Paul Rathe

Convicted US Capitol rioter Pam Hemphill turns down Trump pardon Former

"Accepting a pardon would only insult the Capitol police officers, rule of law and, of course, our nation. I pleaded guilty because I was guilty, and accepting a pardon also would serve to contribute to their gaslighting and false narrative. We were wrong that day ... there should be no pardons."

22.01.2025 14:22 — 👍 251    🔁 83    💬 7    📌 13

Blessing Bluesky with a cherished #Thanksgihing tradition: Revisiting the time millions of kids had to witness Barney the Dinosaur collapse to the ground and get stabbed to death by cops during the 1997 Macys Parade. 💫

28.11.2024 19:19 — 👍 618    🔁 135    💬 27    📌 29

a two-panel comic the first panel has two roommates, one sitting on her bed working, the other putting something up on the wall. the first roommate says "so, are you like, gay or something?" the second responds "what?" the first replies "what pride flag is that" the second panel shows the second roommate and reveals that what she's been putting up is the chicago pride flag. she stares at her mistaken roommate speechlessly. in the bottom left corner is the signature of the artist, sarah m hop

01.02.2024 17:40 — 👍 1040    🔁 237    💬 31    📌 36

- hold your people close, even when you don’t have the right words
- invest in queer and BIPOC led businesses and organizations
- get mentally and physically healthy so you can be there for the people who rely on you
- practice self care, same reason as above
- find moments of joy

09.11.2024 12:38 — 👍 13    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I don’t know what we’re going to need in the coming years, but here are a few things I’m committing to:

09.11.2024 12:38 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Love the lack of concern for anything. Makes me happy.

10.11.2024 02:22 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0