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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻

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Nonbinary disabled feminist writer/internet comedian. Neurodivergent person. All opinions mine. Contact: hamdotblog @ gmail. http://annaham.net/clips https://buttondown.email/citizencane/archive/

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · Aug 28

ICYMI: I have some things to say about the awful Gavin Newsom AI “fanart” that’s been slopping up social media lately

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Cringe as hell AI “art” of CA gov Gavin Newsom holding a kitten and posing in front of a US flag

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 14h

I am trying to buy concert tickets so OF COURSE Ticketbastard thinks I am a bot??? Cool, not annoying at all

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 1d

Thread.

🇲🇽 rustbelt rebel 🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 1d

The absolutely tragic evidence that the blogging era of feminism was a catastrophic failure is that there is no specifically feminist movement pressure to be applied right now on literally ANY of the surveillance, kidnapping, incarceration, shooting, forced pregnancies of women/girls.

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 1d

@lesbrains.bsky.social has a new book out later this month???? 👍👍👍

Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) @lesbrains.bsky.social · 1d

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Poppy State: A Labyrinth of Plants and a Story of Beginnings
By Myriam Gurba. Timber Press. Out
Oct. 21.
The latest by writer and activist Myriam Gurba is a raw yet delightful lesson for our time. Gurba masterfully blends ecofeminism, memoir, humor, candor, plant love and Indigenous knowledge into one of the most unique and captivating books I've read this year.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

My statement on the two year anniversary of October 7, 2023.

“Two years ago today, Hamas carried out a horrific war crime, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and kidnapping 250 more. I mourn these lives and pray for the safe return of every hostage still held and for every family whose lives were torn apart by these atrocities.

In the aftermath of that day, Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Israeli government launched a genocidal war: adeath toll that now far exceeds 67,000; with the Israeli military bombing homes, hospitals, and schools into rubble. Every day in Gaza has become a place where grief itself has run out of language. I mourn these lives and pray for the families that have been shattered. Our government has been complicit through it all.

This must end. The occupation and apartheid must end. Peace must be pursued through diplomacy, not war crimes, and our government must act to end these atrocities and hold those responsible to account.

These last two years have demonstrated the very worst of humanity. We must answer it by modeling the very best: a relentless pursuit of our higher ideals and an unwavering commitment to universal human rights.”

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 1d

I cannot express how much I DO NOT CARE. Maybe put the blame on corporations, where it fucking belongs, instead of chronically ill people.

CNN @cnn.com · 2d

The people who are most vulnerable to the hard-to-breathe air that comes with climate change may inadvertently be adding to the problem, new research finds. https://cnn.it/4pWQMoh

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1d

COINTELPRO NEVER ENDED

Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 1d

Citing the “martyrdom” of Charlie Kirk, Texas AG Ken Paxton says his office is pursuing sweeping undercover investigations into “leftist” groups. “To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."

"Leftist political terrorism is a clear and present danger. Corrupted ideologies like transgenderism and Antifa are a cancer on our culture and have unleashed their deranged and drugged-up foot soldiers on the American people," said Attorney General Paxton. "The martyrdom of Charlie Kirk marks a turning point in America.
There can be no compromise with those who want us dead. To that end, I have directed my office to continue its efforts to identify, investigate, and infiltrate these leftist terror cells. To those demented souls who seek to kill, steal, and destroy our country, know this: you cannot hide, you cannot escape, and justice is coming."
The radical Left has incubated an environment where political violence is not only justified but celebrated and praised. In July, nearly two dozen armed leftists connected to various Texas-based Antifa-like groups ambushed an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Alvarado, Texas. On September 10, 2025, a leftist assassin connected to the radical transgender movement murdered Charlie Kirk because of Kirk's bold support for truth, love of country, and unshakable faith. Two weeks later, another deranged leftist opened fire at an ICE facility in Dallas.
President Donald Trump has officially designated Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and instructed his administration to "utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa." Building on President Trump's bold actions, Attorney General Paxton has instructed his office to initiate sweeping investigations into radical leftist organizations engaged in or providing support to those performing political violence.

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who is Taylor Swift neutral, it’s been hilarious to watch people say stuff like “this album is NOT GOOD” in real time

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 2d

you absolutely did vote for this, you craven dorks

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 2d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 2d

🙌 www.stereogum.com/2325456/tori...

Tori Amos Prepping New Album 'In Times of Dragons' "About The Fight For Democracy Over Tyranny"

New Tori Amos is on the way. Today, the Little Earthquakes musician announced a new studio album titled In Times of Dragons, which is slated for next spring via Universal’s recently relaunched Fontana...

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 3d

Particularly essential conversation right now given bipartisan push to forcibly treat, institutionalize, and otherwise vanish mentally ill people driven by rhetoric that describes us as dangerous. Every time you blame mental illness for something harmful or hateful, you're doing their work for them.

The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 3d

Best cure for Sunday Scaries? Catching up on what The Flytrap has been up to. First up, @sesmith.lol on how talking about mentally ill people in the wake of mass shootings is a feature of eugenics and populational control: the-flytrap.ghost.io/mental-illne...

Will the Real Crazy Ones Please Stand Up

Dismissing things we don’t like as ‘insane’ is doing the oppressors’ work for them.

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 4d

Me trying to live a normal life being punched by an arm labeled this shit

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 5d

For the evening crowd!

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 5d

New newsletter: Sushi the dog reviews his favorite spots in our neighborhood buttondown.com/citizencane/...

Sushi reviews his favorite spots around our neighborhood

Yes, this is a piece that I wrote in-character as my dog, Sushi. Some good (albeit unrelated) news: I was a guest on comedian Laura Lyons’ amazing podcast...

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote something cute for this installment because my brain is too fried to write about anything serious 🙃

Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 5d

New newsletter: Sushi the dog reviews his favorite spots in our neighborhood buttondown.com/citizencane/...

Sushi reviews his favorite spots around our neighborhood

Yes, this is a piece that I wrote in-character as my dog, Sushi. Some good (albeit unrelated) news: I was a guest on comedian Laura Lyons’ amazing podcast...

buttondown.com

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Lexa @criminallyvu1gar.bsky.social · 5d

The Horror zine does not accept horror submissions is quite a take to have

https://kolektiva.social/@noescape_vg 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com · 7d

Then what the fuck is the point of you

Important: The Horror Zine does NOT accept any material that contains adult or sexually explicit content; abuse or harming of women or children; any rape scenes; serial killers; slasher; gore for gore's sake, or splatter punk. We do NOT accept any religious or political themes. We do NOT accept any submissions written in Olde English, Victorian, or 19th Century styles. We do NOT accept any submissions told in a diary or letter or journal format, written in numbered chapters, told as memories, or told entirely as dialogue (someone recounting past events). We do NOT accept any submissions created with the use of, or any assistance form, Artificial Intelligence (AI). We do NOT accept fan fiction.

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 5d

Happy @theflytrapmedia.com Friday everyone! Every Friday this month we're publishing a spooky post, starting with mine on Millennial housing anxiety and a new generation of horror novels.

Housing Haunts Me

If only getting a mortgage was as easy as opening a book.

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Shaqsquatch @shaqsquatch.bsky.social · 6d

someone must have told gavin the game involves destroying hastily built shelters

matprotocol @mmatt.net · 6d

WHAT THE FUCK

@ConnorEatsPants tweet,

"💥 Fortnite Friday is BACK 💥

🚨 Governor of California, @GavinNewsom hops on the Battle Bus to talk all things gaming, politics, and more 🚨

🇺🇸 2:30 PM PST / 5:30 EST 🇺🇸"

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 7d

“It’s a pornography store. I was buying pornography.”

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 7d

Some of you may remember my rant about getting surprise charged $653 for a medically necessary ultrasound to screen for the cancer that killed my mother.

Well, I wrote about it, and now my bad experience has been made into a cartoon for The Out of Network Network!

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Paying $653 to See if I Had the Disease That Killed My Mother

Written by Mara Wilson / Illustrated by Emily Flake

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 7d

My years-long dislike of Bill Burr is finally being vindicated 🙃

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7d

who among us has not hacked up a journalist with a bone saw or hung a college activist from their ankles until death

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 7d

STOP NORMALIZING THIS CRAP

NPR @npr.org · 7d

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Could 'the next Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman' be an AI avatar?

Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 7d

Fuck. RIP to this legend. www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Jane Goodall, renowned chimpanzee researcher and animal advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wedne...

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Anna Ham-o-ween 🎃👻 @annaham.bsky.social · 7d

Update: it’s here 😏 I’m going to let it rest for a day or two and then try it out

A sample size of Pearfat Perfume’s Be Very Afraid, with a colorfully illustrated postcard of animals and food with text PEARFAT PERFUME in the middle

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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 9d

An essay about death threats, censorship, loss, and the silence of cis people. All of these events happened in one week. I'm exhausted.

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Transgender Dystopia Blues

One especially dystopian week in the life of a trans person in 2025 USA. Things are getting worse.

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The Flytrap @theflytrapmedia.com · 8d

It's Flytrap Tuesday! co-founder @sesmith.lol writes about gun violence, the continued insistence that mass shootings are about mental illness, and how that supports eugenics approaches to neurodivergent and mentally ill people:

the-flytrap.ghost.io/mental-illne...

Will the Real Crazy Ones Please Stand Up

Dismissing things we don’t like as ‘insane’ is doing the oppressors’ work for them.

the-flytrap.ghost.io

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