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Gen X, music & art lover, sci-fi fan, book & comic reader, writer, and general layabout. Pagan, smut-peddling granny type of chick. cis, she/her.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

If only we could do away with the office of president altogether, while maintaining a cabinet allowing us to vote people into with a ranked voting system. It seems now like only ending the practice of allowing any single individual control over the executive branch might restore checks and balances.

This is a letter I did not want to write. There is a WWII-era saying: “If there’s a Nazi at the table and ten other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with eleven Nazis.” If you voted for #Trump, you are a #Nazi. brandy-schillace.medium.com/the-letter-b...

The first step of "woke" is don't be an asshole. The second step is knowing history and power relations. The third step is treating people you interact with in the world as people with their own consciousness and inner life. That's all too hard for some people.

Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.

“Banning books is just another form of bullying. It’s all about fear and an assumption of power. The key is to address the fear and deny the power.” ― James Howe

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

OSHA is disappearing "woke" information, on topics such as ergonomics in nursing homes and tracking workplace illnesses and injuries popular.info/p/in-botched...

Attention Feds—If you have info to share, need help with resources, or are freakin out generally, DM your agency’s #altGov account. We’re here for you! If you can’t find your agency in the #altgov starter pack, hit me up & I’ll connect you. Of the people, by the people, for the people. #resist

Can’t have any pronouns, but measles is all good.

Homan on CNN suggests AOC is committing a crime by informing people about their constitutional rights

so special ed programs are getting gutted because their internal documentation used the term "transition" when talking about helping disabled kids enter the working world. they're literally striking at that word wherever they see it.

Peaceful times. #MyTimeatSandrock #MTAS #gayart #gaycouple #lgbtart

“Hundreds” of books being removed from Fort Campbell schools, including:

I was one of those kids that got fed. They didn't care what color you were or about your income, they just did the right thing and I have never forgotten it. We were too poor to afford breakfast.

Do you know about the Kanopy website and app that is a likely perk if you have a library card? Free movies and TV series available once you sign up with your library card. You can even set up streaming to your TV, tablet or phone. #BlackSky #Library www.kanopy.com/en

Tomorrow

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Attiah is spot-on. The Nazis studied & adapted Jim Crow laws: www.history.com/news/how-the... The USA did not become a full democracy until the 1960s. At our founding, only 6% of the U.S. population could vote. www.nytimes.com/2023/07/05/w... Millions of American citizens remain disenfranchised.

🚨🚨 NOTICE🚨🚨

Because of DOGE, countless Americans are going to die.

Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller.

Got another vaccine today. Collect them all before they become illegal.

The ocean, but it’s made of trees

From an FDA probationary employee: the firings are coming from outside the agency without cause and with zero input from supervisors (as promised.) More firings expected between now and Tuesday. Do not open the termination email before you download your documents and performance evals.

DOGE just kills me because it is not real and yet people are fired by it and it ends services. It’s not real yet makes reality

Oklahoma has consistently ranked in the top 10 states of women murdered by men in single-victim/single-offender domestic violence incidents since 1996, but I’m glad they’re concentrating on the important stuff. okcfox.com/news/local/g...

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

Bonesaw MAGA

MAKE AIR TRAVEL SAFE AGAIN

Money talks

Vichy Twitter is a censorship engine run by a nazi. The best time to stop using it was after Elon Musk bought the site, the second best time is now.

seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism

Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand. #resist

So you can just say you work at DOGE and pillage anything from our documents you want. The law truly doesn't exist anymore! Cool!

Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.

Incompetence in Washington puts every American at risk, no matter how you voted. No one should be happy that the DOGE team - the same folks who randomly published classified U.S. security information online today - wants access to your bank account & Social Security numbers.

The problem is that your swing is too weak. You shouldn't be up at bat.

It's literally just straight racism and sexism. I'm losing my fucking mind.