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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That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
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For folks in or near Anchorage, here’s an opportunity to stand against this injustice. I know it’s cold, but it’s only 30 minutes. I’ll be there in my bunny boots.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 PM
For folks in or near Anchorage, here’s an opportunity to stand against this injustice. I know it’s cold, but it’s only 30 minutes. I’ll be there in my bunny boots.
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Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
Organizing My Thoughts
Kelly Hayes writes about things you should know if you want to change the world.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Times are tough, and some of my paid subscribers have had to cancel lately due to financial hardships. I get it, and I wish for better times for us all. Unfortunately, paid subscriptions are now dipping into unsustainable territory. I am hoping to get eight new paid subscribers before the new year.
All hail the curators!
There are a ton of great-looking books coming in 2026, and I've rounded up the ones that I'm looking forward to the most, including space operas, interstellar art heists, unicorns, dinosaurs, and plenty more.
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
Here's the full list: www.andrewliptak.com/sci-fi-fanta...
January 8, 2026 at 8:43 PM
All hail the curators!
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Northern Emerald-Toucanet for today's #birbfest
Another colorful fellow... used a photo by user benkeen on inaturalist as a reference
Sending infinite love and appreciation for all the dedicated photographers out there recording our natural world 💜
Another colorful fellow... used a photo by user benkeen on inaturalist as a reference
Sending infinite love and appreciation for all the dedicated photographers out there recording our natural world 💜
January 6, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Northern Emerald-Toucanet for today's #birbfest
Another colorful fellow... used a photo by user benkeen on inaturalist as a reference
Sending infinite love and appreciation for all the dedicated photographers out there recording our natural world 💜
Another colorful fellow... used a photo by user benkeen on inaturalist as a reference
Sending infinite love and appreciation for all the dedicated photographers out there recording our natural world 💜
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Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
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i have seen videos of many an awful thing For Work and yes I get the instinct to be like "I can handle this" or "this is important" or whatever but also: repeated exposure to death and tragedy is NOT GOOD FOR YOU (citations: legion)
January 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
i have seen videos of many an awful thing For Work and yes I get the instinct to be like "I can handle this" or "this is important" or whatever but also: repeated exposure to death and tragedy is NOT GOOD FOR YOU (citations: legion)
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This is a time for 1000s of mass meetings across the country to specifically address ICE & Border Patrol actions.
1. We need standardized agendas.
2. We need standardized teach ins - with local specificities.
3. We need mass meetings to happen in the same month.
4. Local officials must attend.
1. We need standardized agendas.
2. We need standardized teach ins - with local specificities.
3. We need mass meetings to happen in the same month.
4. Local officials must attend.
January 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is a time for 1000s of mass meetings across the country to specifically address ICE & Border Patrol actions.
1. We need standardized agendas.
2. We need standardized teach ins - with local specificities.
3. We need mass meetings to happen in the same month.
4. Local officials must attend.
1. We need standardized agendas.
2. We need standardized teach ins - with local specificities.
3. We need mass meetings to happen in the same month.
4. Local officials must attend.
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Congressional Republicans are preventing the oversight of ICE actions across the country.
We must stop the recklessness that put lives at-risk.
We must stop the recklessness that put lives at-risk.
January 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Congressional Republicans are preventing the oversight of ICE actions across the country.
We must stop the recklessness that put lives at-risk.
We must stop the recklessness that put lives at-risk.
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Live in New Jersey and horrified by ICE’s shooting in Minneapolis today and their unlawful actions against immigrants EVERY day?
Join us in Trenton tomorrow (thurs) to advocate legally and peacefully for these 3 important bills.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
Join us in Trenton tomorrow (thurs) to advocate legally and peacefully for these 3 important bills.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
N.J. is fighting back against Trump and ICE with 3 bold proposals
Democrats are pushing a package of bills that would keep state agencies from sharing people's immigration status and help bar ICE from schools and hospitals.
www.nj.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Live in New Jersey and horrified by ICE’s shooting in Minneapolis today and their unlawful actions against immigrants EVERY day?
Join us in Trenton tomorrow (thurs) to advocate legally and peacefully for these 3 important bills.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
Join us in Trenton tomorrow (thurs) to advocate legally and peacefully for these 3 important bills.
www.nj.com/politics/202...
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I reshared @siembranc.bsky.social's excellent toolkit "How We Dealt with Border Patrol" in NC just this morning in my newsletter before this horrible killing. It's worth people reading and then acting on: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
I reshared @siembranc.bsky.social's excellent toolkit "How We Dealt with Border Patrol" in NC just this morning in my newsletter before this horrible killing. It's worth people reading and then acting on: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
"Here are some [...] tips for protecting yourself from your government."
Sit with that for a minute.
Sit with that for a minute.
People are already in the streets after an ICE agent shot a woman in her vehicle in Minneapolis today. Here are some @wired.com tips for protecting yourself from your government. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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 2:29 AM
"Here are some [...] tips for protecting yourself from your government."
Sit with that for a minute.
Sit with that for a minute.
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To have @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social feature my poem on @slowdownshow.org would be a dream come true had I ever thought to dream such a wild thing.
Thank you to all the folks who make this podcast, which has introduced me to many, many poets I admire.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...
Thank you to all the folks who make this podcast, which has introduced me to many, many poets I admire.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...
1429: Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart
Today’s poem is Midlife Crisis by Jane Zwart.
www.slowdownshow.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
To have @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social feature my poem on @slowdownshow.org would be a dream come true had I ever thought to dream such a wild thing.
Thank you to all the folks who make this podcast, which has introduced me to many, many poets I admire.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...
Thank you to all the folks who make this podcast, which has introduced me to many, many poets I admire.
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...
Up & @ 'em, Skeeple!
It's time to step up again!
Can you be part of helping Lenée get the word out?
It's time to step up again!
Can you be part of helping Lenée get the word out?
She monitors my IG and Threads accounts. I need someone to post my GFM on IG and Threads on my behalf. Is that you? gofund.me/c68038f5f
Donate to Support My Journey to Safety and Wellness, organized by Lenée A. Voss
Hi, I'm Lenée. I am an organizer and cultural worker. I need your help to get … Lenée A. Voss needs your support for Support My Journey to Safety and Wellness
gofund.me
January 7, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Up & @ 'em, Skeeple!
It's time to step up again!
Can you be part of helping Lenée get the word out?
It's time to step up again!
Can you be part of helping Lenée get the word out?
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*looks directly at camera*
After a white county in South Carolina rejected a data center, developers have sets their sights on a Black community for a proposed data center complex the size of 1,200 football fields
After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area
Four million Americans live within 1 mile of a data center. The communities closest to them are “overwhelmingly” non-white.
capitalbnews.org
January 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
*looks directly at camera*
How many lives have to be lost before this threat is widely understood? 💔
“ChatGPT started coaching Sam on how to take drugs, recover from them and plan further binges. It gave him specific doses of illegal substances, and in one chat, it wrote, ‘Hell yes—let’s go full trippy mode’”
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
A Calif. teen trusted ChatGPT for drug advice. He died from an overdose.
"Who on earth gives that advice?"
www.sfgate.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
How many lives have to be lost before this threat is widely understood? 💔
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Mark Kelly is not in the Epstein files.
Take a minute to read the Senator's response to the #RegimeRetribution plans to censure, demote, and reduce Kelly's well earned retirement pay.
Keep fighting, Senator Kelly!
We have your six. 🫡
And thank you for your continued service to our country.
Take a minute to read the Senator's response to the #RegimeRetribution plans to censure, demote, and reduce Kelly's well earned retirement pay.
Keep fighting, Senator Kelly!
We have your six. 🫡
And thank you for your continued service to our country.
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Mark Kelly is not in the Epstein files.
Take a minute to read the Senator's response to the #RegimeRetribution plans to censure, demote, and reduce Kelly's well earned retirement pay.
Keep fighting, Senator Kelly!
We have your six. 🫡
And thank you for your continued service to our country.
Take a minute to read the Senator's response to the #RegimeRetribution plans to censure, demote, and reduce Kelly's well earned retirement pay.
Keep fighting, Senator Kelly!
We have your six. 🫡
And thank you for your continued service to our country.
Good news for old knees everywhere!
“Together, these findings point to the possibility that cartilage lost through aging or arthritis could one day be restored using a localized injection or an oral medication, potentially eliminating the need for knee or hip replacement surgery.”
scitechdaily.com/anti-aging-i...
scitechdaily.com/anti-aging-i...
Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis
A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells rather than using stem cells. Researchers at Stanford Medicine report that...
scitechdaily.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Good news for old knees everywhere!
Some GOOD news amidst the current insanity...
RICO charges dropped against ‘Stop Cop City’ defendants. “A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a years-long conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility..." apnews.com/article/atla...
Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Some GOOD news amidst the current insanity...
Work towards a future you believe in.
Dams sickened the Klamath River for over a century. Across generations, a family fought to heal the waterway and save its salmon.
How one family fought for 100 years to free the Klamath River
Dams sickened the Klamath River for over a century. Across generations, a family fought to heal the waterway and save its salmon.
bit.ly
January 3, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Work towards a future you believe in.
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"I don’t know why my fellowship was terminated. I suspect that it has something to do with studying a species that doesn’t fit the binary of what we expect to see in nature, with completely different males and females."
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
He Studied Why Some Female Birds Look Like Males
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:10 PM
"I don’t know why my fellowship was terminated. I suspect that it has something to do with studying a species that doesn’t fit the binary of what we expect to see in nature, with completely different males and females."
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
@carlzimmer.com profiles my wonderful coauthor @jjinsing.bsky.social Gift link.
Can anyone help Lily and her family stay afloat?
It's cold out there...
It's cold out there...
I’ll be making a new fundraiser this month, but if you’d boost this one today I’d appreciate it.
DECEMBER UPDATE: I don’t have much new to share this month, but this winter has been dire and we’re in serious need of support. I know it’s a hard time for everyone, but even sharing on social helps so much. gofund.me/b8d31a12e
PLEASE SHARE ♥️ 1/2
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PLEASE SHARE ♥️ 1/2
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January 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Can anyone help Lily and her family stay afloat?
It's cold out there...
It's cold out there...
One more time for the people in the back!
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:54 PM
One more time for the people in the back!
Is access to abortion aka healthcare important to you?
Help @psabortionfund.bsky.social close the gap if you can!
Help @psabortionfund.bsky.social close the gap if you can!
Huge thank you to everyone who participated in #SkyFundathon2026 last night!
We raised $9,248 for the @psabortionfund.bsky.social - a really incredible team effort. 🎉
And I'm excited to check out all the music that the DJs posted last night! 🎵
We raised $9,248 for the @psabortionfund.bsky.social - a really incredible team effort. 🎉
And I'm excited to check out all the music that the DJs posted last night! 🎵
January 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Is access to abortion aka healthcare important to you?
Help @psabortionfund.bsky.social close the gap if you can!
Help @psabortionfund.bsky.social close the gap if you can!
@poshinspirit.bsky.social Heyo! Nice to be connected to you on here... did you bake anything new for you over the holidays? Or some old faves?
January 1, 2026 at 4:20 PM
@poshinspirit.bsky.social Heyo! Nice to be connected to you on here... did you bake anything new for you over the holidays? Or some old faves?