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Firestorm Books
@firestorm.coop
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Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Tsalagi land. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 5h
Right now, Donald Trump, Kash Patel, Kristi Noem, and other officials are participating in a panel about "Antifa," threatening to "destroy the entire organization [sic] from top to bottom."

This is a good time to revisit our guide to preparing for repression:

crimethinc.com/Safeguarding
President Trump Participates in a Roundtable on Antifa
President Trump holds a roundtable meeting on Antifa.
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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3h
Solidarity!
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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 4h
This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 4h
Buy a book (or two) tomorrow and the donated sale will help fund upgrades to the Feral Crust Infoshop's off-grid electrical infrastructure and rainwater harvesting systems! 🌱🏴

Please help us spread the word, and check out our catalog at firestorm.coop/catalog/new.... 3/3
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 4h
On Thursday, Oct 9th, we'll be donating net proceeds from all sales in-store and online to the Feral Crust Infoshop in Davao, Philippines. This longstanding eco-anarchist project is a living experiment based on principles of mutual aid, cooperation and ecology. 2/
Text overlaid on a photo of book displays inside Firestorm Books. It reads "Anarchists are organizing for ecological resilience in Davao, Philippines. Firestorm is donating proceeds on Thursday to support them!" Alongside the text is the logo of Feral Crust Infoshop, an illustration of wolves surrounded by flames in silhouette.
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 4h
After Hurricane Helene, we promised ourselves that we wouldn't go through another disaster without a battery backup for our rooftop solar. Thanks to the folks at Footprint Project, we're on track to install 20kWh of battery capacity for our building this month! 🌞

So now want to pay it forward… 1/
An aerial photo of Firestorm Books, a big green building on Haywood Road, shows that the flat roof is covered in solar panels.
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Evan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 23h
suspending my generalized agnosticism to pray for Dolly Parton
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William Gillis 🏴 @rechelon.bsky.social · 2d
Hey everyone! I'm doing a virtual book talk with the lovely folks of @firestorm.coop

You can register here:
firestorm.coop/events/3479-...
Virtual event Oct 15th 8pm ET
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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 3d
At the Asheville regional airport. Fuck these people.
A “self-deportation” sign
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 2d
We're only taking "Trash Fascism, Not Books" shirt orders through Bonfire until Saturday, October 18th. Full details at www.bonfire.com/store/firest... 🔥 4/4
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Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Cherokee/Tsalagi land. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 2d
The fact that zines exactly like those you can can find at Firestorm (and countless other radical bookstores) are being used in Des' case as evidence of criminality is a reminder that fascism isn't just coming for your TBR pile—it's coming for us all, unless we trash it! #BannedBooksWeek 3/
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 2d
We hope that these shirts will also help to raise awareness for Des, a green card holder, who is facing years in prison and possible deportation over allegedly transporting "subversive" literature in his car. freedes.net 2/
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 2d
For #BannedBooksWeek we're doing a limited run of shirts with one of our favorite designs of all time! The "Trash Fascism, Not Books" possum was created by artist Des Revol for our 2023/24 campaign to send thousands of banned books back to Florida kids. www.bonfire.com/store/firest... 1/
A promotional graphic for a t-shirt design. The black and white illustration of a possum curled up with a copy of "Maus" by Art Spiegelman is encircled by text that reads "Trash Fascism, Not Books." Around the design is a ribbon with text that reads "New Shirts."
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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 2d
Connect with your people offline. Take the chats to signal but also take your close relationships offline entirely. We need to be connected when they shut this all down.

What’s your organizing plan if things go dark? Where do you meet? Who picks up what work? How do we communicate?
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Rednecks Rising @rednecksrising.bsky.social · 3d
AVL Prison Books have been doing amazing work getting books into the hands of incarcerated folks. This week is #bannedbooksweek, & you can purchase books that go directly to their program from @firestorm.coop, Malaprops, & @bigfootbooksnc.bsky.social !

All 3 wishlists are in the tree in my bio.
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 3d
We 💖 community defense!
Send Agatha some love and tell christo-fascists to stay the fuck away from queer kids.
Donate to Stand with Agatha in their trial., organized by agatha williams
Hey, my name is Agatha Williams. I'm raising funds to cover transportation costs… agatha williams needs your support for Stand with Agatha in their trial.
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 4d
Our friends at Carolina Common Enterprise are transitioning from a traditional nonprofit to a worker self-managed cooperative! Pitch in to support the future of cooperative ecosystem development in the Carolinas. givebutter.com/c/CCEBetterW...
Building Cooperatives for a New World
Carolina Common Enterprise Needs You — Help Us Relaunch!
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no bonzo @nobonzo.bsky.social · 4d
our melody is louder than a shout
An illustration. In the foreground, two figures sit on a downed tree and embrace. There is a gasoline can and two spicy cocktails in the ferns surrounding them. They look down at a valley which has a prison on fire in it. There is a decorative leaf border around the whole illustration. Text at the bottom reads Our Melody is Louder than a Shout and has a circle a.
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 4d
Our monthly neighborhood pickup starts in an hour and a half! Drop in, clean up, and grab a free treat from New Moon Donuts. 💪🍩
Neighborhood Pickup
Showing our neighborhood some love with a trash pickup. 🗑️
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 6d
Rebecca Beyer, who has been a longtime friend and collaborator of our collective, will offer a presentation on how plants can be used for medicine and the unique histories of these herbs. No registration required, join in-person or online via our YouTube channel.
The Complete Folk Herbal by Rebecca Beyer
A definitive, beautifully illustrated guide to the rich folklore, history, and utility of wild herbs that are readily available across North America.The Complete Folk...
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 6d
Next Tuesday (10/7) at 6pm ET, we'll be hosting local forager and ethnobotanist Rebecca Beyer for a hybrid book launch event! "The Complete Folk Herbal" is a comprehensive guide to Western folk herbalism designed to help you work with the natural medicinal and healing powers of wild plants.
A promotional graphic for an author event at Firestorm Books on October 7th at 6pm ET. The image features the cover of "The Complete Folk Herbal" alongside a headshot of the author over a photo of rustic wooden boards. The book is beautifully illustrated with ink drawings of herbs and glass medicine bottles.
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Andrew Zonneveld @andrewzonneveld.bsky.social · 8d
Good to see friends at the annual ACABookfair and @firestorm.coop in Asheville!
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josh (oldfriend99) @oldfriend99.bsky.social · 11d
Fortunately there's only 3 more years of rapidly escalating fascism before there's a peaceful exchange of power
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 13d
We'll be splitting the publication—replete with photos, poetry, art, and essays—into two sessions followed by a final potluck to send us off into the next adventure, no doubt full of both terror and unanticipated possibilities. We hope you can join us! 7/7
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 13d
Our final reading cycle will, appropriately enough, return us to Helene and our own stories. Whether or not you've attended in the past, you're invited to join on Monday, Oct 6th to discuss "Appalachia the Catastrophe," the final issue of the incredible @mergoatmag.bsky.social. 6/
The Appalachia Catastrophe: A Disaster Reading Group
With the anniversary upon us, our post-Helene reading group is entering its final cycle! In October we'll be reading Mergoat Magazine's latest issue that seeks to understand the conceptual complexity ...
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 13d
We know that Helene will continue to fall further behind us, with new storms looming. And while what we experienced will stay with us forever, it's time to wind down this particular space that was created for our grief and joy as survivors. 5/
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