Joan Zahra Dark 🔥 جون زهر درك
@joandark.com
(they/them) Writer, organizer, gamedev. I say good words sometimes too!
Currently steering @cartoonist.coop, formerly @silversprocket, @bluestockings
📧: mxjoandark@gmail.com
🕸️: linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan
Currently steering @cartoonist.coop, formerly @silversprocket, @bluestockings
📧: mxjoandark@gmail.com
🕸️: linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan
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I should probably do an intro with more of you here now, I'm Joan! You may remember me from such works as steering @cartoonistcoop.bsky.social, or my day job as @silversprocket.bsky.social's Production Manager!
I'm also an occasional writer, artist, and game dev, find me at linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan!
I'm also an occasional writer, artist, and game dev, find me at linktr.ee/whoaitsjoan!
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Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Alderman Sigcho-Lopez was right to call out Pritzker today about the state police arresting protesters. Pritzker responded that the state police are protecting protesters, and that just isn't true. State cops have arrested and brutalized protesters to facilitate ICE operations. That's reality.
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looks like the lemur & wolf are out of the bag now!! ~_^
Get ready for a victory lap! There's more FREE content coming soon to Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds!
✨ NiGHTS - December 2025
🍌 AiAi - January 2026
💥 Tangle & Whisper - February 2026
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is available now!
✨ NiGHTS - December 2025
🍌 AiAi - January 2026
💥 Tangle & Whisper - February 2026
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is available now!
November 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
looks like the lemur & wolf are out of the bag now!! ~_^
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finally home from housing court. next date is next month, and i fully expect the judge to side with our landlord. she was giving other people two weeks to leave, so i assume that's what she'll give us as well.
here we go- we are being evicted, and our next court date is tomorrow. i am pretty sure we will be forced to leave. the cheapest apartments i can find are $2700, and most places want 40x that in income!!! maybe through some miracle we can raise that much gofund.me/ee5a3b747
Donate to Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction, organized by Priya Huq
We are being evicted and need to find another place to live. Rent in NYC is insane… Priya Huq needs your support for Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction
gofund.me
November 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
finally home from housing court. next date is next month, and i fully expect the judge to side with our landlord. she was giving other people two weeks to leave, so i assume that's what she'll give us as well.
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This is a cry from Gaza
My daughter Alma is hungry, weak, and in pain.
Every night, she asks for food I cannot give
I am terrified that hunger will take her before anything else does
Please, if your heart still feels, help us survive
Your compassion can save her life
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fa...
My daughter Alma is hungry, weak, and in pain.
Every night, she asks for food I cannot give
I am terrified that hunger will take her before anything else does
Please, if your heart still feels, help us survive
Your compassion can save her life
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fa...
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is a cry from Gaza
My daughter Alma is hungry, weak, and in pain.
Every night, she asks for food I cannot give
I am terrified that hunger will take her before anything else does
Please, if your heart still feels, help us survive
Your compassion can save her life
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fa...
My daughter Alma is hungry, weak, and in pain.
Every night, she asks for food I cannot give
I am terrified that hunger will take her before anything else does
Please, if your heart still feels, help us survive
Your compassion can save her life
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fa...
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An Israeli company is causing homelessness in the U.S.
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
Today's must-read by @thomasbirm.bsky.social: a major corporate landlord is fueling homelessness across the U.S. *and* the mass displacement of Palestinians in the West Bank.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Israeli company owns tens of thousands of apartments in the South, filing evictions at nine times the national average.
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
An Israeli company is causing homelessness in the U.S.
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
If you still don't get it, you can't be helped
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Friends, I'm looking to speak with people who are upset about the Democrats' shutdown deal and who can speak about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If that's you, I can be reached via DM or at andrea.gonzalez@voxmedia.com. We can also protect people's identities as needed.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Friends, I'm looking to speak with people who are upset about the Democrats' shutdown deal and who can speak about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If that's you, I can be reached via DM or at andrea.gonzalez@voxmedia.com. We can also protect people's identities as needed.
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Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
The Latest Defense Against ICE: 3D-Printed Whistles
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
www.404media.co
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Chicagoans are making, sharing, and printing designs for whistles that can warn people when ICE is in the area. The goal is to “prevent as many people from being kidnapped as possible.”
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It was snowing yesterday in Chicago. Yet the folks who are part of the Tiny Kitchen Project were outside offering food to their community. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/a... - people are in motion everywhere and we should focus on those folks...
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It was snowing yesterday in Chicago. Yet the folks who are part of the Tiny Kitchen Project were outside offering food to their community. blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/04/a... - people are in motion everywhere and we should focus on those folks...
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I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
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This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This race could very easily be decided by challenged ballots. Use this link to track your ballot, and remind your friends and family to do the same: info.kingcounty.gov/kcelections/...
Still sleep deprived and trudging through finals but it's 9 years on the 'mones this week, so have a selfie
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Still sleep deprived and trudging through finals but it's 9 years on the 'mones this week, so have a selfie
Sharing a GoFundMe for a dear friend who needs help as she's had to put all her work on hold to take care of her mom!
If you can donate or boost to support Stella, it would mean a lot, she's not online to share it herself!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-friend-care-for-her-mom-post-stroke/
If you can donate or boost to support Stella, it would mean a lot, she's not online to share it herself!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-friend-care-for-her-mom-post-stroke/
Donate to Help our Beloved Friend Care for her Mom Post- Stroke, organized by Wilson Sherwin
Stella is a brilliant organizer, writer, comrade, friend, dog mam… Wilson Sherwin needs your support for Help our Beloved Friend Care for her Mom Post- Stroke
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Sharing a GoFundMe for a dear friend who needs help as she's had to put all her work on hold to take care of her mom!
If you can donate or boost to support Stella, it would mean a lot, she's not online to share it herself!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-friend-care-for-her-mom-post-stroke/
If you can donate or boost to support Stella, it would mean a lot, she's not online to share it herself!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-our-beloved-friend-care-for-her-mom-post-stroke/
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DSA and Working Families Party have meetings FYI
To repeat: I have studied a lot of cases of autocratization over the past 15 years. Wrote about them, taught about them, consulting about them.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
I do not recall an opposition so apathetic, ignorant, and inept as the @democrats.org. They cling to their power, rather than fight for democracy. Shame.
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
DSA and Working Families Party have meetings FYI
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Here's a resource to find local organizing groups in your area.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The Organize Directory
Daily updates and resources for mutual aid networks and grassroots initiatives across different cities.
organize.directory
July 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Here's a resource to find local organizing groups in your area.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
The most important thing is not to lose hope. Things are going to get dark, but we can always keep the light alive for each other.
Feel what you need to feel. Cry. Scream. Talk to the people you love. Then keep going.
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Al Jazeera: "Child among killed as Israeli air raids, drones target Gaza."
Life is treacherous for the displaced, hungry civilians in Gaza. They need us now as much as ever.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and raise funds to flee. And others. 💕
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
Life is treacherous for the displaced, hungry civilians in Gaza. They need us now as much as ever.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and raise funds to flee. And others. 💕
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Al Jazeera: "Child among killed as Israeli air raids, drones target Gaza."
Life is treacherous for the displaced, hungry civilians in Gaza. They need us now as much as ever.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and raise funds to flee. And others. 💕
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
Life is treacherous for the displaced, hungry civilians in Gaza. They need us now as much as ever.
Please give to my friend Tasneem so she can feed her children and raise funds to flee. And others. 💕
tinyurl.com/Tasneemo
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“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
My latest is a love letter to Chicago. "I see you stumbling through the stubborn, awkward rhythm of showing up, again and again. I see you fighting alongside people who sometimes frustrate and confuse you, and defending neighbors you may have never met, because you know they’re all your people."
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
“I see you, Chicago. I see you charging out of your homes before you’ve brushed your teeth to blow your whistles, shout down ICE agents, and hold onto your neighbors.”
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
“I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could.”
This is Chicago. ❤️🩹❤️
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we would all be better off if we all ignored the ny times or at least regarded it to be as truthful as the national enquirer
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
we would all be better off if we all ignored the ny times or at least regarded it to be as truthful as the national enquirer
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I am going to refrain from despair posting tonight and just say any help you could throw my way would make a huge difference in my life rn
ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe
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throne.com/glitch_wolfe
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I am going to refrain from despair posting tonight and just say any help you could throw my way would make a huge difference in my life rn
ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe
throne.com/glitch_wolfe
ko-fi.com/glitch_wolfe
throne.com/glitch_wolfe
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90% of the opportunities i've gotten boil down to being at the right place and the right time. one instance was literally because someone had to bow out of an event, and i got sent as a replacement. it's luck, imo. but more importantly, the connections you make.
Sometimes, creators are reluctant to share career advice because they know how much of it can't be replicated. Authors can teach you how to write, artists can teach you how to draw, but no one can teach you how to force a publisher to sign you.
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
90% of the opportunities i've gotten boil down to being at the right place and the right time. one instance was literally because someone had to bow out of an event, and i got sent as a replacement. it's luck, imo. but more importantly, the connections you make.
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NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! 🥳
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!! 🥳
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
As your politicians caved in Washington, comrades across Texas came together to support trans healthcare by building out 800 HRT Harm Reduction Toolkits.
Fund a kit here: distributeaid.org/hrt-harm-red...
See their post here: www.instagram.com/p/DQ220LxgP4v/
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You too can move on from electoral politics. Release the farce and play acting. Put your energies into helping each other and building new systems of care. I believe in the people, not politicians.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
You too can move on from electoral politics. Release the farce and play acting. Put your energies into helping each other and building new systems of care. I believe in the people, not politicians.
The Democrats who pushed a yes vote here may not be up for re-election in 2026, but they also should not enjoy a moment of peace up till they're able to get primaried.
Our elected officials care more about being inconvenienced than they ever cared about whether their constituents live or die.
Our elected officials care more about being inconvenienced than they ever cared about whether their constituents live or die.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The Democrats who pushed a yes vote here may not be up for re-election in 2026, but they also should not enjoy a moment of peace up till they're able to get primaried.
Our elected officials care more about being inconvenienced than they ever cared about whether their constituents live or die.
Our elected officials care more about being inconvenienced than they ever cared about whether their constituents live or die.
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John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.