It's probably just because I'm getting old, but I wish the world could slow down a little. Less information being thrown at you, less urgency and energy on news broadcasts, less expectation to get everything done Now. Dunno how to get there, it's just a wish. I've made some personal progress on it!

It doesn't matter if they are ever coming for you. It was always ever already too much that they were coming for anyone.

#caturday Sitting with my baby

Jill Scott.

The sleeping giant has awoken, walked over to a hornet’s nest and stuck his dick in it

and I'll suck, and I'll fuck, and I'll blow your house in

don’t forget: waymos and other robotaxis are surveillance devices on wheels that police are increasingly tapping for footage

Worked too hard for too long and today I’m going to pay for it with a migraine

Jesus was queer. You can’t prove otherwise

Got misgendered by a family member and my therapist today and still managed to not crash out completely so that’s cool

All of us canaries have to be dead before anyone starts earnestly trying to get out of the coal mine, I guess. Don’t worry, folks in the U.S. When the fascists are done with us they’ll come for you, and then you’ll feel like actually doing something because you’re personally affected.

When the guy who’s widely regarded as a symbol of the USA is saying that US citizens need to be ready to defend against their government, you can’t deny that things are getting serious. Wake the fuck up, USA!

Maybe the people who criticize social media for being a “leftist echo chamber” just don’t want you to think of it as “a tool for organizing against tyranny”. 🤔

Of course the new pope is gonna be less tolerant of queer people and of course you’re all jumping for joy. Fuck outta my face, chrizzos

I’m a strong tortilla chip but some days this salsa is just too chunky

May 6, 1933. Berlin. The 1st LGBTQIA+ center was destroyed by Nazis. The Institute for Sexology was a pioneer place for trans studies. There was the 1st trans organization. A forgotten history to remember in this dark times for trans people blogs.mediapart.fr/yonatan/blog... @transhistoryweek.com

As a break from the doom and gloom: reading through books from pre-Internet times has me wishing that I could communicate by letter more. I know emails tend to be written the same way as letters, but it would be unacceptable to write a lengthy email just to pass the time these days. Yes I’m old

Tonight is Dutch Remembrance Day. They honor the dead in WWII. They spent 5 years under Nazi occupation. 70% of their Jewish population was deported and murdered, the largest % of any nation. 300k ppl were hidden from Nazis by Dutch citizens, to include Anne Frank. 1/7

Belatedly reading about how this all went down last time. The author is a gay man who was fortunately sent out of Germany before the Nazis could get him. He cites lots of sources that will be useful for further reading. Bring your notepad for this one. History has been repeating itself for a while.

Making the first friend, or the first friend group, is extremely difficult because humans have an unintentionally cruel social pattern of avoiding “desperate” people. But someone actively in the existential pain of being alone will of course act like they need the socialization— because they do.

To celebrate May Day, allies around the world are taking action starting Thursday to stop the billionaire takeover. In the US, visit maydaystrong.org to find all the #mayday actions in your community over the coming week - including #teslatakedown events!

As I stumble toward middle age I see more of my past mistakes. Such as: if I assume that people are inherently “good” (i.e. kind, unselfish) and that good will triumph on its own, I’ve ignored how people have potential for “evil” as well. And I’ve excused myself from trying to encourage the good. It

Note to self

The USA continues to be a shining example to the rest of the world. An example of what NOT to do. The shine is from the massive dumpster fire.

Why aren't more bird hides bookshops? Why aren't more bookshops bird hides?

Ooh I’ve got a couple examples of this. Both were in a major city in the state I grew up in. There was an Indian restaurant that made such a delicious creamy korma and great garlic naan. There was also a cajun place whose dishes were all great, and you could only get some of them if the right cook

Said it before: if your neurodivergent friends/colleagues/family members are getting "worked up" about the "state of the world" right now - we are the canaries in the coal mine and there will come a point where you wished you'd taken our concerns seriously. It's not being "too sensitive".

Something from my archives: An interview with Jimi Hendrix from "Teenset Magazine", 1969...

News! Wee Free Men, Thief of Time and Monstrous Regiment are being adapted into graphic novels with Transworld and Puffin. I’m word wrangling on WFM, and Gary Chudleigh and Rachel Stott are adapting ToT. Exciting times! www.thebookseller.com/rights/terry...

We do not live in unprecedented times.

Someone already wrote a much better version of what I just tried to convey. They offered some ideas for taking action as well. Sorry for linking to Substack, but I think this article is worth it: snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror

If your govt defies the law and says it’s “looking at the laws” so it can deport “homegrown criminals” to a prison for life, then what that means is it’s going to start naming people criminals according to its whims. People of color first, of course. That’s already happening. The fascists know

Oh right, it’s #Caturday

COFFEE BELIEVE AND FRIENDS NOTHING IS A PERFECT BLEND IMPOSSIBLE

April 19th for the next #HandsOff protests! If you think you’ll be the only one there, don’t be. Even in my conservative area there were huge crowds at every location. Everyone is rightly PISSED OFF! Join them!

I am glad to see a lot of US citizens getting mad at the tyrants. Get madder!

I voted in my local school board election today! these elections often have low turnout and don't get as much attention, but they're hugely important because school boards are often the ones pushing for book bans and curriculum changes. so please, if there's a school board election near you, vote!

Family, sun and ADHD meds helped me be in the mood to maybe find some joy in work today

No one, regardless of their actions, should be denied due process. No one, regardless of their actions, should be sent to concentration camps. No one, regardless of their actions, should be sold as slaves. The moment you agree that human rights -- FOR ANYONE -- are conditional, you've already lost.

And immediately some weird account with an AI-generated header image responded to my post about the protests and said to post the street and city if you upload any clips. I think they even said post your name maybe? Be safer than that!! No phones, no faces, don't even park nearby if you drive.

Jesus fuck, what?? Don't doxx yourselves if you go to a protest! Don't take your phone anywhere near it; use an old camera if you must; don't take pictures of people's faces; hide your face unless you want it known you were there. We are dealing with a FASCIST REGIME that is already disappearing ppl

Gotta say I find the #HandsOff protests today encouraging. Maybe it's not too late? We'll see. Y'all keep it up!

Look what capitalism’s coming to. Is anyone ready to try a different system yet? I don’t know what it’d be, but I know that smarter people than me are out there trying to work it out. We just have to be willing to try.

Not to be all flowery and shit but: Will I live long enough to see children dance in the ruins of our fascist empire?

If the question is "how is this allowed?" or "how is this legal?" the answer will always be found by remembering laws aren't self executing and someone has to enforce them. Laws aren't magic, and laws by themselves prevent nothing. If a law is not enforced, it's just words on paper.

Can’t seem to put thoughts into words lately

Stay hard enough that if they break you your fragments still cut their hands

well this made me cry over breakfast. to any democrats holding even a shred of power right now: look at what’s possible from people far more endangered and vulnerable than you and grow a spine, you fucking cowards www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-s...

Saving this for my future because there may be chickens in it

I hope Canada is angry enough to start accepting trans people from the US as refugees soon. I know there are Canadians encouraging it. Fingers crossed!