Jonathan Lenore Kastin
@someofourstars.bsky.social
Poet, teller of tales, weaver of spells (He/they)
AB(SOLUTELY) NORMAL 2023. TRANSMOGRIFY! 2023. WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 2024.
https://linktr.ee/jonathanlenorekastin
AB(SOLUTELY) NORMAL 2023. TRANSMOGRIFY! 2023. WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT 2024.
https://linktr.ee/jonathanlenorekastin
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The combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many food pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry during this busy holiday season.
Find Your Local Food Bank and Holiday Food Boxes | Feeding America
Find the Feeding America member food bank nearest you. Over 200 member food banks can connect you with free food, food pantries, soup kitchens, and holiday food boxes in your community.
www.feedingamerica.org
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The combination of federal funding cuts and rising prices is making it difficult for many food pantries to meet rising needs. Please consider supporting your local food pantry during this busy holiday season.
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Elif moans, "I'm freezing!" Joan cries, "I'm cold!" Jude groans, "I'm shivering!" Ahmed shouts, "We're dead!" Jamil cries, "We're lost! These are my five kids, they're homeless because of the rain. I need $150 to buy tent urgent urgent 🥶🥹
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Elif moans, "I'm freezing!" Joan cries, "I'm cold!" Jude groans, "I'm shivering!" Ahmed shouts, "We're dead!" Jamil cries, "We're lost! These are my five kids, they're homeless because of the rain. I need $150 to buy tent urgent urgent 🥶🥹
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Verified
@mommunism.bsky.social
chuffed.org/project/1574...
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Survival funds were never stopping bombs; they're meant to help people afford essentials under continued blockade. This is why it's absurd that support has stopped completely for most survival funds out there.
Click "weekly" for six families & a camp: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Click "weekly" for six families & a camp: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Survival funds were never stopping bombs; they're meant to help people afford essentials under continued blockade. This is why it's absurd that support has stopped completely for most survival funds out there.
Click "weekly" for six families & a camp: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Click "weekly" for six families & a camp: chuffed.org/project/hope...
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Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
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Greenland has announced it will annex the United States, citing humanitarian concerns, chronic leadership instability, and an urgent need to protect valuable land from reckless mismanagement. Officials assured Americans they'll soon enjoy free healthcare, quieter politics, and less gold plating.
December 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Greenland has announced it will annex the United States, citing humanitarian concerns, chronic leadership instability, and an urgent need to protect valuable land from reckless mismanagement. Officials assured Americans they'll soon enjoy free healthcare, quieter politics, and less gold plating.
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The repeal of Section 230 would lead to the kind of regime-controlled internet in which reposting the CECOT torture prison video inside the United States would be impossible
www.patreon.com/posts/146475...
www.patreon.com/posts/146475...
Leak: 60 Minutes CECOT Piece | Matthew Cortland
Get more from Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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December 23, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The repeal of Section 230 would lead to the kind of regime-controlled internet in which reposting the CECOT torture prison video inside the United States would be impossible
www.patreon.com/posts/146475...
www.patreon.com/posts/146475...
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9. You can leave a public comment here. Note that public comments are just that—public—and so take steps to protect your anonymity if it is something that matters to you.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Hospital Condition of Participation: Prohibiting Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Children
This proposed rule would revise the requirements that Medicare and Medicaid certified hospitals must meet to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These changes are necessary to protect t...
www.federalregister.gov
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
9. You can leave a public comment here. Note that public comments are just that—public—and so take steps to protect your anonymity if it is something that matters to you.
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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1. The Trump administration last week made headlines with a new rule banning most gender affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
Now, the ACLU is pledging to sue if the rule goes into effect.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/aclu-pledg...
Now, the ACLU is pledging to sue if the rule goes into effect.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/aclu-pledg...
ACLU Pledges To Challenge Trump Admin In Court Over National Trans Youth Care Ban Rule
The rule must undergo a 60 day comment period, whereupon the government must generally respond before it may be put into effect.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
1. The Trump administration last week made headlines with a new rule banning most gender affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
Now, the ACLU is pledging to sue if the rule goes into effect.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/aclu-pledg...
Now, the ACLU is pledging to sue if the rule goes into effect.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/aclu-pledg...
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Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things.
There’s no third option.
There’s no third option.
In addition to this administration trying to kill kids, and they're also coming for our binders? OUR BINDERS.
December 19, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Once again a reminder: We can have trans rights, bodily autonomy, gender nonconformity, and freedom of expression, or we can have none of these things.
There’s no third option.
There’s no third option.
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Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Please share this widely. There have been 13 peer-reviewed critiques of the Cass Review, to the extent that academia regards it as pseudoscience, but so far all have been subject to organised censorship by mainstream media. This is the first time one has broken through. Oz Guardian only still.
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Take action, sign, share, and call your reps. Regardless of the chances of passing, the fact that anyone supports repealing Section 230 is abhorrent. Tell your rep to protect free speech and uphold Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
December 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Take action, sign, share, and call your reps. Regardless of the chances of passing, the fact that anyone supports repealing Section 230 is abhorrent. Tell your rep to protect free speech and uphold Section 230!
www.congress.gov/members/find...
www.congress.gov/members/find...
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People? Take action.
There's plenty of time for Christmas and cheer. For now? Defend what's important for once.
Keep the internet open. Free. And defended from fascist policies.
There's plenty of time for Christmas and cheer. For now? Defend what's important for once.
Keep the internet open. Free. And defended from fascist policies.
We will be fighting tooth and nail to protect the right to organize, the right to have queer community, and the right to access abortion info online in the new year.
If you’re with us, take action now and we’ll reach out when it’s time to escalate: www.whatissection230.org
If you’re with us, take action now and we’ll reach out when it’s time to escalate: www.whatissection230.org
What is Section 230
www.whatissection230.org
December 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
People? Take action.
There's plenty of time for Christmas and cheer. For now? Defend what's important for once.
Keep the internet open. Free. And defended from fascist policies.
There's plenty of time for Christmas and cheer. For now? Defend what's important for once.
Keep the internet open. Free. And defended from fascist policies.
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Don't let Canada go down the same road as the US and UK on trans rights. Sign this, then make sure to verify your signature via the email link so it counts.
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Don't let Canada go down the same road as the US and UK on trans rights. Sign this, then make sure to verify your signature via the email link so it counts.
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Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
we're here — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Also there are 11 more days to submit your queer speculative stories already published in 2025!
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
The editors love reading far and wide, so please especially consider submitting work from journals and anthologies they might not be aware of.
www.neonhemlock.com/were-here
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Folks can submit comments opposing these transphobic proposed rules here:
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a new set of rules attempting to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth nationwide.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
Take action and tell HHS: No bans on gender-affirming care.
Tell HHS: Hands Off Our Care
Take action with ACLU People Power!
act.aclu.org
December 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Folks can submit comments opposing these transphobic proposed rules here:
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Can’t stop thinking about this. The Trump administration is essentially extorting hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care—without Medicare or Medicaid they’d go bankrupt. It’s akin to a backdoor ban even for people with private insurance, a proposal that wouldn’t pass Congress.
Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid.
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
December 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Can’t stop thinking about this. The Trump administration is essentially extorting hospitals into dropping gender-affirming care—without Medicare or Medicaid they’d go bankrupt. It’s akin to a backdoor ban even for people with private insurance, a proposal that wouldn’t pass Congress.
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I’m dealing with very severe income & work loss, which impacts housing & more and need urgent support. TY so much.🤍🤍
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
December 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I’m dealing with very severe income & work loss, which impacts housing & more and need urgent support. TY so much.🤍🤍
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
tinyurl.com/gfm-care-support
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I am very sad that the days are going to start getting longer soon, so here are 10 US Kindle copies of Peter S. Beagle's classic The Last Unicorn, which is a very, very good book, with depths and metaphors and laughs and sadness. It is a beautiful book.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I am very sad that the days are going to start getting longer soon, so here are 10 US Kindle copies of Peter S. Beagle's classic The Last Unicorn, which is a very, very good book, with depths and metaphors and laughs and sadness. It is a beautiful book.
#KindleBookGiveaway
#KindleBookGiveaway
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NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
Bad Internet Bills
All of the bad internet bills. One website.
www.badinternetbills.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: They kept saying they were gonna do it and now they've done it
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
A group of clowns (Senators) have introduced a bill to FULLY REPEAL Section 230.
No reform, no replacement, just utter destruction of all online free speech.
We can't let this happen. Share & take action
www.badinternetbills.com
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If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
"Men are men. Men can never become women. Women are women. Women can never become men."
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
If this were true, they wouldn't be banning the medical care that does this.
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Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.
November 15, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Life is short. Write that novel. Paint that painting. Try new recipes. Learn black magic. Go into the forest at night. Summon a demon. Earn that demon's trust. Become best friends with it. Brag to everyone else about your new cool demon best friend. Knit that sweater.
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Experts say we have months not years to organize the type of mass protest needed to avoid authoritarianism and fascist rule taking hold in the United States.
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
Breaking: New bipartisan bill would make 2026 the year online protest organizing dies.
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: With 230 repeal bill, Dems target 2026 as year online protest organizing and reproductive healthcare info dies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has just reintroduced a bill in the Senate and the House to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, aka the Internet’s First Amendment, by the end of 2026...
fightforthefuture.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Experts say we have months not years to organize the type of mass protest needed to avoid authoritarianism and fascist rule taking hold in the United States.
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
And what is Congress doing? Introducing a repeal of Section 230, the law that underpins all free speech on the Internet
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If you know anyone in these states who cares about the right to protest, they need to ROAST the cosponsors of SB 3546, the Section 230 repeal:
- Rhode Island (Sen Whitehouse)
- Vermont (Sen Welch)
- Minnesota (Sen Klobuchar)
- Connecticut (Sen Blumenthal)
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
- Rhode Island (Sen Whitehouse)
- Vermont (Sen Welch)
- Minnesota (Sen Klobuchar)
- Connecticut (Sen Blumenthal)
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators
www.senate.gov
December 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
If you know anyone in these states who cares about the right to protest, they need to ROAST the cosponsors of SB 3546, the Section 230 repeal:
- Rhode Island (Sen Whitehouse)
- Vermont (Sen Welch)
- Minnesota (Sen Klobuchar)
- Connecticut (Sen Blumenthal)
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
- Rhode Island (Sen Whitehouse)
- Vermont (Sen Welch)
- Minnesota (Sen Klobuchar)
- Connecticut (Sen Blumenthal)
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
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This is important. 🚨
If Section 230 is repealed, it means we lose our core tools of protest. No more No Kings, no more @Indivisible or @50501 or ICE out of Home Depot coordinating across the country.
If Section 230 is repealed, it means we lose our core tools of protest. No more No Kings, no more @Indivisible or @50501 or ICE out of Home Depot coordinating across the country.
Breaking: New bipartisan bill would make 2026 the year online protest organizing dies.
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Dems and R’s alike have just indicated they plan to end the first amendment of the Internet next year. Our statement: fightforthefuture.org/news/2025-12...
Statement: With 230 repeal bill, Dems target 2026 as year online protest organizing and reproductive healthcare info dies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has just reintroduced a bill in the Senate and the House to sunset Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, aka the Internet’s First Amendment, by the end of 2026...
fightforthefuture.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is important. 🚨
If Section 230 is repealed, it means we lose our core tools of protest. No more No Kings, no more @Indivisible or @50501 or ICE out of Home Depot coordinating across the country.
If Section 230 is repealed, it means we lose our core tools of protest. No more No Kings, no more @Indivisible or @50501 or ICE out of Home Depot coordinating across the country.