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[depsidase]

[the-sophisticated-lady]

THIS IS CODIFIED INTO LAW IT’S TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHT ACTS AND IT APPLIES TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY UNDER THE BOSTOCK CASE. STOP LYING ABOUT DEMOCRATS.

[sprinkledsalt]

Once again, all of the big meme pages on here that do nothing but repost tweets with no additional commentary of their own are spreading anti-Democrat misinformation (and from tankies, going by twitter OP's hammer and sickle). Look, I instantly found another idiotic anti-Democrat post:

Of course there were cringey posts about tiktok and xiaohongshu too lol

Leaving aside everything wrong with that post, we're a solid decade into big meme accounts on here repeatedly and purposefully spreading disinformation against Democrats. I quickly scrolled through this blog and saw them responding to a handful of anonymous messages earlier this month, so maybe they're not a bot, but either way, it never fails that the big, memey, reblog-bait blogs on here have an explicitly dishonest, ratfucking agenda, and they know stupid outrage bait like this^ gets notes on here. The best you can say about them is that they really are that stupid and they believe what they post.

[thebreakfastgenie]

I have more than one person in the notes of my post saying they did not in fact know that the ACA stopped insurance companies from being able to deny coverage for a pre-existing condition in case you were wondering where we're at. People don't know the ACA and Obamacare are the same thing, they don't know it's why they have healthcare, they don't even know what it does. How do you even deal with that?

[r0rschach]

This is another reason why it’s frustrating seeing some people claim that both parties are the same or that it doesn’t matter who becomes president. Without Obama, none of that would’ve happened. But a lot of anti-voting folks were not old enough to ever experience health insurance before the ACA.

[r0rschach]

I’m just… so exhausted and disappointed. The bar is so low that I’d at least prefer a Republican president that isn’t a felon and rapist. It’s just so depressing that the president having multiple SA charges simply doesn’t matter.

[badwolf-timeandspace]

[1041uuu]

[r0rschach]

Please stop spreading the myth that abusers just need therapy!!

This is incredibly dangerous because extreme abusers (especially in cases of DV, SA, and child abuse) are not found to improve after therapy. Instead, they get BETTER at abusing and leverage their therapy as a way to CONTINUE their abuse.

This exact myth is literally a part of our American legal system. Court-ordered therapy is a thing. This can sometimes be beneficial. But you’d be surprised how often men can SA a literal child and be given a slap on the wrist as punishment and some therapy. Meanwhile, that kind of danger to society should be FULLY removed from ever being able to hurt anyone else again.

[r0rschach]

Fuck Neil Gaiman and every other disgusting, predatory man.

[mariacallous]

A Proclamation on Granting Pardon for Certain Violations of Article 125 Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice | The White House

     Our Nation has made tremendous progress in advancing the cause of equality for LGBTQI+ Americans, including in the military.  Despite t

 Our Nation has made tremendous progress in advancing the cause of equality for LGBTQI+ Americans, including in the military.  Despite their courage and great sacrifice, thousands of LGBTQI+ service members were forced out of the military because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.  Many of these patriotic Americans were subject to a court-martial.  While my Administration has taken meaningful action to remedy these problems, the impact of that historical injustice remains.  As Commander in Chief, I am committed to maintaining the finest fighting force in the world.  That means making sure that every member of our military feels safe and respected.

     Accordingly, acting pursuant to the grant of authority in Article II, Section 2, of the Constitution of the United States, I, Joseph R. Biden Jr., do hereby grant a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to persons convicted of unaggravated offenses based on consensual, private conduct with persons age 18 and older under former Article 125 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), as previously codified at 10 U.S.C. 925, as well as attempts, conspiracies, and solicitations to commit such acts under Articles 80, 81, and 82, UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. 880, 881, 882.  This proclamation applies to convictions during the period from Article 125’s effective date of May 31, 1951, through the December 26, 2013, enactment of section 1707 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66).

     The purpose of this proclamation is to pardon only offenses based on consensual, private conduct between individuals 18 and older that do not involve any aggravating factor, including:  

     (1)  conduct that would violate 10 U.S.C. 893a, prohibiting activities with military recruits or trainees by a person in a position of special trust;      (2)  conduct that was committed with an individual who was coerced or, because of status, might not have felt able to refuse consent;      (3)  conduct on the part of the applicant constituting fraternization under Article 134 of the UCMJ;      (4)  conduct committed with the spouse of another military member; or      (5)  any factors other than those listed above that were identified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in United States v. Marcum as being outside the scope of Lawrence v. Texas as applied in the military context, 60 M.J. 198, 207–08 (2004).

     The Military Departments (Army, Navy, or Air Force), or in the case of the Coast Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, in conjunction with the Department of Justice, shall provide information about and publicize application procedures for certificates of pardon.  An applicant for a certificate of pardon under this proclamation is to submit an application to the Military Department (Army, Navy, or Air Force) that conducted the court-martial or, in the case of a Coast Guard court-martial, to the Department of Homeland Security.  If the relevant Department determines that the applicant satisfies the criteria under this proclamation, following a review of relevant military justice records, the Department shall submit that determination to the Attorney General, acting through the Pardon Attorney, who shall then issue a certificate of pardon along with information on the process to apply for an upgrade of military discharge.  My Administration strongly encourages veterans who receive a certificate of pardon to apply for an upgrade of military discharge.  

     Although the pardon under this proclamation applies only to the convictions described above, there are other LGBTQI+ individuals who served our Nation and were convicted of other crimes because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.  It is the policy of my Administration to expeditiously consider and to make final pardon determinations with respect to such individuals.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-sixth day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-eighth.                              JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

[dancinbutterfly]

Look at him. Look at who this president is. Look at what he did for pride moth. I am just...begging you - if you are queer - PLEASE get out and vote for him? He is trying to take care of US. And if you're saying "no I won't for Gaza..." This is the only person who will give any kind of fuck about Gaza. Because if we get the Orange fuck head? Gaza is dead. But so are you. Okay? Because look at the kindness. Look at the care. Look at how much he did. It went back A 75 YEARS! This could restore benefits! This could restore pensions! This can restore honor. Like blah blah military industrial complex - from Korea through Iraq this literally puts people's lives back together. He did not have to do this. But he did. He CHOSE to be kind. Don't you want a president who, when given the choice, chooses to be kind to queer people?

[headspace-hotel]

USAmericans

Read the Project 2025 manifesto RIGHT NOW

It's MUCH worse than y'all have been hearing

There is so much here you'll have to look at it for yourself, but the climate policy alone is nightmare fuel.

The republican coalition wants to essentially end funding for green energy, dramatically promote and expand fossil fuel industries, and eliminate funding and regulations in all sectors promoting climate change mitigation. Task forces and offices related to clean energy and lowering carbon emissions will be eliminated and replaced with offices for promoting fossil fuels.

They want to LOG NATIONAL FORESTS TO "THIN" THE TREES TO STOP WILDFIRES.

THEY WANT TO FORCE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA TO LOG THEIR NATIONAL FORESTS AND TREAT THEM AS FOR TIMBER PRODUCTION

There are specific provisions in Project 2025 to essentially destroy the Endangered Species Act, causing it to defer to the rights of "economic development" and "private property." The plan includes delisting gray wolves, cutting the budget so that a "triage" system is used to determine which species will get protection, removing funding for research, removing experts and specialists from the decision-making process, and preventing "experimental" populations of animals from being established.

This is so much worse than I expected it to be and there's much more past that: They want to deregulate pesticides and remove much of the EPA's ability to regulate pollutants as well.

Also included in the manifesto is that we should

withdraw from nuclear weapons nonproliferation agreements, build more nuclear weapons, and resume nuclear weapons testing

The manifesto comprehensively outlines the scorched-earth elimination of abortion access, down to ensuring doctors aren't even trained to perform abortions. There are plans in here to disrupt abortion access GLOBALLY, not just domestically.

Not only that,the Republicans plan on reframing family planning programs around "fertility awareness" and "holistic family planning."

I can't even describe it all. I'm trying to give screenshots of the most important things but there's so much.

The foreign policy is a nightmare. They plan to push fossil fuels onto the Global South and promote the development of fossil fuel industry in the "developing world."

It is aggressive and antagonistic towards other nations, strongly pro-military, proposing that we INCREASE (!!!!!) defense spending, improve public opinion of the military and military recruitment, and increase the power to fund new weapons technology.

Just read the Department of Defense section. It's about greatly increasing and strengthening the military-industrial complex, collaborating more closely with weapons manufacturers, removing regulatory barriers to arming our allies and to inventing new military weapons, and recruiting more people into the military. They include provisions to develop AI technology for surveillance. And of course, continuing to support Israel is in there.

Elsewhere it proposes interfering in foreign countries with creepy pro-USA propaganda campaigns, even establishing international educational programs where faculty have to pledge to promote USA interests.

There's a line in here about getting rid of PBS because SESAME STREET is LEFTIST for God's sake.

HOW are people claiming democrats have the same policies. I feel like i'm losing my mind.

[prof-grace-aspen]

Look.

I have made you a chart. A very simple chart.

People say "You have to draw the line somewhere, and Biden has crossed it-" and my response is "Trump has crossed way more lines than Biden".

These categories are based off of actual policy enacted by both of these men while they were in office.

If the ONLY LINE YOU CARE ABOUT is line 12, you have an incredible amount of privilege, AND YOU DO NOT CARE ABOUT PALESTINIANS. You obviously have nothing to fear from a Trump presidency, and you do not give a fuck if a ceasefire actually occurs. You are obviously fine if your queer, disabled, and marginalized loved ones are hurt. You clearly don't care about the status of American democracy, which Trump has openly stated he plans to destroy on day 1 he is in office.

[catboymistyquigley-deactivated2]

if you want to vote for a third party, what you are going to do is vote for biden in november 2024 and then as soon as that’s done, start trying to get ranked choice voting in your state

we will ALWAYS be a two party system until voting reform happens, and voting reform won’t happen if project 2025 happens.

suck it up and vote biden, then put the next four years to good use

[prof-grace-aspen]

^^^

[hualianisms]

verified ways to send aid to gaza directly

Help a Palestinian family directly:

gazafunds.com - Donate directly to a Palestinian family in urgent need of evacuation, medical attention, food, rebuilding homes/businesses etc. (Spotlights 1 verified gfm at a time so if you don't know who/where to donate to just go here and donate to the one they show you!)

Help provide tents (urgent):

The Sameer Project: Currently providing tents for displaced families in Gaza (emergency bc tents in Rafah are being burned as we speak) (paypal) (gfm)

Food, cash & essentials:

Care for Gaza: Working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash, medicine & other essentials to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Direct Aid for Gaza: also working on the ground in Gaza to distribute food, cash & other daily essential suppliess to displaced families. (paypal) (gfm)

Water:

Gaza Municipality's water project: The official Municipality of Gaza needs help rebuilding the water infrastructure in Gaza City to restore access to clean water and waste management services for the people of Gaza. (This campaign only has a couple of weeks left but it's still only at 15%!)

eSIMs (urgent):

guide to buy & send esims for gaza

crips for esims for gaza: If you don't know how to buy esims or don't have the capacity to manage them (e.g. topping up regularly), this team of volunteers are collecting funds to buy & manage gaza esims regularly

Medical Aid

Palestine Red Crescent Society: Provides emergency medical and ambulance services and humanitarian relief on the ground in Gaza e.g. rescuing and treating the wounded.

[r0rschach]

Popping by just to remind folks to keep track of how much your cat is using the litterbox. Especially if they start losing their appetite and/or get lethargic. Especially if you have a male cat.

If your cat stops peeing, it could be a urinary blockage, which is a medical emergency. An untreated blockage is fatal.

If you can get an appointment with your vet within the same day, that’s best because it’ll save you money. But, otherwise, you’ll need to go to the emergency vet.

[r0rschach]

I interpret the ending of Baby Reindeer as a choice that Donny — and, ultimately, everyone — has to make.

You either have to heal or become Martha.

[r0rschach]

“Quiet on Set” just reminds me how much we need to fight and change laws to make sure sexual abusers (and ESPECIALLY p3dos) rot in jail for life and stay on the sex offender registry for life.

One guy getting only six months and the other getting only six years is… horrific.

Repeat sex offenders don’t change and have revoked their “right” to be a part of society. I wish we could get enough collective societal push to jail these kinds of crimes for life.

[intersectionalpraxis]

It’s feels so insignificant to have this struggle but I’m getting my period soon and there’s no place to buy cotton/pads or the specific painkillers I get and it’s so so cold my pre cramps are already killing me. It makes me feel so helpless. [@/ Dicktator117 on X. 12/28/23.]

“Periods Don't Stop for Conflict” I remember this headline addressing women's health in Ukraine. Not a peep out of those same agencies about Sudanese & Palestinian women struggling in war/conflict zones.

#KeepEyesOnSudan [@/ RightUpMyAlley on X.]

I created a link for a gofundme happening right now to ensure Period Care reaches folks who need it in Sudan, and I will re-post this here for folks who can share and/or support:

This link here will lead you to this post of where you can support/send funds so that period care reaches those who need it in [Palestine] and other areas as well.

One Million Sustainable Pads Campaign [Sudan]

[sprinkledsalt]

I see we’re now at “setting yourself on fire for a cause a world away that you actually have zero effect on is good and #praxis"

You are in fact extremely mentally ill if you think setting yourself on fire is a good idea, and I have no time for tankies' glorification of radicalization and suicide. This is a person who needed help and intervention, and obviously didn't get it. You can be morally outraged without setting yourself on fire. Setting yourself on fire doesn't change a god damn thing about geopolitics.

Aaron Bushnell is dead, and I doubt Netanyahu and Hamas even know he existed. The war rages on. That's the end result--absolute zero impact. I'm just not here for tankies' "suicide is never the answer :( ........unless it's to support my pet political issue!"

[cephalopodvictorious]

For a lot of people this is a headline, a rough concept. I know someone who did this over a different cause. Let me give you a rundown:

I wasn’t close, I’d met him professionally a few times. I was still shaken.

I had friends who WERE close to him. They were deeply shaken and needed to seek professional help. They still deal with incredible, crippling guilt.

Everyone involved in this story was already an activist. It did not encourage people, it shook them so bad it knocked some of them out of the game altogether, and made everyone else pause to handle the aftermath. Progress was not made. Just pain.

And now? We lost a truly wonderful and prolific activist. That was a huge net loss for us.

It was a headline for a minute. Then the world moved on. The people close to him, and the people close to them are really the only ones who remember.

This isn’t glorious, or noble. This is someone who was in so much anguish and pain, and wasn’t given the tools to deal with it. It’s a fucking tragedy, but he is not your noble martyr, and he did not die as an excuse for you to perpetuate harm. He’s an ill man who died, and if there is any takeaway, it’s that we need to be more aware of activist burnout and how we participate in these discussions.

I dearly hope his family and friends are alright.

[haleyatwell]

JENNIFER COOLIDGE in SEASON 2 THE WHITE LOTUS (2021–)