Jay Edidin

Jay Edidin

@edidin.bsky.social

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writer, human rights policy cryptid, knitter, comics-industry semi-expat, parent to small human, pirate king of the moon. queer, trans, brain wired weird. kind to reptiles. he/they. https://linktr.ee/edidin

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Y’all missed out; this one was Quite a Time.

HEY NEW YORK! If you've never been to a Board of Correction meeting, tomorrow is a great time to start. It's a really interesting window into the local carceral system and the politics surrounding it; and public turnout and attention matters a lot. Info here: www.nyc.gov/site/boc/mee...

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also and I feel like I buried the lede here: it calls for the people who CREATE queer media to be imprisoned. That'd be people like me. Or any other queer creator you love. Any queen who's been on drag race. Chappel Roan. Janelle Monae. Anyone who's made a piece of queer media. Imprisoned.

Psst: Project 2025 is terrifying for a lot of reasons but also because on page 5 it calls for teachers and librarians who grant access to books that are maligned as pornography (which just means anything LGBTQ) to be registered as sex offenders. Pass it on.

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If you are a therapist of color, plug into REBUILD. Support formerly incarcerated/criminalized people and their families. findmeatherapist.org/about

Find Me A Therapist | Aboutfindmeatherapist.org

this asshole

Mayor Eric Adams, asked by a reporter about the lack of air conditioning at migrant shelters during a heat wave, says, "Every day New Yorkers don't have air conditioners. We make do." He recommends paper fans and says his mom told him to put his head in the refrigerator. —Emma G. Fitzsimmons, NYT

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Not only a mile from the arena, but across the freeway that bisects that part of town and forms an enormous physical barrier

The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel confirms that a Columbus, Ohio, police officer detailed to the RNC shot and killed a homeless Black man (earlier reported to be in his early 20s) more than half a mile from the RNC arena. The man was known by the nickname Jehovah and took care of a pit bull named Isis.

Ohio police officer shoots, kills person in Milwaukee outside of RNC perimeter, sources saywww.jsonline.com The man killed by Ohio officers near the RNC on Tuesday was well-known in the neighborhood, several witnesses told the Journal Sentinel.

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vital article from @evangreer.bsky.social and Anna Bonesteel! i have my senators and congress people on speed dial at this point.

This Bill Purports to Protect Kids from Big Tech. For LGBTQ+ Youth, It’s a Grave Dangerwww.them.us Those on the right have said they will use KOSA to target queer and trans content. So why do some Democrats support it?

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Despair is the tool of the enemy! We do not need it! We will not indulge it!

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Asking publicly for accountability shouldn’t be considered inherently threatening. Working towards justice doesn’t have to be this merciless, hardening, damning slog. All of us fuck up. All of us deserve a chance to make amends, to do the collective work of repair.

I won’t for a lot of reasons; but I’m having some pretty intense “what if I just stayed on this train ‘til Coney Island” thoughts.

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Happy birthday to Assata Shakur and Ida B. Wells!

Sticker Guy is great!

with all the talk of terrible sticker companies, I'll mention my favorite stickers, the purple one in the middle, were done by Sticker Guy. They came out great, good prices and nice to deal with!

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one of my favorite causes to donate to does not *exclusively* support Black trans women, but disproportionately supports Black trans women because of the intersecting axes of oppression they exist within. tgijp.org is an organization supporting incarcerated trans people, and they’re wonderful.

Can anyone share efforts that specifically support Black trans women? They are the most vulnerable group to being murdered in the US.

Home - MISS MAJOR ALEXANDER L. LEE TGIJP BLACK TRANS CULTURAL CENTERtgijp.org MISS MAJOR ALEXANDER L. LEE TGIJP BLACK TRANS CULTURAL CENTER

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Israel has bombed five schools in eight days. Genocide doesn’t stop just because the headlines are taken over by a homegrown Nazi getting clipped in the ear.

Israel strikes five schools in week of ‘massacres’www.aljazeera.com The latest attack on a UN-run school in Nuseirat camp kills 17, wounds about 80.

the toddler has (and therefore I have) been up since 4:30, so, fuckit, we're ordering Fay Da for breakfast.

It's been so long since I've had a regular doctor that I genuinely can't remember what merits making an appointment; and in possibly related news, my body is complete nonsense.

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This includes garden clubs, volunteer groups, immigrant rights orgs, prisoner rights orgs, climate justice orgs, abortion rights orgs... the list is endless.

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Because whatever happens in November, we're going to need people in the coming years. Find a group of folks and plant some roots for a few years. See what happens.

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This is a really good time if you're not already connected to local groups and organizations organizing around particular issues to find ones in your communities that could use your talents and skills.

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This kicker is something else. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

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Just 37 more Backers!!!

When the Uncanny Magazine Year 11: This One Goes to ELEVEN Kickstarter reaches 750 Backers, we will publish an exclusive mini-interview with solicited short story writer Alaya Dawn Johnson! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lyn...

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ATTENTION THIS EVENING WE HAD SALAD UP THE NOSE @edidin.bsky.social

The toddler has put guacamole up their nose this time! @edidin.bsky.social

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all I had to do was click on one sticker ad on IG and suddenly my feed was full of other sticker ads. I clicked on them all and did the math for you. The best small-run samples pricing is at SlapCo; best overall pricing is at Sticker Cyborg or Sticker OG Factory. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I use StickerGiant. I have for years. Their staff is friendly and their stickers are cheaper than Sticker Mule’s anyway.

Sticker Pricingdocs.google.com Sticker Pricing Sticker Size/Type,Qty, Price , Price Ea. StickerMule,3 x 3 (Samples),10, $ 9.00 , $ 0.90 StickerMule,3 x 3 (Typical Vinyl),100, $ 94.00 , $ 0.94 StickerMule,3 x 3 (Typical Vinyl),2...

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Using they/them pronouns when you know someone uses other pronouns is actively misgendering them as much as calling someone with they/them pronouns “he” or “she” is.

Hi, gentle reminder that if you *know* a trans or nonbinary person’s pronouns, and those pronouns *aren’t* they/them, you don’t get, like, partial credit for using they/them pronouns for that person. There are no “all-purpose” pronouns, sadly.

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(The BoC is the oversight body for the Department of Corrections, which runs the city jails.)

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HEY NEW YORK! If you've never been to a Board of Correction meeting, tomorrow is a great time to start. It's a really interesting window into the local carceral system and the politics surrounding it; and public turnout and attention matters a lot. Info here: www.nyc.gov/site/boc/mee...

20240716www.nyc.gov

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Re: the current Sticker Mule discourse: We use and love both Sticker Giant and Sticker Guy. If you've seen the extremely snazzy prayer candles we sell at conventions, Sticker Giant did those clear stickers.

the toddler is between diaper sizes, which means it's All Laundry All the Time over here (they're fine during the day, but we are washing PJs, sleep sacks, and sheets pretty much daily.) @teaberryblue.bsky.social

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Also, if you're not on a tight schedule, this guy is great: stickerguy.com

Sticker Guy! High quality custom stickers, low prices!stickerguy.com Get custom vinyl stickers, die cuts, window decals, and roll labels printed with your design. The original Sticker Guy, stickin since 1993

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Sticker Giant is also excellent.

Sticker Mule is Tr*mp trash. Use StickerApp or Sticker Robot or Zug Monster or literally anything else

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Jailed for wearing a COVID mask? Yes, that is literally what could happen if the NY Mask Ban goes through which would make "deceptive mask wearing" a class b misdemeanor. TAKE ACTION: covidadvocacyny.org/stopmaskbanny #NoNYMaskBan #COVIDIsntOver #WearAMask #MaskUp #Disability