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nchanter.bsky.social
Queer. Arab-American. Disabled. Tax Accountant/Bookkeeper. Conrunner. Mixed Media Artist (mostly fiber and paper). They/Them. All opinions are my own. https://www.peculiarityshop.com
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A Black man won the presidency and they decided to burn the entire country to the ground so it won’t be something worth winning anymore.

This is where I am. I will not call it deportation. This is kidnap under color of authority, and they are disappearing people to concentration camps Period And even if it is legal it is still a goddamn concentration camps. Legal doesn't mean correct or moral. We are performing evil *right now*

dear goth babes, summer may be approaching, but we haven't forgotten about you 🖤

Kids had to die for RFK Jr. to admit vaccines work. There aren't enough tar pits in Hell for that murderous motherfucker.

the level of hell where rand paul is making sense on policy

I am contemplating getting the same midlife crisis car that my dad did. I'm sure that's subconsciously part of why I chose it, but I had not been thinking about it that way. (A Ford Mustang. I'd get a full EV version. That was obviously not available for my father, who died 20+ years ago)

“All Rage Against The Machine Songs” 🫠

Yesterday and Today are the first days in a LONG time where I feel like myself. Not like all the way, but not like a shell of myself, which is kinda how I've felt for... probably over a year, if I'm being totally honest.

You Were Fine With the Omelas Hole Expansion Plans Until They Told You That You Have To Be In An Omelas Hole, Too, And Now Suddenly It's A Problem

Current status: on I-70 between Kansas City & Saint Louis with @artzfreak.bsky.social behind the wheel. Also, new hair.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Scripps Research Institute have developed a groundbreaking UNIVERSAL coronavirus vaccine that triggers STONG immune responses AND shows promise in neutralizing MULTIPLE coronaviruses, including those responsible for causing COVID-19, MERS, AND even the “common cold.” 🧪🧵⬇️

Actual image of the shop group chat when someone posts a pic with our art:

I think you need to see this art. Do you need to see this art? Yes, you need to see this art. "Oberon's Court, The Summer Mystery Box." Art by our own @hernibsen.bsky.social who made something beautiful, alluring, and a little bit terrifying.

How librarians and ‘guerrilla archivists’ are saving the country’s data from DOGE www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

The governor of Kentucky talks more clearly about protecting LGBTQ+ children than the governor of California does.

Transgender persons will see the gates of Sto'vo'kor.

If I had to name one real cause to explain why we are in this position, it's the determination of centrists to wait until a tyrannical executive has already demolished the government and the Constitution before moving to defending it.

Watermelon Grant winners announcing tomorrow if you're ready for some good news for once

My dear friend’s niece, who in October developed sepsis when a Georgia hospital refused her a D&C after a miscarriage, will be taken off life support tomorrow. I don’t know the names of the countless others who have suffered and will suffered because of anti-abortion laws. But her name was Haley.

I understand why major news orgs like WaPo and NYT feel this way, but let me make a counter point: by not calling obviously illegal things illegal, the consumers of news are left in the dark about the actual seriousness of what's happening. This isn't criticism of Will, but noting the counter arg

I just can’t today. Everything is so overwhelming. I’m glad I am spending the day with one of my BFF’s @tpauofvulcan.bsky.social Not that it will make things better but it will make things a little easier to bare, as we bare them together.

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Hey, can I share some historical context with you about “race-baiter” Ebrahim Rasool? When I see a South African who’s a little older, I always check what they were doing before 1990. 🧐 Found something surprising: As a boy, Rasool and his family were expelled from District Six.

OK. My quick attempt at "My Omelas, Right Or Wrong." 1/X Let me tell you about this incredible place, Omelas. It’s huge, folks, absolutely beautiful. Everybody’s happy. Everybody’s winning. The economy, it's fantastic, the best economy anyone’s ever seen, believe me.

I’m so tired of hearing Rubio & other rightwingers now claiming that if you’re on a green card you’re a ‘guest’ in this country. BS. You’re a lawful permanent resident. The clue is in the name. If someone is a permanent resident in your home, are they the same as the guests who come and go? Come on.

I’ve been having lots of problems with my hands lately, which is some of why I am taking a break from embroidery. A few weeks ago I realized they were swollen much of the time (I had thought their increased size was because of the rapid weight gain last year from health stuff.) [1/3]

Yay @pwhlfleet.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉

BREAKING: Entire Human Race Flagged By DEI Purge Because of “Homo” in “Homo Sapiens”

I think some in the Senate have convinced themselves that the backlash to folding will be limited to “the left” and therefore ignorable. Those people are deeply and profoundly misreading the moment and the stakes. Virtually every swing district House Dem walked the plank to vote NO for a reason.

Also to my local (Greater Boston) peeps — Go Outside! It’s gorgeous out today, and feels about 10°F warmer than it actually is (in the sun). 🌞

Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇 I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.

Extraordinary moment — Nancy Pelosi issues a statement calling on Democratic senators to reject the House funding bill, i.e. to defy Chuck Schumer. "Democratic senators should listen to the women," she says, referring to Murray/DeLauro who want a 1-month stopgap bill instead.

There's another word for this cowardice. A willingness to work with fascists, to try to find common ground with a group dead-set on trying to exterminate specific and wide segments of the population, to prioritize decorum over humanity, is not cowardice; It's collaboration. They are collaborators.

Annoying part of recovering from severe extended brain fog (caused by a sever, prolonged vitamin D deficiency) — the intermittent aphasia when I get stressed or tired. This was never a thing before. But it’s much better than the amount of aphasia (and other cognitive symptoms) I had during it.

AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”