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
Trans ppl of the internet: one of my participants described a post where the gist was "for a guy, I really am my mother's daughter." Does anyone have a link to a fun post in this genre, preferably with a good image? it's for dissertation purposes
(plz repost if ur followers will know what I mean 🙏)
(plz repost if ur followers will know what I mean 🙏)
February 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Trans ppl of the internet: one of my participants described a post where the gist was "for a guy, I really am my mother's daughter." Does anyone have a link to a fun post in this genre, preferably with a good image? it's for dissertation purposes
(plz repost if ur followers will know what I mean 🙏)
(plz repost if ur followers will know what I mean 🙏)
Honestly when you think of a dissertation as an end in itself rather than a career prerequisite, it's really cool and fun. Of course it's also stressful and hard, but what *isn't* stressful in the year of our lord are 2026?
I thought everyone who told me "you end up writing half the dissertation in the last month" was joking, but I'm delighted that they weren't! In the last push, and it's a joy (lol) to just sit down and write nonstop about something I know and care so much about, now with a clear end in sight.
February 9, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Honestly when you think of a dissertation as an end in itself rather than a career prerequisite, it's really cool and fun. Of course it's also stressful and hard, but what *isn't* stressful in the year of our lord are 2026?
I thought everyone who told me "you end up writing half the dissertation in the last month" was joking, but I'm delighted that they weren't! In the last push, and it's a joy (lol) to just sit down and write nonstop about something I know and care so much about, now with a clear end in sight.
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I thought everyone who told me "you end up writing half the dissertation in the last month" was joking, but I'm delighted that they weren't! In the last push, and it's a joy (lol) to just sit down and write nonstop about something I know and care so much about, now with a clear end in sight.
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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7/ Read the rest of the letters:
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
propub.li
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
7/ Read the rest of the letters:
every few weeks i remember that time Microsoft ran a "radical joy" pride campaign and want to throw my entire dissertation into the sun lol
February 5, 2026 at 2:08 AM
every few weeks i remember that time Microsoft ran a "radical joy" pride campaign and want to throw my entire dissertation into the sun lol
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Any decentralised horizontal egalitarian group is a demonstration of anarchism in practice.
Any friend group chipping together or a stranger giving mutual aid. Whether bread, eyewash or a couch to sleep on.
We don't need to work at a national scale to start making a difference.
Any friend group chipping together or a stranger giving mutual aid. Whether bread, eyewash or a couch to sleep on.
We don't need to work at a national scale to start making a difference.
When anarchism isn't being villified as evil it's being dismissed with an eyeroll by people who think they know better. But in Minneapolis, we're seeing the power of this maligned philosophy.
Today on Assigned: The argument for anarchism, by Emma Arcadia.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned: The argument for anarchism, by Emma Arcadia.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Minneapolis Shows Us Anarchism at Work — Assigned
The trans community should look to Minneapolis as an example of how leaderless, bottom-up organizing can be more powerful than traditional politics in making change.
www.assignedmedia.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Any decentralised horizontal egalitarian group is a demonstration of anarchism in practice.
Any friend group chipping together or a stranger giving mutual aid. Whether bread, eyewash or a couch to sleep on.
We don't need to work at a national scale to start making a difference.
Any friend group chipping together or a stranger giving mutual aid. Whether bread, eyewash or a couch to sleep on.
We don't need to work at a national scale to start making a difference.
Just sprinted to 3 pharmacies to get Naloxone in a life-and-death emergency bc I figured "no need to bring a bag, I'm just getting coffee." This is an unsolicited public reminder (to myself) that if you live in East Van, your leaving the house routine should include Naloxone.
January 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Just sprinted to 3 pharmacies to get Naloxone in a life-and-death emergency bc I figured "no need to bring a bag, I'm just getting coffee." This is an unsolicited public reminder (to myself) that if you live in East Van, your leaving the house routine should include Naloxone.
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America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew
Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:16 PM
America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...
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Hot, searing damnation.
January 26, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Hot, searing damnation.
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oh it's going to be a Recession recession
January 18, 2026 at 10:56 PM
oh it's going to be a Recession recession
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Are you a Frozen Pickle or a Bathtub Viking?
January 18, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Are you a Frozen Pickle or a Bathtub Viking?
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NEW — Today, after years of raising awareness about the Clean Slate Act, dozens of Clean Slate Illinois Coalition members packed XS Tennis and Education Foundation’s headquarters in Washington Park to witness Gov. JB Pritzker sign the Clean Slate Act into law.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/gov-...
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Gov. JB Pritzker signs historic Clean Slate legislation into law • The TRiiBE
“[The] Clean Slate [Act] matters to me because it's one of the strongest tools we have to remove barriers that keep our people from fully participating in their own lives and communities,” Chauncy Sto...
thetriibe.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
NEW — Today, after years of raising awareness about the Clean Slate Act, dozens of Clean Slate Illinois Coalition members packed XS Tennis and Education Foundation’s headquarters in Washington Park to witness Gov. JB Pritzker sign the Clean Slate Act into law.
thetriibe.com/2026/01/gov-...
thetriibe.com/2026/01/gov-...
Just found this collage from last January in a random folder, I think all content from the NY Times. Trying to talk myself out of doing this exercise again this January....
January 15, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Just found this collage from last January in a random folder, I think all content from the NY Times. Trying to talk myself out of doing this exercise again this January....
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You need to be willing to plant trees knowing you will never sit in their shade
oldhead advice from an oldhead.
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
every couple years, newcomers to the movement think "THIS is finally it, the moment when the dam breaks and the whole system is overthrown"
and when it doesn't happen they lose patience and get disillusioned and drop out of movement work
gotta build for long term
January 8, 2026 at 9:45 AM
You need to be willing to plant trees knowing you will never sit in their shade
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
When everything feels awful, I re-read the closing pages of Lou Sullivan's diaries and think about how, even in his final days, as he and so many around him were dying of AIDS, he was organizing and writing and laughing with friends and having "FUN!" That's what I mean by a politics of trans joy.
January 8, 2026 at 8:03 PM
When everything feels awful, I re-read the closing pages of Lou Sullivan's diaries and think about how, even in his final days, as he and so many around him were dying of AIDS, he was organizing and writing and laughing with friends and having "FUN!" That's what I mean by a politics of trans joy.
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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They found a way to make the J6 Pipe bomber trans.
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
They found a way to make the J6 Pipe bomber trans.
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
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."
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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...
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...
soundcloud.com/the-ecorepor...
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...
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
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...
soundcloud.com/the-ecorepor...
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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
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.