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The law requires Trump to continue to fund SNAP.

Instead, he's trying to steal food from the mouths of hungry children.

Title: Trans People Take on the World, Nov 1-15 in Itchio 32 Book covers, background a sunset photo by Elise Carlson. The Strangers Sanctuary, S.E. Robertson What Lies Within, Issy Waldon Synthetic Sea, Franklyn S. Newton Non-Player Character, Veo Corva A Life in Too Many Margins, S.E. Thomson Like Salt and Whi Sky, Merlina Garance A Memory of Blood and Magic, K.N. Brindle My Personal Trainer Cracked My Egg, Fern V. Bedek Enemies to Enemies, Ash Kreider The Poison Fruits, E.M. Haegar The Thread That Binds, Cedar McCloud The Wings of Ashtaroth, Steve Hugh Westenra The Elysium Proposal, A.E. Bross Structural Integrity, Tabitha O'Connell Songs of Broken Bells, Lilly Lockwood Echo Sight, Cian Verath The Uncontinented Stars, Haden Cross Between You, Me and the Moonlit Sea, Linn Silver Secondhand Origin Storie, Lee Brontide Blood On The Snow, Finn McLellan Manipulators War, Elise Carlson Powder & Feathers, Johannes T. Evans Our Simulated Selves, Nikki Null All Roads Lead to This, Kay Claire 1000Lotuses, Lotuscarp.com First Rose, Jake Vanguard A Demon to Save Me, H.S. Kallinger Dragons Soul, J.F.R. Coates Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo Name Her Holy, Aubrey Ennis Baker Thief, Claudie Arsenault Illusory, M.X. Misfits

I'd like to kick off Trans Awareness Month with 32 stories of Trans People Taking On The World, by mainly trans authors

Your heroes may tackle; love, friendship, magic &war, self discovery, trauma & healing, demons (literal or metaphorical 😉) & or the world itself!

🌈📚💙💕📚🪐📚♿ itch.io/b/3352/trans...

#GeneralStrike #BlackOut #RiseUP

An interesting take on how we typically only remember the good about the past as a society.

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Meta must be broken up. It’s too big and has too much control. If not, then it should be nationalized as a public utility. One company should not control all our ability to communicate in a country this size.

The refusal to provide people due process before shipping them off to foreign prisons is criminal and intolerable. It must not be normalized. Everyone who believes in justice and America needs to speak up now.

AOC: It’s bone-chilling. Every day, there’s something new. And today, we saw Trump express openness to sending U.S. citizens to foreign prisons without due process. It’s anti-American.

There is no clearer way to say it.
Letters from an American - April 13 @hcrichardson.bsky.social

In case it needs explaining, part of "standing in unity" is lifting up those being the most targeted right now. All queer people are being persecuted, but the primary focus is on eliminating trans people from public life. That's why I have this thread: To keep telling our stories.

I think this is good advice.

Black background with Trans Rights Human Rights and trans flag. JVN in foreground in stunning one-shoulder dark green gown. Quote "I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that's icing on the cake." -Jonathan Van Ness TransUpFrontIL.com

What Jonathan Van Ness says really encapsulates the meaning of Transgender Day of Visibility. It's about being proud, joyful, and taking up space!

HANDS OFF! This is the moment where we say NO. No more looting, no more stealing, no more billionaires raiding our government while working people struggle to survive. On April 5th, we take action. Across the country, thousands of people will march, rally, disrupt, and demand an end to this billionaire power grab. We'll show up at state capitals, federal buildings, congressional offices, and city centers-anywhere we can make sure they hear us.

Call to Action: On April 5th, take to the streets to say Hands Off. Spread the word, fire up your networks, and make sure everyone knows:

“We don’t have kings in the US, and we won’t let a handful of billionaires run our country into the ground.” #3E #USprotests #HandsOff

Happy birthday to the legendary Aretha Franklin, born on this day in 1942!

Honored as the “Queen of Soul,” she’s among the best-selling musicians, with global sales exceeding 75 million records…

#soulsky #funksky #jazzsky #music

We’re all in this together…

Today, thousands of openly-transgender service members will put on their uniform and do what needs to be done because they honor their oath to our country, while Pete Hegseth denigrates their service and violates his oath by brazenly sharing classified intel in text groups.

Just a reminder.

Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.

Several Defense Department Officials expressed shock that Mr Hegseth had put American war plans into a commercial chat group. They said that having this type of conversation in a signal chat group itself could be a violation of the Espionage Act, a law covering the handling of sensitive information.

Defend Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children Share Now

Urgent call to action! Please sign onto this letter asking your representatives to continue legal services for youth in the immigration system!
americanbar.quorum.us/campaign/115...

@transupfrontil.bsky.social, @dexthewriter.bsky.social
Love this poster made by Dex and hoping this is a blow out event in Chi-town.

This might be my FAVORITE flier I've seen so far, made by our volunteer Dex.
Sue, a true nonbinary Chicago icon.

Check him out: @dexthewriter.bsky.social

PLEASE make fliers and send them to us. We love to see them and post them and amplify the art of trans people!

Of course they did we all knew this.

A simplistic Sci-fi Western themed scene, with cartoony saguaro cacti and a cow being lifted into a flying saucer. Text & logos say "Tarot RPG is coming to C2E2 (Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo). Play the original 10-minute ttrpg in 3 cards, or try the new Sci-fi Western twist! With Dex Greenbright (as the GM) - Powered by Rough Magic (awesome company running the games area)."

I've got HUGE news! I'll be running sessions of my very own Tarot RPG game at #c2e2!!! (Powered by Rough Magic Games 😆)

Come play April 11-13 @ McCormick Place in Chicago

It's quick enough to fit in between other events, but you might just be talking about your #ttrpg adventure all day!

Pete Buttigieg has entered the chat.

The USA is collapsing right before our eyes. Don't let your peace completely collapse with it. Find a place that brings calm and joy back into your thoughts and spend a moment there, otherwise they have already destroyed you.

#Nevada #photography #landscape #nature #tree #zen #floydlambpark #SCGoth

BREAKING: A court overturned Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

This is a critical victory for trans rights.

Keshet-HFLS “Move to Thrive” Interest-Free Loan Program - Keshet Keshet and the Hebrew Free Loan Society are partnering to offer interest-free loans of up to $10,000 for individuals and families to support relocation

10,000 interest free loan for relocation within the US due to anti-LGBTQ+ laws. Although this is a Jewish organization, applicants do not need to be Jewish.

www.keshetonline.org/movetothrive/

'It drives sales': Amidst DEI dismantling, Hyundai maintains multicultural marketing, spend commitments In light of changes to corporate and federal diversity, equity and inclusion policies, Hyundai says its multicultural marketing efforts and budget commitments will remain in place.

✅ DEI Employer of the Day™

Hyundai

"Hyundai joins the likes of Costco, Apple, Delta Airlines and other corporations, who have either maintained or publicly defended their DEI policies"

"It drives sales." - Director of experiential and multicultural marketing, Hyundai

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Cheap crap whiskey anyway. Rock bands made it popular because it was fucking cheap and plentiful.