Ooh, I've been here! This is at the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin. It's part of a holiday light show called Illuminations. It's a really nice experience, and I recommend it.

hell yeah

i remain resolute in my confidence we will win and it will be because we stuck together. dooming and fatalism is not how any of us will get out of this mess. i’m saying this as a veteran climate journalist who is a trans woman. if i have more hope than you, think of what that says about your view

It draws a lot of influences from "I'd Rather Be With You" from Bootsy's Rubber Band which was released in 1976. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tgY...

One of the things I wish more people understood is how racism operates within white folks. How it actively conceals itself. How it wants to indoctrinate us and our children. How much it needs us to accept it as the status quo. And critically, how weak it is when we can recognize and reject it.

bud, if it's any consolation, you'll always be one of the almost worryingly young teenagers on irc from like 25 years ago to me.

fwiw, i'm really proud of what you've been able to accomplish. <3

"No no, it's nothing like that. They're just best friends."
"Oh, okay. What's his friend's name?"
"... Boner."

One of my favorite things about curated moderation lists like @skywatch.blue is that he was already blocked by the time folks started posting warnings.

Seeing a lot of “But they don’t deserve…” And no, of course they don’t. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? The house is on fire. Pass a bucket to whoever wants to put it out. You can remind them what an ass they’ve been later.