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Candra K. Gill 🕷️😷
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UXer. Teacher. Returning to writing. Paper & Fiber Arts ❤️ She/her. Opinions are my own.
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sarahjeong.bsky.social
are we still on about em dashes and ai. imo human writers should just use the em dashes even harder. we should be out here pummeling out those em dashes like we're emily dickinson
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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jjoque.bsky.social
Bjork standing next to a tv with the text "you shouldn't let poets lie to you"
November 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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indivisibleatl.bsky.social
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Donate to Help Lolita and Allen Smile Again, organized by Cat Leatherwood
For years, the residents of the Old Wheat Street encampment relied on each other to … Cat Leatherwood needs your support for Help Lolita and Allen Smile Again
www.gofundme.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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hypervisible.blacksky.app
“While Shelby County has recorded the dirtiest air in Tennessee for many years — half the state’s admissions for childhood asthma come from there — local residents say the arrival of Colossus has made things worse.”
In Memphis, where people fear Elon Musk’s supercomputer is making them ill
Colossus, an xAI supercomputer, is blamed for worsening air pollution in a historic black community
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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amandamull.bsky.social
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
treblaw.bsky.social treb @treblaw.bsky.social · 21d
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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windowseat.bsky.social
This is amazing. (They set up CO2 monitors in all the rooms and made the data easily accessible and viewable.)
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
Steven and Alice smiling and holding each other’s books
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
ckgill.blacksky.app
If you have phone anxiety, call tonight and leave a message (it’s Sunday. The offices are closed). Include your ZIP Code as part of your message to let them know you’re a constituent.
kateviolette.com Kate Violette @kateviolette.com · Nov 9
Asking anyone who's got energy to do so to call their Dem Senators and urge them not to back down on healthcare. 🙏

Your friends who are too sick to work to access healthcare are going to be really fucked otherwise. Being too sick to work means no paycheck to cover now-exorbitant marketplace plans.
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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newdisabledsouth.org
we closed this application yesterday. we got an unbelievable 18,588 applications totaling $4,157,600 in $100 and $250 requests.

we have sent $53,000 to 224 people and will continue to send more.

if you are able to donate, you can do so at ndsdj.org/snapdonate

thanks to EVERYONE who has donated!
newdisabledsouth.org New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · Oct 28
We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️
Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Apply: Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ Text below explains that due to the government shutdown, people in the South will not receive their November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments. New Disabled South is offering one-time payments to help people impacted by not receiving SNAP — $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people. It notes that funding is first-come, first-served and that SSI or Medicaid recipients should read a disclaimer before applying. A call-to-action at the bottom reads: ‘Apply at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ There are small illustrations of a grocery bag and a grocery list. Graphic with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Donate to Support Food Assistance for Disabled People in the South.’ The message says that New Disabled South is raising money to provide direct payments to people impacted by loss of SNAP funds, and invites donations. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Donate at ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items is on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Solicitar: Asistencia Alimentaria para Personas con Discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that due to the government shutdown, people will not receive November SNAP payments and that New Disabled South offers one-time payments of $100 for individuals and $250 for households with two or more people, first-come, first-served. It also includes a note for SSI or Medicaid recipients. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Solicitar en ndsdj.org/snaphelp.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag and grocery list appears on the left. Graphic in Spanish with a light background and the New Disabled South logo in the top right corner. Large bold text reads: ‘Dona para apoyar la asistencia alimentaria para personas con discapacidad en el Sur.’ The text explains that New Disabled South is raising funds to make direct payments to people affected by the loss of SNAP funds and provides information on how to donate. A black banner at the bottom reads: ‘Dona en ndsdj.org/snapdonate.’ A small illustration of a grocery bag with food items appears on the left.
October 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR

supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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runwithskizzers.bsky.social
Donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank this morning in case anyone wants join on a food bank donation train

find a food bank in your area here: www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo...
a screenshot from the Atlanta Community Food Bank page that reads: "Thank you for your donation!"
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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gregpak.net
One of the most TRUE signs I have ever seen at a march. Write this down and act upon it, friends.

#NoKings #Manhattan
Hand drawn sign reads ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY
October 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
ckgill.blacksky.app
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D'Angelo - Lady (Official Video)
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October 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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kickstarterunited.org
In between rallies and pickets and bargaining, we’ve been trying to highlight live Kickstarter projects our workers love on this page! Without access to our tools, we’re doing this manually but we wanted to highlight folks who support us on their projects! kickstarterunited.org/projects-our...
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
ckgill.blacksky.app
Georgia folks, check your registration! Voter roll purges happen a lot in this state. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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threnody.bsky.social
so: what do we need you to do? two things.

1.call your D/I senators. find contact info here: reps.fyi

what do we need you to say? try the call script below. adapt it; make it your own! there are bailout points written in, in case you get nervous. but please *call.* 🧵
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME] and I'm one of Senator [THEIR NAME]'s constituents. House Republicans are trying to insert a multiple articles of anti-trans legislation, including a full transgender healthcare funding ban, into the F-Y '26 budget. I'm calling to tell the Senator to stand up for trans Americans and vote NO on any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. [you can stop here at 0:20 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] This care funding ban follows the map the G-O-P charted while attacking abortion. Democrats lost that fight by giving in to the G-O-P an inch at a time. Giving an inch at a time on trans care will devastate trans Americans and it'll get Democrats nothing in return but contempt. [you can stop here at 0:40 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] Right now, the most popular Democrat in the U-S, [Zo-RAHN Mom-DA-nee], is campaigning on making trans healthcare cheaper and easier to access, and he's only got more good will because of it. [you can stop here at 0:50 if you want to bail out—but it's better if you don't] I'm asking the Senator to refuse to allow any anti-trans language including a healthcare ban in the F-Y '26 bill. Do not vote for any bill with that language. This IS worth forcing a shutdown. Standing with trans people is the right thing to do and it's politically smart. Voters and donors show up for Democrats who fight.
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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anthonymoser.com
i made a helpful reference
top right: a fractured black rectangle where one half is labeled "autism is bad" and the other side is labeled "FACT CHECK: autistic people are productive members of society". top left: WRONG -negating their frame reinforces it -starts with what it isn't instead of what it is - your argument is shaped like their argument bottom right: large image of Kirby, a pink blob inhaling and the "autism is bad" fragment, labeled THEY'RE DOING EUGENICS bottom left: RIGHT - you eat their frame -starts with what's actually happening -contains and explains what they're doing -your argument is shaped like kirby
September 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ckgill.blacksky.app
Had the pleasure of seeing this brilliant speaker this evening. Didn’t realize how much I’ve been missing black women’s perspectives in economics, both in terms of the current political moment and in general. Buy (and read) her book!
itsafronomics.bsky.social Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Sep 16
TODAY, I AM OFFICIALLY AN AUTHOR!!! A CHILDHOOD DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!

#TheDoubleTax is the first book I've ever written and it’s OUT EVERYWHERE TODAY. Four years. 100s of stories. Countless drafts. I woke up today as a FIRST TIME author. WOW.

Get your copy TODAY: annagifty.com #booksky #blacksky
THE DOUBLE TAX IS FINALLY OUT Black woman in a yellow sweater in front of the Cambridge public library holding "The Double Tax" and covering her face
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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nicasio.bsky.social
Rivers is an incredible writer and generous soul. Please consider lending them a hand at this awful time, if you're able.
riverssolomon.bsky.social rivers solomon @riverssolomon.bsky.social · Sep 25
I have a big request. My baby cousin, 15, is in hospital, non-responsive. I'd like to see her one last time & am trying to fly across the ocean *tomorrow* to make this happen. It would cost about £2500 or £3300 dollars. If you're able to contribute, this is my paypal: paypal.me/riversandfam
Pay Rivers Solomon using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/riversandfam and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
September 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.
mulchy.bsky.social shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · Sep 19
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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mulchy.bsky.social
moments ago, ice agents again came out of the broadview detention/“professing” facility to escort a silver suv out of the lot.

one of the agents picked up and threw congressional candidate kat abughazaleh to the ground.
September 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Not surprisingly but still unfortunately, the McNair program is under attack.

I was not a beneficiary of the program but have participated in it as a mentor and speaker, and I have seen how it positively impacts the lives of its students.

coenet.org/protect-the-...
Protect the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program - Council for Opportunity in Education
We’re stronger together. Call your Member of Congress, send an email, post on social media, host a phone party, invite your Member to campus, and report your actions. Every voice protects students and...
coenet.org
September 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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levostregc.bsky.social
Thys meetinge koude have been a keytar solo.
September 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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ladyhistorian.bsky.social
I would read an academic murder book in which the murder was solved by reading the syllabus
ladyhistorian.bsky.social Melissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · Aug 29
I love this idea and also want a list of academic murder books. Please reply with recs
roopikarisam.bsky.social Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · Aug 29
Hear me out: a dark academia murder book that opens at a department beginning-of-the-year celebration on a boat (I know a department that does this) and a professor goes overboard. The intrepid department chair must figure out who did it. Everyone is a suspect, including the chair herself.
August 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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charliejane.bsky.social
This Tuesday! Atlanta! I'm going to be at Charis Books in Decatur, GA for their regular Meet Me There spoken word event, along with the wonderful @quarefutures.bsky.social!

RSVP and info: www.charisbooksandmore.com/event/meet-m...

ATL queers, I'd love to see you there!
A flier for Meet Me There: a Charis Hybrid event. Tuesday Sept 2 and 7:30 PM ET. Featuring photos of Samuel Ace (host), Charlie Jane Anders (featured author), Jess Lewis (opening writer).
August 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM