Notices by Laura "Tegan" Gjovaag ⛈ (realtegan@wandering.shop)

My physical disabilities along with my anxiety and mental health problems make it nearly impossible for me to go attend a rally, so I must thank everyone who went - you are my heroes.

And thank you for the photos. I love the photos. It makes me cry to see that people do still care. There are days I feel I can't take it anymore. Then there are days like today.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@dnkboston @Strandjunker
The wikipedia article has information on one case, with links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_verification_in_sports

There's also an article in Scientific American that refers to it: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/sex-testing-in-the-olympics-and-other-elite-sports-is-based-on-flawed/

"It will not necessarily catch all men who try to enter a women’s competition because some men can have XX chromosomes. All you’re going to do is catch women who have no idea there’s anything different about them..."

Trying to be "bipartisan" when one side has actual nazis on it... makes you a nazi.

No such thing as "bipartisan" when there are nazis involved.

I'm not really optimistic about this upcoming fire season, which will start real soon here if the last few fire seasons are any indication of how the future will be going.

@jaythurbershow @pluralistic
This video is a masterclass in passive-aggressive response. I'm suddenly a fan of this guy.

Ya'know, if the Onion sent out a call to ask people to donate $5 to help them buy Infowars, I bet they'd raise enough to blow any other offer out of the water.

Over on Threads, Jim Wright posted rules for using a public restroom: https://www.threads.net/@stonekettle/post/DCwqri5pKj4

"Step 1: Mind your own business.
Step 2: Use the facilities. Don't piss on the seat or the floor. FLUSH.
Step 3: Wash your hands. Put the paper towels IN THE TRASH.
Step 4: Leave while continuing to mind your own fucking business.
If you're in a public restroom and you're attempting to police the genitals of other users, YOU'RE the problem. YOU'RE the creep. YOU'RE the the public danger. YOU."

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So my note about bridging to BlueSky went sort of viral, as much as anything on Mastodon goes viral... and BlueSky couldn't handle the sudden load.

https://github.com/snarfed/bridgy-fed/issues/1520

I'm sure it had nothing to do with my post. Anyway, they're getting it sorted, and supposedly the bridge will work again "sometime this weekend" for posts from Mastodon to BlueSky.

My original post with 453 boosts as of this writing: https://wandering.shop/@realtegan/113501306895638621

If you're on BlueSky and want to bridge to Mastodon, follow @ap.brid.gy

That's it. Nothing to install, no terms of service to sign, no complicated garbage. If you want to stop, just block @ap.brid.gy

Details here: https://fed.brid.gy/docs

If you want to bridge your account to BlueSky, simply follow this account: @bsky.brid.gy

Why am I encouraging this? Because when BlueSky inevitably goes bad, people there will have friends in the Fediverse to help them move here.

@cstross
I've known I was a writer since I first learned my letters and started immediately writing stories during recess.

I'm still not a particularly successful writer, but I am a writer and will always define myself that way.

It's good to read someone else who felt that way, and who understands the struggle.

A good thing to do today is check on a friend who hasn't said much since the election.

Don't ask if they're okay. They're probably not.

Just let them know you're thinking of them

Spread the word. And give out many virtual hugs.

I really didn't expect this to take off.

I generally do not condone violence. However, there are exceptions. If someone is threatening rape with that statement and makes any move that indicates they might follow-through, people need to understand THEY SHOULD FIGHT BACK.

I was taught as a child to just endure. That's fucked up.

Fight back any way you can: leave the room, tell a reasonable authority figure, or... beat the living snot out of the scumbag.

Stop teaching girls to be submissive.

Girls, if a boy says to you, "Your body, my choice." They've implicitly given you permission to kick them in the balls.

Or as my husband said, "My knee, your nuts."

In short, you are allowed to defend yourself from a rape threat, which is what that first statement is.

@mekkaokereke
Yup. While I respect a narrow set of actions she took to get white women the vote, I abhor her generally because she was a piece of shit.

It's the same with the founders. They compromised with people's LIVES to get it done. An entire nation, built on blood and pain and hate.

I love the promise of America, but there is SO much crap to clean up and so many wrongs to fix.

Thank you for the reminder. The heroes of the past aren't always heroes when you learn the true story.

#VoteEarlyDay #USPol
I voted on Oct 18th, had my hubby drop my ballot in the local dropbox on the 19th, and had it reported as accepted on the 24th.

When I go to votewa.gov, this is what I see:

@feld @RickiTarr
There's a reason men in the past died from "mysterious ailments" more often. If poison was the only way to escape an abusive husband, some women turned to it.

@CptSuperlative
When you read primary sources from the time, you can see just how true this statement is. And I agree with you completely.

Despite its flaws, it was better than the alternative.

People who expect perfect and decide to allow evil to prevail if their idea of perfection isn't met are passively evil themselves. They seem to forget that burning it all down and starting over doesn't mean the survivors will get it right on the second try. It just means a lot of pain and death.

@mastodonmigration @KamalaHarrisWin
I've said before, and I will no doubt say again, unless every single poll says Harris is up 90-10 over the orange stain, I'm still going to consider Harris behind in the race.

I remember 2016.

It has to be overwhelming. Clinton won the popular vote. She won the polling. But the orange stain was allowed to be president anyway.

We haven't won until Harris is safely sworn in. Even then, I expect shenanigans from the Gross Old Perverts.

Another lesson in "Don't Use An App for things that should be a Website":

https://news.patreon.com/articles/understanding-apple-requirements-for-patreon

Basically, Apple is going to steal 30% of Patreon's money that's supposed to go to creators. Because... Apple. If it's an app and it's in their store, they will squeeze you for every penny they can get.

Note: Android isn't innocent in this, either. Use the website whenever you can.

"Fascism feasts on violence."

https://archive.ph/ueh7A

The Gunman and the Would-be Dictator
Violence stalks the president who has rejoiced in violence to others.

#USpol #uspolitics
By David Frum