Starring Troy McClure and produced under duress by Lindsey Naegle

I'm glad someone else thought of this!

Some of the most fucked up relationship Dynamics we have witnessed have been non-hierarchical.
People turn it into a pissing contest where because they don't use a certain label/structure they believe they're automatically ethical. And baby that ain't it.

Sociologically, ethics or something developed over time and are rooted in very personal philosophical beliefs. But to be ethical is a set of actions. Hierarchy can exist ethically, openly, and honestly.

Here are some independent New York City-based news outlets that are free from billionaire influence:

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One of D's favorite quotes comes Sid Meir's Alpha Centauri:

"Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart, he dreams himself your master."

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We must continue to boldly exist, to argue, to fight, to talk, and to read. Watching short videos isn't enough. We have to engage because that's how we learn.

And when someone says "think of the children", we ask why teaching the children is predatory? We ask how is ignorance thinking of anyone?

The visability of "the other" means discomfort for a lot of folks, on all sides of the aisle. But the difference is how folks respond. People respond with accepting the knowledge of other's existence (bare minimum) or resistance.

We have to fight those who would deny our existence.

Its not just about the queers or the browns either. Insiders have told us the feds are pushing to repeatedly review workplace accommodations ,especially remote work, pre-dating covid 19. They've gutted services specifically aimed at supporting students with disabilities, and group homes.

You will see in them and others a unifying contradictory theme: "I don't want these others to be visible. Why do we have to acknowledge them? Why do they say in our society? We should not normalize their presence in our society. What do you get out of normalizing their existences if you disagree?"

And don't just read it, look at the people backing it who are tied to political groups like Turning Point & Heritage Foundation, ideologues like Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Peter Navarro, etc. They fundamentally believe society should look white, Christian, able bodied, and upper class.

In the next few years, things are going to get harder bc the goal is reducing and removing what the administration considers undesirable ppl from being visible in every day life and from opportunities that normalize/sustain their existence. That doesn't stop with trans ppl. Read Project 2025

Remember books burned in Germany for a reason. Knowledge of "the other" is a direct threat to social & political control. If you suggest educating people you risk being labelled a predator, or told you must have a nefarious agenda bc to them acknowledgement w/o insult is allowing predation.

And these are super complicated, and messy issues! But make no mistake, nuance is statistically psychologically irrelevant and uncomfortable for the folks who see knowledge and awareness as predatory. Their goal is reduce knowledge, education, and presence of the other.

We're seeing a surge in people loudly proclaiming this attitude on all levels. Not just LGBTQ+ areas. We have ppl saying that defending due process in immigration, that knowing the law, is anti-American. We have people saying research is leftist because acknowledging ethnicity/race is bad knowledge