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it's court!! @court--court.bsky.social · 5h

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

This was twenty-three months ago. Israeli forces have killed more than 16,365 kids since.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · Jul 7

November 7, 2023 — Kids in Gaza host a press conference, in English, to beg the world for life.

“We come now to shout and invite you to protect us; we want to live, we want peace…we want to live as the other children live.”

At the time, Israel forces had killed over 4,200 kids like these.

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Kittowat @kittowat.bsky.social · 13d

Ok wait, Ochette is actually SO cute 😭

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fums @fums.bsky.social · 2d

The Pinoy Monster Horror Anthology's Kickstarter's Live until Oct. 31st!! 👻👻✨✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...

heres some sample pgs from my comic!! be sure to check it out and spread the word!!
it's a cool little indie anthology full of short comics abt filipino monsters!!

Sample page from The Pinoy Monster Horror Anthology (1/3)

Sample page from The Pinoy Monster Horror Anthology (2/3)

Sample page from The Pinoy Monster Horror Anthology (3/3)

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 10h

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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The Hi Nay Podcast @hinaypod.bsky.social · 8h

The aim of this project is to ensure Filipino artists, who are historically overworked and underpaid (like, $50 a week underpaid) can get paid for their art, which makes up half of this Kickstarter's goal!

The other half is to cover printing and delivery~

Help us hit 20% before the weekend!

The Hi Nay Podcast @hinaypod.bsky.social · 1d

15%! We're just about to clear 15%! Let's keep that momentum going and make this horror comic happen!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...

#horrorcomic #indiecomic

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6d

Happening now: Hundreds of rabbis and Jewish community members gather in Brooklyn for a mass public memorial service on Yom Kippur, demanding a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and for the U.S. to stop arming Israel.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

We need a bigger national spotlight on this building raid, fam. Agents dropped from helicopters onto the roof. Citizens and non-citizens alike were dragged from their homes in the night. People who weren't kidnapped during the raid had their belongings seized after the fact. This is madness.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Darcy @ SBCF!! 🍂🧶💀 @darclafarse.bsky.social · 7d

Hello everyone it’s Shortbox Fair time! My new comic String Figures is up for sale, perfect reading for the spooky season 🍂🧶💀

Find it here! www.shortboxcomicsfair.com/shop-sq4wj/p...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.

All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 8d

1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.

Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.

Here is your shutdown guide.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Shutdown Day Guide For LGBTQ+ People: "Continuing Resolutions" And New Anti-Trans Posts From The White House

Shutdown day is here, and there has been a lot of competing coverage on Republican priorities, Democrat's demands, and what shutdown politics means for LGBTQ+ people in America.

www.erininthemorning.com

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CHI XU @meltingcomet.com · 9d

happy monday!!! in case you missed it, Beatblock, which I helped publish, came out on Friday!!! check out this really inventive and visually packed take on rhythm games :)

Beatblock - wishlist on Steam! @beatblock.bsky.social · 12d

BEATBLOCK IN EARLY ACCESS.
so many songs. new note type. bespoke visuals.
maybe it's easier if we just show you....

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Dread @dreaddbound.bsky.social · 10d

This is the most insane clip we could ever have they are all standing there on their phones doing nothing, see a random person that’s a shade of brown, and then fucking full tilt sprint at them just bc. There is nothing happening it’s just a horde going around imprisoning people

WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 10d

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

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Damnèd Screamvens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 12d

The superintendent they just kidnapped is a former Olympic athlete who runs footraces with the kids from his schools while wearing a maroon suit and a bowtie. This is quite simply about the people in power feeling threatened by Black excellence.

quick13 @quick13.bsky.social · 12d

This is the man that ICE just detained. This isn't about catching criminals, it is about Ethnic cleansing www.iowapublicradio.org/news-from-np...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 16d

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today.

Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943.

Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s.

Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17d

BREAKING: The U.K., Canada and Australia officially recognize a Palestinian state, a significant shift away from alignment with the U.S.

U.K, Canada and Australia formally recognize a Palestinian state, breaking with the U.S.

The announcements Sunday marked a significant shift in foreign policy, with several other European nations and U.S. allies set to follow suit in the coming days.

nbcnews.to

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Darcy @ SBCF!! 🍂🧶💀 @darclafarse.bsky.social · 18d

New digital comic!!! Just in time for spooky season 👻💀🧶

ShortBox Comics Fair @shortboxcomicsfair.bsky.social · 18d

On the way to a sleepover, quarrelling sisters Ruth and Maggie don’t realise the danger they’ve gotten tangled up in — until it may be too late.

'String Figures' is a new comic from @darclafarse.bsky.social , coming to the fair this October!

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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 18d

I think fundamentally, the ability to care about the rights of a small and vulnerable minority (of whom you might know no members) is an important sign of whether you are committed to human rights out of principle, or out of mere convenience.

Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 18d

Being nice to trans people really did turn out to be a load bearing part of liberal democracy ey

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20d

“There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.” edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Early dropoff in girls' school sports linked to new gender confirmation forms

Province's new requirements are already having impacts on girls' sports in junior high

edmontonjournal.com

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 21d

I rarely share organizations in Gaza because it’s too hard to verify that they are doing the work they say they are but I know multiple people who were able to evacuate through the people working on this fund who are funding trips out of Gaza City (it’s $2100 a trip for 16 people).

Vulnerable Families Urgent Evacuation Fund

We are a group of Gazans and international activists (Palestinian/SWANA/Allies) who have been supporting Gazans for the past 2 years and beyond. We are now working to coordinate crisis evacuations for...

chuffed.org

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 21d

Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
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www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

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Spookybritches PenPaladin @penpaladin.bsky.social · 22d

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durianne 🍎 shop update live! @durianneart.bsky.social · 23d

she and her seven stakes

[ #umineko #uminekospoilers #angeushiromiya ]

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worm 🐛 @stripeyworm.bsky.social · 25d

This is a real petition backed by a member of Parliament and if a petition reaches enough signatures, it Must be discussed in Parliament. Let's be annoying!!! And if you want more info on the C-2 Bill, I found this article by citizenlab helpful

citizenlab.ca/2025/06/a-pr...

Unspoken Implications: A Preliminary Analysis of Bill C-2 and Canada’s Potential Data-Sharing Obligations Towards the United States and Other Countries - The Citizen Lab

Our preliminary analysis of Bill C-2 situates the legislation within the context of existing research by the Citizen Lab about two potential data-sharing treaties that are most relevant to the new pro...

citizenlab.ca

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worm 🐛 @stripeyworm.bsky.social · 25d

Hey Canadian friends, let's sign this petition!! It takes less than 2 minutes and is an official thing you can do 💪

For context, Canada's C-2 bill paves the way for the US gov't to access Canada's private civilian data based on "security of the border", and "other security measures". It's bad!

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 25d

Canada's C-2 bill is both a gross overreach of govt surveillance into citizen's privacy, as well as extremely anti-immigrant/racist!

please do not forget to sign this petition alongside the others if you are canadian. This bill is bad news, but we can beat it!

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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