Spoonie Chronicles

I am sick of media and political operatives writing that Trump is incompetent and unsuccessful. I beg to differ. He's successfully dismantling our constitutional Republic -- one EO at a time. Will we bend the knee or fight?

#resistance

Six ways to resist:
1. Get a library card. We need to show officials they matter.
2. Find a nonprofit/mutual aid org and serve. You will build your community.
3. Plant a garden.
4. Read every banned book you can.
5. Vote in local elections.
6. Your ideas?

The gaslighting from Republicans about cuts to Medicaid is exhausting as a disabled person with a rare disease. If you cut the hundreds of billions from the committee, which primarily oversees Medicaid, you are slashing MEDICAID! Millions of Americans are going to die because of this admin.

I forgot Beloved!

#booksky

My wife, a friend, and me at the Lancaster, PA, Hands Off Rally.

I have never been a fan of Corey Booker because of his affinity for the pharmaceutical industry. But we are in a state of emergency and need allies as well as inspiration. I thought his words over the 24 hours were uplifting and hopeful.

Meet Sandi, our newly adopted family member. She's half Great Pyranees and Southern Black Mouth Cur. She hails from Alabama. She was flown to Pennsylvania along with multiple dogs to save them from euthanasia.

After the election, I started a banned book club to build community. These are the books we've read so far. Let me know what we should read next.

Yesterday at the Harrisburg, PA #TDOV RALLY organized by PA Coalition for Trans Youth.

Yesterday at the Harrisburg, PA #TDOV RALLY organized by PA Coalition for Trans Youth.

Yesterday at the Harrisburg, PA #TDOV RALLY organized by PA Coalition for Trans Youth.

Yesterday at the Harrisburg, PA #TDOV RALLY organized by PA Coalition for Trans Youth.

Yesterday at the Harrisburg, PA #TDOV RALLY organized by the PA Coalition for Trans Youth.

JD Vance is the guy who trips over his dog and then kicks it.

I deal with this every year. You can fight to get an exception. It's ridiculous the hoops they make us jump through.

Clarence Thomas is a ultra corrupt bigot who should be impeached, if we were a just society.

Civilizations crumble because of religion. Religion depends on irrationalisms like magical thinking, cognitive dissonance, anti-intellectualism, hierarchical thinking, bigotry, and confirmation bias.

I'm too old to monitor this many social media apps. It's exhausting 😪

This is a figurine of Ishtar, a queer deity who was a goddess of love by day, and bearded god of war by night. The assinnu may be understood as ambiguous as a result of being institutionalized into the cult of Ishtar, a gender-ambivalent deity. Throughout texts referring to the assinnu, the figure is often represented as being a passive male, at one point "listed among a group of female cultic attendants"

Queer History Month

Ancient & Classical History:

2. Sumerian Assinnu & Kurgarru (Mesopotamia, c. 2000 BCE) – Gender-fluid individuals serving Inanna, engaging in ritual gender transformation.

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Hello, Bluesky. I'm queer, disabled with a rare disease, a former journalist and teacher, a grandma, a wife, and a social justice advocate, focusing on rights for the disabled and the LGBTQ community. Resist.

Trump's EOs and directives will significantly harm the 44 million individuals who are disabled in this country. #disabled #project2025

Bluesky: Please find some social justice warriors for me! My friends list is pitiful. #LGBTQ #Democrat #writers #progressive

YouTube video by Adam Mockler Watch Elon Realize HE SCREWED UP (ft Senator Warren)

Wow. Sen. Elizabeth Warren just sent a powerful message to Trump and Elon. This is how it's done.

So, DEI, which is the RW framing, began with the attacks on trans people (bait) ends with reversing anti-discrimination policies dating back to the Civil Rights Era (switch). And the media, captured by the Right, says DEI/DEIA, instead of what it really is. Liberation has to be intersectional.

Now, and always, mutual aid and coalition building is our only hope against tyranny. Working people need to learn class consciousness.

Lone Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Maine Closes Under Trump The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency

Lone Cracker Barrel Restaurant in Maine Closes Under Trump

The location closed after 15 years just 1 day into Trump's presidency

Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too Trump’s Actions' Parallels with Germany 1935

'Hitler Pardoned His Goons Too'

A breathtaking must-read piece from former DOJ prosecutor Harry Litman.

The absolute weakness these people exhibit. They just want to sit in their echo chambers, congratulating each other on how intellectual and radical they are.

The online leftists, calling my trans wife a he and then muting us when we call out their bullshit are why we will never defeat fascists. We all warned you about Project 2025, but you said we were fear-mongering. GTH. We are in the real world, helping our community on the ground.

Furthermore, she campaigned for Bernie. In her youth, she drove supplies to impoverished indigenous tribes and fought for stronger environmental laws.