prokopetz: In my less charitable moments, I can’t help but suspect that the real reason “inspirational” stories about “Disabled Folks Beating the Odds™” are so enormously popular is that they reassure us that “Disabled Folks [who don’t] Beat the Odds™” just aren’t trying hard enough. ⁂

I keep hearing people ask, “Is America ready for a woman president? Or a gay president?” Funny thing is, I never heard anyone ask if America was ready for an incompetent, vindictive, mentally unstable, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, traitorous egomaniac … and yet, here we are. ⁂

Yung Pueblo: It is normal to feel down, tired, and emotionally exhausted when you are going through a big transition. Especially when you have to let go of something good for the chance at something better. Great changes are not meant to be easy, they arise to inspire your growth. ⁂

Nemik, Andor: “So much going wrong, so much to say, and all of it happening so quickly. The pace of repression outstrips our ability to understand it. And that is the real trick of the Imperial thought machine. It’s easier to hide behind 40 atrocities than a single incident.” ⁂

Dr. Audrey McMahon, MSF child and adolescent psychiatrist: “The children themselves have begun to question their belonging to humanity. We have to ask ourselves - is this the world we want children to grow in? Is that the world we want for them?” ⁂

Detective Tracer Bullet (Calvin): “I’ve got eight slugs in me. One’s lead, and the rest are bourbon.” ⁂

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social: First, they came for the Palestinian protestor. And I … ⁂

Terry Pratchett: But … history was full of the bones of good men who’d followed bad orders in the hope that they could soften the blow. Oh, yes, there were worse things they could do, but most of them began right where they started, following bad orders. ⁂

Laura Jane Grace: Growing up, I never had a role model to show me that you can be trans and live a happy life. I hope that I can be that source of hope for someone out there who’s struggling. ⁂

“Bullies aren’t just teenagers in high school. They are also adults in offices with nice titles who thinks they have the right to break the spirits of others so they can feel better about their miserable lives.” ⁂

@crispinoblong: If reproduction, heterosexuality, and cis-ness for everyone are so natural, then why do these values have to be violently enforced by the state? ⁂

“You’re not failing at being happy – you’re recovering from overwhelming stress. Please be patient and allow your mind some recovery time; this won’t last forever.” ⁂

“You’re not failing at being happy – you’re recovering from overwhelming stress. Please be patient and allow your mind some recovery time; this won’t last forever.” ⁂

Yung Pueblo: If you are wondering who your people are, they are the ones who make your heart feel seen and your nervous system feel calm. Yes, it’s that simple. ⁂

Captain America: “This isn’t funny. Racism, bigotry, irrational, ignorant hate. It’s all helping to fragment this country. The Sons of the Serpent help that whole sick process.” ⁂

Dear Democratic Party, Take off the fucking gloves and do whatever the fuck it takes to preserve the rule of law. Sincerely, 245 Years of America. ⁂

Mary Quinn: “There are times when you must speak, not because you are going to change the other person, but because if you don’t speak, they have changed you.” ⁂

howdoistormspirit: You stab Caesar? You stab his body like the enemy? Oh! Oh! Jail for Brutus! Jail for Brutus for 1,000 years!! ⁂

@colevecc.bsky.social: A lot of technology will become obsolete, but few will reach the level of obsolete as the VHS rewinder. ⁂