Heartless Birch
Roller Derby | Nature Nerd | Trail Builder | Cats | Witchy Cross Stitch | Portland, ME
- Reposted by Heartless BirchWe found that Jeff Bezos paid *zero* taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. This is how he did it (published 2021):
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- Reposted by Heartless BirchMaybe Liam is too wee yet for Spider-Verse, but I ❤️ Miles Morales and Nueva York is covered in snow too! Much thanks to @julioanta.bsky.social for the translation so that I could include both spideys. #Comics4Liam FREE THE CHILDREN!!! Shutter forever these evil detention centers; ABOLISH ICE.
- I am so happy that Liam is home!!! @comixaction.com put out the call and @ethansacks.bsky.social gave me inspiration and the words — a good community is everything 💫 #Comics4Liam / comics4liam.com FREE ALL THE CHILDREN caged in these horrifying detention centers… ABOLISH ICE!
- Reposted by Heartless BirchA Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.
- Reposted by Heartless BirchI never got around to reposting my Weird Duck Time comic this year! Also, unrelatedly, today is a good day to help out at standwithminnesota.com
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- Visited the Portland Maine Museum of Art and found out our cat has been moonlighting as an art model.
- “There's a kind of magic in masks. Masks conceal one face, but they reveal another. The one that only comes out in darkness.” -Terry Pratchett
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- Just little Portland critters.
- Loafin’ 🍞
- The Druid is here. 🐈⬛ 🍃
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- Tomorrow is Cat-erday!
- Reposted by Heartless BirchDevastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research. I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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- “Separate the art from the artist” feels like a weak justification to avoid seriously thinking about the context your favorite art exists in. Literary scholars also study the author’s life and time period because it informs the novels they wrote. Neil’s work does not exist in a vacuum. #neilgaimen
- I am not saying throw all your books in the trash if you don’t want too. But I am saying that we have to read his words with this in mind, we shouldn’t ignore it. He used the influence and income from these works to exploit young fans sexually.
- If you take in a young, homeless, unpaid, vulnerable person into your home and approach them sexually on their very first day, you are garbage. Even if she said yes. The situation itself is a lack of consent. Amanda Palmer and Neil Gaiman were using these fans for free labor and childcare.
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View full threadBut Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer’s influence to do these things came from their art. It came from their sway on fans, and from their wealth. We can love these stories, but this harm is part of them now. All of them.
- Flashback to Lilith “helping” with the roller derby MVP awards. 🛼🏆🐈⬛
- Be cautious, it is an upsetting and explicit read.
- Paywall free link: archive.is/HJtxW
- New skates! Holding on tight through the break in period. 🍌
- Reposted by Heartless BirchThe always insightful @hcrichardson.bsky.social has a particularly good post today. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
