Reposted by AshleyJessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case. It hurts my heart to think about how little has changed. It’s been nearly twenty years since I published Yes Means Yes! how is it possible that we’re still begging for the same scraps of humanity?jessica.substack.comCarrying That Weight—AgainI can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case 521934
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Unfortunately my poem, September, is topical again www.cathexisnorthwestpress.com/post/septembercathexisnorthwestpress.comSeptemberBy: Ashley Rae MᶜAteeLast year, in late September, I finally spilled my guts. Sixteen years after the Thing, the incident I never gave a name but spoke of only in short fi... 001
Reposted by AshleyKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:jezebel.comNot Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special TreatmentSince 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth. 1766274
Reposted by Ashleycait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my doctor looking at my bruised and scratched up arms: umm... do you feel safe at home? the person making me feel unsafe at home: 623210247
Reposted by AshleyCristian Ramirez @cristianramirez.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The cause of labor is the hope of the world. While you’re enjoying your day off with a nice barbecue, spare a thought to remember that workers made both those, and many other things, possible. #LaborDay 032
Reposted by AshleyBryce Covert @brycecovert.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Yikes. Women accounted for all of the job losses and all of the labor force decline in July, according to @nwlc.org 20756422599
Reposted by AshleyJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers. 352232936641
Reposted by Ashleygbuttorff.bsky.social @gbuttorff.bsky.social · 09/07/2026GFM for Lorenzo’s family: gofund.me/b550af095gofund.meDonate to In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old, organized by LULAC Institute, Inc.On the morning of July 7, 2026, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was ta… LULAC Institute, Inc. needs your support for In Loving Memory of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52 Years Old 001
Reposted by Ashleygbuttorff.bsky.social @gbuttorff.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Since Gianluca Constantini isn’t on Bluesky, I wanted to share his beautiful artwork of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo who ICE murdered this week in #Houston 111
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 09/07/2026If you want celebratory summer vibes but you hate the 4th of July may I suggest just go to a baseball game? Also @cristianramirez.bsky.social you are the best person to go a game with (and do most things with) 💙 141
Reposted by AshleyFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Cats “can” memorize up to 120 commands, but they don’t want to. 1694735477
Reposted by AshleyYell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026hoe 40% of people never use the insurance because they can only afford a plan that doesn’t pay for anything until you have a major health crisis 54611
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I joined the upcoming Solstice Owl Battle with writers from around the world. Get Ready to Battle on Jul 17, 2026! @writingbattle.bsky.social #flashfiction #writingprompts #writerslife #WritingCommunity #writersofblueskywritingbattle.comWriting BattleThe league for creative writers. Join the largest writing competition and most supportive community for writers on the web. 050
Reposted by AshleyYell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 17/06/2026there should be a cosmic law that everyone who admires Elon Musk instantly gets his natural hairline 2202
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14/06/2026My micro-fiction story, “Double Dutch” ranked in the top 8 of its genre on Writing Battle. This was my second submission to WB, so I’m proud to have gotten so far. It’s been great to write more and learn from a community of storytellers. 🤍 Read "Double Dutch" here: writingbattle.com/story/debrie... 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Wish we had ranked choice voting in LA and California and everywhere. :( 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Don’t forget to vote in the very weird California primary 021
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14/05/2026been a lot more ego death and a lot less bachelorette party lately 000
Reposted by Ashleyit’s ya boytober Nixo 🌈🎃 @nixostorme.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Happy nerd holiday 2973915291
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Someone tell gen z that we can have millenial hopecore music back if they vote 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Fellow job searchers: would you do a 3-part applicant test assignment for a prospective job BEFORE you even interview? It's increasingly wild what companies, especially the cool, media savvy ones, are asking of candidates in terms of literal unpaid labor. 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 12/04/2026I’m not saying this is a *great* strategy but being a little high all the time issss how I got through the last year and half of the last Trump administration 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 10/04/2026I updated my website. Check it out if you want to hire me or look at my art. ashleymcatee.com 000
Reposted by AshleyMaggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right? 622274607734
Reposted by AshleyHell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 07/04/2026I should have gone with them to the moon. Not sure what I was thinking. 1675
Reposted by AshleyJoGo @mywitsend.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Last year Kanye West took out a Super Bowl ad to sell swastika t-shirts. This weekend he sold out two shows at SoFi Stadium. To all of those in attendance—what the fuck is wrong you. That’s a rhetorical question. 391149872594
Reposted by AshleyWalker Robins @walktalks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026some bell hooks and some hell books 94255185
Reposted by AshleyProPublica @propublica.org · 01/04/2026With Tax Day coming up, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free. (Published 2019)propublica.orgInside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for FreeUsing lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise. 201016449
Reposted by AshleyLeo Herrera @herreraimages.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Imagining your Queer future is a form of prayer. From SENTENCES. 04211
Reposted by AshleyArt Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · 23/03/2026ICE agents doing nothing at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE). Such a waste of taxpayer money. 94408152
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Idk maybe Michael B Jordan won because he played TWO characters incredibly well in an incredible detailed and researched performance and not just because Tim said something shitty 152
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Doing so well I cut my own bangs!!! But actually they look good. 000
Reposted by AshleyProPublica @propublica.org · 25/02/2026The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇 (Published 2022)propublica.orgTen Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic ScaleAfter a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires. 8293122
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 26/02/2026not having generational wealth means constantly trying to pay for your • past (student loans, debt) • present (groceries, healthcare, rent and the occasional trip) • future (savings and retirement investing) all at the same 000
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Have you considered I’m not bed rotting but performing bed bioremediation? Perhaps I’m bed balancing soils, souls, ecosystems and cultures. 000
Reposted by AshleyCeleste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 16/02/2026So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool. 10298393405
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Happy Valentine’s Day to the 5 prospective new therapists who are competing for access to my beautiful brain this week 💘 000
Reposted by AshleyGreer @thegreer.bsky.social · 13/02/2026What a strange video of a warehouse just spontaneously catching on fire with no one at all present. 437110
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 12/02/2026The US has done so much genocide the only reasonable reparation is to be a sanctuary nation so yes migrants should be welcomed here 062
Reposted by AshleyLos Angeles Times @latimes.com · 10/02/2026To keep 'Frankenstein' human, Guillermo del Toro trusted his craftspeoplelatimes.comTo keep 'Frankenstein' human, Guillermo del Toro trusted his craftspeopleThe filmmaker has navigated the awards campaign for 'Frankenstein' to the tune of 'F— AI.' Oscar nominees Mike Hill, Tamara Deverell, Kate Hawley and Alexandre Desplat helped him do it. 091
Ashley @houseofblackcats.bsky.social · 09/02/2026This is extremely painful, but we should not look away. We should direct our elected officials to look at this every single day until it’s over and abolished. 132
Reposted by AshleyOh No He Didn't @ohnohedidnt24.bsky.social · 09/02/2026kid got a grammy from Bad Bunny 1364271
