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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 16

Audio of this conversation has been posted! fthaction.tumblr.com/post/7835709... Give it a listen if you want to fill up your tank with great ideas, or if you just want to see what our organizer AMAs are like!

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Talking right now about what it means for a civic-minded/political event to feel "successful"--what does winning mean? What can community involvement look like and how can people "own" their community?

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Happening now, and for the next 60-90 minutes! Fresh discord link: discord.gg/qhmnVKdT

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Winding up because Evan has to help put his kids to bed! (Relatable!) Evan talking about local folks he's been inspired by. Some local activists, and also anyone who is making art (probably you)!!

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Learn your local history, thinking about the present and future. Atlases, maps, stories. What do you want, what is missing? Fan folk are already well equipped to do this kind of thinking! Do a fan fiction of the narrative of your town, Evan brainstorms.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Paraphrasing: We need thinkers, dreamers, nerds! That is what we need for every challenge.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Talking about using a Zombie Apocalypse simulation to uncover how people can prepare their community in advance of calamities, forming coalitions in advance, rather than being caught off guard.
Oop, now talking about Battlestar Galactica...

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Now talking about Moby Dick, and Kafka on Ice 😁

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Talking about how to get past "amnesia and anaesthesia"--forgetting the past and being unable to take action. Movements start with passionate individuals, with joy and interest and hope rather than fear and cynicism.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Talking right now about what it means for a civic-minded/political event to feel "successful"--what does winning mean? What can community involvement look like and how can people "own" their community?

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Happening now, and for the next 60-90 minutes! Fresh discord link: discord.gg/qhmnVKdT

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 14

Happening now, and for the next 60-90 minutes! Fresh discord link: discord.gg/qhmnVKdT

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 13

Today! Discord link is in the tumblr post ⬇️

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 12

We are hosting another exciting organizer AMA on our discord, this Tuesday at 6:00 Pacific/9:00 Eastern. Please join! You're welcome to hang out in the text chat and listen as casually as you please. Our guest is Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! More info here:

We Have Warm Cookies!!

We are over the moon to announce that our next AMA guest will be Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! Evan founded this organization in 2012 as a "Civic Health Club", hosting events that.....

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 13

Today! Discord link is in the tumblr post ⬇️

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 12

We are hosting another exciting organizer AMA on our discord, this Tuesday at 6:00 Pacific/9:00 Eastern. Please join! You're welcome to hang out in the text chat and listen as casually as you please. Our guest is Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! More info here:

We Have Warm Cookies!!

We are over the moon to announce that our next AMA guest will be Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! Evan founded this organization in 2012 as a "Civic Health Club", hosting events that.....

fthaction.tumblr.com

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · May 12

We are hosting another exciting organizer AMA on our discord, this Tuesday at 6:00 Pacific/9:00 Eastern. Please join! You're welcome to hang out in the text chat and listen as casually as you please. Our guest is Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! More info here:

We Have Warm Cookies!!

We are over the moon to announce that our next AMA guest will be Evan Weissman of Warm Cookies of the Revolution! Evan founded this organization in 2012 as a "Civic Health Club", hosting events that.....

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 16

Starting soon on Discord! Discord link in tumblr post ⬇️

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 12

Please join us the Tuesday, April 15th for a conversation with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
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Our next Activist AMA is coming up!

Join us Tuesday, April 15th at 9:00 Eastern/6:00 Pacific for an AMA with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. We're extremely honored to host Wendy on the FTH.....

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 15

This is TODAY! Please join if you can! You can send questions in advance either here or via Tumblr. Convo will be 60-90 minutes

Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 12

Please join us the Tuesday, April 15th for a conversation with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
fthaction.tumblr.com/post/7805817...

Our next Activist AMA is coming up!

Join us Tuesday, April 15th at 9:00 Eastern/6:00 Pacific for an AMA with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. We're extremely honored to host Wendy on the FTH.....

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 14

Bidder contact deadline is tomorrow, April 15th! Bidders, write back to your creators so you can settle on a workable prompt by June 30th. Bidders who can't be reached may forfeit their fanwork.

If you still haven't heard from your creator by now, please contact the FTH mods.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Apr 12

Please join us the Tuesday, April 15th for a conversation with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
fthaction.tumblr.com/post/7805817...

Our next Activist AMA is coming up!

Join us Tuesday, April 15th at 9:00 Eastern/6:00 Pacific for an AMA with Wendy Via, CEO and Co-Founder of Global Project Against Hate and Extremism. We're extremely honored to host Wendy on the FTH.....

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 29

Our supported org, Trans Family Support Services, sent us this lovely message of gratitude to post for supporters.

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💬 0 🔁 6 ❤️ 22 · A Message from TransFamily Support Services · Another one of our supported orgs this year has reached out to express their gratitude for all the support you've sent their way. Her…

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 16

Hey, remember last year, when we raised a RECORD $67k?

Well. Y'all didn't just break that record - you blew it out of the water.

Every. Single. Org. On our list. Got at least $2500 this year.

THREE individual organizations got over $10k EACH.

And in total, our community raised...

$127,204!!!

Photo by @fandomtrumpshate

FTH 2025 Donation Totals Friends, this has been an extraordinary year for the auction. We know how and why this happened: like in early 2017, everyone is scared…

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 15

The donation form is now closed. If you're still trying to donate, email us asap. We're wrapping up the final, final loose ends and looking forward VERY MUCH to announcing donation totals this weekend.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 13

All donations are due TOMORROW, Friday, March 14th. You can still make a "just because" donation in honor of ROFL, if you want to! Our tumblr has a list of the orgs with the highest and lowest donation totals so far.

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Where we stand on donations (Thursday afternoon roundup edition) A day and a half to go! High-bid donations are in... but we've still got some people making donations for second-chance fanworks, and i...

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 11

High bidder donations are due tomorrow! Reminder emails have been sent to the folks who have not sent us proof of donation.

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 10

March 12th is not only the high bidder donation deadline, it is also the deadline to join the Regiment of Fan Laborers. This is a pool of betas, sensitivity readers, etc. who are on hand to help folks as they work on their FTH creations. You can join RFL or donate in support!

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 8

We're hard at work processing your donations! The high bidder donation deadline is March 12th. If you haven't donated yet, check this post to see how our supported orgs are doing. fandomtrumpshate.tumblr.com/post/7773022...

Where we stand with donations so far

We're almost caught up processing all of the donations that have come in so far, and we wanted to give you all a snapshot of where those donations are going. So far, the organizations drawing the...

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you believe you've won an auction but haven't had an email confirmation from us yet, please email us ASAP at fandomtrumpshate at gmail dot com!
If we cannot reach your email or don't hear from you by the end of Wednesday, we will pass your win onto the next highest bidder!

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Fandom Trumps Hate @fandomtrumpshate.bsky.social · Mar 2

Relevant post from our Tumblr: fandomtrumpshate.tumblr.com/post/7769321...

We’re all feeling generous but please wait for emails!

Bidders: Please do not send in donation receipts yet! You'll soon receive an email from us listing your high bids and the link to the donation proof form. If you don’t have a Google account you will.....

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