Z H Challah esq., Cavalier of the 8th
@challahchic.bsky.social
Poet. Butch. Boy dyke. Librarian. Chronically stressed. On at least three tiers of gender at all times.
(they/them, ey/em, ze/hir, etc)
Welcome to the cat colony.
(they/them, ey/em, ze/hir, etc)
Welcome to the cat colony.
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4 pieces of good news today:
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
January 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
4 pieces of good news today:
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
1) Hochul and Mamdani are working on free pre-K
2) Tish James got a SECOND Trump makebelieve US Attorney DQed
3) 9 Republicans backed Jeffries' ACA subsidies discharge petition
4) 5 Republicans voted for cloture Kaines' WPR prohibiting more invasion in VZ
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This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
no. NO. you will NOT be allowing china mieville back into sff circles
we got rid of gaiman, you can continue to dogpile of shun mieville when his book comes out
we got rid of gaiman, you can continue to dogpile of shun mieville when his book comes out
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
no. NO. you will NOT be allowing china mieville back into sff circles
we got rid of gaiman, you can continue to dogpile of shun mieville when his book comes out
we got rid of gaiman, you can continue to dogpile of shun mieville when his book comes out
The meadow by the light rail is all puddles, and the murder of crows is having a great time
lotsa frogs out today by the light rail
January 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The meadow by the light rail is all puddles, and the murder of crows is having a great time
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I keep coming back to the fact that one of the weirder facets of of ableism, transphobia, &c. is acting like members of marginalized communities can't also and independently be assholes.
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I keep coming back to the fact that one of the weirder facets of of ableism, transphobia, &c. is acting like members of marginalized communities can't also and independently be assholes.
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You are not obligated to complete the work, nor are you free to abandon it
this system is fucking atrocious, it's actually a bunch of interconnected systems of power and it took 600 years for these people to get this entrenched and powerful
and that's with constant opposition in one form or another
it's a generational struggle you just need to stay plugged in and work
and that's with constant opposition in one form or another
it's a generational struggle you just need to stay plugged in and work
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
You are not obligated to complete the work, nor are you free to abandon it
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I only started participating in Hugo voting two years ago. It always seemed arcane and exclusive, and it never occurred to me that it might be otherwise. I was wrong! I'm glad I was wrong.
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I only started participating in Hugo voting two years ago. It always seemed arcane and exclusive, and it never occurred to me that it might be otherwise. I was wrong! I'm glad I was wrong.
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
(I only went on about the Lodestar and YA a LITTLE here; please applaud my relative restraint, lol)
Would you like to see my cat.
January 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Would you like to see my cat.
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Organizing in the Bay Area includes rapid response and community patrols, accompanying immigrants to court hearings, helping people with rides, food, and more. Training is available! Latest info is at is.gd/bayareahatesice
Riseup Pad
is.gd
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Organizing in the Bay Area includes rapid response and community patrols, accompanying immigrants to court hearings, helping people with rides, food, and more. Training is available! Latest info is at is.gd/bayareahatesice
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ICE funding expires January 30. Call Congress to say whether you think it should be continued. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
January 8, 2026 at 4:09 AM
ICE funding expires January 30. Call Congress to say whether you think it should be continued. US Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121.
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There was a Minnesota flag in Oakland, too. Its recent redesign felt especially poignant tonight.
San Francisco says Abolish ICE!✊
Large protest took place outside the ICE building tonight on Sansome Street downtown, growing to hundreds of people, followed by a march.
Among the signs, a Minnesota flag.
Indivisible, DSA, unions, and other groups were there. Organize at is.gd/bayareahatesice
Large protest took place outside the ICE building tonight on Sansome Street downtown, growing to hundreds of people, followed by a march.
Among the signs, a Minnesota flag.
Indivisible, DSA, unions, and other groups were there. Organize at is.gd/bayareahatesice
January 8, 2026 at 4:36 AM
There was a Minnesota flag in Oakland, too. Its recent redesign felt especially poignant tonight.
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“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
lithub.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
lithub.com/renee-nicole...
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here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
January 7, 2026 at 9:25 PM
here's this vintage jeopardy clip with ken jennings
lotsa frogs out today by the light rail
January 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
lotsa frogs out today by the light rail
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I am going to kindly share, as a Black person used to dodging these types of things, if you have your settings set to autoplay video, today is a great day to turn them off. You can be very informed without having to witness murder.
January 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I am going to kindly share, as a Black person used to dodging these types of things, if you have your settings set to autoplay video, today is a great day to turn them off. You can be very informed without having to witness murder.
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9-17-25
Sunflowers
That bouquet
wasn't here
for a long time
but a good time
it rots and I plan
to harvest the seeds
is it still gruesome
if it's natural
Sunflowers
That bouquet
wasn't here
for a long time
but a good time
it rots and I plan
to harvest the seeds
is it still gruesome
if it's natural
January 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
9-17-25
Sunflowers
That bouquet
wasn't here
for a long time
but a good time
it rots and I plan
to harvest the seeds
is it still gruesome
if it's natural
Sunflowers
That bouquet
wasn't here
for a long time
but a good time
it rots and I plan
to harvest the seeds
is it still gruesome
if it's natural
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I have seen the concept of the Male (as opposed to the patriarchy) as the Evil Other slowly slip out of the hands of cis TERFs and readily be weaponized by TIRFs and transmedicalists against transmascs, trans men, nonbinary AMAB folk who don't identify as transfem, trans women who don't pass 2/
January 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
I have seen the concept of the Male (as opposed to the patriarchy) as the Evil Other slowly slip out of the hands of cis TERFs and readily be weaponized by TIRFs and transmedicalists against transmascs, trans men, nonbinary AMAB folk who don't identify as transfem, trans women who don't pass 2/
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The Yo! MTV Raps channel is cool …
January 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM
The Yo! MTV Raps channel is cool …
900 words of Duo going "what the fuck is a sequential hermaphrodite" and Trowa going "dw babe, I still have a fist for you to come on"
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 AM
900 words of Duo going "what the fuck is a sequential hermaphrodite" and Trowa going "dw babe, I still have a fist for you to come on"
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Been rewatching Golden Girls. Grew up with the dub, it's crazy how different the sub is.
January 7, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Been rewatching Golden Girls. Grew up with the dub, it's crazy how different the sub is.
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Hoping this sells a gazillion copies!
Further riches: an initial table of contents for SHATTER THE SUN: QUEER TALES OF UNTOLD ADVENTURE (expected spring 2026). Hype to work with all these writers (and see the illos soon to come from @mspencerdraws.bsky.social).
www.neonhemlock.com/shatter-the-...
www.neonhemlock.com/shatter-the-...
January 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Hoping this sells a gazillion copies!
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You have gathered to revive someone recently deceased. Will the ritual be successful? What will you sacrifice? Lay the bones and find out in Come Out From Your Grave by Basil Wright, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
You have gathered to revive someone recently deceased. Will the ritual be successful? What will you sacrifice? Lay the bones and find out in Come Out From Your Grave by Basil Wright, one of the amazing TTRPGs included in the Griot Anthology! #ttrpg
thoughtcrimegames.it...
thoughtcrimegames.it...
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
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remember to leave bullet casings out for ashli babbitt tonight ❤️❤️✝️
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
remember to leave bullet casings out for ashli babbitt tonight ❤️❤️✝️