I’m a tender hearted artist/illustrator/mom in the PNW trying to find my way forward in light of recent events. Bi 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3llowish3qs2qMy trans teen and I went to a TDOV march in our sanctuary city yesterday. It started off so sweet with people giving out flowers and chocolate covered strawberries. We’ve been going to protests since they were a baby, but this was the first time we felt unsafe at one. (Cont. below)31 Mar 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3llowish3qs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3lkm2vscxv22fNot sure how to proceed when the future feels so dark. I keep going though. #graphicmemoir #kidlitart #illustration #ink #personalnarrative #hope #childhoodmemories17 Mar 2025 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkm2vscxv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3ljpyeztlfc2eHi, it’s #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m an illustrator from Olympia, WA working in both digital and traditional media, incorporating handmade textures into my art. I’m currently working on a graphic memoir about growing up in the 80’s. I love to quilt and embroider, too! www.carrieoneill.com06 Mar 2025 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpyeztlfc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3ljltgyugzs2j#50501 protest in Olympia, WA today. Long line of protesters march towards the capitol building. #stopthecoup #protecttransyouth #dogeneedstogo #fucktrump05 Mar 2025 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljltgyugzs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3lj6uxxcjy22wEasy to do. Add in Meta/FB, too. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6uxxcjy22whttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3litbp274hs27There’s a direct link between the death of these children and Trump. Doge has blood on their hands. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/22/two-toddlers-in-cambodia-killed-by-decades-old-grenade-that-detonated?CMP=share_btn_url23 Feb 2025 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3litbp274hs27https://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3li6aeltbis2bHappy Valentine’s Day to all the fierce parents loving their kids unconditionally! #transrightsarehumanrights🌈 #motherhood #illustration #color #kidlitart14 Feb 2025 22:20 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li6aeltbis2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3li5vxzrnk22wBREAKING: Federal Judge Lauren King issues a temporary restraining order to block Trump Executive Order restricting health care for transgender youth. Washington gets a court victory, again. —Chris Daniels, Komo News Cheers from supporters when WA AG Brown and his team leave the courtroom! 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍⚧️14 Feb 2025 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5vxzrnk22whttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3li5lanu2rk26 “I did not believe that a Cause which stood for a beautiful ideal, for anarchism, for release and freedom from conventions and prejudice,…should demand the denial of life and joy…If it meant that, I did not want it.” —Emma Goldman The Joy and Dance Resistance! https://www.threads.net/@michaelpatrickkey/post/DGCF9tlP08m?xmt=AQGzBKr-iDQFKqNHZ1XInfqTKnNLcFuLVqhm3NYgvJMsfA14 Feb 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5lanu2rk26https://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3li3so4y5e22vFuck them! I’m so glad I took my trans kid to the monument last summer. They can change the name but they can never erase what it means to us. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 23:09 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3so4y5e22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3lhmbknlems2k❤️❤️❤️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Feb 2025 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmbknlems2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3lhmau5vvbc2kSo proud of Washington State for standing up for Trans Youth!! https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/state-washington-challenges-unconstitutional-presidential-order-criminalizing07 Feb 2025 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmau5vvbc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carrieconeill.bsky.social/post/3lhjqysh6ns2jSome good news! “It has become ever more apparent that to our president the rule of law is but an impediment to his policy goals,” Coughenour said Thursday. “In this courtroom, and under my watch, the rule of law is a bright beacon which I intend to follow.” https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/02/06/seattle-judge-is-second-to-indefinitely-block-trumps-birthright-citizenship-order/06 Feb 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:tncoxr3aje7d3c2qzaerf7e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjqysh6ns2j