Injiver
@injiver.bsky.social
You might know me from twitter. Or livejournal/AO3 (ifreet).
Reposted by Injiver
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong had an outsized impact on Disability justice. As a community organiser, activist, mentor, and co-conspirator, as writer, editor, and friend, she is irreplaceable.
nicolagriffith.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
For the Disability community, losing Alice Wong is like losing Ursula Le Guin or Octavia Butler. She was a powerhouse, a pioneer, and a mentor to many. She taught me so much. And always reminded me what we were fighting towards, as well as against. I miss her clarity, bravery, and joy.
Reposted by Injiver
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.
Nov. 15, 1830 | NC Mandates Death Sentence for Dissemination of Anti-Slavery Pamphlet
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
calendar.eji.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.
Reposted by Injiver
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Victory in November a full year from now? How absolutely motivating 🙄
In the meantime, too many current Dem electeds give the authoritarian admin some strong words - and then vote to enable them anyway for the sake of a bipartisanship that has replaced actual goals or real virtues.
In the meantime, too many current Dem electeds give the authoritarian admin some strong words - and then vote to enable them anyway for the sake of a bipartisanship that has replaced actual goals or real virtues.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Victory in November a full year from now? How absolutely motivating 🙄
In the meantime, too many current Dem electeds give the authoritarian admin some strong words - and then vote to enable them anyway for the sake of a bipartisanship that has replaced actual goals or real virtues.
In the meantime, too many current Dem electeds give the authoritarian admin some strong words - and then vote to enable them anyway for the sake of a bipartisanship that has replaced actual goals or real virtues.
Amazing commitment
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Amazing commitment
Reposted by Injiver
As a bookstore that sells pamphlets and magazines, the criminalization of such materials feels pretty close to home. So let's take a closer look at the materials the federal government is claiming tie readers to "antifa terrorism." We can pick out six titles in these grainy photos. 1/
November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As a bookstore that sells pamphlets and magazines, the criminalization of such materials feels pretty close to home. So let's take a closer look at the materials the federal government is claiming tie readers to "antifa terrorism." We can pick out six titles in these grainy photos. 1/
Reposted by Injiver
Finally, some love for muskrats: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/m...
Muskrats fight invasive cattails and help restore biodiversity in Great Lakes wetlands, Loyola study finds
Dam-building beavers are known for changing their ecosystems; muskrats can substantially alter vegetation structure.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Finally, some love for muskrats: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/04/m...
Reposted by Injiver
Here's the complete FDA list, which the Times really should have put in the post and not kept behind a paywall.
November 4, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Here's the complete FDA list, which the Times really should have put in the post and not kept behind a paywall.
Reposted by Injiver
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Reposted by Injiver
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
October 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Walton family (who own Walmart) are worth over $400 billion, yet many of their employees are on SNAP.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Bezos is worth over $400 billion, many Amazon employees require SNAP.
The people who need help are not the problem.
It’s corporate greed. It’s an unwillingness to pay a living wage.
Reposted by Injiver
While backing up family photos of my father in law - who died earlier this month - my husband's @dropbox.com account was disabled.
They claim the baby pictures he backed up are 'inappropriate material' aka violation of their tos.
1000s of family pics and all 3 of the novels he's written, gone.
They claim the baby pictures he backed up are 'inappropriate material' aka violation of their tos.
1000s of family pics and all 3 of the novels he's written, gone.
October 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
While backing up family photos of my father in law - who died earlier this month - my husband's @dropbox.com account was disabled.
They claim the baby pictures he backed up are 'inappropriate material' aka violation of their tos.
1000s of family pics and all 3 of the novels he's written, gone.
They claim the baby pictures he backed up are 'inappropriate material' aka violation of their tos.
1000s of family pics and all 3 of the novels he's written, gone.
… of course
The Trump administration is also refusing to use the SNAP contingency reserves, set aside for this exact purpose.
42 million Americans will stop receiving SNAP on Nov. 1, according to a new message from the USDA.
October 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
… of course
I’ve gone from angry about a work thing to Deeply Disappointed, which is good since that’s an easier emotion to handle while managing others.
But also? Really disappointed in some staff decisions this week, that came home to roost today 😑
But also? Really disappointed in some staff decisions this week, that came home to roost today 😑
October 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I’ve gone from angry about a work thing to Deeply Disappointed, which is good since that’s an easier emotion to handle while managing others.
But also? Really disappointed in some staff decisions this week, that came home to roost today 😑
But also? Really disappointed in some staff decisions this week, that came home to roost today 😑
Reposted by Injiver
The specific title in the Fantômette series that discusses a heist at the Louvre.
October 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The specific title in the Fantômette series that discusses a heist at the Louvre.
I look v much like my paternal grandmother - only two inches taller and rather chestier.
I have a treasured memory of being out with my grandfather (in my 20s) when I saw an old friend of his do the most incredible double-take at me. Not a ghost, just a grandchild who got the same genes
I have a treasured memory of being out with my grandfather (in my 20s) when I saw an old friend of his do the most incredible double-take at me. Not a ghost, just a grandchild who got the same genes
Do you look more like your mom or your dad? Or a grandparent? Or another relative?
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I look v much like my paternal grandmother - only two inches taller and rather chestier.
I have a treasured memory of being out with my grandfather (in my 20s) when I saw an old friend of his do the most incredible double-take at me. Not a ghost, just a grandchild who got the same genes
I have a treasured memory of being out with my grandfather (in my 20s) when I saw an old friend of his do the most incredible double-take at me. Not a ghost, just a grandchild who got the same genes
I successfully killed off thyme and rosemary on my balcony this year. If I’d been relying on that harvest, I’d be out not just the herbs, but also weeks of care and the cost of plants, soil, planters, and water.
If this were not for “fun,” I would be significantly worse off than I started.
If this were not for “fun,” I would be significantly worse off than I started.
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I successfully killed off thyme and rosemary on my balcony this year. If I’d been relying on that harvest, I’d be out not just the herbs, but also weeks of care and the cost of plants, soil, planters, and water.
If this were not for “fun,” I would be significantly worse off than I started.
If this were not for “fun,” I would be significantly worse off than I started.
Reposted by Injiver
You can *care* about many things and you can only take concrete & sustained action on 1 or 2 things.
October 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
You can *care* about many things and you can only take concrete & sustained action on 1 or 2 things.
Reposted by Injiver
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Reposted by Injiver
Reposted by Injiver
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
October 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
notice the general mood of the timeline? how everyone is in a good mood and there’s a lot less misery and dooming? how there’s a lot of “we’re going to beat these assholes”?
anyway that’s why these events are important
anyway that’s why these events are important
Just saw an ad from the Republican Majority Fund wherein the big gotcha using the Dem politician’s own words was a statement about working to reduce racial bias in the criminal justice system.
Reducing racial bias. Is the bad thing.
Alternatively & unexpectedly the Rs could be going abolitionist
Reducing racial bias. Is the bad thing.
Alternatively & unexpectedly the Rs could be going abolitionist
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Just saw an ad from the Republican Majority Fund wherein the big gotcha using the Dem politician’s own words was a statement about working to reduce racial bias in the criminal justice system.
Reducing racial bias. Is the bad thing.
Alternatively & unexpectedly the Rs could be going abolitionist
Reducing racial bias. Is the bad thing.
Alternatively & unexpectedly the Rs could be going abolitionist
Reposted by Injiver
No.
Fonda Lee needs to write worse books so I can go to fucking sleep on time 😭
October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
No.
Reposted by Injiver
Heavens to Betsy
Betsy to Heavens
Heavens BACK to Betsy
Betsy GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL
Betsy to Heavens
Heavens BACK to Betsy
Betsy GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL
October 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Heavens to Betsy
Betsy to Heavens
Heavens BACK to Betsy
Betsy GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL
Betsy to Heavens
Heavens BACK to Betsy
Betsy GOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL
Blast from the past!
Or actually, blasts from two distinct eras of my past
Or actually, blasts from two distinct eras of my past
FINDING THE SECOND: the TV show was super gay.
friend: so these immortals. living among us.
me: with their dearest closest homosocial friends
friend: correct
me: oh, actually?
friend: yep.
me: it's one of those like Due South and uh
me: uh
me: uh
me: help. the other one.
friend: The Sentinel. Yes.
friend: so these immortals. living among us.
me: with their dearest closest homosocial friends
friend: correct
me: oh, actually?
friend: yep.
me: it's one of those like Due South and uh
me: uh
me: uh
me: help. the other one.
friend: The Sentinel. Yes.
October 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Blast from the past!
Or actually, blasts from two distinct eras of my past
Or actually, blasts from two distinct eras of my past