Ely
@shomarq.bsky.social
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@shomarq.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I want your best Nazi-punching, fascism-fighting, revolution-winning fiction recommendations. I have lots of nonfiction to read this year, and I want to break it up with fiction that fuels my power, supports my hope, and speaks to my rage.
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The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
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This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
This is a reference to a simpler time (apparently 7:10 PM · Jul 2, 2021) . Fic thoughtfully bearing witness is archiveofourown.org/works/33342418
![Screenshot in intro to a fic (citation above)of two tweets [The link for the first one no longer works]:
Once upon a time, Ursula Vernon a.k.a. T. Kingfisher tweeted these two tweets in response to a troll:
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411096126657335303
FATHER? WHY DO YOU LOOK SO FORLORN? HAS THE PIG GOTTEN INTO THE VODKA AGAIN?
WHAT? MOTHER? MOTHER HAS DIED?!
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "CABBAGE POISONING?!"
https://twitter.com/UrsulaV/status/1411100077079339023
NO, FATHER. PUT DOWN THE AXE. PUT IT DOWN, I SAY! WE SHALL BURY MOTHER AMONG THE CABBAGES.
...VERY WELL, WE SHALL BURY HER WHERE THE CABBAGES WOULD BE IF THE TSAR'S MEN HAD NOT TAKEN THEM ALL FOR THEIR INDECENT HOT SAUERKRAUT WRESTLING RING.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i33m3atdwnpjjocc2spipqex/bafkreicosl3pqxufuxkfufqrqhwg6wtm6pg6rv2e7ou3jrhmlfi2gk6ft4@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The only fic, to my knowledge, ever inspired by a tweet of mine. It includes a phrase I would be proud to have written: “A man who does not love naked hot sauerkraut wrestling truly cannot be said to love our country.”
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The Amazon is burning and you're using up even MORE wood for your cross?
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The Amazon is burning and you're using up even MORE wood for your cross?
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Puking and crying at the thought of trans people in Ghana getting access to microcredit
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Puking and crying at the thought of trans people in Ghana getting access to microcredit
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imagine being hit on by gross old Larry Summers when you just wanted professional advice and then finding out he was getting advice on how to hit on you from Jeffrey fucking Epstein
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
imagine being hit on by gross old Larry Summers when you just wanted professional advice and then finding out he was getting advice on how to hit on you from Jeffrey fucking Epstein
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
one of the grossest things I’ve ever read
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
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Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
small town gay bar redux
‘small town gay bar’ is a documentary about two bars in the Deep South fighting for diversity in the face of adversity
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Malcolm Ingram is trying to re-release Small Town Gay Bar, a really valuable documentary from the 00s about...well, small town gay bars in Mississippi. They have to rebuy all music rights etc.
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
10 days left, they're at 20k of 53k. Please give em a shout.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/163...
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also, one thing Terry got very right is that the scariest threats don’t come from people who are ranting and raving
they come from people who tell you, cheerfully and straightforwardly, what they are going to do to you and you know there is nothing you can do to stop them
they come from people who tell you, cheerfully and straightforwardly, what they are going to do to you and you know there is nothing you can do to stop them
November 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
also, one thing Terry got very right is that the scariest threats don’t come from people who are ranting and raving
they come from people who tell you, cheerfully and straightforwardly, what they are going to do to you and you know there is nothing you can do to stop them
they come from people who tell you, cheerfully and straightforwardly, what they are going to do to you and you know there is nothing you can do to stop them
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I see people claiming the head tax is going to public libraries, but as far as we’ve been told- it isnt. The good news is, our lackluster book budget may be restored. The bad news? We’re still facing 89 positions cut. After 52 positions were cut last year. That’s 11% of our workforce!
November 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.
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Now there is a hedgehog here and his name is Steve!
November 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Now there is a hedgehog here and his name is Steve!
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In the beginning, there was Ely. Saying, "MAKE. A FUCKING. PRESS. KIT."
November 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In the beginning, there was Ely. Saying, "MAKE. A FUCKING. PRESS. KIT."
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You can change a buildings purpose. Rip out all the machines that used to live there. You can call an old factory a visitor centre, a museum, a heritage site – don't change what it was. Remove and remake all you want, you can't erase its ghosts. It stays haunted. – John Peck #VOH #Ghosts
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
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Why imagine dragons when you can imagine beautiful women
November 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Why imagine dragons when you can imagine beautiful women
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Games against Genocide Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Games against Genocide Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
There are 50 TTRPGs to discover for a $10+ donation to @doctorswithoutborders.org and their Palestinian relief efforts.
Purchase the bundle here: tiltify.com/@jesthehuman...
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
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In our magazine: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In our magazine: Weeks after a transphobic attack, dozens of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming folks gathered on the “free side” of Austin’s Barton Springs to swim, celebrate, and fearlessly take up space.
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
@kitoconnell.com was there to witness this moment of queer joy and resilience...
*bangs pots and pans with spoons* MAKE! A! PRESS! KIT!
the drum I have been beating since TIME IMMEMORIAL
the drum I have been beating since TIME IMMEMORIAL
Repeating the wisdom of @shomarq.bsky.social and @itswil.bsky.social when I say, god bless every podcast that has a press kit easily accessible on their website.
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
*bangs pots and pans with spoons* MAKE! A! PRESS! KIT!
the drum I have been beating since TIME IMMEMORIAL
the drum I have been beating since TIME IMMEMORIAL
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Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Heartbroken to hear of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social ‘s transition to be a crip anscestor AND feeling so honored to have been alive in the time as this brilliant human, and gotten to learn from her.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
May her memory continue to always be a blessing.
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I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Alice Wong on Instagram: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it ...
423 likes, 73 comments - alicatsamurai on November 14, 2025: "ID: Yellow background with black text "This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the t...
www.instagram.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed.
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
Here are the words she left behind:
www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...
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PROOF THAT SHORT KINGS HAVE THE BREEDING ADVANTAGE
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
PROOF THAT SHORT KINGS HAVE THE BREEDING ADVANTAGE
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that’s The Handbasket Promise™️
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
that’s The Handbasket Promise™️
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Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
Donate - Authors Against Book Bans
Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight to...
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations!
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/
For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE.
Imagine what we could do with $$$
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/