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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 13h

another day of border patrol and ice terrorizing chicago—and of spontaneous community resistance.

they tear-gassed community members on a residential street in albany park. they pulled a gun on a rapid responder in rogers park.

they abducted people from alleys and parking lots and train stations.

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 15h

The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 2d

hello friends, i ammmmmm so extremely tired but i'm running another emergency fundraiser for coco. she is extremely sick, lost her job, is behind on rent in her new place. she cannot catch a break. please help if you can.

www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family, organized by Vince Renee

Hi everyone, Vince here doing another emergency fundraiser for my friend Co… Vince Renee needs your support for Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family

www.gofundme.com

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More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 15h

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

PLEASE SHARE GRAPHICS WIDELY

🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂

URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent

Venmo: carta-monir
Cashapp: $cartamonir

Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 14h

finally read THE AUCTIONEER, amazing, terrifying, prescient as hell, stayed up all night finishing it

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 1d

yessss wylding haaaaallllllll

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 1d

Sama'a has a chance to move her children back into a real home after long, difficult weeks of living in a tent. Please give what you can to help.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 2d

Alex Trebek saying "the creature" on this episode of Jeopardy! from Halloween 1997

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 2d

hello friends, i ammmmmm so extremely tired but i'm running another emergency fundraiser for coco. she is extremely sick, lost her job, is behind on rent in her new place. she cannot catch a break. please help if you can.

www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-...

Donate to Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family, organized by Vince Renee

Hi everyone, Vince here doing another emergency fundraiser for my friend Co… Vince Renee needs your support for Emergency Housing Fund for Coco and her Family

www.gofundme.com

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best sow in show 🏳️‍⚧️ 🎀🔞 @boarlord.bsky.social · 3d

(Eventbrite shut down the original link because of course they did)

ANYWAY. HELLO.

I'm performing my first ever strip show alongside an all BIPOC cast at THICK, FAT, JUICY & SPOOKY

Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.ca/e/thick-fat-...

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Nancy Kricorian @nancykric.bsky.social · 5d

"I am exhausted. We are exhausted. If fatigue can be worn, we are all wearing threadbare shirts. We long for the Gaza we once knew, for the lives we once lived, and for the selves we once were."
~ Taqwa Ahmed Al-Wawi

www.thenation.com/article/worl...

I’ve Endured Two Years of Genocide. But I’m Still Here.

The world before October 7, 2023, is a distant memory. But we carry on, fueled by the determination that this land will become a place of life once more.

www.thenation.com

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 5d

I feel like this one is going to hurt me (a dog)

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 5d

yessssss I just showed some friends MAY recently and it blew them away

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 5d

this was what I did when I was a kid before the internet!!

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

My friend Sama'a has two little girls to feed and clothe, and after two years of genocidal horror she is tired in ways we cannot fully understand. Please give what you can to help her family survive.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Sara McH 🤧 covid mode @saramchenry.bsky.social · 7d

Watching social media videos of Chicagoans protecting other Chicagoans from ICE produces such a mix of emotions. Grief and terror shot through with pride. I love this city so much and I hate what's being done to it.

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 7d

My friend Sama'a has lost so much. Please give what you can to help her keep her family alive.

gofund.me/db56c7ce3

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 8d

"It's just another day. Another day in Pontypool. The sun came up, you did what you did yesterday, and it's exactly what you'll do tomorrow."

Tomorrow, 10/5, at 1pm and 7pm EST, the Deadlights Theater presents...

PONTYPOOL

Membership is $10 a month.

www.patreon.com/c/scumbeliev...

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 7d

new name in vinces big book of enemies just appeared

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sasha ↙︎↙︎↙︎ 🌹🏴 @2damntrans.bsky.social · 10d

This includes a group whose members have endorsed mixing in chili powder with trans girls' makeup: the idea being that the intense physical pain in their eyes will want to make them stop being trans and gender-nonconforming. They have the ear, and the admiration, of health secretary Wes Streeting.

Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 10d

This is important.

The Government is introducing a new "Section 28 2.0" for trans kids and is listening to anti-trans groups, including representative of a group whose members actively support and encourage torturing children (through conversion therapy) to try and make them cis.

QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 10d

An FOI seen by QueerAF shows the anti-trans organisation included in a consultation that led to RSE guidance that will introduce what has been widely described as a 'Section 28 2.0'

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/section-28-2-0-rse-consultation-featured-four-explicitly-anti-trans-groups-foi-reveals

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 9d

Please, please give what you can to help my friend Sama'a and her family. She has small children to feed, and Israel's genocide worsens every day.

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vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 9d

the majority of shit I've written from the age of like fucking 13 would not be allowed based on these criteria. what are we doing

vince renee @faggydog.bsky.social · 9d

I cannot think of a single piece of horror writing that I've read, let alone enjoyed, that fits this criteria. what the hell do the stories they want even fucking look like??

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jj skolnik @modernistwitch.myatproto.social · 9d

need people to know that illinois state police are, as expected, doing shit like this to people protesting outside the broadview ice facility

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 9d

A protester with a mobility aid (cane) was sitting in the road. Illinois state troopers dragged them to the grass and arrested them.

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 9d

Looking to submit to a zine that welcomes horror for all its nastiness and also pays 10 cents per word? Look no further.

Open for subs through October 7th: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

FLESH Zine
For this submission call, we’re looking for pieces (500 words or fewer) connected to the broad theme of FLESH. This zine will be included for free with Samir Sirk Morató’s Gore Poetics, a Cursed Morsels 2026 release. For context, this book is weird, erotic, grotesque, queer, transgressive, literary, and intense if that gives you a sense for the kinds of work Samir and I (Eric Raglin) are looking for. Your submission can be fiction, poetry, or nonfiction.

Pay is 10 cents per word. We’re asking for first worldwide print and digital publishing rights but no exclusivity period. Contributors will receive five free physical copies of the zine.

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