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

my mom once told me that i feel like an alien that came on earth and can't blend in with humans well.

while i am certain that i am native to earth, i find that...there is something about what she said.

i don't really belong to any people.
i am kazakh but due to the consequences of cultural imperialism and the fact i grew up in a russian speaking neighborhood, i am largely detached from my culture, even despite trying to find it again

i don't belong to the community of english speaking people either because i am a foreigner, i don't speak english well, and in general, our social experiences are so different i simply fear i will always be an outlier.

i don't belong among average people because to them i am too weird. or too radical. too gay. too strange. i don't belong among my family because they are queerphobic. i don't belong to anybody irl because people who even claim to be allies are not actually allies.

not to mentioned im neurodiv and socially awkward and anxious.

i don't know what my home is.

Our country grieves the victims of yet another senseless mass shooting, this time in Louisville.

2023 has seen more mass shootings than days.

This cannot continue to be our reality. #GunReformNOW

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shooting-reported-louisville-police-confirm-multiple-casualties-rcna78933

My flight’s about to take off, so now’s your chance to say really nice things about me before I die rather than after like all of those other posers.

We are 100 days into 2023.

Today’s mass shooting in Louisville, KY has left 5 people dead & is the 146th mass shooting of 2023.

We don't have to live like this.

Republicans have loudly admitted, "We're not going to fix this," proving once again that Republicans claim government doesn't work, then get elected & prove it.

Vote the GOP out. Vote in Dems who will pass actual and proven gun safety legislation. Protect our nation.

Jim Jordan, who chairs the "weaponization committee," has been busy weaponizing Congress against Alvin Bragg.

He scheduled a hearing here in NYC in an attempt to intimidate the Manhattan DA and interfere with the prosecution of Donald Trump.

How is this remotely ethical?

I just noticed that I have over 2,300 toots. So, here's a picture. I toot a lot. This sunrise was great!

#Photography #seascape #LandscapePhotography #LakeSuperior #Minnesota

Not a doctor so I don't know if this is true but if Viagra is really more dangerous than Mifepristone, female legislators have an OBLIGATION to ban it. To protect the menfolk. Because their poor little penis-brains are not aware of complicated stuff like adverse prescription reactions.

Women can't be complacent any longer in Florida & other🩸states. They're lives are on the line: Two friends were denied care after Florida banned abortion. One almost died.
New abortion restrictions have disrupted the standard of care for a pregnancy complication both women experienced late last year-: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/10/pprom-florida-abortion-ban/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjI1MjA1MzUwIiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY4MTA5OTIwMCwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY4MjM5NTE5OSwiaWF0IjoxNjgxMDk5MjAwLCJqdGkiOiIwYTZlMWZkNy0xMDkyLTQyNjYtOTAxNC05ZDlmOTdmYTA5ZTkiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vcG9saXRpY3MvMjAyMy8wNC8xMC9wcHJvbS1mbG9yaWRhLWFib3J0aW9uLWJhbi8ifQ.GQIjW4IrRcESNqiKEnUP-cypxMlTygRP79sykby_Tbs&itid=gfta

Ban guns, you fucking US morons!!

#BanGuns #2FA #GunsKillPeople #GunReform #USA

#GunSense #GunSafetyNow #DyingForGunSafety #TennesseeThree #Tennessee #nashville #JustinJones

This is inescapable on French insta so I'm posting it here for all to enjoy

Please donate if you can 🙏
We still need to raise 23k / 600$
Maximum RT⚠️
This is a fundraiser for the drone of my classmate from my hometown - Vitaly Beznosіuk, who serves in the 82nd brigade.

https://send.monobank.ua/jar/7H9Zz5wX6d
Glory to Ukraine!!!🇺🇦🫡
Facebook page Vitalii
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02MaoCiebvc52SdhTnswuJdBK9jqV1SNKmRzNfsUhYzAb3wvNC4xUBNGZHyP3x1rNml&id=100001741114474

Justin Jones and Joan Baez sing “We Shall Overcome” at a chance airport meeting.

“When you get off the plane with the legendary Joan Baez you know it’s a movement of the spirit. She stands with us in our struggle in Tennessee and said she’s hopeful to see young voices leading.

WE SHALL OVERCOME…

Serendipitous, indeed.”

#JustinJones #JoanBaez #TennesseeThree #GunViolence #GunReform #Resistance #FightFascism #WeShallOvercome

“Learn More About the Shore” coasters arrived! I’ll distribute them to Philly bars in May. The goal here is to have folks that go down the shore this summer to appreciate the diverse wildlife we vacation alongside. I hope people enjoy engaging with them as much as we enjoyed making them!

Want to collaborate on a project like this for your lab’s broader impacts? Reach out!

Ctenophore by Tiff Urquhart
Sea Angel by Kelly Nichols
Horseshoe crab by Katie Mai
Outer ring by Sean Martorana

You folks were super enthusiastic about my posting more on Mastodon, so let's try this.

RT/boost and let's see if there's interest in a regular #Ukraine thread!

Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

For the last year, I've been tracking a notorious Russian unit known for its role in killing 100s of civilians.

This past month we published how we found them.

Since "shelled" can mean both "has a shell" (shelled insects) and "its shell has been removed" (shelled peanuts) , what does "unshelled" mean 🤔

#Procrastodon #procrastinaton #ShouldBeWriting

Ursula K.Le Guin saw right through JK Rowling early on. The "mean-spirited" description is so on target.
Here is the relevant except from the Guardian interview from 2004.