Kristen Chapman
@kristenchapman.bsky.social
Human; interested in liberation of all kinds, chronically self-expressive, and a hater of binaries, snobs and autocrats. RVA
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http://www.kristenchapman.art
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https://shorturl.at/H6bBk (New Yorker)
http://www.kristenchapman.art
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Families and doctors sue over Trump's order to halt funding for gender-affirming care
President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge.
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“I thought Virginia would be a safe place for me and my daughter,” Kristen Chapman said in a statement. “Instead, I am heartbroken, tired, and scared.” Me.
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Angel Olsen Saturday. #makeithappen
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Angel Olsen Saturday. #makeithappen
When you get a day off and you are in too much pain to enjoy it. Just one of the joys of surviving your injuries. I am being sarcastic and also, kinda not.
November 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
When you get a day off and you are in too much pain to enjoy it. Just one of the joys of surviving your injuries. I am being sarcastic and also, kinda not.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen.
Prince
Whitney Houston
RATM
Loretta Lynn
Hozier
My taste cannot be easily contained.
Prince
Whitney Houston
RATM
Loretta Lynn
Hozier
My taste cannot be easily contained.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you have seen.
Prince
Whitney Houston
RATM
Loretta Lynn
Hozier
My taste cannot be easily contained.
Prince
Whitney Houston
RATM
Loretta Lynn
Hozier
My taste cannot be easily contained.
My birthday twin, mailer of letters and stickers paints a picture you can feel. ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/a-lit...
A Little Ska, a Lot of Thanksgiving Memories
The stereo cabinet in my living room is mostly silent throughout the year. My late mother spent a pretty penny on the system, right down to its premier turntable. Before it wound up out of commission ...
ihavethatonvinyl.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
My birthday twin, mailer of letters and stickers paints a picture you can feel. ihavethatonvinyl.com/essays/a-lit...
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
I leave you with my pet bird, Jeff The Jay.
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I leave you with my pet bird, Jeff The Jay.
This is the one day a year I go all out cooking. Turkey, cornbread dressing, roasted potatoes, green beans, baked mac & cheese, sweet potato casserole, cream corn, green beans and yeast rolls. Pumpkin & cherry pie.
Typically I hate cooking, but I don't mind if I can take my time.
Typically I hate cooking, but I don't mind if I can take my time.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is the one day a year I go all out cooking. Turkey, cornbread dressing, roasted potatoes, green beans, baked mac & cheese, sweet potato casserole, cream corn, green beans and yeast rolls. Pumpkin & cherry pie.
Typically I hate cooking, but I don't mind if I can take my time.
Typically I hate cooking, but I don't mind if I can take my time.
She's gonna snatch it.
Progressive candidate Aftyn Behn is now only TWO POINTS behind the Republican in Tennessee's special election for the House! Come on Tennessee's!! Just a few days left to vote. Let's GO!!!
November 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
She's gonna snatch it.
Bras are of the devil.
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Bras are of the devil.
Y'all. My bosses pulled me aside tonight and showered me with praise and paid time off and a massage. How entirely lovely people can be.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Y'all. My bosses pulled me aside tonight and showered me with praise and paid time off and a massage. How entirely lovely people can be.
Going to a work Friendsgiving tonight & bringing my momma's mac and cheese & gonna stunt on these hoes.
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Going to a work Friendsgiving tonight & bringing my momma's mac and cheese & gonna stunt on these hoes.
Turn to 11. youtu.be/vFT7fZA3ybw?...
Genesis Owusu - DEATH CULT ZOMBIE (Official Video)
YouTube video by Genesis Owusu
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November 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Turn to 11. youtu.be/vFT7fZA3ybw?...
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
Tina Weymouth - Oliverio Toscani, 1985
November 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Tina Weymouth - Oliverio Toscani, 1985
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
November 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Yesterday I tried to put everything I knew about whistles—where to get them, where to get instruction sheets, how to distro—into one place so you can build off it for your own community's whistle needs: dansinker.com/posts/2025-1...
Yes lord.
youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
Jimmy Cliff: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert From The Archives
YouTube video by NPR Music
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Yes lord.
youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
youtu.be/QYtIT6J7G10?...
Love this! Creative disruption FTW. youtu.be/1Bzr-pJkvKc?...
"Ice scraper protests" denounce immigration raids, pressure action from Home Depots in LA
YouTube video by CBS LA
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Love this! Creative disruption FTW. youtu.be/1Bzr-pJkvKc?...
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
If you're wondering what band is best to play drums on a steering wheel to: it's Cake. It's absolutely Cake.
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you're wondering what band is best to play drums on a steering wheel to: it's Cake. It's absolutely Cake.
Today is @aftynbehn.bsky.social's birthday and she is making the right people furious in a winnable seat in Tennessee. Help fund her campaign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/dufor...
Donate to Aftyn Behn
Show your support with a contribution.
secure.actblue.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Today is @aftynbehn.bsky.social's birthday and she is making the right people furious in a winnable seat in Tennessee. Help fund her campaign here: secure.actblue.com/donate/dufor...
Jimmy Cliff has crossed his last river. RIP.
November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Jimmy Cliff has crossed his last river. RIP.
How many shows starring Nicola Walker is too many to consume over one person's lifetime? The answer is I don't care.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
How many shows starring Nicola Walker is too many to consume over one person's lifetime? The answer is I don't care.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
"In the past 2.5 months, while protesting at Broadview, I have experienced more violence from ICE and Illinois State Police than I have hitherto experienced over my entire lifetime," writes Michael Woolf.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
I Was Arrested Outside of an ICE Facility We Need to Shut Down
Violence is never the answer for Christians, and violence against our righteous protests cannot stop us.
sojo.net
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"In the past 2.5 months, while protesting at Broadview, I have experienced more violence from ICE and Illinois State Police than I have hitherto experienced over my entire lifetime," writes Michael Woolf.
sojo.net/articles/opi...
sojo.net/articles/opi...
Reposted by Kristen Chapman
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Today is the first day in months that I feel too overwhelmed to function. And yet, I will function because I must. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass.
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Today is the first day in months that I feel too overwhelmed to function. And yet, I will function because I must. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass. This too shall pass.
My poor Saoirse is essentially bed-bound for the next few weeks at least. I seriously need a clone, a massage and a thousand dollars.
November 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
My poor Saoirse is essentially bed-bound for the next few weeks at least. I seriously need a clone, a massage and a thousand dollars.