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aoife @mousefists.bsky.social · Feb 5
hello! i made an infographic on my method of making quick and sturdy protest banners.
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feel free to share with your communities.
if you post to other platforms please include my alt text.
how to make a big-ass protest banner @mousefists 2025 YOU WILL NEED -weed barrier fabric (black tear resistant, & cheap!) -white duct tape -quilting ruler (or a 24x6in piece of cardboard) this may seem unnecessary but it's really important for readability from a distance! -white chalk/crayon/pencil -scissors -pen & paper OPTIONAL -kneeling pad/pillow -grommers & mallet -weights for corners (if you're working outside) --- i recommend reading all of the instructions and gathering all your materials before starting --- this is something doable in an afternoon. 1 of 4 PREP 1. layout your weed barrier fabric onto a hard surface-- wood / linoleum / concrete flooring is ideal (not carpet if avoidable) i recommend aiming for around 15ft. *DON'T CUT YET* 2. use your quilting ruler / 24x6in cardboard piece to add parallel lines to the top & bottom 6in. away from the edge. and to the end of the fabric (opposite) the roll). this is to aid in lining up text. 3. add a horizontal line across the middle using the ruler to mark 24in. up from the bottom creating dash marks and a vertical like down the center by folding it in half & marking at the fold point. [drawing of the banner still on it's roll with white lines in the aforementioned places] should look kinda like this. 2 of 4 LETTERS 4. write down your message on a piece of paper. check spelling, decide how many lines, & find the mid point. 5. lightly sketch out your message onto the fabric using your chalk. start at the cut edge and go towards the roll. (if you make a mistake or your spacing is off you can just sketch it over again. it won't be visible once the letter are taped on. you can also use the reverse side of the fabric.) [drawing of the banner on the roll with a message sketched out that reads "NO BORDERS, NO BANS // ON THESE STOLEN LANDS!" 6. now you can grab your scissors and cut it off of the roll. make sure to leave at least a 6in. gap at the end. 7. tear strips of white duct tape to shape out letter. use shorter strips for curves line in "O" & "B" and longer pieces for letters like "T" & "A" [drawing showing this process using the letter B as an example] 3 of 4 FINISHING UP 8. let the duct tape adhere to the fabric for 24hrs. for best results. in the meantime, feel free to do these steps if needed: 9. cut wind vents. this makes it much easier to hold in windy conditions. cut several 5in. vertical slits between the letters. if it will be in use for a long time, you ncan reinforce with black duct tape. 10. add grommets. you only need to add grommets if you're hanging the banner somewhere. (or you can reinforce the corners & feed zip-ties through cut holes.) ok! that's it. take care of each other! 4 of 4
mousefists.bsky.social
Here’s my first in a series of portraits featuring other creatives of the Bay Area.
“Anastasia” #001
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Open for commissions as well.
digital art bust portrait made of hundreds of little detailed squiggles and lines. The subject, Anastasia, is a woman with medium length hair, bright red lips, whited out eyes looking up and to the viewers right. She has a tattoo over her collarbone that reads “you belong to you” in a soft cursive handwriting. The background is pink. The lower left has my brand logo for mousefists which is a mouse’s head with the eyes censored out. With “mouse” written above and “fists” written below. /end
August 29, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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crimethinc.com
You can print and distribute these yourself:

crimethinc.com/StopICE
pushpullseattle.bsky.social Push/Pull Seattle @pushpullseattle.bsky.social · Aug 25
Today at the front desk: folding zines and community resources.
Stack of unfolded zines with two finished folded zines at thr top showing the front and back cover of a zine by TENDERWARRIOR.com Folded and in progress pamphlet titled "8 things you can do to stop ICE"
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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igd.bsky.social
Armed troops are on DC streets, setting up checkpoints, harassing residents + tearing down anti-ICE banners to leave a dildo in a kid's park. In response, residents are forming networks of resistance + mutual aid.

Read our discussion w/ @remorahousedc.bsky.social: itsgoingdown.org/whole-city-f...
“The Whole City is Fighting Back”: Remora House on Grassroots Resistance to Military Occupation in DC
For the last several weeks, federal agents and National Guard troops have flooded the streets of Washington DC, setting up an authoritarian occupation of the city; harassing residents, dismantling hom...
itsgoingdown.org
August 25, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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monacht.gay
VISA CAN'T HANG UP ON YOU UNTIL YOU STOP TALKING. YAPPERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE.

Talk in circles! Loop back to the same points! Take a minute to "remember" a word! Your goal isn't to change their minds, it's to keep talking for as long as possible to waste their money and clog call centers.
tendermiasma.bsky.social Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.bsky.social · Jul 31
Visa says they're still drowning today! Payment processors think that we're not organized enough to keep this up but it's we either prove them wrong or submit to global censorship so it's. not much of a contest. Keep calling all 4!!
August 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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theradr.bsky.social
AUTHORS!! 📣

If AI trained itself on your book, you can be part of A class action lawsuit now. More here:

lithub.com/did-anthropi...

Spread the word, please!!
Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit. ‹ Literary Hub
Here’s my best impression of a late night ad for a law firm: Do you think your book may have been stolen by an AI company? Then you might be entitled to be part of a class action lawsuit! The case …
lithub.com
August 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
mousefists.bsky.social
Oh yay!
And here it is~
August 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
Beignet: Medium Flat Rate Box
Photo of Beignet (a long hair tuxedo cat missing the top half of her right ear) sitting in a priority mail shipping box on my drafting table.
August 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
M laying on the floor
Digital - 2025
Squiggling doodle of a tall lanky person laying on the floor of a large bed room looking at their phone.
August 11, 2025 at 6:53 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
cat-safe bouquet from a lover
a.w.g. - 8.5.2025
💐✨
A symmetrically staged bouquet on a black surface with 9 different flowers ranging in color shape and size.
August 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
I got my new power chair fully covered by Medi-Cal and its accent color is pink and the seat fucking swivels (which I just can’t get over)
I can already feel a positive difference in my body. I’m so so happy.
#disabledjoy
Mirror selfie of me dressed up cute with a camera around my neck. I’m smiling and sitting in a black and pink power chair in my bedroom.
August 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
bart #3 (cropped)
a squiggly digital drawing of the platform level of the berkeley bart station. a large pillar in the foreground and the lighting and train tunnel section to the right.
March 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
i’m updating my personal recipe book.
i hope i confuse the fuck out of some poor baker in 100 years.
aoife's hand holding open a small notebook with abbreviated recipes for challah, focaccia, and oat goat chip cookies all written in very neat all caps handwriting in pink ink.
February 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
mousefists.bsky.social
i've been chatting with people about how i'm updating our disaster supplies & a lot of folks seem to be very curious about how i'm going about putting it together, when i update it, etc. so here's a thread in case you're curious too.
(for reference, we live near a major metro in california)
(1/12)
February 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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christeladina.bsky.social
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February 8, 2025 at 3:56 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
hello! i made an infographic on my method of making quick and sturdy protest banners.
-
feel free to share with your communities.
if you post to other platforms please include my alt text.
how to make a big-ass protest banner @mousefists 2025 YOU WILL NEED -weed barrier fabric (black tear resistant, & cheap!) -white duct tape -quilting ruler (or a 24x6in piece of cardboard) this may seem unnecessary but it's really important for readability from a distance! -white chalk/crayon/pencil -scissors -pen & paper OPTIONAL -kneeling pad/pillow -grommers & mallet -weights for corners (if you're working outside) --- i recommend reading all of the instructions and gathering all your materials before starting --- this is something doable in an afternoon. 1 of 4 PREP 1. layout your weed barrier fabric onto a hard surface-- wood / linoleum / concrete flooring is ideal (not carpet if avoidable) i recommend aiming for around 15ft. *DON'T CUT YET* 2. use your quilting ruler / 24x6in cardboard piece to add parallel lines to the top & bottom 6in. away from the edge. and to the end of the fabric (opposite) the roll). this is to aid in lining up text. 3. add a horizontal line across the middle using the ruler to mark 24in. up from the bottom creating dash marks and a vertical like down the center by folding it in half & marking at the fold point. [drawing of the banner still on it's roll with white lines in the aforementioned places] should look kinda like this. 2 of 4 LETTERS 4. write down your message on a piece of paper. check spelling, decide how many lines, & find the mid point. 5. lightly sketch out your message onto the fabric using your chalk. start at the cut edge and go towards the roll. (if you make a mistake or your spacing is off you can just sketch it over again. it won't be visible once the letter are taped on. you can also use the reverse side of the fabric.) [drawing of the banner on the roll with a message sketched out that reads "NO BORDERS, NO BANS // ON THESE STOLEN LANDS!" 6. now you can grab your scissors and cut it off of the roll. make sure to leave at least a 6in. gap at the end. 7. tear strips of white duct tape to shape out letter. use shorter strips for curves line in "O" & "B" and longer pieces for letters like "T" & "A" [drawing showing this process using the letter B as an example] 3 of 4 FINISHING UP 8. let the duct tape adhere to the fabric for 24hrs. for best results. in the meantime, feel free to do these steps if needed: 9. cut wind vents. this makes it much easier to hold in windy conditions. cut several 5in. vertical slits between the letters. if it will be in use for a long time, you ncan reinforce with black duct tape. 10. add grommets. you only need to add grommets if you're hanging the banner somewhere. (or you can reinforce the corners & feed zip-ties through cut holes.) ok! that's it. take care of each other! 4 of 4
February 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
can i just say:
WHAT. A. TIME. TO. BE. SOBER.
1,053 days and i'm not fucking giving up.
February 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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adzebill.bsky.social
The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...
End of Term Web Archive – Preserving the Transition of a Nation | Internet Archive Blogs
blog.archive.org
February 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
mousefists.bsky.social
today i’m working on a digital zine for how to make fast, durable, and inexpensive protest banners like the one below.
if you’re in the sf bay area and need a banner, reach out.
a day time photo of 15 masked protesters standing with signs and a large black banner with white text that reads “POLICE OUT OF THE LABOR MOVEMENT”
February 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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gothamgirlblue.com
— cracks knuckles —

Happy Black History Month, motherfuckers.
February 1, 2025 at 5:00 AM
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cbmilstein.bsky.social
The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers!

Read, print & distro freely!

Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:

itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
January 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM