WistfulElle
@wistfuldream.bsky.social
Existing is a protest.
Queer/demisexual ciswoman in Texas, rainbow sheep of my family, avid reader, Disneynerd, lover of books, cats, art.
Queer/demisexual ciswoman in Texas, rainbow sheep of my family, avid reader, Disneynerd, lover of books, cats, art.
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I'll take storyteller, please. 📖
January 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I'll take storyteller, please. 📖
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Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
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Seriously, do not buy, stream, or otherwise support of promote more Harry Potter bullshit. It is no longer theoretical - Rowling is funelling those wizard bucks into getting the law changed to actively oppress an already-vulnerable minority.
May 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Seriously, do not buy, stream, or otherwise support of promote more Harry Potter bullshit. It is no longer theoretical - Rowling is funelling those wizard bucks into getting the law changed to actively oppress an already-vulnerable minority.
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just your regular reminder that the Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time
Donald Trump is an aspiring despot intent on destroying American democracy. The people with the power—and the constitutional obligation—to stop him are the Republicans in Congress. Their failure to act is a constitutional crisis and a stain on their legacy that will never be removed.
One Hundred Days of Republican Complicity
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
just your regular reminder that the Republicans in Congress could stop this at any time
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Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
ACLU says another three US citizen children were disappeared from their own country today: www.aclu.org/press-releas...
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation | American Civil Liberties Union
Families disappeared and isolated without legal access; one child with cancer deported without medication and pregnant mother deported as well
www.aclu.org
April 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Reminder that words matter. You can’t “deport” a US citizen. You might be kidnapping, disappearing, exiling, expelling, illegally removing, etc., but you’re not “deporting” a US citizen.
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Beker Rengifo is in the US as part of the CHNV humanitarian parole program—the one Trump tried to axe but was recently kept afloat thanks to a judicial ruling.
He has a drivers license. He has legal status. And CBP still handed him to ICE.
He has a drivers license. He has legal status. And CBP still handed him to ICE.
ICE abducts Montana resident with legal humanitarian status
Beker Rengifo is the latest victim of Trump's reckless and illegal war on migrants.
www.thehandbasket.co
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Beker Rengifo is in the US as part of the CHNV humanitarian parole program—the one Trump tried to axe but was recently kept afloat thanks to a judicial ruling.
He has a drivers license. He has legal status. And CBP still handed him to ICE.
He has a drivers license. He has legal status. And CBP still handed him to ICE.
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You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
You all need to treat Harry Potter IP like we’re treating the Tesla brand.
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This is what I'm saying; he's talking about trafficking in humans the way Amazon traffics wares, and the goal is slave trade. This is not a euphemism or an exaggeration. He is describing a "deportation" process for removing people en masse without due process to be shipped to labor prisons.
The acting director of ICE told the Border Security Expo that his dream is to make the deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
He added, “We need to get better at treating this like a business.”
The depravity of these folks knows no bounds.
t.co/sF7TqcqfF8
He added, “We need to get better at treating this like a business.”
The depravity of these folks knows no bounds.
t.co/sF7TqcqfF8
April 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is what I'm saying; he's talking about trafficking in humans the way Amazon traffics wares, and the goal is slave trade. This is not a euphemism or an exaggeration. He is describing a "deportation" process for removing people en masse without due process to be shipped to labor prisons.
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Clean food was nice while it lasted. Is this what you want, not being able to trust that the food you eat and the medicine you take won't kill you or your family?
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Clean food was nice while it lasted. Is this what you want, not being able to trust that the food you eat and the medicine you take won't kill you or your family?
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The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
Marco Rubio removes LGBTQ+ people & women from annual human rights report - LGBTQ Nation
He also removed sections on women, people with disabilities, and government corruption.
www.lgbtqnation.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The annual State Department human rights report “will remove all sections covering the rights of women, LGBTQ+ people, and the disabled as well as sections dedicated to discrimination against indigenous people and corruption in government.”
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/marc...
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Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
March 15, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Share the media.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
The news is compromised.
We're starting to boil over.
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Tell your Democratic senators not to join Schumer’s surrender: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
March 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Tell your Democratic senators not to join Schumer’s surrender: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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More from CT as Wesleyan University’s President Michael Roth calls for Mahmoud Khalil’s release: “Just as we should decry antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, we should insist that students and faculty have the right to make their voices heard about the issues of the day.”
Why Isn’t the Entire Country Terrified by the Arrest of Mahmoud Khalil?
Universities are running scared. But this is no time to be timid.
slate.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
More from CT as Wesleyan University’s President Michael Roth calls for Mahmoud Khalil’s release: “Just as we should decry antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, we should insist that students and faculty have the right to make their voices heard about the issues of the day.”
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Please understand: conversion therapy is torture.
They teach your parents to torture you at home and at school. You are removed from your supportive social environment, forbidden to see or interact with friends or the outside world, and punished until you promise to believe lies about yourself.
They teach your parents to torture you at home and at school. You are removed from your supportive social environment, forbidden to see or interact with friends or the outside world, and punished until you promise to believe lies about yourself.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court takes up a case challenging Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors, after having previously turned down many other similar challenges.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
The law, which protects against efforts to change a minor's sexual orientation or gender identity, was upheld below.
March 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Please understand: conversion therapy is torture.
They teach your parents to torture you at home and at school. You are removed from your supportive social environment, forbidden to see or interact with friends or the outside world, and punished until you promise to believe lies about yourself.
They teach your parents to torture you at home and at school. You are removed from your supportive social environment, forbidden to see or interact with friends or the outside world, and punished until you promise to believe lies about yourself.
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Since we all should be currently boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Bezos owns Goodreads and there is a great, Black woman owned, alternative that you can easily migrate to. Highly recommend.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
‘Reading is part of my identity’: the woman taking on Goodreads owner Amazon
Software engineer and developer Nadia Odunayo created the social media readers’ platform StoryGraph and its popularity has rocketed
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Since we all should be currently boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Bezos owns Goodreads and there is a great, Black woman owned, alternative that you can easily migrate to. Highly recommend.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...
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I strongly suggest that if you dislike this feature, you write a quick ticket saying so. Annoy the fuck out of them.
⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I strongly suggest that if you dislike this feature, you write a quick ticket saying so. Annoy the fuck out of them.
⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
⚔️ support.discord.com/hc/en-us/req...
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Substack platforms,
monetizes, and actively promotes Nazis, anti-trans bigots, and eugenicists. We’ve been telling you this for years. There are lots of other places you can host your subscription newsletter w similar features. If you moved here from X, what the hell are you still doing on Substack?
monetizes, and actively promotes Nazis, anti-trans bigots, and eugenicists. We’ve been telling you this for years. There are lots of other places you can host your subscription newsletter w similar features. If you moved here from X, what the hell are you still doing on Substack?
February 19, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Substack platforms,
monetizes, and actively promotes Nazis, anti-trans bigots, and eugenicists. We’ve been telling you this for years. There are lots of other places you can host your subscription newsletter w similar features. If you moved here from X, what the hell are you still doing on Substack?
monetizes, and actively promotes Nazis, anti-trans bigots, and eugenicists. We’ve been telling you this for years. There are lots of other places you can host your subscription newsletter w similar features. If you moved here from X, what the hell are you still doing on Substack?
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Added alt text for accessibility 👍🏼 thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention
February 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Added alt text for accessibility 👍🏼 thanks for bringing this to everyone's attention
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If you're still on Substack and wondering where to move to, check out this thread and consider Ghost.
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
February 18, 2025 at 2:35 AM
If you're still on Substack and wondering where to move to, check out this thread and consider Ghost.
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 16
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 16
February 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 16
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 16
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Your Daily Affirmation:
It ain't over. It ain't over. It ain't over. While every note of hope buoys my spirit, and every revelation of truth heartens my resolve, I rise up, aware that it ain't over, and nothing worthwhile is achieved without perseverance.
RESIST FASCISM
It ain't over. It ain't over. It ain't over. While every note of hope buoys my spirit, and every revelation of truth heartens my resolve, I rise up, aware that it ain't over, and nothing worthwhile is achieved without perseverance.
RESIST FASCISM
February 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Your Daily Affirmation:
It ain't over. It ain't over. It ain't over. While every note of hope buoys my spirit, and every revelation of truth heartens my resolve, I rise up, aware that it ain't over, and nothing worthwhile is achieved without perseverance.
RESIST FASCISM
It ain't over. It ain't over. It ain't over. While every note of hope buoys my spirit, and every revelation of truth heartens my resolve, I rise up, aware that it ain't over, and nothing worthwhile is achieved without perseverance.
RESIST FASCISM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 15
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 15
February 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 15
#Books
#BookSky
💙📚
#BookChallenge
Day 15
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Of course he cut off funds to an organization that monitors amazon's impact on climate change. So have a bunch of other billionaires. Please stop shopping at amazon. It's your dollars through this company that accelerate climate deterioration
Jeff Bezos' Earth Fund cuts off a key nonprofit monitoring corporate climate efforts
Researchers now fear wealthy philanthropists will end funding for projects Donald Trump may not like.
www.motherjones.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Of course he cut off funds to an organization that monitors amazon's impact on climate change. So have a bunch of other billionaires. Please stop shopping at amazon. It's your dollars through this company that accelerate climate deterioration
February 10, 2025 at 4:26 AM