^ 100% this.

Even if it's small-calibur. Deterrence is deterrence, and it can mean the difference between life and death. But don't be ignorant in proper handling procedures.

Someone who doesn't know how to properly use a weapon can be just as, if not more dangerous than an expert. In a bad way.

I fucking called it.

For everyone waiting for someone to come to our rescue, or are curling up and waiting for this to blow over, I have news for you:

Nobody's coming to save us. And the storm isn't stopping.

We have to stand up for ourselves, if we are to save ourselves. Period.

You just focus on staying safe. Process, plan, take measures to protect.

The fight isn't going anywhere. It's only just begun, and until you're ready we have warm hugs, heavy blankets, and hot cocoa with marshmallows.

Overnight has only made me more resolute.

There's only one thing someone can do when approached and attacked by a rabid dog. These traitors are no different, so I say let them FAFO. Especially if they come for me or a loved one.

There will be no peaceful rest tonight. Not on my end.

I'm sleeping light for the next four years, with my sidearm at the ready. There's too much at stake to let my guard down.

You two stay safe, wherever you are. 🫂 Agent Orange is NOT going to have the last word.

I had the page on refresh for hours. The more I read, the worse and worse it got.

When it hit the anti-Trans EO, I snapped. Saw red. Damn near crushed my phone in my hand.

I blacked out.

When I came to, I was crying. Seething. Screaming things that I can't repeat.

Even with the hormone therapy, and the mental health meds, my emotional boat is no small craft, Doc. Even under some pretty intense situations I'm not usually easily shaken.

Resolved, determined, defending; sure.

But today I felt fear and rage outside of my PTSD triggers. Genuine, primal.

Medicare, despite the fact it needs some MAJOR reworks (I used to work in Med-D,) does need saving. 🫂

I meant "same"...

Stupid virtual keyboards...

You stay safe. I'll also do the best I can. 🫂

Even if I have to stand alone, one person against an army, I will fight.

I'll fight until the last blade is broken, the last clip is empty, the last branch broken, my final breath taken. Such is the strength of the oath I took to protect from ALL enemies, both foreign AND domestic.

Save for me and my VA benefits...

I... thought I had. I spent months preparing my mind, body, and soul to brace for impact against the wave to hit from port.

Instead, the wave was larger. More powerful. And it hit from the starboard broadside. Totally capsized me.

They require no ratification or review of Congress.

They can be challenged in court, and do still have to fall within the given powers and Amendments laid out within the Constitution.

I call him Agent Orange, after the war crime chemical used in Vietnam. The same war he dodged.

It does largely state that, yes. And the bill, on its face, *is* largely targeted at Trans women.

However, there's a clause which explicitly states "and vice-versa", meaning the bill also pertains to Transmasc people as well. It's easily overlooked, but definitely there.

Go ahead and flee, if that's your wish.

Your fear, like mine, is valid.

But that doesn't mean your option is the only, or the only correct one.