I'm assuming you don't know who @margaret.bsky.social is based on your response. They run a podcast about emergency preparedness from a leftist and community standpoint. I understand how this may seem like fanning panic but their entire goal is to help people be prepared so they don't have to panic
If you read anything Margaret has ever written, including this thread, it's pretty obvious she is not panicking.
Having some level of emergency preparedness and resiliency when you can afford to is good no matter what the political landscape is. Storms, power outages, blizzards, fires? Laid off?
Not trying to be harsh to you but just, what you're saying is a really narrow view.
I try and keep a little stock of pantry stable food all the time. Sometimes during a pain flare I can't go to work and my paycheck suffers. Having extra food helps even things out.
Telling a trans person not to panic right now is not great.
I just got into it with my own father yesterday. He said "we don't need to panic" and I said "I cannot get a passport anymore without my legal documents getting confiscated. How much worse does it have to get?"
Just by a complete fluke, I turned in a passport application that didn’t have the X gender marker like I had planned on getting. I’m so glad I just let it go through.
i’m the mother of a transman and he’s not panicking about his pantry. i’ve long ago told him to renew his passport. and he’s fortunate to live in a lbgtq neighborhood in a blue city with me nearby.
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Having some level of emergency preparedness and resiliency when you can afford to is good no matter what the political landscape is. Storms, power outages, blizzards, fires? Laid off?
I try and keep a little stock of pantry stable food all the time. Sometimes during a pain flare I can't go to work and my paycheck suffers. Having extra food helps even things out.
It comes in handy if you get a nasty flu, or you miss work, or the restaurant you work at closes suddenly etc etc etc
Everyone should try a little!
Telling a trans person not to panic right now is not great.
I just got into it with my own father yesterday. He said "we don't need to panic" and I said "I cannot get a passport anymore without my legal documents getting confiscated. How much worse does it have to get?"
I am a trans guy
I did not get my application in on time
I have been assaulted by transphobes before
I've had my tires slashed
I've been threatened and accosted and followed into bathrooms
How much worse does it need to be for you to empathize?