I've had this account since 2018, and only forwarded my instagram posts to it. But now Meta owns Insta and is censoring abortion provider posts and pro Palestine content so...I guess I'm here now.
2025 has been catastrophic so far and it's only Feb 3. Immigrants are in danger, Black people are in danger, women are in danger, trans people are VERY in danger, along with pretty much all non wealthy children and families. The genocides we fund keep marching on, no matter how many people self-immolate in protest. Politicians are useless.
I'm older now. almost 39. Jesus, when did that happen? I was 32 when I made my earliest post here. Feels like multiple lifetimes ago. Pre Musk, pre Covid, pre Biden, pre genocide. I had just met my dog Chopper back then. He just passed away 12 weeks ago. Doesn't feel like that long, but that's what the calendar says. Sometimes it still feels like it was just days ago.
I've recently stopped using Twitter ("X") because it's overrun by neo Nazis thanks to Elon Musk. Bluesky feels better. Everyone I cared about moved over there. My facebook has been untouched for several years, and I think it's nearly time to cut the Instagram cord, too, thanks to Zuck.
Well. There's the recap. The immediate future of the USA looks very bleak. But people are fighting back. It's punk rock time. It's time to either be a stone in fascism's boot or be complicit. I'm not much of a writer, and a lot of my art is private contract. So I'm not sure how much I'll post here. We'll see.
All I know is, shit's about to get bad. I can't control that, but I can control my response. I hope I can find some courage.
Edit: My bad, my earliest post is actually from 2014. Truly the before times.