Stars

Hey, I go by Ari, or Stars in internet spaces.

I’m queer and a huge nerd. I cosplay, write, game, and LARP.

I’m learning to draw very slowly.

I’m not very good at social media but I remember it exists sometimes.

I forget to actually update this app sometimes.

I secured a job and things are slowly stabilizing for me again. I’m also planning on going to momocon, thanks to some very good friends and my boyfriend.

Looking at some new larps for this year, too. Hopefully things keep going up.

Donate to Help After Losing My Job, organized by Ari McLerran As it so often does, life happened. Yesterday I got a phone call telling me that the law off… Ari McLerran needs your support for Help After Losing My Job

I don’t like asking for help, anyone who knows me knows this, but I suddenly lost my job and have bills to pay and need to fix my cars ac to use it for work. I have a gofundme up. More information is in it.

gofund.me/bb92861b

US added to the global human rights watchlist due to declining civil liberties.

Musk’s status as a “special government employee” limits him to 130 days in the executive branch. However, despite working daily—documented by his own X posts—they claim he only works one day a week, effectively stretching his limit to 130 weeks. This needs to be brought to Congress—please share.

If yall get bored, head on over to www.enddei.ed.gov and file a hot tip. Set up by Mom's for Liberty. #DEI #ACTION

I was already excited for a Missio concert in March at the Masquerade but I just discovered it’s also featuring another band I fucking LOVE, Layto. This is now like…. My dream concert. And I get to go.

The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?

Tuta mail is a lot like gmail.

Libre office is good for sheets and docs.

Brave is another browser with a built VPN.

HereWeGo is a good gmaps alternative.

All of these are free or have a free version. There are options if you want to leave these companies.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Congress was denied entry to both the U.S. Department of Education and the Treasury, where Musk staffers blocked the doors. Along with its appropriations responsibilities, Congress holds oversight authority over federal agencies. Blocking congressional access to these agencies is illegal.

Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse through the Appropriations Clause, which states, “No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law.” This constitutes a violation of our Constitution.

Aaaaand I’m back. Good game. Good escape for the weekend. I really needed this.

Finally at my first LARP event of the year. It feels good to be home in the woods again.

Today is the day. I will be watching news feeds frequently. I want to see this everywhere.

#50501

If you're protesting tomorrow:

"I invoke my rights to silence and counsel and will not answer questions without my attorney present."

MEMORIZE THAT, because aside from asking if you're free to leave (or providing ID if you're in a stop and ID state), that's the ONLY thing you ever say to cops.

Brought to you by the same assholes who made dhswatchlist.com/tipline. Would be a shame if they both got spammed by burner addresses using VPNs

America, you broke through—the media, from small outlets to large, is finally picking up on what’s happening. Legislators, judges, and attorneys general across the country are speaking out. They hear you. We love you and are honored to serve you! 🦬💚🇺🇸

Absolutely not a crime. Keep posting DOGE engineers names, pictures and info. We should know who the Nazi stooges are helping Musk and his tech broligarchs loot the government.

Spreading the word as I cannot attend.

Lift up your black friends, colleagues, neighbors. Support black artists of all kinds. You should do this anyways, not just during Black History Month, but during this trying time it feels even more important.

Bunny with a black bandana and a match in their mouth. Quote: We can't just vote fascism away. The time has come to disobey (be brave).

Happy Black History Month! The current admin wouldn’t want you celebrating or observing it, so celebrate and observe it even harder.

Join us in a silent processional to atlanta city hall in loving memory of Cornelius Lashon Taylor, Monday, February 3rd. Immediately following the 11:00 AM Homegoing service. Starting point: Ebenezer Baptist Church, route: from Ebenezer Baptist Church proceeding from Old Wheat Stret to Atlanta City Hall. Purpose: to honor the lives of our unhoused brothers and sisters by showing the world Cornelius' life mattered. Additional information: participants are encouraged to wear black attire as a sign of respect. Please maintain silence during the processional to honor the solemnity of the occasion. Your presence will support the Taylor family and highlight the need for compassionate solutions for Atlanta's unhoused residents.

Atlanta and Atlantasky heads up! The family of Cornelius Taylor is requesting your presence at his funeral this Monday, February 3, 2025. It will be at Ebenezer Baptist Church and there will be a silent processional to city hall. We need you there. It's time for us to step up for the unhoused.

These are the same picture.

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall.

They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+.

Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them.

I think about it a lot in moments like this.

If you are in metro #Atlanta, stop by and get some info...especially if you have not been involved in protesting before. We keep us safe! #Protest

I’m reminded of one of my favorite quotes.

“What is the antidote to despair? Well, my friend, it is action.”

Magneto was right