Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

The Republican Party don't realize it yet, but they're in the middle of branding themselves out of existence.

They've made themselves a brand the majority of Americans despise like cancer.

https://howtolivebullshit-free.com/2023/04/04/branding/

For many people, reproductive rights feel like a non-issue because they would never think about having an abortion. But even if you are actively trying to expand your family, abortion bans passed by Republican-dominated legislatures across the country could affect you and your family.

That is because the reach of these invasive, oppressive laws goes far beyond abortion. We explore why that is today in The Big Picture: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/strict-abortion-laws-affect-miscarriage

"Their Blood Is On Your Hands"

"Don't Take Away Our Children" ("Guns" has been crossed out)

"Who Else Needs to Die for You to Care?"

"We Just Want to Live through High School"

"NOT Books, NOT Drag; GUNS are Killing us."

More photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/45233773@N00/albums/72177720307226165

#NashvilleWalkout #GunControl #NashvilleProtest

MTG's big protest lasted a total of 5 minutes.

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Last year I sat looking at my psychologist, explaining that I couldn't come out as a #trans woman, because I couldn't face the hate that would come at me from every direction. She told me, bluntly, "Get off Twitter. The real world isn't like that."

Since I came out, other than keyboard warriors, I have been embraced and cared for in ways that I literally could not imagine, I have been accepted and loved well.

This afternoon, I sat face to face with some friends and had The Conversation, again. With the same outcome.

Acceptance, & support. Care for both my wife and I, as we grapple with something that I spent the last 7 years trying to avoid, for her sake above all else.

I've always tried to be authentic, consistent, and transparent (no pun intended).

I don't know if that's the reason that the people I've had The Conversation with have treated me the way they have, if I'm just privileged to know a bunch of wonderful folks, or if it's just that most Australians aren't transphobes, but this has been a blessing beyond words.

So this is my #TransJoy, and even though I know it may not always end up like this, I just wanted to share it.

News out of #Tennessee tonight is what a gerrymandered supermajority government does when confronted with popular dissent. But most major networks are too busy with indictment news to report on a state descending into fascism. https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/03/tennessee-republicans-file-resolutions-to-expel-three-democrats-who-led-gun-reform-chants-on-house-f/70078002007/

Trump is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges.

He's also under investigation for attempting to influence the 2020 election results in Georgia, his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and his handling of confidential documents. #QAnon #conspiracytheorist #DonaldTrump
#OpDomesticTerrorism #OpWhiteSupremacist
#AntiRacism #AntiFascism
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-arraignment-manhattan-court-ny-surrender-arrest-mug-shot-live-updates-110057599.html?ncid=twitter_yahoonewst_sjwumo1bpf4&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABp7xmK8R9zRL_9bb9InmOARV2uP2qKgNPv9J3LmXasrX3i44o4SALsPTbNsnZ5SQYK1OBJVf2rGWCTlf9k5h4Oq9mgwpynRVxTefcyvHhBXmQwe-9gFXVhANcbLQkoZyKB4lIHrwCMx_wpmrhjPH2VLAAo2rnrJnw1q464dBFLr

Bridge Over Tribble Water

#StarTrekASong
#HashtagGames

#Introduction Post, I am a #gay #computer #nerd
that resides in #Seattle. I enjoy #RuPaul and the friends that I meet every week to view the new episode.

#Moby is my all time favorite artist.

I am also the #SystemOperator of this of this #Mastodon instance, aiming to build a friendly community that supports each other while making everyone smile at the same time!

I also like #Bread, do you like bread? 🌈

Marjorie Taylor Greene is a transphobe and terrorist apologist. So when 60 Minutes claims she is “known to be smart and fearless,” the CBS program isn't being objective -- it's being complicit in hate and terror. #marjorietaylorgreene #marjorienazigreene #60minutes #cbs #news #interview #politics #uspol #uspolitics #republicans #gqp #qanon #qanonkaren #gqpclownshow #gopclownshow #journalism

https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kx9wd/marjorie-taylor-greene-transphobic-lies

White people when Tesla is an extremely racist work environment: 😴

White people when Tesla owner ruins their favorite website: 😡

Roy McGrath killed by gunfire in confrontation with FBI in Tennessee - The Baltimore Banner

https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/state-government/roy-mcgrath-fugitive-found-manhunt-QBUF7AKQM5DN3PQD2OYJI43MA4/

The myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people and people of color that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

Chicken and waffles is …

If we calculate how many grains are in a teaspoon of sand (an average) & multiply that by the amount of sand estimated on every beach & desert in the world, we get (roughly) seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains of sand on Earth. https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2012/09/17/161096233/which-is-greater-the-number-of-sand-grains-on-earth-or-stars-in-the-sky #space #science

Meanwhile, there are ~70 thousand million, million, million stars in the observable universe - a figure vastly surpassing all of those grains of sand. The universe is immense, breathtaking & beyond imagination ✨

#Disney CEO slams Ron DeSantis for retaliatory actions that are “anti-business” and “anti-Florida.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/03/ron-desantis-calls-for-probe-into-disney-royal-clause-move.html

A bright, glittering, fierce light has left us. Thank you, Heklina, for all you did for art, for drag, for LGBTQ+ rights and representation, and for the San Francisco community. https://www.kqed.org/arts/13927233/heklina-dies-drag-legend-san-francsico

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