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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 10h

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Their landlord abandoned them, then jacked up the rent. Now they’re fighting back.

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Standplaats Kraków @standplaatskrk.pl · 15h

Witch Baby (@GoAskAvery) on twitter: "TL;DR stands for "The Lord; Da Rings""

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 13h

#abolishICE To hell with these thugs.

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 13h

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17h

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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フブキ👑 Letourneau🫃(librarian) @northerniion.bsky.social · 1d

its amazing how red he can get

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 16h

#TenantProtectionsNow #BurbankTenantsUnion

jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 1d

COME JOIN!!

Kel McDonald @kelmcdonald.bsky.social · 1d

Art stream is going live! come hang with @jopi.bsky.social and I www.twitch.tv/kelmcdonald

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I'm a comic artist and writer with a focused on magic and folklore, particularly werewolves. I like characters and playing off the way stories are structured. Give em a look Site: http://kelmcdonald.c...

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 1d

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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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 2d

That's the part that gets me the most. Like... nobody's just responding with "say that again? what? Where... did you hear that? What trans person have you met?"
it's frustrating.

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 2d

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY!
Get this amazing book about a fantastic real-life story!
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The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story - Candlewick Press

"A riveting page-turner that will have readers eager to learn more about the topic." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The strange, true tale of a Louisiana...

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 3d

Let's do this, folks! Simply fill out a comment in support of the bills. Tell them why you think Trans people deserve a healthy quality of life.

🦇 Killy Witches 🎃👻 @tillybridges.bsky.social · 3d

CALIFORNIANS!

you can help make our state better and safer for trans people RIGHT NOW by telling Newsom he needs to sign these bills!

We need you!

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 3d

EY! GET THIS BOOK! @kelmcdonald.bsky.social and I made it and it's a wonderful tale of friendship, magic, and flames.
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Stars, Hide Your Fire

A resonant graphic novel about the price of growing up—or avoiding it. — FOREWORD Andrea and Darra live in a dead-end Massachusetts town, making their way through high school with hopeful (but slim) d...

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Kel McDonald @kelmcdonald.bsky.social · 4d

store.ironcircus.com/products/sta... Hey folks! today @jopi.bsky.social and I's book Stars, Hide Your Fire is 30% off in the Iron Circus Store. The discount will be auto-added when you check out. But grab yourself a copy!

Stars, Hide Your Fire

A resonant graphic novel about the price of growing up—or avoiding it. — FOREWORD Andrea and Darra live in a dead-end Massachusetts town, making their way through high school with hopeful (but slim) d...

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Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 7d

It's Charlie Brown's 75th anniversary today! To celebrate, check out my conversation with @benjaminlclark.com about Peanuts and baseball over at @thefanfiles.bsky.social
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Charles Schulz's Peanuts and baseball — The Fan Files

An interview with Charles M Schulz Museum curator Benjamin Clark

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 9d

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WILL U STILL U

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9d

Today your voices were heard. We will need to be loud throughout the shutdown and continue to put pressure: No anti-LGBTQ+ provisions in the final negotiated bill. Only clean bills that don't throw trans and queer people under the bus.

Kicked butt today y'all. Good work.

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 9d

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ALT: a poster for the amazon original movie annette showing a man in a blue jacket

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 9d

Next week! This fantastic book will be on sale.
Get it for your SPOOOKY season.
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Stars, Hide Your Fire

A resonant graphic novel about the price of growing up—or avoiding it. — FOREWORD Andrea and Darra live in a dead-end Massachusetts town, making their way through high school with hopeful (but slim) d...

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Zoe TunnHELL ➡️ NYCC (Friday only!) @zoewithasword.bsky.social · 10d

I know we on the project volunteered to keep our identities off the individual stories but it's been a year and also things have only gotten worse so let me tell you

Writing this comic last year and having every single god damn thing come to pass at this point is just

Fuck, man. I'm so tired.

Panel 1

A white woman with a white tank top and pink hair leans into frame, her elbow over the lower panel border, waving to the reader.

LUCY:

Hi. I’m Lucy. That’s not my real name, and this isn’t what I look like. But that’s fine, because while this is my story…

LUCY:

It’s one that thousands of other trans people have lived through, at least a little bit. It’s our story too.

Panel 2

A map of the United States. States colored in red are those with anti-trans laws on the books. Those states are: New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

LUCY:

I’m here to tell you how nightmarish Project 2025 will be for trans lives. Before we get to the main event, let me set the stage.

LUCY:

I’ve been out and medically transitioning as a trans woman for several years. It costs me thousands of dollars in medical expenses each year.

LUCY:

Also had to flee my home state due to bigoted laws, and faced discrimination everywhere from my own family to my job.

Panel 3

Lucy holds up up a giant textbook-sized printed copy of Project 2025. Her expression is one of outrage.

LUCY:

It’s pretty bad. And if Trump gets reelected and Project 2025 is brought into action, it’s only going to get much worse.

LUCY:

“Transgender,” “Gender Identity” and “Biological Sex” are used over thirty times in this Phone Book of Hate, so I’m going to keep it simple.

LUCY:

Three policies. Just three. That’s all they need.

Panel 4

Lucy sits at a computer, typing away. She looks over her shoulder at the reader.

LUCY:

Let’s start at the top. Page five. “Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology.”

LUCY:

Any trans person’s story would be labeled as pornography. Our lives. Our experiences. Every part of us.

LUCY:

Immediately f…

Panel 1

Lucy sits on a cot in a prison, hugging herself in despair.

LUCY:

That means that any trans person talking about their transition could be imprisoned. Every statement about our lives, a potential offense.

LUCY:

Hell, the story you’re reading right now would qualify.

Panel 2

Lucy stands behind a counter with a cash register in front of her, ready to scan a bag of chips on the conveyer belt. She looks annoyed and exhausted.

LUCY:

Next. “Rescind regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of […] gender identity, transgender status, and sex characteristics.” Page 584.

LUCY:

Paired with page 495, “a general statement of policy specifying that it will not enforce any prohibition on […] gender identity discrimination” it paints a picture.

LUCY:

Discrimination towards trans people at places like their jobs will be fully legal, leaving us open to unmitigated harassment and hate.

Panel 3

Lucy is curled up in a ball, looking small, looking like she’s just finished crying her eyes out and is just empty.

LUCY:

Page 485. “Withdraw all guidance encouraging Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program service providers to provide controversial “gender transition” procedures or “gender-affirming care”.

LUCY:

Page 462. “Fund studies into the short-term and long-term negative effects of crosssex interventions, including “affirmation,” puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries.”

LUCY:

Page…take your pick. There’s a dozen more.

Panel 4

Lucy, still running on empty, holds a vial of Estradiol in her fingers and stares at it. It’s nearly empty.

LUCY:

By cutting federal funding from any medical facility that offers trans healthcare, and standing against it as official policy…

LUCY:

Hormones and gender care will become almost impossible to find. For those of us who are already on them, it’ll wreak havoc.

LUCY:

Our mental health. Our bodies. Damage that will ruin lives. And for trans folks who can no longer produce a safe level of hormones…

Panel 5

Lucy …

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 10d

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 10d

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10d

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless Democrats agree to ban all trans health care
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/29/trans-care-ban-government-shutdown/?utm_content=1759153201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trump threatens to shut down US government unless all trans health care is banned

The US government's looming shutdown hinges on anti-trans measures after Donald Trump refused to speak to Democrats unless they were passed.

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jose pimienta @jopi.bsky.social · 11d

More bands show follow this the way Xiu Xiu and deer hoof have done.

Phil McAndrew @philmcandrew.bsky.social · Jul 2

Nobody needs spotify! Stop using it! There is nothing good about it!

KQED Arts & Culture @kqedarts.bsky.social · Jul 1

San Francisco indie band Deerhoof has severed ties with Spotify, the group announced Monday, citing CEO Daniel Ek’s substantial investments in military AI technology. “We don’t want our music killing people,” the band’s statement reads.