Avis Barlow

if the US government logs these trees at the rate / quantity they're proposing, we'll lose one of the last old-growth forests. there's no coming back from that. if you have five minutes to leave a comment pushing back against the BLM, please do; there's a guide to that below.

I know a lot of people who have been through some form of this and it is cruelty for cruelty’s sake, pure torture without even the fig leaf of lies about intel gathering

So many options. Just pick one.

it's 2016: north carolina introduces a bill to ban trans people from using bathrooms safely. there's a national outcry; companies withdraw business up to and including the NCAA cancelling a publicized game. the bill fails.

it's 2026: kansas passes a law nullifying trans people's licenses. crickets.

It is 1954, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”

It is 1981, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”

It is 2002, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”

It is 2017, gender-affirming care is criticised as “experimental”

It is 2026, gender-affirming ca

"The robot wife is the final solution to the problem of female humanity. She has the appearance of a person. She performs all the functions of a person, but has no self that might conflict with her role. 50 years later, the tech industry actually built Stepford. They just called it something else."

Knowledge is power

Here's a list of all the places Trump is building concentration camps to brutalize non-white men, women, and kids—including many in the US legally and some who are citizens.

Most will be sent to die in places they've never been to or to be tortured by Trump pals.

# = Prisoners.

Terrifying

Nine book covers with individual images for Virginia Woolf's novejs

Virginia Woolf book cover designs by her sister, artist Vanessa Bell ( 1920's - 30's) #WomensArt

Flyer for the Wayward Writer Literary Variety Extravaganza DIY Publishing Party at Atomic Books 3620 Falls Road, Baltimore. March 7, 2026 from 6-8 pm.

Come for the readings. Stay for the solidarity. #AWP2026

Epstein Files Library Archive | Public Document Search Search and analyze the Epstein Files Library document archive including court records, flight logs, DOJ disclosures, and more.

Goodnight bluesky. Here’s a library of all the releases Epstein files with search functions ❤️ epsteinfta.com

You can always check here to find some bail funds to support: www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-dire... - not all bail funds are part of the network but all who are part of the network are vetted.

TL;DR there is a role for you in this work that is at a pace you can handle. Find your lane.

Cruelty is the point.

Dammit @johncusack.bsky.social you made me spit out my tea. 😆

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The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the Jerry Greenfield National Grassroots Organizing Grant Program, which provides unrestricted general operating support to small, constituent-led organizations across the U.S.

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The Origins of the Word "Moron" Are Actually REALLY Sinister It's much more than just a casual insult.

I’m seeing increased use of this word and I just want to gently suggest that if there’s one word you can manage to remove from your vocabulary it should be this one.

It was coined by a eugenicist who used it as a diagnosis to forcibly institutionalize and sterilize mentally disabled people.

a black background with white text. it says: THE SECRET IS TO BEGIN

Over 90% of transgender and nonbinary people surveyed in Norway satisfied with gender-affirming care outcomes A survey of transgender and nonbinary people in Norway finds that the vast majority who have received gender-affirming care are satisfied with the treatment outcomes, including 93% of those who received hormones and 96% of those who underwent surgery. The findings, included in a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law in collaboration with the University of Agder, Norway, show that transgender men and women were more likely than nonbinary people to have obtained gender-affirming health care. The share of study participants who reported having made most of the changes they wanted -socially, medically, or in other ways -was highest among transgender men (35%), followed by transgender women (18%), nonbinary people assigned female at birth (16%), and nonbinary people assigned male at birth (0%). Using data from a nationwide sample of 579 transgender and nonbinary people in Norway, researchers examined gender-affirming health care needs, care experiences, and overall health and wellbeing across gender identity groups.

If this was any other set of medical treatments, the entire medical community would be scrambling to study how they could improve their own treatments.

Monochrome photograph featuring people looking out of the open windows of the crown or headdress of the Statue of Liberty in New York

US photographer Margaret Bourke-White, Statue of Liberty, 1952 #WomensArt

Ice out of Portland flier

There is an emerging community led convening occurring outside of City Hall beginning at 6pm. Some councilors will speak starting around 6:30pm. There is no place in this city for ICE.

The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens.

The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens.

There are more of us.

The Dream of the Universal Library—Asterisk The Internet promised easy access to every book ever written. Why can’t we have nice things?

"Almost all the infrastructure we now use to find, access, and read books in virtual environments... has existed for two decades. So why are the vast majority of digitized books still inaccessible on the web?"

Monica Westin says it doesn't need to be this way.

asteriskmag.com/issues/12-bo...

Monochrome photograph featuring a standing white woman facing forwards wearing dark top and trousers, hands in pockets, surrounded by paintings in an artist's studio

“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity... It’s as simple as that.”

-Tove Jansson

Photo of a mound of orange crinkled tissue paper with the eye of a cat peering out at you.

The wrapping paper is the best part. #catsky

As always, a reminder that according to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jewish people made up less than 1% of the German population in 1933.

I was just whining to my spouse about this very thing. Working on building confidence in the artistic vision coupled with writing practice and reading was his wise reminder.

Will addiction and recovery modules be next? What a time we live in.