Jesus Houdini Christ, this is great.

It's heartwarming to know autocomplete assumes the best about me.

This shit makes me so mad because people don't understand how much power we have over these companies and the only thing we need to do is not give them money. The only thing we need to do is to not do anything. It's the easiest shit! *wearily* collective action does work, it really does

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

I don't celebrate Charlie Kirk's death, but neither do I mourn it. He was a hatemonger and profited off the denigration of minorities. But the self-righteous indignation of right-wing pundits and politicians over the reactions to his death reeks of hypocrisy. Free speech is only free for them.

This is the same point that I've made time and again. Many cosmetic procedures for cis women are technically "gender-affirming care" Just like breast reduction for cis men with gynecomastia. Or that testosterone replacement therapy that RFK Jr. seems to love.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

My firm represents FBI Special Agent in Charge of Las Vegas Field Office Spencer Evans, a decorated 21 year veteran, who was just summarily fired by Dir #KashPatel. No due process. Fired because he followed COVID protocol instructions issued by Justice Dept back in 2021-22.

Finally recovering from the energy deficit of the past week or so. Trying to figure out where I want to allocate the energy I have to maximize my feelings of fulfillment. Food. Gaming. Drawing. Writing. Sex. Hope I have enough to go around.

My day job has been immensely stressful due to a number of internal service outages over the past couple weeks and I've been inundated with high urgency tasks and calls. And ya girl's outta sick days. I just want a couple slow days. Need to breathe, get the stress down, reduce the pain. #fibrolife

Video games have taught me I need to search this trash can. There's either really good loot or a quest update here.

I wish I made enough money to offer support to all the creators I follow, whose work I enjoy. So many excellent writers, artists, streamers and podcasters do not make enough money directly from their work to make ends meet and are reliant on subscriptions like Patreon to fill the gaps.

Desperately hoping some level of my energy comes back. I feel like I've been running on fumes for months. There are so many projects I want to be working on, but I'm lucky to muster enough stamina to eat dinner and do a chore or two after work before I just collapse like a marionette without strings

@micaleesmith.bsky.social I found a prompt for a flash fic or short story :D

I haven't been posting much lately. Stress makes fibromyalgia symptoms worse and there's been a LOT of stress in the whole nation, lately. Be kind to yourselves. Sometimes surviving is the greatest protest we can make.

Wow, look at all 0 of the transgender people in this image! Who is grooming whom?

Three deals for Dictators pining for war Many for the Billionaires hoarding all the wealth More for the Senator's allegiances they swore One for the Narcissist with declining mental health In Mar-A-Lago while he exploits the Poor Apologies to J. R. R. Tolkien

If one of these people is your senator, it is incredibly important that you call them today. Urge them to vote NO on the Senate budget bill that would make most Americans poorer to give billionaires a tax cut they don't even need.

Watching as Congress stands by and gives up its duties and responsibilities to a megalomaniacal narcissist with dementia and allows the same to strip away more and more of the constitutional rights of their constituents is the most sickening thing I've ever seen in my life. Term limits are needed.

Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."

🔹🏳️‍⚧️ PERSEVERE 🏳️‍⚧️🔹 i adore and am inspired by my trans friends, peers and mutuals, forever and ever. i will defend you and your rights till the day i die. this piece is in honor of you.

So true!

The US spends $880 billion on "Defense." More than the next 9 highest countries combined. If we spent even 1/3 of that on infrastructure, healthcare and safety net programs, we would all but eliminate homelessness and hunger and still have money leftover for other programs.

Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender

“Bombing for peace is like fucking for chastity.” - a bumper sticker I had in high school

So... did all the Proud Boys sign up for ICE? Like, these guys act like rabid racist hounds, chasing after anyone with a different skin color with their faces covered and no badges or nametags. Can I just wear a tac vest and a bandana face mask and randomly arrest them back and say I'm DHS?

Help my friend @madmonroe.bsky.social pay for hospital expenses. American healthcare is a grift, and hundreds of thousands of us are in medical debt.

This Juneteenth, you should support a black creator by reading this sick ass book about a black trans woman finding herself and learning that maybe she doesn’t need to be the sole protector after all 💛 (Half off on itch!) bailey-saxon.itch.io/song-of-the-... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/song-of-th...

Hey doctors: Time to start getting creative with your diagnoses and billing coding.

"Since people without cancer don't need cancer meds, we've banned cancer meds because it's not fair to give people with cancer special treatment." That's how transphobes sound, and honestly, this new law makes it easier to ban other forms of medicine, which they clearly want to do.

I am so completely sick and tired of this ridiculous white-nationalist, Christo-fascist, patriarchal, puritanical hypocrisy. Every single person who voted for Trump because he represents "God" in some fashion conveniently overlooks his lying, stealing, SA, profiteering, war-mongering, divisive BS.

When the birthday parade list reads like a cautionary guide to history.

Stay informed, but protect your mental health. Attend protests if you safely can, if not, find other ways to fight back. Let yourself laugh and take time to enjoy a book, talk to a friend, watch the sunset. Let yourself cry, scream, vent. Every one of us is needed. We will #Resist. Together.

In the failed state of California in the overrun city of Los Angeles today I drove my mom to the airport, got some coffee with a friend, got the kids from school and worked on some podcast edits. Thank god the United States Military will be sent in to shoot unarmed civilians. This cannot hold.

So, according to MAGA, setting a parked car on fire warrants the National Guard, but erecting a pop-up gallows with the VP’s name on it does not. Do I have that about right?

Oh and Stephen Miller? We're talking about a Jewish man with Aryan race beliefs. A hateful hypocrite who tries to legitimize himself by hanging onto conservative politicians like a cocklebur. Anything to advance his twisted agenda of white supremacy.

Donald J Trump is a tin-pot dictator. He idolizes authoritarian regimes while masturbating with an American flag. He wishes he was Vladimir Putin, but he doesn't have the backbone or intelligence to emulate his hero. Trump is a narcissistic bully who wants to be worshipped and adored like Jesus.

Karoline Leavitt is like a sex bot trained for PR by reading posts on X/Twitter. Struggling to find any facts or compassion. She purports to be Roman Catholic, but I sincerely doubt the new Pope would claim her. But I'm not making an Instagram or X account to ask.

Can someone bash me over the head repeatedly until I actually enjoy exercise? Because the only thing that makes torture fun is when it's to avoid worse torture. Unless you're a masochist. (My brain is not receptive to endocannabinoids)

For reasons that I assume may be obvious, I've been reading a lot of stories with transgender themes lately. eBooks especially. Special thanks to @badambulist.bsky.social and @zoestorm.bsky.social for adding to my Kindle library. Very enjoyable work. Worth every worthless American cent.

Kinda bummed. Didn't get the job I interviewed for, but at least they were kind and courteous in their reply. Nothing to it but to keep on trying.