Puff the Magic Hater
@mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Menominee | Organizer | Co-author of Let This Radicalize You | Hosts Movement Memos podcast | Newsletter: organizingmythoughts.org | More: http://linktr.ee/KellyHayes
I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
Besties and co-authors @atenaoyadi.bsky.social and @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social. ❤️❤️❤️
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Besties and co-authors @atenaoyadi.bsky.social and @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social. ❤️❤️❤️
Just observed ICE agents transferring detainees between vehicles at Warren Park — city property. This is prohibited.
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just observed ICE agents transferring detainees between vehicles at Warren Park — city property. This is prohibited.
Some beautiful publication day flowers from my friend and Read This When Things Fall Apart contributor @tanuja.bsky.social.
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Some beautiful publication day flowers from my friend and Read This When Things Fall Apart contributor @tanuja.bsky.social.
Signed copies of Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis are available at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Signed copies of Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis are available at @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social!
Many thanks to everyone who preordered a copy. Preorders are so important to getting books on bookstore shelves. I hope those of you who have already received a copy are finding the book useful. I was also honored to gift some copies to Chicago ICE watchers at a protest I organized last night.
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Many thanks to everyone who preordered a copy. Preorders are so important to getting books on bookstore shelves. I hope those of you who have already received a copy are finding the book useful. I was also honored to gift some copies to Chicago ICE watchers at a protest I organized last night.
I love my community.
(Photo by Andy Thayer)
(Photo by Andy Thayer)
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I love my community.
(Photo by Andy Thayer)
(Photo by Andy Thayer)
I want to note that when I decided to invite folks to gather at the Morse el stop tonight, I was concerned about getting enough people to hold those nine letters. I thought, at most, 20 or so people might show up. But as this screenshot from Andy Thayer's video shows, it was much bigger than that.
November 4, 2025 at 3:09 AM
I want to note that when I decided to invite folks to gather at the Morse el stop tonight, I was concerned about getting enough people to hold those nine letters. I thought, at most, 20 or so people might show up. But as this screenshot from Andy Thayer's video shows, it was much bigger than that.
At the end of the event, people were spirited, and I could feel something had shifted for a lot of us—the pain and frustration of a long day of attacks on our communities were still there, but we were also immersed in care and solidarity. Personally, I felt held, and I needed that.
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
At the end of the event, people were spirited, and I could feel something had shifted for a lot of us—the pain and frustration of a long day of attacks on our communities were still there, but we were also immersed in care and solidarity. Personally, I felt held, and I needed that.
Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Tonight, in Chicago, North Side rapid responders and community members held a vigil. At least ten people were abducted by ICE in Rogers Park alone today. We uplifted the message RESIST ICE in lights. We spoke out, sang together, grieved, and reaffirmed our commitment to defending our neighbors.
The war has resumed.
November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The war has resumed.
Two cats, both alike in dignity, yet often at war, have an uncharacteristically snuggly moment.
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Two cats, both alike in dignity, yet often at war, have an uncharacteristically snuggly moment.
While out on our Halloween evening ICE patrol, we noticed that Red Vault, an adult fashion/fetish/toy store, had a mannequin with an orange whistle around its neck in the store's front window. They also had a sign declaring ICE was not welcome and were giving away free whistles. I love this city.
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
While out on our Halloween evening ICE patrol, we noticed that Red Vault, an adult fashion/fetish/toy store, had a mannequin with an orange whistle around its neck in the store's front window. They also had a sign declaring ICE was not welcome and were giving away free whistles. I love this city.
My adorable cats would never abide costumes. Can someone photoshop costumes onto my cats?
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
My adorable cats would never abide costumes. Can someone photoshop costumes onto my cats?
Tonight, @mayaschenwar.bsky.social and I organized an event for exhausted Chicago organizers to laugh, find some fellowship, and sing karaoke. Folks were masked when not eating, drinking or performing. Here are my beloved friends @prayingmantis.bsky.social and @thatguywasfly.bsky.social rocking out.
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Tonight, @mayaschenwar.bsky.social and I organized an event for exhausted Chicago organizers to laugh, find some fellowship, and sing karaoke. Folks were masked when not eating, drinking or performing. Here are my beloved friends @prayingmantis.bsky.social and @thatguywasfly.bsky.social rocking out.
"It’s important to figure out how to weave ourselves into the ecosystems that we are a part of in a way that doesn’t destroy ourselves and in a way that doesn’t destroy the other living things that we are in network with." truthout.org/audio/resist...
October 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"It’s important to figure out how to weave ourselves into the ecosystems that we are a part of in a way that doesn’t destroy ourselves and in a way that doesn’t destroy the other living things that we are in network with." truthout.org/audio/resist...
Tomorrow, we have the first virtual launch event for Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. I will be in conversation with my friends @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner. Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
October 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Tomorrow, we have the first virtual launch event for Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. I will be in conversation with my friends @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner. Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...
Tonight, we went to a candlelit string quartet performance at Bohemian National Cemetery. They played some classical pieces alongside themes from horror movies and TV shows. We had a great time.
October 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Tonight, we went to a candlelit string quartet performance at Bohemian National Cemetery. They played some classical pieces alongside themes from horror movies and TV shows. We had a great time.
"You don’t need to have a blueprint for the revolution. You need a next move. Because it’s not too late to help someone, to be a moral person, or to fight for another future." organizingmythoughts.org/we-have-to-m...
October 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"You don’t need to have a blueprint for the revolution. You need a next move. Because it’s not too late to help someone, to be a moral person, or to fight for another future." organizingmythoughts.org/we-have-to-m...
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls for calling on them to redeem themselves. "I have not seen them cross the line yet" means the line doesn't fucking exist.
October 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls for calling on them to redeem themselves. "I have not seen them cross the line yet" means the line doesn't fucking exist.
I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I donated some copies of Let This Radicalize You for distribution at an ICE watch training for folks who want to join school patrols in a nearby neighborhood. Not everyone got a copy, because 120 people showed up for that training tonight. I am endlessly proud of Chicago.
The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...
