 13383 π¬ 1692 π 835No Country for Literally Anyone Except Old Men
14.01.2025 13:24 β π 1025 π 207 π¬ 8 π 3Dropping my DJ webpage here just in case anyone in/around Chicago wants a curated set of womxn-centric rock, psych rock, funk, or soul: lizlanephd.com/dj
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