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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

As someone who studies the language and writing of abusive parenting pedagogies I gotta say this tariff stuff feels like an enraged father hurting his children while telling them “I do this because I love you”.

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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas): "there are currently more kids with measles in Texas than there are transgender athletes in the NCAA. That's the epidemic we should all be worried about."

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

That's right, Cory Booker is thanking his staff who obviously have been prepping for several days and planning/preparing for this moment. They did a great job. No Dr. Seuss books needed, this man went out and PREACHED for a full freaking day and he had the receipts. All thanks to his staff.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

These are bold and wild allegations from the FBI, which is moving to criminalize organizations like Habitat for Humanity for receiving grants from the EPA. In a court filing, Citibank disclosed that it had been directed by the FBI to freeze the bank accounts of these groups.

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Karen S Wilcox, PhD (she/her) @karenswilcoxphd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

PSA to remember to freeze your credit, now that your information is in the dark web and also in the hands of hacker bros with no security clearances and a couple of hard drives that might get sold to the highest bidder. easy step by step instructions... www.nerdwallet.com/article/fina...

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How to Freeze Your Credit - NerdWallet

A credit freeze helps prevent identity theft and fraud. Contact each of the three major credit bureaus to freeze or unfreeze your credit files for free.

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!”

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Be sure to water your Pisces.

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism: 1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror 2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/02/2025

so far going anti-woke leads to less money and planes falling out of the sky

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/02/2025

Breaking: A federal judge sides with Washington, Oregon, and Minnesota and has just blocked Trump's anti-trans EO banning care under the age of 19 via a TRO. This is the second federal judge in a row to conclude that the President's EO is likely unconstitutional.

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Mark P-R (He-Him) @markp-r.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Valentines Day gift to my partner @birkandthebear.bsky.social. Oil Pastel, Acrylic Paint, Typewriter

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day it is incredibly cool and sexy to resist fascism in whatever ways you can ❤️❤️❤️

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

How much Elon Musk makes from the government a day: $8 million. How much a senior on Social Security gets a day: $65 Note: In 2024 alone, Musk’s enterprises were awarded approximately $3 billion across nearly 100 federal contracts, averaging about $8 million per day.

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Trans is in forever.

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Lane Smith 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🤘🏻🖤🔥 @leftlanesmith.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Accelerating my process of divestment from all things Google, WTF. Someone tell me a good alternative maps app for driving, please.

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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I had the absolute joy of chatting with @zabalaspells.bsky.social for the Modern Witches podcast! We talk about nonbinary tarot, marginality & witchcraft, the queerness of belief, & finding radical hope in harrowing times. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts! 💫 open.spotify.com/episode/378F...

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Charlie Claire Burgess ~ Dismantling Tarot’s Binary Code🌟

Modern Witches✨ · Episode

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The political is personal (especially if by political you actually mean a totalitarian ideology). New chapter is up today: open.substack.com/pub/strongwi...

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Chapter 14: It’s Not Just Political

5 Myths about Rifts Between Exvangelicals and Their Parents

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We need to believe evangelicals when they tell us that they will always choose their ideology over us. Every single time. open.substack.com/pub/strongwi...

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Chapter 14: It’s Not Just Political

5 Myths about Rifts Between Exvangelicals and Their Parents

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Does anyone want to read about the top five myths around why exvangelicals are becoming estranged from family? Krispin let me write a teensy bit about totalitarianism as a treat lol open.substack.com/pub/strongwi...

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Chapter 14: It’s Not Just Political

5 Myths about Rifts Between Exvangelicals and Their Parents

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Allison Harrell @themooseintheroom.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

There were protests at every state capitol 2/5, now happening again on Presidents' Day. Last time thousands of people showed up despite limited lead time and promotion. Share widely so that media won't be able to ignore Americans this Presidents' Day!! #50501 #buildtheresistance #wethepeople

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

It’s time for all of us to get real in-touch with our inner strong-willed child. They have been waiting to fight unjust patriarchal authoritarians for a long, long time.

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I insisted on documenting my partner, @markprattrussum.bsky.social with his self portrait at Radius Studio’s Selfies and Self Care gallery show, because I really love his artwork and I’m not afraid to be annoyingly loud and proud about it. 😋🥳🤩🥰

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Tonight at Radius in Portland, OR! My talented partner, @markprattrussum.bsky.social has a self portrait included in the show! 🤩🥰

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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

A reminder that protesting is not the only way to resist! Protesting can be powerful & galvanizing, but there are so many other vital ways to get involved & build the world we need on a consistent basis, not just as a reaction to crisis. Here’s a great list. Find a way that fits you & get started!

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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Elephant calf update: very baby

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

NEW: As the political leaders of the U.S. and Israel claimed ownership of Gaza in a February 4 press conference, we focus on the stories of impacted Palestinians forcibly displaced in the Gaza Strip. youtu.be/0PgAsfg9_gY

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Forcibly Displaced in Gaza

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Much love to everyone who understands Christian authoritarianism deep in their bones. I hope you are being as gentle as possible with yourself these days.

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YK Hong @ykhong.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I’m the “TQ” part that they just scrubbed LGBTQ part of federal websites.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/01/2025

In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest. But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy. Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live. Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/01/2025

If your child has lost care due to hospitals closing or stopping care, PLEASE contact Chase Strangio immediately. @chasestrangio.bsky.social

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 31/01/2025

Great news. A transgender woman will NOT be transferred to a men's prison facility and forcibly detransitioned, at least for now. Trump administration has been enjoined from doing so by a judge. First win in court, as the case continues.

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Fueling the rage. open.spotify.com/album/71DPih...

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We're Still Here

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D.L. Mayfield (they/them) @dlmayfield.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

How powerful we must be, if they are trying this hard to stamp us out.

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Bridgette The Strange @thestrangewitch.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

“Where war has torn up plants and killed animals there are empty spaces which could be filled with new figures if there were sufficient faith in human imagination and the human capacity to develop higher forms.” - Hilma af Klint Notebooks (1919) excerpt from The Other Side by Jennifer Higgie

Hilma af Klint painting of a rainbow staircase/ray leading up to a golden sun.

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Mark P-R (He-Him) @markp-r.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I’m headed to Smith College for my MSW. I will start and graduate while Trump is still President. I plan to soak up my education in a time where what the oligarchs want is as clear as ever. I want to help build a new reality. Will you help support me? www.gofundme.com/f/marks-educ...

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Donate to Mark's Education: A New Chapter Begins, organized by Mark Pratt-Russum

My name is Mark. I'm 38 and going back to school. This is one of those life e… Mark Pratt-Russum needs your support for Mark's Education: A New Chapter Begins

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Mark P-R (He-Him) @markp-r.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Non-supportive parents of Queer children should understand that their Queer kids will find the people who support them and are safe. This will mean that over time their availability and interest in you will wane. Before long, that relationship will dwindle to nothing, b/c there is no life there now

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Charlie Claire Burgess (they/them) @thewordwitch.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Gaydies and gentlequeers! I made a starter pack for queer tarot creators & readers to find each other on this corner of the internet. 🌈💖 If you’re an LGBTQIA2S+ tarot person, *especially* if you center queerness in your practice, comment to let me know you’d like to be added! go.bsky.app/Fh9Uq1u

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Xochis has been soaking up the winter sun as it moves around our living room. When you’re a Texas born dog and find yourself in the PNW, you will lay wherever the brightest sun beam lands in the room. You can often find her sunning her pink belly precariously perched on our steps. 🌞✨

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Birk @birkandthebear.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

I’m an #artist and I have a goal of making my art part of my income. What I’m wondering is where do other #artists prefer to sell your work on the online? I’d love to find a fairly simple and straight forward place to put my offerings online for when I’m not able to participate in in-person markets.

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