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they/them 🏳️‍⚧️ aka bobcat fka littletnoee trans misc 🖤🩶🤍💚🤍🩶🖤 queer Dogs. Music. Books. BLM. Land Back. Free Palestine. Unbinary. most likely to die by enraged charismatic megafauna

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · Mar 14

i truly believe things will get better & i will keep fighting for a just & kind world.

i'm beyond pissed that i probably won't live to see it, though.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 43m

Please share & give to help Bilal's family survive in the aftermath of 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They're starving, exhausted, & have been left with nothing but devastation:

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 3m

i'm v curious to see future development. i an a GLP-1 patient and they've done so much for me (T2D), especially the newer ones (i've been using GLP-1s in one form or another for ~18 years). thanks for sharing!

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 12m

neither. i'd rather see a non-ableist insult.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 14m

🤗🤗🤗

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 15m

you have a point.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 16m

i use the orange one because it feels nicer than the red one (it's a 'tism/synesthesia thing).

otherwise i use the trans or agender flag colours, grouped, when it suits. e.g. if i thank someone for doing ally stuff, sometimes i'll add the trans pride hearts

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 32m

how does his head not explode?

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 3h

my laptop is almost 13 years old. not sure what i'm gonna do about it. the worst part is it could just do with a wipe & refresh, but i have no idea how i'd restore my MS Office suite.

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Effie Cyborg @effies.bsky.social · 1d

Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?

Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.

Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise cloud communications.

us06web.zoom.us

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 3h

the vendor who sold me the blue one just sent me a message this morning that he had the red one in stock & it was in my price range, so now my partner gets two of these for Christmas!

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

oh no. 💔❤️‍🩹

Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

Miss Major died at home on October 13 in Little Rock, Arkansas, surrounded by loved ones. A Stonewall veteran and surrogate mother to her community, Miss Major was a lifelong advocate for trans liberation.

Trans Activist and Movement Leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy Dies at 78

A Stonewall veteran and surrogate mother to her community, Miss Major was a lifelong advocate for trans liberation.

truthout.org

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

this is the first book i ever read from Premee. now she's on my instant pre-order short list of authors.

Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 2d

Anyway I keep forgetting to yell about this book when it is 🍂seasonal 🍂 but THE APPLE-TREE THRONE (a little vanity project I self-pubbed in 2018) is also available on Kobo and in audio!

A young soldier returned from war is haunted by the ghost of his commanding officer (a posh git)

The Apple-Tree Throne

Buy The Apple-Tree Throne: Read Kindle Store Reviews - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

i remembered that i have this beautiful gifted raincoat by a Native American designer that hardly ever gets used, so i went for my silly little walk *in style*

designer: J. Okuma

hanging up against a wall is a light blue raincoat with black, white and red butterflies. a stripe runs down the middle of the back and sleeves of the coat that mimics small red and white beads and porcupine quill beading against a black background.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

*clapclapclap*

trying to decide if i do my silly little walk in the rain or wait it out, myownself.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

omg right?!

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

that stinks! i'm sorry friend. ❤️‍🩹

i don't know if it helps, but if you want to bend an ear of someone who's been living w chronic illness for a while, my dms are open.

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

your dark mode is like extra dark. i bet you like that bitterass chocolate too.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

😁😁😁

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

hiiiiii!

tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

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screenshot in dark mode from my notifications of Daniel's reply to me asking why it matters.

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Monster-Theory Medium Dave @azzageddi.myatproto.social · 1d

This is what Democratic lawmakers need to be doing: not giving up on groups that are unpopular because they've been targeted by hate campaigns, but TEACHING the public why those groups are being targeted and standing up for them.

Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 1d

"New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani released a video this weekend honoring the life and legacy of legendary transgender rights activist Sylvia Rivera, reaffirming promises to protect and expand services for trans New Yorkers if elected."

Watch Zohran Mamdani Give a Sylvia Rivera History Lesson in SOPHIE-Soundtracked Campaign Video

The New York City mayoral hopeful laid out his pro-LGBTQ+ plans.

www.them.us

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

why does this matter to people? i see it a lot.

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tru @tootru.bsky.social · 1d

i love getting lectured to feel bad about using spotify by someone who then directs me to their substack

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