ScottinSoCal 🇺🇦 🕊 🏳‍🌈 @ScottSoCal@computerfairi.es

Pardon me while I immediately pin this to my account.

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Republicans are the party of government overreach. They want to control what you read and think, your sex life, and, if you need an abortion or are transgender, whether you can obtain necessary medical care.

I’m with the party that wants to protect those freedoms for all of us along with the freedom to read. #ElectDemocrats

Illinois Protects Libraries From Book Bans, First of Its Kind –
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/illinois-law-restricting-book-bans-libraries-schools-1234770990/

Republicans are mostly closing ranks behind Trump. Again. Are they choosing “partisanship over country”? This framing actually underestimates how deep the rift is that defines the political conflict: Rightwingers have decided that they *are* the country, everyone else is an enemy. 1/

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*Sounds of a struggle*
Satori: Ahhhh! No Skye nooooo

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Skye: Okay BunMum, I know it’s been a long week- I just had a nap and am nice and refreshed. I’ll finish the annual report off for you today! 💻 🐇

Satori: Uhhh thanks Skye, I think I’ll be okay, no need for you to…

This is Walter, named for Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears. It’s a 1966 Chevy half ton pickup truck purchased for $360 by my oldest son Ryan in 2000 when we lived in Kansas. He was 14, had his learner’s permit and had money he earned delivering newspapers and mowing lawns. I had to teach him the fine art of shifting a “three on the tree.” After Ryan was KIA in Iraq, Walter was restored to how Ryan planned to have it done. I take it to car shows when possible because my boy would if he could.

We need to act NOW!

And, no, everything will NOT be fine...

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CO2 #Emissions #ClimateAction

The GOP are calling for Biden to pardon Trump.

Why?

Would Trump do the same if their roles were reversed? Ahhhhh, Hell no.

I can’t believe the gaul of this guy, putting this plate on any car other than the Audi A2.

Everyone’s saying “chyron” today as though yesterday they didn’t think it was the alien enemy from Battlestar Galactica.

Have you ever asked yourself what you would be done in 1840-1860 or 1940-1960 regarding slavery and civil rights?

You're doing it.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights

Apparently, there is now a Patron Saint of copying people on an email.

It's St. Francis of a CC.

As Juneteenth approaches, I find myself filled with reflection more than celebration. This has not been a good year for my family or myself. It's been a battle against racism, flat out, in workplaces and in public services.

Racism is frustrating. It isn't something that I can opt-in or opt-out of either. It's ever present and insidious. It is a drain on mental and physical health.

I don't normally link to Vox, but I read this article and was like "yup" - https://www.vox.com/race/23739082/discrimination-racism-black-people-time-juneteenth

This is Forever in a Seashell.
I'm having a low day and in need of knowing my art isn't pointless, so I'm uploading a spoken word audio that is yet to be finally edited amd hope it will mean something to someone. It's about when feelings overlap in a relationship, when boundaries are unclear and both partners don't know how to overcome a difficulty in their relationship and the effects of it on their mental health. I'd love to hear your thoughts ❤️

https://on.soundcloud.com/LMk98

#writer #poetry #art