Grumpy Old Gay

Re-reading this fantastic piece by @vermontgmg.bsky.social again and recommending you do so too. "To watch the push for Greenland is to experience one of the wildest things that any country or head of state has done in the entire history of the modern world..." www.wired.com/story/donald...

NEWS: Nearly half of LGBTQ+ people say that they are less out than they were just a year ago, a stunning new HRC report finds. Parents hide who they are at their kids’ schools, workers shrink to keep jobs, and couples think twice before holding hands on the street. www.advocate.com/politics/lgb...

"...by their government." She left out that part: "...the American people should not be assassinated in the street by their government."

Even if prevented legally this is not going to help the National Symphony Orchestra's pleas for their audience to come back

The pro Trump counter protesters were playing Ice Ice Baby on portable loudspeakers. This is their response to calls for freedom - a celebration of a masked police force operating outside the margins of the law.

I dont think anyone from the regime actually watchef the show.

I would much rather fly next to a crying baby than sit in front of a child behind me who kicks my seat the entire flight.

I can still get out to the mountauns

There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil. The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage. /1

This statement from Vance really got to me. The gaslighting. The xenophobia and racism. The scapegoating. The brazenness of the lying. It left me feeling angry and helpless at the time.

“We are really pulling out all the stops to make sure that the impacts are being hidden.” National Park Service workers say a crisis is building behind the scenes, Kylie Mohr reports.

Stay strong, Portland! He couldn't take down a single comedian.

@froomkin.bsky.social ’s latest piece has lots of good news about lots of different ways people are resisting Tr*mp’s authoritarian consolidation. There are plenty of good ideas for you to use in your community. Spread the word. 👇🏾👇🏻👇🏽👇🏼👇🏿 open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...

Beginning to think I picked the wrong time to begin our master bath renovation.

I settled in to watch this last night expecting some kind of Merchant Ivory Maurice type flick - and much of it was - until they started cutting off gay men's balls and replacing them with straight balls. Turns out that was a thing back in the 1920s.

Unlike Marco Rubio

@radiofreetom.bsky.social explained it better than anyone; this is from a thread he posted after the 2024 election. For us, it has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with character. ⬇️

They lined them up and checked IDs. These guys are out here risking lives to put these fires out.

Reviewing individuals’ social media to conduct ideological vetting has been a defining initiative of President Trump’s second term. Here’s an overview of this collection process and how the information is used. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...

The same across NWS,NOAA, CIA - we are less safe. "subject matter expertise and operational competence are readily sacrificed for ideological purity and the ceaseless politicization of the workforce. At a time of simultaneous wars across the globe...this makes us all less safe."

Today was a dark day. This bill sets up an ICE police state - with funding for a network of privately run prisons. At the same time it underfunds the judicial system, so the impact will be lots and lots of people locked up indefinitely, waiting for a court date in a severely backlogged system.

This. And I'm seeing little to no mention of Kilmar Abrego Garcia's claim he was tortured in El Salvador.

The "everyone is going to die" policy part 2

With the hubby for #seattlepride. Haven't been in years but this year it seemed important.

100%

When I hike with Bruno and I stop to take a leak, is it a compliment that Bruno sticks his nose where I peed, sniffs, and then pees there too? (Bruno is my dog, not a fellow hiker just to clarify)

A piece of our freedom, a piece of our souls, a piece of our peace...

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks Love is love. Why would we not celebrate it? I rejoice for anyone who finds love and decides to marry their soulmate.

📣📣📣 THIS IS THE WAY 🔥🔥🔥 #NoKings #Resistance ❌️👑 www.wired.com/story/techno... 👇

Undocumented immigrants contribute nearly $100 billion in taxes every year. Meanwhile, the wealthiest 1% dodge $163 billion in taxes annually. The real drain on America isn’t coming from the border — it’s coming from the boardroom.

They sure don't look like any kind of trained officers.

We all know this is coming, right? "Trump is about deploy ICE military-style tactical units to 5 Democratic-run cities: NYC, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia and Alexandria, VA. He wants to spark clashes and confrontations between fed authorities in as many Democratic strongholds as possible"

Stephen Miller—who's from the area and knows better—calls LA an "occupied city" as part of a ploy to justify a violent, fascist crackdown. Courtesy of Matt Snyder, this map of LA features a to-scale red dot indicating where the protests are. You'll have to zoom in and look hard.

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From the Big Beautiful Bill to the Big Beautiful Brawl.

I wrote about how America is likely to start feeling its first broad pain from the DOGE cuts and Trump firings this month as the agencies that help secure our summers—FEMA, NOAA, the National Park Service, and air traffic control—have been especially hard hit: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/prepare-fo...

ICE has now targeted good friends of mine - including American citizens - at a local San Antonio business. Here’s a reminder of your rights. Share widely & speak up against the injustice happening in our country.

Rewatched the original trilogy after #Andor. So, if the Emperor had turned Luke to the dark side, would the rebel victory have changed? The events inside the throne room wouldn't have stopped the destruction of the shield or Death Star. Jedi Luke or Sith Luke - Death Star still goes boom. #starwars

Got in a little mountain and wildflower time this weekend.

One of the things that give me hope is this @npr.org show featuring young musicians. These kids are are jaw droppingly impressive. Zoie the Euphonium player in this ep. especially. That she is bullied breaks my heart - but her talent & passion give me hope.

And a government with no king

"It’s bewildering and painful when people who pride themselves on “supporting the troops” decide your family is the exception."

MAKE NOISE ON THIS ONE‼️ They didn’t just deport him—they sent him to CECOT in El Salvador. Agelviz came here legally through the refugee resettlement program—fully vetted. But when he landed in Houston, CBP snatched him over a tattoo: a clock and a rose. No charges. No record. Just a suspicion.