Chewbecca (she/her)

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writer-witchy-geeky book,cat,and plant parent. Human parent,too. So queer. So ADHD. I sew and I know things.
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The Queer Feminist Case for Palestine

When I say queer, I mean hostile to the military industrial complex.

Autostraddle

"How you can catch multiple COVID strains at once." By Mandy Squires

"Australian public health expert Professor Deborah Lupton this week tweeted a study of more than two million SARS-CoV-2 samples in Europe had found people could be infected with more than one Covid variant simultaneously."

#COVIDisNotOver @mandy_squires @DALupton @auscovid19

Source: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/how-you-can-be-infected-with-multiple-covid-strains-at-the-same-time-amid-vics-latest-wave/news-story/d609ef5bf8ef28f5ea6832d927496f59

If you are #trans and a US citizen, you should absolutely, 100% apply for a passport this year, whether you plan to travel or not. Yes, it costs $$, but you can self-select your gender without bureaucratic BS (thanks, Joe), and it lasts 10 years and is valid ID everywhere in the world. Whatever fascist laws your GOP reps are proposing in your state legislature about gender markers on IDs, you will have a federal document that reflects your actual gender. And if necessary, you can use it to leave the country.
No Más Lágrimas Free Food Distribution on Thursday January 18th from 4-6 pm. Henry St John building at 301 S. Geneva Street, Ithaca. Line forms outside. #ithaca #ithacany #mutualaid
The university also housed a museum w/ important cultural artifacts.
From an Israeli TG channel :
"The last moments of The University of
Palestine in Gaza.
It took 315 mines to blow this up and
someone in my family is responsible for
preparing the fuses for these mines."
https://www.tiktok.com/@petrol_and_chlorine/video/7325305884941356289?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7294802737597236767
TikTok - Make Your Day

Today across the US, dozens of cities are holding community events, vigils, and memorials for martyred anarchist #Tortuguita, who was killed one year ago defending the Weelaunee forest from the construction of a corporate backed, counter-insurgency training facility, known as Cop City.

#StopCopCity #ATL #JusticeforTort

Check out the list of events here: https://itsgoingdown.org/day-forest-defender-jan-18/

Cities Across the US Set to Gather for “Day of the Forest Defender” in Memory of Tortuguita

On January 18th, cities across the so-called US and beyond will hold events honoring the life and legacy of Tortuguita, responding to a call to declare January 18th "Day of the Forest Defender." According to a call posted to the counter-info site Scenes from the Atlanta Forest: On January 18, 2023, Georgia State Patrol officers...

It's Going Down

"The point that’s important to make is that the reason that people contemplate escalation is that there are no risk-free options left."

Andreas Malm, author of "How to Blow Up a Pipeline," gives sabotage a chance in this NYT interview.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/14/magazine/andreas-malm-interview.html

How This Climate Activist Justifies Political Violence

“The reason that people contemplate escalation is that there are no risk-free options left,” says the author of "How to Blow Up a Pipeline."

The New York Times
70 years old, but as relevant as ever. 😞
I'm watching Grizzly Man (for reasons) and I can't believe Hollywood hasn't made a movie about that guy with Ryan Gosling as lead

Regardless of income, all mothers in Flint, Michigan can now receive $1,500 mid-pregnancy, followed by $500 a month of #basicincome for 12 months after their child is born. This is the most universal of any guaranteed income program so far, with zero means-testing.

https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigans-55m-experiment-guaranteed-income-begins-flint-moms

Michigan’s $55M experiment with guaranteed income begins with Flint moms | Bridge Michigan

Michigan will experiment with guaranteed income in Flint, one of its poorest cities, giving expectant and new moms $7,500 — no strings attached — to lift the stress of poverty from their newborns.