arwyn
@arwynsays.bsky.social
i make yarn, things with yarn, and opinionated declamations. read the alt text and wear a mask.
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arwyn
@arwynsays.bsky.social
· Aug 11
we are increasingly surrounded by agendas needing to convince us that reality doesn't matter, that our senses & experience & memory & history don't matter. that how we measure & feel & what we love don't matter.
making refutes that. art proves that a lie. make something beautiful. something real.
making refutes that. art proves that a lie. make something beautiful. something real.
using a very broad definition of beautiful here. i don't mean pretty, or pleasing, or not-ugly. i mean beautiful in the way pain, hurt, survival, death, existentialism, doubt, the inherent absurd contradictions of humanity can be beautiful.
but also i mean pretty. that works too.
but also i mean pretty. that works too.
okay: great novel, lil heartbreaking. neat to see lateral racism/non-Black anti-Blackness. a lot about climate, ultimately. a lot about trust, & power, & how it harms. more than a little bit an exploration of trying to kill hitler (mmm margaret thatcher?) as a young adult, from h/mt's pov. spoilers?
okay it is EXTREMELY WEIRD to read a book with sex scenes and think about the fact that FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BARAK OBAMA has also read this.
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
okay: great novel, lil heartbreaking. neat to see lateral racism/non-Black anti-Blackness. a lot about climate, ultimately. a lot about trust, & power, & how it harms. more than a little bit an exploration of trying to kill hitler (mmm margaret thatcher?) as a young adult, from h/mt's pov. spoilers?
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well. that was a novel.
okay it is EXTREMELY WEIRD to read a book with sex scenes and think about the fact that FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BARAK OBAMA has also read this.
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
November 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
well. that was a novel.
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It is not wrong to hope
As long as hope does not stop you from acting
By itself, hope is not a plan
As long as hope does not stop you from acting
By itself, hope is not a plan
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It is not wrong to hope
As long as hope does not stop you from acting
By itself, hope is not a plan
As long as hope does not stop you from acting
By itself, hope is not a plan
okay it is EXTREMELY WEIRD to read a book with sex scenes and think about the fact that FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BARAK OBAMA has also read this.
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
okay it is EXTREMELY WEIRD to read a book with sex scenes and think about the fact that FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BARAK OBAMA has also read this.
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
(the ministry of time, I'm halfway through, the foreshadowing is not making me happy, it's good so far, & it's an ao3 M, not E. BUT STILL.)
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Sweeps are violence and it really is that simple. If you live in Portland and have a heart in your body please take the time to testify in person/zoom tomorrow or in writing and ask our city council to reroute money away from sweeps, which do not reduce homelessness. www.portland.gov/council-cler...
November 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Sweeps are violence and it really is that simple. If you live in Portland and have a heart in your body please take the time to testify in person/zoom tomorrow or in writing and ask our city council to reroute money away from sweeps, which do not reduce homelessness. www.portland.gov/council-cler...
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Here's another piece about how Portland's methods, ie sweeps without bountiful supportive housing and services for people to be "swept" into, do not work, and kill people www.propublica.org/article/port...
Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Quadrupled.
The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Here's another piece about how Portland's methods, ie sweeps without bountiful supportive housing and services for people to be "swept" into, do not work, and kill people www.propublica.org/article/port...
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And remember our collective agreement, k? No big box stores this holiday season. We're shopping indie & ethical!
Don't be shy, drop your fave small businesses for gift shopping here so we can share the love around!
Don't be shy, drop your fave small businesses for gift shopping here so we can share the love around!
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
And remember our collective agreement, k? No big box stores this holiday season. We're shopping indie & ethical!
Don't be shy, drop your fave small businesses for gift shopping here so we can share the love around!
Don't be shy, drop your fave small businesses for gift shopping here so we can share the love around!
said dog, doing his duty.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
said dog, doing his duty.
well. i dunno. spent the part of the afternoon with sun outside putting the final numbers on the plan for our little free fridge. spent the next 2.5 hours curled up on top of the covers crying and clinging to my emotional support dog because less than a dozen dems gave away everything to fascists.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
well. i dunno. spent the part of the afternoon with sun outside putting the final numbers on the plan for our little free fridge. spent the next 2.5 hours curled up on top of the covers crying and clinging to my emotional support dog because less than a dozen dems gave away everything to fascists.
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This all the way to the bone marrow. Find things that bring you joy and cling to them like the life preserver they are in the stormy seas of our present moment in history.
I saw someone on my timeline shaming someone else for posting about college football in a time like this.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
Folks, if we're going to survive a time like this, we're going to need to avoid burning out from an attitude of 24/7 vigilance and constant outrage.
Let people find joy where they can, please.
November 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This all the way to the bone marrow. Find things that bring you joy and cling to them like the life preserver they are in the stormy seas of our present moment in history.
"Cats shouldn't eat batteries."
"No one should eat batteries."
"Trump can eat batteries. As a treat."
"No one should eat batteries."
"Trump can eat batteries. As a treat."
November 9, 2025 at 3:25 AM
"Cats shouldn't eat batteries."
"No one should eat batteries."
"Trump can eat batteries. As a treat."
"No one should eat batteries."
"Trump can eat batteries. As a treat."
I'm not going to pretend that i understand the intricacies of the order (beyond historically being a fan of justice jackson such that she has earned a little trust), but i do know that brief windows of orders are why oregon dhs worked through the night to get people their snap funds for nov.
Referring the admin’s emergency petition to the whole court would have slowed down getting the payments out. We expect a First Circuit decision within the next day, day and a half. Monday a.m. tops. Stay tuned.
#BREAKING: Justice Jackson has issued an "administrative" stay, temporarily pausing a district court order that would've required the USDA to continue using contingency funds to pay SNAP benefits.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
The stay expires 48 hours after the First Circuit rules on USDA's request for a stay pending appeal.
November 8, 2025 at 3:18 AM
I'm not going to pretend that i understand the intricacies of the order (beyond historically being a fan of justice jackson such that she has earned a little trust), but i do know that brief windows of orders are why oregon dhs worked through the night to get people their snap funds for nov.
"every person has value" the disability take: you do not have to "be productive" to be worthy of existing.
"every person is here to make value" the fascist take: if you're not producing, you're not a person.
(i really really resent "you have agency" being used to mean "so make money or die".)
"every person is here to make value" the fascist take: if you're not producing, you're not a person.
(i really really resent "you have agency" being used to mean "so make money or die".)
“God put you here to make a difference. You have agency over your future”
Ah yes, I know growing up my dream was to get healthy enough to help make a trillion dollars for the US economy.
This is eugenics. You do not need to get back to work to have value.
Ah yes, I know growing up my dream was to get healthy enough to help make a trillion dollars for the US economy.
This is eugenics. You do not need to get back to work to have value.
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
"every person has value" the disability take: you do not have to "be productive" to be worthy of existing.
"every person is here to make value" the fascist take: if you're not producing, you're not a person.
(i really really resent "you have agency" being used to mean "so make money or die".)
"every person is here to make value" the fascist take: if you're not producing, you're not a person.
(i really really resent "you have agency" being used to mean "so make money or die".)
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this is the most beautiful, politic, understated way of telling the 1% that the masses are coMING FOR THEIR HEADS so they might wanna embrace, like, "getting taxed" instead.
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
this is the most beautiful, politic, understated way of telling the 1% that the masses are coMING FOR THEIR HEADS so they might wanna embrace, like, "getting taxed" instead.
this is the most beautiful, politic, understated way of telling the 1% that the masses are coMING FOR THEIR HEADS so they might wanna embrace, like, "getting taxed" instead.
There is something deeply broken about an economy that creates trillionaires while people get buried under the cost of living and 42 million go hungry. The ultra-rich should realize that my Billionaires Income Tax, aimed at ensuring they pay their fair share, represents the moderate path forward.
Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package that could make CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, the world’s first trillionaire. https://cnn.it/43KZnkA
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 AM
this is the most beautiful, politic, understated way of telling the 1% that the masses are coMING FOR THEIR HEADS so they might wanna embrace, like, "getting taxed" instead.
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Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Readers in Arizona, Michigan, & Georgia!
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
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Hey, can we talk about JOY?
Join your local progressive groups, y'all!
Working with neighbors to help us all can be one of the most joyful things in everyday life. Every time I join anything, I see these kinds of smiles.
Here's a 🧵 of photos to inspire you.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
Join your local progressive groups, y'all!
Working with neighbors to help us all can be one of the most joyful things in everyday life. Every time I join anything, I see these kinds of smiles.
Here's a 🧵 of photos to inspire you.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
Your pal @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social at the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn. Genuinely hard to take a bad picture of this dude.
That's the @nywfp.bsky.social float behind him - follow them and let's make this man mayor and get him the progressive caucus he needs to get things done, NYC!
That's the @nywfp.bsky.social float behind him - follow them and let's make this man mayor and get him the progressive caucus he needs to get things done, NYC!
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hey, can we talk about JOY?
Join your local progressive groups, y'all!
Working with neighbors to help us all can be one of the most joyful things in everyday life. Every time I join anything, I see these kinds of smiles.
Here's a 🧵 of photos to inspire you.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
Join your local progressive groups, y'all!
Working with neighbors to help us all can be one of the most joyful things in everyday life. Every time I join anything, I see these kinds of smiles.
Here's a 🧵 of photos to inspire you.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
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It's not uncommon to label all of the rooms in a facility for dementia patients
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's not uncommon to label all of the rooms in a facility for dementia patients
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Trans rights win elections. Do not tolerate this mealy mouthed, both sides, "let's compromise" BULLSHIT. Trans. Rights. Are. Right. Demand nothing less from your electeds!
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Trans rights win elections. Do not tolerate this mealy mouthed, both sides, "let's compromise" BULLSHIT. Trans. Rights. Are. Right. Demand nothing less from your electeds!
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He'll make mistakes and be imperfect but when it's sabotage, name it loudly. Don't let people forget who is really screwing them. The robber barons can't abide hope. So hope. Remember what tonight feels like and keep it alight. Keep showing up when they screw with buses and zoning. Hold the line.
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November 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
He'll make mistakes and be imperfect but when it's sabotage, name it loudly. Don't let people forget who is really screwing them. The robber barons can't abide hope. So hope. Remember what tonight feels like and keep it alight. Keep showing up when they screw with buses and zoning. Hold the line.
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serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
really obvious now why trump and the republican party have been working so hard to prevent fair elections lol they know
November 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
serious note: they're gonna try 5x harder to sabotage the midterms after tonight and we're gonna have to organize on a literally historic scale to stop them
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We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We're all going to write pieces about what you can learn from tonight but it's actually pretty simple: The frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
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Seeing the public facing media for the Little Free Library organization promoting the inclusion of food in libraries, often with messaging like "you can't focus on reading with an empty belly" is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Seeing the public facing media for the Little Free Library organization promoting the inclusion of food in libraries, often with messaging like "you can't focus on reading with an empty belly" is equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking.