I have stopped using the "an" in Republican because they can't pronounce the "ic" in Democratic. 😃

If (and it's a huge if), our country ever breaks free of Trumpism, can we all agree that the Republic Party does not stand for freedom and hasn't done so in decades and decades?

Saw an article about "forgotten pop stars of the 80s and while some of them are probably true--Animotion (who I freaking love), Dead or Alive and Jody Watley, but Pat Benatar? She has half a dozen hits, the 2nd video ever played on MTV and my first karaoke song. People don't remember Pat Benatar?

Reading about the Labor Secretary's issues and I was like "we still have a Labor Dept?" I wonder how long some of these not easily weaponized departments will stick around? You know the MAGA motto--anything that can't be weaponized is fraud, waste and abuse.

Street sticker that says "how many beautiful, kind people have I killed just by paying my taxes"

This trans support group I started going to invited me to use their restroom to switch over to "girl mode" for the meeting tomorrow. I'm debating about it. I could use some girl time (it would be the 3rd time since 2017) but it's a lot of trouble for 1.5 hours.

Donate to Help A Trans Teen Escape Kansas, organized by Scotti Kernan Hello! My name is Scotti, and I am raising money to help my friend Jess move out of Kans… Scotti Kernan needs your support for Help A Trans Teen Escape Kansas

If you can spare a little $$... gofund.me/f915cf6f0

DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into *Southern Poverty Law Center* Until recently, the civil rights group was a partner to the FBI, providing critical information about extremists, including white supremacists, operating in the U.S.

The only hate crime to the Trump administration is failing to hate the people they demand that everyone hate.... www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-op...

Given that they're ok with wiping out all federal recognition of of black history, discouraging the hiring of black people (DEI), etc, when will folks like Azealia, Nikki Minaj and Kanye realize that MAGA hates them and every other black person in the US? Will slavery have to return before they see?

Goddamn it, it seems like the aggressive dose of finasteride, twice a day minoxidil, special shampoo and vitamin supplements are finally starting to move the needle on my hair, just as I am soon going to be out of finasteride with no clear idea who would prescribe a dose that high.

You're Not Overreacting. This Is Actually Fascism. YouTube video by Rutger Bregman

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On Antiques Roadshow someone brought WWII posters encouraging women to join the WACs and opposing Nazis. Can you believe that at one time, we as a culture valued women in the military and opposed Nazis? It's a shame America doesn't believe in things like this anymore.

I used to know a few trans Republicans back in the 2010s, including one who, tired of me going on about politics, said I was the most negative person they ever met and they didn't want to talk to me anymore. I wonder if those folks have figured out that MAGA wants them dead yet?

Administration admits forced conversion therapies, and de-transitioning trans men with preserving their fertility as a goal in federal prisons

a poster that says protect trans kids with hearts around it ALT: a poster that says protect trans kids with hearts around it

There is no mid point when talking about the wizard terf. Either you support her with your words, or silence, or you stand against her bigoted view. She wrote some books, yes, but now she is literally funding harmful politics against the trans community and weaponizing her platform against them.

Trump’s new budget turns the FBI into the gender police The plan casts opposition to “traditional values” as terrorism and raises fears of political targeting.

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Apr Advocate
Trump 2027 budget would weaponize FBI in its war on trans and DEI, with new funds for fighting “domestic terrorism” redefined as “extremism on migration, race and gender,” or opposing “traditional views on family, religion and morality.”

The lawnmower key was in the DISHWASHER the whole time!!!

Well, a lot of time and therapy has gone into that question. The idealistic and logical sides are either...
Just that and nothing more
My shadow and my persona
Me and the voice of my depression (previous therapist)
My female and male sides (making me non-binary even though it doesn't 'fit" right)

I was in a training class at work and 5 of the 12 people were having a discussion about Drag Race. I don't watch it either, so I had nothing to contribute but it made me wonder how in the world am I not in the top 5 gayest people in a group of 13?!?

Why Christian Nationalism Is Obsessed With Reproduction YouTube video by Rev Karla

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I always kind of liked Alien3. It had great atmosphere.

I sometimes wonder if the Republican trans women I knew back in the 2010s (with much less influence than Caitlyn) are feeling now that their peeps declared them 4th class citizens?

Why is DUI-hire Hegseth failing to feed the troops? This is ample grounds for firing him, but the warmongering, child-raping, senile fascist dictator is weak, weak, weak. Are you with our troops or with this dictatorship's losers, who do not give a damn about them? Drag Trump and his losers out.

PBS39 Artist of the Month for April, 2026! YouTube video by PBS39

PBS39 has a young artist of the month and 90% of the time the kids have little actual talent or artistic vision, but this girl is on to something!

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Dude, I am watching Sister Boniface Mysteries and this character's name is Jupiter Thistleton Thorne. That is one hell of a name!!

It might be the manic episodes, but sometimes I think I could have really been a formidable mover and shaker in the world if life hadn't invested so much effort into beating me down.

For a Boise family of medical providers, Idaho criminal trans bathroom ban was the last straw This year, Idaho Legislature approved trans bathroom ban, forcing teachers to out trans kids to parents, and re-banning LGBTQ+ pride flag displays by government

The Devitts have seen the Idaho Legislature and the governor approve a wave of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in recent years. Michael and Dr. Angie Devitt, both medical professionals, watched their trans daughter, Eve, testify against a bill years ago that outlawed gender-affirming care for minors. But this year’s criminal transgender bathroom ban — described by advocates as the most extreme in the nation for extending to private businesses — was the couple’s last straw. So early this month, Michael Devitt notified patients that his practice, Focus Physical Therapy, would shut down at the end of August as his family prepared to move out of Idaho. “Obviously, this law is a disaster for families like ours,” he wrote in a letter. “We can no longer take a road trip across our beloved state, or even enjoy a family night out at a restaurant, or a movie, without running the risk of Eve being charged and sent to a prison merely for using the facilities.”

A family of doctors in Idaho with a teenage trans daughter describes their decision to close their practice and leave the state after the governor signed a law last month threatening her with a felony charge and five years in prison if she uses any women's restroom

A US Defence Analyst's Warning to Britain: 'I Watched Our Democracy Die. You're Next' A US defence analyst argues that the United States has become a zombie democracy, locked into decline - and that Reform UK is now planning the same for Britain

Interesting to note that a US defense analyst admits that we no longer live in a democracy... bylinetimes.com/2026/04/15/a...

I really don't believe it's hyperbole. We pretty much did see democracy die.