SMILES WILL SAVE US!
Add yet another reason I will continue to avoid Target stores - I have no desire to see underpaid, overworked retail employees be forced to put on fake smiles.
Proves again that us Democrats aren't willing to stand up for what we believe in. We have very few levers to pull right now, and the one lever that was actually working was just abandoned. Very disappointed.
This man could literally buy the world out of famine, house every homeless person in the US, and still have fun money left over - today. The entire government of the US counts is budget in Trillions of dollars, why does one man need or even DESERVE this much money? #fucktesla
What do he have to study? I thought he could look at a kid and diagnose them on sight alone?
So what does it say about our current state of affairs that China has more insight into the human rights abuses of our country than our own government? news.cgtn.com/news/files/F...
One of my all-time favorites. Funny story - the first time I saw it, it was on the Disney channel. Holy editing, Batman! COMPLETELY different movie when you see it unedited.
Desk Set. Classic movie - Katharine Hepburn at her finest! Also has many parallels to what's happening today with AI.
Try as they might, they can't erase us. I share a birthday with #HarveyMilk so this is particularly sad for me. #pride #lgbtq #erasure #standstrong #impeachtrump
In a world where inclusive places are disappearing, Target could be the one to create a safe space. In the end it might not be the most financially responsible thing to do, but it -IS- the most ethical thing to do. And today that would really mean something.
Why am I saying all of this now? Because there is still time. Target could rebuke the administration and restore its diversity efforts. Target could put pressure on other companies to follow suit. They could increase their support to minority voices, and tell us they have our backs.
and at a moment where marginalized people needed that loyalty the most, when our rights are being trampled and our friends made to disappear without a trace, Target got right on board with the demands of the administration. Trust. Broken.
The hurt is not just because of their recent actions, but because it causes us to consider if that support was ever genuine. You see, the thing about brand loyalty is it works both ways - it's not just a consumer responsibility. The company has to be an active participant in maintaining that loyalty
Those feelings of belonging, trust, and awe that I had for Target have been wiped out. They caved to pressure, said goodbye to their DEI efforts, their support of LGBTQ+, and the work towards increasing diversity in their management. In the blink of an eye, 40+ years of brand loyalty was destroyed.
Myself and my two brothers were even in a Target employee calendar back in the 80s. It's been well over 20 years but I still remember my mom's employee ID, 2640498, because we had to give it to the checker to get her 10% employee discount. I felt at home at Target.
Literally grew up in Target stores. Mom worked there for nearly 30 years. I still have memories of decorating trees for their display that would later be donated to the community. In fact every member of my family except my little brother worked there at one point.
- Goodbye EPA - Goodbye Endangered Species Act - Hello privatization of schools - Hello big expensive (an unnecessary) Mexico wall - Goodbye Wallstreet regulations - Hello (again) to unpayable mortgages for unqualified people - Goodbye Federal minimum wage increase - Goodbye health care - Goodbye planned parenthood - Goodbye Roe vs. Wade - Goodbye Muslims, but only from countries that have never carried out an attack on US soil (but if you're from one of the countries that has, COME ON IN!) - Goodbye Supreme Court and the balance of power - Hello "My bible says I don't have to serve you" - Drill, baby, DRILL!!! (in our national parks) - Hello global warming - Hello oil pipelines across native and sacred lands - Hello coal runoff in our drinking water - Hello mentally ill people with guns - Goodbye LGBT rights - BIG HELLO to paying your way into cabinet positions - BIG HELLO to paying ZERO attention to constituents And this is all supposed to make our country better?
Originally posted on FB in 2017. It's even more accurate today, unfortunately...
Are you checking in with your hashtag#LGBTQIA family, friends, and coworkers? Do they have a safe space to be themselves? It's needed now more than ever.
#LGBTQIA #SafeSpaces #Belonging #WeDeserveBetter #QueerCommunity #MentalHealthMatters
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If you replace any mention of immigrant, LGBTQIA+, black, indigenous, and all the other groups being demonized by the current administration with the word "mudblood" - you'll realize we are living in a true-life version of the Harry Potter series right now.
@bluntrochester.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @cantwell.senate.gov @senatorchriscoons.bsky.social @fetterman.senate.gov @gallego.senate.gov @kaine.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social You all voted to confirm this guy. You are complicit. What are you going to do about it?
The Trump/P25 agenda in a one-sheet: erase all diversity from the government.
Palomo Torte, consisting of strawberry gelee, fruit and nut joconde, pistachio dacquoise, mascarpone cream mousse, and almond biscuit. Took me two days to make, and it was worth it!
Officially here, going to make an effort to be out, open, and supportive during these crazy times.
It's my birthday, does today mean I get free /honks ?
I have sooo many reusable bags, you would think it would trigger my ADHD mind to remember them. NOPE! Even if I put them in my car I still end up walking into the store empty handed.
Omg it's such a staple in my house, I've been lucky so far and am still finding it locally.
Apparently I'm not watching the right threads, because my feed is sadly as assless as a pair of chaps.
Welcome to the party @heavnuh.bsky.social !!!
Exhausted. From everything. I need a vacation where the only thing on the agenda is to curl up by a window with a good book, a cat, and a thunderstorm.
A backwards poet writes inverse.
Gooooooos morning Bluesky!! Make this an amazing day!!!
