#war #Iran #poetry #protest

No American citizen should ever have to say the phrase that you did in this post. I am sorry that our country is failing you and all protesters standing up for our rights and the rights of our neighbors. I am thankful and proud of you for protesting and using your first ammendment rights #abolishice

Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com

#alexpretti #iceout #minnesota #protest #poetry

AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.

We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.

A little eucalyptus, tea trea, and/or peppermint essential oil(s) dropped in the tub before getting into a hot shower can break up mucus in the lungs and nose and provide relief. Just be careful because oil+water=slippery.

We are members of Congress at the Treasury Department. We want to be let in to provide oversight on behalf of our constituents. @jasmineforus.bsky.social @sethmagaziner.bsky.social

A memo listing all of the clubs eliminated by USMA.

The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

Over a black and white photo of the Jersey City skyline: "We will continue our work to protect LGBTQIA+ New Jerseyans from discrimination, and we will not hesitate to hold violators of the law accountable."

We're just going to let this last one speak for itself:

"We will continue our work to protect LGBTQIA+ New Jerseyans from discrimination, and we will not hesitate to hold violators of the law accountable."

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#NewJersey #NJ #LGBTQ #trans #transgender #queer #civilrights

Over a blue-tinted photo of the Pine Barrens: "These protections apply to people working or living in New Jersey, as well as people attending schools, visiting health care facilities, accessing government services, interacting with police departments, and more. These protections mean that it is unlawful to discriminate against someone because they are transgender, nonbinary, or gender non-conforming."

Over a purple tinted photo of the Steel Pier in Atlantic City: "Under the LAD, employers, housing providers, and places open to the public cannot treat people differently based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or other protected characteristics."

Over a pink-tinted photo of Liberty State Park: "The LAD also requires employers, housing providers, and places of public accommodation to proactively address and respond to harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and other protected characteristics."

Over a light-blue tinted photo of New Brunswick: "And critically, the LAD prohibits schools from discriminating against students based on a protected characteristic; every student in New Jersey has a right to a learning environment free from discrimination, bias, and harassment."

To put it another way, they said in no uncertain terms: NO HATE IN THE GARDEN STATE.

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#NewJersey #NJ #LGBTQ #trans #transgender #queer #civilrights @stateofnewjersey.bsky.social

Over a red-tinted photo of the statehouse in Trenton: "New Jersey will not waver in our commitment to enforcing our state’s civil rights laws and combating discrimination and bias-based harassment based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. State on Protecting LGBTQIA+ New Jerseyans from Discrimination (January 2025), NJ Division on Civil Rights."

Over an orange-tinted photo of Convention Hall in Asbury Park: "Every New Jerseyan has the right to live free from discrimination and harassment. Discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community is an affront to our values, and it violates our state’s civil rights laws, plain and simple."

Over a yellow-tinted photo of Camden: "The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD), our state’s landmark civil rights law, remains in full force regardless of the federal government’s actions."

Over a green-tinted photo of the Newark skyline: "The LAD expressly prohibits New Jersey employers, housing providers, and places of public accommodation—that is, places open to the public—from discriminating based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and other protected characteristics."

The #NJ Division of #CivilRights just made it unequivocally clear: anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination is an affront to the Garden State's values and our Law Against Discrimination is in full force — no matter what the federal government has to say.

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#NewJersey #LGBTQ #trans #transgender #queer

New Jersey Cory Booker (D) Washington, D.C.: 202-224-3224 Newark, NJ: 973-639-8700 Camden, NJ: 856-338-8922 Website: https://www.booker.senate.gov/ Andy Kim (D) Washington, D.C.: 202-224-4744 Barrington, NJ: 856-757-5353 Jersey City, NJ: 973-645-3030 Website: https://www.kim.senate.gov/

New Jersey regional offices:
Cory Booker and Andy Kim

Trump during the election: No new wars!

Trump after inauguration: We’re going to send the U.S. military in to conquer Gaza, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, and the Panama Canal!

And this is exactly why he had to pardon them. Trump was coming for them. He's pissed that he can't publicly harm Biden's family.

Disappointed, but unsurprised. #tiktok #censorship #tiktokcensorship #trans #transrightsarehumanrights #lgbtq #lgbtqia+ #freespeech

I didn't let my own mother pick my gender. Do you think I'm gonna let Cheeto Hitler tell me anything about my gender identity?
Focus needs to be on trans women in federal prison and their access to Healthcare. There are women like my wife who have had surgeries. They will LITERALLY die without HRT.

Trump tells Sean Hannity "I don't care" about the economy and that Joe Biden's pardons are more important

I don't think we can share the side-by-side of Elon Musk doing the Nazi salute next to Nazis doing the Nazi salute enough.

"We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of Now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy." Martin Luther King, Jr.

#MLKDay2025

The new "sex and gender" executive order does nothing but make trans people's lives more difficult than they already are. Trans prisoners will be raped more, trans federal employees will be discriminated against more, and trans travelers will be subject to unneeded hassle.

For nothing.

The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:

"No, make me."

They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make their means of compliance ineffective.

If you’re waiting for a charismatic leader to step up and fix everything, get used to waiting.

There’s no mythical rescuer coming. There’s just all of us and the daily work of supporting our communities.

Find a local org, get involved, help the people around you. That’s the only answer.

No marginalized community can make it without allies. This is the time for good trouble makers. When your trans grandson asks you what you did when Trump took office in 2025, you don't want to say, "nothing."

Well, just waiting for tiktok to announce who bought them. I no longer want to be complicit in my own destruction.

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy MLK day y'all. Today, Dr. King's words ring particularly true.

Sometimes a cat just needs to cuddle with a stuffed shark. #cat