Scott butki
scoop1968.bsky.social
Scott butki
@scoop1968.bsky.social
I like social justice, reading, writing and backgammon. A former newspaper reporter for the last 20 years I work with people with special needs of all ages.
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"The west Texas city of Odessa, notorious for adopting one of the most extreme anti-trans bathroom measures in the country, has now declared the ordinance unenforceable, a step taken after voters ousted the council members and mayor who had pushed it through."
December 24, 2024 at 4:21 PM
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Campbell’s witty response to this homophobe makes me want to enjoy some of their delicious chicken noodle soup right now! 🍜 🏳️‍🌈
December 15, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Cool sign spotted by my apartment
December 14, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Spotted these signs during a walk. They were about a block from a trump billboard
December 7, 2024 at 3:50 PM
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Good morning and Happy Thursday to everyone who is determined to turn up the volume and EXPOSE all of the brutal, deadly consequences of abortion bans in America.

They're not "pro-life."
They're pro controlling women's bodies.
December 5, 2024 at 2:50 PM
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So glad Bluesky is cracking down on impersonators and parody accounts.

NOTE: Since no one can prove God is real, I am therefore not an impersonation or a parody.

Hi, I’m God.
December 1, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Literally...
November 30, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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Remember that libraries are proof that not every goddamned thing needs to be “for profit.”
November 20, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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Today is #Trans Day of Remembrance, honoring #transgender lives lost to violence.

For @thebarbedwire.bsky.social, I visited a memorial to 40 trans Texans who have died over the last decade, even as the #LGBTQIA+ community looks forward with fear.

(CW: transphobic violence and self-harm)
40 Texans Honored For Trans Day of Remembrance Amid Concerns of More Violence - The Barbed Wire
Editor’s note: This story mentions threats of violence against the LGBTQIA+ community. For 25 years, a growing number of people have honored Trans Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 as an annual memorial t...
thebarbedwire.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Leak the report. Pass it on.
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 AM
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The idea that you *must* coexist with and listen to people who are cruel, unjust, and just plain unpleasant to be around is the logic of abusers, by the way
November 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Let's just be blunt. Trump picked a nazi to lead the military.
November 16, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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Now more than ever, be the change you want to see in the world.
November 17, 2024 at 8:26 AM
My cats brought me their favorite toy when I was feeling down.
November 17, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Hello. Is there anybody out there?
November 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM