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alexjungle.bsky.social @alexjungle.bsky.social · 2d

I am Antifa, are you Antifa?

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 2d

Because calling certain groups' human rights "disposable" is absolutely a losing strategy.

CENTER STRATEGIES DON'T WORK: Progressives won't pull the lever, and you peel off ZERO Republican voters.

If you're fine with some humans not being worthy of rights, then guess what, you're a fascist!

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 2d

Please fucking show me where or when or how Harris supported trans people in ANY visible way. She was totally silent on trans issues. She had ZERO trans visibility at the convention or in her campaign.

She did EXACTLY what YOU say is the winning strategy: but she LOST!

Why, you ask?

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 2d

Harris lost even though she did exactly as you wanted.

She did not vocally support trans people in ANY meaningful way -- there was ZERO trans visibility in her campaign.

Y'all keep saying "we can't win on trans issues" but don't you fucking realize YOU CAN'T WIN UNLESS YOU SUPPORT ALL OF US.

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, call me crazy, but I am indeed a single issue voter, you fucking asshole, and that single issue is HUMAN RIGHTS.

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, I was looking for the deadline and missed it in the article. Will delete!

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

When everyone was salivating over Newsom's 2028 prospects I had to step away from BlueSky b/c the Newsomshits kept arguing with me about how he LOVES trans people so much !!! 🤬

When I showed receipts about his transphobia they pivoted immediately to: "So you want the fascists to win in '28 ???" 😭

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Those are dollars that could do other, better things in the economy!

It's also causing electricity costs to DOUBLE in some areas & regular folks like me are paying for it. (Google it!)

AI is, literally, fascist technology. (Google it!)

So yes: FUCK AI 🤬

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, there is every need to #fuckai.

It's being forced down our throats by billionaires. It's being forced on kids in school. It's being used by our government against citizens. It's stealing from artists and writers. It's destroying the planet.

It's eating up TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Next time a Newsom stan sanctimoniously says "bUt hE's NoT aNTi-tRaNs!1!1!!" I will open my mouth & the scream that comes out is going to blow the windows out of skyscrapers & cause a rift in time and space I swear to fucking god

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Next time a Newsom stan sanctimoniously says "bUt hE's NoT aNTi-tRaNs!1!1!!" I will open my mouth & the scream that comes out is going to blow the windows out of skyscrapers & cause a rift in time and space I swear to fucking god

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - LGBTQ Nation

The California governor left at least 10 pro-LGBTQ+ measures on the table.

www.lgbtqnation.com

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

"national hero Charlie Kirk"

🙄 😐 💀

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

😂

To be clear I'm laughing at the meme (and how apt it is right now)

Because nothing else about this is funny at all

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 3d

Fixed.

Screenshot of a New York Times webpage. The headline reads: “Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy Torture.” The words “Conversion Therapy” are shown with red strikethroughs. A smaller subheading below explains: “Colorado and over 20 other states have banned the practice aimed at changing the sexual orientation or gender identity of young people.” The page header includes links like “Birthright Citizenship,” “L.A. Immigration Stops,” “Unsigned Orders in Trump’s Favor,” and “Florida Immigration.”

Would you like me to also provide a shorter, accessibility-friendly version of the alt text (like what a screen reader would ideally read aloud), or keep this more detailed one?

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

I literally cannot listen to any of them. Their lies are so infuriating.

And good on you, Schiff, for asking the questions, I guess, but what are you going to DO about their lawlessness?

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

"How do you do, fellow transgenders?"

a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder

ALT: a man wearing a music band shirt is holding a skateboard over his shoulder

media.tenor.com

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

"How do you do, fellow transgenders?"

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 3d

Who knew I'd find multiple accounts to block in a thread about a slightly amusing joke that slightly criticizes Ezra Klein 😅

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 4d

I used to think "how can anybody live in a place where stuff like that happens!?!" but now I just 😬 😐 😭

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 4d

That was the first thing I thought when I saw the headline.

Those fascist-enabling motherfuckers 🤬

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 5d

Transtifa did it, obviously

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 5d

This will be true up until the very second he pens the opinion that ends marriage equality

Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 7d

😂

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 7d

For fuck's sake Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico which means he is an American citizen!

If his fans from Puerto Rico come to see him, they are also AMERICAN CITIZENS, my god this freakout over the halftime show is completely insane. Predictable from these racists, but SO stupid.

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Lauren Merry Vale (they/she) @pixielauren.bsky.social · 7d

Anyway yours is so pretty -- I love the colors and the idea of yo's for rainy days.

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