Mother of the Gwendal
@logansolsun.bsky.social
She/Her/Ella. Disabled digital project & finance manager. Trainer for accessibility in digital comms and field planning. Disability wins elections, and influences change.
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The whistle goblins shipped 100,000 whistles in the first four days of February. And today? The fifth day? 37,000 more. This is perhaps the most inspiring act of collective action I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of.
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February 6, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The whistle goblins shipped 100,000 whistles in the first four days of February. And today? The fifth day? 37,000 more. This is perhaps the most inspiring act of collective action I’ve ever been lucky enough to be a part of.
Help by buying filament: linktr.ee/WhistleWi…
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That's nice.
I worked an election in OH with them in 2022 and they vastly over counted their membership back then and we couldn't cross organize with other groups because they were transphobic as fuck. Also, a little racist with their 1950s esthetic.
They did have a lot of money, though.
I worked an election in OH with them in 2022 and they vastly over counted their membership back then and we couldn't cross organize with other groups because they were transphobic as fuck. Also, a little racist with their 1950s esthetic.
They did have a lot of money, though.
Red Wine & Blue now has more than 600,000 members. Its members and affiliated groups held 4,000 events last year, most of them in person. On Tuesday, they raised more than $100k in less than an hour to support Haitians in Springfield, OH & oppose ICE. 19thnews.org/2026/02/wine... via @19thnews.org
The original ‘wine moms’ are in Ohio. They’re mobilizing to support Haitians in Springfield.
Katie Paris founded Red, Wine & Blue to harness suburban women's political power — now more than 600,000 members are deploying it to oppose ICE in their communities.
19thnews.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:17 PM
That's nice.
I worked an election in OH with them in 2022 and they vastly over counted their membership back then and we couldn't cross organize with other groups because they were transphobic as fuck. Also, a little racist with their 1950s esthetic.
They did have a lot of money, though.
I worked an election in OH with them in 2022 and they vastly over counted their membership back then and we couldn't cross organize with other groups because they were transphobic as fuck. Also, a little racist with their 1950s esthetic.
They did have a lot of money, though.
My Gen Z kids hate the Dem party because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris called them terrorists and allowed state violence to destroy their encampments but sure.
The fact that Democrats like Harris are standing around doing nothing while their neighbors are kidnapped isn't helping either, but ok.
The fact that Democrats like Harris are standing around doing nothing while their neighbors are kidnapped isn't helping either, but ok.
Kamala Harris’ former campaign account has rebranded to “headquarters_67” (on Twitter), it is now a Gen-Z led hub for progressive content.
February 5, 2026 at 5:25 PM
My Gen Z kids hate the Dem party because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris called them terrorists and allowed state violence to destroy their encampments but sure.
The fact that Democrats like Harris are standing around doing nothing while their neighbors are kidnapped isn't helping either, but ok.
The fact that Democrats like Harris are standing around doing nothing while their neighbors are kidnapped isn't helping either, but ok.
I'm not exactly an expert on leadership but if you are an Executive Director of a nonprofit and you are visiting the city of your direct report and you invite them to the conference you are attending maybe, I don't know, make some time for them?
February 5, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I'm not exactly an expert on leadership but if you are an Executive Director of a nonprofit and you are visiting the city of your direct report and you invite them to the conference you are attending maybe, I don't know, make some time for them?
I decided to skip the afternoon sessions at the conference I am attending here in Chicago to go to the MCA and we are all being very serious about the art of Yoko Ono.
February 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
I decided to skip the afternoon sessions at the conference I am attending here in Chicago to go to the MCA and we are all being very serious about the art of Yoko Ono.
Brandon Johnson just spoke at the NDIA Digital Inclusion conference and all I can think of when I see him now is how his policies on immigration set the stage for operation Midway Blitz.
But white liberals love themselves a Black man who talks a good game and doesn't cause them to think too hard.
But white liberals love themselves a Black man who talks a good game and doesn't cause them to think too hard.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Brandon Johnson just spoke at the NDIA Digital Inclusion conference and all I can think of when I see him now is how his policies on immigration set the stage for operation Midway Blitz.
But white liberals love themselves a Black man who talks a good game and doesn't cause them to think too hard.
But white liberals love themselves a Black man who talks a good game and doesn't cause them to think too hard.
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New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New resource⚡️ Block it! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It.
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
A mini-toolkit to take action to slow down and disrupt the government’s kidnapping, detention, and deportation machine.
Info on strategies/tactics, ways to take action, and more:
www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
This legit made me fall over laughing and the only thing that could have made it better if they thought the leader of antifa was @iwriteok.bsky.social .
The Department of Homeland Security thinks this 29-year-old named Chandler is "the leader of Antifa" (seriously)
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/feds-ident...
Feds Identify “Leader of Antifa”
The list they're creating says so, anyway
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This legit made me fall over laughing and the only thing that could have made it better if they thought the leader of antifa was @iwriteok.bsky.social .
There are no words to express how much I hate Microsoft Teams.
February 2, 2026 at 8:37 PM
There are no words to express how much I hate Microsoft Teams.
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YOU are the one who likely said nothing. Plenty of the rest of us were organizing or at least yelling about Deportations during the Obama years. In Chicago, the Moratorium on Deportations was organizing heavy.
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
YOU are the one who likely said nothing. Plenty of the rest of us were organizing or at least yelling about Deportations during the Obama years. In Chicago, the Moratorium on Deportations was organizing heavy.
I know a lot of men who are probably thinking "I would never have been friends with Epstein" but who are currently friends with men who abused their partners or violated a restraining order. And they refuse to acknowledge that it is all part of the same ecosystem.
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I know a lot of men who are probably thinking "I would never have been friends with Epstein" but who are currently friends with men who abused their partners or violated a restraining order. And they refuse to acknowledge that it is all part of the same ecosystem.
It's been a whole day and I still think Will Stancil wanting to speak to the manager of Rapid Response is really still just something to behold.
I’m not totally sure how to address this but apparently I’m getting kicked out of ICE rapid response for the moment because I’m allowing press ridealongs, with an extremely strict condition that no other observer be identified. Lots of observers have allowed ridealongs and they benefit us.
January 31, 2026 at 12:30 AM
It's been a whole day and I still think Will Stancil wanting to speak to the manager of Rapid Response is really still just something to behold.
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If you have been curious about how the 10 principles of Disability Justice developed by Sins Invalid over 2 decades ago would address all our pressing issues, I invite you to attend my free/donations-welcome DJ 101 workshop on Zoom at 7-9pm EST on Saturday, January 31, 2026!🫂
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dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
January 30, 2026 at 2:01 AM
If you have been curious about how the 10 principles of Disability Justice developed by Sins Invalid over 2 decades ago would address all our pressing issues, I invite you to attend my free/donations-welcome DJ 101 workshop on Zoom at 7-9pm EST on Saturday, January 31, 2026!🫂
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
Me: I bet if I click through enough times I will land on Wil Stencil.
Also me: woo hoo what do I win?
Also me: woo hoo what do I win?
Everyone in Minneapolis doing community patrols is on Signal and using opsec. Moms, teachers, retirees, nurses—everyone.
Anyone against highly resilient, accessible modes of communication is only hurting themselves (and everyone else around them).
Anyone against highly resilient, accessible modes of communication is only hurting themselves (and everyone else around them).
Oh my fucking god who gives a shit about opsec?
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Me: I bet if I click through enough times I will land on Wil Stencil.
Also me: woo hoo what do I win?
Also me: woo hoo what do I win?
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Dems treated both viruses the same.
YouTube video by Imani Barbarin
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January 25, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Same.
It will be a cold day in hell when I'm calling the Chicago police for basically anything. My house will be somewhat messy and snitch-free, come over any time.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Same.
The people OTG in Minnesota are doing more every day to respond to ICE and protect their communities then this fucker.
Democrats like Schiff built this deportation machine and funded it for years. This man should be held accountable. It's not just the white supremacists. It's also him.
Democrats like Schiff built this deportation machine and funded it for years. This man should be held accountable. It's not just the white supremacists. It's also him.
Don't forget: the largest funding spree for ICE in American history was paid for with the largest cut to health care in American history.
This terror in our streets was no accident. It was in the Republican budget.
This terror in our streets was no accident. It was in the Republican budget.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The people OTG in Minnesota are doing more every day to respond to ICE and protect their communities then this fucker.
Democrats like Schiff built this deportation machine and funded it for years. This man should be held accountable. It's not just the white supremacists. It's also him.
Democrats like Schiff built this deportation machine and funded it for years. This man should be held accountable. It's not just the white supremacists. It's also him.
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And please do donate y'all, our families are consistently asking for shelf-stable groceries and diapers
Jackson talks about wanting to have food pantries at schools
I agree
we have one at Schurz, they are taking donations!
any school can follow this model
I agree
we have one at Schurz, they are taking donations!
any school can follow this model
we distributed all food/hygiene donations, reaching more than 100 families
requests for food outpaced requests from last week
we added a physical drop-off location for supplies at schurz high school
3601 n milwaukee
door 3, main entrance
8:30am - 1pm
bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
please share!
requests for food outpaced requests from last week
we added a physical drop-off location for supplies at schurz high school
3601 n milwaukee
door 3, main entrance
8:30am - 1pm
bit.ly/distributefoodchicago
please share!
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
And please do donate y'all, our families are consistently asking for shelf-stable groceries and diapers
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If you have been curious about how the 10 principles of Disability Justice developed by Sins Invalid over 2 decades ago would address all our pressing issues, I invite you to attend my free/donations-welcome DJ 101 workshop on Zoom at 7-9pm EST on Saturday, January 31, 2026!🫂
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
January 28, 2026 at 10:27 PM
If you have been curious about how the 10 principles of Disability Justice developed by Sins Invalid over 2 decades ago would address all our pressing issues, I invite you to attend my free/donations-welcome DJ 101 workshop on Zoom at 7-9pm EST on Saturday, January 31, 2026!🫂
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
dj101jan.eventbrite.ca
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it is always valid to name our material conditions
a zine that was published over a decade ago that is still relevant to naming the materiality of why it matters to contextualize misogyny and social control that predictably appears in leftist spaces
why misogynists make great informants
a zine that was published over a decade ago that is still relevant to naming the materiality of why it matters to contextualize misogyny and social control that predictably appears in leftist spaces
why misogynists make great informants
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
it is always valid to name our material conditions
a zine that was published over a decade ago that is still relevant to naming the materiality of why it matters to contextualize misogyny and social control that predictably appears in leftist spaces
why misogynists make great informants
a zine that was published over a decade ago that is still relevant to naming the materiality of why it matters to contextualize misogyny and social control that predictably appears in leftist spaces
why misogynists make great informants
And yet not honored enough to include alt-text.
It's the year of the Undying King 2026. Do better if you want to run for office. Hire people who understand accessibility. It will make your campaign better and help you reach more people.
It's the year of the Undying King 2026. Do better if you want to run for office. Hire people who understand accessibility. It will make your campaign better and help you reach more people.
I'm beyond honored to have received the endorsement of our Governor!
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
And yet not honored enough to include alt-text.
It's the year of the Undying King 2026. Do better if you want to run for office. Hire people who understand accessibility. It will make your campaign better and help you reach more people.
It's the year of the Undying King 2026. Do better if you want to run for office. Hire people who understand accessibility. It will make your campaign better and help you reach more people.
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Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
EMERGENCY RENT FUND: Support Workers in Minnesota
Rent is due FEBRUARY 1st. Support our Emergency Rent Fund for Minnesotan workers and families facing eviction due to ICE Raids. We are calling for a rent moratorium, but regardless of if that happens ...
chuffed.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Trusted friends in Minneapolis tell me that this fund is supporting many people but does not have enough money. If you can give, please do: chuffed.org/project/1671...
For many of us it's a matter of figuring out if you only care now because white people are being killed and terrorized or will you abandon us to state violence the moment a Democrat is president again? If that even happens?
A lot of allies disappeared after Biden won.
A lot of allies disappeared after Biden won.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 1:50 PM
For many of us it's a matter of figuring out if you only care now because white people are being killed and terrorized or will you abandon us to state violence the moment a Democrat is president again? If that even happens?
A lot of allies disappeared after Biden won.
A lot of allies disappeared after Biden won.
Your vote is your voice and it's incredibly powerful and can't be purchased but if you don't use it exactly as we tell you the entire system will collapse.
Not in the general, it's not. Refusing to vote or voting 3rd party (in a contested district) is just an abdication of responsibility that allows the most harmful option to come to pass. It absolutely betrays everyone who wouldn't be hurt if harm reduction wins. We have to use the primaries.
January 26, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Your vote is your voice and it's incredibly powerful and can't be purchased but if you don't use it exactly as we tell you the entire system will collapse.