A little help goes a looooooong way

___________ (___________)
That's what all the people say
You're riding high in April, shot down in May
But I know I'm gonna change that tune
When I'm back on top, back on top in June

I said ___________ (___________)
And as funny as it may seem
Some people get their kicks
Stomping on a dream
But I don't let it, let it get me down
'Cause this fine old world, it keeps spinnin' around

I've been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet
A pawn and a king

#NameThatTune

@dianaprobst My partner, she looks after me

@dianaprobst I think our local Pride is this coming weekend, I'm debating whether to go

"What I learned from Maeve DuVally about the transgender community"

https://gregscaduto.substack.com/p/just-a-person-talking?r=41atmx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Evening all. I will post a new #introduction as I have changed sever. I am a stay at home carer for my sons. We have recently moved from the East Midlands to Dumfries and Galloway (hence the move of server). I was diagnosed as autistic in my late 30s and have spent a couple of years learning about that. Last year I completed a degree in combined STEM most focused on Chemistry. I also have an interest in Linux, history and being outdoors. #chemistry #actuallyautistic #linux #DumfriesAndGalloway

Just saw video of Trumpy's Big Birthday Blowout.

I was completely stunned to see the soldiers marching. Because they weren't marching. They were out for a stroll. No one was walking in step, half of them didn't even do a basic eyes left move when they passed the review stand. That's one of the most simple drill evolutions there is, you literally just *turn your head* and keep marching.

I know, I'm not US military, but drill is drill. It's been the way it is for about 300 years, since the evolution of firearms as a major weapon of war, for old reasons that don't really matter, having to do with the accuracy of those early firearms. It's retained for its ability to build cohesion, discipline, and quick instinctive response to orders.

And drill has a look to it. This was not that.

For me, that was a signal: "We don't want to be here either. We're not with him. We're here because we're good troops, and we do what we're ordered when it's a legal order. But he can't make us respect him."

Just to interpret what you can see for yourselves on the video. A good half of those troops are *not* on Trump's side.

Any vets out there want to chime in?

I want to make sure that everyone understands: there were between 9 and 12 million Americans in the streets yesterday, participating in the "No Kings" march.

Donald Trump's fascist birthday parade--severely underattended and otherwise a complete flop.

I marched with about 100 people in rural Blue Hill, Maine. Will post pics in a momeny! #nokings

@jciv You get a bigger turnout at a Pub team football match in the UK

I mean, just for clarification, I was thrown out of the Canadian Forces in an anti-queer purge 39 years ago. I have not drilled in all that time.

But I just checked. I can still do all the basic manoeuvres, and some of the more complex ones, right off the bat. Give me two minutes with an instructor, I'd have it all back. I remember the full procedure for dressing the line (a complex move where you make the line both straight and evenly spaced).

This is not something you just...forget. It's not something you have to focus on doing. It becomes automatic. That they're not doing it, while walking in formation, is a deliberate choice.

Lol

#USPol

@Geri Good for Google maps

It's still the Gulf of Mexico to the rest of us

That UK For Women Scotland Ltd. v. The Scottish Ministers ruling is really British colonialism chickens coming home to roost bc this is exactly what they did across the globe for centuries, use bullshit legality to tell whichever indigenous place they were occupying that the gender identities that existed before the ~Great Whites~ got there were null and void, you'll either be a man or a woman, on our terms, or we'll socially and physically murder you

@staringatclouds iOS: press and hold volume up and action button for 5 seconds, biometric login is reset as soon as the “slide to power off” screen appears. That’s a good start at least.

Each time the sky looks like this remember that harm, for which you & everyone you know (especially your children) will one day suffer from, has been knowingly inflicted upon you & you are owed no small amount of money by some of the richest people on the planet #SueBigOil
#yyc #yeg #abpoli #Wildfires #smokeyyc #Climate #ClimateChange

🚨18 months ago, Michelle Mone admitted she lied to the media about her links to a PPE firm that profited during the #pandemic. #EnoughIsEnough. Sign the #Petition to demand she’s expelled from the House of Lords: 👇🤬 https://38d.gs/qhjk #UKPolitics #HoL #ToryCriminals 🤬

Trump tried to crown himself with tanks and troops on his birthday & barely anyone showed. Because Americans don’t bow to tyrants. We rise up. We remember who we are. And we reject fascism in every form. Foxtrot Delta Tango #NoKings @couriernewsroom.bsky.social