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They/Them 🩷🩵🤍 QUEER AF Anti-Fascist, Sociologist, Youth Educator, Activist, Community Advocate, Bird & Cat Person
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Coup noun : a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Ă©tat

love this from @old-crone-reads.bsky.social

As a journalist who covers extremism at the local level, I think it’s a mistake to view Trump’s Napoleonic statement as solely about presidential power. Consider if it’s interpreted as a wink and a nod for any extremist to act outside the law to “save” the country as they see fit

Sam Nordquist, a trans man, was tortured for more than a month & murdered in Canandaigua, NY. FIVE people are charged w/ 2nd Degree Murder #sayhisname #samnordquist #tanslives #hatecrime

Some dangerous reporting from PBS to even consider this as a possibility

You cannot erase trans people's existence

Real #academic question: Can I sit in a blanket fort & watch #Bluey all day? #sociology #tiredmillennial

As a maker, artist, and educator - this has been one of my favorite Uncommon Sense episodes

Always speak the truth, even if your voice shakes

My friend has made a lovely list of helpful things you can do rn

Angry... *Cry*

When a pothole is large enough, snow is not an ideal cold patch #infrastructure #pothole #maintenance #services #winter #taxdollars

Absolutely vital efforts in preserving US Federal data through archives

So much truth in this statement

I am having this general conundrum where I want to be farther than I am while simultaneously recognizing that I am doing a lot - & a lot of good - w/ my job at the Foundry & everything I want to accomplish in the field of Sociology. There's a measurable amount of imposter syndrome as well

Include disabled people in your resistance planning. In many ways we’re built for resistance, as we have to find creative and sustainable ways to survive every single day. This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.

Skill and resource sharing is absolutely vital for our survival

The revolution may need violence. That is a possibility. But it also needs healers. It needs gardeners. It needs leaders. It needs managers. It needs cooks. It needs farmers. It needs tailors. It needs educators. It needs journalists. It needs artists. It needs builders. You are not useless.

Hi, I am @motherjones.com' disability reporter. In the following weeks, I am very interested in hearing how tariff nonsense impacts getting your meds and medical equipment. My email to get in touch is [email protected]. Reposts appreciated.