I asked how can you ever be sure
that what you write is really
any good at all and he said you can't
you can't you can never be sure
you die without knowing
whether anything you wrote was any good
if you have to be sure don't write
—W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”
you can still write to the President of India and ask her to not sign it into law
webionite.com/reject-trans...
grief-stricken and raging. disappointed that the world cares so little about us--but not surprised, because cis people in India don't care either.
The bill passed both houses, no surprise, & India is degraded once more. 'Trans men, trans non binary persons and trans women who are not kinner-hijra will NOT be legally recognised as trans anymore! Bill passed without community or NCTP consultation. Calls to differ to select committee ignored.'
terrified and grieving (preemptively?). the trans bill might be passed today.
If you're in India: This site lets you email your Lok Sabha member very easily. Once you click on ‘send email’ it will either open your email app or let you copy paste the details—all customised to you.
webionite.com/reject-trans...
"We don’t reconcile with something that drags us backwards,” Nadika says. “We fight it.”www.thenewsminute.com/news/this-bill-is-nothin...
Not a lot of Indians on here to talk about this, but here's a petition opposing the Indian governments move 'to redefine the term “transgender person” & remove the principle of self-identified gender identity from the law [and reverse] the constitutional progress achieved in recent years.'
Please help Mahmoud's family survive Israel's genocide. Mahmoud is caring for his sister's orphaned children, who are starving, sick, & in urgent need, especially Ahmed whose life is in danger from a severe viral infection:
Ryan from The OC going hard on how crypto is a scam is the wildest silver lining in this timeline
Ahmed is 17 and needs help to keep his family alive through Israel's genocide:
wrote about life and editing, serendipity and grittiness
unmana.substack.com
Please help Ahmad's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them starving & homeless in winter under renewed bombing. His mother needs urgent treatment for retinal disease. The crossings are closed again & they desperately need help:
Please help Alaa's family survive Israel's genocide, which has left them starving, sick, & homeless under renewed siege & bombardment. Bluesky ruthlessly deletes & blocks her, so she's unable to get the reach she needs. Please help her keep her little children alive:
Text reads: All about the 2026 Trans Rights Readathon! How to sign up, participate, dates, & more...
Header: 2026 Readathon Dates Text: Mark your calendars! This year the 4th annual Trans Rights Readathon will be Tuesday, March 17th through Tuesday, March 31st! This year is our longest year yet!
Header: What is the Trans Rights Readathon? Text: The Trans Rights Readathon is an annual decentralized call to action for readers and book lovers in support of Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV) on March 31st.
header: The #TRR isn’t just reading, it’s Action! Text: The Trans Rights Readathon encourages readers to seek out books by and about trans, nonbinary, 2Spirit, and gender noncomforming authors and characters, along with taking action on the mutual, local, and national level! Below are three boxes, saying uplift, amplify, and support (with a dollar sign for the S)
Welcome back to another year of the Trans Rights Readathon!
This year’s readathon will take place from March 17 to March 31. If you want to officially sign up, fill out the form on our 🕸️site to join the fun!
#TransRightsReadathon #trr26 #TransBooks
Almost three hundred folks have made weekly/monthly recurring pledges that cover 78% of the weekly needs for SIX families AND a camp. Reliable support for food, shelter, more…!
I'm trying to get us to 100%. And prices are going up yall. Pledge a coffee: chuffed.org/project/hope...
Please help Mohammed get his son treatment for his vision loss. His family's gone through the ordeal of nearly losing Elias to starvation, & you all helped him survive. He needs your help again.
'We are living through very difficult days…
My father is sick and urgently needs treatment.
Hunger is exhausting my family every single day.
The rain has flooded our tent, and we no longer have safe shelter.
Please, help us in any way you can — our lives are at stake. 🙏'
Nabil here— War survivor, Software Engineer from Gaza Palestinian tech founder in Cairo. I survived the war in Gaza. Now I need urgent spine surgery (neck + lower back) to avoid permanent disability.
Donate / repost: chuffed.org/project/urgent-nabil-medical
#MutualAid #MedicalFundraiser
'I’ve already said goodbye to my two little girls😭.❤️🩹
Ibrahim is all I have left.
I cant let him fade away in this tent. I just want him to live,to breathe, to be safe.🙏🫂
Please,don’t let me be a mother who only has memories😔
Help me save my only son.
Every second counts🥺💔'
'Ahumanitarian appeal on brink death
Myfamily 15 person,Myfather suffering heart disease condition critical
Mybaby condition critical needs anebulizer device
Myfamily freezing Weurgent need 500£
Dont letus down,saveus before its too late🥺🙏🏾
verified
@mommunism.bsky.social '
Watercolour painting of three Goldcrests amongst ivy
Occasionally we get tiny Goldcrests in the garden, hunting for insects amongst the evergreens. They’re resident in Britain, but some Goldcrests cross the North Sea to escape the harsher continental winters; people used to believe they rode on the backs of migrating Woodcocks. (watercolour)
🐡🪶
'We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
Rain and cold drown our nights 🥶💔
My children shiver, blankets soaked 💔🥶
No work. No income.
Donations have stopped 💔
I urgently need $200 for a tent 🙏
Any help may save my children 💔'
so wonderful, thanks @ronita.bsky.social
I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:
Four books. One grand prize. Five days left until voting ends.
2025 was the year of the transfeminine contemporary novel, and the four novels shortlisted for Best Transfeminine Fiction are leading the charge.
If you haven't voted yet, now is the time. Voting closes Dec. 26th at 11:59pm EST 🩷
Just don’t talk about people’s food choices at all unless they volunteer, I for instance absolutely hate being asked to explain why I don’t eat meat (shut up is why)
