Fiona MacCool
fionamaccool.bsky.social
Fiona MacCool
@fionamaccool.bsky.social
Canadian, Queer, Progressive Feminist, Parent, Political junkie and occasionally funny depending on the news day.
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The Nazis think this was a Nazi salute, but, hey, what would they know?
Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk's Straight-Arm Salute
Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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I love this so much!

At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.

This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburg’s practice of using collars to convey a message.
January 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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The new "sex and gender" executive order does nothing but make trans people's lives more difficult than they already are. Trans prisoners will be raped more, trans federal employees will be discriminated against more, and trans travelers will be subject to unneeded hassle.

For nothing.
January 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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I talked to 10 current and former Meta employees about the company's surrender to the right on speech issues. All were upset. One person called the changes "a precursor to genocide" www.platformer.news/meta-fact-ch...
January 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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People out here describing protected bike lanes and pedestrianization as massive social engineering project as if the automobile's takeover of American cities was a natural weather event
November 25, 2024 at 6:49 PM