@IronMan
It's going to take all of us, but we can get it done. #EverybodyVoteBlue

Finishing a pot of coffee is like saying goodbye to an old friend. "Thank you friend, you served me well. I'm sure your descendents will do the same." #randomthoughts

Saving Ocean Biodiversity: Coral Restoration | Explorers in the Field https://youtu.be/t5UzAc3yEaQ #NatGeo #NationalGeographic

I'm sure a lot of Trumpers and insensitive jerks are going to flip out about a brand name change of a product that they probably never think about or use, but the story behind this is way racist and it should have been done a long time ago.

Change is good, though. Change comes from speaking up. Always speak up.

Aunt Jemima character and brand name being removed from all products - https://abcn.ws/2N51Sqd

GDBee is making stickers and prints with half the sale (basically the profit) going to the Bail Project. they are an ultra talented black creator if you're not familiar.

I recommend perusing their shop in general bc they are a black creator in a rural area who can't afford to get out quite yet.

https://gdbee.store/products/neon-black-lives-matter-sticker

@NatashaRomanova @IronMan

It's got a good beat & you can vote to it!
#BothPartiesAreNotTheSame

@IronMan They know that downplaying the threat of the virus will result in a lot more infections and many more deaths. They know because it's what has already happened.

It never stopped them before and it won't now.

They don't care how many people die as long as there are enough people alive in November to keep them in office.

@MicroSFF
Now patiently waiting for future me to message me....

I stared at the blank page, bereft of ideas. As I had been for a week. A week! I'd never-
*ding*
Grateful for the distraction, I checked the message. From myself? From next year?
"Hi, I know it's hard to be creative right now. So I'm paying forward backwards. Here's an idea..."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

When important votes come up in Congress, the 700,00 citizens in D.C. have no Senators or House Rep they can call to voice their opinion.

It's time for the rest of us to stand up for them& give them a voice.

Contact your House Rep& tell them that D.C. deserves Statehood!

Call: (202) 224-3121
E-mail: democracy.io
Text: RESIST to 50409

#DCStatehood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-statehood-vote-june-26/2020/06/15/6ff29e00-af22-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

Good morning world! 🌎 I hope you will enjoy the day :blobcathearthug: :stux: ❤️

Good morning fedifolk and tootfriends!

Today I wish you unexpected encouragement ✨

1/2

"Please tell me you didn't get me a dragon for my birthday."

"Okay."

"DID you get me a dragon for my birthday?"

"No..?"

I growled in frustration and gestured at the fire-breathing reptile in the garage where a car might go if I could afford one. It had a ribbon tied around one horn.

The demon looked sheepish, "Do you wish for me to get rid of it?"

The dragon whined.

"I... mean I think it's already imprinted on me," I sighed.

#TootFic #MicroFiction #Writing #TerylsTales #UrbanFantasy

End Cash Bail now.
2/3 of Prisoners in California haven't been convicted but wait in jail because they can't afford bail - the rich folks, of course, are not among them. If you're stuck in jail you can't defend yourself, so the outcome is predetermined against the poor. The system is predatory. It's why "we have the best justice system money CAN BUY" it needs to end. Bail Bondsmen are part of the Prison industrial Complex. https://bit.ly/2YFmQ4h

Activism can sometimes take the form of contacting dictionary editors. Words are important, and I'd say lexicographers are more aware of that than most people.

Drake University graduate Kennedy Mitchum, 22, has convinced Merriam-Webster editors to update the definition of #racism to emphasize systemic racism, a concept that many white people evidently need to have defined.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/625669/merriam-webster-revises-racism-definition

First, it's a welcome sight to see protests everywhere and going still.

But why do the counter protesters get to pack guns and hide behind the flag and nothing happens? If a bunch of armed BLM protesters started moving toward a police line, all hell would break loose.
#whiteprivilege
A tiny Ohio town’s Black Lives Matter event was overrun by armed counterprotesters:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/16/bethel-ohio-black-lives-counterprotest/

@stux Long day, but happily relaxing in the fediverse now. :blobsmilehappyeyes:

If you’re feeling sick, just psipsipsi me and I’ll come to help

@stux Good evening Stux!