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Benedict Tan @pdxpanda.bsky.social · Aug 23

Help me fulfill my dreams of being a NBC-HWC (National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach) Positive Psychology Health & Wellness Life Coach. The last two years have been tough but I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel!

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Donate to Benedict Tan's Recovery and New Career Dreams, organized by Benedict Tan

My name is Benedict Tan, and I am a first-generation queer immigrant to the… Benedict Tan needs your support for Benedict Tan's Recovery and New Career Dreams

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Mar 17

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Mar 17

exas Bear Round Up was really fun and I got to meet and hang out with some DFW Sisters the night of the banquet. I also met some other Sacred Siblings from other states and caught up with some friends I haven’t see. In years! Also made some new ones.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 23

Feel free to share. Let’s publicize the atrocity happening to our Trans siblings.

Let’s help keep our Trans siblings safe.

Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 23

We cannot remain silent. It doesn’t matter which alphabet of the alphabet community you belong to, if they come for one, history has proven they will come for the rest.

Show your outrage. Speak up, shout out loud. We have voices—now is the time to use it!

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 23

This is incomprehensible and unjust. And unfortunately, this is only two of who knows how many more.

My heart hurts for my Trans siblings, especially for more marginalized BIPOC Trans folx.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 23

I’m trying to practice serenity and mindfulness but the days we live it make it really hard.

Today, two Black Trans siblings were denied service and turned away from flights because their gender markers did not match their physical presentation. They were Kornbread Jete and Lucky Starzzz.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 14

I haven’t had any reason to celebrate Valentine’s Day in many years but here’s my contribution.

Happy VD, folx!

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 14

Donovan Woods is a Canadian folk/country singer songwriter and my straight bear crush. He has a gay sister and is a huge ally of the queer community.

I love his humor and if you’ve seen him live, you will know he is just as funny and sounds just as good in person as he does over the airwaves.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Feb 7

Books are for reading, not banning.

Now more than ever, we need to keep literature and freedom of thought alive.

If you haven’t, please get a copy of The 1619 Project. It is a factual retelling of the founding of the USA through the lens of slavery and the oppressed.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 29

Happy Lunar/Chinese New Year and Tet.

Having wealth is great but this year, I wish for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

May the gods, goddesses, and deities protect those who championed and support from harm.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 23

Important info in case ICE shows up at your door.

Benedict Tan @pdxpanda.bsky.social · Jan 23

Important information if ICE knocks on your door.

www.aclu-or.org/en/know-your...

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

Immigrants, BIPOC folx, and non-white/dominant culture individuals—know your rights!

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The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects people from random and arbitrary stops and searches. Although the federal government claims the power to conduct certain kinds of warrantless sto...

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

Don't doubt it, don't doubt
Oh, oh, oh, oh
You know it, you know it
Still rise
Just fight it, just fight it
Don't be surprised, I will still rise

Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, you're out of time
But still, I rise
This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in, think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

Oh, ye of so little faith
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in your veins
You know it, you know it
And you will not negotiate
Just fight it, just fight it
And be transformed

'Cause when, when the fire's at my feet again

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

This is no mistake, no accident
When you think the final nail is in, think again
Don't be surprised, I will still rise

I must stay conscious
Through the madness and chaos
So I call on my angels
They say

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

Oh, ye of so little faith
Don't doubt it, don't doubt it
Victory is in my veins
I know it, I know it
And I will not negotiate
I'll fight it, I'll fight it
I will transform
When the fire's at my feet again
And the vultures all start circling
They're whispering, you're out of time
But still, I rise

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 22

Come ‘Rise’ with me.

I won't just survive
Oh, you will see me thrive
Can't write my story
I'm beyond the archetype
I won't just conform
No matter how you shake my core
'Cause my roots, they run deep, oh

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 21

Well, he is White and grew up in apartheid S Africa. I don’t understand why people are surprised.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 20

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSS!

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 20

Today I’m celebrating hope and light instead of hate.

Today, do something that brings others and you joy. Do something to bring joy to this country—to the world.

Happy MLK Jr Day!

Last day of Meta boycott.

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 19

Nundragulations!!!

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Sister Shiso Panda @sistershisopanda.bsky.social · Jan 18

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