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Fifth-grader Taelor Crosby sang the national anthem in Choctaw at a women’s basketball game in Starkville, Miss., for “Native American Heritage Night.” https://buff.ly/3XioBDT

First theatrical run, too. Parents of the Year 😬🤪😬

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

No matter how preposterous, the Times headlines nearly every Trump story as if it were written by the White House comms team.

Lots of folks are feeling overwhelmed and scared right now and say they don’t know what to do. Wear your masks, y’all. It’s one of the easiest, radical anti-fascist acts you can do.

"Make them outlaw you, we will stand up with you, I will get arrested with you"

No, the mail is not “the least of our worries.” It’s a fucking important worry. It is the only postal service that delivers to every address. They are only provider of complete mail services for overseas military bases and provide free overseas PO boxes. They help prepare passport apps. Ship meds…

Future of voting by mail, future of buying Plan B/medication abortions are within his grasp now.

Wow! After I posted my “There is No Transgender Debate” pictures yesterday I got a TON of positive feedback & lots of folks asking for posters and prints. So I’m making them free to download, with a new poster. Download them below - and thanks for the support! alternatehistories.com/blogs/news/f...

In this emergency, I think it likely that we are going to need to pitch a very big tent and invite everyone in who doesn't want to live in a dictatorship... www.meditationsinanemergency.com/big-tents-an...

I teach a class called Apocalypse Survival 101 to kids age 8-18. It’s really about family emergency prep with a fun “how would you use these tools & skills” portion at the end for the fictional disaster of their choosing. The lists I posted are resources I made for my class. Use & prepare!

Many have asked how it could cost $17.5 million to confine just over 100 unhoused people to a warehouse for 90 days. The answer? The company running the facility got a no-bid contract and has political ties to Louisiana governor Jeff Landry—who invoked emergency powers to detain these men and women

Btw; just to break toxic fanboys brains: here is Gene Roddenberry literally saying he wished he had gay sex and wishing that he was nonbinary.

She's 💯 right: "Anytime a person can pay $250 million into a campaign & be given full access to the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America, we are at war." Thank heavens *somebody* in elected office finally seems to have an accurate read on this crisis.

Trump has signed 10 executive orders attacking trans people in his first 16 days in office. Do not ever let anyone tell you that it's Democrats who are obsessed with trans people.

At least 23 Palestinian child prisoners have been released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal. But more than 300 minors remain in Israeli custody, many of them without charges. Here's what we know ⤵️ 🔗: aje.io/0x9mb1

It isn't of David Lynch, but Angelo Badalamenti recounting the creation of Laura Palmer's theme alongside him captures so much of Lynch's creativity, his mannerisms, and how he would connect with people around him. Others are sharing favorite anecdotes; this is mine. youtu.be/e-eqgr_gn4k?...

Regulation matters

The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).

Think I held my breath the entire time I read this reporting: “Williams penetrated a new generation of paramilitary leaders, which included doctors, career cops and government attorneys. Sometimes they were frightening, sometimes bumbling, always heavily armed.”

California forcibly sterilized hundreds of women. Then, it 'allowed' them to apply for compensation. But only ≈15% of the affected women have gotten compensation so far. Many were denied. And the deadline to apply/appeal is in just 10 days, leading to an unfair rush many don't know about:

They cut pediatric cancer research out of the bill after President Musk got involved. Pediatric cancer research. Merry Christmas.

Audre Lorde taught us a long time ago: “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.”

Another reminder: Respiratory infections spread mainly through the air. That’s why they affect the lungs. Masks, worn correctly and consistently, reduce the spread of respiratory infections. Respirators work better than masks. Washing hands isn’t wrong, but it won’t stop airborne transmission.

when the dems ask for money

Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’ A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, now voted one of the most influential minds in the world… english.elpais.com/culture/2024...

"This year, I reported a Twitter account that said he would rape me, if I wasn’t too fat to prevent it. Twitter assured me this did not violate their codes of conduct."