kyle

i'm against political nicknames in almost all circumstances but incel clown posse is inspired

C+ for effort. Shows signs of improvement over last week.

why is there a republican on the floor right now.

somebody do something about that.

Tired: feeling bad so you punish yourself
Wired: feeling bad so you yell into your senator's voicemail

Defund the police to own the libs.

Do it, you won't.

Why are you not in DC doing everything possible to stop what's happening there right now?

I understand this bill will likely go nowhere in the current congress, but it is lovely to see my house rep doing his job. @pocan.house.gov #madisonwi

Let the young people in your life know that Costco has generic planb for $5.99.

You don’t need a membership to go to the pharmacy there.

Oh hey, look, we can oppose! how about we don't acquiesce to these crap nominees, even if they pull back on this one condition?

Stop compromising with terrorists.

So it seems Dane county has done a previous resolution to declare this - working on digging that up to just be sure it covers specifics id hope to be there given current events!

Link to doc here! bsky.app/profile/kyle...

For Madisonians, here is the letter(email) I'm sending to Madison officials - please consider sending it as well!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I have just gotten voicemails this week - I started with individual calls and then switched to multiple issues per call. I did run into a time cap on one of them though, so it’s certainly something to keep in mind!

I feel like if the issues are stated distinctly enough multiple per call is ok?

@5calls.org is also a great tool to recommend. It removes a lot of the prep work (finding the number, thinking about what to say) so you can just make the call.

Reminder that if you see someone trying to figure out how to contact their reps, you now have the INCREDIBLY easy to remember URL to give to them:

reps.fyi

Tell your friends! Tell strangers! Print stickers and put them on things!

Crash every voicemail every day. ❤️

(thank you @gregpak.net!)

Working on pulling it all together this morning, and then definitely will!

Currently writing a letter to ask Madison city officials to establish a sanctuary city for LGBT+ folks and sobbing to the queer joy of the open mic episode of Schitts Creek.

Let's talk about the "escalation ladder". At any point in a conflict, you have a number of self-defense options ranging from lower risk (legally, ethically, physically) to higher risk.

On the bottom rung of the escalation ladder are options like raising your voice. At the top would be deadly force.

TLDR version: When someone decides to punch you in the face & your response is to say “That’s illegal” it gets you another punch in the face, a knee in the balls and a knife in the back.

Unless the Dems give us leadership, today, that can do more than point and gasp, this is it, the new normal.

This will also be changing how I’m continuing to make calls to officials. I’ll try and add to tallies on Johnson’s side or whatever, but I’m also going to be demanding more actions from the reps who *are* on “our side” (supposedly).
Fucking filibuster, stop this shit. Now.

This is an excellent thread and has been something I’ve needed even in thinking about personal interactions and wanting to be able to react to potentially negative information coming my way. This framing is so helpful.

Obviously, I had zero hope of “changing” the outcome with him - but now I’m just annoyed and am even more motivated to be annoying back, because ohhhh boy am i motivated by spite

Bitch, do your job and listen to your constituents.

At least *pretend*

It’s funny when they teach you in scouts to write to your senators to show how you can have a voice in your government

And then you do it as an adult and they just respond with “Ron Johnson has already stated his view…”

Ah the reason I hold on to my Philly roots makes sense now!

one small, sincere thing I'd like to say about what's happening now is: every trans person who's paying attention is going to be deeply affected by the way we're being targeted. even if they're not showing it to you. be patient and kind with us.

Dane Co. sheriff cuts ties from a federal program that relies on info about incarcerated undocumented immigrants In an exclusive one-on-one, News 3’s Meryl Hubbard spoke with Sheriff Kalvin Barrett to learn more about what this change means for the county.

I'm so glad people are making their voices heard now to officials who can make decisions like this, and hopefully, this continues well past this initial spike in pain.

www.channel3000.com/video/dane-c...