Sharon Arnold
@sharonarnold.bsky.social
noun. battle bard augur wonderer philosopher
verb. animist queer heretic essayist
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www.dimensionsvariable.org/
verb. animist queer heretic essayist
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www.dimensionsvariable.org/
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them: "define your area of expertise."
me: "in the interest of transparency, I feel I should disclose that I'm really just a jackass with a lot of opinions and access to pdfs."
me: "in the interest of transparency, I feel I should disclose that I'm really just a jackass with a lot of opinions and access to pdfs."
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Today's column: "Remember Sam Doyle, the first-time activist I wrote about in March?
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
She took a chance, ran for City Council — and won by 20 votes
Sam Doyle’s nail-biter of a win serves as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time.
www.seattletimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today's column: "Remember Sam Doyle, the first-time activist I wrote about in March?
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
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What the world does not see is that, day after day, the Israeli military expands its control inside Gaza. It advances slowly, swallowing a street, a neighborhood, an entire area — quietly redrawing the map while the world celebrates a fabricated “ceasefire.”
Israel Is Quietly Expanding Its Occupation of Gaza Under Cover of “Ceasefire”
For us here in Gaza, this “ceasefire” is a fiction. The bombing has continued as Israel expands its Yellow Line.
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What the world does not see is that, day after day, the Israeli military expands its control inside Gaza. It advances slowly, swallowing a street, a neighborhood, an entire area — quietly redrawing the map while the world celebrates a fabricated “ceasefire.”
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Remember: what they do to Indigenous people they will eventually do to everyone.
This is infuriating.
This is infuriating.
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Remember: what they do to Indigenous people they will eventually do to everyone.
This is infuriating.
This is infuriating.
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A friendly reminder that wherever you can, given the reality of your situation, fuck all these massive corporations and the billionaire class they support. Give your holiday money to local and small biz, make gifts, whatever. Donate it to good causes. You do have material power. Use it.
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A friendly reminder that wherever you can, given the reality of your situation, fuck all these massive corporations and the billionaire class they support. Give your holiday money to local and small biz, make gifts, whatever. Donate it to good causes. You do have material power. Use it.
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People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
People are struggling. I want us to think about how we're going to help each other hang in there this winter. How are you going to support your friends, co-strugglers, and community as they push through this moment? How can you help people muddle through, materially and/or emotionally?
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What do you need to muddle through? How can we foster an environment where those needs get met in collectivity?
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What do you need to muddle through? How can we foster an environment where those needs get met in collectivity?
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I want people to displace the imaginary depictions of *revolutions* that they have come to create in their heads with the actual small revolutionary acts that happen daily. We might get closer to revolution that way.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I want people to displace the imaginary depictions of *revolutions* that they have come to create in their heads with the actual small revolutionary acts that happen daily. We might get closer to revolution that way.
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I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
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A new show at the Met Cloisters speaks to the existence of queer and trans people in the Medieval period and within the Catholic Church, as well as sexual dalliance and humor, and nontraditional unions.
Mapping the Queer Landscape of Medieval Europe
A new exhibition at The Met Cloisters makes the case that gender and sexual fluidity were an essential part of Medieval religious art.
hyperallergic.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A new show at the Met Cloisters speaks to the existence of queer and trans people in the Medieval period and within the Catholic Church, as well as sexual dalliance and humor, and nontraditional unions.
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“The people in this book are brave,” said Toad. “They fight dragons and giants, and they are never afraid.”
“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
November 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“The people in this book are brave,” said Toad. “They fight dragons and giants, and they are never afraid.”
“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
“I wonder if we are brave,” said Frog.
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When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 AM
When people say that Wuthering Heights doesn't have anything to do with race or that no film has engaged with race, what they mean is that for them Romani people do not count and they also haven't been paying attention. I'm going to share a little material from a recent talk. Content note: racism 1/
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Our fall class, which is exploring The Misfit, has drawn a wonderfully heterogenous group representing a range of knowledge institutions, city agencies, and artistic practices! Please help us spread the word about our spring class — and please consider applying!
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Our fall class, which is exploring The Misfit, has drawn a wonderfully heterogenous group representing a range of knowledge institutions, city agencies, and artistic practices! Please help us spread the word about our spring class — and please consider applying!
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
well, the trees know better than me, so...
well, the trees know better than me, so...
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
well, the trees know better than me, so...
well, the trees know better than me, so...
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
Bovino is taking part in CBP detentions in Charlotte. dickfc_w_l on TikTok.
November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
SOMEONE: Fuck you!
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
BOVINO: That’s not very nice.
THE MOST MOM VOICE YOU’VE EVER HEARD: Well, are you doing nice things?
thank you for all that you gave us and for helping light the way to better futures, Alice ⚡️✨️
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 AM
thank you for all that you gave us and for helping light the way to better futures, Alice ⚡️✨️
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if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
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While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
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A wind came.
It blew across the land.
It blew across the land.
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A wind came.
It blew across the land.
It blew across the land.
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The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The victory of progressive candidates is a byproduct of our work caring for one another and building a better world, not the goal of our work.
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Get in where you can or start something new. This is such a good time to do both.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Get in where you can or start something new. This is such a good time to do both.
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OK, I have a day long convening today so gotta bounce. If you live in NYC, don't stop organizing. This is a beginning and each of us needs to work with others to bring about a better city that actually works for all of us. I'm looking forward to continuing to focus on our libraries & more.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
OK, I have a day long convening today so gotta bounce. If you live in NYC, don't stop organizing. This is a beginning and each of us needs to work with others to bring about a better city that actually works for all of us. I'm looking forward to continuing to focus on our libraries & more.
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here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:14 PM
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
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Here is a great way to teach your kids more about Native Americans this month. Molly of Denali–the only kids TV show to feature an Alaska Native character–is on the road for Native American Heritage Month. Molly, the show’s main character, visits 5 reservations.
'Molly' hits the road: New PBS KIDS miniseries takes viewers to five reservations - ICT
‘Molly’s Epic Adventure’ features an Alaska Native lead character and premiers Nov. 3
ictnews.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Here is a great way to teach your kids more about Native Americans this month. Molly of Denali–the only kids TV show to feature an Alaska Native character–is on the road for Native American Heritage Month. Molly, the show’s main character, visits 5 reservations.