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aversatrix.bsky.social @aversatrix.bsky.social · 4h

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Ahmed @uupp90.bsky.social · 5h

I am Ahmed I have 4 children I was shot while searching for food I have infected wounds in my stomach and back My children are dying of hunger We have been displaced for the tenth time Now we are in Khan Yunis without shelter Help me with my treatment and food for my children🙏🏻💔
gofund.me/d792e3ab6

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 10h

"One of the most insidious things about prison is that it tries to mute us. It can’t take our voices away, but it can make it harder for them to be heard...Amplifying our voices is empowering and powerful. And you can help by joining any number of advocacy efforts."

Lewis Raven Wallace @lewispants.bsky.social · 16h

Talking to folx in prison reminds me that people have been living with extreme authoritarian conditions, including censorship and denial of trans health care, prior to this moment. Let's listen when they tell us how to get through it and what they need. #solidarity truthout.org/articles/bei...

Being Trans Behind Bars in Florida Was Already Hard. Under Trump, It’s Worse.

Trans people in prison are at the front lines of the increased targeting that trans people are facing under Trump.

truthout.org

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 15h

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe."

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

"We're going to do whatever it takes to keep her safe"

How families are fighting to survive Trump's war on transgender kids

www.motherjones.com

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 8h

Please help if you’re able

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aversatrix.bsky.social @aversatrix.bsky.social · 7h

now more than ever we all need some protection

JS Groves @satyrmagos.bsky.social · 12h

A protective talisman depicting the apotropaic image of a Gorgon's head, a common protection symbol throughout ancient Greece and the Hellenistic world, surrounded by three wings as seen on some surviving ancient shields.
sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/1807...
#WitchSky #QueerArtist #Jewelry

three winged gorgoneion in sterling silver

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aversatrix.bsky.social @aversatrix.bsky.social · 8h

let’s wolf out!!

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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 (Mostly Updates ) @goddessblade.bsky.social · 9h

Boosting again for my friend Saeed, please share and donate if you can!

Saeed @saed-in-gaza.bsky.social · 1d

Hi guys, I am Saeed and I support my large family of 11 people. We depend entirely on your funding and support to by able to live and provide food and sustenance. Without you, our lives become more difficult. I feel sorry for what is happening to us,

I hope you will help us 😔🙏

gofund.me/a0a540b8

Donate to Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family, organized by Marina Reilly

Dear Comrade, In a world full of challenges, there are moments when assistanc… Marina Reilly needs your support for Gaza Emergency Appeal - Help My Family

gofund.me

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Umbire @umbire.blacksky.app · 9h

in case it's deleted:

A Mothers and father Dream to see her Kids LIve

I have five beautiful children who mean everything to me. I am doing everything in my power to raise them with love, dignity, and hope — even as we are trapped in a war zone, surrounded by destruction...

shorturl.at

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aversatrix.bsky.social @aversatrix.bsky.social · 11h

all onions are funyuns for those with eyes to see and tongues to taste

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 11h

Please donate or share

Masa🕊😔 @fdre16.bsky.social · 13h

I am tired as if I am in the last chapter of life,
and my soul is scattered like autumn leaves.😔💔
٠٠🕊Iam Bara’a.Ilost my daughter and now Iam living the same anxiety about Masa.Please do not leave me alone.Ineed you.Iwant to get out and save myself and my children🙏please share🥺💔🙏
gofund.me/74c01145

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 18h

Doaa started this fundraiser mainly for her sister who is really struggling mentally after the death of her husband and son. Doaa and her husband have been trying to help her as much as they can but they are displaced now 💔

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 21h

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Doaa. Doaa is the mother of 3 children Omar, 10, Yasmine, 8 and Youseff, 4 but she primarily started this fundraiser to help her sister Amal who lost a husband and son and is trying to support her children Hiam, 13, Omar, 12 and Jawad, 7.

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 11h

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Waseem elmadhoun🇵🇸 @waseemmlol.bsky.social · 19h

Bluesky keeps deleting my account, but I won’t stop trying to make our voices heard.
I’m Waseem from Gaza — I lost my home and job in the war, and now my children and I have no shelter.
Please help us raise $600 to buy a tent to protect us from the cold 🙏
gofund.me/35fdca7d
@mommunism.bsky.social

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Katie Aki ✶ @katieaki.bsky.social · 11h

here’s my recycled post (you know I love waste reduction) for international lesbian day
#internationallesbianday

Katie Aki ✶ @katieaki.bsky.social · Apr 24

It's Lesbian Visibility Week. Would you like to get into some unique, mostly free, sometimes erotic lesbian art and fiction hand-made for you by a japanese-american butchfemme lesbian?
#lesbianvisibilityweek #art

a cartoony digital drawing of me in a hard hat and high-visibility vest. the text says: it's lesbian visibility week!!

I’m katie Aki, a femme lesbian artist and writer. My work focuses on a non-dystopian post-apocalyptic, lesbian-centric society that is structured around the worship of the nblw married gods of life and death. I’m mixed-race sansei & a married butchfemme lesbian, both things strongly inform my work.

I’ve been working in the world of this work for nearly ten years now, so there is a ton of rich world- building, but tbh it’s still fun and approachable!

a collage of drawings of my various characters, a bunch of blue lesbians, some in color, some in black and white. The text says "here are the gods (they are married)." The Listening Lady is labeled with her name and her title (the god of life and sorrow) and an arrow pointing to her that says "lesbian". Johnny Knives is also labeled with their name and their title (god of death and justice). Below are drawings of Hero, Frances, and Nuisance. they're labeled "Here are some of their shrinemaidens and disciples (they're lesbians)"

a collage of my Pony Express drawings, some more finished than others. More blue lesbians in various situations, with more of a western vibe.

the text says: Most of my work for the last couple of years has been on am interactive lesbian serial western about an illiterate cowgirl mailman and a cannibal wolfgirl religious assassin. It’s a BIG story (already 350k words) full of the most pathetic lesbian loser content you can imagine. Classic lesbian yearning, yes, but also field surgery, mutually masturbation/pathetic jackoffs, gas leak psychic genius nun threesome, visions from gods, love triangles, and road trip vibes. It’s free to read on my patreon!

a collage of a few photos of some lesbian-themed stickers under text that says "additionally, I make some lesbian interest stickers and postcards". another cartoon drawing of me in high-viz bows and says "thank you for your time and attention" in the bottom corner.

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DR LUKANSTEIN ⚧️ @beastcutter.bsky.social · 12h

Please consider taking a comm or sending a tip 😭

Ares || Comms open! @exaltxix.bsky.social · 12h

just had a £100+ bill for this wee bastard so if anyone would like to get some comms. would be highly appreciated
ko-fi.com/ares_xix/com...

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · 12h

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Doaa Madhoun @doaa66.bsky.social · 12h

I feel exhausted and tired, and despair creeps into my heart. But when I look at my family, I know I must stay strong.
Your donation is our lifeline; it helps us continue and build a safe life. Living in a tent is killing us. We need food, clothing, and medicine. Please donate. 💔
gofund.me/7fc0e346

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Katie Aki ✶ @katieaki.bsky.social · 11h

Read for free here: archiveofourown.org/works/72103001

AND, you can sign up here to get the free link sent directly sent to you each month :0)
wlpe.eo.page/signup

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Katie Aki ✶ @katieaki.bsky.social · 12h

🐎👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩✨Post-Apocalyptic Lesbian Cowgirl Mailman 🐎🤠💌choose-your-own adventure Pony Express Update 6.11!! 🔙🏠🐋🍜🛁
www.patreon.com/posts/pony-e...

A digital drawing in a vintage pulp style, promoting Wasteland Pony Express, a post-apocalyptic lesbian serial udon western romance. The outer image is a pair of riders, facing mostly away from the viewer. One is a thin and worn-looking cowgirl in fringed chaps, the other is wearing a biker jacket with a yellow cat on the back. Southwestern flora, including garlands of flowers, and a bird round out the frame. Inlaid is a narrow red box with four riders, a donkey, and a mule riding across the desert.
Below, in a separate box, is a summary of the update. It says:

Artie has decided she’d going to be up & at ‘em and it’s just about time to return Lou to Hereafter (and, therefore, go to face her death at the hand of her boss/god) but Lou isn’t ready. She doesn’t want to be all alone again, but most importantly, she doesn’t know how she is going to bear losing Artie.
The girls try to start paving the road to the end with good times, but it’s harder than they expect. It’d be easier to celebrate with the deathday girl if the two of them could stop taking turns crying. Even an unexpected bit of really, really good news leaves Lou feeling less than pleased.

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legal cat 🐾👻 @legalcat.bsky.social · 13h

the news all of a sudden is framing boston as extremely violent and STOP DOING THAT RIGHT NOW YOU STUPID FUCKS

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Niko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 14h

Celebrate prime day by buying my book from Bookshop dot org (with free shipping and a little discount) or your fave indie bookstore.

Fuck Jeff Bezos, books don't need him.

Bookshop dot org: is.gd/iMcYEA

a book, with a blue cover and gradient red to yellow font that reads the dad rock that made me a woman by Niko Stratis. it's sitting on a wooden tabletop, behind it are records and a lamp and whatnot.

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Emily Wynne at Summer's End @aemiliavind.bsky.social · 14h

You can in fact get my books Princess of the Pomegranate Moon and Tales of Elsinore from Bookshop dot org and support your local indie bookstore ✨

bookshop.org/p/books/prin...

bookshop.org/p/books/tale...

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aversatrix.bsky.social @aversatrix.bsky.social · 14h

hooray for crime!

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 15h

Nesma's WhatsApp is +972592063682 and her daughter is suffering severely right now - please help her if you can or share if you can't:
gofund.me/a9a610a4e

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Meredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 18h

Bridging my current life in Chicago and my past life in D.C., I argue today at @newrepublic.com that Democrats should ~never~ vote to fund this government. Make John Thune blow up Senate rules and Republicans wholly own the U.S. extra-military military doing war crimes against us, funded by us.

The Case for the Forever Shutdown

Senate Democrats actually allowing the GOP to stop funding the government is only the first step. Now they have to make the case that Trump’s government is illegitimate.

newrepublic.com

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