“Our culture teaches us to focus on personal uniqueness, but at a deeper level we barely exist as individual organisms. Our brains are built to help us function as members of a tribe... Most of our energy is devoted to connecting with others.”
— Bessel van der Kolk, The Body Keeps the Score
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Crassus, the guy from whose name crass comes from, ran a private fire department and booming real estate business.
His men would set your home on fire, then offer you decreasing offers to buy it and put it out as it burned to the ground. Don't sell, it's ashes.
On the metro today and wondering if any of the men around me would lift a finger if I were assaulted by uniformed, unidentified men, and I suspect the answer is no.
From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.
from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
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I spoke to a dozen federal workers about the bewildering Fork in the Road email they got Tuesday. Many felt threatened to resign. Others thought the email was so poorly constructed that it must be phishing.
Unions advise workers: DON’T REPLY TO IT.
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State and local school officials have fightin’ words for the Trump EO that demands they quit teaching that structural racism or LGBTQ+ people exist. GOOD!
www.wonkette.com/p/whos-leadi...
Howdy all,
If you are looking for a good resource/project to follow and support to stay updated on what is going on re: queer rights and voting I highly recommend subscribing to @mapresearch.bsky.social here and through their mailing list.
Trump's directive would devastate much of the remaining access to gender-affirming care for youth in the United States.
Many families seeking treatment for their children receive it at specialized clinics, often housed at major hospitals and medical schools that rely on federal funding.
Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) speech about Trump Admin. "buyout" idea for federal workers
"He's tricked hundreds of people with that offer. If you accept that offer and resign, he'll stiff you just like he stiffed the contractors. He doesn't have any authority to do this. Do not be fooled by this guy"
Hey remember how Project 2025 specifically outlined the goal of eliminating government workers who do not support Trump’s agenda?
This is why.
Trump & Republicans need to bypass scrutiny so they can break the law. It’s a lot easier to do this when they have no ppl left standing in their way.
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Breaking News: Caroline Kennedy calls her cousin RFK Jr. a ‘predator’ in searing letter, warning senators not to confirm him as HHS secretary @washingtonpost.com
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Six years ago, I gave this commentary on Trump's first trans military ban. Every word is still true. There is zero credibility to what Trump claims now about trans service members. This attempted ban is cruel, unnecessary, and it will make our nation far less safe.
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BREAKING: The Department of Veterans Affairs has CANCELLED SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING because it includes considerations for the LGBTQ+ community.
Veterans suicide.
I am begging the national media to start taking this seriously.
Stop buying the claims that the framing of "temporary" or "pause."
They are altering the review processes of federally funded scientific research from merit-based peer review processes to political screening by ideologues.
Less outrage about Dr. Phil, more outrage about the disgusting immigration raids in which stupid Dr. Phil was embedded, please.
Don't take the rage bait, it's why they do it. Pay attention to the things that matter.
Good folx, by now, many of us are directly or indirectly feeling the harm: arrests/deportations, science funding halted, DEI gutted, LGBTQ+ oppression, etc. REMEMBER: these are not caused by unbeatable unseen forces. They are caused by a bunch of asshats in a conference room. You can resist. Stay 💪.
Everyone should be aware of the line that has been crossed in the Trump trans military EO.
No longer is this about "evidence," "science" or "protecting kids."
Now, explicitly, black and white, it's about trans people being "liars," "dishonorable," "false."
It's a big step towards very bad things.
the disconnect between elected Dems (business as usual) and the base (boiling mad) is about as big as I've ever seen it
I don't know how this eventually gets resolved but it's not a sustainable equilibrium
