Lezlee Crusher

If you're no longer allowed to burn a US flag, then whatever last scrap of "freedom" that flag may have represented is null and void. A national flag you're not allowed to burn is a flag that must surely be burned.

This is a very useful thread!
I've been just barely keeping myself from drowning in despair lately. Here are some actions that can keep you and others afloat. ❤️‍🩹

Everyone can contribute something to the fight, but because certain actions tend to get all the coverage, it can be easy to feel shut out. So here's a thread of ways to help that do NOT include:
Going anywhere
Calling anyone
Writing anything
If you want to help, we want your help. Let's go....

The leftists point out that the emperor has no clothes, and the liberals say that of course he's wearing clothes, it would be crazy for him to be naked, but even if he is naked it would be impolite to point it out.

Freddie Mercury didn't go into the studio and nail the vocals for "The Show Must Go On" in one take while dying of AIDS for you to despair and give up now. Take the time you need, but then get up and get back out there.

The show must go on.

If y'all cant even agree aloud that disabled folks, & Indigenous Americans, & Black folks are being actively targeted for genocide & persecution, how you gonna stop the nazis coming for trans folks?

If you dont even mask in public, I already know you aren't fighting fascism for your community.

A sheet with calligraphy leaning against a futon, with Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, and Engineer Scott action figures standing on the cushion in front of it.

A piece of calligraphy from 3 years ago:
The strength
of a civilisation is
not measured by its
ability to fight wars
but rather by its ability
to prevent them.

Gene Roddenberry

@startrekshitposti.ng

Twin Peaks themed doodles in black ink on a white page, all within circles. White silhouettes of trees against a starry black sky, a cut log, the Log Lady's wooden brooch, the side view of a stoplight at night which also resembles the baby from Eraserhead, the owl cave symbol, an orchid, three rows of donuts on a table, a tall cup of coffee, faces in the style of Tlingit or Coast Salish art, a golf ball, black dripping ooze, a slender tree and a white rimmed portal at night, and curtains above the black and white zigzag pattern from the Red Room.

Happy #TwinPeaksDay to all who celebrate.
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#art #doodles #sketchbook #TwinPeaks #CircleDrawing

Dammit, I'm so sorry she did that to you. I hope things get better for you like ASAP.

Some days are all “attention Bajoran workers” and some days are just “allemaraine count to four” and that’s life baby

a drawing of Lefty Lucy @iloveleftylucy.bsky.social done in pencil, black sharpie pen, and pink colored pencil. She is wearing a short sleeve black top, a big spider necklace, and a pink bow in her light, curly hair.

trying to remind myself that I can draw by sharing this quick portrait of @iloveleftylucy.bsky.social from one of her online #lifedrawing sessions.

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#Art #MyArt #Drawing #PandemicArt #sketch #sketchbook #portrait #handdrawn

Fix your hearts or *chomp* 💅

to clarify: TERF = Trans exclusionary radical feminist
SWERF = Sex Worker exclusionary radical feminist
= I do not wish to associate with either type of so-called "feminist" & I have no patience for their harmful ways, especially in burlesque spaces.

I would feel safer with any random trans woman in a public restroom vs. any TERF.
I'd rather wash my hands next to a trans woman, than put up with those "gender critical" bigots who claim to care about our rights/safety, but are just looking for a chance to point fingers and villainize other women.

Drawing this comic feels amazing. It's reminding me that I am actually a professional at making comics and I'm in love with comics again. This is smashing through my burnout. I'm flying through these first pages. Holy shit.

BREAKING: @CDC.gov reports that True Patriots can protect themselves from blue haired feminists through a series of inoculations: 0.5mL of 20mg/mL estradiol valerate intramuscular injection weekly for 2 years

The lil' character reactions in the corner serve as the icing on all these delicious cakes. 😍

If your vote truly did not count, they wouldn't try so hard to keep *certain* people from voting.
No, voting is not the only action we must take, politicians are not our saviors. BUT ALSO we should still fight back against voter suppression & disenfranchisement. Don't give up.

If we really wanted to promote meritocracy we would level the playing field. I'm talking universal basic income, free education, salary and inheritance limits. Then we would really see who has merit. Anything else is just letting those with advantage gain more advantage.

The writers really are just throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks, and it's a damn mess. It's the very definition of "unhinged" but not the fun kind. Whatever they're huffing in the writers' room these days is BAD STUFF.

"We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art. Very often in our art, the art of words."

—Ursula K. Le Guin

An illustration of a tiger protecting cubs colored in Trans and nonbinary flag colors. Says: "protect trans & nonbinary kids!"

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙
Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.

do not get arrested just to "gum up the system" and create more paperwork for them. if the paperwork gets annoying, the arrests won't stop; the paperwork will.

Do you know why a president would do all the most evil and heinous shit via Executive Order? Because his party can't easily make it law. And if they can't make it law, they can't make it last.

Don't let anyone make you feel like this is The End. Do not let them demoralize you. Live to see them die.

I'm begging my fellow cis women to understand this: If you care about women's rights, we must care about ALL women. (Yes, even the ones outside your social circle)
Trans women aren't the enemy.
We will NOT benefit from aligning ourselves with the oppressors.

Remember, it was illegal to wear clothes "not befitting one's sex." It was illegal to be in any type of homosexual relationship. These people were not hurting anybody, but they were still deemed "criminals" and "perverts" by the real abusers--people in power. And yet, they persisted.
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I JUST SAW THE GALILEAN MOONS FOR THE FIRST TIME LAST MONTH! It was just a cheap lil' telescope we found at the thrift store. At first I thought it was the lens reflecting four little specks of light around Jupiter. My mind was blown and I'm still giddy about it each time I look. 🧡

Panel 1: A woman is standing in the kitchen wearing only a bra and an apron, her bum visible. A man in the foreground is sneezing "aah-choo" Panel 2: The man sniffs and says "Why can't I stop sneezing today? It's never been this bad before!" Panel 3: The woman firmly tells him "Darling, you have got to see a doctor about this problem now!" Panel 4: A bald, bespectacled doctor holds a clipboard and says "I'm sorry Mr. Lyle, I'm afraid..." Panel 5: "...You're allergic to butts." The man looks horrified and distraught at this news.

I thought we could all enjoy a wee giggle today, so here's this silly comic I drew before everything was optimized for smartphone screens.
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#art #myart #comic #comics #handdrawn #sketchbook #butts
(yes I drew this with ballpoint pen and colored it in photopea, no I don't have a tablet)

Some of the first cave paintings were porn. As long as there have been humans, there has been art of human sexuality.

Two large cedar trees growing on the side of a boulder, their tangled roots draped over the moss-covered rock

they will try to poison the soil so we cannot grow

and place obstacles in our path

but we will find purchase on the rocks

our roots will run deep

and we will flourish despite them

People often ask me why I’m outspoken about trans rights. I’m not trans so “why do you care?”

I care because what the government is doing to trans people is wrong. I care because we are being conditioned to accept atrocities. 🧵