Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

A terrifying bill was just dropped in the late night hours in Oklahoma that would medically detransition all trans people up to age 26.

I called this would happen months ago - states are moving towards outright elimination.

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https://erininthemorn.substack.com/p/oklahoma-could-force-trans-people

#trans #transrights #transgender #translegislation #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia

When I first came to Mastodon, I had my hands full with a half-dozen things, so I kinda phoned it in. (TBH I'm still doing that to a degree, but at least now the calls are longer & more involved.) One of the things I didn't do was a proper #introduction, & for that I apologize.

My name is Kel McClanahan, & I run the non-profit public interest law firm National Security Counselors. As the name suggests, we focus on #nationalsecuritylaw matters, mostly involving #employmentlaw & #transparency.

@pivoinebleue The Repubs Own All of the Coming Sh*tshow. 100%

It's the damndest thing...

When I was growing up, they made me say a pledge every day that said "liberty and justice for all."

They taught me "the golden rule."

They sent me to church to learn about a guy who said we should help the poor and the sick, we should show love to each other.

They told me that "but everyone else is doing it" wasn't an excuse for my own bad behavior.

And now when I advocate for the things that they taught me, they call me a socialist or a communist.

Maybe #Mastodon can sometimes feel a little stiff when it comes to adding new featuers each week but this is with a very important reason!

Eugen and the teams are thinking loong and deep before adding a new feature since it can have unforseen implications

(Mental) health is so much more important than keeping you as long as possible on here. Social media should be a choice, not an addiction!

@pivoinebleue It’s always so telling when the people who claim to be champions of freedom want to take away freedom from others.

The menu advertised six mozzarella sticks, but there were actually seven in the basket! #blessed

bigots should never feel safe

@kingsley When we watched him set aside his anger and fear for his own life after January 6, I think we confirmed for all time that there is no bottom to Kevin McCarthy... or his party. When a man can’t even tell himself the truth when his own life is at stake, there’s precious little chance he’ll recognize it when it’s the mere fate of the nation at risk.

I want to let you in on something personal. Kind of rare for me...

New post: "Darkness and Thanks" https://www.gregpalast.com/darkness-and-thanks/

Feeling kind of defeated today.

Here's a baby sparrow enjoying a snack.

👏👏👏

I wrote about this shitshow:
“While I don’t enjoy our nation being humiliated by a bunch of chaos agents, maybe, just maybe, this will get us all a little closer to actually understanding our situation.”
https://jimstewartson.substack.com/p/its-a-chaos-party

Who has a sweet tooth?
🍬🍬🍬

Thought I'd demonstrate how Neoflux works with black and white.

For profiles, I've keep them the default gray.

But I added my black and white profile pic.

I also added a high contrast black and white header pic with lots of grain.

As you can see, it looks very good!

Or at least I think so 😉

UPDATE: My custom Mastodon theme is "Neoflux", per @dansup's suggestion.

I changed the column colours to a bluish-green so that it works better with grey menu.

I also changed the search box to a darker lavender so that it complements the Compose box.

The theme also works in advanced (multi-colour) mode!

Take a look at Neoflux in both simple and advanced Mastodon modes!

I think this is not the way to be done

By Monty Sloan

#photography #wolves

Not a caterpillar - On a frosty May morning, a group of European Bee-eaters perched on a branch gave the impression of a caterpillar at first glance. The vibrant colours of their feathers, with shades of green, blue, and yellow, seemed to blend together and create a fluffy, caterpillar-like appearance. It's also a winning image in Adult Category of European Wild Wonders photo competition, November 2011. José Luis Rodríguez