Patrick M Johnson, PhD

Remember for today, you don't have to tolerate people just because you state DNA. Family is made up of love and support, and if you do not receive that you are under no obligations. A lesson from us queer people that should apply to everyone: your chosen family is what matters. 💕

A lot of AOCs appeal is simply the contrast of wondering why she (rightfully) gets pissed off about stuff but hardly any other elected official in the party does

hi, cis folks! it's trans day of remembrance & we're mourning our dead. the GOP used it to intro federal legislation barring trans folks from the right bathrooms.

this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵

Here's some numbers just in case anyone needs them. I know it doesn't feel like it but there's so much to live for. Reach out if you need it.

Trans lifeline 1-877-565-8860

Trevor project 1-866-488-7386

SAGE elder hotline 1-877-360-5428

kill the part of ego that’s afraid to look stupid. watch your dreams spring forth from its corpse

JP (@jpbrammer.bsky.social) Writer. Illustrator. Joto. ¡Hola Papi! @Substack.

Social media platforms are all about attention, and a swell of people deciding to take their attention away from X and give it to BlueSky is huge.

@jpbrammer.bsky.social just wrote an interesting piece on his switch from X to BlueSky that I think is worth reading: open.substack.com/pub/holapapi...

I 🩵 Block Lists! So satisfying. Share any other MAGA / Right Wing Block Lists you know of below.

Oh here’s another one!! Blockity block block! 🚫🥰

Step 1: Elon takes over Twitter, unbans and amplifies the worst white nationalist posters, methodically turns it into a right wing echo chamber.

Step 2: Users who aren’t white nationalists or MAGA extremists leave for Bluesky en masse.

Step 3: op-ed columnists fret, “is Bluesky an echo chamber?”

Today, in the War on Porn:

Trump just nominated the author of the FCC chapter of Project 2025 as Chairman of the FCC.

Expect an attempt to censor what the Christian right considers “indecent, profane” and “illegal” (aka obscene):