Jay Edidin
@edidin.bsky.social
writer, anticarceral policy cryptid, knitter, comics-industry semi-expat, parent to small human, pirate king of the moon. queer, trans, brain wired weird. kind to reptiles. he/him. https://linktr.ee/edidin LOOKING FOR WORK.
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Jay Edidin
@edidin.bsky.social
· Aug 28
when i say that i'm an abolitionist, i am talking primarily about state violence including policing and incarceration; but i'm also very down for getting rid of grammar police and horny jail
We are watching Orphan Black: Echoes; and, damn.
January 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
We are watching Orphan Black: Echoes; and, damn.
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I genuinely cannot stress this enough. If you want to make a valid point about anything (especially social justice), using AI imagery is the quickest way to discredit everything you are saying. Same goes for fake or out of context images but especially AI. Just don’t.
January 4, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I genuinely cannot stress this enough. If you want to make a valid point about anything (especially social justice), using AI imagery is the quickest way to discredit everything you are saying. Same goes for fake or out of context images but especially AI. Just don’t.
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Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Look at how many names on this list are *still in power*, still kicking around. They weren't exactly young then, but now a lot of them are much much richer.
January 3, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Reminder that almost a quarter century ago, Schumer voted for the Hague Invasion Act, declaring that the US would militarily invade the Hague were it ever to be prosecuted by ICC for war crimes.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
Biden did too, it was an overwhelmingly bipartisan agreement to be unaccountable to international law.
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phone anxiety people I see you — it’s the weekend, it’s after office hours, you’ll prob get a voicemail. You can make the call!
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 AM
phone anxiety people I see you — it’s the weekend, it’s after office hours, you’ll prob get a voicemail. You can make the call!
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Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
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This insane asshole has been doing nothing but crimes since the day he took office, you're the only branch of government with the power to remove him and you're not even going to try because it might not work? Why are you even there? To feel important and do insider trading?
January 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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I hope that people organizing against the US war on Venezuela will follow the most effective segments of the Palestinian solidarity movement - the ones who run targeted campaigns against companies and institutions that uphold the war machine, not just big symbolic marches.
January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I hope that people organizing against the US war on Venezuela will follow the most effective segments of the Palestinian solidarity movement - the ones who run targeted campaigns against companies and institutions that uphold the war machine, not just big symbolic marches.
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Checkout these actions that anyone can take!
🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
👇
January 3, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Checkout these actions that anyone can take!
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People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
January 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.
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The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
A Criminal Empire
The United States launches a conquest and occupation of Venezuela to extract its oil wealth. The neocon dream is the America First dream
www.forever-wars.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The kidnapping of Maduro inaugurates a highly dangerous era of U.S. empire that for perhaps the first time in an era of mass media is not pretending to be anything other than a violent, extractive enterprise of domination.
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This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
THREAD: I'll fact-check all the viral misinformation about the US military operation in Venezuela in this thread
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
This image, purporting to show the US military arresting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, is AI-generated.
According to Google's SynthID detector, it was created using Google AI.
January 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This thread is keeping track of misinformation circulating about the US' attack on Venezuela. A must read!
January 3, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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This is a good time to actually be honest about the country.
January 3, 2026 at 8:18 AM
This is a good time to actually be honest about the country.
"Mamdani's plan to [whatever] may be easier said than done."
Well, yes, inasmuch as that is true of pretty much everything.
Well, yes, inasmuch as that is true of pretty much everything.
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
"Mamdani's plan to [whatever] may be easier said than done."
Well, yes, inasmuch as that is true of pretty much everything.
Well, yes, inasmuch as that is true of pretty much everything.
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"Mamdani has been in office almost an entire day yet poverty still exists - Is this the final nail in the democratic socialist experiment? We asked several billionaires and landlords their thoughts." - New York Times
January 3, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Mamdani has been in office almost an entire day yet poverty still exists - Is this the final nail in the democratic socialist experiment? We asked several billionaires and landlords their thoughts." - New York Times
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Seriously, have a coffee you will be PLEASED to spend $7 on.
An Azal Coffee recently opened in our neighborhood, and I'm so excited about it and the proliferation of Yemeni coffee shops in general--having third places that are open late and *not alcohol-focused* is something US cities desperately need. (Also, the coffee is amazing.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Seriously, have a coffee you will be PLEASED to spend $7 on.
@shing.bsky.social Does John Bunyan count as a cryptid?
January 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
@shing.bsky.social Does John Bunyan count as a cryptid?
I feel like there's also a lot of white-people-fear-and-revenge bullshit aimed at Haitians in particular, going back a few centuries.
Targeting "Somalis" or "Haitians" is purely a way to target Black people without using a hard R. Just a starting point.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I feel like there's also a lot of white-people-fear-and-revenge bullshit aimed at Haitians in particular, going back a few centuries.
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Targeting "Somalis" or "Haitians" is purely a way to target Black people without using a hard R. Just a starting point.
January 3, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Targeting "Somalis" or "Haitians" is purely a way to target Black people without using a hard R. Just a starting point.
An Azal Coffee recently opened in our neighborhood, and I'm so excited about it and the proliferation of Yemeni coffee shops in general--having third places that are open late and *not alcohol-focused* is something US cities desperately need. (Also, the coffee is amazing.)
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
An Azal Coffee recently opened in our neighborhood, and I'm so excited about it and the proliferation of Yemeni coffee shops in general--having third places that are open late and *not alcohol-focused* is something US cities desperately need. (Also, the coffee is amazing.)
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pretty crazy for basically a couple of poor/marginalized trans women come together and produce a news outlet that is making national headlines and re-reported by multiple outlets within months of getting starte.
And I promise you will see more huge news reported by us very soon!
And I promise you will see more huge news reported by us very soon!
Currently, TNN operates on a yearly budget of just over $40,000. For comparison, some major media outlets have budgets that extend into the billions--tens of thousands times our budget.
Despite the gap, yesterday's NYT piece was the #2 performing news article on Bluesky for the day (BlueReport)
Despite the gap, yesterday's NYT piece was the #2 performing news article on Bluesky for the day (BlueReport)
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM
pretty crazy for basically a couple of poor/marginalized trans women come together and produce a news outlet that is making national headlines and re-reported by multiple outlets within months of getting starte.
And I promise you will see more huge news reported by us very soon!
And I promise you will see more huge news reported by us very soon!
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January 2, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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FUCK YEAH NEW YORK WE ARE IN BUSINESS
Mayor Mamdani has nullified every executive order issued by Eric Adams after he struck his corrupt bargain with Trump to secure dismissal of the indictment against him.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
FUCK YEAH NEW YORK WE ARE IN BUSINESS
January 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM