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fighting back sobs

as a what, now?

42 people. millions of trans people are being tortured by their governments because of 42 people.

And I know most people think migraines are one of those made-up/exaggerated conditions or that it’s just a headache so no one really takes you seriously and they all talk behind your back about how weak and unresilient you are

And I’m trying EVERYTHING including McDonald’s fries + coke which some in the migraine community swear by. I hate McDonald’s. I hate Coke. I do not understand the appeal. I subjected myself to this torture and they were as disgusting as I remember and didn’t cure shit!!! FUCK!!!!

headed into day 5 of a migraine that is not responding to anything please please please this cannot be my life now

Is there an easily installable showerhead that doesn’t break in 5-6 months? (Actually is there ANYTHING that doesn’t break in 5-6 months??????)

Name a song that sounds sad but has happy/uplifting lyrics

a man with glasses and a yellow hat is holding a cup and saucer with fx written on the bottom ALT: a man with glasses and a yellow hat is holding a cup and saucer with fx written on the bottom

Target is, at best, a series of public bathrooms scattered across the country.

migraines are no joke 🤕

So! Samuel on Netflix is a delightful show

4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care Bans They ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults.

1. Horrifying ruling out of the 4th Circuit.

An all-Republican 4th Circuit panel has just ruled that states can compel trans adults to "appreciate their sex" by enacting care bans.

It even directly says that trans adult care bans are legal in the ruling.

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unfortunately my secret third thing is just that I can't seem to not

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Kristi Noem Is Leaving a Trail of Death Behind Her in ICE Jails Two more deaths in ICE custody were reported this week, including a refugee who died after an untreated toothache.

Kristi Noem Is Leaving a Trail of Death Behind Her in ICE Jails

I've covered deaths in immigration prisons for years, but I've never seen so many people die of what appears to be preventable conditions in such a brief period of time.

This will come back to haunt them. It must.

The USA's best trick is combining the appearance of freedom with a reality of repression. It is a brilliantly crafted permissive tyranny: one in which some protest & vocal dissent are tolerated & even promoted, mostly bc they've become impotent release valves that dissipate energy & change little.

I really, really don't like "oh trans people are just a tiny powerless population with no impact on anything, all these laws are just a distraction" tack and believe it's detrimental to the fight for our liberation, for several reasons.

So...🧵

Screenshot of four different jobs from the NY Mag feature about what people make in NYC: "Home Health Aide $23,000 I've been a home health aide for ten years. My main patient last year was in Brooklyn. I spent most of my time taking care of her. I worked two days a week, and I was being paid for 13 hours of work each day - my agency, Loyal Home Care, budgets eight hours of sleep and three hours for mealtimes into our wages. But I was basically working 24 hours a day. She was active, and I was worried she would fall, so I would watch her all day and night. This is a pretty common experience for health aides. The agency can deny our overtime, but you can't deny a patient. When they say, "Oh, I need a drink of water; I need to use the bathroom," how could you possibly say "no" to them? Bronx Day-Care Worker $31,000 $16,600 from day-care profits $14,400 from trainings and consulting Last year, I lost a lot of kids. I live in the Bronx, and a bunch of families in my neighborhood lost their child-care vouchers. We're talking about people who make as much as I do; most of the moms I work with are home health aides. They can't afford full-time child care. If I have 16 kids, I can pay myself for 40 hours of work. But last year, I didn't, and obviously I'm still doing the same amount of work. I've been running the day care out of my home for more than seven years. It's a profession I entered out of necessity and have stayed in out of passion. I pay for everything - food, cleaning supplies, toys - and we have to meet the same requirements as a large company in terms of paying for liability insurance, which can feel pointless in this industry. I mean, if something happens to one of my children, I lose my license. End of story."

It's all so clear

I dunno what to tell you anymore if you still think this is a partisan issue, or that it is not completely of a piece with trans rights and what's happening with Venezuela and Cuba and China and Africa and everywhere else, or that we can fix it by voting some centrist Democrat into office

AND the best of them all, Police Squad

I Am Not Okay With This was good too

Enlightened! So good and no one but me (it seems) has ever seen it

The US and its allies have created Hell on Earth.

this is just terrible. I keep saying/thinking “I don’t have words” and I’m pretty sure I will continue to not have words for a very long time, probably even more so as time creeps on

This is the way I think

They allegedly have a smaller footprint so you can fit more of them in, also encourage turnover precisely because they’re uncomfortable.
I had lunch with a friend recently who said they preferred hightops, which I, as a short person, find baffling

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, anyone?

BREAKING: The US has bombed Tehran’s main refinery and burning oil is now flooding down the streets into the city’s sewers.

This is a vision from hell, unleashed by the US tonight.

(🎥 Vahid Online)