🏳️🌈Dame Musset🏳️🌈
@damemusset.myatproto.social
Artist/Photographer she/her cis lesbian 60+ Interests include: The Untamed, Street Dance of China (AC!!!!), Senegal Parrots, NieR Replicant, NieR:Automata, LGBTQ+ literature and history, Cali≠Gari, Visual Kei.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
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Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
Major concession from Democrats here is enhanced ACA funds aren’t extended. Preserving them was Dems’ central demand in this fight. They secured a promise of a vote (which Thune has been offering for weeks), but that could still fail. Even if it passes, Johnson has made no promise of a House vote.
Tentative Senate deal to end shutdown, multiple sources tell me & @frankthorp.bsky.social:
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
—CR through Jan 30
—Approps minibus
—Fully funds SNAP
—Reverses Trump’s shutdown RIFs
—Promise of Senate vote on ACA subsidies by Dec second week (details/outcome uncertain)
—Led by King/Shaheen/Hassan
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Yeah, I'm sorry, but you do not keep the government shut for more than a month and then NOT get a deal on the main item you have been messaging on without completely shifting the blame dynamic.
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The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Dozens of States Sue Trump Administration Over Planned Food Stamp Cuts
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Trump administration has a rainy day fund that will keep SNAP from expiring in November. Trump is refusing to use it.
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
Funding SNAP isn't a choice he can make. It's a legal obligation. USDA must release the funds and stop punishing the American people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/u...
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
Today my Senegal parrot turned 21 years old. Happy birthday, Larmy!
October 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Today my Senegal parrot turned 21 years old. Happy birthday, Larmy!
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
"While many games have lagged when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, The Sims quietly, and then loudly and proudly, cemented itself as one of, if not the most, queer inclusive franchises in the history of gaming."
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LGBTQ+ History of The Sims - The Power of Community
Take a look at the diverse LGBTQ+ History of The Sims over its 25 year lifespan. From community creation to developer lead progress...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"While many games have lagged when it comes to LGBTQ+ representation, The Sims quietly, and then loudly and proudly, cemented itself as one of, if not the most, queer inclusive franchises in the history of gaming."
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Electronic Arts owns The Sims, a game that gave me great joy for 25 years because I was able to create something like my own queer life in the game. My first household in the original game was Liz and Meadow Sapphist.<g> I guess The Sims Gallery will soon be featuring Tradwife of the Week.
As a former gamer, I cannot overstate how big of a deal this right-wing takeover of Electronic Arts is.
Are they going to create video games where they kidnap and dismember journalists like Jamal Khashoggi?
Are they going to create video games where they kidnap and dismember journalists like Jamal Khashoggi?
September 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Electronic Arts owns The Sims, a game that gave me great joy for 25 years because I was able to create something like my own queer life in the game. My first household in the original game was Liz and Meadow Sapphist.<g> I guess The Sims Gallery will soon be featuring Tradwife of the Week.
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4 innocent children lost their lives on this day 62 years ago when a bomb exploded outside of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Today, we honor the lives of Denise, Carole, Addie Mae & Cynthia. We must resolve to honor their memory by fighting hate & striving for justice.
Today, we honor the lives of Denise, Carole, Addie Mae & Cynthia. We must resolve to honor their memory by fighting hate & striving for justice.
September 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
4 innocent children lost their lives on this day 62 years ago when a bomb exploded outside of the 16th St. Baptist Church in Birmingham.
Today, we honor the lives of Denise, Carole, Addie Mae & Cynthia. We must resolve to honor their memory by fighting hate & striving for justice.
Today, we honor the lives of Denise, Carole, Addie Mae & Cynthia. We must resolve to honor their memory by fighting hate & striving for justice.
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I just learned it was Yamiche. They let him talk to her that way again.
No solidarity. Reporters let Trump talk this way to a woman reporter and then clamor to get their own question answered. He used to do it to April Ryan, Yamiche Alcindor and Abby Phillip.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
And that’s why he controls media. No solidarity.
Trump tells a reporter who asks him about going to war with American cities to “be quiet” and “listen”
September 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I just learned it was Yamiche. They let him talk to her that way again.
My *favorite* picture of Yibo.
September 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
My *favorite* picture of Yibo.
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Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
September 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Frankly, I have seen enough.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
Secretary Kennedy should be fired immediately.
He's destroying the agency responsible for keeping diseases (like measles and Ebola) under control. This is deadly serious.
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a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
a thought i have reading @clintsmithiii.bsky.social’s wonderful piece is that one reason the administration wants to erase any mention of the worst of our past is because it is intent on recapitulating those atrocities www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
80 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Akihiro Miwa is a beloved Japanese actor, chanteuse, and hibakusha.
"When the U.S. atomic bomb exploded near his home in 1945, Miwa was only ten years old."
Akihiro Miwa is a beloved Japanese actor, chanteuse, and hibakusha.
"When the U.S. atomic bomb exploded near his home in 1945, Miwa was only ten years old."
THE RELEVANT QUEER: Japanese Artist, Writer & Drag Queen Akihiro Miwa Born May 15, 1935 | Image Amplified
Akihiro Miwa, GQ Men of the year 2018. Photo: Maciej Kucia "Everything that is difficult to understand is treated as a m
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August 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
80 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki.
Akihiro Miwa is a beloved Japanese actor, chanteuse, and hibakusha.
"When the U.S. atomic bomb exploded near his home in 1945, Miwa was only ten years old."
Akihiro Miwa is a beloved Japanese actor, chanteuse, and hibakusha.
"When the U.S. atomic bomb exploded near his home in 1945, Miwa was only ten years old."
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The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
August 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The stories we tell matter. I know this not from watching but from memory. I was just a child, held behind barbed wire in a U.S. internment camp, when an atomic bomb obliterated Hiroshima—killing members of my family.
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Andry & the 252 other men sent, without due process, to a torture prison in El Salvador feels like the epitome—the soul, moral center, & quintessence—of this administration. I will never forget it or him.
Also, if you don’t know the definition of grace, now you do.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Also, if you don’t know the definition of grace, now you do.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Venezuelan makeup artist returns home, describes torture during El Salvador detention
A makeup artist who became the face of more than 250 Venezuelan migrants deported by the U.S. to El Salvador's most notorious prison arrived home to his family on Wednesday after what he described as "an encounter with torture and death."
www.reuters.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Andry & the 252 other men sent, without due process, to a torture prison in El Salvador feels like the epitome—the soul, moral center, & quintessence—of this administration. I will never forget it or him.
Also, if you don’t know the definition of grace, now you do.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
Also, if you don’t know the definition of grace, now you do.
www.reuters.com/business/med...
"LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely as non-LGBTQ+ adults to use Medicaid as their main insurance, according to the Williams Institute, and are more likely to experience food insecurity and rely on SNAP benefits."
“With fewer protections and more paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans face a Medicaid coverage cliff”
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With fewer protections and more paperwork, LGBTQ+ Americans face a Medicaid coverage cliff
LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely to use Medicaid as their main insurance. Trump’s new tax law could create insurmountable hurdles for their health care.
19thnews.org
July 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"LGBTQ+ adults are twice as likely as non-LGBTQ+ adults to use Medicaid as their main insurance, according to the Williams Institute, and are more likely to experience food insecurity and rely on SNAP benefits."
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Andry José Hernandez Romero, I hope you have space to heal & I hope you find your way home. We did not forget you & we will not forget you.
July 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Andry José Hernandez Romero, I hope you have space to heal & I hope you find your way home. We did not forget you & we will not forget you.
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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.
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July 2, 2025 at 9:12 PM
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza.
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Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
Andry José Hernández Romero, I remember you, even if I do not know how to articulate my horror, rage, & sorrow at your treatment by my government.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
No one has heard from you in 109 days.
As vigil, I’m posting a photo or video of you every day until you are returned from El Salvador.
July 2, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Where is he? If we stop asking, stop demanding his return, we are complicit in his disappearance.
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Someone told me all Dems need to do is sweep house and senate in midterm to repeal it all. And god help me, sometimes I feel like I have lost the entirety of my mind. This is why I stare at the chickens. To right the crooked room.
July 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Someone told me all Dems need to do is sweep house and senate in midterm to repeal it all. And god help me, sometimes I feel like I have lost the entirety of my mind. This is why I stare at the chickens. To right the crooked room.
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Be sure to sit down with @nhannahjones.bsky.social’s latest piece in the NYT magazine. It’s a sobering reality that we should be shouting from the rooftops. (Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Be sure to sit down with @nhannahjones.bsky.social’s latest piece in the NYT magazine. It’s a sobering reality that we should be shouting from the rooftops. (Gift link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
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“A WIRED investigation into 911 calls from 10 of the nation's largest immigration detention centers found that serious medical incidents are rising at many of the sites.” Critical work from @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social at a truly appalling situation www.wired.com/story/ice-de...
'They're Not Breathing': Inside the Chaos of ICE Detention Center 911 Calls
Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowdin...
www.wired.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“A WIRED investigation into 911 calls from 10 of the nation's largest immigration detention centers found that serious medical incidents are rising at many of the sites.” Critical work from @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social at a truly appalling situation www.wired.com/story/ice-de...