LOUDER for the folks who want to incorporate "Native American myths" *pukepuke* into their shitty writing.

According to RAINN, for every thousand sexual assaults in the United States, there are eleven arrests.

Eleven.

"Why don't women come forward?"

That's why.
(It's also why I'm an abolitionist.)

we don’t owe the “why didn’t she report it” crowd a single response

The antebellum United States was an absolutely wretched, racist, and evil country.

Somehow, the Confederacy was even worse. And on this day in 1865, it died.

Happy Confederate Surrender Day. Rest in Piss to one of the most evil regimes in history.

Hoping this work. I’m writing about uses of transformative justice practices within pleasure activism & a friend recommended I read something @prisonculture.bsky.social wrote (said?!) about the “door dash effect” and how people want TJ processes delivered to them on demand. Can anyone help me?

Substack Remains a Nazi Bar, But At Least This Newsletter Post Makes It Easier to Inform You This newsletter post is the author's attempt at reclaiming her time further after the umpteenth negative experience with folx who claim to share values, community, etc., as she continues to reckon with the costs of Access Intimacy Abuse at the hands of Makai Livingstone, the founder of Embodied Support Services, while reflecting on her grave reality as a disabled trauma survivor. Given how her ex's financial abuse of at least $183,364 over 6.5 years has further disabled her and limited her ability to afford to exist, she reinforces the necessity of this lifelong work of unpacking internalized ableism, which includes honouring her access needs.

"As a fat brown queer disabled immigrant woman and trauma survivor, who was a mental health therapist for decades, who remains a trauma-informed equity practitioner, educator, etc., nothing could convince me to stay on a newsletter platform after learning that my writing work would profit Nazis." 👀

Happy Get Fucked Confederacy Day

Cartoon of a Union soldier drinking a jug of water labeled Rebel reads in front of a burning Atlanta

Happy 161st Confederate Surrender Day to you and yours

Regime change? How about Land Back instead

"Our position is thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery-- the greatest material interest of the world. Its labor supplies the product which constitutes by far the largest and most important portions of commerce of the earth." - Mississippi's declaration of concession, 1861

We need to teach about the Civil Rights Movement more and in more detail. One reason is to get people out of the idea that the goal of civil disobedience is martyrdom. It's quite the opposite.

Graffiti reads ‘ANXIET’

Unresolved anxiety

Kindness is not justice.
Kindness is not justice.
Kindness is not justice.

The white flag, aka the official flag of the Confederacy

Wishing you and yours a very merry Confederate Surrender Day.

as a chronic overthinker and anxiety spiraler, my latest affirmation is:
"and that has absolutely nothing to do with me."

Today makes 6 years together, 4 months married, and now 2 countries! There's no one else I'd rather be on this journey with 🥰 I love you, J. Wes!! Happy anniversary to us 💖
#TheBlestons

I am so sorry Jairo. You are one of the most influential and widely respected decolonial scholars of our time. Your praxis and integrity are a rare find these days. You truly live your scholarship and politic and deserve soo much better. Here for you and grateful for all you do and who you are.

solidarity with Jairo and all colleagues who use their voice to challenge colonial logics and legacies in the very universities that we work and teach in. Jairo's case reminds us that job offers and tenure decisions are not objective assessments but political decisions.

After all I've been through these past few years, it was such an honor to specifically be sought out and recruited! Like literally, the job posting read like it was written just for me 🥰
Jess and I can't wait to start this new chapter and live our best lives in Toronto!! 💖

ecstatic, overjoyed, and just absolutely thrilled to share that I've accepted a job offer at York University to join their School of Social Work as an assistant professor starting January 1st, 2026!! 🙌🏽

guest lectured on countering colonial narratives through storytelling today at the University of Michigan med school 🤗 feels good to be back in my nerd joys.
#DiariesOfADecolonialScholar

My paper is part of the larger special issue on resisting the new conservatism in social work broadly. So many great gems in here!

What a great way to kick off my birthday weekend and as always, let me know whatcha think!! 🥳

this paper is a shorter read on 1: key terms so we can have common language to organize ourselves around, 2: historical highlights of previous moments of fascism and how the far right came to be, and 3: several solutions that have been within our communities all along, of course!

new OPEN ACCESS publication (from your fave 💁🏽‍♀️) on fascism and the far right and wondering where social work is in all of this!
anzswjournal.nz/anzsw

Against a white background, black text states, "In order to pass The Ali Nahdee Test, the story must have:" Against a white background, black text that is highlighted in yellow states, "An Indigenous woman who is a main character..." Against a white background, black text states: 1. This includes ANY existing indigenous group as well as fictional Indigenous-coded characters 2. This includes trans women /femmes 3. Must be portrayed by an Indigenous actress if the story is live action Against a white background, black text that is highlighted in yellow states, "Who does not fall in love with a white man..." Against a white background, black text states: 1. Love and sex are not the same thing 2. Can fall in love with a white woman/ Enby Against a white background, black text that is highlighted in yellow states, "Who isn't raped and does not die at any point in the story" Against a white background, black text states: 1. This includes before and after the events of the narrative

Against a white background, in a pink square, with a burgundy border, text states: "Indigenous children, especially Indigenous girls, deserve to see themselves depicted in mainstream media without feeling shame or trauma. - ALI NAHDEE @GDIGM #SEEITBEIT

Yesterday, @drblackdeer.bsky.social posted about how Wind River does not pass the Ali Nahdee Test, so here is the tool developed by @alinahdee.bsky.social 8 years ago! 👀

Ali credits Shannon & Shauna Baker as inspirations after seeing them on the Tyra Banks show! 🥹🥹🥹
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qei-...

getting emails like: please step forward for another opportunity to be tokenized.
happy back to school szn yall

allow me to reintroduce myself.. my name is Autumn BlackDeer, and I now use she/they pronouns 🥰

thanks for being here 💖

can we talk about how cultural competence/humility/whatever still centers yt practitioners as the default? because as a Native social worker, how am I supposed to be culturally humble with my own dang culture??

Voices of Resistance: Conversations with Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer The Thoughtful Counselor talks with scholar-activist Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer about voices of resistance

I had a great time chatting with Dr. Dèsa Kayre Daniel over on The Thoughtful Counselor podcast! Our conversation felt like we've been old friends for a long time! 🤗 My episode is titled Voices of Resistance 👊🏽 concept.paloaltou.edu/resources/th...

A great day to be Cheyenne! On this day in 1876, my ancestors killed Custer! Talk about FAFO 👊🏽
#VictoryDay #CusterHadItComing