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Grandma has phenomenal comedic timing. I'm creased 😂

The other thing that is always tap tap tap dancing around my consciousness is... ...not a single one of us, or any collective of us, truly knows how rigged the country's and states' electoral mechanisms are. But we all know at least some of how bad it is.

Stop blaming oppressed and violated people for not "holding their noses and voting for someone who ALSO wants them dead," albeit with respectability and decorum.

And yes, The Democrats could have and should have done absolutely anything about it. This *is* on them, too. And this is NOT on regular degular trans folks, disabled folks, folks with long COVID, and Muslim and Palestinian Americans.

Bottom line? LEGIT legit?? Ingraham gave Trump a Nazi salute in 2016. And Musk gave Trump a Nazi salute last year. And all of these mother fuckers have Nordic runes, Nazi numbers, and other white supremacist shit tatted up and down on their pasty bodies.

I did not grow up in a space that encouraged much of anything beyond religion and all my formative connections to culture, history, and lineage stemmed from an interest in those things. Worship of money and power at all costs as a monoculture in a "post-racial" vacuum has been a disaster.

👇 Curiosity will pay you in more curiosity. The world never looks empty.

I got out-vintaged today

As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators. If you have the means, buy a book, commission an art piece, sign up for someone's Patreon, go to a live theater performance, purchase someone's album from Bandcamp. You can also leave a nice comment or write a review.

Louder for the people with their hands over their ears:

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A lot of neurotypical people benefit from therapy for trauma or to resolve temporary situations but for a lot with psychiatric disabilities therapy is part of our accessibility tool kit, literally equipping us to be functional in a world not made for us.

author copies have arrived; hardback on the left and paperback on the right... and im not any good for the rest of the day.

Said it before, I say it again Never trust someone who wants you to be more radical when their idea of radical means property damage or terrorism That's either a fed or an idiot Don't associate with either

It seems that Kaleb Horton has passed away. A devastating loss. One of the best writers of this generation. Kaleb was a friend for ten years and in all our conversations I was trying to convince him how good he was, something he seemed to know but also never fully believe. I am going to go cry now.

I lost track of Kaleb Horton's "Merle Haggard, Son of Bakersfield", having read it a while ago and forgotten the writer's name. While I'm glad to read it again, hearing about it via the author's death is quite a blow. There aren't many more where Mr. Horton came from, and now we have one less.

very sad to hear about Kaleb Horton, a funny guy and a great writer. my love to his family and friends

Take this opportunity to read the intro for free!

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Some dude’s band: Imagine Dragons Thirteen-year-old-girls in math class: Way ahead of you

What being censored has taught me about censorship. Or: what freedom of speech means in 2025. philnel.substack.com/p/on-being-b...

Pop psychology: Bipolar is mood swings. Actual psychology: Bipolar involves manic and depressive episodes that are intense and disruptive, sometimes requiring hospitalization, far beyond ordinary shifts in mood.

NOT my novella FES IS A MIRROR featuring a former feral child who becomes a DJ amidst the monarchy’s brutal suppression of bread riots in Morocco coming out in Black speculative fiction month! www.willowlit.net

listen I am NOT a military security expert but I HAVE seen “Star Trek: Into Darkness” fourteen times aren’t there generally, like. pretty good reasons. why you avoid bringing in all your biggest military leaders from all over the world and then announcing exactly what building they’ll be in when

self-promotion #1

if you specifically told your kids not to be gay and they didn’t listen to you I would not be advertising that bro

“The media is turning my kids gay” why do your kids respect strangers on tv more than they respect you, do you have a submissive posture around the house

“I gotta protect my kids from the media turning them gay” here’s a question, why did your sperm make such weak suggestible children that now you have to be on guard 24/7 in case they see bugs bunny in a dress sounds like a you problem

You really have to steward the legacies of Black radicals when they pass against tokenization, or you get republicans quoting MLK & Malcolm X & liberals committing microagressions with Toni Morrison & James Baldwin on their t shirts.

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Oooof an acquaintance just described her kid having COVID, then “three more episodes of fevers but nothing else. Probably just bugs”. No, lady, that’s COVID rebound and if it is still happening after a month that is very likely long COVID. I hate what we’re doing to children.

Hey yall I need an assist. A friend has been wrongfully arrested for a crime they didn't commit in Seattle. Can yall help me find an attorney that isn't via web search PLEASE. RTs greatly appreciated ❤

What might not occur to you upon reading this headline is that, in other words, ICE is targeting gay men of color Every queer press org should be picking up this story

BREAKING: Black Liberation Activist Assata Shakur, 78, Dies in Cuba After Decades in Exile

REMINDER. I have transitioned all Tess's books to digital format. There are still physical copies available for some. We will likely be losing our apartment soon so if you missed out on any of her self published stuff now is your chance. And it helps us stay safe and housed. Love to you all! -Chris

There was a comic posted on here a long while back that showed a really creative way of depicting sign language (it wasnt hawkeye. It was an indie or webcomics thing). I think there was a font too. I know this is vague as Im asking for a student of mine, but would anyone have any leads on that?

Has ANYBODY actually come forward to support directly and materially the Black women who warned them and lost jobs ? Oh No? Right exactly

Why do some people think it's funny to bring back ableist slurs? It just makes you look like an asshole. It is not cool to use slurs ever.

I want more people to tell the truth OF power instead of preening about telling the truth TO power. Power knows what it’s doing, it thrives in the rest of us not knowing

#2 and #3 may seem redundant, but the overlap isn't as great as one might think!

List 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prep! 1) How to research for papers and what-not 2) Fan fiction (broadly and specifically) 3) Subculture weirdos

Realizing that Carl Sagan was my generation's "Bill Nye" and deeply thankful for that.

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Many communities in the US have been quietly trialing “drone as first responder” programs that send drones to most every 911 call - which creates a near-constant state of surveillance. We all need to be organizing HARD against these programs: they’re a key pathway to getting Loomer what she wants.

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Routine PSA: If you ever wish you could put time into directly helping out some kids who need help, I'd be happy to talk about being a court-appointed special advocate in your local foster-care system. There are a whole lot of kids—queer, trans, and otherwise—who need someone to have their backs.

Too many phone apps. Too many notifications. Too many emails. Too many streaming services. Too many everythings.

Yep. This is, in part, why I resist "opportunity" frames (in health, education, etc) when *rights* are the goal.