It was 100% peaceful even if one agitator did show up with a pistol on his hip. There was zero police presence (this literally went down straight across the street from me) to help de-escalate and protect protesters. He peacefully disengaged and left.

This is what democracy looks like.

#NoKingsDay

#History might never know your name, but that shouldn't stop you from trying to make it.

If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything- Alexander Hamilton

Mind you, it was the thick of the #bookban push in various states, including my own: Texas. It's important to remember, these women who fought for our rights did so at great cost to themselves. They weren't lauded or famous during their lifetimes for anything they put down using quill and parchment.

She would have been the first person to rewrite Pride & Prejudice to include our diverse world, and fight for the rights of those who are oppressed. So, I did it instead. I wanted to see #representation in one of the most influential classical literary pieces in the history of the written word.

Vanity Affair is an ode to all the things #JaneAusten stood for. She was a subvertive agent of challenging the status quo socially and poking fun at societies absurdities.

2023/2024 ended up being some of the hardest years of my life. I was surrounded by pain, death, exhaustion (emotionally, mentally, and physically), but I tapped into that reserve to #write something I'm very proud of.

It showed me that through great tragedy can come the most beautiful rainbows. It taught me how to #hope when all hope seemed snuffed out.

My grandmother introduced me to the works of Jane Austen, Brontë sisters, Mary Louise Alcott, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Harper Lee, and the list goes on. My love of #books, particularly these female authors, helped guide me on what being a strong heroine in my own life story meant.

I look forward to this every year! This will be my 4th year attending, and it just keeps getting better and better!

Congrats!

Absolutely counts! Take my follow!

Let's not forget the damage done via his televangelism, prosperity preaching, founded of Liberty Uni, founded the alt-right christian nationalist Moral Majority, and aligned with the John Birch Society. It's disgusting. We're actively fighting the demons of the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s all over again

Trust me, us Texans want a lot of things, too 😔

And here we have an example of one of the many things wrong with the world...

Rules for thee and not for me.

Clearly, respecting you is far below them, but by golly, you must respect them lest you be smote by the powers of the imbecile

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Oh, I'd reached a point where I was struggling to regulate, filter, and keep my chaos to a minimum 🤣

I think we were all feeling it by day 4