Attacking trans children is about attacking all children in the same way attacking trans autonomy is about attacking all bodily autonomy. Our actions are particularly powerful, autonomous and brave, and that means even well meaning ppl find us ideologically disturbing

They have to come for children because children are usually less willing to accept "thats just the way it is" as an explanation for why they cant do things. Adults all carry the trauma of having that "WHY?" beaten out of them, and so are often willing participants in passing that violence along

At least "boxing day" is centered an altruistic ritual-- we get the one that's about standing in line outside a Best Buy at 6am 🦅

It’s just that almost everything is worse today than it was even a year ago. I hate it.

The corporate overloads decide what days are holy and the consumer-citizens /shall/ rejoice

Also god damn would you be surprised how many things you for sure knew that you didn’t fully understand. Sometimes very obvious ones. Try it today

The culture of disposability around criminalized people set us up for this moment, and to fight fascism, we are going to have to rage against that culture of disposal. Submitting to it (or hiding behind it) is an egregious form of surrender.

this is actually a really common way of understanding the world among pundits where events can only be classified if they fit a strict definition and if they don’t fit that definition then they cannot be classified in that way. it is as if they see definitions as structuring reality.

*chanting* bob bob bob BOB BOB BOB (I like it)

Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets

I still sing Dave's lyrics when I hear "Hail to the Chief"

We had a "best of" clip show on VHS that I watched for years-- I think it was taped off TV

She says parents organized presser, rally, and arranged legal rep for the woman taken.

“Diana is a part of us, and we will not stay silent.”

“We demand schools be treated as safe spaces… Federal agents need to be held accountable for entering this establishment illegally.”

And then remember this: the Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks. It leaks.

Calling it mental illness allows people to imagine those people as below them in "the natural order", instead of recognizing IT as the problem