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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Jun 24

As the camera zooms in: "The a$$ho1əs are treated like kings."

Dead Like Me, S2 Ep4, 21:26, Aug 14, 2004

#nokings #chingalamigra #democracy

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Mar 11

The full explanation included a few examples of how each group could be affected by an economic recession.

#ai #economy #economics #askquestions #criticalthinking

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Mar 10

Then, there are times when you can't show up either. That's OK, too.

#mentalhealth #takeabreak

Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · Mar 8

“You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” Brené Brown

Be you. 🧡

#kindness #belief #love

Picture by anxiety positive

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Be messy, complicated and afraid and show up anyway. Picture by anxiety positive. Black writing on a white background with rainbow flowers and hearts.

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 21

"The day the Latino, African American, Asian, and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor, is the day we start winning." Texas State Representative Gene Wu

#Chicano #Latinx #Black #African-American #Asian #Texas

We sat down with State Representative Gene Wu, and he’s right: The freedoms immigrant communities have today were built on Black sacrifices. Tune into the full episode on YouTube.com/DefineAlerican, S...

TikTok video by Jose Antonio Vargas

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 18

#erasure #trans #nonbinary #queer

Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · Feb 16

Department of Education FAFSA changes are open for public comment. The changes include requiring trans students to misgender themselves and removes the nonbinary option on forms. Note: comment period is 60 days, and comments are publicly visible.

Form here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Education published the information collection for the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA®) form in the Federal Register, the first public step in the FAFSA development process. The Department is on track to launch the 2026-27 FAFSA by Oct. 1, 2025 as mandated by the FAFSA Deadline Act.

The Department also announced that current and future FAFSA forms will rightfully reflect the biological reality that there are only two sexes: male and female. Department officials will remove “nonbinary” as a gender identification option from the current year’s FAFSA form.

“The Trump Administration will correct the failures of the last Administration and ensure students and families can easily access the FAFSA form in a timely manner,” said Acting Under Secretary James Bergeron. “Resolving ongoing problems with the 2024-25 form, reflecting biological reality by referencing sex identifiers, and beginning the process for the 2026-27 form on-time will allow the Department to earn back the trust of the American people. Families and students depend on the FAFSA form to plan their futures, and any release delays or unnecessary politicization of the form is wholly unacceptable.”

Screenshot showing open comment form on federal register site

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 18

We existed long before we had the words to say so. You know that. You knew us. We were the kids you bullied. You knew we existed, even though you didn't have the words yet, either. Deleting those words now won't delete us.

#queer #trans #transgender #LGBTQIA+ #chingalamigra

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 17

I'm at the end of a cold right now. My amazing husband made some amazing chicken soup. I'm so happy he got plátanos on the last grocery run! This is our queer lifestyle.

#queer #lgbtqia+ #gayagenda #caldo #sopa #foodismedicine #chicano

A bowl of soup with chicken, carrots, and bananas in a clear broth with herbs and spices

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Shepherd @neolithicsheep.bsky.social · Feb 15

Please note the police are misgendering Sam Nordquist. One reason violence against trans men is invisible is because it's often treated as violence against women.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · Feb 15

Yahoo [Feb 13] -- **TRIGGER WARNING**

NYS Police charged 5 people w/ violently assaulting 24 y/o Black trans man Sam Nordquist for a month before discarding his body in a field, describing it as "beyond depraved."

Rest In Peace, Sam. You are not forgotten.

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New York police find body of missing man they say was tortured for more than a month by 5 people

New York State Police charged five people Friday with murder in the killing of a missing man who authorities said died following repeated acts of violence and torture for more than a month by multiple...

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 15

Gender-affirming medical care for, "typically professional men in their 30s, 40s, and 50s". Nice.

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 15

#genderaffirmingcare

Business Insider @businessinsider.com · Feb 15

These days, more men are getting cosmetic procedures. One NYC doctor says demand for penis filler and scrotum Botox is soaring.

Forget male Botox — finance bros are lining up to get penis filler

These days, more men are getting cosmetic procedures. One NYC doctor says demand for penis filler and scrotum Botox is soaring.

www.businessinsider.com

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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · Feb 15

These days, more men are getting cosmetic procedures. One NYC doctor says demand for penis filler and scrotum Botox is soaring.

Forget male Botox — finance bros are lining up to get penis filler

These days, more men are getting cosmetic procedures. One NYC doctor says demand for penis filler and scrotum Botox is soaring.

www.businessinsider.com

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 14

Family Matters was a great tv sitcom in the 1990s. I'm streaming it and got to season 3, episode 17. The abuelita tells the story of the Tuskeegee Airmen and shares her connection.

#Blackhistory #civilrights #community #elders #shareknowledge #americanhistory

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 14

Some of my favs are:
- Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
- Certain Dark Things
- Juliette Takes a Breath

Right now, I'm reading Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass (a YA title).

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 14

La Virgen de Guadalupe is a Mexican Catholic icon. To me, she feels more like a representation of Mexicans than Catholics or Christians. But, she is indeed intersectional like us all. It's just that not all of our rose petals are the same color.

#lavirgendeguadalupe #chicano #Mexicano #brujeria

Text: La Virgen de Guadalupe: Colonizers created her to sell the idea of Christianity to the Indigenour people they encountered. They didn't know we'd welcome her and show her our ways.

Red flowery background with a typical ages of the virgen with her hands together praying. Calaveras and candles sit at her feet. Cactus and flowers surround her. Papel picado hangs above her.

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 14

From ID: HJM001 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MARRIAGE – States findings of the Legislature and calls upon the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.

#queer #Idaho #marriage

HJM001 by STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
MARRIAGE – States findings of the Legislature and calls upon the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the decision in Obergefell v. Hodges and restore the natural definition of marriage, a union of one man and one woman.

https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2025/legislation/hjm001/

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 10

When I want free ebooks with a lot of fantasy titles and series, I binge on these. I'm sharing in case anyone else needs a break right now.

www.freebooksy.com/email-signup/

#anticapitalism #free #books #freebooks #ebooks #freeebooks #chingalamigra #freebooksy

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 9

I am so very envious of cat sleep. #cats #chingalamigra #chicano #queer

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 7

Teenage students played in the snow at school. They said they were building a wall to "keep the illegals out". 😢

#wearenotok #teachempathy #chicanoteacher #childofanimmigrant

A short mound of snow sits blocking access to a ramp with hand rails on either side.

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 4

To the broader LGBTQ+ community, who know too well an attack on any of us is an attack on all of us, we will continue to protect your rights to be who you are and love who you love. - WA State Sen Maj Ldr Jamie Pedersen & Spkr of the House Laurie Jinkins

senatedemocrats.wa.gov/blog/2025/02...

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Feb 3

I miss seeing the snow fall, but not shoveling. I LOVE when it snows in Seattle!

#snowinginseattle #snow #abolishice #chingalamigra

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Jan 29

This morning, a teenage student of mine asked me quietly, "Are you illegal?" I asked if he meant my papers. He nodded yes.

He's Chicano, like me.

His flat sadness was devastating.

#chingalamigra #fear #trauma #Chicano #Mexican #intersectionality

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · Jan 26

PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.

This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.

Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations

www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky

Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video

PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…

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Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Jan 27

Wondering is the first step toward freedom. Education fulfills wonderment. That fulfillment reveals... so much more. #askquestions #read #tariffs #freetrade #overstepping #malfeasance #abuseofpower #educate #taxationwithoutrepresentation

Screen grab of text conversation with Copilot AI. Question: What is the term that describes when one person forces another person to do something? Response: When one country's government forces another country's government to do something, it's called **diplomatic coercion** or **political pressure**. This involves the use of threats, sanctions, or other forms of pressure to influence the actions and decisions of the other country's government.
Is this for a specific context or topic you're interested in? Next question: Is coercion legal? Response: Coercion is generally considered illegal, particularly when it involves forcing someone to act against their will through threats, intimidation, or undue pressure. This applies in various contexts:

### Examples of Coercion in Legal Contexts:
1. **Contract Law:** Contracts signed under coercion or duress are typically considered void or voidable because the party did not willingly agree to the terms.
2. **Criminal Law:** Coercion can be a factor in crimes such as extortion, blackmail, and human trafficking, where threats or force are used to control another person's actions.
3. **Employment Law:** Employers are prohibited from using coercion to force employees to work under certain conditions or to prevent them from exercising their rights.
4. **Family Law:** Coercion can be relevant in cases of domestic abuse, where one partner uses threats or intimidation to control the other.

However, the specifics of what constitutes coercion and the legal consequences can vary depending on the jurisdiction and the circumstances. If you have a particular scenario in mind, I can provide more detailed information.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Just me @afellowhuman.bsky.social · Jan 27

I'm not done reading it yet, but there are some impossible similarities between the beginning of this book and real life right now. Like, SPECIFIC, similarities. Now I wonder, will the book's end reflect reality as well? Was Octavia Butler a real time traveler?!?! #resist #read

Anne the Vegan @annethevegan.bsky.social · Jan 25

“Embrace diversity. Unite- or be divided, robbed, ruled, killed by those who see you as prey. Embrace diversity or be destroyed.” - Octavia Butler. Parable of the Sower #booksky

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Jo-Ann @jo-ann2000.bsky.social · Jan 25

#Booksky

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