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From The Secret Tory on Patreon
#FuckTrump #FuckMusk #coup #USTreasury
Letter from London from Our Own Correspondent To America where Elon Musk, the world's most economically wealthy and 3 is staging a coup. Over the weekend the self-styled Teslamensch deployed a team of young DOGE software engineers to take the US Agency for International Development offline and seize control of the federal government's payment system at the Treasury. These coders, aged between 1s and ca, with close links to Musk and anti-democracy fan Peter Thiel, are reputed to be part of me wonter tout President Trump, meanwhile, is busy with other things, like vendettas, and jabbering. He's so completely absorbed in an unwinnable war with his own insecurities that the Persian cat to Musk's Blofeld - so preoccupied with exacting revenge that his pussy has been grabbed by It's all vaguely amusing, in the same way that watching slow-motion car crash test dummy replays on ITV2 is vaguely amusing, until they tell you how many road deaths they represent. For example, he's packed his cabinet with villains who are so sycophantically superficial that Marvel would reject them for obing one-cimersonal. Un again: since Gaza's waterfront location could be the 'Riviera of the Middle East', he calls for the enforced dispersal of the Palestinians who live there. The fact that we've become used to trump shaping his agenda for government from the controversial thoughts he's blurted out to see what sticks should not mask the fact that only an amoral shuck could think, let alone express such things. The expulsion ot Palestinians to create the Plaza Strip is not a 'tantalising" new narrative with which to generate copy. It's ethnic cleansing. Broadcasters take note. Trump's plans are petulant, cruel and arbitrary. (Continued in comments)
February 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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The future he wants:
January 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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G is THE most awkward chord (yet). If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this easier, I’m all ears. I’ve just been going back and forth between C and G over and over and over. It’s easier than it was, but it still takes way too long to get into position.

#MusicLessons #PracticingGuitar
Photo of my fingers making a G chord. First finger: second fret, 5th string Second finger: third fret, 6th string Third finger: third fret, 1st string
January 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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To avoid the crushing weight of 24/7 politics, I will be sharing my #art, #photography, and #journaling, my journey as a fledgling #musician, and my thoughts on #creativity in general.

Concept and modeling: Lydia Tewks (artist statement on her concept below)

📸: @thekimfluence
Artist Statement from the model: About a year ago I started making a quilt out of second hand camo clothing. If you're wondering,"ew, why?" I don't blame you! It's a very ugly blanket. The project symbolized the complicated relationship I have with gender roles and labor as well as clothing and being perceived. We're told sewing is feminine, manual labor is masculine. I've done lots of both. Clothing in workplaces often has intense gender expectations. l've dressed to the extreme ends of both. I love this photo because it captures the feeling of hiding yourself away to blend in and feel "safer"
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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January 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Currently absolutely engrossed in this brilliant book. Beautifully written and clearly backed by a tremendous knowledge of the history of Black women. I have rarely read such a passionately crafted work.
Photo depicts the cover of the book Black Women Taught Us, By Jenn M. Jackson, PhD
January 20, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Excerpt referring to #CriticalRaceTheory, from the absolutely engrossing and beautifully written book, Black Women Taught Us, by @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social
#BookSky #BlackAuthor #BlackHistory
Photo of a book excerpt that says “The violence of being required to hide the truths of this country’s oppressive history (and present) under the threat of legal action rings authoritarian and seems antithetical to this country’s obsession with liberty and justice.”
January 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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@jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social’s
Book arrived today. Very much looking forward to reading it over Christmas break.
December 13, 2024 at 12:44 AM
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Breaking photo of #ElonMusk
December 9, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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November 28, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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#JustOutHereLookingForSomePeace
November 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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#lgbtqia+ #loveislove #breakingcycles
Graphic text: Tonight my daughter (she is eight years old) asked me, "What does LGBTQ mean?" And before I could answer her my mom said, "she doesn't need to know about that." I told my daughter, "the L is for lesbian which is romantic love between two women, the G is for gay, which is romantic love between two men, the B is for Bi which is when someone has romantic love for both men and women, the Q is for questioning or queer which is when someone understands they are not hetero, and the T is for when someone transitions from one gender to another so they are living in their true form and true to their heart. All of this is about love, how people find love in the world and how people love themselves for who they are." Aurora said, "I understand, that's really beautiful." Part of breaking unhealthy cycles in family structure is talking to your children and teaching them love and understanding and breaking old stigmas and misinformation. I understand that some people of older generations think that it's about sex, but the question my daughter asked wasn’t about sex. It was about love.
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 AM
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#feminism #SmashThePatriarchy #WeWillNotGoBack
November 23, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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The peace of this New Mexico #yoga retreat only two months ago feels like ancient history.

Coming home just before Helene, then being hit with the current #PoliticalShitshow has taken a major toll on my #NervousSystem.

Currently seeking tranquility in spite of the chaos. Suggestions welcome.
A scrubby New Mexico desert scene of a walking trail winding through sagebrush.
November 23, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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I’ve only just started it and am reading slow, because it’s deep.
Back cover of The Witch Belongs to the World.
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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I’m making progress on the ukulele!
November 14, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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I am so excited to be here and explore this new landscape!

Here are a few of my photos, all but the self portrait taken in the last few months.
A self portrait in black and white with shadows across my face from the hammock chair I’m sitting in. A photo of Elijah Wayne from Bleedseason, kneeling onstage, singing I to a microphone with his long hair obscuring his face entirely. A wide angle photo of a black and white scene at Meowwolf Santa Fe with a sort of Alice in Wonderland vibe. My friend Divya is sitting at a table set for tea. The cups and tea pot look strangely large compared to her. A photo from the Bandalier cliff dwellings in New Mexico. There is a cave wall in the foreground with a hole in it. Through the hole, you see the mountains across the field.
November 14, 2024 at 4:30 PM