twitter link to various mutual aid funds around the US:
https://twitter.com/thegirlwithfood/status/1267572248149442562
if you refuse to access twitter then send me a city or state and I'll find one for you
a cool thing about donating to bail funds btw: that money isn't one-and-done. unless someone actually doesn't report to court, which almost never happens, that money is returned to the bail fund to be used once again. donating $50 to a bail fund *permanently* gives them an additional $50 to use again and again as that money gets returned to them.
the bigger the pool of money a bail fund has, the more people it can help at once, since ofc your $50 cannot be used to post bail for multiple people at one time.
normalize cellulite.
seriously, as a recent reaction to progesterone i have started getting cellulite on my arms and legs near my knees and thighs. i think im just seeing more growth in my limbs to match the rest of my body and even things out.
either way, cellulite is smth it seems like many of us have but feel ashamed to acknowledge esp considering how images of cellulite are practically never shown in the media.
here's a spicy take since we're talking about how the political compass is bullshit: I think the mirror image of how it is used to make libertarianism look cool is that it's purposefully designed to make communism look bad. half the misconceptions I see about real communists is just assuming that "authoritarian leftism" is like, when you like owning the means of production but you're homophobic, as opposed to like, anything Lenin actually wrote or that actually existing socialist states did--regardless of the martial realities of these nations
Black Lives Matter LA has started a new bail fund for the thousands of protestors arrested the past two days: 👇👇
hello. today is my birthday
you've seen the donation links being passed around already but if you'd like to do something to make me smile today please donate spare cash to...
reclaim the block (for community-led safety solutions) https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home
Black visions MN (for Black liberation, healing + transformative justice) https://www.blackvisionsmn.org
minnesota freedom fund https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/
the bail project https://bailproject.org
more/local bail fund links below.
can i get some boosts?
likeliness of communications blackouts in major US cities: making plans, taking action
"There is a non-zero possibility that major US cities are about to get their civilian communications infrastructure turned off or significantly restricted. If this idea scares you too much to contemplate, please move on. I can't think of how to CW this appropriately, so my apologies for your anxiety, but this is important to my social circle, so I'll continue."
link to thread here: https://hackers.town/@endomain/104263819176703485
take your pick, everywhere needs help, if you'd normally donate $20 to a bail fund but you have a fancy salaried tech job maybe donate $20 to every one on this list?
https://www.autostraddle.com/43-bail-funds-you-can-absolutely-support-right-now/
re: Intentional Misinformation - MN protests
Developers and their politician puppets have been using this tactic of development for years with phenomenal success; it's literally impossible to have a discussion about stopping new development without someone, very often on the left, complaining that you're preventing poor people from having homes. It's a sadistic, disingenuous practice that has ruined countless cities. If affordability is based on AMI, it's a lie! (pt 2 of 2)
Intentional Misinformation - MN protests
I have to speak up as someone who works in zoning/urban planning. The narrative of protesters in Minneapolis burning an affordable housing complex is COMPLETE SHIT. This is the website for the project: https://midtowncorner.com/
As you can see, only 20% of the units are "affordable". Affordability here is based on the neighborhood's income, which will rise as more rich people move in. All this to say, people know what the hell they're burning. (pt 1)
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own