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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 2m

decoration a bit based on basic randomness (not everyone will have 2 barrels and a basket out in front of their house), but also regional--houses in the 'rustic' Snow Pines district tend to have hunting-related paraphernalia in evidence, houses nearer to the water tend to have fishing stuff, etc.

Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 2m

Thank you! Yes! The thing that has been taking the most time with developing this mod has been filling the space around the buildings and the streets with things that make it looked 'lived in.' Barrels and Crates and Baskets full of food or scrolls or items people need and use, and to vary the

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

Yay! Thank you! Do you have any questions, anything you like in particular?

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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 1h

Can repeat enough: Chicago is the rehearsal for what's ahead (and yes, is also already underway) in other cities — AND for the campaign of noncooperation & opposition that must be unleashed. We must study & practice & prepare.

I repeat: we love you, Chicago.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2h

I know not everyone is who they thought they would be under a fascist, authoritarian regime. That's okay. But it's time to do more than react and post about it. It's time to get organized—including mapping or creating lines of support and defense in your community.

Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods

This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 21h

I don't know why everyone thinks it's new or novel that a US-subsidized petrostate vassal that we arm with our weapons and use to project our power across SWANA is building a training facility here. We're the largest weapons dealer in the world.

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

I could really use some engagement and encouragement on this to help stave off burnout when I'm so close to finally finishing the (exterior) design of the mod, so if you like what you see here please leave a comment!

Returning to the center of the Port, when we cross the bridge over the East Empire Warehouse we arrive at the Gates of Mara plaza, with arcaded stairs leading down to the East Empire Dock to the left, another set of stairs leading up through the Pleasure/Entertainment District and Craftsmen's Lane to the Upper City high above, and through the Gate directly ahead we can access the Western portions of the expanded city: the River Pine District leading down to the Lumber Mill and Fishing District by the water's edge, the Pine Copse District with its tree shrouded graveyard for old arena champions overlooking the enormous Blue Amphitheatre, and the Cliff Pine District at the Western Most Edge of the city.

A closer look at the ancient Roman style 'thermopolium' takeaway counter which I finished building last night. I am enormously proud of it.

Shots of Booze Shop, Candlemaker's Stall, and Bookshop on the opposite side of the plaza.

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

A Grocer's Shop in the Snow Pines district.

A shot of the Archspan sky bridge stretching along the lower length of the Solitude Arch, passing over the Port, and connecting the main bulk of the Lower City with the Moss Cliff District and East Docks on the opposite side of the Port. There are numerous shops and houses along the Archspan, along with a Marketplace and Eatery Overlook with stunning views of the Sea of Ghosts to the North of Solitude.

A shot of the Archspan Overlook Marketplace and Eatery.

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

Passing through the 'Gate of Septim' and further along the streets of the Lower City, we pass several more shops and stalls, a soldiers' tavern, a military/naval garrison to defend the Port, and then pass through the North Docks district and the Snow Pines district before reaching the outer gate.

Another look at the pottery stall from the previous shot.

A lane in the 'rustic' Snow Pines district at the uttermost northern edge of the expanded city.

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

Returning to the street, there's garden with a statue of Mara to the left (in front of the Chapel of Mara), the cargo lift elevator that carriers goods from the Port up to the Upper City high above (and a pedestrian stairwell that people can use), a statue of Tiber Septim as a man and Emperor (rather than as Talos the god), and several market stalls.

'Goods from Morrowind' stall operated by a Dunmer local.

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Zoe🏳️‍⚧️the Smutress @zoethesmuttress.bsky.social · 1h

Some recent screenshots from my continuingnadventures in #Skyrim #Modding

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Shot of an Arcaded Entryway in the Lower City/Port Marketplace of my Solitude Expansion mod, looking out onto The Port.

Turn to the right to see Stalls for the Skyrim Independent Traders Association, Dockworker's Guild, and Sea of Ghosts Trading Company, along with a Blacksmith's Shop in the background.

A Flower Merchant's Stand in the Lower City/Port Marketplace

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MelodyMP @melodymp.bsky.social · 4h

Dear stupid dumb fucks who have inserted yourselves fully up into Gavin Newsom's transphobic, bigoted no-principal-but-his-own-power ass:

You are riding with the fascists.

And in shitty seats.

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 16h

Peaceful assembly isn’t an insurrection.

Storming the Capitol to hang your own vice-president and end democracy is.

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moby spookgirl 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 1d

Make no mistake, when the state imprisons a trans woman in a men's prison, it intentionally procures her for the purpose of having her raped. The statistics are extremely clear-cut and consistent in every jurisdiction where they have been collected. There is no way around them

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Abra, The Everwife 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼👻 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 12h

The way you'll bring this up and get a chorus of "Oh, I never thought of that" from cis people when it lives eternally in our heads....

moby spookgirl 🎃🏳️‍⚧️ @eigenvectrix.myatproto.social · 1d

Make no mistake, when the state imprisons a trans woman in a men's prison, it intentionally procures her for the purpose of having her raped. The statistics are extremely clear-cut and consistent in every jurisdiction where they have been collected. There is no way around them

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Kathryn Salamander @transsalamander.bsky.social · 12h

Remember: They can always tell.

Except for homophobic (transphobic, but homophobic using their own framing here) men who want sexual partners that piss them off to be raped in jail. Those men can't tell and must be coddled.

She was jailed for being trans. The sentence is rape.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 1d

She's been jailed - to be raped every night.

She's in a male jail. Despite living as female since she was 13.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

Trans woman jailed after hiding male genitalia during sex with man

Ciara Watkin, 21, concealed she had male genitalia and performed sex acts on a man she had been on a date with - before later texting him 'I'm trans, I'm sorry I didn't tell you'

www.mirror.co.uk

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 1d

Israel’s new “agreement” with Hamas isn’t a peace deal, it’s a tactical pause. Troops remain inside Gaza, “repositioned,” not withdrawn. Netanyahu says they’ll still “act against threats.” Hostages will return to Israel, but peace isn’t next. It’s waterfront property for Trump.

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Lilith Treah 🏳️‍⚧️ @riveroceansea.bsky.social · 20h

If my life
Matters to you
Please reskeet

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 13h

“For more than three hours, correctional officers can be seen walking past his cell while he lay on the floor in obvious distress.

The jail nurse was not called until a female guard noted he was foaming at the mouth and having seizure-like activity.”

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 12h

To the point, the cities were winning their power struggles with the rural hinterlands in societies where a super-majority of the population was rural.

80% of Americans live in city. Fully a quarter live in the 10 largest metro areas.

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 13h

In that same category is 'have rural Texas occupy urban Illinois' - cities and their rural hinterlands have been at odds many times in history and, uh, the cities usually win. The closest they get to losing is, 'the king can rule the countryside, but our city is a self-governing autonomous commune.'

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 13h

So the absolute insane stupidity of this is the idea that he could set up a theocratic state and also get a 'significantly smaller government.'

The folks on the authoritarian right do really seem to be believe there is a secret government liberalizer ray they can just switch off to change society.

Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 15h

Ross Douthat treats this guy like they're having some deep conversation about the relationship of Christianity and the government, but the dude is a garden-variety dull, shallow, hateful, worthless bigot with nothing interesting to say, just endless riffs on "God hates everything/everyone I do."

Douthat: So that’s the first purpose of your political project, for America to stop making God angry.

Wilson: Yes. And most people think that when they are confronted with that project, they think that we want to get our tentacles into everything and start controlling everything. I actually think we need limited government. The government should be significantly smaller than it is, and we need to curtail a lot of the busybodyness that we have. That’s why I would call myself a theocratic libertarian. There is a true libertarian element in this, and yet, the transcendent grounding for what we’re talking about means that we acknowledge the authority of God.

We have racked up quite a body count of awful crimes, and I believe the only way out is for us to repent and turn to Christ. This would be things like no more Pride parades, no more drag queen story hours, no more abortion on demand, no more legalized same-sex unions — all of that, done. That’s the repentance part.

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Erika (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @erikasgarden.bsky.social · 18h

I keep saying it but its true, I live in the UK, we elected our "liberal" party who said iffy things on trans rights

They've now gone full blown fascist on us and are working on a full blown social ban

American trans people being weary of the Dems is valid
We've seen it happen

Alexzoin @alexzoin.bsky.social · 21h

And there it is! Material conditions for people in reality DON'T MATTER! Who cares how many gay kids are sent to conversion therapy! Who cares how many people commit suicide!!!

The Dems are ICKY so we can't help those people!

Nice one, moron. Your purity testing is killing people. Have fun.

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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 16h

this is just disgusting. and shows I think why continued protests are necessary.

genocide denial is evil. it's evil if you're doing it to protect Bibi, it's evil if you're doing it to protect Harris. just cut this shit out.

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 16h

Only to be mocked by the Supreme Court.

Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17h

As a group, District Judges (from across the ideological spectrum!) performing as well as just about anyone right now in defending democratic liberty.

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