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She/Her 🏳️‍⚧️ | Queer AF | Poly

Trains and public transit enthusiast, wannabe musician, and TCG enjoyer

"None of us are free unless all of us are free" Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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stel.energy
"let men be into femininity" we crack eggs here sorry
December 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
I couldn't imagine lacking so much self awareness that you go on social media to whine about being the victim when your own actions are what caused this. Couldn't be me
These Moms Are Done Being ‘Doormats’ for Their Estranged Children
Parents publicly blast their adult offspring for cutting them off, drawing tens of thousands of online followers.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
Realizing I'm trans, coming out, and (surprisingly) being accepted by most of my friends and family the same time that our rights are being viciously attacked is such a surreal experience
December 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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junlper.beer
transitioning is the best choice i’ve ever made in my life and the only regret i have with it is that i didn’t do it when i was younger
December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
Definitely been hiding more this year unless I'm ALL put together
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
Finally feeling more and more myself these days. Wore some light makeup and a high collared sweater the other day and got ma'amd constantly at Costco 😊

Panic attacks still happen though 😮‍💨
December 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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denisedwheeler.bsky.social
Today in Boston.

Over a million people turned out.

Even the drone couldn't get it all.

#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest
June 14, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Worth noting that this is also what the UK government review found, it just ignored all the evidence in its conclusions.
May 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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aubreygilleran.bsky.social
A gay asylum seeker was disappeared to CECOT. Iranian Christians and Afghan feminists were sent to Panama. And yet the administration can roll out the welcome mat for well-to-do white landowners from a democracy. Obscene. It’s just obscene.
Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week
www.nytimes.com
May 9, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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danximenes.bsky.social
This and
A series of tumblrs post by user 'skaldish': "Still bothered by the US cultural idea that men can only be non-romantically intimate with one another in war-like or competitive circumstances. skaldish Follow I'm pretty quiet about the fact I'm a transman usually, but holy shitl need to tell you about the culture shock I'm going through because it's blindsiding me. There's a huge sense of social isolation that comes with being perceived as male, because now people are subconsciously treating me as a potential predator. All strangers, no matter their gender, keep their guard up around me. It made me realize that there is no inherent camaraderie in male socialization as there is in female socialization-unless, of course, it's in very specific environments. And the fact I don't amnbiently experience this mutual kinship in basic exchanges anymore is an insanely lonely feeling. You know how badly this would have fucked my mind up if I had grown up with this? It is 4:30am and I'm mourning the loss of a privilege I didn't even know I had. skaldish Anyway, I'm going to figure out how to navigate this. Don't know how yet, but I'm gonna." Quote Repost of user 'azaloset' by 'Skaldish': "If you figure it out, can you share your insights? This is a fundamental as to why im in the closet" Answer: "Absolutely, because it's an extremely sticky issue. Frankly, this is something I would've never understood without living the experience. It's now blatantly clear to me that most cis men probably experience chronic emotional malnutrition. They're deprived of social connection just enough for it to seriously fuck with their psyches, but not enough for them to realize that it's happening and what's causing it. It's like they're starving, but don't know this because they've always been served 3 meals...except those meals have never been big enough. This deprivation comes from all sides of aisle, by the way. In the case of women: When I'm out in public and interact with women, all of them come off as incredibly aloof, cold, and mirthless. I have never experienced this before even though I know exactly what this composure is—the armor that keeps away creepy-ass men. As someone who used to wear it myself, I know this armor is 100% impersonal. Nobody likes wearing it, and I can say with absolute certainty that women would dump the armor in favor of unconditional companionship with men if doing this didn't run the risk of actual assault. (Trust me when I say women aren't just being needlessly guarded.) (cont.) Continuation of the post on the previous image: "But I only have a complete understanding of this context because I've experienced female socialization. If I hadn't, I would've thought this coldness was a conspiracy against me devised by roughly half of the human population. Even now, with all that I know about navigating the world as a woman, I'm failing to convince my monkey-brain that this armor isn't social rejection. And as for male socialization? Again, it seems taboo for a man to be platonically intimate with men for reasons I have yet to fully understand, but I think it boils down to a) the fact society teaches boys that it's not okay to be soft with each other, and b) garden-variety homophobia. Our media only shows men being intimate with one another when they're teamed up against a dire situation, and I'd bet real money it's a huge reason why men gravitate toward activities that simulate being teamed up against an opposing force. But men are not machines of war. Yes, testosterone absolutely gives you Dumb Bastard Brain, but that just makes you want to skateboard a wagon down a hill or duct-tape your friend to the wall, not kill someone. The human species looks so much colder standing from this side. I can see how men might convince themselves that their feelings of emotional desperation is personal weakness as opposed to a symptom they're all experiencing from White Imperialism. Because this human connection, this frith, is as essential for our wellbeing as water is. So sick. How sick. I want to destroy this garbage. #this is a certain perspective you gain from having crossed the gender barrier"
May 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
Or — hear me out — we could all pool our money together and hire experts to do the research for us, thus creating a "center" for disease control and prevention.
April 30, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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juddlegum.bsky.social
1. Clay Jackson, a Texas lawyer, provided basic legal advice to an immigrant family fearing deportation

Then, two officers visited him at his home, accusing him of "obstructing an ongoing immigration investigation"

Then, after speaking publicly, he was fired from his job at a Fortune 500 company
Fortune 500 company abruptly fires lawyer who helped immigrant family
On March 4, Clay Jackson, an attorney in the Dallas area, was at a gas station near his home when the attendant asked if he would help a local immigrant family.
popular.info
April 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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katymontgomerie.com
If you ask GC people what you would need to be able to change about your physical body in order to change sex in their eyes they will never give you an answer. They can't. Because to them "biological sex" is a non material essence like a soul, given to you at conception
tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social Typewriter Monke @tpwrtrmnky.bsky.social · Apr 24
A "sex" that's immutable even if you change every single sex characteristic you have is not a biological one actually
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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esqueer.net
This is profoundly, the most disturbing story I've ever read. Elon Musk believes his children are a legion and he needs to make as many babies as possible before the apocalypse.

He has a breeding fetish mixed with a messianic doomsday cult obsession.

archive.ph/H7U2a
Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article titled "The Tactics Elon Musk Uses to Manage His ‘Legion’ of Babies — and Their Mothers." The subheadline mentions that Musk juggles over a dozen children and "harem drama" while running his companies and advising Trump. It also notes he recently took a paternity test in a legal battle. The article is written by Dana Mattioli and dated April 15, 2025, 9:00 PM ET.
April 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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esqueer.net
Following up on this. They just banned a Canadian trans musician from getting a visa to tour the US.

They're straight up banning trans people from entering the US.

www.stereogum.com/2303977/bell...
April 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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nerdjpg.com
Our first priority is not thinking about the historical and material conditions that got us here. It’s getting back to the status quo that led us to this place
April 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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hannibalbrigade.biz
Perhaps the bigger crime than leaks that “could’ve gotten our pilots killed” is the fact that those pilots repeatedly bombed a Yemeni cancer hospital

(via @dropsitenews.com)
Tweet from Drop Site News: BREAKING: The United States has conducted airstrikes on an oncology hospital under construction in Saada, Yemen, injuring two people. This marks the second attack on the facility, following strikes on March 16, Houthi Health Ministry reports. A number of Yemeni media outlets report U.S. conducted 12 airstrikes in Yemen's Saada province today, with 9 targeting Saada city and its surroundings, and 3 hitting the districts of Saqayn, Kotaf, and Sohar.
March 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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esqueer.net
Trans people and immigrants were first. Y'all just didn't care, just like the poem.
March 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
The reason neoliberal policies align so well with fascism has never been more clear than with what's going on right now. The government is being stripped and the plan is to replace them with corporations. Reagan was the first Neoliberal and Dems today carry that torch. /1
March 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
tuscandalous.bsky.social
It is honestly dumbfounding to see the dismantling of US hegemony and soft power handled in the worst possible way.

I feel so conflicted between wanting this to happen and being fearful of the fallout
State Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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parkermolloy.com
Boop www.forbes.com/sites/lindse...
Transgender Athletes Could Be At A Physical Disadvantage, New Research Shows
An IOC-funded study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine earlier this month suggests transgender athletes could be at a physical disadvantage.
www.forbes.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM