Aunt Sarah Downing
@auntsarahdowning.bsky.social
Texan turned Floridian turned Arizonan.
Arts and culture advocate, zine-maker, and kooky aunt.
Arts and culture advocate, zine-maker, and kooky aunt.
I cook tonight for the first time with my new (to me) thrifted Instant Pot! WOW this thing is awesome! And I found it for just under $15!!
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
I cook tonight for the first time with my new (to me) thrifted Instant Pot! WOW this thing is awesome! And I found it for just under $15!!
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Colleen Parker, contemporary UK mixed media artist, specialising in watercolour & ink #womensart
August 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Colleen Parker, contemporary UK mixed media artist, specialising in watercolour & ink #womensart
Found out tomorrow is bulk trash pick up and I thought, oh! I’ll declutter a bit and now I’m in the middle of a torn apart apartment and I’m tired
August 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Found out tomorrow is bulk trash pick up and I thought, oh! I’ll declutter a bit and now I’m in the middle of a torn apart apartment and I’m tired
All curled up 🖤
August 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
All curled up 🖤
Saw Weapons tonight! Really enjoyed it but I have to say I’m not thrilled about the damage this film will do to the community of childless aunts who dress eccentrically in bright colors!!
August 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Saw Weapons tonight! Really enjoyed it but I have to say I’m not thrilled about the damage this film will do to the community of childless aunts who dress eccentrically in bright colors!!
Sweet bby home from the vet relaxing on the electric blanket 🖤
August 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Sweet bby home from the vet relaxing on the electric blanket 🖤
Trying to be a Bluesky superstar like my hot gf @ghostbird12345.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Trying to be a Bluesky superstar like my hot gf @ghostbird12345.bsky.social
Are there other museum workers working against this? What can we do to dissent? #smithsonian #museumworker #museums
Letter is available here: www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
Letter to the Smithsonian: Internal Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions and Materials
The Honorable Lonnie G. Bunch III Secretary, Smithsonian Institution 1000 Jefferson Dr SW Washington, DC 20560 Subject: Internal Review of Smithsonian
www.whitehouse.gov
August 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Are there other museum workers working against this? What can we do to dissent? #smithsonian #museumworker #museums
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The Trump administration announced that it will launch a comprehensive review of both current and upcoming Smithsonian Institution exhibitions, examining display text, online materials, and social media posts “to evaluate tone, historical context, and adherence to American ideals.”
August 13, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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“No executive order can silence a movement built on truth. No cold season can outlast the people who have already survived worse.” Beautiful piece by @erininthemorning.com
1. Six years ago, during the hardest winter of my life, I found myself again. A month later, I found myself again, under a cherry blossom tree.
On Trans Day of Visibility this year, we travel through our toughest winter.
But we know the promise of spring.
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On Trans Day of Visibility this year, we travel through our toughest winter.
But we know the promise of spring.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
Finding Hope And Spring On Transgender Day Of Visibility
The past three months have been brutal for transgender people—but if there’s one thing our community knows, it’s how to travel through darkness to find spring.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“No executive order can silence a movement built on truth. No cold season can outlast the people who have already survived worse.” Beautiful piece by @erininthemorning.com
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Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
March 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
May we all embody this energy today and always.
May we all embody this energy today and always.
Well, at least we’re dodging this bullet. Or the asteroid. #thisis2025
February 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Well, at least we’re dodging this bullet. Or the asteroid. #thisis2025
Today is a day where, despite it all, I feel an overwhelming sense of love and gratitude for this life.
February 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Today is a day where, despite it all, I feel an overwhelming sense of love and gratitude for this life.
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"We are older than your laws and we will outlive them," one sign said.
EITM correspondent S. Baum attended this weekend's Stonewall protest, organized by Transexual Menace, which connected trans elders, youth, and everyone in between.
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EITM correspondent S. Baum attended this weekend's Stonewall protest, organized by Transexual Menace, which connected trans elders, youth, and everyone in between.
Read their story and subscribe to support our journalism.
“We Will Outlive Them”: At Stonewall, Resistance Flares
“There are queer and trans kids, adults and elders in the future.”
www.erininthemorning.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"We are older than your laws and we will outlive them," one sign said.
EITM correspondent S. Baum attended this weekend's Stonewall protest, organized by Transexual Menace, which connected trans elders, youth, and everyone in between.
Read their story and subscribe to support our journalism.
EITM correspondent S. Baum attended this weekend's Stonewall protest, organized by Transexual Menace, which connected trans elders, youth, and everyone in between.
Read their story and subscribe to support our journalism.
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I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
Vet found hanging draped in trans flag
The suicide letter they won't publish
zerodoesntsleep.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I'm sad to share that the trans vet that took her life outside the VA last week was apparently Elisa Rae Shupe.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
She's someone many of us know - she was responsible for the mass email leak that let us know how the ADF, Heritage, etc planned to enact trans eradication we see today.
RIP Elisa.
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I’ve been using 5 Calls every morning to call my reps on various issues. They make it very easy to do!!
I’ve been using 5 Calls every morning to call my reps on various issues. They make it very easy to do!!
Demand Congress Restore CDC Guidance for Sexual, Reproductive, and LGTBQ+ Health ⭑ 5 Calls
Consistent with their ongoing war on science and sexual and reproductive health, the Trump administration has removed crucial health information from …
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February 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
5calls.org/issue/restor...
I’ve been using 5 Calls every morning to call my reps on various issues. They make it very easy to do!!
I’ve been using 5 Calls every morning to call my reps on various issues. They make it very easy to do!!
Got a promotion at work this week, celebrated w the dirtiest vodka martini 🍸
February 6, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Got a promotion at work this week, celebrated w the dirtiest vodka martini 🍸
I would recommend getting your food from a local market and/or CSA if you can. I’ve been doing so for about a year and it has transformed my relationship with food and cooking in a really magical way 🥕🍅🥬🥒🌶️🌽🥔🧅🧄
February 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I would recommend getting your food from a local market and/or CSA if you can. I’ve been doing so for about a year and it has transformed my relationship with food and cooking in a really magical way 🥕🍅🥬🥒🌶️🌽🥔🧅🧄
Purple cauliflower, golden beets, green goddess dressing over farro. All from my local CSA. 🤤
February 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Purple cauliflower, golden beets, green goddess dressing over farro. All from my local CSA. 🤤
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I feel like Beyonce has a ska record in her
February 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I feel like Beyonce has a ska record in her
Overall a pretty good Grammys. And yes, I did cry when she finally won album of the year 🤠
February 3, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Overall a pretty good Grammys. And yes, I did cry when she finally won album of the year 🤠
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“Trans people are not invisible. Trans people deserve love. The queer community deserves to be lifted up. Music is love, thank you.”
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
— Lady Gaga while accepting Best Pop Duo Performance at the #GRAMMYs
February 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
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We are so back
Gaga is weird again, guys.
That album will be pristine.
That album will be pristine.
February 3, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We are so back
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“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
February 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
“Record labels need to treat their artists as valuable employees with a livable wage and health insurance and protection. Labels, we got you — but do you got us?”
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.
— Chappell Roan demanding labels to do better during her #GRAMMYs acceptance speech.