I can barely stand to touch Bluesky nowadays, but my friend Tasneem in Gaza has a new fundraiser link. Times are hard everywhere, but if you have a little to spare, I hope you will consider donating.

gofund.me/171953d5

And may the ones not in Europe drive themselves into the ocean in the attempt.

I gotta get surgery for my baby Candy to get an infected tooth removed and it’s $600 even with her insurance so I need at least 6 $100 commissions, so if anyone would like one or knows someone that would, I’d greatly appreciate y’all passing it on 🥺
artistree.io/goldieloxbox

We live in horrifying, depressing times, and there will still be people in the future who will claim they had no idea it was happening.
Let the record show:
-multiple genocides
-concentration camps
-people being stripped of their rights
Happening. Now.

not a single person's job, not a single grant, will be saved by surrendering instead of fighting. ask columbia.

Whenever a take boils down to “We were doing just fine until the gender freaks showed up”— 1) who’s “we”? 2) let me just copy and paste everything Sylvia Rivera said at Christopher Street Liberation Day 1973 AGAIN.

Conservatives have long known, even since before Anita Bryant’s “Save the Children,” that pearl clutching about kids is a conversation ender, so that’s what they’re doing. This take is like blaming a kid for standing where the playground bully’s fist was about to go.

I have better things to do with my time than formulate a point-by-point refutation of Andrew Sullivan. But to just respond to the bit you quoted: we didn’t pick this fight. Conservatives chose to focus on kids, not us, and we’re simply responding.

Remember when Colbert roasted W at the 2006 correspondents‘ dinner, quipping that “reality has a well-known liberal bias”? Twenty years later (almost), and the NPS is now required to crowdsource “information” based on personal feelings because the historical facts are deemed too unpleasant. Cool. 🗃️

Grateful for @joellenovey.bsky.social's voice every single day.

Omg, I love this restaurant! One of my favorites in Portland

My college graduation had the then-mayor of Pittsburgh speak. Like ugh, really? We’ve all seen the mayor of the city where the college is before.

Definitely the vampires from Sinners and the Interview with the Vampire AMC series

Between starvation and bombs, any efforts to keep Tasneem and her family alive are best described as desperate now. A small amount of food has been let in; our donations give a better chance of being able to afford the steep markup.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-tasne...

Do Shakespeare’s histories count as RPF send post

Tasneem is getting closer to her goal, but she still has a ways to go. As I’m sure you know, the situation is dire, with constant bombings and inadequate food and other necessary resources. Anything you could do would help.

gofund.me/c167f4e0

Today is Ed Balls Day.

I was fortunate to speak with @tianarochon.bsky.social last week for this story about Boston’s queer history and ongoing efforts to preserve what my former employer has purged.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/m...