Shelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@butwait.bsky.social
Edutummler, Creampuff, Earper. Grateful to all who "learn out loud". Empowering purposeful networks. Pers. account. White settler, cis & queer. Daily haiku over at butwait.blogspot.com.
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I saw someone else's version of this list without alt text. Every community includes low vision, blind, and otherwise disabled folks who make extensive use of screen readers, so I've created a revised version that includes alt text.
Our fears are justified.
Alt text: bit.ly/theywilltry
Our fears are justified.
Alt text: bit.ly/theywilltry
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It's me again, just putting it out there that I am going to need space in 2026 for at least 5 events that can hold at least 100 people. Looking for accessible and also CHEAP spaces in NYC. None of the convenings will be charging people to participate. Thank you.
November 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It's me again, just putting it out there that I am going to need space in 2026 for at least 5 events that can hold at least 100 people. Looking for accessible and also CHEAP spaces in NYC. None of the convenings will be charging people to participate. Thank you.
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Kim
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Booker
(If you don't already have yr senators' and representative's phone numbers saved in yr "favorites," now would be a great time to do that. Readiness matters.)
Or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
#DidThisToday
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Booker
(If you don't already have yr senators' and representative's phone numbers saved in yr "favorites," now would be a great time to do that. Readiness matters.)
Or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
#DidThisToday
We deserve a Democratic Party that is willing to fight as hard as we are.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
We need new leadership in this moment and to get there, we need a chorus of support for change. Tell your Democratic senators to call on Senator Schumer to step aside as Minority Leader. It’s time for drastic action.
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Kim
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Booker
(If you don't already have yr senators' and representative's phone numbers saved in yr "favorites," now would be a great time to do that. Readiness matters.)
Or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
#DidThisToday
✅ Left a voicemail for Senator Booker
(If you don't already have yr senators' and representative's phone numbers saved in yr "favorites," now would be a great time to do that. Readiness matters.)
Or call the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
#DidThisToday
Up & @ 'em, Skeeple!
Here's a tiny to-do list:
___ Dems, call your Senators and ask them to push Schumer out as leader.
___ Then (everyone) prioritize the care and feeding of your imaginations by backing the excellent Infinite Paths project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
24 days left...
Here's a tiny to-do list:
___ Dems, call your Senators and ask them to push Schumer out as leader.
___ Then (everyone) prioritize the care and feeding of your imaginations by backing the excellent Infinite Paths project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
24 days left...
Infinite Paths
A solo TTRPG system
www.kickstarter.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Up & @ 'em, Skeeple!
Here's a tiny to-do list:
___ Dems, call your Senators and ask them to push Schumer out as leader.
___ Then (everyone) prioritize the care and feeding of your imaginations by backing the excellent Infinite Paths project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
24 days left...
Here's a tiny to-do list:
___ Dems, call your Senators and ask them to push Schumer out as leader.
___ Then (everyone) prioritize the care and feeding of your imaginations by backing the excellent Infinite Paths project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
24 days left...
Here it is, my 249th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below in comments, please share as widely as possible, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...
#ScholarSunday Thread 249 (11/9/25) – Black and White and Read All Over
Here it is, my 249th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the last week. Add more below in comments, please share as widely as...
blackwhiteandread.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
GODDAMNIT.
So a bunch of folks are going to try to do numbers by trying to convince you that this isn't over. It is over. The next vote in the Senate needs only a simple majority.
The House GOP will move to pass this thing because it's what Trump wants.
The House GOP will move to pass this thing because it's what Trump wants.
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
GODDAMNIT.
Reposted by Shelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
C'mon, friends, let's get Frances dancing! 🙏
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 AM
C'mon, friends, let's get Frances dancing! 🙏
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My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
Reposted by Shelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Trumpers have established a secret police infrastructure in which growing fear and terror in targeted communities is the goal, not just a byproduct, of "enforcement" operations.
Read this factual local story about an ICE operation in Syracuse, N.Y. at centralcurrent.org
Local officials, citizens, and families of detainees are shut out of information and are left with little but mystery.
The government shutdown is used as an excuse.
centralcurrent.org/who-knows-wh...
Local officials, citizens, and families of detainees are shut out of information and are left with little but mystery.
The government shutdown is used as an excuse.
centralcurrent.org/who-knows-wh...
Who knows when ICE comes to town?
When a group of men were taken from a Syracuse city street, it took nearly two weeks to know who’d grabbed them.
centralcurrent.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trumpers have established a secret police infrastructure in which growing fear and terror in targeted communities is the goal, not just a byproduct, of "enforcement" operations.
Y'all, the hospital where I had my surgery is running trials to see if GLP-1 medications can help people suffering from long COVID. It's open to any person with documented long COVID who lives in the US.
Please pass it on!
Please pass it on!
Home - Long COVID Treatment Trial
Be part of groundbreaking Long COVID research from Scripps Research. We endeavor to conduct a portfolio of Long COVID clinical trials.
longcovid.scripps.edu
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Ouch... this one really hurts.
There's a trans nerd in the Bay Area (whom I've met and can vouch for) and we raised some $$ for her in the past, getting her into a stable situation.
But now? She's been robbed and lost everything.
Please help if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/DWORD-0x62...
There's a trans nerd in the Bay Area (whom I've met and can vouch for) and we raised some $$ for her in the past, getting her into a stable situation.
But now? She's been robbed and lost everything.
Please help if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/DWORD-0x62...
Donate to Help chronically ill woman with food and bills, organized by Amber Bruce
I am extremely grateful to everyone who has supported me for the past year … Amber Bruce needs your support for Help chronically ill woman with food and bills
www.gofundme.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Ouch... this one really hurts.
There's a trans nerd in the Bay Area (whom I've met and can vouch for) and we raised some $$ for her in the past, getting her into a stable situation.
But now? She's been robbed and lost everything.
Please help if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/DWORD-0x62...
There's a trans nerd in the Bay Area (whom I've met and can vouch for) and we raised some $$ for her in the past, getting her into a stable situation.
But now? She's been robbed and lost everything.
Please help if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/DWORD-0x62...
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Hey gamers, without access to food stamps this month is going to be harder than it usually should. If you can share and donate I would greatly appreciate it.
ko-fi.com/dare2dream
ko-fi.com/dare2dream
Buy Dare Hickman a Coffee
Become a supporter of Dare Hickman today!
ko-fi.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Hey gamers, without access to food stamps this month is going to be harder than it usually should. If you can share and donate I would greatly appreciate it.
ko-fi.com/dare2dream
ko-fi.com/dare2dream
Reposted by Shelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 AM
More people have died in ICE custody in last 9 months than in the entire prior 4 years.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
We hear of a few, but most barely make the news.
Cases like Randall Alberto Gamboa Esquivel.
He was in perfect health when ICE detained him.
He disappeared in June & by August was in a vegetative state.
Okay friends, this sounds SO cool, & it's already 21% funded just one day in, so it seems like I'm not along in thinking that, yay!
(Rook is my nephew, so I'm of course biased, but listen to the trailer & I'll bet you agree!)
BACK IT & help make sure Infinite Paths exists out here in the world...
(Rook is my nephew, so I'm of course biased, but listen to the trailer & I'll bet you agree!)
BACK IT & help make sure Infinite Paths exists out here in the world...
The Kickstarter for Infinite Paths by @jamiethul.bsky.social launched! I'm illustrating this project alongside @nimael.itch.io, with @leafydragongames.bsky.social publishing. It's a solo TTRPG system built for flexibility and depth. Back if that appeals to you!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lea...
Infinite Paths
A solo TTRPG system
www.kickstarter.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Okay friends, this sounds SO cool, & it's already 21% funded just one day in, so it seems like I'm not along in thinking that, yay!
(Rook is my nephew, so I'm of course biased, but listen to the trailer & I'll bet you agree!)
BACK IT & help make sure Infinite Paths exists out here in the world...
(Rook is my nephew, so I'm of course biased, but listen to the trailer & I'll bet you agree!)
BACK IT & help make sure Infinite Paths exists out here in the world...
@feini.bsky.social Thought of you...
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Join a global newsroom covering oceans, data strategy & climate storytelling.
Now recruiting:
🗞️ Contributing Editor (Oceans) - buff.ly/HsXXLKW
📊 Engagement Editor - buff.ly/94vR1n9
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November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
@feini.bsky.social Thought of you...
Is your neighborhood ready?
Whistles and documenting. Neighbors are prepared.
federal agents are back in the skokie/evanston area this morning.
this video, posted to facebook about 10 minutes ago, shows federal agents driving through the williamsburg village subdivision amid construction vehicles parked along the road.
lots of residents out with whistles.
this video, posted to facebook about 10 minutes ago, shows federal agents driving through the williamsburg village subdivision amid construction vehicles parked along the road.
lots of residents out with whistles.
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Is your neighborhood ready?
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A grape harvest crew sets the freshly picked grapes out to dry. Without the intense summer heat, the humidity during fall and winter poses a different challenge. It is vital to ensure the fruit is dry before being packed in boxes and shipped all around the world. #WeFeedYou
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A grape harvest crew sets the freshly picked grapes out to dry. Without the intense summer heat, the humidity during fall and winter poses a different challenge. It is vital to ensure the fruit is dry before being packed in boxes and shipped all around the world. #WeFeedYou
Republicans and their billionaire donors thought they could buy the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Pennsylvanians made it clear: Their state is not for sale!
I have family members living in PA, so this victory is feeling a little extra sweet...
Pennsylvanians made it clear: Their state is not for sale!
I have family members living in PA, so this victory is feeling a little extra sweet...
November 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Republicans and their billionaire donors thought they could buy the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
Pennsylvanians made it clear: Their state is not for sale!
I have family members living in PA, so this victory is feeling a little extra sweet...
Pennsylvanians made it clear: Their state is not for sale!
I have family members living in PA, so this victory is feeling a little extra sweet...
Ooooh, this sounds so cool! Collaborative writing PLUS behind-the-scenes bonus content? Yes, please.
Y'all remember what I've said about pre-orders being important to the life of a book, right?
Who in your life needs this as a present during these darkening months of the year?
Y'all remember what I've said about pre-orders being important to the life of a book, right?
Who in your life needs this as a present during these darkening months of the year?
I spent over a year of my life writing this collaborative craft book with eleven other (fantastic! talented! good-looking!) writers.
"Sometimes a story emerges fully formed in your mind, and sometimes it’s an onion, requiring several ‘peels’ to get to the real, eye-watering heart of the matter."
"Sometimes a story emerges fully formed in your mind, and sometimes it’s an onion, requiring several ‘peels’ to get to the real, eye-watering heart of the matter."
November 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ooooh, this sounds so cool! Collaborative writing PLUS behind-the-scenes bonus content? Yes, please.
Y'all remember what I've said about pre-orders being important to the life of a book, right?
Who in your life needs this as a present during these darkening months of the year?
Y'all remember what I've said about pre-orders being important to the life of a book, right?
Who in your life needs this as a present during these darkening months of the year?
Reposted by Shelley Krause 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is facing a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against Black executives when it terminated them to align with the Trump administration’s push to eliminate federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
afrotech.com/ibm-fired-bl...
afrotech.com/ibm-fired-bl...
IBM Fired Longtime Black Executive To ‘Appease The Trump Administration’ Anti-DEI Push, Lawsuit Claims - AfroTech
afrotech.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:35 AM
International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is facing a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against Black executives when it terminated them to align with the Trump administration’s push to eliminate federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs.
afrotech.com/ibm-fired-bl...
afrotech.com/ibm-fired-bl...