Claire
@witchofraptorden.bsky.social
Neurodivergent. Writer. Solarpunk gardener in rural NC. Food preservation nerd. Witch. Zinester. Riot Ghoul. Vintage cookbook collector. Public education advocate. Read banned books. 📚 🪴✊🏼🏳️🌈
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US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
September 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
US farmers are saying they "just need temporary help, until things get better."
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
Here's the thing. US farm exports- which are mostly soy- CANNOT get better.
Other countries expanded their soy industries to fill China's demand.
We've walled ourselves out of the global market, folks. This is it.
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I’m hearing rumors that thousands of people are calling the ICE tip line to report little green men and other aliens from outer space. That’s not why ICE set up this number, so you should absolutely NOT call that tip line to report those types of aliens. 👽
I repeat—do NOT call the below number! ☎️
I repeat—do NOT call the below number! ☎️
June 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I’m hearing rumors that thousands of people are calling the ICE tip line to report little green men and other aliens from outer space. That’s not why ICE set up this number, so you should absolutely NOT call that tip line to report those types of aliens. 👽
I repeat—do NOT call the below number! ☎️
I repeat—do NOT call the below number! ☎️
Hi y’all-I know that I have been away for a bit. This spring/early summer has been super rainy so I am finally wrapping up with getting the garden in this week.
Looking for vetted non-corporate ways to support the comrades in Los Angeles. Please share links or recs to follow! ✊🏼🌈
Looking for vetted non-corporate ways to support the comrades in Los Angeles. Please share links or recs to follow! ✊🏼🌈
June 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hi y’all-I know that I have been away for a bit. This spring/early summer has been super rainy so I am finally wrapping up with getting the garden in this week.
Looking for vetted non-corporate ways to support the comrades in Los Angeles. Please share links or recs to follow! ✊🏼🌈
Looking for vetted non-corporate ways to support the comrades in Los Angeles. Please share links or recs to follow! ✊🏼🌈
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Folks always ask me what stories aren’t getting enough attention.
Pay attention to India and Pakistan - this is the most tense situation in several years and has the potential to spiral out of control if cooler heads don’t prevail.
Pay attention to India and Pakistan - this is the most tense situation in several years and has the potential to spiral out of control if cooler heads don’t prevail.
April 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Folks always ask me what stories aren’t getting enough attention.
Pay attention to India and Pakistan - this is the most tense situation in several years and has the potential to spiral out of control if cooler heads don’t prevail.
Pay attention to India and Pakistan - this is the most tense situation in several years and has the potential to spiral out of control if cooler heads don’t prevail.
Reading the land for answers.
An airplane crash.
Two horses or donkeys, standing.
(I find a broken shoe)
A bonfire. A winding trail.
Lovers kissing.
Three people dancing.
(I hear faint gunshots)
A giant bird, seated.
Hawks in flight.
Apples scattered, forest floor.
(I find a piece of quartz)
An airplane crash.
Two horses or donkeys, standing.
(I find a broken shoe)
A bonfire. A winding trail.
Lovers kissing.
Three people dancing.
(I hear faint gunshots)
A giant bird, seated.
Hawks in flight.
Apples scattered, forest floor.
(I find a piece of quartz)
March 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Reading the land for answers.
An airplane crash.
Two horses or donkeys, standing.
(I find a broken shoe)
A bonfire. A winding trail.
Lovers kissing.
Three people dancing.
(I hear faint gunshots)
A giant bird, seated.
Hawks in flight.
Apples scattered, forest floor.
(I find a piece of quartz)
An airplane crash.
Two horses or donkeys, standing.
(I find a broken shoe)
A bonfire. A winding trail.
Lovers kissing.
Three people dancing.
(I hear faint gunshots)
A giant bird, seated.
Hawks in flight.
Apples scattered, forest floor.
(I find a piece of quartz)
this is ridiculous. THE DOE DOES NOT CONTROL CURRICULUM!
it provides services for disabled students, poor families, Career and Technical Ed, funding for teacher jobs.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO STOP THIS $$$ GRAB?
ran for school board last year only to see Dept of Ed destroyed-I hate this timeline
it provides services for disabled students, poor families, Career and Technical Ed, funding for teacher jobs.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO STOP THIS $$$ GRAB?
ran for school board last year only to see Dept of Ed destroyed-I hate this timeline
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
this is ridiculous. THE DOE DOES NOT CONTROL CURRICULUM!
it provides services for disabled students, poor families, Career and Technical Ed, funding for teacher jobs.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO STOP THIS $$$ GRAB?
ran for school board last year only to see Dept of Ed destroyed-I hate this timeline
it provides services for disabled students, poor families, Career and Technical Ed, funding for teacher jobs.
HOW ARE WE GOING TO STOP THIS $$$ GRAB?
ran for school board last year only to see Dept of Ed destroyed-I hate this timeline
To quote @thatgalbunnybrown.bsky.social:
The only thing that's going to stop this is if yt women (and folks who pass) get in the streets of the capitol to demand the immediate removal of all members of the Trump admin from power.
Let’s go.
We have the capacity.
They won’t turn the military on us.
The only thing that's going to stop this is if yt women (and folks who pass) get in the streets of the capitol to demand the immediate removal of all members of the Trump admin from power.
Let’s go.
We have the capacity.
They won’t turn the military on us.
March 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
To quote @thatgalbunnybrown.bsky.social:
The only thing that's going to stop this is if yt women (and folks who pass) get in the streets of the capitol to demand the immediate removal of all members of the Trump admin from power.
Let’s go.
We have the capacity.
They won’t turn the military on us.
The only thing that's going to stop this is if yt women (and folks who pass) get in the streets of the capitol to demand the immediate removal of all members of the Trump admin from power.
Let’s go.
We have the capacity.
They won’t turn the military on us.
Sorry that I’ve been quiet. Life has been lifing, as the kids say.
I used to run a zine distro years ago. Recently, several friends and strangers have asked if Wyrd Sister is still active + if I could help with distribution/printing of their work.
I’m on the edge of rebooting it. However…(1/2)
I used to run a zine distro years ago. Recently, several friends and strangers have asked if Wyrd Sister is still active + if I could help with distribution/printing of their work.
I’m on the edge of rebooting it. However…(1/2)
February 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Sorry that I’ve been quiet. Life has been lifing, as the kids say.
I used to run a zine distro years ago. Recently, several friends and strangers have asked if Wyrd Sister is still active + if I could help with distribution/printing of their work.
I’m on the edge of rebooting it. However…(1/2)
I used to run a zine distro years ago. Recently, several friends and strangers have asked if Wyrd Sister is still active + if I could help with distribution/printing of their work.
I’m on the edge of rebooting it. However…(1/2)
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According to my son who is not here, but still watches other places, #LeavingMAGA is trending all over... and picking up steam.
February 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
According to my son who is not here, but still watches other places, #LeavingMAGA is trending all over... and picking up steam.
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Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
January 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Do Not Comply In Advance: bossy, already a cliche, implies permission to comply later
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
Fuck You, Make Me: leads by example, directs yelling at opposition instead of allies, easy to chant at a protest or put on a banner
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Y’all the other day, I was in tears seeing that Trump rescinded by EO LBJ’s Affirmative Action program.
🧵 1/8
www.reuters.com/world/us/why...
🧵 1/8
www.reuters.com/world/us/why...
Why LBJ signed executive order 11246 that Trump rescinded
When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign the Voting Rights Act shortly.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Y’all the other day, I was in tears seeing that Trump rescinded by EO LBJ’s Affirmative Action program.
🧵 1/8
www.reuters.com/world/us/why...
🧵 1/8
www.reuters.com/world/us/why...
He’s not allowed to run again.
We can’t let this even be a debate.
We can’t let this even be a debate.
We need to pay attention to this now before it’s too late.
January 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
He’s not allowed to run again.
We can’t let this even be a debate.
We can’t let this even be a debate.
Regressives love to talk about the 1940s/1950s as “the good old days” (they weren’t)…but taxes on the wealthy were MUCH higher then. If it seems like we had more middle/working class families that could afford houses…that’s why.
#TaxTheBillionaires
#TaxTheChurches
#PublicWorks
#GreenNewDeal
#UBI
#TaxTheBillionaires
#TaxTheChurches
#PublicWorks
#GreenNewDeal
#UBI
January 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Regressives love to talk about the 1940s/1950s as “the good old days” (they weren’t)…but taxes on the wealthy were MUCH higher then. If it seems like we had more middle/working class families that could afford houses…that’s why.
#TaxTheBillionaires
#TaxTheChurches
#PublicWorks
#GreenNewDeal
#UBI
#TaxTheBillionaires
#TaxTheChurches
#PublicWorks
#GreenNewDeal
#UBI
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ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ATTN: This is most important court hearing to watch next week. The GOP does not want this case in federal court because they know a federal judge is not likely to toss out 60,000 lawful votes. Their plan is to have the partisan NC state Supreme Court decide. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
I’m sickened at the whole thing, but as a neurodivergent person especially, the margin of the absolute monster Hegseth’s confirmation being 51-50 is darkly poetic.
(5150 is the police code for involuntary detention of an adult experiencing a mental health crisis.)
(5150 is the police code for involuntary detention of an adult experiencing a mental health crisis.)
January 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m sickened at the whole thing, but as a neurodivergent person especially, the margin of the absolute monster Hegseth’s confirmation being 51-50 is darkly poetic.
(5150 is the police code for involuntary detention of an adult experiencing a mental health crisis.)
(5150 is the police code for involuntary detention of an adult experiencing a mental health crisis.)
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It's not DEI rollback, it's resegregation.
It's not CRT rollback, it's whitewashing slavery colonialism and apartheid.
It's not anti-woke, it's pro-bigotry.
It's not sensible solutions to common sense problems, it's trans genocide.
It's not deportation, it's holocaust pre-gaming.
Call it what it is.
It's not CRT rollback, it's whitewashing slavery colonialism and apartheid.
It's not anti-woke, it's pro-bigotry.
It's not sensible solutions to common sense problems, it's trans genocide.
It's not deportation, it's holocaust pre-gaming.
Call it what it is.
January 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
It's not DEI rollback, it's resegregation.
It's not CRT rollback, it's whitewashing slavery colonialism and apartheid.
It's not anti-woke, it's pro-bigotry.
It's not sensible solutions to common sense problems, it's trans genocide.
It's not deportation, it's holocaust pre-gaming.
Call it what it is.
It's not CRT rollback, it's whitewashing slavery colonialism and apartheid.
It's not anti-woke, it's pro-bigotry.
It's not sensible solutions to common sense problems, it's trans genocide.
It's not deportation, it's holocaust pre-gaming.
Call it what it is.
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Keep the magic alive.
January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Keep the magic alive.
OP in the comments: “PLEASE stop with the ‘no more elections’ narrative. There WILL be elections and republicans are extremely worried about 2026. Obeying and manifesting in advance helps no one.”
I remain concerned about accessibility/integrity of said elections, but I refuse to obey in advance.
I remain concerned about accessibility/integrity of said elections, but I refuse to obey in advance.
Good morning. ☀️🥶
As the blitzkrieg continues, PLEASE remember it’s on purpose to throw us off.
Changing law and the Constitution takes time and 2/3 congressional approval.
Of course I have worries.
My son’s meds.👇🏽
Losing his healthcare would be catastrophic.
2026 is coming.
We must ALL vote. 🗳️
As the blitzkrieg continues, PLEASE remember it’s on purpose to throw us off.
Changing law and the Constitution takes time and 2/3 congressional approval.
Of course I have worries.
My son’s meds.👇🏽
Losing his healthcare would be catastrophic.
2026 is coming.
We must ALL vote. 🗳️
January 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
OP in the comments: “PLEASE stop with the ‘no more elections’ narrative. There WILL be elections and republicans are extremely worried about 2026. Obeying and manifesting in advance helps no one.”
I remain concerned about accessibility/integrity of said elections, but I refuse to obey in advance.
I remain concerned about accessibility/integrity of said elections, but I refuse to obey in advance.
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From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy. ⤵️
Trans Kids, Here's What You Need to Get Through the Trump Administration
From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy.
www.teenvogue.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
From navigating anti-trans laws to protecting your joy. ⤵️
One of the most useful and endlessly giving things that I have done in my life.
#Preparedness
#PantryPreparedness
#Solarpunk
#ChaosGardening
#Preparedness
#PantryPreparedness
#Solarpunk
#ChaosGardening
Margaret Killjoy has some good articles about community preparedness, like this one about building a pantry. Because of another one I have a drinking water tank in my laundry
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/the-year-o...
margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/the-year-o...
The Year of Preparedness: Storing Food
or: in defense of stockpiles
margaretkilljoy.substack.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
One of the most useful and endlessly giving things that I have done in my life.
#Preparedness
#PantryPreparedness
#Solarpunk
#ChaosGardening
#Preparedness
#PantryPreparedness
#Solarpunk
#ChaosGardening
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
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52 years ago, Roe v. Wade secured the reproductive rights women fought for. In 2022, Dobbs overturned it & 22 states restricted our freedoms.
2 days ago, Trump took down reproductiverights.gov. But @reprocaucus.bsky.social will continue to share abortion resources. Your body, your choice!
2 days ago, Trump took down reproductiverights.gov. But @reprocaucus.bsky.social will continue to share abortion resources. Your body, your choice!
reproductiverights.gov
January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
52 years ago, Roe v. Wade secured the reproductive rights women fought for. In 2022, Dobbs overturned it & 22 states restricted our freedoms.
2 days ago, Trump took down reproductiverights.gov. But @reprocaucus.bsky.social will continue to share abortion resources. Your body, your choice!
2 days ago, Trump took down reproductiverights.gov. But @reprocaucus.bsky.social will continue to share abortion resources. Your body, your choice!