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She/her. Jewish. Trans. Fan of spaceflight, railroads, model railroads, etc. Feel free to send me book recommendations and such, and happy to send them as well. Cincy. 💉 10/1/25

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"no stupid rules of engagement" yes

02.03.2026 14:34 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I... wait.

Is that how a lot of it is?

02.03.2026 14:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Since just... really noticed today for like, both the way my cheekbones seem more accentuated plus just how long my eyelashes are

02.03.2026 14:22 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

you know, kind of looking at myself a bit today, once I get my facial hair lasered and more time on HRT, I probably could be able to look (facially that is) really pretty

02.03.2026 14:16 — 👍 19    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

(and he voted Thomas over FDR because he uh, hated FDR running for more than two terms)

02.03.2026 13:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

tbqh I find it funny how my great-grandfather who was disappointed he missed out on fighting WWI and WWII uh, still didn't even vote for Ike in 1952 or 1956!

Only times he never voted D was 1940+1944 (where he voted Norman Thomas over FDR) and 1968 (Richard Nixon). No idea on 1972.

02.03.2026 13:50 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Eisenhower presidency really is one of the all time historiographic Houdinis

02.03.2026 03:49 — 👍 631    🔁 60    💬 24    📌 3

that was an anime already but was two men instead of women

02.03.2026 11:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

ahhhh

02.03.2026 11:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

me, Yugioh player, so what do you call removed from play cards

02.03.2026 11:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
But in January, the Riverside School Board sent an email to all parents, including Khan, that changed everything.
"As a public school board, we are required to comply with Law 29 (Bill 94), which reinforces the principle of secularism in Quebec, namely when it comes to the display of religious symbols," the email said.
It meant Khan, who wears a hijab, would no longer be welcome at the school library, or be allowed to drive students to basketball
tournaments as she has been doing, or to volunteer in any other way at the school.

But in January, the Riverside School Board sent an email to all parents, including Khan, that changed everything. "As a public school board, we are required to comply with Law 29 (Bill 94), which reinforces the principle of secularism in Quebec, namely when it comes to the display of religious symbols," the email said. It meant Khan, who wears a hijab, would no longer be welcome at the school library, or be allowed to drive students to basketball tournaments as she has been doing, or to volunteer in any other way at the school.

Montreal English teacher Bouchera Chelbi is also part of the court challenge to Bill 21. Although Chelbi was able to keep her job because of an acquired rights clause in the law, she can't change jobs unless she agrees to remove her hijab at work. (CBC)
"They don't look at what's in your head, they look at what's on your head," Chelbi said.
"I wanted to go back to university and study to be a principal. But this limits my freedom of choice. I can only be a teacher until I retire."

Montreal English teacher Bouchera Chelbi is also part of the court challenge to Bill 21. Although Chelbi was able to keep her job because of an acquired rights clause in the law, she can't change jobs unless she agrees to remove her hijab at work. (CBC) "They don't look at what's in your head, they look at what's on your head," Chelbi said. "I wanted to go back to university and study to be a principal. But this limits my freedom of choice. I can only be a teacher until I retire."

Asma Qureshi, who wears a hijab, has volunteered in various capacities for seven years at the same school Khan's children attend, including this year helping to organize a lunch for her daughter's graduating class.
She and her husband, who owns a restaurant, are donating all the food.
"One of the things that hit me hard is that when I asked if I could participate in that event and be there to distribute the food, I was told I couldn't because of my hijab," Qureshi said, adding she's feeling a mixture of hurt, sadness, anger and shock.
"There are times where I have to battle with this feeling of being a second-class citizen, when I know I'm not."

Asma Qureshi, who wears a hijab, has volunteered in various capacities for seven years at the same school Khan's children attend, including this year helping to organize a lunch for her daughter's graduating class. She and her husband, who owns a restaurant, are donating all the food. "One of the things that hit me hard is that when I asked if I could participate in that event and be there to distribute the food, I was told I couldn't because of my hijab," Qureshi said, adding she's feeling a mixture of hurt, sadness, anger and shock. "There are times where I have to battle with this feeling of being a second-class citizen, when I know I'm not."

Khan said when she recently attended one of her children's basketball games at school, organizers wondered whether she was there as a volunteer
or a spectator, and weren't sure what to do.
"I ended up showing them the text of the law on my phone and telling them 'Look, it doesn't affect spectators," she said.

Khan said when she recently attended one of her children's basketball games at school, organizers wondered whether she was there as a volunteer or a spectator, and weren't sure what to do. "I ended up showing them the text of the law on my phone and telling them 'Look, it doesn't affect spectators," she said.

how is there any question that this law might be allowed to stand. come on. banning visibly religious parents from their kids’ schools? firing them???

02.03.2026 10:05 — 👍 48    🔁 4    💬 4    📌 0
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Quebecers banned over religious symbols hope court challenge changes secularism laws | CBC News The legal challenge of Quebec’s secularism law will be before the Supreme Court of Canada next month. Quebecers who wear religious symbols and have seen their rights limited are hoping the court can p...

sorry but this law is completely nuts
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

02.03.2026 10:00 — 👍 78    🔁 10    💬 13    📌 3

... I am a bit tired but perhaps either SHORAD or the engine just decided ro randomly eat shit?

02.03.2026 11:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

'there is a demon that lives underneath Downing Street and possesses every Home Secretary' remains a pretty strong theory tbh

02.03.2026 08:37 — 👍 335    🔁 52    💬 14    📌 3

I hope you all have a goodnight and sleep well.

02.03.2026 01:57 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Personally I think that America should make itself into a friend to democracy everywhere

Yes even when that means getting a government that's less friendly to us personally than the dictators we're currently propping up

01.03.2026 22:24 — 👍 325    🔁 33    💬 11    📌 3

#PlowSidewalksToo

02.03.2026 00:31 — 👍 37    🔁 11    💬 0    📌 0

like, really slowly noticeable with my cheekbones slowly

02.03.2026 01:54 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

still so weird and just so nice just seeing my face change slowly

02.03.2026 01:52 — 👍 19    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

(if my underbust was like, ~half an inch smaller probably, it'd uh... genuinely be a c)

02.03.2026 01:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I genuinely uh, didn't expect this since they are like, at the point of b's/c's rn

02.03.2026 01:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

... so about this

02.03.2026 01:06 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 1

like shit, a partner who could bake like that and make good food is like, really sexy imho?

02.03.2026 00:44 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Okay, but that's genuinely like... really appealing?

02.03.2026 00:43 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
An old painting of a woman in bed, presumably from tuberculosis/consumption.

The image-macro/meme text over it says "The only ethical consumption under capitalism is tuberculosis"

An old painting of a woman in bed, presumably from tuberculosis/consumption. The image-macro/meme text over it says "The only ethical consumption under capitalism is tuberculosis"

02.03.2026 00:26 — 👍 353    🔁 75    💬 4    📌 2
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I like whatever is wrong with my algorithm over there

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02.02.2026 04:01 — 👍 6128    🔁 2213    💬 53    📌 204

tron is a series about guys using linux

02.03.2026 00:07 — 👍 565    🔁 46    💬 19    📌 2
A screenshot of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with Luke defiantly standing against the Emperor. The 90s-style captions read:
"You've failed, your highness. I'm forklift certified, like my father before me."

A screenshot of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, with Luke defiantly standing against the Emperor. The 90s-style captions read: "You've failed, your highness. I'm forklift certified, like my father before me."

01.03.2026 22:58 — 👍 1172    🔁 264    💬 16    📌 5
Allianz Field banner with the rebel loon and the phrase we have friends everywhere

Allianz Field banner with the rebel loon and the phrase we have friends everywhere

Anyways I’m crying

28.02.2026 21:38 — 👍 300    🔁 65    💬 3    📌 8