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Z Gervais
@jzgervais.bsky.social
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Pollinator proletariat, writer, coach, witch, data analyst. (Genderqueer bisexual femme. She/They)
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mollycrabapple.bsky.social
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.

Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Submit a Claim
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Jesus to his disciples:
ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social HerRoyalThighness @ourflagmeansbeth.bsky.social · 3d
Idk why a bunch of libs started following me but I’m an anarchist and you will not have a good time here.
November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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ianbassin.bsky.social
“Time and again, these agents — and the broader DHS and White House policies behind it — are being exposed not for their strength, but their weakness. Ordinary Americas are stronger — braver and better.”
Must read (and subscribe) from @vermontgmg.bsky.social:
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/trump-bord...
Trump, Border Patrol Retreat in Failure from Chicago
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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backwardsknight.com
@fallenlights.net was kind enough to share this with me, and thus, I spread the wealth.
Meme image of a chicken standing on a beach, with waves in the background. Text reads: If you are seeing this the curse is lifted have a good day.
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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shy-magpie.bsky.social
[Black & white illustration based on the book Charlotte's Web with a pig looking at a spider's web that says "fuck ICE" with the spider hanging off the bottom]
November 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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raniawrites.bsky.social
Every tyrant & every empire never conceives its own demise & still they crumble. No system of injustice is natural, inevitable, or eternal.
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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thinginthedirt.bsky.social
i had the idea for this piece last tdov but it didn't quite come together until now 🥖🍷 quote by Julian K Jarboe
a medieval manuscript style digital illustration. text at the bottom reads "god blessed me by making me transsexual for the same reason he made wheat but not bread and fruit but not wine: so that humanity might share in the act of creation. - julian k jarboe." in the center of the piece stands a trans person with top surgery scars, body hair, and facial hair. they are nude, with a red cloth partly draped over their body, and they hold a loaf of bread in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. in the dark blue background behind their head is a sun/halo and 5 stars, and on either side of them are stalks of wheat. there is an arched golden frame around them, and around this is an illuminated border of grapevines.
February 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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alexanderchee.bsky.social
One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Humans need other human beings to survive. I'm sorry that this makes some people lose their shit but it's one of the key truths of life.
November 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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thrasherxy.bsky.social
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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cartamonir.com
Please keep donating! I know this is a crazy amount of money to try to raise but my friend doesn't have another option and their ability to see their kids is on the line. This is someone I love and vouch for, please help if you can. Small donations go a long way.
morecarta.bsky.social More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · Oct 12
I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

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🫂 www.gofundme.com/f/help-keep-... 🫂
URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW! We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support. Goal: $50,000 https://www.gofundme.com/help-keep-family-together-urgent Venmo: carta-monir Cashapp: $cartamonir Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser. Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case. To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen. Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support. In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
4 grounding questions [if useful at this moment]:

1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?
October 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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yblivion.cybernetic.gay
Being trans is so old it was spelled with ſ
diamandahagan.bsky.social Diamanda Hagan @diamandahagan.bsky.social · Aug 29
So regularly destroyed is trans stuff that it's an obscure fact that 2 words beginning with trans (transfeminate and transection) were in English dictionaries to describe someone who 'changed sex' from the mid 1600s until well into the 20th century.
August 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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mcflycahill90.bsky.social
AI this, LLM that, I'm amped for the counterculture to ignite against this banal mediocrity.

Gimme handmade zines, let's write poems on the back of receipts, a watercolor using found pigments, book clubs on subway cars; let the revolution be not just analog but antiquated, baby. Bring back quills!
August 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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bunnydewart.bsky.social
I am once again putting this on your timeline and strongly encourage you to do the same
May 9, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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syr.bsky.social
This is the framework I needed today, to love, to get out of bed, to fight, to be in this moment. Brilliant, necessary.
margaret.bsky.social Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · Jul 23
this week's post is something I wrote in 2019 but has been offline for awhile, How To Live Like the World Is Ending.

margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/how-to-liv...
How to Live Like the World is Ending
or: on the planting of trees
margaretkilljoy.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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bangtanagan.bsky.social
actually it's important to post even more unlocked rpf omegaverse porn on ao3 so all the AI slop the idiot tech bros churn out is incomprehensible to the general public. this too is praxis.
April 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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stabbyreaderxb.bsky.social
www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans...
2025 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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kwooten.bsky.social
Are you feeling like screaming into a pillow for 1000 years? If you have the means, the Trans Youth Emergency Project is giving direct grants to families of trans kids. southernequality.org/tyep/
Trans Youth Emergency Project: Supporting Families of Trans Youth
Supporting families of trans youth nationwide through the logistical and financial burdens of navigating bans on gender-affirming care.
southernequality.org
February 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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thetransfemininereview.com
Okay, here’s the deal: RIGHT NOW is the time for concrete, direct action.

If you’re following me, it’s probably because you care about trans art and trans literature. The article below lays out my suggestions for dozens of concrete actions you can take to preemptively combat literary censorship.
The Trans Literature Preservation Project: A Practical Guide to Resisting Censorship
Project 2025 wants to criminalize trans literature. Here’s a game plan for keeping our stories alive.
thetransfemininereview.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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herreraimages.bsky.social
You don’t need a front-row seat to this political circus all the time.
January 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
ACT UP, 1990
A man carries a coffin with a skull on the front and spray painted on the side "we're here we're queer we hate the fucking president"
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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mostlybree.kitrocha.com
I am not watching one single thing produced by or orchestrated by that administration. That's their propaganda. Why would I make it easy on them?

Inviting everyone to join me on Jan 20th in doing one thing you love, and one thing they would hate.

Joy & spite, y'all. Joy and spite.
January 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM