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landback 🫀⚖️ 🪶
i see patterns and i make things
capricorn sun／stellium, leo ↑ & aries 🌙 so i might not be for everyone but i'm usually right (✿˵◕ ɜ◕˵)
same username on ig
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elderqueer.bsky.social
the juxtaposition 🙈
May 15, 2025 at 12:26 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
you can thank obama btw
ACLU—President Obama Signs Indefinite Detention Bill Into Law December 31, 2011 4:26 pm FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON - President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law today. The statute contains a sweeping worldwide indefinite detention provision. While President Obama issued a signing statement saying he had "serious reservations" about the provisions, the statement only applies to how his administration would use the authorities granted by the NDAA, and would not affect how the law is interpreted by subsequent administrations. The White House had threatened to veto an earlier version of the NDAA, but reversed course shortly before Congress voted on the final bill. "President Obama's action today is a blight on his legacy because he will forever be known as the president who signed indefinite detention without charge or trial into law," said Anthony D. Romero, ACLU executive director. "The statute is particularly dangerous because it has no temporal or geographic limitations, and can be used by this and future presidents to militarily detain people captured far from any battlefield. The ACLU will fight worldwide detention authority wherever we can, be it in court, in Congress, or internationally." Under the Bush administration, similar claims of worldwide detention authority were used to hold even a U.S. citizen detained on U.S. soil in military custody, and many in Congress now assert that the NDAA should be used in the same way again. The ACLU believes that any military detention of American citizens or others within the United States is unconstitutional and illegal, including under the NDAA. In addition, the breadth of the NDAA's detention authority violates international law because it is not limited to people captured in the context of an actual armed conflict as required by the laws of war. "We are incredibly disappointed that President Obama signed this new law even though his administration had already claimed overly broad detention authority in court," said Romero. "Any hope that the Obama administration would roll back the constitutional excesses of George Bush in the war on terror was extinguished today. Thankfully, we have three branches of government, and the final word belongs to the Supreme Court, which has yet to rule on the scope of detention authority. But Congress and the president also have a role to play in cleaning up the mess they have created because no American citizen or anyone else should live in fear of this or any future president misusing the NDAA's detention authority." The bill also contains provisions making it difficult to transfer suspects out of military detention, which prompted FBI Director Robert Mueller to testify that it could jeopardize criminal investigations. It also restricts the transfers of cleared detainees from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to foreign countries for resettlement or repatriation, making it more difficult to close Guantanamo, as President Obama pledged to do in one of his first acts in office. Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social • 11h If they suspend Habeas Corpus, it won't just be for "migrants" or "illegals" or "criminals." If they suspend Habeas Corpus it will be for you and me and whomever this regime decides is unfit, undesirable, and a threat or a problem. This is how it works. This is how it's always worked.
May 12, 2025 at 4:49 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
can you help my friend elaina @blind4u2c.bsky.social and her pup otys?

#HelpSky #FundSky #SignalBoost #MABoost #MutualAid #Disability #DisabledSky
watercolor brush strokes in purple, orange, blue with pink hearts and in handwritten stencil letter, PLS HELP ELAINA + OTYS, over a drawing of a dog. lower right hand corner in serif font: "doodle of Otys by @snohra. hire them!" greyed out watercolor background with yellow and pink watercolor brushstrokes, sans-serif font: "Elaina is blind, hard of hearing, disabled, a domestic violence survivor, and a 3x cancer survivor. Otys is her best buddy. They moved from Colorado to Virginia a little over two years ago. Otys began licking and scratching himself raw upon developing allergies; it’s common for dogs to have allergies when moving. The cost of his care and allergy-specific diet have caused Elaina to fall behind on other bills, and she just needs a little help to catch up. Elaina has applied for utilities help and been rejected twice. She is doing all that she can to support herself and Otys on disability. Please help Elaina and Otys so they can get back on their feet and stay together." greyed out watercolor background with yellow and pink watercolor brushstrokes, sans-serif font: "donate cashapp $Blynd4u2c venmo ＠blynd4u2c paypal ＠adriaelaina gofundme gofund.me/52fbae9e" break in text for qr code for gofundme & doodle of otys from first slide, then text continues "boost • like & save this post • share this post to stories, in dms, or on other social media • text the gofundme link to that friend who doesn’t believe in social media • comment with something that wasn't on your bingo card for 2025 like, elmo getting fired, or the pope getting taken out by a couch fuc— you know what, you get it thank you"
May 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
in light of t.rump's proposed cuts to the 988 hotline to eliminate specialized lgbtq+ support services i am reminding you that suicide prevention is a carceral industry.
the short term solution is mutual aid. the long term solution is landback.
#suicideprevention #landback #mutualaid #trans #queer
venn triagram: interpersonal theory of suicide, thomas joiner, 2005 1: thwarted belonging 2: feeling like a burden 3: reduced fear of death overlap: risk of lethal attempt same as first image but greyed out with 3 words in bright green overlaid 1: safety 2: dignity 3: belonging in light of t.rump's proposed cuts to the 988 hotline to eliminate specialized lgbtq+ support services i am reminding you that s/u/i/c/i/d/e prevention is a carceral industry and that the best way to prevent s/u/i/c/i/d/e is to keep people housed, fed, and generally cared for by society. the short term solution is mutual aid. the long term solution is landback. the way we get there is mutual aid. we have everything we need. resource list * grassroots hotline & microgrants by + for trans people—translifeline.org * peer support warmlines WARMLINE.ORG * virtual support spaces @wildfloweralliance * use with caution; may contact emergency services for a wellness check: crisis text line text HOME to 741741 * general local support—findhelp.org
April 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
just shave it off bro
you've already got
the skinhead vibe
the back of a confused man's head. it looks like a toupee stacked onto a buzzcut but its hard to say what he was trying to accomplish here.
April 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
legends never die ✨
a 4x4 round cross stitch of an 16-bit luigi and pikachu on a pastel cloud background, decorated with starbursts. it reads 'legends never die' a wild pikachu evades police at a protest in turkey.
April 18, 2025 at 9:40 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
northern lights in latvia from march 22
the sky is glittering with stars, and lit up from top to bottom with a dusky periwinkle blue, lavender, soft pink, and finally a luminescent green where it meets the water. the water reflects a more muted green. two boulders jut out from the shore. the taller one features a chalk-like realistic drawing of an old woman with a lace hood or shawl, looking at the sky. on the smaller boulder is a more graphic animation style drawing of a grey cat with big yellow eyes, who may have just been woken from a nap. the cat is outlined in black, with a bright orange and yellow starburst radiating from behind him.
April 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
who ur talking to when ur yelling @ dems to save u:
Julianne Moore portraying president Alma Coin in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay. Her hair is gray, shoulder length, and pressed straight. She is wearing a gray cloak and standing in front of a stone structure.
February 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
can someone please teach him a new word?
al jazeera headline that reads "Trump threatens tariffs on EU as trade war rattles Asian market"
February 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
bet you didn't know shakira is also lebanese since she literally never talks about it #grammys
February 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
is AI responsible for this mess too? #grammys
February 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
dear citizen,
please be advised that this groundhog day punxsutawney phil saw his shadow & he insists we must
rage, rage against the dying of the light.
all gens distraught—defang the one alt-right,
your turn, though late; they decieved so you'd delay,
do not go gentle into that good fight.
a picture of punxsutawney phil: groundhog, overlaid with "do not go gentle into that good fight" in a script font. the vibe is unhinged, hopeful, and melancholy.
February 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
golis mountain range in somalia
map showing the golis mountains at the north coast of somalia, where the gulf of aden separates it from yemen. lush green mountains a starker mountain top surrounded by green trees rocky plateau
February 2, 2025 at 3:34 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
james baldwin #Blackhistorymonth ✨
The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat. There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. Precisely at the point when you begin to develop a conscience you must find yourself at war with your society. You want to write a sentence as clean as a bone. That is the goal. The American idea of racial progress is measured by how fast I become white.
February 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
elderqueer.bsky.social
cleansing my decks & charging my headlamp in case you know... canada cuts our power or anything Imao #solarpunk #nyc
February 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
elderqueer.bsky.social
my twitter was practically old enough to vote so i figured i should deactivate it before elon got any ideas
February 1, 2025 at 8:13 PM