marcythewerewolf

handaxe:

bed-dweller:

handaxe:

hey kids we’re living in a fascist regime

This is a very cool resource for people who want to fight back but aren’t sure how.

reblogging for the swingleft.org link. It’s a really great, easy to use/understand resource

cutiequeercris:

kerryrenaissance:

Remember. And watch.

It’s going to be a long four years.

The media needs to be fact checking not just parroting him

Maybe it’s just my “too good to be true” radar pinging, but I really hope this Tar Vizla guy turns out to be a legend that evolved out of control, or a loser with a knack for building lightsabers but no combat ability or something. There’s gotta be a twist. Every myth has a footnote or twelve attached to it, and there’s no way that little tall tale went down without some sort of catch, whether it was him getting assassinated by his own people, dying an undignified death, or being an actual monster, or what have you. At the very least existing in the middle of the Mandalorian/Jedi conflict opens up a lot of room for moral ambiguity and failure, and the fact that his sword ended up with the Order but his family stole it back is… telling.

lacigreen:

Y’all, it’s only Day 1, and things are looking GRAVE AF. Today Trump re-instated a law that will kill thousands of women – and I am not exaggerating here. He did this 2 DAYS after the women’s march, surrounded by a group of smirking old dudes. Lovely. The policy is called the “Global Gag Rule”.

Here’s what you need to know:

The Global Gag Rule bans health organizations around the world from receiving US funding if they so much as *mention* abortion. The organizations are also banned from providing abortion services – even though other funding sources, like donations, are used to pay for them. (The Helms Amendment bans the use of US funds for abortion.) The GGR is not a budget cut, it is a special stipulation for funding carved out for reproductive health organizations specifically.

As you might imagine, this policy puts international health centers in a very difficult position. They either lose funding for things like STI screenings and birth control, or they leave patients seeking an abortion to do it on their own.

We saw the devastating impact of this policy when President Bush signed it into effect in 2001. Take Ethiopia, where unsafe abortion is the second-leading cause of death (after HIV/AIDS). Organizations there decided they could not turn women away, and thusly experienced a massive birth control supply crisis as punishment. 16 other countries also saw US donations of contraceptives and condoms abruptly cut off.

I know it’s not their thing, but the GOP desperately needs to put on their thinking caps here. What happens when you cut off birth control access? Oh yes! More people get pregnant! And what happens when you cut off safe access to abortion services? Oh, right. People die. Every year 50,000 women die from a lack of access to safe abortion. The last time the GGR went into effect, the abortion rate INCREASED. There are literally 90 katrillion studies showing that banning abortion *does not stop abortion from happening*, it just means they happen in dangerous conditions. That’s a fact. And, at least to this chick, facts still matter.

Then there are the effects that GGR has on HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. In some of the communities affected by the rule, HIV infects as many as 1 in 4 people.

Overall, this is a law that has well documented effects of death and destruction. On what fking planet is this policy “pro life”? I’m pissed, naturally. It’s unbelievable (well, not really) that our government would put women around the world in this much danger FOR LITERALLY NO REASON. Seriously – WTF?? I will not stand for it, and I hope you’ll join me in sending a vocal NOPE to our leaders.

This week, Senator Gillibrand and Senator Shaheen are introducing bi-partisan legislation to permanently REPEAL the Global Gag Rule. They are calling it “HER Act”. It’s unclear to me what is possible given that we have a 1-party government now, but given that lives are on the line, I am going to do what I can to fight back at every turn.

PLEASE call your reps and tell them what you think of the Global Gag Rule: http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

positive-pebble:

elrond50:

mewiet:

radio-freedunmovin:

amuzed1:

platholyte:

Vote 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 the 👏🏼 2018 👏🏼 Midterm 👏🏼 Elections 👏🏼

SERIOUSLY

If you vote in Democrats, they’ll be able to block Trump’s policies

It’s not just that they’ll be able to block Drumpf’s policies for the (hopefully only) remaining two years: the
entire House of Representatives is up for re-election in 2018. Whoever
wins the House in 2018 will still control it in 2020, when we have our
next census. This means we voting districts will get to be redrawn and if Republicans retain control of the House in
2020, they will make gerrymandering even worse than it is now, which
already favors them.

But the odds are severely in favor of Republicans for 2018. The election is ridiculously lopsided:
23 Democrat seats and both (there are only 2) Independent seats (who
Caucus with Dems) will be up for the taking compared to only 8
Republican seats.

Not to mention midterm election turnout is always far less than POTUS elections and Republicans consistently turn out for midterms while non-Republicans fail to show up worse than they normally do.

It gets worse. This is the Senate race in 2018:

Arizona – Currently Republican

California – Currently Democrat

Connecticut
– Currently Democrat

Delaware
– Currently Democrat

Florida
– Currently Democrat

Hawaii
– Currently Democrat

Indiana
– Currently Democrat

Maine
– Currently Independent

Maryland
– Currently Democrat

Massachusetts
– Currently Democrat

Michigan
– Currently Democrat

Minnesota
– Currently Democrat

Mississippi
– Currently Republican

Missouri
– Currently Democrat

Montana
– Currently Democrat

Nebraska
– Currently Republican

Nevada
– Currently Republican

New Jersey
– Currently Democrat

New Mexico
– Currently Democrat

New York
– Currently Democrat

North Dakota
– Currently Democrat

Ohio
– Currently Democrat

Pennsylvania
– Currently Democrat

Rhode Island
– Currently Democrat

Tennessee
– Currently Republican

Texas
– Currently Republican

Utah
– Currently Republican

Vermont
– Currently Independent

Virginia
– Currently Democrat

Washington
– Currently Democrat

West Virginia
– Currently Democrat

Wisconsin
– Currently Democrat

Wyoming
– Currently Republican

All of the states in bold were awarded to Drumpf, 11 of which are currently held by Democrats. Republicans hold a 52 seat majority right now. If they can maintain the 8 seats they have to defend, they only need 8 Democrat and/or Independent seats to have a 60 seat supermajority and the power to pass basically anything they want under Trump for two years.

If you think it’s catastrophic now (and it is), imagine Drumpf and the Republicans with a 60 seat supermajority for two years plus a Republican House with the power to redistrict in 2020.

And that is why organizing now is critical. Getting people to run against every GOP House Member and tying every action by Trump to them. Make the 2018 elections ALL ABOUT TRUMP. This is also about taking back Governor’s Mansions.

It is NOT impossible, but it requires effort. 2018 elections efforts SHOULD ALREADY BE UNDERWAY!

@ all my american followers

sophelstien:

i’ve seen an appalling amount of news stories regarding the rise in anti-semitic hate crime and threats over the past few months, yet here on tumblr i follow TWO non-jews who blog about it regularly, almost always reblogged from myself, and one who blogs about it sporadically. not sure why goyim seem to think they can defeat nazis when they are willfully ignorant about a primary target of nazis.

there have been 48 bomb threats to jewish community centers across the country over the past two weeks and the only blogs i saw posting about it were jewish bloggers. according to the fbi, in 2015, over HALF of religious-based hate crimes were anti-jewish, yet this stat has only been brought to my attention by other jews. a man drove cross-country to my hometown with an explosive compound to “desecrate” my temple this summer. this is real, it’s happening, and it always has been.

raising awareness is the easiest thing to do in the age of social media and instant information, so goyim, it’s time to step it tf up.

thebaconsandwichofregret:

sernacht:

So, there’s this website and downloadable pdf called Invisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda. It’s where “former congressional staffers reveal best practices for making Congress listen”

It’s pretty dandy y’all should check it out

Also take a copy of The Activists’ Handbook by Aidan Ricketts which is an incredible book and a great stater for anyone who is brand new to practical activism and needs a helping hand on how to start in a safe, responsible and practical way

captainevans:

In case anyone hasn’t heard yet, now the GOP has introduced a bill that would pull the United States out of the U.N.

vinegardoppio:

fatgirlopinions:

parttimeartschooldropout:

sableaire:

Hey, just a word of warning to all my followers, please remember that it is a Class E Felony to wish harm or death upon the President of the United States . Yes, even on social media. People have gotten deported over this in the past.

I wholeheartedly support #notmypresident but unfortunately, this law would still apply. Be careful with those assassination jokes, which do qualify as a federal offense now. Stay informed and make informed decisions.

I would like to remind everyone that a few years back a I tagged a post about shady us military recruitment tactics with “I hate the military” (or something like that) and wound up with someone looking through my selfie tag from a department of defense computer.

be very careful of what you put online.

😨 scary

this will undoubtedly become a bigger and bigger issue in the coming months. it’s always been something that could get you in trouble but now more than ever they’re going to be going after people who even disagree with, much less joke about assassinating the president. protect yourself

obsessionisaperfume:

(via Russel Neiss (russelneiss) twitter profile | Twimage)

This cartoon (above) by Dr. Seuss is from before the US entered WW2.

This is from https://www.whitehouse.gov/ today.