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Texan. Musician. Artist. Incorrigible weirdo. Geek. Faithful servant of my feline overlords.

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meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · Feb 28

For anyone wanting to learn more or keep up to date with neo-Nazi, Christian Nationalist, & RW extremist threats in TX politics, read Robert Downen, Andrea Grimes, Steven Monacelli, Dr David Brockman, other writers & reporters with Texas Observer, Texas Tribune, etc.

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🎃CK DexterHaven🎃 @ckshowalter.bsky.social · 7h

Hey y’all- a great, small rescue in Austin can use some help. They’re trying to get a badly injured kitten from the border up to Austin. If you’ve got a few bucks to add, that would be huge.

Anne is a trained pediatric anesthesiology nurse who uses her skills to help tinies

Venmo in the alt text

And yet another precious life is hanging in the balance.

Believe it or not, we truly loathe asking for help as often as we have been lately. But right now, another kitten desperately needs us — and whether we can step up depends on what our supporters are willing to make possible.

This little one is currently at Palm Valley Animal Shelter. She was brought in by animal control after being found stuck in a fence for three days. Her right front leg was already gone — amputated by trauma — with bone exposed. 💔

With no veterinarian on staff, the shelter has no means to provide the care she urgently needs. She’s been given an END OF DAY deadline — 5PM today, October 16th. Without a rescue stepping up, her story will end there.

We want to say yes. We want to bring her to safety.
But to do that, we need your help.

We’ll need funds for transport, our rockstar volunteer transporter Jessica has already agreed to make the drive for us, a surgical amputation to clean and close her wound, and ongoing care. If our community can rally behind her, even just a few dollars at a time, we can tell the shelter she’s safe and on her way to healing.

Can we count on you to help us say yes?

Every single dollar, every share, every show of support tells us she’s not alone - and neither are we.

Can you spare $2 for this little one today?

https://venmo.com/u/AnneL14

Scraggly kitten being held by a hand. Missing right leg is blacked out

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meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 7h

granny smith are absolutely the best--you're just speaking truth

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Luanne Platter @luanneplatter.bsky.social · 8h

With alt text. Greg Abbott is sending the National Guard to the Capitol for No Kings. It is imperative we make them look ridiculous.

Governor Abbott Deploys DPS, Texas National Guard Ahead Of Antifa-Linked
Protest

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Department of Public Safety
(DPS) and Texas National Guard to deploy personnel and tactical assets to Austin ahead of a
planned antifa-linked demonstration to protect Texans and their property

`Violence and destruction will never be tolerated in Texas," said Governor Abbott. "Today, :
directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to deploy al
necessary law enforcement officials and resources to ensure the safety of Austin residents
Texas will deter criminal mischief and work with local law enforcement to arrest anyone
engaging in acts of violence or damaging property."

At the direction of Governor Abbott, DPS law enforcement personnel, including state
troopers, Special Agents, and Texas Rangers, along with Texas National Guard soldiers, will
be surged to the Austin area to maintain law and order. This is in addition to the thousands
of DPS troopers already stationed throughout the state. These law enforcement officers and
soldiers will be supported by aircraft and other tactical assets.

DPS' Homeland Security Division is actively monitoring the planned protest in Austin, as
well as any other potential violent demonstrations across the state. DPS will investigate any
links to known terrorist organizatio
ns and swiftly bring charges against those who engage ir
unlawful activity.

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meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 10h

...primaries are part of our normal, functioning democratic system, not a sign of anything being torn apart. This framing is melodramatic & disingenuous.

meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 11h

Yes! It also doesn't matter because the question assumes all of us live in echo chambers. Many of us have conservative family members, coworkers, neighbors, current or former classmates, etc. Some of us live in deep red areas, deep red states, even! Some are former conservatives.

meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 11h

That latter point is important! Where I live, gun culture is a huge thing, bigot militia types are active, & county sheriffs, etc, have threatened past No Kings protests. It's an open carry state where electeds call opposition terror. Considering optics in light of those risks makes sense!

meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 11h

& it's actually a big deal when those of us in the Bible Belt, in red states show solidarity with places like Portland. I dunno about everywhere, but in TX & OK there is an assumption from our state gov'ts that we are not the kind of people who see ourselves in coastal cities like Portland.

meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 1d

Because his Project 2025 killed it, because he wants to put all of us in trauma in as many ways as possible because he thinks that'll get him his authoritarian theocracy. He, Thiel, Musk, Miller, etc use tfg as their convenient front for their greedy, evil plans.

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meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 1d

I'm glad you saved your gecko visitor! We still haven't found this 1, which makes me worry Stella will make it her snack.☹️ We rescued a tiny one that got in last week & successfully released it outside.

meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 1d

middle of the night lizard invasion

it has escaped us, but a kitty is on high alert

a house gecko on a doorway by lamp light

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meri sand @merisand.bsky.social · 2d

This is just how a ton of RWers talk in public on Twitter. That place is crawling with that kind of language & has been since long before Elon bought it. Elon encourages it by following them, liking or RTing their posts, etc, though. That (& all the accompanying images) drove many of us here.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.