Carly (she/they)

About to enter war with Sweden (IKEA)

one of the tasks of the American left is to explain to retail and service workers that this is the future that America has planned for them

Attacking kids is weak and cowardly. Attacking trans kids is weak and cowardly. Attacking trans kids that want to play sports is weak and cowardly.

WA libraries sound alarm after feds cancel $4M grant: ‘Downright cruel’ Secretary of State Steve Hobbs blasted the Trump administration’s decision to nix the annual $3.9 million grant supporting Washington’s libraries.

30% of the state library’s federal funds support the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library and the Institutional Library Services, which provide prisoners with access to materials to “better themselves and prepare to rejoin society after confinement.

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white text on a teal square with a floral background: Community update: Distro Relocation - swipe to read

white text on a teal square with a floral background: We want to inform our community that after operating at the Richland Community Center (RCC) since December, our mutual aid distribution will be relocating after April 27th. This change comes as we navigate the formal requirements for using public spaces in Richland.

white text on a teal square with a floral background: We're actively seeking alternatives and exploring potential partnerships with existing community service organizations. Here’s how you can help

white text on a teal square with a floral background: Share ideas for alternative distribution locations Connect us with other community service organizations Volunteer or donate supplies for future distributions

Read our statement on the recent decisions by the Richland Community Center regarding our work. Follow us on Instagram for the full statement, and join our Discord to see how else you can help: discord.gg/KpZBQXyS

Cesar Chavez (center) at funeral services for childhood farm worker cancer victim Miriam Robles. Earlimart, CA, the small town just north of Delano where Miriam lived, had a cancer rate 1200% higher than what was expected in a community of its size

In the old days, miners would carry birds with them to warn against poison gas. Hopefully, the birds would die before the miners. Farm workers are society's canaries. Farm workers-and their children-demonstrate the effects of pesticide poisoning before anyone else. - #CesarChavez 1/

Distro Sunday recap! We served 14 at the community center and the route. Thank you for your donations, see you next week!

flashback: distro day on 4/6/25! see y'all tomorrow at noon 👋
#mutualaid #communitycare #tricitiesdistribution #RAFT #realaidfortricities

Mutual aid is a community event - it takes a village to come together and support one another.

Do you want to contribute to TCD? DM to join our Discord and chat opportunities!
#tricitiesdistribution #mutualaidtricities #mutualaid #community #communitysupport #mutualaidwashington

What does our community need this week?

Feedback from those we serve indicate that our community is need of:

Call for Aid!

#easternWA #mutualaid #tricities #richland #kennewick #pasco

A Powerful Conservative Think Tank Is Targeting One of the Last Good Things on the Internet The Heritage Foundation plans to “identify and target” Wikipedia editors it accuses of antisemitism.

Remember when I said download Wikipedia:

slate.com/technology/2...

YouTube video by Ryan White why is there no alt-left pipeline?

Highly recommend following this YouTuber @ydubs.bsky.social who made a really excellent video on why there’s no alt-left pipeline youtu.be/y8wD2d9uKg4?...

Painted scene in dots and dashes of a group of three african women to the right foreground carrying baskets and one woman to the right distance carrying a basket all in long clothing

Business women, 2023
By Betty Acquah, one of Ghana's new generation of painters #WomensArt #Monday

- We served 11 at distribution, thank you to all the volunteers who showed up.

LEGISLATIVE ACTION WAYS TO SUPPORT A BILL ... SIGN IN State “Pro” or “Con” without testifying. TESTIFY (IN-PERSON OR REMOTELY) Register at least one hour before a hearing begins for live oral testimony. SUBMIT WRITTEN TESTIMONY For written records, you can submit up to 24 hours after the start time of a hearing.

Anyone can support a bill in the WA Legislature! Here’s how to share your stance 👇

Re-upping this. We need experts in media literacy & stewards of the freedom to read now more than ever.

queens of steam book cover of Dr. Carla Hayden The First Woman Librarian of Congress by Mari Bolte

In 2016, Dr. Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress, our National Librarian. She is the first woman and first African American to lead the national library. She is library joy! Dr. Carla Hayden has always sought to bring the wonders of the library into everyone’s lives.

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Pam Bondi Instructs Trump DOJ to Criminally Investigate Companies That Do DEI Civil rights advocates may well file suit immediately against the Justice Department to secure an injunction.

This is resegregation. Don't let them gaslight you into believing anything other than what it is. It's an illegal attempt to use the state to push women and people of color out of the work force. slate.com/news-and-pol...

A collection of plates of similar sizes yet with different patterns and coloyrs all with an eye painted on the centre

"Lover's Eyes" painted plates by contemporary artist Susannah Carson #WomensArt

A digitally edited version of the classic "trolley problem" meme is shown. The black-and-white drawing depicts a trolley heading toward a fork in the tracks, with a person standing by a lever to decide which track the trolley will take. On one track, five people are tied up, while on the other track, two people are tied up, with one of them draped in a transgender pride flag. The image is meant to represent a moral dilemma, likely related to discussions on transgender rights and societal choices.

All this administration does is put every single nonprofit and institution into a trolley problem of either sacrificing trans people or hurting everyone else by eliminating federal funding.

It won't end with us. They'll do this with every minority until it's only white men who are left.

I wasn’t expecting a quarter of the book to be history lesson?? They go all the way back to Lewis and Clark times

#WhatImReading

Apicture with a pink background with orange and cream colored shapes layered over it. There are graphics of bananas, a pear and some meat. Title: Food Sovereignty: What is it? Small text: People are constantly facing food crises, especially with the uncertain future and ever-changing social climate. Let's go over some of the basics!

A picture with a green background and blue text boxes. There is a graphic of a loaf of bread, sausage links and eggs. Box one: Food sovereignty is a growing, global movement. It's purpose is to bring back healthy, sustainable access to food - for everyone! Box two: Food Sovereignty (F.S.) is the belief that everyone has the right to healthy and sustainable food that gits within the individual's physical and cultural needs.

A picture with an orange background and two text bubbles. There are graphics of a steak, an orange and a sliced up piece of fruit. Text bubble one: The idea of F.S. started among the indigenous communities, but extends to landless workers and those impacted by poverty and global hunter. Text bubble two: In the Northwest areas (Idaho, Oregon and Washington) there are tribal coalitions and organizations that are focused primarily on preserving and re-introducing traditional food sourcing and harvesting.

A picture with an off-white background. There are multiple text boxes in blue and graphics of plants at the bottoms. The text boxes have lists read: How can I get involved? Take part in community gardens and food plots! Support indigenous farmers and food systems! Eat Local! Buy/trade with local producers and farmers! Practice sustainable growing...be environmentally aware! Participate in mutual aid and food distribution efforts in your community! Community gardens in Kennewick area: West highlands Methodist Church. Hansen Park. Community gardens in Richland area: McMurray Park, Corner of Stevens Dr. and Jadwin Ave. North of Gage Boulevard on Venus Street. Frankfort Park. Community gardens in Pasco area: Tierra Vidda park. Kurtzman Park. Palomino Parks.

Food scarcity is a scary thing! Thankfully, there are ways you can manage these situations.

Want to learn more? Check out our Discord! If you haven't yet, take a peek at the Patreon as well (link in bio)! Thank you all for the support!

#mutualaid
#Washington
#Tricities
#TRICITIESDISTRIBUTION

Trump Says Palestinians Have ‘No Alternative’ but to Leave Gaza: Live Updates

Trump is advocating for ethnic cleansing of Gaza. This is a war crime. Centuries will not erase the shame of our country's complicity with this genocide. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

Support housing legislation, sign in PRO today! app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie... 🫱🏻‍🫲🏾

A smiling Ronald E. McNair holds his son, they both wear NASA uniforms

Ronald E. McNair: Father, Husband, Physicist, NASA Astronaut, Pioneer in the Field of Lasers (SO COOL).

We tragically lost him in the tragedy of the 1986 Challenger Space Shuttle. He was selected to become part of NASA group 8, the first class that included both women and minorities.

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Dorothy Porter in 1939, at her desk in the Carnegie Library at Howard University. Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Manuscript Division, Howard University

Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜

The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.

Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵

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