'Republicans graduating from law schools' have invalidated the Constitution, due process, and habeas corpus all to not offend First Felon and his highly illegal and morally devoid policies.

This is human trafficking. All a projection.

Sure, it may not be a "formal filibuster" since it's not obstructing a vote on legislation, but if Cory Booker's speech ends up exceeding Strom Thurmond's 24:18 record - like, having a black man beat a record set by Thurmond defending segregation is pretty great!

Aaaaaand he did it!

James Flint — Know No Shame

I was thinking of James’ journey, of overcoming his shame, his grief and his rage, and maybe in the end finding hope again, with Thomas’ love being his guiding light.

just for this I will now keep looking in other places after I find it

While I'm posting stones, here are some river stones I crocheted jackets for, back in 2022.

MARINE LE PEN CONVICTED OF EMBEZZLEMENT, BARRED FROM OFFICE FOR 5 YEARS!

FOTUS and Musk are already whinging about it, because they think everywhere should be as lawless as America now is.

"Why does Group A deserve human rights if Group B doesn't have them?"

Both groups deserve human rights. That's how human rights work.

Anyone who convinces you to barter one group's rights against another is not interested in giving them to either group.

This year’s Trans Day of Visibility hits differently than in years past. This is a frightening time for trans people. I know many of you are scared. Truthfully, I am, too.

Since day one of this administration, they have pursued a crusade of cruelty against trans people – hurting us for the sake of hurting us. They’re requiring our forced outing on several identity documents. They’re summarily firing qualified federal workers who are disproportionately LGBTQ, Black, women, and veterans. They’re trying to purge patriotic transgender servicemembers. They’re trying to insert government between patients, parents, and providers to stop medically necessary care and support. They’re targeting students for bullying and invasive inspections. And they’re trying to make it harder for us to participate in public life by making it difficult and dangerous to use necessary facilities.

The stakes couldn’t be higher and, because of that, we need allies now more than ever before. We’re understandably worried and vigilant for any evidence that our defenders won’t be there when we need them. After a lifetime of pushing progress, from passing nondiscrimination protections in Delaware to helping to draft the Equality Act federally, I won’t stop fighting for the dignity of every person I represent, including my trans constituents. I've been trying to fight hard and smart since taking office in January. I won’t always be perfect. But from joining my trans constituents at rallies in Delaware to joining my colleagues in DC in opposition to this administration’s anti-equality actions, it’s going to take all of us speaking out publicly and speaking with people one-on-one to meet this moment.

Those conversations, sometimes uncomfortable, can lead to critical solidarity precisely when we need it most. In this Congress, nearly every House Democrat voted against the only anti-trans bill that has come before us – laying the foundation for the Senate Democrats to block its passage. I’m grateful for the allyship of my colleagues.

We must remain firm in our values and our vision in this moment – and, just as importantly, we should never give up on our ability to win over more people to more fully see our humanity and support our rights. It’s not always fair work, and it’s certainly not always easy work, but through the power of our proximity we can still open the hearts and change the minds of imperfect or unlikely allies.

It has been through the power of our proximity that we find our superpower. We exist in families and communities across every region and race, across every income and ideology. We are organic changemakers when we live lives of joy, humor, brilliance, and kindness in view of — and for some of us, in difficult conversation with — people who have more to learn. And while we won’t win everyone over, when we both build community among ourselves and forge a coalition beyond us, no amount of progress is impossible.

That’s what we celebrate on this Trans Day of Visibility. Our visibility not only has the ability to inspire one another. It also has the capacity to push past the caricatures to invite more people in, to grow the tent of allies, to defeat the hateful attacks, and to lay the foundation for freedom and safety for trans people in every corner of our country and every part of our globe.

-Congresswoman Sarah McBride Democrat, Delaware 3/31/2025

Why do all the dumbest most easily proven incorrect political posts get thousands of notes where I rarely see any with actual reason behind them reach over 100. I mean I know why but it’s frustrating. Anyway I guess go back to explaining how North Korea is no worse to live in than America and it’s racist to think otherwise. We can ignore reality here.

from @mysteriousgap

tired of blue from blues clues not being a beloved tumblr dog. she is literally everything

she did so much for us in our youth and you all abandoned her

Highlights from my soon-to-be-published literary masterwork, Blatant Lies About Citrus Fruit.

I don’t do April Fool’s Day, so here are some shameless untruths that aren’t pretending to be something else.