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

Have I told you all about my stepfather dying? I can’t remember.
Anyway, it’s still happening. He was sent home from the hospital yesterday to die at home. My Mom has been lying to him (& herself), telling him he’s “getting better”, and that’s why they’re sending him home. I’m glad for him that he’ll be home with his dog, and happy for his dog that they’ll be together. But nobody’s prepared, nobody has any kind of handle on what’s happening or how to deal.
I feel confused. As a kid/teenager, I always thought this time would feel victorious, but it’s not like that at all. I don’t feel “sad”, exactly; more like disappointed and ashamed that all of our lives have sunk to this level, that we all outlived our “successful” years and now we’re all at varying levels of failure. Nothing is going to get better for any of us. My sister and I are going to have to add supporting and caring for our Mom to our responsibilities. I can’t even imagine how that’s going to work.
I feel like she’s cheated herself and my stepfather out of consciously facing end-of-life, by assuring him he’s “getting better”. It’s all so weird.
This post is not looking for sympathy, I just wanted to update you on the situation. Thank you, #FediverseFamily.

No charge of treason here
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-08-01/health-experts-warn-of-growing-evidence-that-leprosy-is-endemic-to-central-florida
#Jan6 #Insurrection #TrumpLies

omg!!!!!! my book I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME is a staff pick at powell's books in portland, oregon???? DREAM COME TRUE! 😭

THANK YOU fieldmouse press and all the folks who crowdfunded my book and made it happen! i am so effin grateful!

Again, to remind everyone to whom this might apply, if you're mad about the #trumpindictment because you invested most of your personality in demonstrable fascist horseshit and justifying a massive criminal conspiracy to end constitutional democracy in the United States, let me offer these solemn words of counsel: Fuck you.

Trump tried to overthrow an elected government in 2021, and may actually face justice for it. He's made it clear in his 2024 campaign that he will rule as a dictator if elected.

If Big Journalism won't finally take a stand -- in its news coverage, not just in its commentary -- to protect democracy (and by extension journalism), then it'll be directly complicit.

You can't be a mere observer about some things. This is one of them.

Raise your hand if you weren't indicted today for attempting to overthrow the republic. 🤚

Maybe this is petty of me but I don't care
I think it's pretty awesome that the newest #TrumpIndictment is 45 pages. 😂

BREAKING NEWS: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on FOUR CRIMINAL CHARGES by a federal grand jury for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election.

A: Conspiracy to Defraud the United States

B: Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding

C: Obstruction of and Attempt to Obstruct an Official Proceeding

D: Conspiracy Against Rights

Billionaires and oil barons can build up tolerance to guillotines. Here’s how.

@voron This is so disgusting!

"The group stormed into the Watertown area and began loudly chanting while making
Nazi salutes.

They could be heard repeatedly belting out "There will be blood, blood, blood," as well as "pedophiles get the rope" and "no pedos in our streets"

https://www.express.co.uk/news/us/1796647/wisconsin-neo-nazis-blood-tribe-pride-lgbtq-protest/amp

I don't know if I've ever seen a 100% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Guess I need to see what this movie's like for myself. 🍿

Remember that the women across the border have already thought about you needing a place to stay if you need to flee for reproductive health care. We have your back. #prochoice #abortionishealthcare

On ramp? All this time I thought you had to use a rocket to get there. But you can drive.

@homelessjun @AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic oh absolutely i could spend days on google maps satellite view if my laptop had the ram to handle it ha

I'm hosting TWELVE free discussion circles for #ActuallyAutistic adults over the next month and I'd love for you to come be part of our community.

https://www.theautisticcoach.com/autism-discussion-affirmation-circles

@actuallyautistic @autisticadvocacy

@edpeters @BernieDoesIt

You'll often hear Black folk refer to this as "One way solidarity."

The ironic thing, is that is more marginalized groups took the issues of Black voters more seriously, we would already have made progress on these other issues. 🤷🏿‍♂️

The path to solidarity is not in telling Black voters to suck it up but in prioritizing the issues that are most important to them. Because like I've said many times, racism is just fascism practiced on Black people first.

Sea wolves are a unique breed of #wolf found in the Great Bear Rainforest along the Pacific Coast of #Canada. Swimming between islands like fish, they are genetically distinct from their inland cousins, or from wolves in any other part of the world. (ph and text Ian McAllister)

#Photography #Photographie #Fotografie #Nature #MastoArt #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #SilentSunday