as venezuela is my home country, all of this hits especially close to home. thankfully, my family and loved ones are safe since they were in cities not as severely affected. however, many others have not been as fortunate and are now facing the aftermath of these events.

years of political and economic instability have left many communities with limited resources and infrastructure, making it even more difficult to respond to emergencies like this. there are reports of people who remain missing, and many families are still waiting for news about their loved ones. rescue efforts have been made even more difficult by shortages of equipment, ambulances, and other emergency resources needed to respond to a disaster of this scale.

if you're able to, please consider sharing information, supporting verified relief efforts, or simply helping spread awareness about what is happening.

here’s a link where you can donate if you can

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Spider group. The illustrated natural history. v.3. 1880s.

Issue 10 | Summer 2026 of Transfix Magazine is HERE! Get your free digital copy of the new issue (and all the other ones) here!

On the cover: Testosterone Injection, 2026, oil and acrylic on canvas by Quinn Thomas.

“Maangamizi meaning African Hellacaust, cause we’ve paid a hell of a cost and don’t really know what was lost, and the process ain’t ever stopped.”

“Wish I could go back to Ghana without a hitch but slave ships cut ties I don't know how to mend. I would follow the bread trail of black bodies, but thosе crumbs were laid four hundred yеars ago”

“The orange wings of the new Jim Crow are dyed klansman sheets and court papers. Dreadlock nooses hang from his neck as the new Jim Crow Corporations feed him seeds, yet unborn”

And if you feeling froggy, go check out the movie Sing Sing (2024), trailer below

Nakba sticker spotted in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Palestinian “Nakba” (“catastrophe” in Arabic) refers to the mass expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from British Mandate Palestine during Israel’s creation (1947-49).