The Divine Rogue

A bunny mixed with a puppy who watches sci-fi

[saywhat-politics]

CALL YOUR SENATORS!!!

[reading-writing-revolution]

[mtg-talk]

I don't usually make political posts on here but please call your senator if you're in the USA.

[josephbrassey]

Some myths that need debunking because they're being pushed by bots and it’s making me angry:

1. "He's gonna declare martial law!" Okay, so what then? This isn't something you can enforce nationwide on a country of 350 million people with a military that has a combined force of less than 3 million people, including all support and logistics staff. That doesn't equal half the population of Los Angeles. Y'all need to fucking stop acting like we're approaching a mythical point where shit gets "serious." We're already there. People are already being disappeared.

Civilians are already being killed in the streets. We're there. And you know what? They're already getting near the limits of their ability to force compliance. ICE is dedicating a double digit percentage of their manpower to Minneapolis and they're not controlling shit. People are pushing back. Your default response when the administration says "We will force you to do this" shouldn't be "Oh no they're gonna make us do this!" It should be "Fuck you. Make me."

2. "Americans are doing nothing!" I did a post about this recently, but it bears revisiting: I don't know where the hell you're getting this, because everywhere that ICE or other arms of the federal enforcement apparatus go, they are being pushed back on, humiliated, driven out of neighborhoods, and shown the door. People are fighting back on a truly awe inspiring level. Stop assuming that "doing something" looks like an armed mass of civilians storming Washington and fighting the military in a pitched battle. This is movie bullshit. The world has not looked like that since the early 20th century. What you are seeing, right now, is what "doing something" looks like. Stop it stop it stop it. We ARE doing something, in vast numbers.

3. "He's gonna cancel elections!" This one has been pushed by bots for the last year, and big name people have been picking it up, and it frustrates the hell out of me so I'm going to hold your hand and tell you bluntly: He. Cannot. Do. This. There is no mechanism. Elections are controlled by the states, and they decide when they happen. There is no federal mechanism for control of elections. What's Trump gonna do? Post soldiers at every polling place in every swing state? Do you know how many polling places there are in every district? How much manpower this would require? He doesn't have the people to do it. He doesn't have the mechanical ability to do it. There are no tools to execute this plan. Is he gonna try to make elections unfair? You bet your ass, but our elections have never been fair. Voter suppression has always existed and will continue to exist until we fix it... but a blanket ban of elections or even some ability to make them not happen? Lol. He doesn't have the manpower or the means.

But what if he did? Let's game this out: Congress--or at least the House of Representatives--is not a perpetual body. At the end of 2026 the current congress ceases to exist, and the next one isn't convened until the following year. Mike Johnson will cease to be Speaker at the end of the year and wont be Speaker again in '27 unless his party wins a sufficient majority to elect him. Remember if there are no elections then republicans will not have their seats in 2027. There will be no congress, and without congress, Trump does not have a mechanism for governance. I dunno about you, but those Republican reps like having their jobs, their staff, their salaries, and all the perks that come with office. They do not get those if there is no Congress. That is not something they want.

But he said he was gonna! And? So fucking what? He says a lot of things. He issued an executive order at the start of his second term ordering all school districts in the country to immediately cease teaching "DEI" whatever the hell that means. Do you know what most districts that weren't actively kissing his ass said? "That's nice. Make me." And then he didn't, because the states control their own education systems, not Trump. His words don't have the force of law, and are limited by what he actually has levers of power to accomplish. We are **still having elections.** Several happened last week. The States decide this. Trump doesn't.

The Midterms are gonna happen. They're gonna matter and they're gonna have consequences. And you all need to stop acting like he has power over things he doesn't just because he says he does. That's propaganda and you're falling for it.

As with all things Authoritarian, when Trump says "I'm gonna force you to do this," your response should be as I articulated above:

"Fuck you. Make me."

I love you all. Be safe. Don't comply in advance. Don't give them power they don't have just because they say they do.

[jumperkid]

This was very comforting to me because I HAVE been afraid he would cancel elections. Being reminded that he doesn't actually have a way to do that is a relief.

[doberbutts]

Hi hello it's me, Jasper Doberbutts, with a thought and some frustration to be shared.

Mostly my thought is "dogshit president and his dogshit policies surrounded by dogshit yesmen who do whatever Donny says as long as they get a pat on the head for being Donny's goodest doggy" but also.

My heart goes out to the innocent Venezuelans caught in the violence my country has enacted upon them, and I cannot express with words how much I wish that it was not my country enacting said violence upon you, or my own tax dollars signing the check which paid for it to happen, or my politicians gleefully rubbing their hands together at the thought of destroying your country for the sake of fucking oil.

If anyone from Venezuela is reading this, please let me know how I can help you. I am just one person in pretty rough financial straits, but I can at the very least spread the word on what Americans who do not agree with Trump's actions can do to support you while our country continues to be a gigantic dumpster fire insistent on lighting up everyone else too.

[jackiefour]

As an American, not only do I add my remorse to OP's, I hate that this is happening and want to help not hurt other people, but I also want to say that something that my fellow Americans can do right now is to contact their Representative in the House and demand that DJT and Pete Hegseth be impeached AND removed from office immediately.

Tell them that they need to support the articles of impeachment put forth by Citizens' Impeachment, they should know what that is but feel free to click through and learn more so that you know what it means too.

But if you're mad about what is happening, if you do not think that it is right, direct that at the people who actually can do something about it right now. Let them know that their constituents DO NOT support what our government is doing in our names.

[7crowsinadress]

If you’re a USAmerican and rightfully horrified by what the government is doing right now, I just want to rq share 5calls. They have a really simple tool for finding your reps and contacting them, as well as a variety of scripts for anyone not confident speaking off book. Emails can be filtered out, phone calls, voicemails, and physical letters are much harder to ignore. Calling your reps isn’t the end all be all of anti-war action, but it’s a place to start while you process what the fuck just happened.

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

[magiccarpetman]

Hey, folks. Do me a favor.

When you circulate the frustrating, scary news about the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on the manufacturers of chest binders, include a link or two to charities that provide free chest binders for those who cannot afford them or cannot safely purchase them.

News about governmental attempts to restrict trans people’s autonomy has a tendency to hit the most vulnerable members of our community hard. Pairing that news with options for self-determination is protective.

Two of my favorite free binder charities are Point of Pride and the Brother 2 Brother Binder Program.

[catboybiologist]

My heart is genuinely breaking for the HHS announcements about putting FDA regulations on binders. Fucked up to the core

[anothergayghoul]

What the actual fuck. This is bullshit.

In summary, the FDA is saying that chest binders are ONLY for those recovering from mastectomies and that it is predatory and unsafe for them to be marketed to trans youth (ignoring the fact that they were originally invented for cis men with conditions like gynecomastia). (The specific brands called out are: TransGuy Supply, the Fluxion, GenderBender, ShapeShifter Apparel, Marli Washington Design, TomboyX, FLAVNT Streetwear, Early to Bed, TOMSCOUT, For Them, and UNTAG (according to Advocate))

So what does this mean for you:

It will be harder to find binders marked as for trans people (especially the by trans for trans brands)

But that does not mean they will not serve the same purpose

This will probably lead to more underground binders that are unsafe (like the many Amazon binders)

This will put small binder companies out of business (and harm larger ones)

Obviously demonizing gender affirming devices

This DOES NOT mean you cannot get a binder (many trans organizations and even other trans people will donate binders and give them away for free. See if there are any places local to you or online where you can get one. Also, there are companies who are not affected by this yet (as much as they suck now, GC2B isn't on the list, and spectrum outfitters I've heard is really good and I personally have a Wivov one that is great)

You have other methods if a binder is out of the question (trans tape is the biggest one, but I have seen many YouTube videos where people who can sew made their own binder, as well as you have the double sports bra (make sure if you do this one you have on one forward and one backwards to evenly distribute pressure) and tights method (although any form of DIY binder is risky so please fully research what you are doing before you do it and listen to your body!!))

You (if possible) should raise awareness about this. Tell people how this will cause more people to end up in the hospital due to unsafe binding practices. Or worse, dysphoria ruining their mental health.

This is not the end. We will persevere. We will come out of this stronger.

Please, whether you are binding or not, be safe. ❤️

[biologicalstepfather]

If you know who Emmett Till is please reblog.

I’m trying to prove a point to my dad.

[sprinkledsalt]

I think part of what’s frustrating me right now about the current discourse is the apparent ignorance of American history. “Oh this is just like Nazi Germany!” No, this is like Operation Wetback.

This is right from history.com

Before that, in the 1930s:

"But what about the plan to build prison ca--" Hello, Executive Order 9066. Again from history.com, there's a lot to say about Japanese internment camps, but let's start here:

Mass deportations backed by a racist campaign and militarized government workers, citizens detained, violence against prisoners, violence against protesters, a Supreme Court that (at least initially) upheld the president's illegal and racist policy...This all sounds familiar, doesn't it?

The point I'm making is that what's happening under Trump 2.0 now falls in line with some of the ugliest parts of 20th century America. You do not need to look anywhere else for comparisons. Learn your country's history. Operation Wetback and the Japanese internment camps ended, and god damn it, this era will end, too. If anything, what distinguishes this era from back then^ is that there's a lot more public outcry now. Trump's immigration policies are unpopular. People should not stop speaking out and fighting back in the ways that they can.

[carolinawrenn]

Lord knows that the United States has and continues to commit atrocities. I can't justify that. And the current political situation here is scary as hell. But I love this place. I love the Atlantic Ocean and New York City and the Pacific Northwest. I love my Blue Ridge Mountains with my whole entire heart. I love cardinals and mockingbirds and kudzu and possums and black rat snakes and the way the woods smell in the mornings. 

I love that Americans are known for complimenting strangers. I love that we fry everything, and that we do it well. I love 12-foot-high plastic Halloween skeletons in people’s yards and tacky Christmas lights that stay up too long. I love that we are an unabashedly goofy people.

I love bluegrass music. I love stepping. I love that there are always folklorico dancers in my town’s Mardi Gras parade. I love that my town has a Mardi Gras parade, even though most people here aren’t Catholic or French and didn’t grow up with any kind of Carnivale tradition. I love that if "Livin On A Prayer" comes on a pizzeria, at least one person at each table won't be able to stop themselves from singing along. I love that the middle school gym shakes to the rafters when families cheer for THEIR baby finishing eighth grade and that they bring balloons and bouquets and flower garlands to celebrate.

I love the 80 year old couple at our local No Kings protest. I love all the little kids there with their families, too. I love the brass band that always shows up at protests here and plays old union songs and gospel music. I cry like a damn baby every time I hear “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.”

This country is horrible and selfish and destructive, but it’s also wonderful and kind and full of people loving and fighting and trying to make things better. And the people saying that there’s only one kind of real American, and that if you don’t look like they do or talk like they do or think like they do, then you don’t count, those people can go pound sand. I’m as real American as they come, and those people aren’t the only ones who get to love our country.

[parkchanwoohoo]

[odinsblog]

🗣️This is important!

America’s puritanical, homophobic, anti-vaccination, anti-sex education, “morality” mentality is killing people.

This information could literally save someone’s life. Please share.

Links:

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[human-for-human-rights]

Great lord above, what the actual fuck?

[rbarrysncream]

From Georgia Tennant's insta

@davidtennantgenderenvy @macbethsbirthcontrol @superdemon552 @notnov8or @nastasya--filippovna @literatemisfit @inezrable @princeloww @ineffable-riddlebird-fan @grimmbunny24 @aq2003 @davidtennan-t @kottekonst @elsinore-and-inverness

and anyone else who wants to share!!

PLEASE REBLOG!!!

YOU. ARE. LOVED. AND. IMPORTANT.

NEVER EVER FORGET THAT.

IM SO PROUD THAT YOURE STILL HERE.

[titkoks]

[toomuchtaylor]

This man nearly died to create this for us. The least we can do is watch it from start to finish and then share it immediately.

[gaylienz]

happy PRIDE i’m here i’m queer and i believe the land should be given back to the proper indigenous stewards.

[gaylienz]

Non-Natives reblogging this are great and wonderful

[lierdumoa]

Please remember that "land back" does not mean "indigenous people are mystical elves with innate epigenetic wisdom of land stewardship and they don't belong in big cities," nor does it mean "non-indigenous people can't be farmers." What it DOES mean is that "non-indigenous farmers should be paying the equivalent of property taxes to the native governments their land was stolen from." It means, "there's a great deal of indigenous scholarship on sustainable agricultural practices that farmers should be taking into account, because indigenous agriculture was more advanced than European agriculture at the time Europe invaded the Americas and western agriculture *still* hasn't caught up in terms of figuring out how to produce equivalently high crop yields without compromising the ecosystem." It means, "non-indigenous farmers should be in an intellectual discourse with indigenous agricultural scientists and indigenous peoples that still do traditional farming, figuring how to repair the damage western farming practices have done to the ecosystem."

[red-dead-revival]

It also means that indigenous peoples should regain the right to sustain themselves on the land according to the practices they want, and they should have free reign to perform their cultural practices and protect their holy sites, as opposed to the current model where if they try to honor their dead on public lands they get violently removed.

[bogleech]

People also get angry at this concept thinking it'd mean non-native people getting mass evicted from their homes but 1) your home is already owned by a bank or big business or government, the difference would mainly be who you're now paying rent to and 2) most of the land in America isn't residential anyway.

This topic isn't about your house that you're already struggling to pay for, it's about thousands of miles of the planet rotting away under the monopoly of big agriculture and oil, but hypothetically speaking I think a local tribe would treat you a shitload better than whatever inhuman real estate brand you're already at the mercy of.

[ohillleavewithyourheadsire]

TWO ASEXUALS SITTING IN A TREE

S-I-T-T-I-N-G

[oniongentleman]

Please call the fire department. We are stuck.

[burins]

FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say

The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness

hey! we thought this might be coming and here it is. and it sucks! mass vaccination is one of our best tools at preventing the spread of COVID. public comment is open until 11:59 PM EDT on the 23rd of May.

you can leave a comment here:

you can leave an anonymous comment, but usually non-anonymous ones do carry more weight.

[artielu]

Do you want your healthcare workers and first responders to be able to get covid vaccines so they don't give you covid when you see them and so they're not themselves sick and needing sick days to recover, leaving healthcare and public services facilities short staffed? I want a fully staffed hospital, fire station, police station, etc.

Do you want public servants like utility workers and agency staff and park rangers to be able to get vaccinated against covid so they're not sick instead of fixing our roads and bridges and sewers and power grid and giving us access to public resources like public benefits and public parks? I want those fully staffed too.

Do you want teachers and childcare workers to be able to get covid vaccines so they don't get such e and need sick days and so they don't get sick from all the kids they see? I want a fully staffed school and fully staffed daycare.

Do you want families with little kids who weren't old enough to get a covid vaccine to access boosters for the older kids and the parents to help keep the little kids safe? I don't want to give my baby cousin covid at his birthday party.

Do you have any immune compromised people in your extended family? Cancer patients? Dialysis patients? Organ transplant recipients? I don't want to kill them.

This is a big fucking problem. Tell the FDA that this will negatively affect you. Public comments, whether under your name or anonymously, must be considered by the FDA. Get your comments in by May 23 at 11:59pm Eastern.

And call your Congressional representatives at

5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

[halogalopaghost]

If you have an address within the United States, PLEASE consider taking sixty seconds to visit https://protectmypublicmedia.org to protest the executive order recently put in place to cut funding to vital public education and media programs such as PBS, PBS Kids, and NPR (national public radio).

PBS funds The American Experience show, which creates hour-long documentaries about American history. They frequently feature minority groups, African-American history, and missteps the government has made over the years. My favorites are the Love Canal doc, The Polio Crusade (which covers the march of dimes), and the history of American Eugenics doc. Watching their videos with your adblocker disabled is an easy way to give them money.

A PBS passport also only costs $5 a month minimum and provides access to a host of other content.

PLEASE take a moment to do send an email to your rep and sign the petition in the link below. This is vitally important programming which disproportionately benefits the poorest and most marginalized, but is still incredibly enjoyable even to those who don't need it. And remember: an uneducated public is an oppressed public.

Protect My Public Media

Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.

[massachusetts-official]

Official Post of Massachusetts