#survival

What Wendy's Doing: DOJ shelved the autopen witchhunt, Trump is slathering foundation on a mystery neck rash, and Pete Hegseth got told no by the goddamn Boy Scouts — before my second cup of coffee. I pivoted from rage to dark comedy. I wrote this. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/trump-has-herpes-kegesth-is-drunk-again-we-are-still-bombing-iran-and-might-put-soldiers-on-the-grou Fuck I am tired already. #queer #trans #lgbtqia #news #life #survival #trauma #lifehacks #daily

#queer #lgbtqia #trans #politics #nature #conservency #lifehacks #survival #therapy #literature #daily Read about military commanders telling troops God personally anointed Trump to trigger Armageddon — in an actual combat readiness briefing — it was 7am, I went sideways, poured something stronger than coffee, and wrote this. Some mornings the truth hits harder than the hangover. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-i-ran-but-how-far-did-i-ran-before-i-stopped-ranning

https://thistleandmoss.com/p/when-you-think-you-know-but-you-don-t Is #iran hurting us? Will sarah reveal her crucial detail? What will you find out. #trans #queer #lgbtqia #selfhelp #survival #culture The Gathering -- https://thistleandmoss.com/network

So none of these corporate platforms are owed your time, your eyes, your nervous system. Scrolling through hatred doesn’t make you smarter or more empathetic or more connected to the world, it just makes you tired and mean and convinced the rot is everywhere. Choosing to keep bigots out of your free time isn’t living in a bubble, it’s called having some goddamn sense. X, Facebook, whatever corp hellsite is trending this week — none of it is the world. #trans #queer #lgbtqia #survival #life

"We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are." — Marsha P. Johnson Marsha wasn't asking for #tolerance — she was throwing bricks and making room. When Kansas sends a letter saying you do not officially exist, that is a government performing power it doesn't have. You existed before the license. The license was just the state catching up. Build what catches up — the lawsuits, the evacuation funds, each other. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-we-are-at-war-with-iran#life-survival-silence #trans #queer #lgbtqia #culture #survival

"Hope will never be silent." — Harvey Milk, Milk said it before they killed him — and they killed him because he meant it. Hope that won't shut up is dangerous, and dangerous is what we need right now. Kansas tried to silence 1,700 people with a letter in the mail. A lawsuit landed before sundown. That's not coincidence — that's what Milk was describing. You don't wait for permission to exist. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-we-are-at-war-with-iran#life-survival-silence #trans #queer #lgbtqia #culture #survival #life #challenges

Bombs dropped on Iran while kids were at their desks. A girls' school in broad daylight. No declaration of war. Just a Truth Social video. Call your reps. #OperationEpicFury. More in today's Digest. https://thistleandmoss.com/p/the-daily-exhale-we-are-at-war-with-iran #QueerLife #TransJoy #QueerNews #ActuallyTrans #FediverseQueer #SelfHelp #MentalHealth #Survival #CulturalCommentary #NewsDigest #ThistleAndMoss #QueerMedia #TransMedia #LGBTQ #TrumpSucks

Last song for my #20favevideos and perhaps the most influential in my life (and most helpful). A teenage boy with ripped clothing is alone in a house picking through piles of rubble and debris. His little dog jumps around excitedly as if this were all a game. The boy picks out things he treasures and one by one he shows them excitedly to the camera. But now and then he holds lovingly in his hands a framed sepia-toned portrait of a man from the 1930s or 40s and stares off in deep reflection and melancholy. Was it his father? His grandfather? Then he’s playing joyfully again with his toys. We see a whole wall and several windows have been blown out of the house, most likely by a tornado or hurricane, as cows can be seen grazing nearby. Again he lies on the floor holding the portrait in reflection, reaching up to pet his dog. The video ends with him dancing and practicing skateboarding tricks in what was once his bedroom. An incredible, profound video of resilience in the face of incredible loss, and continuing with life despite losing nearly everything and everyone. “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)” by R.E.M. (1987) #rem #music #resilience #survival https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0GFRcFm-aY