murphy alexander (he/they)
@nomoremetaphors.bsky.social
30 | arospec genderqueer transmasc | ask me about larry trask, or about transfem alex summers, please.
blogs: queerhavok.com | nothinggirls.tumblr.com
blogs: queerhavok.com | nothinggirls.tumblr.com
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1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
www.politico.eu/article/zohr...
Europe’s left flocks to New York to take notes on Mamdani’s meteoric rise
Several European left-wing officials said they had been in contact with members of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign in New York in the hope of emulating his success in future local elections.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
1. Campaign on big issues that are directly relevant to your voters
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
2. Don't get distracted from point one
3. Present as a decent human with manageable baggage
4. Don't be old as fuck.
Go forth and do likewise
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Even putting aside the fact that policing this stuff in a fetish context is draconian - assault, incest, trafficking & revenge porn are all real things that happen to real people.
People should be able to make art about it. People should not have to censor themselves to tell stories about it.
People should be able to make art about it. People should not have to censor themselves to tell stories about it.
July 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Even putting aside the fact that policing this stuff in a fetish context is draconian - assault, incest, trafficking & revenge porn are all real things that happen to real people.
People should be able to make art about it. People should not have to censor themselves to tell stories about it.
People should be able to make art about it. People should not have to censor themselves to tell stories about it.
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In summary:
- This call campaign needs to last at least a month
- As many calls as possible, so bring your friends
- Make sure each call lasts as long as possible
- Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this
- This call campaign needs to last at least a month
- As many calls as possible, so bring your friends
- Make sure each call lasts as long as possible
- Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this
So, WFM guy here, I crunch call center numbers all day and advise management on performance and staffing requirements. Here are some concrete goals to keep in mind with any sort of calling campaign: 🧵
July 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In summary:
- This call campaign needs to last at least a month
- As many calls as possible, so bring your friends
- Make sure each call lasts as long as possible
- Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this
- This call campaign needs to last at least a month
- As many calls as possible, so bring your friends
- Make sure each call lasts as long as possible
- Each time you make a call, mention it's not the first time you've called about this
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I am *super mad* at itch.io marketing themselves as a safe place for queer creators and then rug-pulling them like this.
They could have said something to their creators, a group whose lives depend on organizing and fighting back, and led the fuck you pushback instead of folding. Come on.
They could have said something to their creators, a group whose lives depend on organizing and fighting back, and led the fuck you pushback instead of folding. Come on.
July 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am *super mad* at itch.io marketing themselves as a safe place for queer creators and then rug-pulling them like this.
They could have said something to their creators, a group whose lives depend on organizing and fighting back, and led the fuck you pushback instead of folding. Come on.
They could have said something to their creators, a group whose lives depend on organizing and fighting back, and led the fuck you pushback instead of folding. Come on.
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I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:
Read Like a Criminal
Big Gay Read 2025 Keynote Speech
stone-soup.ghost.io
July 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:
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On the theme of censorship, I didn’t find out how transition works from school or from my church or from anyone with a duty of care to me. I found out from a novel.
Art saves lives.
Art saves lives.
as we enter into a new era of internet censorship, it is your solemn duty to break the egg prime directive. do it constantly. tell everyone. tell them again. tell them about estrogen and about T.
I made it to my mid-teens before I even knew what transition was. let’s not go back to that.
I made it to my mid-teens before I even knew what transition was. let’s not go back to that.
July 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
On the theme of censorship, I didn’t find out how transition works from school or from my church or from anyone with a duty of care to me. I found out from a novel.
Art saves lives.
Art saves lives.
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I was just fucked over $1k so if you guys could like sell this bundle into the stratosphere, I'd appreciate it
We're disabled and queer. 🏳️🌈 We sell our writing to eat.
We launched two book sales — each has 20 books for $30. Itch bowed to conservative pressure, and hid them without warning.
Do you agree this is bullshit? Then help us make them pay.
disabilitypac.carrd.co
#MakeCensorshipCost #BookSky
We launched two book sales — each has 20 books for $30. Itch bowed to conservative pressure, and hid them without warning.
Do you agree this is bullshit? Then help us make them pay.
disabilitypac.carrd.co
#MakeCensorshipCost #BookSky
Disability Pride Against Censorship
We’re Disabled and Queer — Itch.io and the Payment Processors Are Starving Us.
disabilitypac.carrd.co
July 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I was just fucked over $1k so if you guys could like sell this bundle into the stratosphere, I'd appreciate it
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LMAO I called Visa’s customer support service - the guy on the other line was like “are you ALSO calling about the video game payment processing? Please send us emails instead.”
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones
Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
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Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign
But we can EASILY top 1,000!
I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send!
↻💬♡ to boost
We CAN make a difference 💕
#itch #censorship
1/🧵
July 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
LMAO I called Visa’s customer support service - the guy on the other line was like “are you ALSO calling about the video game payment processing? Please send us emails instead.”
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
Keep up the calls, folks, we’re definitely gumming up their works
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Setting aside the ethical and environmental concerns of AI, I'm really offended by a bunch of elite dudes telling us our minds aren't good enough when they've had to steal everything human minds have created to create their pretend mind and it doesn't even work right!
July 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Setting aside the ethical and environmental concerns of AI, I'm really offended by a bunch of elite dudes telling us our minds aren't good enough when they've had to steal everything human minds have created to create their pretend mind and it doesn't even work right!
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Same. If you prefer using itch, buying my books gives them nothing.
I'd love to set up my own shop, but I don't have the spoons for that at the moment.
I'd love to set up my own shop, but I don't have the spoons for that at the moment.
i dont blame anyone for never returning to itch. But please please please still support creators still on it if you can! My rev share is to 0% so itch wont get any money if you buy my books.
Im not mad at itch for doing this shit(i am actually but i can see why they had to)
Im mad at them for just not FUCKING COMMUNICATING ANYTHING, and doing shit behind the scenes before TELLING US about it. They didnt tell us beforehand they were delisting shit, they didnt tell us they updated the
Im mad at them for just not FUCKING COMMUNICATING ANYTHING, and doing shit behind the scenes before TELLING US about it. They didnt tell us beforehand they were delisting shit, they didnt tell us they updated the
July 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Same. If you prefer using itch, buying my books gives them nothing.
I'd love to set up my own shop, but I don't have the spoons for that at the moment.
I'd love to set up my own shop, but I don't have the spoons for that at the moment.
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Meanwhile this looks like it may have been a factor bsky.app/profile/fain...
Apparently Texas sends mass “Blue Alerts” to phones every time a cop is in danger.
And a lot of people are so understandably sick of it that they’ve *turned emergency alerts off entirely*, meaning that they aren’t getting actually-useful notifications.
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/f...
And a lot of people are so understandably sick of it that they’ve *turned emergency alerts off entirely*, meaning that they aren’t getting actually-useful notifications.
www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/f...
July 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Meanwhile this looks like it may have been a factor bsky.app/profile/fain...
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GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking.
www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...
www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...
Donate to US Flood Relief Fundraisers
Help those affected by flooding across the US. Donate to verified fundraisers to offer flood relief to individuals & their families.
www.gofundme.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
GoFundMe has set up a page for the Texan flood victims. Each campaign has been verified by the company's Trust & Safety experts, which means you know your money is going directly to families. Please consider donating if you can. Their stories are heartbreaking.
www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...
www.gofundme.com/c/act/flood-...
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If Wallner needs it, it would be amazing if the book and comics community came together to raise funds for her defense against Gaiman.
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
Neil Gaiman Seeks $500,000 From Accuser Caroline Wallner
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
www.vulture.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If Wallner needs it, it would be amazing if the book and comics community came together to raise funds for her defense against Gaiman.
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This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
April 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.
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Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads
April 24, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Hi I used to work at Starbucks customer service: if you call or email about this, they are absolutely tracking those numbers, and a sufficient amount of public pushback does make them rethink shit sometimes, so now would be an EXCELLENT time to let them know they’re being ableist shitheads
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Fellow authors, I love you, and I know it feels like we don’t have a choice, but B&N and Am*zon both scheduled sales this week to preempt Independent Bookstore Day, a hugely vital source of income for indie bookstores. Please don’t promote their sales; please promote your local indie this week.
April 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here
fuck everyone involved with this decision
fuck everyone involved with this decision
April 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here
fuck everyone involved with this decision
fuck everyone involved with this decision
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Keeping an innocent man not even charged with any crime locked away so his wife is alone for the birth of their child. These ghouls should never know another moment's peace
Mahmoud Khalil's attorneys to ICE: "Mr. Khalil's wife has just gone into labor this morning in New York City, eight days earlier than expected. A two week furlough in this civil detention matter would be both reasonable and humane ..."
ICE's reply: DENIED storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
ICE's reply: DENIED storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
April 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Keeping an innocent man not even charged with any crime locked away so his wife is alone for the birth of their child. These ghouls should never know another moment's peace
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we must arrest jd vance and immediately extradite him to vatican city. for murder
April 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
we must arrest jd vance and immediately extradite him to vatican city. for murder
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No snare may hold me
Foiled prints o' this avaliable later this month! www.coyoteprince.com
#art #unicorn #fantasy
Foiled prints o' this avaliable later this month! www.coyoteprince.com
#art #unicorn #fantasy
October 21, 2024 at 3:19 PM
No snare may hold me
Foiled prints o' this avaliable later this month! www.coyoteprince.com
#art #unicorn #fantasy
Foiled prints o' this avaliable later this month! www.coyoteprince.com
#art #unicorn #fantasy
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Just saying and doing things you actually believe rather than playing 4-D chess is an underrated political strategy.
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Just saying and doing things you actually believe rather than playing 4-D chess is an underrated political strategy.
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People are not mad enough at Israel for intentionally starving Palestinians. It seems surreal to me that the international community is allowing this to happen. There are warehouses full of food and medications that other nations have sent but Israel won't allow in. We are watching a war crime live.
April 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
People are not mad enough at Israel for intentionally starving Palestinians. It seems surreal to me that the international community is allowing this to happen. There are warehouses full of food and medications that other nations have sent but Israel won't allow in. We are watching a war crime live.
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The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
Many transgender adults have wondered when their care would be banned by the Trump administration. Now, we are seeing the first vectors to do so.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The Trump Administration Threat To Transgender Adult Care Is Growing At Lightning Speed
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.erininthemorning...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA