When I came out, homosexuality was illegal in Texas and yet I didnβt want to bomb Houston
When I came out, homosexuality was illegal in Texas and yet I didnβt want to bomb Houston
Sadly many such cases lol
I just cannot wrap my head around preferring light before work as opposed to after work. There is practically zero time for leisure or personal business before work for most people. After work is when I desperately want more daylight.
Alternately, when Eureka wonβt leave the trade
US vs the World
support one of the few serious (if badly underfunded) primary challenges to our lackluster senate democrats www.julieforcolorado.com
Cannot emphasize enough: if you don't want the crypto/techpawn Senator, you should vote for LG Stratton
There are several other reasons for a progressive to favor her over Kelly. And a point or two Kelly has in her favor.
But at this pt it's most important to guard against a downgrade from Durbin
omg this one is great bsky.app/profile/naom...
2026: Green Day at the Super Bowl and Condi Rice at the White House
Lmao. That's right, everyone hates you!!!
View of Michigan Ave, looking south across the Chicago River. Lower floors of buildings are obscured by fog, including the LondonHouse building which is half-covered in fog
The river is foggy
It's camp at this point
βUnexpectedlyβ when anyone with two brain cells has been screaming for a year that this would happen
Whoa - the incumbent that Drake is running against has the second worst attendance record in the current term
Canβt say Iβm tempted to visit
Iβm the latter and have exclusively lived in apartments beneath the former
Iβm honored!!!
But I completely understand/respect voting for her for many reasons, including strategic ones.
I like that Kat wants to be a wrench in the gears, but she didnβt live here when she declared and has made several off-putting statements/actions. Ultimately I donβt think Biss is bad enough (heβs quite good on most issues) to merit a hold-your-nose vote for Kat.
His record is A+ β he was a major reason the transit bill was so good and passed, and even wrote/passed a law, that he would later invoke while campaigning, that makes it a hate crime to call cops on POC for no reason. Heβs the queer son of an Ethiopian immigrant and his whole life is here.
Iβm glad youβre glad! π€
Oh and Iβm happy to answer any questions about why I chose who I did!
I made this to be helpful to people who are understandably overwhelmed with so many choices. I did *not* make this to argue with or discredit anyone else, hence the interaction settings. If you disagree, you are welcome to tell that to whomever you're sharing this with. :)
Chicagoland friends, I made a voter guide for the Dem primaries. There are a lot of contests with multiple good candidates! I covered the city and some suburban areas, only chose one candidate per race, and didn't list uncontested races. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Your email address...simultaneous GLAAD Lifetime Achievement Award and death penalty
Just finished agonizing over two races, it is now done! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
"She began her career in dance and theater in New York at the beginning of the AIDS Crisis"
Is this G*rl I G*ess's way of saying this judicial candidate is cool with the gays? Going to make this my new euphemism of choice. Did she, y'know, begin her career in dance and theater in New York at the beginning of the AIDS Crisis?
Iβm sorry if not being an asshole to people earnestly engaging with you is too abstract