SN Désirée Cha
@sndesireecha.bsky.social
lightning + foam /she.hers/ writer. cis femme
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SN Désirée Cha
@sndesireecha.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Esmé, you will not come with me into the new year. But earlier today I heard—clear as a bell—your bark. I was not asleep. Thank you for visiting me. I love you forever.
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nobody chooses to be homeless.
nobody "deserves" to be homeless.
nobody should be homeless.
homelessness should not exist.
there is something deeply wrong with a society where open suffering, cruelty, violence, and harm are encouraged and allowed to persist.
nobody chooses to be homeless.
nobody "deserves" to be homeless.
nobody should be homeless.
homelessness should not exist.
there is something deeply wrong with a society where open suffering, cruelty, violence, and harm are encouraged and allowed to persist.
nobody chooses to be homeless.
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 PM
nobody chooses to be homeless.
nobody "deserves" to be homeless.
nobody should be homeless.
homelessness should not exist.
there is something deeply wrong with a society where open suffering, cruelty, violence, and harm are encouraged and allowed to persist.
nobody chooses to be homeless.
nobody "deserves" to be homeless.
nobody should be homeless.
homelessness should not exist.
there is something deeply wrong with a society where open suffering, cruelty, violence, and harm are encouraged and allowed to persist.
nobody chooses to be homeless.
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"People perceived to be vulnerable are frequently targeted in instances of exploitation, harassment, theft and violence during experiences of homelessness. Studies have documented the pervasive victimization of older adults, women and other marginalized populations in shelter environments."
"She was committed to changing the dehumanizing nature of a homeless-serving system ...
[As the] COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the job fell through, an abusive roommate kicked her out[. It] was a 'perfect storm" that [arguably] brewed over a lifetime of accumulating vulnerabilities."
[As the] COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, the job fell through, an abusive roommate kicked her out[. It] was a 'perfect storm" that [arguably] brewed over a lifetime of accumulating vulnerabilities."
For Christy, Who Lived Fiercely and Died Precariously | The Tyee
At 60, she took her own life after receiving an eviction notice in a system that wasn’t designed for her.
thetyee.ca
January 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"People perceived to be vulnerable are frequently targeted in instances of exploitation, harassment, theft and violence during experiences of homelessness. Studies have documented the pervasive victimization of older adults, women and other marginalized populations in shelter environments."
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on Saturday morning i will be living out of a 21-year-old car.
i worry as a first gen immigrant, woman of color, queer femme, and without cert of sit ih zen ship.
i need mutual aid to survive, avoid tickets and arrest for being homeless.
on Saturday morning i will be living out of a 21-year-old car.
i worry as a first gen immigrant, woman of color, queer femme, and without cert of sit ih zen ship.
i need mutual aid to survive, avoid tickets and arrest for being homeless.
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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on Saturday morning i will be living out of a 21-year-old car.
i worry as a first gen immigrant, woman of color, queer femme, and without cert of sit ih zen ship.
i need mutual aid to survive, avoid tickets and arrest for being homeless.
on Saturday morning i will be living out of a 21-year-old car.
i worry as a first gen immigrant, woman of color, queer femme, and without cert of sit ih zen ship.
i need mutual aid to survive, avoid tickets and arrest for being homeless.
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i can't work remotely without wifi access.
i can't apply for jobs without wifi access.
i can't apply for jobs without wifi access.
mutual aid is disability justice.
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
Donate to Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness, organized by Sam Dylan Finch
Dear community,
The story of what my friend has endured i… Sam Dylan Finch needs your support for Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness
gofund.me
January 28, 2026 at 5:27 PM
i can't work remotely without wifi access.
i can't apply for jobs without wifi access.
i can't apply for jobs without wifi access.
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Gentle reminder that you deserve to have people care for you, look out for you, and be nice to you. You never deserved the terrible things some people in your life did, and had you believe you deserved.
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Gentle reminder that you deserve to have people care for you, look out for you, and be nice to you. You never deserved the terrible things some people in your life did, and had you believe you deserved.
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It would mean a lot to me if some of my followers donated to this.
January 10, 2026 at 10:26 AM
It would mean a lot to me if some of my followers donated to this.
why do we accept people living out of cars, outside, on the streets as ever okay? why?
February 10, 2026 at 8:40 AM
why do we accept people living out of cars, outside, on the streets as ever okay? why?
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i’ve been job-hunting since February.
When the AI boom began, copywriters were singled out as one of the jobs most vulnerable to AI. Now, three years later, I wanted to hear from workers on the frontlines of the industry, to hear what had actually taken place on the ground.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
For many, it was even worse than they'd feared.
"I was forced to use AI until the day I was laid off." Copywriters reveal how AI has decimated their industry
Copywriters were one of the first to have their jobs targeted by AI firms. These are their stories, three years into the AI era.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:20 PM
i’ve been job-hunting since February.
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please support Désirée!
i am homeless. i am an immigrant. all i have is a car to live in. i do not want to be killed.
gofund.me/fe653b936
gofund.me/fe653b936
Donate to Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness, organized by Sam Dylan Finch
Dear community,
The story of what my friend has endured i… Sam Dylan Finch needs your support for Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness
gofund.me
January 12, 2026 at 6:03 AM
please support Désirée!
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it’s been nearly a week since the last donation. please consider boosting and helping this year-old fundraiser finally meet its goal. it’s only 68% there.
sharing is free.
homeless in winter.
survival depends on mutual aid.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/78aefc5a8
sharing is free.
homeless in winter.
survival depends on mutual aid.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/78aefc5a8
February 6, 2026 at 10:33 AM
it’s been nearly a week since the last donation. please consider boosting and helping this year-old fundraiser finally meet its goal. it’s only 68% there.
sharing is free.
homeless in winter.
survival depends on mutual aid.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/78aefc5a8
sharing is free.
homeless in winter.
survival depends on mutual aid.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/78aefc5a8
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mutual aid is disability justice.
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
Donate to Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness, organized by Sam Dylan Finch
Dear community,
The story of what my friend has endured i… Sam Dylan Finch needs your support for Help First Gen Immigrant Get Documents, Survive Homelessness
gofund.me
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
mutual aid is disability justice.
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
on track for grad school apps (deadline 2/1).
job-hunting since Feb ‘25. temp paid gig April-Jun ‘25. temp stay ends 1/31.
it took 5 months to get car title. poverty means waiting.
thank you. please look out for each other.
V SNDesiree
V $SNDesiree
i miss Esmé
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it’s free to share and repost.
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
it’s free to share and repost.
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
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10 weeks since Esmé died.
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
10 weeks since Esmé died.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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children are an oppressed class. Operation Babylift. Internment. Sixties Scoop. Indigenous boarding schools from 1776 on.
detention of immigrant or Indigenous children has been happening under Biden, Obama, Clinton. Lincoln. Washington. Jefferson. the policy is child torture. it is law.
weep. act.
detention of immigrant or Indigenous children has been happening under Biden, Obama, Clinton. Lincoln. Washington. Jefferson. the policy is child torture. it is law.
weep. act.
The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.
Analysis by The Marshall Project of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
children are an oppressed class. Operation Babylift. Internment. Sixties Scoop. Indigenous boarding schools from 1776 on.
detention of immigrant or Indigenous children has been happening under Biden, Obama, Clinton. Lincoln. Washington. Jefferson. the policy is child torture. it is law.
weep. act.
detention of immigrant or Indigenous children has been happening under Biden, Obama, Clinton. Lincoln. Washington. Jefferson. the policy is child torture. it is law.
weep. act.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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Nightmare fuel. These are the people who abused me and my ESA dog companion, Esmé when we were trapped there from 9/28-morning of 11/15.
December 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Nightmare fuel. These are the people who abused me and my ESA dog companion, Esmé when we were trapped there from 9/28-morning of 11/15.
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Know that Discord is not safer for survivors. I blocked an abuser on that site and they can still read all of my posts even after I blocked them. Discord needs to do far, far better.
Predatory men make predatory tech.
#BelieveSurvivors
Predatory men make predatory tech.
#BelieveSurvivors
November 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Know that Discord is not safer for survivors. I blocked an abuser on that site and they can still read all of my posts even after I blocked them. Discord needs to do far, far better.
Predatory men make predatory tech.
#BelieveSurvivors
Predatory men make predatory tech.
#BelieveSurvivors
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Please help Désirée! #MutualAid #HelpSky
it’s free to share and repost.
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
please support a queer woman of color survivor & immigrant get housed.
it’s bitterly cold outside. cars aren’t meant for living in.
hoping to raise $5K to get & stay indoors.
V SNDesiree
C $SNDesiree
gofund.me/0d99e6f01
February 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please help Désirée! #MutualAid #HelpSky
it’s hard to relax or feel safe
February 9, 2026 at 5:45 AM
it’s hard to relax or feel safe
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i'm homeless and need to drive 200 miles roundtrip to pick up an RX at the nearest Costco to me.
i don't have health insurance and the Costco membership pays for itself with the pharmacy costs. a generic of the same medication at Walgreens is $1 a pill. a 90-day supply at Costco is ~$20.
i don't have health insurance and the Costco membership pays for itself with the pharmacy costs. a generic of the same medication at Walgreens is $1 a pill. a 90-day supply at Costco is ~$20.
February 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
i'm homeless and need to drive 200 miles roundtrip to pick up an RX at the nearest Costco to me.
i don't have health insurance and the Costco membership pays for itself with the pharmacy costs. a generic of the same medication at Walgreens is $1 a pill. a 90-day supply at Costco is ~$20.
i don't have health insurance and the Costco membership pays for itself with the pharmacy costs. a generic of the same medication at Walgreens is $1 a pill. a 90-day supply at Costco is ~$20.
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my dog learning to type:
we should just ban all doorbells until we figure out what is going on
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
my dog learning to type:
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hatred of unhoused people is genuinely a pipeline to fascism. if the wealthy can get you to dehumanize your own neighbors, then they can get you to do it to anyone.
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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these abusers—whose DV i fled in mid-Nov weeks before Esmé the ESA dog's untimely death due to their abuse—offered a couch. i initially declined.
before i arrived, they asked me if:
* Esmé had fleas
* i was an alcoholic
the violence and assumptions of yt owning class people.
before i arrived, they asked me if:
* Esmé had fleas
* i was an alcoholic
the violence and assumptions of yt owning class people.
This is the screaming from the abuser Karen Traite that exacerbated the heart failure of my medically fragile ESA dog, whom they knew had a grade 4 heart murmur and heart disease before we began staying with them (Joe Levy; Karen Traite)
video from 11/04/25 attack.
video from 11/04/25 attack.
February 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
these abusers—whose DV i fled in mid-Nov weeks before Esmé the ESA dog's untimely death due to their abuse—offered a couch. i initially declined.
before i arrived, they asked me if:
* Esmé had fleas
* i was an alcoholic
the violence and assumptions of yt owning class people.
before i arrived, they asked me if:
* Esmé had fleas
* i was an alcoholic
the violence and assumptions of yt owning class people.