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Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
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Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
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A series worth reading. See the thread for details and links.
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
A series worth reading. See the thread for details and links.
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“The question of language isn’t one of finding the right, approved word. It’s about fundamentally rethinking the way we view the world”
A good article on how us disability activists can get hung up on language choice alone, to the detriment of wider conversations about systemic ableism
A good article on how us disability activists can get hung up on language choice alone, to the detriment of wider conversations about systemic ableism
Anna Hamilton and worker-owner of The Flytrap @sesmith.lol examine the nuances of anti-ableism and language in online spaces:
the-flytrap.ghost.io/language-wars/
the-flytrap.ghost.io/language-wars/
Language Wars
Conversations about language were supposed to be a starting point rather than an ending one.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“The question of language isn’t one of finding the right, approved word. It’s about fundamentally rethinking the way we view the world”
A good article on how us disability activists can get hung up on language choice alone, to the detriment of wider conversations about systemic ableism
A good article on how us disability activists can get hung up on language choice alone, to the detriment of wider conversations about systemic ableism
Reposted by The Flytrap
I have been reading with @theflytrapmedia.com as they have been going through their current reprint series w/ Bitch Magazine. This is another series I’m grateful to have access to.
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I have been reading with @theflytrapmedia.com as they have been going through their current reprint series w/ Bitch Magazine. This is another series I’m grateful to have access to.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
@propublica.org for investigative journalism, @inquirer.com for local news, @theflytrapmedia.com and Vibe Check podcast (via Patreon) for culture & politics, @flaminghydra.com for essays & art
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@unraveledpress.com: reporting on policing/state violence in Chicago
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
@theflytrapmedia.com: worker-owned intersectional feminist cultural commentary
@prismreports.org: in-depth reporting from ppl on the front lines of injustice
@51st.news: DC local news
@thebaltimorebanner.com: Bmore local news
@unraveledpress.com: reporting on policing/state violence in Chicago
@prismreports.org: in-depth reporting from ppl on the front lines of injustice
@51st.news: DC local news
@thebaltimorebanner.com: Bmore local news
@unraveledpress.com: reporting on policing/state violence in Chicago
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1. The Handbasket by @marisakabas.bsky.social
2. Organizing My Thoughts by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
3. Meditations in an Emergency by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
4. The Flytrap by @theflytrapmedia.com
5. The Marginalian by @mariapopova.bsky.social
1. The Handbasket by @marisakabas.bsky.social
2. Organizing My Thoughts by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
3. Meditations in an Emergency by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
4. The Flytrap by @theflytrapmedia.com
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November 28, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I currently have active paid subscriptions to:
1. The Handbasket by @marisakabas.bsky.social
2. Organizing My Thoughts by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
3. Meditations in an Emergency by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
4. The Flytrap by @theflytrapmedia.com
5. The Marginalian by @mariapopova.bsky.social
1. The Handbasket by @marisakabas.bsky.social
2. Organizing My Thoughts by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
3. Meditations in an Emergency by @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
4. The Flytrap by @theflytrapmedia.com
5. The Marginalian by @mariapopova.bsky.social
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One of the pieces I’m most proud of co-writing has been republished on @theflytrapmedia.com! It’s part of a series that you should read ♿️
Anna Hamilton and worker-owner of The Flytrap @sesmith.lol examine the nuances of anti-ableism and language in online spaces:
the-flytrap.ghost.io/language-wars/
the-flytrap.ghost.io/language-wars/
Language Wars
Conversations about language were supposed to be a starting point rather than an ending one.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
One of the pieces I’m most proud of co-writing has been republished on @theflytrapmedia.com! It’s part of a series that you should read ♿️
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Really delighted that so many contributors responded on very short notice when we reached out about reprinting their work from this series, and I'm glad that it once again has an online home that's easy to search for, share, and read.
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Really delighted that so many contributors responded on very short notice when we reached out about reprinting their work from this series, and I'm glad that it once again has an online home that's easy to search for, share, and read.
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series
Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In honor of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social's legacy as a disability activist and writer, today we are republishing Bitch Magazine's Access Series, which was originally curated by Alice Wong. Worker-owner and former Bitch editor-in-chief Evette Dionne updated the intro to the series here:
Reposted by The Flytrap
Reposted by The Flytrap
Being part of a Bitch Media Access Issue that Alice Wong co-edited with @freeblackgirl.bsky.social was really special, even more so now. My piece was republished in the @theflytrapmedia.com today (with some updates to make the piece more current). the-flytrap.ghost.io/complex-futu...
The Complex Future of Post-Pandemic Work
The COVID-19 pandemic showed that remote work is possible for many industries, but it’s still unclear what the future of remote work is five years later.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Being part of a Bitch Media Access Issue that Alice Wong co-edited with @freeblackgirl.bsky.social was really special, even more so now. My piece was republished in the @theflytrapmedia.com today (with some updates to make the piece more current). the-flytrap.ghost.io/complex-futu...
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“It’s a familiar tale: Black women are given their flowers in hindsight while many white men are worshipped by the masses and later mythologized.” via @theflytrapmedia.com the-flytrap.ghost.io/loud-and-cle...
Loud and Clear
There is no punk without Black women.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
“It’s a familiar tale: Black women are given their flowers in hindsight while many white men are worshipped by the masses and later mythologized.” via @theflytrapmedia.com the-flytrap.ghost.io/loud-and-cle...
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I live on the beautiful and unceded land of the Kanien’ke:hà and the Anishinaabe.
"I often explain to non-Native folks that this story is like if there were a Bible story about Jesus transitioning," Waabanokiizhick Mandosking writes. "My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity."
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I live on the beautiful and unceded land of the Kanien’ke:hà and the Anishinaabe.
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Not only is food more expensive, it is much more likely to make you sick and harm you, or give your baby botulism
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Not only is food more expensive, it is much more likely to make you sick and harm you, or give your baby botulism
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We've passed on a few links from the wonderful sex-ed site @scarleteen.com . To know more of their story, read this piece @theflytrapmedia.com has reprinted and updated from the classic Bitch Magazine.
https://the-flytrap.ghost.io/11-21-25-red-letter-day-scarleteen/
https://the-flytrap.ghost.io/11-21-25-red-letter-day-scarleteen/
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
We've passed on a few links from the wonderful sex-ed site @scarleteen.com . To know more of their story, read this piece @theflytrapmedia.com has reprinted and updated from the classic Bitch Magazine.
https://the-flytrap.ghost.io/11-21-25-red-letter-day-scarleteen/
https://the-flytrap.ghost.io/11-21-25-red-letter-day-scarleteen/
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I edited this incredible story about trans Indigenous identity, and rommy torrico provided art direction. it was wonderful to work with @shaawan.com and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking on this.
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I edited this incredible story about trans Indigenous identity, and rommy torrico provided art direction. it was wonderful to work with @shaawan.com and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking on this.
ICYMI, this week we published a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
ICYMI, this week we published a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
"I often explain to non-Native folks that this story is like if there were a Bible story about Jesus transitioning," Waabanokiizhick Mandosking writes. "My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity."
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"I often explain to non-Native folks that this story is like if there were a Bible story about Jesus transitioning," Waabanokiizhick Mandosking writes. "My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity."
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Read the story of Hiawatha in the Anishinaabemowin language below:
Reposted by The Flytrap
was such an honor to work on this piece with waabanokiizhick & the flytrap team <3
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
was such an honor to work on this piece with waabanokiizhick & the flytrap team <3
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@flaminghydra.com is great. Amazing writing, always leaves me wanting more.
@theflytrapmedia.com, also a great subscription. So many great options for cash freed up by dropping WaPo or NYT.
@theflytrapmedia.com, also a great subscription. So many great options for cash freed up by dropping WaPo or NYT.
November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@flaminghydra.com is great. Amazing writing, always leaves me wanting more.
@theflytrapmedia.com, also a great subscription. So many great options for cash freed up by dropping WaPo or NYT.
@theflytrapmedia.com, also a great subscription. So many great options for cash freed up by dropping WaPo or NYT.
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This was such a great way to start my morning.
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This was such a great way to start my morning.
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Happy Flytrap Tuesday! We are really honored to post this one, a comic in the Anishinaabemowin language about the Aadizookaan spirit, a foundational story to Indigenous trans identity.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.
Written by Waabanokiizhick Mandosking, illustrated by Shaawan Francis Keahna.