> In describing how Trump pivoted every time he tried to discuss Los Angeles in a conversation late Friday night, Gavin Newsom made clear, "there's no working with the President. There's only working for him. And I will never work for Donald Trump." And then Trump sent in armed forces.
Hey! I need help. Our health department is out of lice kits. Nursing staff has been funding them out of their own pockets for a while but that's just not sustainable.
I'm working to see what grant we have that could cover these, but in the mean time does anyone know where is the cheapest place to get bulk amounts of lice kits?
Lice kits are given out for free no questions asked to anyone who says they need them, this does include child welfare services for full disclosure.
Instead of just basic communist theory, required reading should be the words and impact of the Black Panther Party.
The white man wasn't scared of them just because of "guns." They were scared of them because they took care of each other so effectively, that the whites in power had to steal their community outreach programs before destroying them. Because a strong community is a dangerous community to those in power.
When the Trump regime is over, i hope the US will recognize the authority of the ICC and hand over Trump, Rubio, Miller, Homan, and the rest of the goons.
In Denmark, The Ministry of Digitalization now removes all Microsoft software from ministry computers and switches to open source in a strategy that has been agreed with all five regions of Denmark.
The more Trump threatens Europe, the more US companies will get the Tesla treatment.
I will not be surprised if the Parliament member iPhones are next.
The EU needs to advertise its products and services more. I use libre office but I find that no one else has heard of it. Europe has to be more industrially aggressive.
"Don't yuck another's yum" is great #kink advice to follow.
It's 100% ok to not share or enjoy a kink, or even find it upsetting (trust me. Plenty of people find their OWN kinks upsetting).
But keep it to yourself, don't reply to people enjoying a kink to say you dislike it.
I try to only interact positively with kink stuff. No response is the right response if you don't like something. No need to inform people you don't like it. (we always know it's niche)
#NoKings Day Protest on June 14th. If you were considering going before, it is 10X more crucial for a massive show of organizing power now. Change whatever plans you have to now to join in. Here is a link to join in: nokings.orgโ
On June 14โFlag DayโDonald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isnโt staged in Washington. It rises up everywhere else.
President Donald Trump is "unhinged right now," said Gov. Gavin Newsom said, arguing that federalizing National Guard troops for the protests was illegal.
It's unclear whether that was an EO or not, but if'n it was, Trump can legally cancel it, if not, it's not like Congress or the courts care about the law any more.
In #puppet building we wear respirators to protect from toxic fumes caused by industrial adhesives. They are commonly available at hardware stores and apparently protect against tear gas which I mention as an interesting fact that you may or may not have use of.
Foxes in Love (on Masto at @FoxesInLove) by Toivo Kaartinen is a comic about ... two foxes in love. Each comic is a glimpse into the everyday life of these two foxes. Oh, and the foxes are queer -- obviously. (This is cannon.)
But why is this in the list of queer _books_? Because comic books are books too and there are 4 volumes of Foxes in Love available in print and they're a delight to sit down and read in addition to seeing new posts appear on your timeline.
And I'm just going to put this right here in case you too want these Foxes in Love books on your bookcase in addition to supporting a queer artist: fenrispublishing.com/order.phpโฆ
When we say โliterally every wallโ in downtown is tagged, we mean literally every wall lol FUCK ICE graffiti is everywhere in Los Angeles. We really mean this shit ๐ซก๐ค
Corporations are capitalist pigs who will pinkwash when it benefits them, and there are *tons* of queer artists who make gorgeous pride stuff at a huge range of prices!
You can make Pride a time you support artists in your community and get unique bespoke pieces of art that celebrate your identity, or a time you pour more money into the hands of the capitalist pigs who use it to harm countless disenfranchised communities including your own in exchange for a shittily made t shirt that has a flag or a generic Pride TM phrase on it.
It shouldn't be a hard choice.
If *you* are a queer artist please make my day by commenting with your shop link/info so I can boost it (no you don't have to be my mutual/follower, yes that queer identity counts, no doing this isn't selfish/bragging- I'm not just saying it, you sharing your shop really will make me incredibly happy!)
edit: if you want to share someone else's shop that is awesome, but please only do so by commenting links to masto posts those creators have made- this way I can both make 100% sure I am only sharing info the artists themselves have shared publicly on mastodon *and* can boost their original post which will make it that much easier for people to see their shop link/info directly! (yes this is a very cautious way to handle info on shops, but queerness is an area of info I believe should always be handled cautiously and I am not looking for any feedback/debate on that!)
#BikeTooter: Crowd sourcing cycle protest slogans please. Background: our mayor is bringing a motion to halt all bike lane building, using the excuses of transit, traffic congestion, cost. He knows better (he has a degree in planning from Harvard), but he's trying to be a divisive populist because he's a sore loser after losing multiple other votes, but he might have the votes on this one. There's a rally before the vote. I have room for 4 signs on the bakfiets, can probably hold 1 or 2 more.
I've added (for the smaller signs on the rear rack) Cars can go everywhere at the cost of kids going anywhere Can we have a safe place to bike? No, a driver might get mad
I've reached my minimum, but might consider making 1 or 2 to hold
@RaymondPierreL3 Literally anything that makes a flat surface across your chest would help mitigate the force of a rubber bullet. Even a simple thin sheet of plywood that would fit under your shirt would be better than nothing.
A viral video๏ปฟ shows a protester neutralizing a tear gas๏ปฟ๏ปฟ canister by trapping it in a thermos. How do you actually neutralize the chemical agent?
you might try opening your eyes to the fundamental role your team - the "blue team" neoliberals - have played in all this. They have enabled this fascism. They have acted as a barrier to leftist values reaching government, as they have for half a century.
I see you lionizing and promoting them every chance you get, meanwhile one of them just threw trans people, immigrants, and protesters under the bus, AGAIN, when we needed them most. We can do better than this.
Hey George Takeis social media team: These posts would be MUCH more believable, if you would employ #alttext every effing time (and never link to #substack once for that matter).
The actual article says a #Waymo car was used one time, a while back, and under permission granted by the Courts for that individual case. The headline makes it sound like they are being used now, without court orders, for mass surveillance. But the text says something different.
The same is true for another story in my feed, about #UberEats #FoodDelivery #robots . The headline is fear-mongering clickbait, but the article says something else.
This is undoubtedly being done as #DISinformation , intended to trigger violence and destruction of private property-- which is exactly what the Right wants: videos of protestors setting cars and #robots on fire.๐คฆโโ๏ธ
DO NOT GIVE THE RIGHT AN EXCUSE. Do not give them video to use as propaganda.
Keep it NON-VIOLENT.
Especially now, be extra vigilant what news you spread and what information you believe.
This is why people don't support big media. Greta Thunberg was kidnapped. Point blank. Was on international waters. Israel is not the world Police. They do not have jurisdiction in international waters. That is kidnapping. No denying it. And not a single large media corporation is mentioning that. What the hell is wrong with this world? #news #gaza #israel #usa #aid #climate #international
please boost for reach!
Michael
in reply to Just Tired • • •Medea Vanamonde๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ โ
in reply to Just Tired • • •@RamenCatholic
We didnโt the last time they fell out of power,
Why would the craven cowards running the Dem Party suddenly โspine upโ?
Just Tired
in reply to Medea Vanamonde๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ โ • • •@MishaVanMollusq
They need new leadership with spine.
@RamenCatholic