Addye Susnick

respectfully tapping the "support billionaire-free, worker-owned, independent media" sign again

Conclusion chapter is done, which I guess means I've actually written a whole dissertation? There are still TKs to fill and formatting to fix and many edits to go, but, like, there are 6 complete chapters that contain a coherent theory of trans joy!

managed to find the literal post my participant meant from context clues throughout the interview. this is me entering my internet detective era 🔍

Trans ppl of the internet: one of my participants described a post where the gist was "for a guy, I really am my mother's daughter." Does anyone have a link to a fun post in this genre, preferably with a good image? it's for dissertation purposes
(plz repost if ur followers will know what I mean 🙏)

Honestly when you think of a dissertation as an end in itself rather than a career prerequisite, it's really cool and fun. Of course it's also stressful and hard, but what *isn't* stressful in the year of our lord are 2026?

I thought everyone who told me "you end up writing half the dissertation in the last month" was joking, but I'm delighted that they weren't! In the last push, and it's a joy (lol) to just sit down and write nonstop about something I know and care so much about, now with a clear end in sight.

A vibrant, wide-angle photo of a colorful outdoor mural promoting the "Super Bowl LX Apple Music Halftime Show." The mural is painted on a long blue wall in a sunlit, tropical setting with real palm trees and bright pink bougainvillea flowers cascading over the top. The artwork features a playful, surreal collage of cultural and football-themed elements: Central Text: The Apple Music logo in bold yellow and red 3D lettering is flanked by "SUPER BOWL LX" above and "HALFTIME SHOW" below. Iconic Imagery: Large illustrations of a golden trumpet, pink sunglasses, maracas, dominoes, and a cup of coffee with a musical note in the foam. Football Elements: Brown footballs are depicted growing on palm trees like coconuts and resting on the ground. Foreground: A young girl in a yellow dress walks along the sidewalk in front of the mural, passing a small goalpost illustration where a green parrot is perched. The overall aesthetic is warm, festive, and celebrates a fusion of Latin-inspired culture and American football.

I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.

The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.

Follow along!

“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...

7/ Read the rest of the letters:

every few weeks i remember that time Microsoft ran a "radical joy" pride campaign and want to throw my entire dissertation into the sun lol

Any decentralised horizontal egalitarian group is a demonstration of anarchism in practice.

Any friend group chipping together or a stranger giving mutual aid. Whether bread, eyewash or a couch to sleep on.

We don't need to work at a national scale to start making a difference.

If you don't know where to get a Naloxone kit and/or training, ask your local pharmacy or healthcare provider, HiM, Spartacus Books, @addiehd.bsky.social , etc. They're free, and training is pretty quick and easy.

Just sprinted to 3 pharmacies to get Naloxone in a life-and-death emergency bc I figured "no need to bring a bag, I'm just getting coffee." This is an unsolicited public reminder (to myself) that if you live in East Van, your leaving the house routine should include Naloxone.

This Is America, Just Not the America You Knew Two white people were killed by ICE in Minneapolis and suddenly White America is outraged.

America is outraged after ICE killed two white people in Minneapolis.

I understand why folks are feeling afraid and angry right now. But I need you to understand something just as clearly: this is what Black America has been living with for generations.
open.substack.com/pub/cwebbstu...

Hot, searing damnation.

oh it's going to be a Recession recession

Are you a Frozen Pickle or a Bathtub Viking?

Gov. JB Pritzker signs historic Clean Slate legislation into law • The TRiiBE “[The] Clean Slate [Act] matters to me because it's one of the strongest tools we have to remove barriers that keep our people from fully participating in their own lives and communities,” Chauncy Sto...

NEW — Today, after years of raising awareness about the Clean Slate Act, dozens of Clean Slate Illinois Coalition members packed XS Tennis and Education Foundation’s headquarters in Washington Park to witness Gov. JB Pritzker sign the Clean Slate Act into law.

thetriibe.com/2026/01/gov-...

Collage of newspaper headlines and images dates January 2025. At the center top there's a bright red skirt with the words "Cheery Clothes for Dreary Weather" on top of it. The page is a mix of brightly colored clothing and various horrific headlines.

Just found this collage from last January in a random folder, I think all content from the NY Times. Trying to talk myself out of doing this exercise again this January....

You need to be willing to plant trees knowing you will never sit in their shade

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

When everything feels awful, I re-read the closing pages of Lou Sullivan's diaries and think about how, even in his final days, as he and so many around him were dying of AIDS, he was organizing and writing and laughing with friends and having "FUN!" That's what I mean by a politics of trans joy.

CBC doesn't have this on the news homepage or even the political news homepage, which is *fascinating* because I would argue that using the notwithstanding clause 3 times IN ONE NIGHT is, in fact, major political news.

Alberta isn't the first province to implement anti-trans legislation--Sask and New Brunswick also have anti-trans laws on the books--and it won't be the last. I don't have a positive takeaway to end on, but here are some links justicetrans.org/wp-content/u... www.cbrc.net/anti_trans_l... 🧵6/6

Now before we give up on Alberta, invoking section 33 doesn't mean nobody can question a law. The Canadian Medical Association has challenged it on the grounds that it violates physicians freedom of conscience. That's one of the rights section 33 can override, though, so we'll see what happens. 🧵5/6

Maybe you're thinking "is that allowed?!" And as far as I can tell, yes, yes it is. When Canadian trans people say we can't get complacent just because the US is worse, this is what we're warning about. What's happening in the US can, in fact, happen here if we don't fight back. 🧵4/6

If that sounds wild, it's because it is. But historically, it's only been used in exceptional circumstances. Meanwhile, Alberta just used it for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th times in the past 2 months on these 3 anti-trans bills (the 1st time was to override teacher's labor rights) 🧵3/6

If you're not Canadian you might be wondering "what's the notwithstanding clause (section 33)?" Basically, it lets provincial governments violate parts of the Canadian Charter for up to 5 years at a time. Invoking it means courts can't block that law, even if it's unconstitutional. 🧵2/6

Alberta just passed bills banning trans girls from youth sports, restricting gender-affirming care including hormone blockers for youth under 16 y/o, and requiring parental consent for students to change their name/pronouns at school. They used the notwithstanding clause on all three bills. 🧵1/6

The worst thing about being a good facilitator is that I just pulled off the most perfect interrupt-validate-redirect maneuver, but the recipient will never notice, which is what made it perfect.

They found a way to make the J6 Pipe bomber trans.