ashley fairbanks
@ziibiing.com
asiniiwiikwe indizhinikaaz. anishinaabekwe in yanaguana. storyteller, comms nerd, & artist trying to shift power and build a just and sustainable world. fuck borders. land back. she/her/wiin.
can you imagine if any foreign brown person were dumping this much money into our elections?
Elon is now above $16,000,000 spent on the mid-terms. Top races so far:
-$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social
-$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social
-$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
-$5,174,007.32 in TX against @jamestalarico.bsky.social
-$3,193,553.94 in OH against @sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social
-$3,092,319.94 in MI against @abdulelsayed.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM
can you imagine if any foreign brown person were dumping this much money into our elections?
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Urban heat island effects are bad enough. Clustering data centers in cities, each of which can produce the heat of 54,000 houses, will make it exponentially worse, especially in already hot places like Phoenix
Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
AI Data Centers Release Heat, Posing New Problem for Cities
As facilities to power AI grow larger and are built in clusters, they are spreading hot air beyond their property lines
www.bloomberg.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Urban heat island effects are bad enough. Clustering data centers in cities, each of which can produce the heat of 54,000 houses, will make it exponentially worse, especially in already hot places like Phoenix
Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Gift link to this great @bloomberg.com infographic:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
i will clap for all of you that are choosing to stay. for all the little stuff. fuck all this, the world is hard and we have to root for each other.
Guys, please stop with the “please clap” when you cook for yourself, get out of bed on time, do your laundry…
If your personal bar is that low, find some fucking hustle. I work my ass off. I’m not giving high fives for your bare minimum.
If your personal bar is that low, find some fucking hustle. I work my ass off. I’m not giving high fives for your bare minimum.
September 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
i will clap for all of you that are choosing to stay. for all the little stuff. fuck all this, the world is hard and we have to root for each other.
i rented a car because i’m like three days out from my stomach bug and the idea of the subway made me want to die a little
driving in NY is so weird! it feels forbidden!
driving in NY is so weird! it feels forbidden!
September 22, 2026 at 11:53 PM
i rented a car because i’m like three days out from my stomach bug and the idea of the subway made me want to die a little
driving in NY is so weird! it feels forbidden!
driving in NY is so weird! it feels forbidden!
Some live reporting of my comrade Yusra’s presentation on the work of our Keep Minnesota Housed coalition and efforts to pay the rent during Operation Metro Surge
This research really would not have been possible without Yusra’s amazing foresight around data collection
This research really would not have been possible without Yusra’s amazing foresight around data collection
Presentation by UMN PHD candidate in public health who studied the amazing work of community rent mutual aid by @ziibiing.com and Stand with Minnesota!
Grounding in: housing system does not work for working class families in MN, even before metro surge. Any emergency can tip over the edge
Grounding in: housing system does not work for working class families in MN, even before metro surge. Any emergency can tip over the edge
September 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Some live reporting of my comrade Yusra’s presentation on the work of our Keep Minnesota Housed coalition and efforts to pay the rent during Operation Metro Surge
This research really would not have been possible without Yusra’s amazing foresight around data collection
This research really would not have been possible without Yusra’s amazing foresight around data collection
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FUCK ICE.
Pay us back.
Pay us back.
September 22, 2026 at 3:36 PM
FUCK ICE.
Pay us back.
Pay us back.
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Rachel is in need of support and really gave her whole heart to paying people’s rent this year, so let’s make sure we take care of her, please!
Updating my pinned post for ongoing direct & mutual aid.
My 3 person household is trying to survive on my monthly disability check while job seeking and it’s not enough to pay our bills.
Any support, including sharing, is appreciated.
V: colocha_rachel
$: ColochaRachel
Zelle/paypal via DM
🌻🌻🌻
My 3 person household is trying to survive on my monthly disability check while job seeking and it’s not enough to pay our bills.
Any support, including sharing, is appreciated.
V: colocha_rachel
$: ColochaRachel
Zelle/paypal via DM
🌻🌻🌻
September 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Rachel is in need of support and really gave her whole heart to paying people’s rent this year, so let’s make sure we take care of her, please!
Rachel is in need of support and really gave her whole heart to paying people’s rent this year, so let’s make sure we take care of her, please!
Updating my pinned post for ongoing direct & mutual aid.
My 3 person household is trying to survive on my monthly disability check while job seeking and it’s not enough to pay our bills.
Any support, including sharing, is appreciated.
V: colocha_rachel
$: ColochaRachel
Zelle/paypal via DM
🌻🌻🌻
My 3 person household is trying to survive on my monthly disability check while job seeking and it’s not enough to pay our bills.
Any support, including sharing, is appreciated.
V: colocha_rachel
$: ColochaRachel
Zelle/paypal via DM
🌻🌻🌻
September 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Rachel is in need of support and really gave her whole heart to paying people’s rent this year, so let’s make sure we take care of her, please!
aww, cute we’re doing state TV now!
The 24/7 YouTube livestream shows videos of Trump’s speeches, bill signings, and other moments. www.theverge.com/policy/99872...
‘Trump TV’ is just reruns of the president on YouTube
The launch comes just days after the White House banned CNN, MS Now, and Politico.
www.theverge.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:35 PM
aww, cute we’re doing state TV now!
reading “I never expected what happened next…” is an instant off-switch for my brain. you’re linkedinpilled.
September 22, 2026 at 2:34 PM
reading “I never expected what happened next…” is an instant off-switch for my brain. you’re linkedinpilled.
feedback appreciated on my description because i am too minnesotan to write in the third person
September 22, 2026 at 10:54 AM
feedback appreciated on my description because i am too minnesotan to write in the third person
Would you be excited for this keynote?
Showing Up When the World Is on Fire
What do we treat a crisis like a crisis without living our entire lives in emergency mode?
What happens when communities stop waiting for permission and start taking care of one another?
Showing Up When the World Is on Fire
What do we treat a crisis like a crisis without living our entire lives in emergency mode?
What happens when communities stop waiting for permission and start taking care of one another?
September 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Would you be excited for this keynote?
Showing Up When the World Is on Fire
What do we treat a crisis like a crisis without living our entire lives in emergency mode?
What happens when communities stop waiting for permission and start taking care of one another?
Showing Up When the World Is on Fire
What do we treat a crisis like a crisis without living our entire lives in emergency mode?
What happens when communities stop waiting for permission and start taking care of one another?
someone should pay to run this 24/7 between now and the election
September 22, 2026 at 3:21 AM
someone should pay to run this 24/7 between now and the election
i hate to bring up that tiktok lumberjack man but damn
who has the strongest ratio of hot and good politics
September 22, 2026 at 2:51 AM
i hate to bring up that tiktok lumberjack man but damn
your regular reminder that all is not well for those of us living in red states
that women are still bleeding out in parking lots and dying because they can’t access abortion care
we deserve not to die
that women are still bleeding out in parking lots and dying because they can’t access abortion care
we deserve not to die
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published Nov. 2025)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
your regular reminder that all is not well for those of us living in red states
that women are still bleeding out in parking lots and dying because they can’t access abortion care
we deserve not to die
that women are still bleeding out in parking lots and dying because they can’t access abortion care
we deserve not to die
parenting q:
how have others approached helping your high schooler who doesn’t feel called towards anything but is also stressed af about that?
good grades, loves dance, music, fashion (but doesn’t want to do any of that)
she wants to “work in an office and then go home and pet my cat”
how have others approached helping your high schooler who doesn’t feel called towards anything but is also stressed af about that?
good grades, loves dance, music, fashion (but doesn’t want to do any of that)
she wants to “work in an office and then go home and pet my cat”
September 22, 2026 at 12:37 AM
parenting q:
how have others approached helping your high schooler who doesn’t feel called towards anything but is also stressed af about that?
good grades, loves dance, music, fashion (but doesn’t want to do any of that)
she wants to “work in an office and then go home and pet my cat”
how have others approached helping your high schooler who doesn’t feel called towards anything but is also stressed af about that?
good grades, loves dance, music, fashion (but doesn’t want to do any of that)
she wants to “work in an office and then go home and pet my cat”
realized today that i don’t even know what a ken paxton lawn sign looks like because i haven’t seen a single one
September 21, 2026 at 11:50 PM
realized today that i don’t even know what a ken paxton lawn sign looks like because i haven’t seen a single one
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You know what sounds refreshing? Abolishing and prosecuting ICE.
Reprinted for @riotfest.bsky.social and once again available on the website. $8 per shirt sold goes to the @icirr.bsky.social ! #riotfest
Reprinted for @riotfest.bsky.social and once again available on the website. $8 per shirt sold goes to the @icirr.bsky.social ! #riotfest
September 21, 2026 at 9:34 PM
You know what sounds refreshing? Abolishing and prosecuting ICE.
Reprinted for @riotfest.bsky.social and once again available on the website. $8 per shirt sold goes to the @icirr.bsky.social ! #riotfest
Reprinted for @riotfest.bsky.social and once again available on the website. $8 per shirt sold goes to the @icirr.bsky.social ! #riotfest
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September 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
hahahahhahagahahahahahagaga
on my presidential platform:
we are nationalizing the chairs. if you need to buy chairs you buy from the national chair supplier.
we are nationalizing the chairs. if you need to buy chairs you buy from the national chair supplier.
September 21, 2026 at 9:09 PM
on my presidential platform:
we are nationalizing the chairs. if you need to buy chairs you buy from the national chair supplier.
we are nationalizing the chairs. if you need to buy chairs you buy from the national chair supplier.
i designed a guided journal for myself to work on for the 40 days before my 40th birthday.
i want to answer these questions:
if i believe another world is possible, who is that world asking me to become? what can i commit to helping build? what do i need to sustain this work?
i want to answer these questions:
if i believe another world is possible, who is that world asking me to become? what can i commit to helping build? what do i need to sustain this work?
September 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
i designed a guided journal for myself to work on for the 40 days before my 40th birthday.
i want to answer these questions:
if i believe another world is possible, who is that world asking me to become? what can i commit to helping build? what do i need to sustain this work?
i want to answer these questions:
if i believe another world is possible, who is that world asking me to become? what can i commit to helping build? what do i need to sustain this work?
while everything else gets bigger
and louder. more violent.
i feel myself working to make my world smaller,
sweeter
warmer and more kind
quieter—listening hard to the trees and to the people who are hardest to hear
i want to move slower and with more purpose.
to sip long books like cold tea.
and louder. more violent.
i feel myself working to make my world smaller,
sweeter
warmer and more kind
quieter—listening hard to the trees and to the people who are hardest to hear
i want to move slower and with more purpose.
to sip long books like cold tea.
September 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
while everything else gets bigger
and louder. more violent.
i feel myself working to make my world smaller,
sweeter
warmer and more kind
quieter—listening hard to the trees and to the people who are hardest to hear
i want to move slower and with more purpose.
to sip long books like cold tea.
and louder. more violent.
i feel myself working to make my world smaller,
sweeter
warmer and more kind
quieter—listening hard to the trees and to the people who are hardest to hear
i want to move slower and with more purpose.
to sip long books like cold tea.
lol when a military coup polls better than the president
This is frying me
September 21, 2026 at 7:07 PM
lol when a military coup polls better than the president
you know how a designer never, ever, ever wants your images? in a goddamn google doc. or powerpoint. no. no. not ever.
September 21, 2026 at 3:52 PM
you know how a designer never, ever, ever wants your images? in a goddamn google doc. or powerpoint. no. no. not ever.
i believe in redemption for most people. but i will tell you this, karl rove will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
September 21, 2026 at 12:50 PM
i believe in redemption for most people. but i will tell you this, karl rove will never enter the kingdom of heaven.