Whiskeynkittens
@whiskeynkittens.bsky.social
Geek girl, whiskey lover, tired Mom. Lapsed optimist currently deeply disappointed with America.
I just experienced a moment where I thought I was going crazy and seeing double, but apparently it’s just a twins meetup at the playground.
May 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I just experienced a moment where I thought I was going crazy and seeing double, but apparently it’s just a twins meetup at the playground.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Just when I think the world is a dark and hopeless place, my son activates Dance Mode.
Dance Mode
YouTube video by Bluey - Topic
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February 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Just when I think the world is a dark and hopeless place, my son activates Dance Mode.
Haku does not seem very concerned about the rise of fascism.
February 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Haku does not seem very concerned about the rise of fascism.
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Massive protest happening in Union Square right now to defend trans youth from President Trump’s attempts at eradication.
February 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Massive protest happening in Union Square right now to defend trans youth from President Trump’s attempts at eradication.
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Fuck this hurts…
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
![The serious concerns over how the Order will detrimentally impact transgender
youth cannot be overstated. One Washingtonian, as her parents describe her, was a bright and
gentle soul who loved playing musical instruments, trying new things, and playing Magic the
Gathering. She was excited to learn Japanese and the impact of gender-affirming care was
immediately clear to her family. Her parents described that “her joy was clear with every new
milestone in her transition. She was so happy to get to the next step, to get closer to presenting
in a way that was true to herself.” But the day before the presidential election, she shared,
“[t]omorrow I get to find out if I’m illegal.” After the election, she asked her parents if they
could move to Canada because she was fearful of new restrictions on transgender youth and
worried about losing access to gender-affirming care. In January 2025, she took her life. After
the Order issued, her parents expressed that the outlook for transgender futures looks scary and
shared fears of what ending gender-affirming care would have meant for their daughter’s access
to therapy, puberty-delaying medication, hormones, and hope of surgery. Her parents have
expressed fear for the many lives who depend on gender-affirming care and that what happened
to their daughter does not happen to any other children.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mlmouohgzbjofidukcp4pxf2/bafkreich7jyv3lnkmd5r234itpdhtvavgblc46ai6d47tb4i7oxgfga2ym@jpeg)
February 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fuck this hurts…
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New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
The Government’s Computing Experts Say They Are Terrified
Four IT professionals lay out just how destructive Elon Musk’s incursion into the U.S. government could be.
www.theatlantic.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
New: We spoke to government IT employees/contractors about DOGE. Their warnings were dire. The people who maintain the systems that keep the country working are terrified. "This is the largest data breach and the largest IT security breach in our country’s history—at least that’s publicly known."
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NEW: Meet two of the key lawyers fighting for trans people's lives against Trump's anti-trans attacks. Chase Strangio and Shannon Minter talk with Law Dork in a new video discussion. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-anti...
Meet two lawyers fighting for trans people's lives against Trump's anti-trans attacks
Chase Strangio and Shannon Minter talk with Law Dork. "How this story comes out does depend to a great degree on what we do right now."
www.lawdork.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW: Meet two of the key lawyers fighting for trans people's lives against Trump's anti-trans attacks. Chase Strangio and Shannon Minter talk with Law Dork in a new video discussion. www.lawdork.com/p/trump-anti...
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TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
We Choose to Fight: Nobody Elected Elon! · MoveOn
**Rally at the Treasury building to stop Elon Musk’s billionaire takeover.** Nobody elected Elon! We need everyone to fight this hostile takeover at every level—that includes Democrats in Congress, wh...
www.mobilize.us
February 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
TOMORROW: We’re rallying at the Treasury building with @moveon.org to stop Elon Musk’s hostile takeover and tell this unelected billionaire to get his hands off our money. We hope you can join us if you’re in the D.C. area.
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The text on the front banners say 'We are the Firewall'. Massive demo in Berlin today against right-wing extremism.
February 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The text on the front banners say 'We are the Firewall'. Massive demo in Berlin today against right-wing extremism.
Detailed recap of the insanity of the last week. Stay informed.
From Zeteo, here are just some of the shocking actions President Donald Trump and his allies took over the last week that undermine and threaten US democratic values and institutions:
This Week in Democracy – Week 2: Chaos, Crashes, Firings, and Funding Freezes
Zeteo's new project to document the ongoing, week-by-week growth of authoritarianism in the Trump second term.
zeteo.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Detailed recap of the insanity of the last week. Stay informed.
Don't give in to the lies.
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Don't give in to the lies.
Sometimes I wish cats were in charge. There would be a lot more snuggles and naps and probably an equal amount of chaos.
January 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Sometimes I wish cats were in charge. There would be a lot more snuggles and naps and probably an equal amount of chaos.
We’re midway through our Twin Peaks rewatch and damn this show is so much better that I remembered. Younger me did not fully appreciate the brilliance (and humor) of David Lynch.
January 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We’re midway through our Twin Peaks rewatch and damn this show is so much better that I remembered. Younger me did not fully appreciate the brilliance (and humor) of David Lynch.
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alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
alright you wanna know how to support trans people?
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit.
Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.
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As a trans person, I have no great faith that cis people will stand up for my rights, but I do have this warning:
If you let them revoke our passports you are signaling that they can revoke yours, or anyone else's, if it becomes expedient.
If you let them revoke our passports you are signaling that they can revoke yours, or anyone else's, if it becomes expedient.
January 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As a trans person, I have no great faith that cis people will stand up for my rights, but I do have this warning:
If you let them revoke our passports you are signaling that they can revoke yours, or anyone else's, if it becomes expedient.
If you let them revoke our passports you are signaling that they can revoke yours, or anyone else's, if it becomes expedient.
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I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
January 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m just going to say that AOC is the acting leader of the Democratic Party until someone proves otherwise. At least insofar as she is responding to the moment with leadership.
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Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Ok #booksky, let’s talk.
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
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Worth a reminder...
The Authoritarian Regime Survival Guide
This text was published in social media in January 2017 in a series of improvised, spontaneous tweets, which reached 3 million views within one month. Their common element was their trademark signatur...
verfassungsblog.de
January 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Worth a reminder...
This feels many years too late, but at least they’re slowly getting up to speed.
This is an exciting step forward for the DNC: a new rapid response effort to build a strong online presence, complete with memes, videos and graphics, to fight misinformation and the felon-in-charge.
Find it on BlueSky at @factpostnews.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/01/13/d...
Find it on BlueSky at @factpostnews.bsky.social
www.axios.com/2025/01/13/d...
DNC launches new rapid response social media ahead of Trump's return to office
The changes are part of the party's efforts to bring in new audiences after a disappointing 2024.
www.axios.com
January 18, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This feels many years too late, but at least they’re slowly getting up to speed.
Finally catching up on s1 of Severance. Why didn’t anyone tell me how amazing it is? jk, like 25 of you did…
January 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Finally catching up on s1 of Severance. Why didn’t anyone tell me how amazing it is? jk, like 25 of you did…
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I always find @rbhubbell.bsky.social insightful. His piece today is spot on. I hope everyone reads and subscribes to his great newsletter. roberthubbell.substack.com/p/resisting-...
Resisting without disengaging
January 17, 2025
roberthubbell.substack.com
January 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I always find @rbhubbell.bsky.social insightful. His piece today is spot on. I hope everyone reads and subscribes to his great newsletter. roberthubbell.substack.com/p/resisting-...
Anyone else have a favorite word that they realized they couldn’t spell? Well, today I learned how to zhuzh up my writing!
January 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Anyone else have a favorite word that they realized they couldn’t spell? Well, today I learned how to zhuzh up my writing!
I can’t think of a more important job right now.
Erin In The Morning is hiring!
Earlier this month, I made the decision to hire my first full time writer. I'm currently considering candidates. That said, if you or anyone in your network has experience writing and covering LGBTQ+ legislation, science, and more, please send in your resume!
Earlier this month, I made the decision to hire my first full time writer. I'm currently considering candidates. That said, if you or anyone in your network has experience writing and covering LGBTQ+ legislation, science, and more, please send in your resume!
January 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I can’t think of a more important job right now.