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Addye Susnick
@addye.bsky.social
Political Theory PhD Candidate at UBC, working on trans joy and also zines 🔆 disabled scholar, cat parent, anti-zionist Jew 🔆 often found selling books or making art 🔆 they/them
CBC doesn't have this on the news homepage or even the political news homepage, which is *fascinating* because I would argue that using the notwithstanding clause 3 times IN ONE NIGHT is, in fact, major political news.
If that sounds wild, it's because it is. But historically, it's only been used in exceptional circumstances. Meanwhile, Alberta just used it for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th times in the past 2 months on these 3 anti-trans bills (the 1st time was to override teacher's labor rights) 🧵3/6
December 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Alberta just passed bills banning trans girls from youth sports, restricting gender-affirming care including hormone blockers for youth under 16 y/o, and requiring parental consent for students to change their name/pronouns at school. They used the notwithstanding clause on all three bills. 🧵1/6
December 11, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The worst thing about being a good facilitator is that I just pulled off the most perfect interrupt-validate-redirect maneuver, but the recipient will never notice, which is what made it perfect.
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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They found a way to make the J6 Pipe bomber trans.
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Immigrating to Canada is wild, because they ignore you for a year, then one day they're like "you must get a medical exam, send us more money, and get your relatives' birth certificates to us within the next 30 days, or you're back to square one."
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Excited to share this wonderful conversation I had with Manda Aufochs Gillespie for Cortes Island's Folk University! We discuss zine culture, trans joy, underground networks, and the power of creative defiance.
soundcloud.com/the-ecorepor...
Addye Susnick joins host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie to talk about Community and Dissent in a Digital Age
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Tune in on November 14th, 2025, for a conversation that explores how queer and trans zine-making can become an act of joyful resistance and connection. Addye Susnick
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December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Excited to share this wonderful conversation I had with Manda Aufochs Gillespie for Cortes Island's Folk University! We discuss zine culture, trans joy, underground networks, and the power of creative defiance.
soundcloud.com/the-ecorepor...
Addye Susnick joins host Manda Aufochs-Gillespie to talk about Community and Dissent in a Digital Age
Manda Aufochs Gillespie/ Folk U - Tune in on November 14th, 2025, for a conversation that explores how queer and trans zine-making can become an act of joyful resistance and connection. Addye Susnick
soundcloud.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Made a lumb(e/a)r pillow and brought it to the woods to meet its brethren
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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The same week we lost a sister to anti-trans policies, were blamed by the government for 42m people losing SNAP, were told we should be abandoned by centrists yet again, & Trump declared Congress null & signaled he'll never leave office, the regime seeks to torture & kill every trans kid in America.
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Oct 30
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Grading essays on "intersectionality" be like
a man says " you keep using that word i do not think it means what you think it means . "
Alt: a man says " you keep using that word i do not think it means what you think it means . "
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Timeline is very bleak this am, so here's Tiana's reaction upon receiving a decrepit reusable shopping bag.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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I wrote an article about zines and AI that was published online and in @lookoutnews.bsky.social zine that we design and print! Check it out! www.lookoutnews.org/in-the-face-...
In the Face of A.I., Can Zines Save Queer Stories?
From A.I.-generated censorship to disappearing web pages, queer communities are using D.I.Y. zines to ensure their stories are not lost.
www.lookoutnews.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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⚠️ Many state government lists don't provide a comprehensive list of all available sources.

Find one near you.❤️
👇🏻

Food Pantries, Soup Kitchens, and Food Banks
www.foodpantries.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Is there already a word for feeling seen/ trusting that someone sees you without explicit affirmation? Not recognition in the sense of being recognized as X, but recognition in the sense of "I know that you know the vibe, so now we can hang without worrying about performing [gender, etc.]"
October 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread
October 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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when trans people take HRT to feel normal: “look at these depraved sex freaks performing their sick fetish in public, we should bully them out of existence”

when cis ppl take HRT so they can fuck real good:
October 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The palpable relief of reading a syntactically awkward student paper nevertheless brimming with ideas they’re trying on after having to consume the stale cardboard generalities of a Chat GPT essay.
October 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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this is what life should be about. the other horse shit shouldn't be happening.
let the gourd times roll
October 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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After ICE agents violently detained a man in Maryland, they kept him pinned to the ground for nine minutes.

He shouts “I live in America! I love America!”

When a witness asks why the man was arrested, the officer shouts “Because he’s a criminal.”

Full story: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...
September 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Happy Bright Eyes release day to all who celebrate 🎉 anyway, back to looping this EP and thinking abt this fucked up world for the next [redacted] days
September 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
KIND branding *calories* broke something deep in my psyche this month
September 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM