Erica (they/them)
@sickfemme.bsky.social
Hi there! I'm an artist and writer. I have chronic pain and debilitating fatigue. I'm 38 and a white person on Lenape land near New York City. I love to crochet, pen pal, and write poetry. Let's be buds!
https://greenowlcrochet.etsy.com
https://greenowlcrochet.etsy.com
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Erica (they/them)
@sickfemme.bsky.social
· Mar 22
Please share: I have an Etsy shop! I also accept crochet commissions. Please check it out. Thank you! greenowlcrochet.etsy.com
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"Many people cannot break the poverty cycle without education. And to get education, you need ... financial support."
In American higher education, immigrant & refugee mothers face layered barriers that often prove insurmountable, Tasmiha Khan reports. Women asylum-seekers & visa holders come to the U.S. with degrees, credentials, & extensive work experience, only to find these achievements rendered useless.
The crisis facing refugee and immigrant mothers in higher education
Women asylum-seekers and visa holders come to the U.S. with degrees, credentials, and extensive work experience, only to find these achievements rendered useless
prismreports.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Many people cannot break the poverty cycle without education. And to get education, you need ... financial support."
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autumnalpaca.carrd.co
Venmo: AlpacaWax
#mutualaid #helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 💸💕
0/100 Mon
0/200 Mon/Tue
Just trying to survive until dad can pick up a week (I hope) on Wed! Temps are freezing, van does not work worth damn, on lists for housing but that takes time. Anything helps, due by 11am!!
Venmo: AlpacaWax
#mutualaid #helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 💸💕
0/100 Mon
0/200 Mon/Tue
Just trying to survive until dad can pick up a week (I hope) on Wed! Temps are freezing, van does not work worth damn, on lists for housing but that takes time. Anything helps, due by 11am!!
November 17, 2025 at 8:46 AM
autumnalpaca.carrd.co
Venmo: AlpacaWax
#mutualaid #helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 💸💕
0/100 Mon
0/200 Mon/Tue
Just trying to survive until dad can pick up a week (I hope) on Wed! Temps are freezing, van does not work worth damn, on lists for housing but that takes time. Anything helps, due by 11am!!
Venmo: AlpacaWax
#mutualaid #helpsky #helpfolkslive2025 💸💕
0/100 Mon
0/200 Mon/Tue
Just trying to survive until dad can pick up a week (I hope) on Wed! Temps are freezing, van does not work worth damn, on lists for housing but that takes time. Anything helps, due by 11am!!
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“Our robot phrenologist told me to tell you we’re going in a different direction.”
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
“Our robot phrenologist told me to tell you we’re going in a different direction.”
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NOVEMBER FUNDRAISER
Need moving funds!! landlord is a slumlord
400/1200
PAY LINKS:
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k: ko-fi.com/audacenoire
c: $audacenoire
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SHOP LINKS:
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💸💕
#HelpSky #MutualAid #helpfolkslive2025 #FundSky #shopsmall
NOVEMBER FUNDRAISER
Need moving funds!! landlord is a slumlord
400/1200
PAY LINKS:
p: paypal.me/audacenoire
k: ko-fi.com/audacenoire
c: $audacenoire
v: @ audacenoire
SHOP LINKS:
Etsy: audiesoddities.etsy.com
💸💕
#HelpSky #MutualAid #helpfolkslive2025 #FundSky #shopsmall
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NOVEMBER FUNDRAISER
Need moving funds!! landlord is a slumlord
400/1200
PAY LINKS:
p: paypal.me/audacenoire
k: ko-fi.com/audacenoire
c: $audacenoire
v: @ audacenoire
SHOP LINKS:
Etsy: audiesoddities.etsy.com
💸💕
#HelpSky #MutualAid #helpfolkslive2025 #FundSky #shopsmall
NOVEMBER FUNDRAISER
Need moving funds!! landlord is a slumlord
400/1200
PAY LINKS:
p: paypal.me/audacenoire
k: ko-fi.com/audacenoire
c: $audacenoire
v: @ audacenoire
SHOP LINKS:
Etsy: audiesoddities.etsy.com
💸💕
#HelpSky #MutualAid #helpfolkslive2025 #FundSky #shopsmall
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"[Trump]'s explicitly announced that he's not going to ... enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act."
EXCLUSIVE: Prism is the first news outlet to report that Squire Patton Boggs, one of the top lobbying firms in the U.S., lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims, Meghnad Bose & Biplob Kumar Das investigated.
RSS hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination and violence against Muslims
prismreports.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"[Trump]'s explicitly announced that he's not going to ... enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act."
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Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
⚠️♿️
„My sister suffers from asthma
and needs continuous treatment.
Your donation saves our lives I need
$600 to buy food, flour, and water
Plz heeeelp.“
_ Nurse Ola
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„My sister suffers from asthma
and needs continuous treatment.
Your donation saves our lives I need
$600 to buy food, flour, and water
Plz heeeelp.“
_ Nurse Ola
tinyurl.com/nurseola3
✅ Verified
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Please contribute if you're able or share the original if you're not.
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
Note that the most effective way to get help for people is to directly ask people you know
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If your country and possibly world is run by a tiny clan of pedophiles who want to watch the world burn in their impotent rage,
… have you considered communist revolution?
… have you considered communist revolution?
If you’re over 35 and you don’t own a home, have you considered communist revolution?
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If your country and possibly world is run by a tiny clan of pedophiles who want to watch the world burn in their impotent rage,
… have you considered communist revolution?
… have you considered communist revolution?
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This makes absolutely no sense.
Dancing is illegal???
Dancing is illegal???
I got federal charged for dancing across the street from ICE in my neighborhood on Indigenous People's Day. Here is the feds evidence photo they are using against me in court.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
I really really need a good lawyer but I cant afford one.
Cash app $cozca
Venmo @cozca503
Working on a go fund me.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
This makes absolutely no sense.
Dancing is illegal???
Dancing is illegal???
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"By July 2024, education [in Gaza] had been disrupted for more than 625,000 children after about 93% of school buildings sustained some damage from Israeli attacks ... Between Oct. 7, 2023, and Sept. 2, 2025, Israel [reportedly] killed [at least] 17,237 students and 741 teachers."
International scholarships offer a lifeline to students in Gaza. But some worry it could lead to ‘forced academic exile,’ Athar Ihab Abu Samra reports. Some Palestinian students choose between survival & staying in their homeland.
Scholarships offer Gaza students a lifeline. Some worry it could lead to ‘exile.’
Besides individual opportunities to leave, some educators say Gaza also needs support rebuilding academia within the Strip
prismreports.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"By July 2024, education [in Gaza] had been disrupted for more than 625,000 children after about 93% of school buildings sustained some damage from Israeli attacks ... Between Oct. 7, 2023, and Sept. 2, 2025, Israel [reportedly] killed [at least] 17,237 students and 741 teachers."
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Dog food now fully funded! Thank you so much FD!!!
Still would like to wake up to some help getting medicinals tomorrow. (Over the counter and others)
Gotta fill em every couple of weeks. Any amount helps
#MutualAid
#HelpSky
#HelpFolksLive
cash.app/$DGMeek92
venmo.com/code?user_id...
Still would like to wake up to some help getting medicinals tomorrow. (Over the counter and others)
Gotta fill em every couple of weeks. Any amount helps
#MutualAid
#HelpSky
#HelpFolksLive
cash.app/$DGMeek92
venmo.com/code?user_id...
November 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Dog food now fully funded! Thank you so much FD!!!
Still would like to wake up to some help getting medicinals tomorrow. (Over the counter and others)
Gotta fill em every couple of weeks. Any amount helps
#MutualAid
#HelpSky
#HelpFolksLive
cash.app/$DGMeek92
venmo.com/code?user_id...
Still would like to wake up to some help getting medicinals tomorrow. (Over the counter and others)
Gotta fill em every couple of weeks. Any amount helps
#MutualAid
#HelpSky
#HelpFolksLive
cash.app/$DGMeek92
venmo.com/code?user_id...
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"[W]ithout immediate improvements to water, sanitation, shelter, and nutrition, more people [will] die from ... preventable causes."
“A tent can never be a dignified place. It can never be a home.”
As winter approaches in Gaza, people are feeling miserable about what they could encounter this season, the third winter since the start of the genocide with their homes reduced to rubble, Esraa Abo Qamar reports.
As winter approaches in Gaza, people are feeling miserable about what they could encounter this season, the third winter since the start of the genocide with their homes reduced to rubble, Esraa Abo Qamar reports.
Gaza prepares for another difficult winter despite the ceasefire
With their homes reduced to rubble, many Palestinians in Gaza remain displaced in tents that pose significant hazards as winter approaches
prismreports.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"[W]ithout immediate improvements to water, sanitation, shelter, and nutrition, more people [will] die from ... preventable causes."
Reposted by Erica (they/them)
#OtD 17 Nov 1932 Korean anarchist and activist Lee Hoe-yeong died in the Lushun prison in the hands of Japanese authorities. He spent a good portion of his life fighting against the Japanese occupation of Korea stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1127...
November 17, 2025 at 8:40 AM
#OtD 17 Nov 1932 Korean anarchist and activist Lee Hoe-yeong died in the Lushun prison in the hands of Japanese authorities. He spent a good portion of his life fighting against the Japanese occupation of Korea stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1127...
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His game is that a new investigation just opened that would prevent the release of the files and he is now safe to claim that he wants them released knowing full fucking well that they won't be released. He is a fucking slimy con man.
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
His game is that a new investigation just opened that would prevent the release of the files and he is now safe to claim that he wants them released knowing full fucking well that they won't be released. He is a fucking slimy con man.
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"Understanding [the philanthropic sector's] history demands that we act with clarity and principle ... Around the world, people are rising up in bold, unified calls to stand with the Palestinian struggle and to weave it into the broader fight for social justice."
“Since its inception, the philanthropic sector has largely served to uphold the status quo. The majority of institutions are designed to preserve power, not to disrupt it.”
Pro-Palestine nonprofits are at ‘financial crossroads’ after losing funding during genocide, @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports.
Pro-Palestine nonprofits are at ‘financial crossroads’ after losing funding during genocide, @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports.
Pro-Palestine nonprofits at ‘financial crossroads'
Some nonprofits that have been defunded are shifting away from foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics
prismreports.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"Understanding [the philanthropic sector's] history demands that we act with clarity and principle ... Around the world, people are rising up in bold, unified calls to stand with the Palestinian struggle and to weave it into the broader fight for social justice."
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"The global crackdown on those ... critical of Israel's violations of Palestinians' human rights is alarming and must be immediately stopped."
"[I]nvestigation into the detention and expulsion of journalist Ali Abunimah in January has concluded there was [..] political interference."
"[A]buse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel."
#Switzerland #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Media #Policing #Deportation #Genocide
"[A]buse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel."
#Switzerland #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Media #Policing #Deportation #Genocide
Swiss official tied to Israel ordered Ali Abunimah arrest, probe finds
A Swiss parliamentary investigation into the detention and expulsion of journalist Ali Abunimah in January has concluded there was a series of irregularities and evidence of political interference.
electronicintifada.net
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
"The global crackdown on those ... critical of Israel's violations of Palestinians' human rights is alarming and must be immediately stopped."
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In terms of how big funny I find a lot of the discourse right now
A 20 year old welder got bludgeoned to death because her coworker “didn’t like her”
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
A 20 year old welder got bludgeoned to death because her coworker “didn’t like her”
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Minnesota man kills co-worker with sledgehammer, saying he didn't like her, charges say
A man is accused of killing a co-worker with a sledgehammer at a food and dairy processing facility in central Minnesota.
www.cbsnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
In terms of how big funny I find a lot of the discourse right now
A 20 year old welder got bludgeoned to death because her coworker “didn’t like her”
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
A 20 year old welder got bludgeoned to death because her coworker “didn’t like her”
www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
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WE'RE LIVE!!! GET IN HERE AND LET'S GET THIS BOOK MADE BABYYYYYY
SPACE DYKES. SENTIENT JETBIKES. EVIL TRILLIONAIRES. LET'S BLOW THIS GOAL OUT OF THE WATER
SPACE DYKES. SENTIENT JETBIKES. EVIL TRILLIONAIRES. LET'S BLOW THIS GOAL OUT OF THE WATER
BOOM goes the Bride
A pulpy lesbian romance between an elven thief from another world and a corporate princess whose company is built on her clones. 300,000 and counting, and the woman they're made from wishes they didn'...
www.backerkit.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
WE'RE LIVE!!! GET IN HERE AND LET'S GET THIS BOOK MADE BABYYYYYY
SPACE DYKES. SENTIENT JETBIKES. EVIL TRILLIONAIRES. LET'S BLOW THIS GOAL OUT OF THE WATER
SPACE DYKES. SENTIENT JETBIKES. EVIL TRILLIONAIRES. LET'S BLOW THIS GOAL OUT OF THE WATER
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Hi, thx
Disabled Trans Lesbian here 🏳️⚧️
I really could use some help with saving for Bottom Surgery, Chest Feminization Surgery, and some new, clean, better fitting Gender Affirming Cold Weather Clothing, Underwear & Activewear
gofund.me/0bd54b3d
paypal.me/truefeyqueen
throne.com/truefeyqueen...
Disabled Trans Lesbian here 🏳️⚧️
I really could use some help with saving for Bottom Surgery, Chest Feminization Surgery, and some new, clean, better fitting Gender Affirming Cold Weather Clothing, Underwear & Activewear
gofund.me/0bd54b3d
paypal.me/truefeyqueen
throne.com/truefeyqueen...
Donate to Help Amelia get Bottom Surgery, organized by Amelia Parsons
Hi, I'm Amelia Parsons. I'm a trans woman trying to raise money for bottom surgery. I st… Amelia Parsons needs your support for Help Amelia get Bottom Surgery
gofund.me
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hi, thx
Disabled Trans Lesbian here 🏳️⚧️
I really could use some help with saving for Bottom Surgery, Chest Feminization Surgery, and some new, clean, better fitting Gender Affirming Cold Weather Clothing, Underwear & Activewear
gofund.me/0bd54b3d
paypal.me/truefeyqueen
throne.com/truefeyqueen...
Disabled Trans Lesbian here 🏳️⚧️
I really could use some help with saving for Bottom Surgery, Chest Feminization Surgery, and some new, clean, better fitting Gender Affirming Cold Weather Clothing, Underwear & Activewear
gofund.me/0bd54b3d
paypal.me/truefeyqueen
throne.com/truefeyqueen...
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#TransSupportMA
@paragothia.bsky.social is a trans woman in need of help funding aftercare and lost wages for her orchi! She won't be able to keep her current job and really needs support to get through the job search as well. Please help her out!
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
@paragothia.bsky.social is a trans woman in need of help funding aftercare and lost wages for her orchi! She won't be able to keep her current job and really needs support to get through the job search as well. Please help her out!
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
Camille's Surgery Aftercare Fund
Hi everybody, my name is Camille (She/her), and I'm a trans woman collecting donations for aftercare when I eventually have my orchiectomy, in October. I've been on HRT for nearly 2 years, and came ou...
chuffed.org
October 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
#TransSupportMA
@paragothia.bsky.social is a trans woman in need of help funding aftercare and lost wages for her orchi! She won't be able to keep her current job and really needs support to get through the job search as well. Please help her out!
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
@paragothia.bsky.social is a trans woman in need of help funding aftercare and lost wages for her orchi! She won't be able to keep her current job and really needs support to get through the job search as well. Please help her out!
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
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#UrgentMutualAid #TransSupportMA
@d-7th.com's insurance illegally denied coverage for their top surgery and they need to cover the amount in full before the end of November to avoid losing the deposit! Please help them make this happen yall!
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
@d-7th.com's insurance illegally denied coverage for their top surgery and they need to cover the amount in full before the end of November to avoid losing the deposit! Please help them make this happen yall!
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
Support D-7th
Support D-7th
ko-fi.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#UrgentMutualAid #TransSupportMA
@d-7th.com's insurance illegally denied coverage for their top surgery and they need to cover the amount in full before the end of November to avoid losing the deposit! Please help them make this happen yall!
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
@d-7th.com's insurance illegally denied coverage for their top surgery and they need to cover the amount in full before the end of November to avoid losing the deposit! Please help them make this happen yall!
ko-fi.com/d7th/goal?g=33
#MutualAid #Helpsky 💸💕🏳️⚧️
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$38 needed like ASAP please?
paypal.me/thelongestroad
and then the $170 towards radiation therapy - please help me out there too ❤️
paypal.me/thelongestroad
and then the $170 towards radiation therapy - please help me out there too ❤️
November 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
$38 needed like ASAP please?
paypal.me/thelongestroad
and then the $170 towards radiation therapy - please help me out there too ❤️
paypal.me/thelongestroad
and then the $170 towards radiation therapy - please help me out there too ❤️
Reposted by Erica (they/them)
"Gig work ... relies heavily on the exploitation of migrant workers in ways that recall programs like the mid-century Bracero scheme, which exploited migrant farm workers, or the efforts to bring migrant women into the U.S. to perform superexploited domestic work in the 1970s and '80s."
A looming Las Vegas strike spotlights rampant labor abuses in the service sector, which now drives the US economy. Scholar Annie McClanahan notes this shift makes building worker power harder yet more essential for improving wages and protections.
Impending Strike in Las Vegas Exposes Labor Abuses in Service Sector Nationwide
Service work now dominates the economy. That changes how we build worker power, scholar Annie McClanahan says.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"Gig work ... relies heavily on the exploitation of migrant workers in ways that recall programs like the mid-century Bracero scheme, which exploited migrant farm workers, or the efforts to bring migrant women into the U.S. to perform superexploited domestic work in the 1970s and '80s."
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Reposted by Erica (they/them)
Update: I had to get Elderly Housemate a meal (she's diabetic and had no food, it was an emergency) so I'm set back again. Today's goal is $30 (more is still needed but not necessarily today). 💕💸
Mutual Aid Request
Hi everybody! I'm standing at $435/$1000 of my request for help with bills and expenses. I don't really have a goal within the big goal today but help is still needed! 💕💸 V: Annaleigh-Watts CA: $annaleighmaria PP: AnaleeWatts
Hi everybody! I'm standing at $435/$1000 of my request for help with bills and expenses. I don't really have a goal within the big goal today but help is still needed! 💕💸 V: Annaleigh-Watts CA: $annaleighmaria PP: AnaleeWatts
November 16, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Update: I had to get Elderly Housemate a meal (she's diabetic and had no food, it was an emergency) so I'm set back again. Today's goal is $30 (more is still needed but not necessarily today). 💕💸