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queer author, artist, horticulturist less bread and circuses, more bread and roses

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Gonna start a thread of OTG coverage here

Richmond, Virginia:

18.10.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the title of a news article from WSLS on 04/15/2025.
It reads, "Governor Youngkin declares April 13th through 19th as Virginia Screen-Free Week."

Screenshot of the title of a news article from WSLS on 04/15/2025. It reads, "Governor Youngkin declares April 13th through 19th as Virginia Screen-Free Week."

Fascinating how this overlaps with the next scheduled protest.

15.04.2025 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨House Republicans just passed a bill that would disenfranchise 70 million married American women.

Under the SAVE Act, women who took theirΒ spouse’sΒ last name and don't have an updated passport or birth certificate would be turned away at the polls.

10.04.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 3154 πŸ” 1459 πŸ’¬ 249 πŸ“Œ 178
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Did you keep your maiden name after marriage?
Β 
Does your birth certificate match your current legal name?
Β 
Do you have a valid U.S. passport?
Β 
If you answered no to any of these questions, you won’t be able to register to vote under the Republican SAVE Act.

10.04.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages U.S. foreign policy interests.

The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza.

Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs.

He said that while Khalil’s activities were β€œotherwise lawful,” letting him remain in the country would undermine β€œU.S. policy to combat anti-Semitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in the United States.”

Facing a deadline from an immigration judge to turn over evidence for its attempted deportation of Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil, the federal government has instead submitted a brief memo, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing the Trump administration’s authority to expel noncitizens whose presence in the country damages U.S. foreign policy interests. The two-page memo, which was obtained by The Associated Press, does not allege any criminal conduct by Khalil, a legal permanent U.S. resident and graduate student who served as spokesperson for campus activists last year during large demonstrations against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and the war in Gaza. Rather, Rubio wrote Khalil could be expelled for his beliefs. He said that while Khalil’s activities were β€œotherwise lawful,” letting him remain in the country would undermine β€œU.S. policy to combat anti-Semitism around the world and in the United States, in addition to efforts to protect Jewish students from harassment and violence in the United States.”

"Pressed for evidence against Mahmoud Khalil, the government cites its power to deport people for beliefs" apnews.com/article/mahm...

Wait, what?!

10.04.2025 21:02 πŸ‘ 137 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8
Women of America: you need to understand this.
Women of America: you need to understand this. YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture

youtube.com/shorts/8LoS4...

10.04.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador

08.04.2025 18:02 πŸ‘ 9095 πŸ” 4628 πŸ’¬ 2080 πŸ“Œ 2712

When people act like MeToo is just a footnote of what’s happening, they’re wrongβ€”it’s part and parcel of the whole conservative package. Sexual violence is a pillar of who they are. The glorification of abuse extends to all of their policies and makes up their strongest identity

04.04.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 1912 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 15

Also, please memorize this:

"I INVOKE MY RIGHTS TO SILENCE AND COUNSEL AND WILL NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITHOUT MY ATTORNEY PRESENT."

That, "am I free to leave?", and identifying yourself in stop-and-ID states are the only things you should ever say to police. Ever.

04.04.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 1094 πŸ” 763 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 15
N.C. Appellate Courts

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: the Republican-majority on the N.C. Court of Appeals rules to overturn the decision of the Wake County Superior Court (and the voters in the state) in a 2-1 decision to disenfranchise more than 65,000 voters from LAST year’s election. ⬇️
appellate.nccourts.org/opinions/?c=2&…

04.04.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 540 πŸ” 325 πŸ’¬ 56 πŸ“Œ 105
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Massive, Unarchivable Datasets of Cancer, Covid, and Alzheimer's Research Could Be Lost Forever Days before Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 10,000 HHS staffers would lose their jobs, a message appeared on NIH research repository sites saying they were "under review."

Petabytes of critical government research that is marked for possible deletion cannot be archived because of technical and legal restrictions, meaning it is very likely to be lost forever:

www.404media.co/nih-archives...

04.04.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 4370 πŸ” 2779 πŸ’¬ 189 πŸ“Œ 536
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Just some things to watch out for on Saturday.

From a Veteran who was at Standing Rock.

We know there were paid agitators there.

We know there were unpaid and paid agitators during BLM marches '20.

They'll be out on Saturday.

Stay safe, pay attention!

#SheShed #MomSky #Voices4Victory

03.04.2025 18:31 πŸ‘ 818 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 48

Know the signs of a paid agitator during a protest ..
... Call them out on video ..
... Do not let them start violence ..

03.04.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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We Cannot Ignore the War on Free & Fair Internet Ajit Pai is back, and with him a wave of corruption that could undermine free speech for all of usβ€”yet corporate media continues to ignore it

Trump's former FCC chair is back to finish his job of waging war on a free and fair Internet β€” and corporate media is cowardly silent on it.

Here's what you need to know, because it is too dangerous to remain ignorant to this massive assault on our free speech
www.qasimrashid.com/p/we-cannot-...

03.04.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 224 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11

Strom Thurmond and Elon both taking an L on the same day is a hell of a white supremacy bankshot

02.04.2025 02:35 πŸ‘ 5379 πŸ” 920 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 20

Susan Crawford ran directly against Elon Musk's millions & struck first electoral blow against Trump-Musk plan for oligarchy. Dems should replicate this in every race

Progressives will now control WI Supreme Court through 2028 & can strike down 1849 abortion ban, Act 10, gerrymandered US House map

02.04.2025 02:20 πŸ‘ 3034 πŸ” 515 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 18
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GOP bill could ban hairdressers from giving gender-nonconforming haircuts to minors - LGBTQ Nation The bill would allow anyone to sue someone who affirms a young person's transition, and it specifically mentions hairstyles.

We reported on this a few days ago, but I want to point out this headline because this is where we are at.

A bill in Arkansas would ban gender affirming HAIRCUTS for transgender youth.

HAIRCUTS.

This is a straight up North Korea state sanctioned hairstyle proposed law for youth.

19.03.2025 17:34 πŸ‘ 28983 πŸ” 10523 πŸ’¬ 2543 πŸ“Œ 2277
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Weed Alert: Callery Pear
Identify now in early spring.
mailchi.mp/blueridgepri...

19.03.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨

US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms

Civicus, an international non-profit, puts country alongside Democratic Republic of Congo, Italy, Pakistan and Serbia

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

10.03.2025 02:04 πŸ‘ 1680 πŸ” 735 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 65
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People Get Ready Even though large tracts of America and many old and famous red States have fallen or may fall into the grip of DOGE-MAGA and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall...

β€œI'm horrified by what the Trumpists are doing and by the moral ugliness of it; but I'm moved and exhilarated by what a whole lot of the rest of us are doing, and the moral beauty of it. The horror and the wonder can coexist, just as the worst and best of us do.”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

08.03.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 344 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5
UVA Board Dissolves DEI Office | Bacon's Rebellion - The University of Virginia Board of Visitors passed a resolution today dissolving the university's Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships and ordering a review of university programs ...

black student enrollment at the university of virginia barely cracks 7 percent and that is too much for glenn youngkin and his toadies www.baconsrebellion.com/uva-board-di...

08.03.2025 02:30 πŸ‘ 8450 πŸ” 1727 πŸ’¬ 172 πŸ“Œ 68

news in america: you will have to drink shit in water. we are going to end education. we will deport you for having the wrong opinion

news in any other country:

07.03.2025 22:05 πŸ‘ 7727 πŸ” 1533 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 14

Anyone who votes to censure Al Green deserves to get hot grits poured on them

05.03.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 205 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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We Need More Fighters Like Al Green! Bless this guy.

Only one man in that chamber understood the moment and had the courage to stand up to the bully, right to his bloated orange face.

05.03.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 12457 πŸ” 1891 πŸ’¬ 235 πŸ“Œ 94

Time to call your Democratic Representatives and tell them if they vote to censure Al Green you will devote your life to seeing them primaried

05.03.2025 23:25 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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🧸

02.03.2025 16:03 πŸ‘ 1128 πŸ” 252 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 11

Democrats even *thinking* about joining Republicans to censure Al Green for having the courage to stand up while they sat down do not deserve to be able to generate a single fundraising dollar from a person of moral character ever again.

05.03.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 12962 πŸ” 2757 πŸ’¬ 359 πŸ“Œ 168