Some basic facts about trans women:
- Our healthcare is older than heart surgery
- We have a demonstrated *disadvantage* in sports
- We are one of the most economically disenfranchised groups in the US
- 1 in 5 have been incarcerated at some point

- "debate" about the first two causes the last two

Haven't seen a peep of this on bluesky yet: Jan20th inauguration day resistance march!! Don't follow the Dems lead and roll over and let these fashos waltz in. Be there, be pissed, and above all be full of love for all the people in danger! (and also check out the People's Forum they do good stuff)

if you'd like to support a worker-led newsroom providing local news to #DC, I've got good news (and so do they)

How Music and Art Have Helped Black Americans Weather Troubling Times | @brandontensley.bsky.social

Creative expression has helped us to endure racism and offers us a way forward in a new Trump era
capitalbnews.org/freedom-songs/

Massive nonviolent noncompliance is the watchword.

But they doesn't mean you need to organize 1 million people. You organize five, someone else organizes another five, someone else organizes ANOTHER five...

There's a website online that has a map of things by state and city. Also, live like the world is dying is a good podcast that highlights different initiatives and skillsets.
www.mutualaidhub.org

Such an important and insightful vid

"Our goal for the near future on the left is to simplify our messaging to create bridges between us so we can reconcile and create bigger coalitions--the only bridge foreward is empathy"

youtu.be/1Cst7EYlwwo?...

This is chilling. In September, as Elon Musk began buying Trump a presidency after Trump promised him a federal department he could use to destroy his enemies, Trump agents at the Heritage Foundation began filing FOIA requests to find anyone in government who had ever mentioned Musk in any document.

The goal is to have right wingers so blocked on here that they’re complaining about it on Twitter

Gained a lot of new followers so I wanted to share this again. It's a LGBTQ news starter pack. If there's someone not on here who you think I should add, let me know below!

go.bsky.app/DVtrFQR

Humanizing terms help shift you into a solidarity mindset. Words mean things!

"Migrant" centers the journey.

"Asylum seeker" centers the goal.

"Refugee" centers the legal status.

"Beneficiary" centers an economic relationship.

"Newcomer" centers a relationship to the community.

In several states, we grew Working Families Party blocs in state legislatures.

That means more leaders who will fight for the people over the rich now have the power to shape laws that affect our daily lives.

Here are a few:

Have created a working-class academics and supporters Starter Pack.

Let me know if you want added.

#workingclassacademics

go.bsky.app/7iDUDU1

Hi all, I want to take a moment to ask you to please donate to Jan Kelly, who has been seeking justice for her gay son's beating death for the past 15 months.

Jan has been taking on neo-Nazi skinheads and a justice system that would rather brush aside a gay bashing.

Please give if you can.

"Defiance must be woven into the fabric of our daily lives, rather than simply proclaimed at marches or on social media... many quiet acts of disobedience—like a healthcare worker’s refusal to aid in criminalizing a patient—have the potential to save lives and interrupt state violence."

Kia Ora, hello, I'm Mitch known as HeavyEyed online, from Aotearoa - New Zealand. I make videos on games and why we play them.

I cover stuff from personal impact, to how a games soundtrack can make you feel and the reflection of politics in games.

www.youtube.com/@HeavyEyed

Must-read article. The threats are not only of mass deportations, but also of rollbacks on heat stress and pesticide protections for farm workers, and the expansion of guest worker programs that are essentially human trafficking schemes. BUT:
truthout.org/articles/far...