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jdstarflower.bsky.social
Little lost demon, lurking in shadows
@jdstarflower.bsky.social
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Xennial sapphic trans femme/them trying to find community in the digital wasteland.
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jdstarflower.bsky.social
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?
A protest sign with white block text on a black background with the words: “I can’t believe we’re still protesting this shit.” Photo taken at the 2017 Women’s March in Washington DC.
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Post you from a different era.
A portrait of a young man in a suit and tie. He has a goatee and almost shoulder length hair. He is wearing rectangular, wire-rim glasses. Me on my way to my 10-year high school reunion.
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
This one goes out to all the Babylon 5 fans out there…
A screenshot from Reddit r/babylon5. r/babylon5 u/Fit-Relative-786 • 4h Rebo and Zooty are canceled from ISN Due to their hateful joke about the death of Mr Mordon, we are removing Rebo and Zooty from the air indefinitely. If anyone else celebrates Mr Mordon's death report them to the nights watch. Thank you for your attention on this matter. President Clark. 4thofeleven • 3h We should all agree that Mr. Morden did interstellar politics the right way, and all he ever did was give people what they wanted.
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
We deny the patriarchy and that makes them fearful of the day when they are no longer in control.

Today they are actually talking about it…

One day, they _will_ come in the night.

NOW is the time to stand up and do something.

Not tomorrow, tomorrow may be too late.
A triptic of stills from X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Fame 1 is a man standing in front of a group saying: “Nobody’s talking about extermination!” Frame 2 is a close up of Ian McKellen as Magneto/Erik Lhensherr as he says: “No one ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go o. With your lives, ignoring the signs around you.” Frame 3 is pulling back to a longer shot of Magneto in front of a stained glass window as he continues: “And then one day, when the air is still and the night has fallen, they come for you.”
September 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Thank you @sherrycdrom.bsky.social and @progesteronipizza.bsky.social for an amazing show.

And Claire absolutely blew it out of the water with that intro to Kaiju.
Thank you!
Sherry from Sherry CD-ROM
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Chris Knight: Don't eat that!
Girl at Party: Why?
Chris Knight: Don't you know that eating that stuff can give you very large breasts?
[looks down]
Oh, my God! I'm too late!
A still image from the movie Real Genius (1985). In the background, an indoor swim party. In the foreground, Val Kilmer as Chris Knight is facing a blonde woman in a swimsuit and taking a hamburger out of her hand.
August 29, 2025 at 3:13 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Mississippi’s state law putting the onus of age verification on all websites has now effectively banned @bsky.app in that state.
I can only hope that maybe @aclu.org can start fighting this before these issues start being federal instead of just states.
Political cartoon in a black and white hatched style of Uncle Sam at a store gift wrapping station with a box labeled “Control of Internet Speech”. The attendant, labeled “Corporate Media”, asks “How would you like this wrapped?” On the wall behind them are two gift wrap options labeled “anti-terrorism” and “protect kids”.
August 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
No cheating, post your lock screen.
Date, time, and current weather in fuschia over an image of Spider-Gwen aka Ghost-Spider (her costume consists of a body suit with black legs and lower body and white upper arms, shoulders, and hood with a white mask. The inside of the hood, as well as the lower arms, are magenta with cyan web patterns. She is wearing teal converse sneakers.) leaping in front of an abstract pale blue, pink, and white background.
July 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Fine, let’s do this.
If you want to be a girl, you can just _be a girl_.

34 -> 49
Me with short hair and a goatee wearing a tuxedo with a green vest, and tie. Taken September 2010. Me with long hair and no facial hair wearing a white lacy top, earrings, and a necklace with an iridescent charm. Taken July 2025.
July 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Quote post a TV character you idolized as a child. 📺

I couldn’t decide, but I sense a theme.
The character Romana 2 from Dr Who, played by Lalla Ward. This image is from the episode Shada where she appears in a Victorian style lace dress and a pale blue hat with red and white flowers. The character Ace from Dr Who, played by Sophie Aldred. She is usually portrayed wearing a punk bomber jacket covered in various patches a knee length skirt over black tights and combat boots.
July 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Keep dancing...
"During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for. It didn't look like we were going to win then and we did. It doesn't feel like we're going to win now but we could. Keep fighting, keep dancing" -Dan Savage
July 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Post your first phone.
Two tin cans with a string tied between them.
May 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Reposting with alt-text.

Louder for those in the back.
A screenshot of a tweet by Chris @MrChrishere This though [shrug emoji] why would rapists bother to pretend to be trans in a culture that treats rapists better than trans women 18:39 • 26 May 24 • 556K Views
May 7, 2025 at 4:10 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Reskeet with alt-text because this is exactly what the current regime is doing.

And more people need to realize it.

We need to stop letting centrists bury their heads in the sand.
Alternating black on white and white on black block text stating “IF YOU ALLOW THE GOVT TO BREAK THE LAW BECAUSE OF AN EMERGENCY, THEY WILL ALWAYS CREATE AN EMERGENCY TO BREAK THE LAW.”
April 25, 2025 at 6:23 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Reposting with alt-text because too many people seem to believe the myths.
A table of myths and facts about the US founding fathers and Christianity. Myth: "The U.S. was founded as a Christian nation." Fact: The U.S. was founded as a secular republic. The Constitution contains no mention of Christianity, God, or the Bible. Myth: "The Founders were all devout Christians." Fact: Many were Deists or skeptical of organized religion. Jefferson, Franklin, Paine, and others openly rejected key Christian doctrines. Myth: "Religious freedom meant freedom for Christians only." Fact: The Founders explicitly supported religious freedom for all faiths - including Jews, Muslims, Hindus, atheists, and others. Myth: "The First Amendment was only meant to stop favoring one Christian denomination." Fact: The First Amendment prohibits the establishment of any religion by government, not just favoritism between denominations. Myth: "Christian morality was meant to guide government policy." Fact: The Founders favored universal ethical principles (justice, honesty, civic virtue), not religious dogma, as the basis of law and governance.
April 23, 2025 at 4:23 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
New driver’s license acquired with updated gender marker. 🎉

Oh what a difference three years makes.
Two driver’s license pictures side by side. They both suck due to being small and partially obscured by holograms. On the left, me from three years ago with a full beard and short hair (and a dead stare in the eyes). On the right, me today, no beard, long hair brushed over one shoulder, and earrings (and a smile that actually touches the eyes).
April 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
I absolutely cannot do a better one.

This was my first thought, but then I realized it isn’t a wrong answer. 😁
The crew of the NSEA Protector from the move Galaxy Quest (1999). From left to right, Sam Rockwell as Guy Fleegman playing Crewman #6/Security Chief ‘Roc’ Ingersol, Alan Rickman as Alexander Dane playing Dr. Lazarus, Tim Allan as Jason Nesmith playing Commander Peter Quincy Taggert, Daryl Mitchell as Tommy Webber playing Lt. Laredo, Sigourney Weaver as Gwen DeMarco playing Lt. Tawny Madison, and Tony Shaloub as Fred Kwan playing Tech Sergeant Chen. Never give up, never surrender!
March 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Reskeet with alt-text,
because this one deserves it.
The back end of a car with white text painted on it reading: “Russia conquered half of America faster than it conquered one fifth of Ukraine.”
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
I finally figured out what the fever dream was that I stumbled upon one time I was home sick. I was literally feverish and half asleep, drifting in and out while an old black and white movie was on the TV. It was terrifying.

It seems to have been a marathon of the Quatermass films.
Movie poster for the 1968 film Quatermass and the PIt Movie poster for the 1957 film Quatermass II: Enemy From Space Movie poster for the 1955 film The Quatermass Xperiment
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Respect is earned, not given.

Like the paradox of tolerance, respect is for the respectful.
Screen capture of a FOX "News" quote from Republican Vermont Governor Phil Scott stating: "I hope Vermonters remember the Vice President is here on a family trip with his young children and, while we may not always agree, we should be respectful."
March 2, 2025 at 5:23 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
I’ve seen this going around recently.

It’s amazing what a difference a decade makes.
Me in 2015 A scruffy full beard, greasy hair and rectangular wire-rim glasses. Me in 2025 No beard longer hair, rounder cat-eye glasses.
February 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
This was apparently the students’ response to the new signage.
Blank wall outside of a bathroom, showing marks on the wall where formerly an awful BIOLOGICAL MEN sign was
February 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
Reskeet with alt-text.
A gradient background going from red to purple with white text overlaid saying: “FYI: If you immediately started calling the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" because someone told you it was it's new name, YOU ARE VERY CAPABLE OF RESPECTING TRANS PEOPLE'S NAMES & PRONOUNS.”
February 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
This is one of mine. It’s been a while since I’ve managed to get back there.
A ridge line covered in light green brush with fog shrouded hills in the background with sparse trees of a darker green. Taken one foggy morning in Napenthe, CA. A foreground of green conifer trees stretching into scrub with the land curving into the foggy distance around a grey body of water. Taken one foggy morning in Napenthe, CA looking south along the coast towards Big Sur.
February 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
jdstarflower.bsky.social
My school did have computers, but what we had were these:
A Commodore PET 2001 computer console with cassette tape deck memory storage.
February 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM