Notices by Boots Chantilly (bootschantilly@mstdn.social), page 2

This is not a child. About a quarter of Americans will insist to you that it is, because they think that’s an effective strategy for stripping human rights from more than half our population, but underneath their lies, they know. We all know. This. Is. Not. A. Child. #ProChoiceIsProLife #AbortionIsAHumanRight #AbortionIsEssential

I really really REALLY want an #UnfittedKitchen. When we first moved here, we rented an apt in San Diego w/ a huge kitchen. It had a big empty wall—I think most ppl put a kitchen table+chairs there, but I lined up tall industrial shelves instead, & I LOOOVED IT. It makes cooking so much easier, especially for someone like me, who has #PsoriaticSpondylitis (loads less bending/stooping). https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/unfitted-kitchen-37423264

Sometimes I love hard summer light. #SilentSunday #SoCal #badlands

File this thread under Cops Are Dicks:

Michael, our neighbor who died/was killed, did indeed have some next of kin (a cousin, Glenda), & she flew out from Denver a couple of days ago. She asked all the residents to move & gave them a deadline to get their things out of the house (she’s having it shut/boarded up until the family decides what to do with it). A couple of the residents didn’t meet the deadline, even tho Glenda had all the utilities disconnected when it arrived. +

Everyone hates him, even his hairdresser. #TryTipping #weirdo

@jeffowski Yep. One of my all-time favorite posts on the subject is, "If you want to be someone's ally but haven't been hit by the stones being thrown at them, you aren't yet standing close enough to them." I've never been able to identify for certain who originally said it, but it guides me in everyday life.

We have.

& this feels wonderful. 🥰

Last one—good night, all! #Halestorm #MusicWomenWednesday https://youtu.be/FmkHqUwa4zg?si=skTmqWQCSWfUrJLG

A thread on #adoption 👇🏻

I'll never stop being shocked at the ridiculous, shitty things non-adopted ppl will say right out loud to adoptees they don't know. Adoptees they know NOTHING about. I understand that the $21 billion /year adoption industry has our society brainwashed w/ sugarcoated bs re: adoption being nothing but rainbows & marshmallows & unicorns & dreams come true, but allow me to share some plain, hard facts.

1. Most relinquishing mothers surrender not bc they're unfit +

but bc they're single, poor, young, scared, overwhelmed. These conditions are almost always temporary, but our society pressures them to choose a permanent solution for these temporary issues. Not bc it's best for baby-to-be, but bc millions of adults covet newborns & as a result they're worth big $$$ to the adoption industry.

2. Desperately wanting children doesn't automatically make someone a good parent—or even a decent person. +

I love this. 😄

From: @fesshole
https://mastodon.social/@fesshole/112860797560447622

THIS IS AWESOME.

From: @Geewhizpat
https://newsie.social/@Geewhizpat/112859899466975882

Tangentially, even if it were a valid diss, I don't understand how "cat lady" could be used against #VPHarris, as she's married & has 2 stepkids. Was #Vance asserting that only ppl who've given birth are parents? Because not only does the USA already have a history of 46 Presidents who've never given birth, there are a whooooooole lot of adoptive parents out there who should be pretty offended by his statement. #WhatMakesAParentQuestionMark #AdopteeVoices

I laugh when I hear #CatLady used in an attempt to insult or criticize a woman. No. 1, cats are awesome. No. 2 ...

#YesWeKam2024

I told Mr. Boots that if #ShufflesTheClown is installed as President, I'm going to take myself out. He said I'm not allowed bc if this country falls to fascists, we're going to have to find our strength & fight like hell & brought up the Underground Railroad, the Jane Collective, etc.

But I'm old & sick, & I've been fighting for more than half a gd century, & I don't know that I have any strength left to call upon. & that's just the simple truth. #election2024

Ironically, all that loud barking & jumping & scrambling I just witnessed was caused by the nice UPS man who was here to deliver their big bag of canine calming chews. #Take2TheyreSmall #DogsOfMastodon

J.D. Vance supports a national abortion ban. He co-sponsored legislation that spreads disinformation w/ the goal of banning abortion. He voted to block nationwide access to IVF. & now, just like Trump, he's trying to hide his previous anti-abortion extremism in an attempt to win in November—so he can turn around & strip away more of our fundamental freedoms. He’s a misogynist, a racist, a bigot, a pathetic flippy-floppy ass-licker, a vile p.o.s., & a LOSER. #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy

Mr. Boots said #Biden has cancelled an event & is reevaluating his ad campaign after yesterday’s bs, & I really hope that’s not true, because his most recent push has not only been strong, it’s been effective, imo. Neither he nor VP Harris have EVER called for violence—that what Republicans do, not Dems. Trump is reaping what ***HE*** has sown, & while it shouldn’t have happened, as far as I’m concerned, it’s just another gd distraction.

Biden needs to maintain focus. #VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy

I freaking love her. #SheilaE #MusicWomenWednesday https://youtu.be/tOI3cWr-mNQ?si=z17ZPKMVVqa6H8Q-