Aerial Nerd Attack

Nerd. Gamer. Gym goer. Staying in my gremlin era. Follow me on Bluesky: @eleray.bsky.social

[eleray13]

Woke up late and wasn’t feeling it but we got through the workout.

[cannibalchicken]

[zluty-spendlik]

[geeseareassholes]

[cyanide-sippy-cup]

For anybody not caught up: Tennessee just passed a new map that pretty much makes it so black neighborhoods have no power in local votes. Two things about this. While protestors were chanting "No Jim Crow", white Tennessee lawmakers were caught laughing on video. On top of this, Representative Justin Pearson and his brother KeShaun Pearson were arrested for trying to give their takes on the matter (which is not only their legal right but literally his job). If you give a shit about black people, help fight this. We can't allow a return to Jim Crow.

[icemankazansky]

Heyyy guess where I live

A local paper had some great photographs, all taken by Nicole Hester:

The day before, Rep. Justin Pearson tries to attend a Senate Committee meeting and is barred access by the Sergeant at Arms.

Lawmakers and protesters link arms as the descend the capitol steps.

Once inside the chamber, Democratic representatives continued to stand together with arms linked.

They continued standing together with arms linked as votes were cast.

Democratic representatives take a group photo protesting the redistricting.

Rep. Justin Jones burns a photo of the Confederate flag with the words, We will not go back.

And stomps the ashes.

KeShaun Pearson being escorted from the building by the Staties.

KeShaun Pearson (left) being taken into custody. Rep. Justin Pearson (right) showing his support of his brother.

Additional information: State lawmakers have been gunning for Pearson and Jones nearly their entire terms. Most notably, in 2023, the House expelled them for participating in a protest at the Capitol. Their districts had to have special elections to have them reinstated.

Pearson is one of the plaintiffs of a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the redistricting.

The city most affected by the redistricting is Memphis, where locals are fighting against xAI's data center, which has been operating with very little oversight and is poisoning the people who live there. Here is a previous post on that with more information and more sources.

[eleray13]

Updates from having time off this week

[kosmogrl]

let’s all quit our jobs and just go on walks

[eleray13]

Back at it

[revilonilmah]

Let's get this place HUMID!

[teathattast]

[eleray13]

It’s been a good weekend for the gym! Time to play Pokopia all day

[yknowdat]

Lisa Lisa, Caesar & Kars by Junichi Hayama

[soundcarvings]

I think we should all fuck off. I think we should all go to the library and just fuck off.

[official-library-posts]

official library post

[acquired-stardust]

Hamster Paradise 3 Gameboy Color 2000

[eleray13]

I like my arms here

[eleray13]

Happy to be back in a routine after work travel.

[teddyplays-deactivated20260514]

What is pokopia even about

[therandominmyhead]

[frogmp3]

one time we were listening to fleetwood mac in the car and my sister who was probably 4 at the time asked, without being prompted, “can girls marry girls?” and THAT is the power of stevie nicks