Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

This is horrific. This is Texas.

“On the fifth day in the hospital, while using the bathroom, my son started to enter the birth canal,” Hogan said. “I was rushed to labor and delivery where I gave birth to him stillborn.”

The next morning she was discharged, and told she could return to work the next day, “as if nothing had happened,” Hogan said.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/texas-abortion-ban-forced-birth-1234739485/

Tonight I decided to add candy eyes to our chocolate-dipped strawberries, only to learn that when it comes to desserts there is a very, very fine line between “whimsical” and “cursed”

Republican Debt Ceiling Lies (Ryan Cooper/American Prospect)

https://prospect.org/economy/2023-05-23-republican-debt-ceiling-lies/
http://www.memeorandum.com/230523/p88#a230523p88

@DemocracyMattersALot
"after the objection of just one parent"
If you want a world in which there's nothing for anyone to object to, you want a pretty boring world.
Oh, wait.
THEY want to be able to object to anything but don't want anyone to be able to object to THEM.

In the dark recesses of Miami-Dade's school district, a single parental objection sealed the fate of Amanda Gorman's "The Hills We Climb," ushering in the damning ritual of censorship. From a whirlpool of paranoia, the accusations flew - "indirect hate messages" and "inappropriate content".

They attacked not just Gorman, but also the ABCs of Black History, Cuban Kids, and more. An ironic quest for "truth", punctuated by a conscious effort to mute voices from marginalized communities.

Florida school bans poem read at Biden inauguration after objection of just one parent - Raw Story - Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism https://www.rawstory.com/florida-book-ban-2660538687/

Be yourself; everyone else is already Batman.

Hey folks 👋

The lovely @DoraDisorder has been having a bit of a rough time recently. Any chance we could show her some love?

Even better if you're in Wales, as she could really do with a more-local support group too 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#agender #genderqueer #genderfluid #intersex #NonBinary #trans #transgender #Wales #queer #LGBTQ+ #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQIA2S+

'There are many reasons for President Biden to consider executive action to abolish the debt ceiling once and for all. But a big one is to get rid of one way that conservatives can punch the American economy in the solar plexus so they can hand millions of dollars to their donors and themselves.'

X-DATE: Republican Debt Ceiling Lies https://americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=1f36c15d6a3d18d52e8d493bc8187cb9.2061&s=5f86e1d7dd9d79f7990909cd2151c02f

hidden in the sand
the ocean floor opens up
Glorious Stingray!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/phantom-manta-ray-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #artist #artists #AYearForArt #poetry #beach #beachlife #beaches #ocean #sea #coastal #beachy #Florida #oceanlife #writing #haiku #nature #colorful #marinebiology #stingray #rays #devilray

Kayak trip through the South Santee River, with black and white tree reflections and a tip of a Hobie Kayak here:

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kayak-through-the-south-santee-river-norma-brandsberg.html

#southcarolina #santeeriver #blackandwhite #kayak #kayaktrips #charleston #georgetown #mcclellanville #blackriver #riverreflections #landscapephotography #art4mom #travelphotography #nature #BuyIntoArt #springforart #art #AYearForArt #artforsale #Travel #photooftheday #elegantfinephotography #normabrandsberg

'Days of Innocence'
Betty Acquah
2021

Betty Acquah is a contemporary Ghanaian painter who uses the pointillist technique for her oil and acrylic paintings. Her pieces reflect the trials, ambitions & successes of ordinary but inspirational girls and women of Ghana.
#AfricanPainting #Ghana #women #Africa

The fascist attempt to take over Higher Ed is partly ideological/theocratic, but don’t underestimate the part that’s sheer grift.

Republicans are finding ways to divert public money into the pockets of their friends and donors. Pay close attention to who gets the new contracts coming out of the expanded New College budget.

Whether New College meets any academic goals is immaterial, compared to Oligarchs building a new machine for bleeding us.

#Florida #HigherEd
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/05/03/after-desantis-takeover-record-funding-new-college

The PA GOP’s new strategy is to defraud voters by hiding their Christofascist agenda. GOP Nominee for PA Supreme Court wipes anti-abortion views from her website. https://keystonenewsroom.com/story/republican-nominee-for-pennsylvania-supreme-court-wiped-anti-abortion-language-from-website/

Bravo @ejeancarroll
Actions have consequences & he will never learn until he’s locked away for good
There are no good days left in the miserable bastard’s life, and I am here for all of them
#TrumpForPrison

@Catlynn

Are you a woman inspired to pursue your career by Star Trek?
#Stem #StarTrek #science

Happening right now: Ivan is in my lap, purring. I’ve been petting him greedily because I needed the physical connection. He looked up at me and I told him over and over again how much I love him ♥️

NGL, I get slightly offended when someone who doesn't follow me likes a self-deprecating toot. Uh, you don't know me well enough to agree with me.