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Ixidro (she/her)
@ixidro.bsky.social
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Mom, wife, friend, LGBTQIA+, anime watcher, manga reader, romance reader, and sometimes author. (L.R.)
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ixidro.bsky.social
Apparently, the paradox of tolerance is just about tipped over.

(And no, Mark Twain did not say this. That's a misattribution.)
An old image of Clarence Darrow looking straight at the camera, holding his reading glasses over some paperwork. "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction." - Clarence Darrow -
September 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
(User image is a full body shot of a person with long brown hair, red top, camouflage pants, and a beige woolen jacket, standing with a hip cocked to one side in front of what appears to be a forested nature trail.) Threads.com/@katkasjournal My dad didn't look at me when I came out as trans. For weeks, it was silence. Then one day, he left a note on the kitchen table. "You've always been brave. I'm trying to catch up." That one sentence meant everything. (white-flag emoji, trangender-symbol emoji, red-heart emoji)
July 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Close-up image of a leafy plant. Text: My whole political stance pretty much boils down to "I care about other people and the planet" and wow does that make some people mad.
July 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Say it louder, for those in the box seats...
FYI: We are not in debt because seniors get Social Security and Medicare. We are not in debt because single moms get food stamps. We're in debt because the rich dodge their taxes.
July 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
My son loves his sister.
A pink cake with lavender icing that says "Welcome Home Stinky!" with little purple poop swirls and a heart on it.
May 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
ixidro.bsky.social
Where's the lie?
When you ban books [Stack of books with a "No" slash symbol over it] [Outline of a handgun] before you ban guns, you've admitted you're more afraid of children learning than you are of them dying.
May 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Thank you, Canada.
Thank you Canada 🇨🇦 As Trump shuts down the LGBTQ+ suicide hotline, Canada's national hotline has a toll-free American version: 1-877-330-6366
May 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
A Two-Thousand-Year-Old Warning about TRUMP "A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. For the traitor appears not a traitor -- He speaks in the accents familiar to his victims, and he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation--he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of a city--he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to be feared." Cicero, Roman statesman, 42 BCE
May 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
A poster says: "Small Cock?" in a large serif font. Beneath, a large central image of a small rooster sitting easily within a woman's cupped palm. Below that it says: "try Tesla!" with an small image of a cybertruck to the right of the text.
May 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Wife found Eastern Box Turtle friend in the road this morning in front of our driveway. We found a shallow plate to provide some water and a celery stalk. It's still deciding whether it can eat while we watch.
An Eastern Box Turtle sits in a small plate, shaped like a cat face, containing water and a broken stalk of celery. Its head is only half out of the shell.
April 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
There are processes in place to cover this scenario, at least for the military.

Please disobey. The rest of us are counting on you to uphold the Constitution over following the Traitor-in-Chief.
2-day old Substack note from John Pavlovitz of "The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz": Dear Decent Human Beings in the Military and Law Enforcement, If you are ordered to violate the Constitution by this president, please disobey. The millions who served, suffered, and died before you deserve your courage now. 22400+ likes, 259 replies, 4000+ restacks
April 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Narf.
Redstopgringo posts (Jan 16): Are Pinky and the Brain still trying to take over the world? Because at this point, I'm willing to hear the Brain's platform. The-other-sandy replies (Feb 2): At this point, I'm willing to hear Pinky's platform. 24,677 notes
April 5, 2025 at 4:19 AM
ixidro.bsky.social
In the "it can't all be hopeless bullshit" category, I present my Crunchyroll awards ballot.
My 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards ballot. (See additional following posts for details.)
April 3, 2025 at 11:51 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
RIP Val Kilmer, April 1, 2025
(No, not an April Fools joke.)
A close-up of younger Val Kilmer as "Iceman" in Top Gun (1986), wearing the U.S. Navy's dress white uniform.
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Over 100 years and the tune hasn't changed. At least this time, maybe the research won't be as easy to erase.

You can learn more about the docor and clinic at scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
March 31, 2025 at 10:29 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Ahahahahahahahaha! 🤣🤣🤣
BREAKING: Democrats go right for Elon Musk's jugular and introduce a bill to ban special government employees from obtaining federal contracts--directly threatening his lucrative government gravy train. The best part is the name of the bill... Representative Mark Pocan introduced the legislation which is titled "Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy (ELON MUSK)."
March 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
I know Graham won't be speaking to God.
Xwitter from The Hill (verified feed for thehill.com) @thehill says: Lindsey Graham: When I die God isn't going to ask "Why didn't you convict Trump?" hill.com/QlfYCBw (colored as a link) Response by Charlie Sykes (verified) @SykesCharlie says: Perhaps you shouldn't assume that you'll be talking to God.
March 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Amer. Med. Assn.'s YT channel:
youtube.com/@americanmed...
Notice: The American Medical Association has a YouTube page. They are posting daily updates on bird flu and other outbreaks since the CDC can't.
March 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
A close-up of Mark Hamill's face on the left, over an image of Jan. 6 protestors inside the Capitol building with Trump superimposed over them on the right. Below, it says: "People complaining about my anti-Trump tweets need to understand: I love my country and I feel it's my duty to oppose this demented sociopath with every fiber of my being." - MARK HAMILL
March 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Some people are saying, "...when mid-terms roll around..." like they expect we'll still have a functioning government by then.

I expect it to be in the final stages of Orange Palpatine's disbandment. It'll be too late to bring back, even if we do get the MAGA Republicans out...IF elections happen.
7 red and white horizontal stripes, each containing text. Stripes begin and end red. We don't need to put up with this. And we can act today. We the People demand that Congress REMOVE TRUMP NOW for violating his oath of office. If Congress won't do their job, together we'll call a GENERAL STRIKE. Spread this message to everyone you know. Let's stop the this [sic] madness!
February 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Programmers have known for years that Elon is full of shit and doesn't know what he is talking about.

Apparently, his crack team of baby incels don't know shit either, making all of them even less qualified to be touching the systems controlling our money.

From the r/ProgrammerHumor subreddit:
Toshi (@toshiHQ) says: It looks like Elon's genius coders don't know how COBOL works. Social security runs on COBOL, which does not use a date or time type. So, the date is stored as a number using the ISO 8601 standard. The epoch for this is 150 years ago (1875) -- aka the metre standard. So if you don't know the date of something, it will be a 0 value, which in COBOL will default to 1875 -- 150 years ago. Reposted @donaldTrumpJr saying: OMG!!! It's so bad what's been happening to our country and your money! Breaking: Musk says there's people over 150 years old collecting Social Security... Show More
February 16, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Note: The Army spelled HIPAA incorrectly. *facepalm*
But thank you for standing up to him.
Patrick S. Tomlinson (@stealthygeek) writes (on Feb. 12, 2025 at 11:22PM): The US Army has elected to protect its trans troops over Donald Trump's bigoted orders to strip them of medical care. The Army put this in writing. Imagine what's happening in private... Holy shit. Images of the orders follow, written in all caps. They say: 3.C.1.A.4. (U) At this time, do not initiate any medical board or adverse personnel action solely related to transgender status. Policy and implementation guidance related to current executive orders will be published when available. 3.C.1.A.5. (U) Until further guidance is issued and consistent with the protections of HIPPA[sic] and the Privacy Act, do not access or utilize medical and personnel systems of record specifically to identify transgender soldiers. 3.C.1.A.6. (U) Any soldier currently under medical care for gender dysphoria or transition will continue to receive medical treatment consistent with the standard of care. (The U's after the line numbers are highlighted for some reason.)
February 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
ixidro.bsky.social
Let's share this again, but with alt text on the image.
A political cartoon where a man in overalls labeled Voter holds up a "Make America Great Again" red hat. Next to him is a child wearing a backwards hat and holding a skateboard. The child has a dubious look on his face as the Voter says, "Don't worry Son! I sold it for this MAGIC HAT!" To their right, Trump is walking away, carrying the shape of the United States, colored like the U.S. flag. A "sold" tag hangs from the U.S.A
February 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Not shocked, just disappointed.
Tweet from @PopBase reads: Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including: Pride Month, Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jewish Heritage [month], Hispanic Heritage [month], Indigenous People Month An image of the Google Calendar logo follows. Posted Feb. 10, 2025 6:20pm (timezone uncertain)
February 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
ixidro.bsky.social
A reminder. You are not alone.
Stand up to fascists. Punch Nazis. Protest.
3 panels from The Avengers (2012) film: Loki says before a kneeling crowd, "You were made to be ruled. In the end, you will always KNEEL." One old man stands alone. "Not to men like you." (Same panel) Loki says: "There are no men like me." Old man (close-up): "There are ALWAYS men like you."
January 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM