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If you've been wondering where I've been and what I've been working on since the start of 2026, it's been this. The whole time. I spent the end of 2025 angry about what ICE was doing to innocent people, and ravenous for answers on what to do about it. After much research and even more writing, this 40-page zine contains every bit of knowledge I gained on the subject, all in one place. The ICE Raid Response Guide zine covers topics such as: -What your rights are when dealing with immigration agents -How to tell ICE agents apart from normal cops -What to pack in your ICE Raid Response go-bag -Protest gear you can make yourself -A variety of methods of resisting ICE raids -Links to further resources on immigration rights and resisting ICE -A flow chart for what to do during an ICE raid in many situations Each zine (ordered from my shop) comes with a Know Your Rights card, and a whistle for signaling others to help when an ICE raid is happening.

If you don't want to order from me though, worry not, because you can make these kits yourself! I created a full instruction guide for making everything in the kit but the whistle, including binding zines, laminating red cards, and making the tags that go on the whistles by hand, with step-by-step instructions to guide you the whole way. All the files and instructions you need are free to download here.

(Yeah the secret reason this took so long was because I made two zines, and one is a huge instruction manual that took forever to write) The best part is, the instruction guide has three methods for making each piece, one that requires bare-minimum equipment you can probably find lying around your house, an in-between version, and a "fancy" version that requires specialized equipment like a laminator. So no matter who you are or what resources you have, you can make these kits and get the word out on how to stop ICE.

While I'm under no illusions that this zine will single-handedly stop what ICE is doing in our country, I think it's a great place to start. One of the reasons I started this project to begin with is that I couldn't find this information all in one place, to have one resource to direct people to that contains a lot of the information people are looking for on what to do about ICE. I don't think anybody has all the perfect answers for what to do about ICE, including myself, but I think trying is more important than being perfect right now. So I'm out here trying to use what I do best, making zines, to fight back.

100 random non-social media websites, 20 offbeat youtube channels to check out, 20 online missions to do instead of scrolling on social media -- the internet is so much bigger than the algorithms would have us think so I hope this inspires you to go out and explore!

I still love everyone I've ever loved.

I think about them while the water boils.

cats when you step on their tail: i'll admit that was rather ouchie, but given the lifetime of goodwill and trust between us, one must conclude this booboo is but a fluke.

Trans people don't have to smile through transphobia and gently correct you

Nonbinary people don't have to smile through exorsexism and gently correct you

Intersex people don't have to smile through intersexism and gently correct you

People don't have to smile through their oppression and correct you with gentle voice and simple words. A black woman getting angry and loud at anti-black racism is not less deserving of your attention. A trans man being rude to someone spreading transphobia is not less deserving of your attention.

Image description: A screenshot of the symptoms of 'factitious disorder,' from the Mayo Clinic. The symptoms are listed below alongside my discussion of them.

This is the 'condition' that used to be known as Munchausen's.

I am not claiming that nobody ever fakes being sick. But it is vanishingly rare compared to the number of people who ARE sick, but doctors refuse to take it seriously.

Let's take a look at some of these. How can they tell if the medical problems are 'clever and convincing' or just... real, if it's one of the hundreds of conditions that don't show up in a clean cut way on imaging or labs ?

'Deep knowledge of medical terms and diseases' is much more commonly a symptom of being forced to do your own research because doctors refuse to help you figure out what's going on. I have deep knowledge of certain medical terms and diseases. Wish I didn't have to.

'Vague or inconsistent symptoms' - you mean like those that occur in, once again, the many conditions doctors like to ignore and dismiss because clear objective diagnostic measures don't exist yet? Like they did with multiple sclerosis before they invented the MRI?

'Conditions that get worse for no clear reason' - sometimes the reason is pretty clear! Medical neglect! And many conditions worsen for no obvious reason. Do they not understand the concepts of progressive,' 'degenerative', or 'relapsing-remitting'?

'Seeking treatment from many healthcare professionals' - it's almost like if a doctor dismisses your symptoms or refuses treatment you might need to look for another?

'Not wanting healthcare professionals to talk to family or friends' - Many chronically ill people live in abusive situations and/or with people who do not believe they are sick.

'Staying in the hospital a lot' - Because you're sick and no one will provide appropriate treatment outpatient. Because they don't believe you. So it escalates to hospital severity.

'Desire for frequent testing or risky surgeries and procedures' - It's almost like people want to find out what's wrong with them? And get treatment for it even if it has risks?

'Many surgical scars or evidence of many procedures' - Sure yeah let's just demonize people for having had medical care. Alright.

'Having few visitors when in the hospital' - Yeah, definitely if a chronically ill person experiences social isolation or abandonment they must be faking. We definitely don't live in a culture that isolates sick people.

'Arguing with healthcare professionals and staff' - And this is the one that inspired my addition to this post. G-d forbid we know anything about our bodies or advocate for ourselves.

Someone I care about very much was recently 'diagnosed' with this despite massive evidence of life threatening, untreated medical conditions. This diagnosis can kill people.

Image: Mayo Clinic screenshot, overview of 'somatic symptom disorder.'

"Somatic symptom disorder involves focusing too much on physical symptoms such as pain or tiredness. This focus causes major emotional distress and makes it hard to function. You may or may not have another medical condition that causes these symptoms. But how you think, feel and behave because of the symptoms can be extreme."

"You might often think the worst about your symptoms. You may seek medical care often, searching for a reason for the symptoms, even when other serious conditions have been ruled out. You also might spend so much time and energy focusing on your symptoms that it's hard to function, sometimes leading to more challenges in your life."

So... if you find your symptoms of an actual real diagnosed medical disorder 'too' distressing, seek 'too much' medical care, and want to find out why you're sick, they can just diagnose you with 'Never take this person's medical problems seriously again disorder'.

The 'even when other serious conditions have been ruled out' part is especially absurd. Which other serious conditions? Sure, if you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras - rule out the most common possibilities first. But if you're still having symptoms that don't fit your existing diagnoses? Then yeah, you might want to rule out less common causes!

And the idea that it's not the symptoms themselves that cause the problems, just that you spend too much time focusing on them... I've noticed a strange phenomenon in my personal experience where I spend a lot less time and energy focusing on my symptoms when they are treated to the point that they aren't severely debilitating. Idk, maybe that's just me.

And the symptoms list... how do they not hear themselves?

Image: List of symptoms from same Mayo Clinic page.

Symptoms of somatic symptom disorder may include:

Specific symptoms, such as pain or shortness of breath.

General symptoms, such as feeling very tired or weak

Symptoms not related to any medical cause.

Symptoms related to a medical condition but that are more severe than usually expected.

One symptom, many symptoms or symptoms that change over time.

Mild, moderate or severe symptoms.

It's literally... any symptoms? Mild, moderate, severe, general, specific, related or unrelated to a diagnosed medical condition. With the clear implication that if it's not diagnosed yet or if it's unusually severe, it's fake.

When they don't supply information you ask for then they're not doing their job.

Society™ has, for centuries, framed physicians as the ultimate Authority Figures (to the point where they internalized it, and become authoritarian).

"Tutorial" on how to "draw" a blind OC.

My kofi

Boring tired disclaimer: Keep in mind that this is an introductory "drawing" "tutorial" and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. Which happens to be true for everything in general. Links below so that you can research and do a nuance. Ones that were directly mentioned are bolded.

very gentle yoga

you feel like shit (a self care guide)

disability accessible recipes

tips for baking with brain fog

stretches made more physically accessible

adjust your posture

the nine delights

different ways to rest

in-depth self care assessment

what to do when you've had a bad day

gentle ways to get back on track

how to feel your feelings

Free Harvard courses. Free Courses from Stanford. Free Courses from MIT. Free courses from Yale. Free courses from Princeton.

Free courses on Coursera.

Free Courses on EDx Free Courses on Alison

For paid, there's The Great Courses+/Wonderium. 20$ a month for unlimited courses.

And I also wanted to mention that humanitarian organisations have free courses too, like the Red Cross on international humanitarian law.