I know it isn’t much of a response, I know we do what we can. If I could I would hug you, we could sob together, but Keep up the fight, Vote if you can, make your voice heard, don’t stop being that thorn in the side that keep attention where it is needed instead of on that shiny thing over there. And I promise to do the same!

I am not one to ask for trust from strangers on the Internet so take this as you will. I have seen true triumphs in the adoption/foster system, but much more often it goes very badly. I have seen good families destroyed, and individuals broken, I don’t mean to poison that well, I want that system to work, but right now they are so underfunded and understaffed that there is no way for them to be effective, and the religious route is laughable at best, those organizations are charitably described as preditory, I have other words but they don’t belong in polite conversation.

I worked in or around public health for a long time. You just broke off a piece of my heart, and fired my rage center. That is all too true, and all too ignored. The truth is never told and if it is it is not believed.

Thank you for saying this, I only hope it makes others just as sad and as enraged as it does me.

You have to love the troll I usually just 👉 😂 and move on, but you are spot on, hypocrisy runs deep, and I get, words for the reaction and all. The unfortunate thing is there are people so misinformed they believe this stuff, do I believe OP is one, not for a minute. Will others see this and think their misguided view is valid, absolutely.

I was a boost user for reddit, and when it finalized for Lemmy I had to “launch the rocket” 🚀 (get it again) I loved it over there and it is getting awesome here, as for privacy, I honestly don’t know, and I know that is probably the worst thing I could say here. I was so angry with reddit about the greed and all it just felt right to keep supporting boost. I am rather noob to the privacy concerns and I am learning.

Cyndi Lauper, no matter how bad it got for me when I was little, and it got really bad. I could count on her to be “right there waiting, time after time” and to see my “true colors” I know that sounds stupid, but I would get my tape and my walkman, go and hide in the dog house with Tramp, he would sleep next to me, and Cyndi would sing to me and I would sing with her, and it was okay for a few minutes, I was safe. Nothing existed but Cyndi’s voice and the warmth of Tramp’s body, it was almost like it could be okay.

So Cyndi Lauper, she was always inspiration to keep going, it could be okay if I could hear her voice.

Don’t know if anyone cares, I am on the onion site, it is slow (and that may be at my end) but working.

This made me have to post, 😂

So obviously fake, the note in the story is clean without creases, and was what uploaded by the document scanner the cops keep in the trunk of a car so that some Walmart brand website could be the only outlet to run it. Nice try spreading hate.

I haven’t been up to date since the whole Andrew thing, but scathing and GAM, I took a break then and just haven’t gotten back into it yet

You can’t see me, but I am swimming just under the surface in that picture, I told them to wait so I could be in it too, those rascals. LOL 😂 😈

Sounds to me like he has plenty of power to end the strike, he can see the concrete requirements from the workers. Grant them, in full, strike ends, company safe. Sounds simple Mr. 21 Million plus perks.

Got that one, up to date on the book bannings, but it seemed that it was being suggested that by complying with that law Scholastic would be violating a federal law, this is an interesting argument, especially if is has some application to interstate commerce, or even if it would be a violation of individual state law to have an agreement predetermined with the district, before the company brought “controversial” books into the district.

Let it be known that I find book banning and “don’t say gay” bills abhorrent, as I do with terminology that includes CRT including the history of slavery in the USA. I am trying only to get a better grasp of the mainstream arguments around this subject. I tend to see things in black and white (no pun intended, seriously) because I am autistic and I really do want a better understanding of this one.

Again, I am sorry I am just looking for understanding, who here is they? And what are the violations they made?

Edit: I know on the Internet it is very hard to convay intent, but I really am not asking these questions out of spite or as an argument. I have some trouble understanding nuance and I have an interest in this topic and I am trying to better understand.

If it helps for me to state my stance I am unequivocally, opposed to “don’t say gay” bills, the banning of so called CRT in schools, and book bannings.

Not challenging just curious, what law are you referring to?

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I can’t get a handle on the publication, I have never heard of it before, just looking through some headlines it seems sketchy. Also, I couldn’t find a Masthead on the website, granted I didn’t look long, but should you have too?

Sounds like Thomas found another precedent he hasn’t had a chance at destroying yet, well except Loving of course, and the “this isn’t the right vehicle” bs is just sour grapes.

I can’t figure out why, but I find this extremely calming!