Here's the thing: Any legislation that's worth passing will be vetoed by an insanely angry Trump, and you won't have 290 votes to override it
You know what you CAN do with just 218 votes?
Impeach
Kamala Harris: I think that going in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea.
I was in the Senate for the last go-round, and the votes aren’t there.
I think after the election, we all have to just also agree that our attitude has to be to get stuff done…
With my site approaching 7TB of monthly data transfer, I've had to take action. Download links are now signed to prevent direct hotlinking. No changes for you!
Please link to my website instead of directly to files. That way, I at least get a chance to ask for a donation.
I've always been a vote blue no matter who guy, but I've got Trans kids and I think I'm right there with you on this. Everybody yelling at you for this should be yelling at these politicians for cravenly abandoning some of their most vulnerable constituents. They're the ones who suck!
Someone on here argued that it was only 32 democrats out of hundreds saying these things. Let me reframe something here - 32 people can be a military platoon. There is an entire military platoon of democrats out of their army that don't believe in human rights. That is not an insignificant reach.
The elections are on next Tuesday, and so much is at stake, including the soul of the Democratic Party when it comes to transgender people.
I am asking you to leave a very small number of races blank in which a Democrat has embraced extreme anti-trans hate.
I make my case here.
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The other day I drove a friend back from the airport and the whole way we talked about how impossible it is to be a woman with ADHD while also managing...everything.
About halfway home we realized there was a pumpkin sitting on my windshield.
Not sure how Sweeney's argument that AI disclosures are a political statement that invites harassment. I thought AI was supposed to be the greatest thing ever. If it's so great then why would you be butthurt about having to say you used it? Shouldn't it be super popular, since it's so great? Weird.
I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.
I want all trans people to know that Erika Hilton is a black transwoman and the most-voted congresswoman in the history of Brazil, with 1.5 millions votes. She campaigned for Lula over the last three weeks. WE TRANS PEOPLE CAN EXIST IN POLITICS. It’s not a dream. It’s already a reality in Brazil!
As a cis woman, my No. 1 criteria for deciding whether to vote for a candidate is “Do: they explicitly support trans people?”
I have yet to find anyone who supports trans rights who doesn’t also support:
- people from other minority/ marginalised communities
- the environment
- financial equality
Anti-trans Democrats are spreading poison when we can least afford it, during elections in this ongoing fascist takeover.
As a strategy, it’s a recipe for failure. As a moral stand, it’s reprehensible.
PS I’m the father of young trans woman and I’ll never forgive anyone who makes her life harder.
I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better.
Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! 💞
I've been getting back into comics while I wait for more info from my concept job, and I thought I'd make a post about something very important to me, which is COMIC PANEL VARIATION and HOW TO THINK ABOUT IT.
Don't let billionaires convince you slop is the future. They're used to managing & directing, not making things themselves. Of course they can't see the difference. They don't understand your love for the craft. Keep making personal, beautiful games.
You've got my support 💖
NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share!
Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...
Young teenagers are less likely to identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual than a few years ago, according to a new analysis.
“It really does look like a free fall,” Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology, said. “But what’s causing it is unclear.”
I was tempted to pirate HP, curiosity and all that. But @jessiegender.bsky.social is right - think of the amount of times HBO commented on GOT leaks and downloads, just as an example.
They DO track these things, and even that drives interest.
Let this show die.
Trans people deserve better.
The thing about JKR and telling folks not to buy Harry Potter shit is it isn't because we think it can take away her fortune and platform. She's so rich she would still be rich if she never sold another book
It is because it is literally the smallest possible hurdle to clear to value trans lives
Arienne Childrey resigns as Vice Chair of the Ohio Democratic Pride Caucus.
The state party has censored all attempts to criticize Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur for their anti-trans votes and/or statements.
Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus.
The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy.
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Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk:
How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners.
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working.
I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
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Ethics Professor: So, do you divert the trolley?
Democrats: I throw trans people under the trolley.
Ethics Professor: (pinches bridge of nose) That wasn’t an option.
Holy shit.
Marcy Kaptur becomes the latest Dem to release an anti-trans ad, and its worse than all the rest combined.
"I voted WITH Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of schools, and let me be clear, boys should NOT play in girls sports."
This is getting out of control.
I would 100% support a law that says if any digital platform removes your access to media you paid for then they are required to refund you the entirety of the original purchase price.
That would solve this whole thing in a hurry.
Sony has responded to a digital games lawsuit by arguing that players don't actually own the games they buy
Its lawyers say they are licensed rather than sold