So Mayer
@suchmayer.bsky.social
They/them. Overthinker. Reads things, writes things. BAD LANGUAGE out now with Peninsula Press 🐉 THE WORD FOR WORLD (co-ed) out now with @silver-press.bsky.social 🌳 Website & newsletter: somayer.net. Won't age-verify so no DMs.
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So Mayer
@suchmayer.bsky.social
· Sep 16
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BAD LANGUAGE
13/11/25
"made with love and horror, & a guidebook for our time" — @adamzmith.bsky.social
"Mayer's words & a gift and a gateway" — @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social
"incantation & spell distil a complex argument" — Lola Olufemi
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BAD LANGUAGE
13/11/25
"made with love and horror, & a guidebook for our time" — @adamzmith.bsky.social
"Mayer's words & a gift and a gateway" — @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social
"incantation & spell distil a complex argument" — Lola Olufemi
Pre-order: peninsulapress.co.uk/products/bad...
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“When they came for the immigrants,
I got in their face.”
I got in their face.”
January 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
“When they came for the immigrants,
I got in their face.”
I got in their face.”
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the preceding paragraph that I should have included:
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
the preceding paragraph that I should have included:
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MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
January 26, 2026 at 1:41 PM
MANCHESTER IN TRANSLATION 2026 🗣️
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
📅 FEB 23 @ 5:30pm
📍 Club Academy
Uni of Manchester Students Union
Oxford Road M13 9PR
Come to Manchester in Translation '26 for talks & Chinese translation workshops - no experience necessary!
🎫 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester...
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everyone should indeed get basic income but a specific reason artists should get basic income instead of relying on grants is we get better art when people can pursue their specific things vs when they have to outline projects that will seduce grant committees
January 26, 2026 at 10:27 PM
everyone should indeed get basic income but a specific reason artists should get basic income instead of relying on grants is we get better art when people can pursue their specific things vs when they have to outline projects that will seduce grant committees
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I'm incredibly pleased to able to talk about this at last. Art by Rovina Cai! Will be available to order here in a few days, and the book is already printed. No wait!
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link is letterpress-printed and hardbound in quarter cloth and marbled paper from Daniela Prina with illustrations by Rovina Cai. All copies are signed by the author and art...
conversationtreepress.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I'm incredibly pleased to able to talk about this at last. Art by Rovina Cai! Will be available to order here in a few days, and the book is already printed. No wait!
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Pretty certain all of you will love this.
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Pretty certain all of you will love this.
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
These are some incredible paintings by Ghassan Kanafani.
1- “Women” 1968
2- “Antara” 1967
3- “untitled” 1965
4- “untitled” 1964
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The violence is not "boomeranging back," it's literally baked in and originates here. If we take Saidiya Hartman's invocation of the continuum of 1492 and the New World order on this side of the Atlatnic seriously, then we must see that colonial, fascist violence has always been here.
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The violence is not "boomeranging back," it's literally baked in and originates here. If we take Saidiya Hartman's invocation of the continuum of 1492 and the New World order on this side of the Atlatnic seriously, then we must see that colonial, fascist violence has always been here.
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The pattern was designed by a Minneapolis yarn store. All sales are going to local immigrant aid organizations. They've raised over $125,000 (!!!) since the knitting pattern was posted a few days ago.
👏That's👏community👏action👏
👏That's👏community👏action👏
Melt the ICE Hat pattern by YarnCultMN
In the 1940’s, Norwegians made and wore red pointed hats with a tassel as a form of visual protest against Nazi occupation of their country. Within two years, the Nazis made these protest hats illegal...
www.ravelry.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:47 PM
The pattern was designed by a Minneapolis yarn store. All sales are going to local immigrant aid organizations. They've raised over $125,000 (!!!) since the knitting pattern was posted a few days ago.
👏That's👏community👏action👏
👏That's👏community👏action👏
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louise perry writing on harry potter in the nyt op-ed section is like a mad libs version of centrist brain rot
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
louise perry writing on harry potter in the nyt op-ed section is like a mad libs version of centrist brain rot
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pseesequasis
Trying to trace the footsteps of Princess White Deer in Paris: Princess White Deer (actually Esther Louise Georgette Deer (1891-1992) of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec), was featured here in the "Broadway Brevities," a 'notorious' gossip rag of the 1920s. As PWD, Esther
Trying to trace the footsteps of Princess White Deer in Paris: Princess White Deer (actually Esther Louise Georgette Deer (1891-1992) of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec), was featured here in the "Broadway Brevities," a 'notorious' gossip rag of the 1920s. As PWD, Esther
January 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
pseesequasis
Trying to trace the footsteps of Princess White Deer in Paris: Princess White Deer (actually Esther Louise Georgette Deer (1891-1992) of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec), was featured here in the "Broadway Brevities," a 'notorious' gossip rag of the 1920s. As PWD, Esther
Trying to trace the footsteps of Princess White Deer in Paris: Princess White Deer (actually Esther Louise Georgette Deer (1891-1992) of the Mohawk reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec), was featured here in the "Broadway Brevities," a 'notorious' gossip rag of the 1920s. As PWD, Esther
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If you are in Minneapolis, OR Portland, Maine, OR another city being targeted by ICE, and you would like FREE posters shipped to you to give out, send your shipping address to [email protected]
Thanks to a generous supporter, I now have a ton of posters and don't need to ration.
Thanks to a generous supporter, I now have a ton of posters and don't need to ration.
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 PM
If you are in Minneapolis, OR Portland, Maine, OR another city being targeted by ICE, and you would like FREE posters shipped to you to give out, send your shipping address to [email protected]
Thanks to a generous supporter, I now have a ton of posters and don't need to ration.
Thanks to a generous supporter, I now have a ton of posters and don't need to ration.
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the young patriots often formed a physical barrier between fred hampton and chicago police hoping to crack open his head during public speeches...
there is no anti-fascist movement without placing yourself in harm's way for people who do not resemble you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_P...
there is no anti-fascist movement without placing yourself in harm's way for people who do not resemble you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_P...
interviewer: what can white folks do to support [black liberation]?
huey: form a white panther party
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_P...
huey: form a white panther party
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_P...
White Panther Party - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
the young patriots often formed a physical barrier between fred hampton and chicago police hoping to crack open his head during public speeches...
there is no anti-fascist movement without placing yourself in harm's way for people who do not resemble you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_P...
there is no anti-fascist movement without placing yourself in harm's way for people who do not resemble you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_P...
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I want every former Republican whatsit to understand this…
You don’t get to jump from the stands(or the other team) and become the coach!
You don’t get to jump from the stands(or the other team) and become the coach!
It's OK to say "ah I've observed & reflected & I get what's going on now," it's cool to say "and I want to be in the struggle, I'm here to help."
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I want every former Republican whatsit to understand this…
You don’t get to jump from the stands(or the other team) and become the coach!
You don’t get to jump from the stands(or the other team) and become the coach!
I did a bit of a thread in answer to this qu, on Reform's deadly serious channelling of Putin, Trump & Project 2025. Follow along for the all-encompassing sense of dread.
How successful actually are Reform becoming/looking to become? It’s hard to know from the outside because (surprise) nearly everyone here imposes our own cultural framework on the situation
January 26, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I did a bit of a thread in answer to this qu, on Reform's deadly serious channelling of Putin, Trump & Project 2025. Follow along for the all-encompassing sense of dread.
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Starmer betraying the people of Northern Ireland by retaining the Tory Legacy Act has got us to this point. Labour are doing fascism’s work without fascism having to lift a finger.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Reform pledges to pardon convicted Troubles veterans
Nigel Farage says he would end prosecutions of British former soldiers who served in Northern Ireland
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Starmer betraying the people of Northern Ireland by retaining the Tory Legacy Act has got us to this point. Labour are doing fascism’s work without fascism having to lift a finger.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
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the Fascist Internationale
Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti
Joseph Boam, 22, tweeted a graphic of the US Department of Homeland Security with the words 'I Stand With Ice' on Sunday afternoon.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
Joseph Boam, 22, tweeted a graphic of the US Department of Homeland Security with the words 'I Stand With Ice' on Sunday afternoon.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/ice-...
Reform Councillor slammed after tweeting 'I stand with ICE' after fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti | LBC
A Reform councillor has sparked fury after showing support for ICE following the brutal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti.
www.lbc.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 PM
the Fascist Internationale
It's OK to say "ah I've observed & reflected & I get what's going on now," it's cool to say "and I want to be in the struggle, I'm here to help."
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
January 26, 2026 at 8:15 PM
It's OK to say "ah I've observed & reflected & I get what's going on now," it's cool to say "and I want to be in the struggle, I'm here to help."
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
What's shitty is assuming you'll automatically get to lead it, or at least continue to profit from reporting on it.
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Thesis: the music video for Take On Me is a complete hero's journey in four minutes. She briefly refuses the call, enters the underworld and adventures with strange powers, returns to real life changed but ultimately claiming her prize.
youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?...
youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?...
a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video) [4K]
YouTube video by a-ha
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thesis: the music video for Take On Me is a complete hero's journey in four minutes. She briefly refuses the call, enters the underworld and adventures with strange powers, returns to real life changed but ultimately claiming her prize.
youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?...
youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?...
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Heard the sad news about Sly Dunbar on the school run of all places. I don’t even really know where to start with his immeasurable contribution to music and, well, everything, but watching him at work is best.
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Heard the sad news about Sly Dunbar on the school run of all places. I don’t even really know where to start with his immeasurable contribution to music and, well, everything, but watching him at work is best.
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
Here’s Sly and Robbie in action with Black Uhuru at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in 1981
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I can confirm, now that I've done it, that this takes 20-30 minutes. And the Amnesty guidance helpfully points out some cynical traps (and plain bad survey design) that could otherwise see the government misinterpreting your views.
The UK government is proposing radical and punitive changes to settlement rules. This is settlement, not citizenship. The consultation is open until 12 February; please respond to it and oppose these evil proposals. Amnesty have a good guide: www.amnesty.org.uk/resources/gu...
Guidance for responding to 'A Fairer Pathway to Settlement' consultation
We are Amnesty International UK. We are ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights.
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I can confirm, now that I've done it, that this takes 20-30 minutes. And the Amnesty guidance helpfully points out some cynical traps (and plain bad survey design) that could otherwise see the government misinterpreting your views.
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Hey #earlymodern Anglo-world history friends: Is there an English-language version of TESORO de Covarrubias or the RAE DICCIONARIO HISTORICO for Spanish or ARTFL for French? Like, searchable databases of 17th/18th/19th-c definitions and connotations of words?
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hey #earlymodern Anglo-world history friends: Is there an English-language version of TESORO de Covarrubias or the RAE DICCIONARIO HISTORICO for Spanish or ARTFL for French? Like, searchable databases of 17th/18th/19th-c definitions and connotations of words?
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This x1000: "Book bans are often justified as protecting children, but protection is not achieved by removing choices. It is achieved by providing guidance."
January 26, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This x1000: "Book bans are often justified as protecting children, but protection is not achieved by removing choices. It is achieved by providing guidance."