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Just+joyful, critical+creative tech & culture โœจ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ *Letterpress+zine+#DHmakes *ProLuddite & bookish code/data *Experimental/DH & library futures Dr! ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ They/Them ๐ŸŒˆ 3 ! in a hoodie โš–๏ธ Abolition AmandaVisconti.com | WolfproofPress.com ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿฆฎ@ScholarsLab Director

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More detailed ethical tech/craft tools version to come, if I can find/make some craft image blocks beyond my press-related ones (eg sewing weaving etc).

For now, impression-only (uninked) version for folks who can't safely display the inked one at work(?!) + composition stick as tech tool #DHmakes

10.03.2026 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

More detailed ethical tech/craft tools version to come, if I can find/make some craft image blocks beyond my press-related ones (eg sewing weaving etc).

For now, impression-only (uninked) version for folks who can't safely display the inked one at work(?!) + composition stick as tech tool #DHmakes

10.03.2026 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not feeling well today, but I did recently do a quick print per @plach.bsky.social & @quinnanya.me's suggestion (see Pam's ๐Ÿงต on uni-corporate-admin "ethically" ramming corp brand use into our work)... w/a bit extra against anti-human tech, courtesy of my infinitely reusable beckoning Luddite block:

10.03.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Thanks again for sharing these; typesetting them has been delightful

10.03.2026 23:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Really a great arc!

10.03.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These are all amazing (if you want a personal letterpress print of your favorites for posterity, I know a printer)

10.03.2026 23:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool

10.03.2026 22:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't wait to watch this!

10.03.2026 22:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

huh, that's the first time for me a photo-caught correction has been a positive: accidentally setting the word "inevitable" twice means more space to work with on the tray

09.03.2026 22:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

inside this press is 1 wolf who is dead serious about abolition+transformative justice, & a 2nd wolf who understands jelly dicks are righteous tools in that work (a 3rd wolf is being mildly embarrassed about this, and a 4th wolf is eating PBJ. why count sheep when the wolves are more interesting)

09.03.2026 21:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The frilly cuffs are great!

09.03.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

flipped photos are ๐Ÿ‘ for checking your typesetting before printing (eg i see "dictatorship" is misspelled & am sure other things are)

09.03.2026 21:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

09.03.2026 21:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Almost done typesetting @chebutykin.bsky.social's tweet thread remixing revolutionary quotes, e.g. "The revolution won't be televised (because of the dildos)". Folks in MN have been using them against ICE ("power hates being mocked"). Stymie lead type; the text I lasercut is "Copyduck" font #DHmakes

09.03.2026 21:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Printed.

09.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Announcement for the โ€œRecast/Reclaimโ€ March 14 exhibit opening at Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Announcement for the โ€œRecast/Reclaimโ€ March 14 exhibit opening at Jefferson School African American Heritage Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Image of one ton of bronze ingots rendered from the 2023 melting of Charlottesvilleโ€™s notorious statue of Robert E. Lee, the attempted preservation of which mobilized fascists to hold their violent 12 Aug 2017  โ€œUnite the Rightโ€ rally in Charlottesville. The bronze ingots will be recast into new public art for the city of Charlottesville.

Image of one ton of bronze ingots rendered from the 2023 melting of Charlottesvilleโ€™s notorious statue of Robert E. Lee, the attempted preservation of which mobilized fascists to hold their violent 12 Aug 2017 โ€œUnite the Rightโ€ rally in Charlottesville. The bronze ingots will be recast into new public art for the city of Charlottesville.

Charlottesville: Swords Into Plowshares needs your input. How should we recast the bronze ingots from the melted Lee statue? How can we reclaim public space? Come meet the design firms, see their proposals, view photos of the melting. 6pm Saturday, March 14 at the Jefferson School. www.sipcville.com

09.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

oh no I would vote for every single person running in this election

09.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I think they just have holes drilled through, and the line is wireโ€”but I'm having trouble picturing it now I'm home. I'll look closer when I'm in next week! (Great question, I'm always curious about setups for drying stuff too)

09.03.2026 20:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo (digitally flipped for readability) of letterpress type and a split printing block arranged on a metal printing press bed, with purple ink on the split block. The type says "Abolition is heavenly work"; the word "heavenly" is split in half horizontally with the word "work" between those halves. Two frilly-cuffed-hand image blocks point upward.

Photo (digitally flipped for readability) of letterpress type and a split printing block arranged on a metal printing press bed, with purple ink on the split block. The type says "Abolition is heavenly work"; the word "heavenly" is split in half horizontally with the word "work" between those halves. Two frilly-cuffed-hand image blocks point upward.

"Abolition is heavenly work."

09.03.2026 14:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Photo of a wall area in a letterpress printshop. There's a brick wall; a case of wood type tilted 45 degrees so the type is visible, with a patch of gold morning light hitting it; and a past print of mine on the wall that says "freedom of the press is only guaranteed to communities who own one / join Virginia Book Arts to keep yours local" ("communities" is printed in glitched cyan, magenta, yellow overlaid)

Photo of a wall area in a letterpress printshop. There's a brick wall; a case of wood type tilted 45 degrees so the type is visible, with a patch of gold morning light hitting it; and a past print of mine on the wall that says "freedom of the press is only guaranteed to communities who own one / join Virginia Book Arts to keep yours local" ("communities" is printed in glitched cyan, magenta, yellow overlaid)

Morning printing!

09.03.2026 13:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That part๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

08.03.2026 01:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 52 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Large black and white poster made to look like itโ€™s from the 19th century that is satirical about freedoms women have in the US. Complete text at link in caption.

Large black and white poster made to look like itโ€™s from the 19th century that is satirical about freedoms women have in the US. Complete text at link in caption.

Happy International Womenโ€™s Day to everyone but the jagoffs who overturned Roe v Wade, which is when I printed this.

www.starshaped.com/postersprint...

08.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The reason I fight so hard for trans kids is because I was a trans kid myself. I knew who I was in the year 2000, 12 years old, behind my computer, using the name Erin. I wanted puberty blockers so badly. My body shifted and changed in horrifying ways that I suffered for 15 years over.

08.03.2026 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 3127 ๐Ÿ” 436 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47 ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

Gorgeous printing work & lineage amplifying!

09.03.2026 10:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It feels really good to complete my textile word search letterpress series. I wrote this post so folks can learn about some of my inspirations - plz check out the alt-text. Here I will just say that I am glad to live in a tapestry woven by many hands belonging to people whom I admire very much.

08.03.2026 18:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

+ @bibliowingate.bsky.social did excellent progress documentation sharing on here: eg from sketching the quilt bsky.app/profile/bibl... & multilingual additions:

09.03.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Protest quilts rock. @bibliowingate.bsky.social's is anti-book-bans, uses the @justseeds.bsky.social font โ€œDocumentaciรณnโ€ (based on antifa feminist Spanish publications) + "book" in multiple languages (recommend searching "#DHmakes quilts" for lots of cool antifascist quilt work including this ๐Ÿ‘) +

09.03.2026 09:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 21 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Alex, this looks amazing!! Congrats on the award

09.03.2026 09:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ’œ

09.03.2026 02:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

08.03.2026 08:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0