okie
@okie.gay
they/them | 30 | no gender, only wife | tx (not ok)
lots of politics posting, cat photos, shitposting
also at mastodon.social/@okiedotgay
pfp credit: https://picrew.me/image_maker/38011
lots of politics posting, cat photos, shitposting
also at mastodon.social/@okiedotgay
pfp credit: https://picrew.me/image_maker/38011
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pinning this list of goals for myself for accountability
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my five year old had RSV when he was six months old and when we brought him to the pediatrician they were like yeah go directly to the hospital we’re calling ahead
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants reut.rs/48JXrL2
Exclusive: US FDA launches fresh safety scrutiny of approved RSV therapies for infants
U.S. health regulators informed senior executives at Merck, Sanofi and AstraZeneca last week that their approved protective RSV treatments for infants would be subject to fresh safety scrutiny following concerns raised by vaccine skeptics, multiple sources familiar with the situation told Reuters.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
my five year old had RSV when he was six months old and when we brought him to the pediatrician they were like yeah go directly to the hospital we’re calling ahead
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
scariest few days of our lives
from the bottom of my heart: all these people can go to hell
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Dallas County GOP’s plan to hand-count primary ballots will prevent countywide voting on Election Day
Dallas County GOP plans to hand-count 2026 primary ballots
The decision will make Dallas County the largest jurisdiction in the U.S. where ballots are hand-counted. Voters will still be able to vote at any countywide vote center during early voting.
www.texastribune.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Dallas County GOP’s plan to hand-count primary ballots will prevent countywide voting on Election Day
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I'm begging for liberals to add an ounce of landback to their politics.
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm begging for liberals to add an ounce of landback to their politics.
tripped backward over a rock in my driveway (lmao) while bringing in groceries, and now my wrist hurts like a motherfucker and I reallyyyy want to sleep instead of work
December 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
tripped backward over a rock in my driveway (lmao) while bringing in groceries, and now my wrist hurts like a motherfucker and I reallyyyy want to sleep instead of work
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Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
December 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Introducing the Cool S, For Her™
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Burn it ALL down
This is immoral. "3-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court. More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to serve as their own attorneys in front of an immigration judge as the Trump admin. ramps up removal proceedings." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Burn it ALL down
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DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
December 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
DC Public Library with a friendly reminder 📚
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I love the fact that if I do a web search for Pallas’s Cat, this is one of the first four images that shows up.
December 6, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I love the fact that if I do a web search for Pallas’s Cat, this is one of the first four images that shows up.
exam tomorrow, pls send good thoughts and vibes because if I have to take FAR for a third time I will throw my body into the sun
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
exam tomorrow, pls send good thoughts and vibes because if I have to take FAR for a third time I will throw my body into the sun
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Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
December 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
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Bolts is my go-to for coverage of state electoral politics and the injustice system. Check out this story from literally this week about wild commissary markups and profiteering off incarcerated people in NC!
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Bolts is my go-to for coverage of state electoral politics and the injustice system. Check out this story from literally this week about wild commissary markups and profiteering off incarcerated people in NC!
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*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
*youth pastor voice*
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
Let me tell you kids about another carpenter who wasn’t very popular with the authorities
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incredible things are happening in buffalo
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
incredible things are happening in buffalo
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I don't think cis people should learn to code. I think when they do it they're reinforcing gentrification.
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I don't think cis people should learn to code. I think when they do it they're reinforcing gentrification.
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For some reason this reminds me of the story of how the team who worked on the CGI-animated Muppet Babies reboot accidentally rendered Animal without his fur and the end result was so hilarious and disturbing they adopted it as an unofficial mascot they named “Blurph”
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
For some reason this reminds me of the story of how the team who worked on the CGI-animated Muppet Babies reboot accidentally rendered Animal without his fur and the end result was so hilarious and disturbing they adopted it as an unofficial mascot they named “Blurph”
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It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
Exclusive: Amazon has long been USPS’s top customer, providing over $6 billion in annual revenue in 2025.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
But Amazon may give up its long-standing partnership with USPS to deliver packages itself, which could spell disaster for the mail agency.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It may sound radical, but if one guy has so much wealth and power that he can use the large newspaper he owns to publicly threaten to ruin a service we all rely on, presumably as a bargaining tactic to get lower rates, we probably need to tax that guy until he can't do that anymore.
(the answer is not within my lifetime)
extra credit question on test - when is the last time a Democrat won statewide election in Texas? Half credit for coming within 5 years.
I'm curious to see what they put down.
I'm curious to see what they put down.
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
(the answer is not within my lifetime)
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BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026 elections.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25A608
GREG ABBOTT, ET AL. U. LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[December 4, 2025]
With an eye on the upcoming 2026 midterm elections, several States have in recent months redrawn their congressional districts in ways that are predicted to favor the State's dominant political party. Texas adopted the first new map, then California responded with its own map for the stated purpose of counteracting what Texas had done.
North Carolina followed suit, and other States are also considering new maps.
Respondents in this case challenged the new Texas map, contending that the legislature's motive was predominantly racial. A divided three-judge District Court agreed and enjoined the use of the new map in the 2026 elections. With the 2026 campaign underway, the State of Texas and several of its officials applied to this Court for a stay.
Based on our preliminary evaluation of this case, Texas satisfies the traditional criteria for interim relief.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibpud5vzmybiy4rh3a4imhlzri7czu36rhhfykmrisvcij4iwd5yu@jpeg)
December 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court allows Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026 elections.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissents.
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I cackle every time the picture I tweeted like 4 years ago of a page from a Lindy West book that made me scream with laughter, which subsequently exploded on like nineteen different platforms, recirculates past my eyeballs again
my brother sent it to me on Instagram once not knowing I took it 😂
my brother sent it to me on Instagram once not knowing I took it 😂
December 4, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I cackle every time the picture I tweeted like 4 years ago of a page from a Lindy West book that made me scream with laughter, which subsequently exploded on like nineteen different platforms, recirculates past my eyeballs again
my brother sent it to me on Instagram once not knowing I took it 😂
my brother sent it to me on Instagram once not knowing I took it 😂