May the odds be ever in our favor.

LGBTQ stuff. Fangirl. Writer of things. Really freaking gay. She/her. Writing Clexa fanfic on AO3.

[andimarquette]

Home - SIECUS

Advancing sex ed for social change since 1964. SIECUS advances sex education through advocacy, policy and coalition building. Get Involved S

Hi, youngs! Republicans are trying to outlaw sex ed in several states, Because uneducated and ignorant people are easier to control. Plus, it's part of their theocratic agenda to keep ciswomen, especially, imprisoned by a patriarchy. So make sure you educate yourselves on how your bodies work, on consent, and healthy relationships.

Be safe out there!

[andimarquette]

Shout-out to all the students trying to put a stop to war, violence, and oppression. Power to the people, y'all.

[depsidase]

[wilwheaton]

[deadpresidents]

"It hurt to lose to Ronald Reagan. But after the election, I tried to make the transition as smooth as possible. Later, from my experience in trying to brief him on matters of supreme importance, I was very disturbed at his lack of interest. The issues were the 15 or 20 most important subjects that I as President could possibly pass on to him. His only reaction of substance was to express admiration for the political circumstances in South Korea that let President Park close all the colleges and draft all the demonstrators. That was the only issue on which he came alive."

-- Former President Jimmy Carter, on losing the 1980 election and the transition leading to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, interview with TIME Magazine, October 11, 1982.

[yeahiwasintheshit]

WOAH WOAH WOAH!!!

he aint dead yet op

he may be 99, but let the man live for christs sake!

also, he needs to live to at least see trump lose one more time

[wilwheaton]

This comes up over and over again: an outgoing Democrat tries to share deeply important information with their Republican successor, who can't be bothered and couldn't care less. They just want to know how they can abuse their new power to hurt people.

It's such a clear pattern, going back almost 45 years, and it's had disastrous consequences for America and the world.

And yet, here we are, again.

[andimarquette]

truth.

[andimarquette]

Project 2025 Reveals a Radical Plan to Reshape the World - Bucks County Beacon

Project 2025’s Mandate is iconoclastic and dystopian, offering a dark vision of a highly militaristic and unapologetically aggressive Americ

Hi, youngs. This article points out how the xtian nationalist Project 2025 is going to fuck up your world even worse than it already is. And I am so sorry about the state of things now. Note the utter lack of care Project 2025 has for any environmental policy and its plan to reverel of all climate change and green energy initiatives should Tr*mp get into office again. Also, the plan is to open the Arctic Refuge to drilling and to basically return to fossil fuels with a vengeance. Know the networks, know the plan.

[andimarquette]

me, living in the mountains, when the temperature hits 65 in April:

[andimarquette]

I'm taking a class on criminal investigation and we just had to make up a bunch of fictional scenarios illustrating the different types of motives for arson and now I have some pretty creepy ideas for movies.

[andimarquette]

I'm always too dang slow to get my camera filming when something paranormal happens.

[andimarquette]

A guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda for the next Republican administration

Project 2025, a comprehensive transition plan organized by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to guide the next GOP presidential

Hi, friends. I feel like not enough people know much about Project 2025, which is a Christian nationalist plan for the US under a second Tr*mp administration. It's a 900-page blueprint of scary batshit anti-rights plans, but Media Matters here breaks it down for you so you can get a sense of what we're up against.

[witchesversuspatriarchy]

I’d be a total Gigglemug if i heard these coming from someone’s sauce-box.

[andimarquette]

Hell to the yes!

BITCH THE POT, Y'ALL!

[fleabagoflowers]

excitedly waiting for this

[andimarquette]

legit

[andimarquette]

Impending TikTok ban is some #)*))##% up *&@*(*&

Hey, friends--I know. TikTok has its issues and assholes. But for those of us who have found so many cool vids and creators on the site, it's been many levels of cool. If you want to support it, consider writing to your senators and congresspeople about this issue. I support TikTok because it's been a space for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people to create and share messages and stories--and it's been a place for youngs to do that, as well, and to create community. I just wrote to my senators to tell them that once again, a bunch of old white people are trying to make decisions that will fuck over (I used nicer language) BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people as well as young people from all backgrounds. And people living under oppressive regimes.

Here's info about the TikTok ban bill:

Why the House voted to ban TikTok and what could come next

The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to approve a bill that would force parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban of the soc

It just passed the House of Representatives here in the US. So it's important to write to your senators (not the state-level; the two big senators of your state). They have websites and you can go and email them and tell them your feels about this. So what happens now is the bill goes to the Senate where they'll vote on it. They may want things added or subtracted, at which point it'll go back to the House. If it passes again and the Senate's cool with it, Biden has said he'll sign a ban. So make some noise, friends, if you're US-based. Because this is some censorship bullshit. Peace.

[andimarquette]

Corner bar in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI serving the finest in craft cocktails & cold beer!

If you're ever in Milwaukee, WI and you're of legal alcohol-drinking age, partake at this awesome bar. Hell, even if you don't drink, go for the damn ambiance. This is the kind of bar I came of age in as a gay-by, and they are few and far between. Throw bars like this some luv.

[theconcealedweapon]

This is proof that capitalism is not about freedom. Not even close.

In a system that values freedom, it would be expected that people would value living over working.

This is the same mentality as those who claimed to value freedom but owned slaves. They want freedom for themselves while everyone else serves them. They still haven't grown out of that.

[godloveyell]

For the record, Gen Z is smart to do this. To any generation out there reading this, live your life. Do enough to keep the job, and devote as much time and energy leftover to your life. Do not give your all for a company that cannot and will not love you back.

[andimarquette]

Fuck, yeah, Gen Z!!!!

[robotslenderman]

Source

[tributary]

teetotailer

[judygemstone]

first incidence of good writing advice i've seen in 10+ years on this platform and it's in the notes of a mustelid wreaking absolute havoc in a german grocery store

[scavengedluxury]

*record scratch*

*freeze frame*

"Ja, das bin ich. Sie fragen sich wahrscheinlich, wie ich hierher gekommen bin".

[andimarquette]

This is amazing. What a story in, like, 12 seconds.

[wilwheaton]

“The notion that the United States is “polarized” into two conflicting, equally stubborn and extreme camps infects much of the mainstream news coverage and everyday chatter about politics. Washington is “broken.” “Gridlock” is a problem. “No one goes out to dinner with someone on the other side.” Such mealy-mouthed language masks a stark dichotomy: Democrats have to move to the center to get bipartisan support; Republicans have become radicalized and unmovable. This is not “polarization.” It is the authoritarian capture of much of the GOP by a right-wing movement bent on sowing chaos. Turkey, Hungary and other countries with autocratic strongmen are not polarized; democratic forces try their best to prevent their country’s ruin and collapse into total dictatorship. Our political scene, sadly, has come to resemble the global authoritarian assault on democracy. […] The bipartisan border compromise … was sunk by Republicans. Republicans in the House overwhelmingly opposed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, commonly known as the “Bipartisan” Infrastructure Bill (which President Biden modified to get bipartisan support); almost every Republican voted against the Chips Act, they all voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, and some even voted against the Pact Act, which would have helped veterans. House Republicans have launched phony, baseless impeachment hearings. Senate Republicans filibustered reenactment of a key part of the Voting Rights Act, blocked a bipartisan Jan. 6, 2021, commission and overwhelmingly refused to convict four-times-indicted former president Donald Trump. The assertion that hyper-partisanship, chaos and nihilism (e.g., threatening to shut down the government, egging on a default and refusing to even vote on Ukraine aide) is equally divided amounts to an outright fabrication — or utter cluelessness.”

— The radicalization of the Republican Party is not ‘polarization’

[andimarquette]

This is a great summation. Stay frosty, friends. It can and already is happening in this country.