And once you call your congressperson, hit redial and let the staffers know you're opposed to the illegal wars of adventure being carried out with your tax dollars, to exploit resources from others and kill children, which is all we seem to have money for! Calls count more than emails! Call and call

if people are using classified information to place bets, then theoretically others can analyze betting behavior to find signals that reveal classified information.

I am going to link to organizations that I know for sure are helping trans Kansans. This thread will develop slowly as I either know people or will vet them. At this point we have not heard from anyone being helped via relocation resources. These exist, but I assume they are overwhelmed.

The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.

Art matters. And what do we do with things that matter? We protect them. Here is information about H.R. 7661, a US book banning bill that explicitly targets books about trans people, and what you can do right now to help stop it.

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img acefoundationict.org

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

“Alberto Gutierrez was taken by ICE agents on January 9 in Echo Park. According to the family, Gutierrez began to feel seriously ill last Friday, and his repeated requests for medical attention was denied. Gutierrez died around 1:00 am on February 27. He was the sole provider for his wife and son.”

EMERGENCY My friend was wrongfully deported from Canada while trying to renew visitor paperwork Please, she needs a place to stay, at least temporarily. If you or someone you know has room, either DM her directly or DM me so i can get you in contact

Uh oh. I am fully sick

I think i just have to embrace syncretism and the changing of gods' meanings/natures in my urban fantasy world. I already knew one of the "themes" of the world is "change happens." It's not a post-gods world, but it's extremely rare to encounter a god who is still in their "pure" original form.

Things suck. Here are some thicc rock pigeon butts and a pair of magpies. Two for joy. There will be joy again.

there are a lot of people working in the government right now who want to intentionally trigger an apocalypse to create the conditions for the return of jesus christ and I know how crazy that sounds but its absolutely true

Steam is talking to me like an angry life coach

please help my girlfriend, things are pretty rough

I'm a disabled refugee saving up for gender-affirming surgery. It's scheduled for July, and as of this moment, I'm 2.8k short of my goal. Any donation is appreciated 🙏 gofund.me/2a80c1fec

That argument exists because the lives of non-white people are cheap in imperial discourse. Mass death on the other side of the world has no reality outside of what space it takes up on the american tv news cycle. If it were otherwise, the old normal would have been as insupportable as the new

the kind of story that already reads like a history of this moment

Hey all, this is Penny's spiritual brother who needs some funds to cover the insurance gap. Can you help?

Democrats dislike Trump but appear to like what he does which tells me that generally speaking their lack of resistance to his regime at the federal level is based on their willingness to - like with W Bush - assume the high ground while letting the fascists do the dirty work.

Looking for a way to stand up for trans people today? Here's something you can do RIGHT NOW: Take ten minutes to get on the phone and help stop this violent, dangerous bill. The linked post has all the resources you need to make that call. Go go go

Guess who needs to get his leg chopped off!! That's right, Gremlin Steve. And as an unemployed person, I could use y'all's help. If you have any spare change to throw at a gofundme, you can support Gremlin Steve's Amputation Journey here: www.gofundme.com/f/support-gr... He's a good dog, Bront.

Note about Harrietta's world: Succubi are not sex demons. They're actually evolved dream spirits and closely related to sirens. Sex demons exist. Harrietta has been strictly forbidden by her teacher from summoning any, for fear that she would, you know, immediately sell her soul for a good nut.

I'm drawing Harrietta naked. Again

Misfits and Magic 1 was ok, a nice diversion. Misfits and Magic 2 is one of my favorite things Dimension 20 has ever done

So yeah, I am up to my eyeballs in the ”pure” approach and it’s awful. Every silent gives them Boss Baby vibes. It MUST be referencing the one other silent they saw. The earliest movie they saw HAS to be the first to do it.

Why do I make my plots so hard to edit

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

When you buy into the idea that "porn is evil" then anything deemed porn becomes evil. We are so afraid of sex in this country that it is effectively a tool to control the masses. This is (part of) why sex education is so important. Sex should not be some kind of boogeyman.

ok imma log off to do homework, clip my nails, eat, and hopefully shower but i'll settle for even just doing the homework. yell at me if i'm back before tomorrow

husky in the neighborhood has been singing the song of its peoples for 2 or 3 days now

When a trans person’s ID doesn’t match their appearance, every interaction where they have to show that ID becomes a potential outing. A traffic stop. A job orientation. A TSA checkpoint. You hand someone your license and suddenly they’re looking at you differently, or asking questions, or worse.

When faced with a shockingly exploitative new employment contract that would’ve forced them to sign away their IP, their likeness rights, and their power of attorney, Jupiter Jetson and her coworkers at Sheri’s fought back—fast. They organized a union in SIX DAYS. www.thenation.com/article/econ...

Trying now to be nice as an intentional decision based on my values + whether I want to in the moment, instead of feeling pressured to be nice to everybody all the time. I'll continue trying to be good all the time and kind all the time. But fuck being nice by default

MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. GO DONATE. tcpipeline.org

The reason you can’t give a single inch on anything be it trans rights or dignity for unhoused people is that they, democrats and republicans alike, will take it and say thanks what else is in your pockets? They won’t say thanks actually.

I've written up a brief script for anyone who wants to call or write your representatives regarding this bill (yes, even the ones you think won't care). PLEASE DO THIS IF YOU ARE ABLE. This bill *cannot* pass. You can find your representatives here: www.congress.gov/members/find...

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You can also use the link below!

just want to add to this-- calling is VERY easy. I have not called a single rep that had a live person answering the phone. you dont have anything to be nervous about!~ you might feel it cathartic actually. historically I am super super phone-averse but it's genuinely so easy and takes 2 minutes.

the party that wants to require ID to vote abruptly invalidating a thousand people’s IDs overnight seems like a pretty giant flashing red light

in my books, the Council is legally a nonprofit. Also they were originally the Council of Vampire Hunters but dropped "of Vampire Hunters" in the 40s for PR reasons

All I want from my government representatives is for them to hold the line. That's it. I don't care if they don't have the votes. They have platforms. I can't get a 10-minute spot on a cable news program. They can. And they should use those platforms to shine a beacon on fascism and corruption.

This is what I need cis folks to understand. It's been a decade. Imagine living TEN FUCKING YEARS watching as a blatant, artificial campaign to erase your personhood, your identity and your safety chugs along, increasing in power every single day, and most people don't care or dismiss it

Put up or shut the hell up, now's the time. tcpipeline.org

Ooo watchu got there Harrietta?

Can you believe I bought this brush a year ago and didn't actually use it with my fountain pen inks until now? Anyway I loved it and I'm gonna do it forever now

I call these her moonchild eyes