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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 43m

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I sometimes feel like if all the people the orange stain and his minions fired just got together and formed their own government, we could just move over to them when the fascists get thrown out and we'd be fine...

In any case, being fired by a fascist administration is […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1h

A comic for you: https://thedevilspanties.com/archives/16790

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2h

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1h

The more I read history - particularly primary sources - the more I realize that all these "new" things that conservatives complain about - gays, trans, non-binary, and more - have always been with us, and always found ways to exist even in the worst times. And the people who loved them, even […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Regarding recent news from open source and tech companies who favor a "big tent" approach to who they give money to and support...

I don't always know if the person who runs a business is an awful human.

If I *do* know they are awful, and there's another option - or I can go without - I will […]

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public universal mutual @hannah.posts.rat.pictures.ap.brid.gy · 3h

Concept: a bunch of chicagoans get spirit halloween cowboy costumes and start line dancing in front of the texas national guard

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AI6YR Ben @ai6yr.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 21h

AP: What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown

https://www.kpbs.org/news/living/2025/10/08/what-to-do-if-your-flight-is-delayed-or-canceled-during-the-us-government-shutdown

#aviation

What to do if your flight is delayed or canceled during the US government shutdown

The situation may well get worse if the shutdown continues and employees start to miss paychecks. And there is no way to predict what airports might have problems on any given day.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

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Why do you think he hired cosplayers pretending to be military for ICE? He wants them to provoke violence, then invoke the insurrection act. They are BEGGING people to attack them, and are really annoyed when people just laugh at them - like in Portland. They want […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

[Boob Health]

Yeah... mammogram results came back with no problems seen. That's that for another year.

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Laffy @gottalaff.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Need some good news? Dolly has some for you!

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING

In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

And if you need some information about how screwed up air traffic control is in this country (USA), check out John Oliver's report on it: https://vid.freedif.org/w/98183d81-1619-4f86-8bff-373065847251

Air Traffic Control: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses the working conditions of air traffic controllers, why those conditions are impacting us all, and – for those under 30 – what a “floppy disk” is. Subscribe to the #lastweekton...

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I have sworn off flying, as the last time I flew I had such a bad panic attack I still have flashbacks to it. But folks who do have to fly - ouch... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/08/government-shutdown-airports-delays

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 1d

I am anti-fascist.

If you are NOT anti-fascist (aka antifa), get the FUCK out of my timeline. You aren't wanted here. Don't follow me, don't talk to me, don't try to argue with me. Liking fascists makes you fascist - and the only good fascist is an ex-fascist.

If you aren't anti-fascist, you […]

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Sophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 3d

"What is fascism?"

Throughout history, each iteration of fascism came with its own particularities. Political theorist R. Griffin posits that the one thing they have in common is palingenetic ultranationalism. (Picture : Mussolini giving a speech) Palingenetic ("born again in ancient greek) ultranationalism is a far right narrative that frames the nation as decadent, as having lost its way, as being betrayed by dark elites. To save it, it needs to be destroyed, then reborn. (Picture: Trump giving a speech in front of a MAGA flag) with that goal in mind, an authoritarian power with divisive rhetoric channelsbthe population's anger towards a scapegoat demonized outgroup: migrants, religion, sexual and gender minorities... (picture : three masked ICE agents are handling someone.) Fascism is like a chameleon : it constantly adapts to eras and cultures. It is vital to learn to identify it and call it out. (Picture: a chameleon)

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Heidi Li Feldman @heidilifeldman.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 3d

TL;DR: Trump’s decision to send out-of-state U.S. military troops to Portland represents a decision to potentially use the entire U.S. military to invade Oregon. That’s a declaration of war by the federal executive branch on the state. And since Trump equates Portland, OR with other blue cities […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 3d

I got a missed call on my Google number, which is in a different area than we live, and is apparently similar to a Walmart pick-up number. During the pandemic we were getting two or three calls a day to the number asking for their pick-ups. It's down to one or two a week now. This one actually […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 4d

@proprietor
I am getting very intrigued by Bonfire...

Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 4d

It is Sunday, and I have blogged: https://www.patreon.com/posts/fandom-140521090?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Today's post is about fandom.

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Eric Gjovaag @ericgjovaag.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 4d

On this day in history… (Be sure to watch it until the very end.) https://youtu.be/-Q4ncJ19Pfo?si=S3AZe2a7WO2IMawh

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Nonilex @nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 4d

“Imagine being a child awakened in the middle of the night by a Black Hawk helicopter landing in your neighborhood. Imagine an armed stranger forcibly removing you from your bed, zip-tying your hands, separating you from your family, & detaining you in a dark van for hours. This didn’t happen in […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 5d

If anyone reading this on Bluesky wants an invite to a writer-friendly server (wandering.shop) feel free to hit me up. Y'know, if the fact that the BS CEO is treating hate posts against trans people as if it were a dispute over waffles and pancakes makes you less inclined to stay on BS.

Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@ai6yr yes

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 5d

This is terrorism and kidnapping, with torture thrown in (if you've ever had your hands zip-tied, you know what I mean). Every single agent involved in this incident needs to be arrested and put on trial. "Just following orders" does not even BEGIN to excuse this rampant abuse of power […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Linux can be frigging STRANGE. But if you search long enough and with the right keywords, just about every possible problem has been met and solved already.

In this case, the latest update somehow got corrupted on the reboot, so using an older kernal (there's a list of them in recovery mode) […]

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Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ @realtegan.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Whoa. I just had a really strange Linux failure. I rebooted my machine, and suddenly had no access to the internet or my second monitor.

My computer no longer even recognized my network cards, wifi or ethernet. It was... strange.

I got on my tablet (after having a panic attack when our regular […]

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