Also, staying off of r/abortiondebate for a while; r/childfree had someone posting about male B/C pills, which is encouraging, and there's some other stuff I hope that doesn't get ruined by corruption, so.

And depressingly, another Forced Birther who thinks "PC Christian" is a contradiction. The Pro-Choice Christian in question handled it far more gracefully than I. Again, PRO-CHOICE CHRISTIANS ARE CHRISTIANS, YOU FUCKING MORONS.

Another gem from r/abortiondebate: Apparently some "Christians" are debating whether pro-choice Christians "Christian" - but pro-choice Christians are Christians - that is, followers of Jesus. The only thing required to be a Christian is to follow Jesus. Aaargh!

Some jackass named Dale Partridge (I have no idea who the hell he is) thinks it's "Unladylike" for women to swear. I stopped being a lady years ago; I don't give a fuck about social norms and hated every dress I was forced to wear (costumes were/are an exception).

YouTube served me up a video by an ex-evangelical ex-pastor who was talking about a certain medical diagnosis he has, and how he was told to trust in God rather than do treatment for it (this particular medical diagnosis is not an allergy, but requires avoiding certain foods). [1/3]

As an AroAce sex-repulsed person, I will never have sex (voluntarily). But I'm lucky that I don't get horny for another person - however, other people do, and the typical forced-birther advice of "well, maybe you shouldn't have sex then" irritates the hell out of me.

Some forced birther asshole on r/abortiondebate named Mazoballs said this today: "I think we should all be able to love each other as brothers and sisters because we are all in this together." Now, I'm sure they think they love their fellow human beings with a uterus, but no. [1/6]

I had to read Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter in high school and then again in college - though the second time I chose to do so. In a way, years later, I see how much of my current stance is shaped by Hester's woes in a society that punishes women for a "sin" borne of nonconformance.

I made the mistake of wandering into the 4B movement tag on Tumblr. Aargh. The whole idea of 4B to me is to break the chains of patriarchy. Our trans sisters are with us in that journey. Shitty, hateful TERFs do not belong in an anti-patriarchy movement.

Youtube randomly recommended a video to me about how this remake of a game called "Fatal Frame 2" is censored because there is no skimpy swimwear and... apparently the protagonist's sister now wears shorts under her skirt. What the heck?

And late reacting to this, but apparently liberals disrupting right-wing church services is bad and should be prosecuted, right-wingers disrupting liberal church services is A-OK! Rules for thee but not for me rearing its ugly head.

So apparently ICE is doing administrative subpoenas now to social media sites for anybody who speaks out about the fact that they are the American Gestapo. I say, bring it on. You will not silence me. You will not shut me up. I am not afraid.

Ended up with the Heritage Foundation twitter in my Google Feed last night for some weird reason. Of course on top of the rest of their sucky stuff, they're against birthright citizenship. No surprise there.

All I can say about the newest MN ICE murder (and subsequent kidnapping of witnesses) is fuck this timeline. It's clear they don't give a fuck about the law. I don't think ACAB but I think that every single ICE and BP involved in this farce is.

I'm generally very pissed off these days by the administration, but more so by the general fuckedness of the people in charge of the CDC. A member of my old church was a polio survivor and requires crutches to walk; she was very young when she got polio. [1/2]

I've been thinking about the concept of the "Golden Child" in family dynamics, where one child is favored and the rest of the children are ignored/scapegoated. It holds so true for the relationship between MAGA, their elected leaders, and Democrats/liberals. [1/2]

The 4B movement's goal is simple: decentering men, and giving women power over their own lives. I do not hate men. I work in a male-dominated field, I interact with men plenty. Some are great. Some are assholes. But even if I was interested, I would never choose to be with one.

Other Americans have mentioned this, but I thought I might add to their voices. Getting rid of the Orange Madman is not easy. A general strike is hard to do. The main reason? Our healthcare is tied to our work. One unauthorized day off may land someone on the streets. [1/6]

The whole situation with crybaby Samantha Fulnecky about her paper reminds me of a time where, like her I did not fulfill the requirements for a paper that I was required to write for a class. This class too was in a scientific field, and hysterically enough, was religion-related. (1/4)

What the right likes to peddle as "undocumented immigrants getting free health care" is basically that they can go to the emergency room if they have to; the same courtesy extended to a homeless American or a tourist from England. That is the extent of the "free health care" they get. (1/2)

Fascists are propagandists that love the gullible. They know that the gullible can be easily directed to act against their own best interests. And those gullible can be highly-educated, otherwise intelligent people; I work with mostly college-educated MAGA with Security+ certs.

I've heard several people say "cut everybody who voted for Trump out of your life - even if you work with them!". That is impossible for me. I work with MAGAs. I have to get along to get my work done. This doesn't mean I'm friends or hang out with them, but I know when to pick my battles.

Women are slowly realizing what a shit deal so-called "traditional American families" are for them. Why would you enter into a deal where you give up all your agency to labor endlessly for a man who can cheat on you at any time and suddenly cast you out onto the street?

Aaaaand... the "Department of War" has de-emphasized cybersecurity training. As someone who is involved in cybersecurity awareness training, I can only be horrified. Cyberattacks are a form of warfare! But of course they're a war department, nothing to worried about, right?

I still get TSA daily digest bulletins. This one came in today. Of course the J6ers and people who endangered others are "innocent" and should not have been "harassed". 🙄

Trump's DOJ on liberal journalists being arrested: Let's arrest more of them! Trump's DOJ on a single conservative journalist in a liberal city getting arrested for disorderly conduct: FULL investigation! I f'ing hate this timeline.

Divine revelation (which Evangelical Christians/Christian Nationalists use as a club) is something Deists reject - we share that in common with atheists (even if we disagree about the existence of a god). Guess that means that all us Deists are potential terrorists now? O.O

The Christian God loves the stupid and the poorly educated too. I realized this when I was rereading the beginning of Genesis - if Adam and Eve don't know good from evil, then they're going to believe everything God tells them. Couple that with a God who isn't as benevolent as he seems, and...

So, apparently some folks on the right think it's awful that the famously anti-fascist Indiana Jones mentions he doesn't like fascists. Also, that him saying that celebrates the death of CK. What the effing hell on that last part.

MAGA folk hate everything that makes America great - immigrants, POC, women. They want the mid 20th century where women and minorities 'knew their place', and white men reigned supreme. But when people who aren't WASP straight men get a chance, they make America truly great.

Sigh. Antifa itself is a decentralized entity. Anti-fascism however... I am anti-fascist by the sheer fact that I think fascist governments are shitty. Of course, this whole thing is to designate any left-wing protestors as "antifa" and therefore terrorists.

I've seen the texts as given in the charging document for the shooter, and I believe the government is likely falsifying evidence. The way he's texting is the way I text, with long sentences and good grammar. But I'm a woman that's over 40, my nieces and nephews do not text like I do.

The whole "you must mourn for CK" reminds me of what I've heard about the death of Kim Jung Un's father in which if you were not appropriately mournful for him, you could be punished.

To follow up from earlier: it's funny (and not in the 'haha' way) that left-wing/liberal folks get threats against them for daring to say anything negative about CK or similar figures; on the other hand, right-wingers face no consequences, no violent threats, no nothing when they do the same. (1/3)

I looked at the "let's get everybody who remotely said what could be construed as celebrating CK's murder" website and it reinforced what I've known for ages - be careful what you post online, especially on a profile linked to your offline identity. Because there are assholes out there.

So, I zapped my last message because I just was so pissed off I wasn't thinking. That being said, I'm tired of right wing hypocrisy where they can celebrate left wing folk being hurt but go nuclear when left wing folk do anywhere close to the same.

ICE only allowing members of congress to visit with an appointment reminds me of the Nazis' Theresienstadt ghetto. That was the site that the Nazis used to convince the American Red Cross and others that no, they weren't exterminating Jews or mistreating them - see the model ghetto!

I don't like Gavin Newsom. I think he's in the pocket of a ton of commercial interests. I would only vote for him as a presidential candidate if the only other viable choice was a republican. That being said, I am greatly enjoying him troll Trump and Trump supporters.

I f*ing hate Collective Shout. They're not really in there to prevent sexual exploitation of women. They're related to evangelical christianity, who likes "purity". Censorship is always a slippery slope; you give censors one inch and they want one mile.

I've come to the conclusion that a very large amount of conservatives support book bans because books cause them to do what their leaders tell them they should never do: look critically at what their leaders are doing and saying.

When talking about for-profit prisons, I completely forgot about CoreCivic. Their CEO should be treated the same as GEO Group - arrested for what they do. I apologize for leaving them out of my previous rant on the issue.

I unfortunately chanced upon the tv show "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding" and I can't help but think "Oh gods, this is such an extremely patriarchal culture and I feel so sorry for the women in it". Because patriarchy is a horrible, horrible thing.

As expected, Riley Gaines seems to think "I'm sorry this got so heated" is "she's groveling". Because Riley Gaines is a transphobic piece of shit, typical of right-wing Republicans who wouldn't know what respect means if they met it.

I don't agree that ACAB. There are people out there who are law enforcement because they are principled people who genuinely want to do good things and have not been corrupted by power. I think they are likely outnumbered by people who do fit ACAB but good cops do exist.

Funny how Trumf is A-OK with ICE agents wearing masks (because of supposed death threats), but doesn't want people who are actually doing legal things (peaceful protest) to wear masks because that might make it harder for his agents to go after us. (1/2)

GEO Group, the for-profit prison people, are enriching themselves off of people with minor visa errors. I think if anything should be declared a terrorist organization, it's GEO Group.

Just as a reminder to my fellow Democrats: Heckling Democratic politicians about actions on Gaza is fricking stupid while we're trying to keep our own country from imprisoning all of us in El Salvador for not worshiping the orange shithead.

It's important to separate the art from the artist. I and many of my friends who think J.K. Rowling is a piece of shit and shun Neil Gaiman own works of theirs that were bought previous to us finding out that they were shitty people. Loving a piece of literature does not mean condoning a writer.

DOGE is full of what we in cyber call black hats. You don't want a black hat in your org because they will delete anything that will keep you from realizing what they've done to ruin things. Which is exactly how Musk and his bullies prefer it.

So trans people are less safe because of some hateful, bigoted transphobic "nurses" who are in the f'ing wrong profession - I'm looking at Bethany Hutchison, Lisa Lockey, and the rest of their idiotic club. They all need to find professions better suited for their bigotry.