Living in Ohio with my trans husband, we’re moving to Vermont this summer to get away from it all. I feel like I’m shirking my duty by taking our votes with us, but we really don’t want to be here come November. Ohio has gone to Trump two for two, and I’m not feeling lucky on number three.
My husband is FTM trans and we’re starting to get worried, living in Ohio. We’ve made the decision to move to Vermont this August because I just can’t guarantee his safety anymore. His family is wholly unsupportive and mine, while not malicious, just doesn’t get why we’re making such a big deal out something so small. It’s always “well [town name] is [town name], it’s always been rednecky, you just need to hunker down and wait for it all the blow over”. Not like this, and I don’t want to move into one of the 3-Cs just to have the whole state go tits up. It sucks, but at least in VT he’ll have access to a doctor. That and Ben & Jerry’s.
What happens in November is up to Biden – it will not be the fault of the protest voter if Trump is elected. The questions remain: does the Democratic party fear Trump as much as we do? And does it value its voters enough to shift away from an approach to the onslaught in Gaza that a majority of Democratic voters are against?
A scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory replied to my email with a curt, please don’t waste my time again. The head of the Physics Department at the University of Miami dropped Bob’s research paper like it was radioactive. He receives one of these papers each week, he said. It turns out, there is a whole community...
The American fascist party was born prematurely. They’ve spent the last eight years incubating within the Republican party and are ready to go mask-off now.
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sparked a social media backlash after announcing that it will soon allow certain antibiotics in the chickens it raises, citing supply issues....
Would you rather the Chinese be allowed to have their way with the entirety of the Asia-Pacific region? Based on what we’ve seen in Hong Kong I don’t think that’s a good idea.
House Republicans James Comer and Jim Jordan, who are leading an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, refused to second a motion made by Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, to impeach the president....
The point isn’t to actually impeach him, it’s to make a big media circus that frightens and confuses voters. They want the biggest news story in the days leading up to the election to be “Biden lookin sus” as opposed to Trump’s criminal history or the state of the economy, because that’s their best shot at pulling votes away from him.
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law on Wednesday a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, making the state one of a few to enact broad measures against what she and other Republicans call a leftward tilt in U.S. education....
Abbott grants Daniel Perry pardon in murder of Black Lives Matter protester | Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pardoning Daniel Perry, the former Army sergeant convicted in the fatal shooting (wapo.st)
The idea is to make it effectively legal to kill anybody deemed left-of-center
Bob and his radiator (lemmy.world)
I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have to "force" him to share... (i.ibb.co)
Neuralink Co-Founder Suggests He Left Elon Musk's Company Over Safety Concerns (gizmodo.com)
Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?
Exclusive: Bernie Sanders worries young people are underestimating the threat from Trump (www.usatoday.com)
18+ I made a porn scroller, AMA. (www.infiniporn.net)
Anti-LGBTQ+ laws lead to 'public health crisis' with higher suicide rates among queer youth (www.advocate.com)
Analysis: Trump explains his militaristic plan to deport 15-20 million people | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
Risky to piss more (lemmy.world)
Uncommitted voters are not apathetic. The Democratic party is (www.theguardian.com)
What happens in November is up to Biden – it will not be the fault of the protest voter if Trump is elected. The questions remain: does the Democratic party fear Trump as much as we do? And does it value its voters enough to shift away from an approach to the onslaught in Gaza that a majority of Democratic voters are against?
Why would she tweet that?! We're so effed... (lemmy.world)
DeSantis signs bill banning local heat protections for workers (thehill.com)
Evangelicals won't mind Trump's "leave abortion to the states" gambit — they know he's lying (www.salon.com)
Study: Social media don't displace in-person hangouts for teens (reason.com)
1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds (www.pbs.org)
TIL about the Crackpot Index, a humorous post for people who claim to have disproved Einstein's theory (math.ucr.edu)
A scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory replied to my email with a curt, please don’t waste my time again. The head of the Physics Department at the University of Miami dropped Bob’s research paper like it was radioactive. He receives one of these papers each week, he said. It turns out, there is a whole community...
Hardest thing in the world (lemmy.world)
Biden reacts to pro-Palestinian protesters: 'They have a point' (www.nbcnews.com)
Chick-fil-A changing its chicken sparks backlash (www.newsweek.com)
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A has sparked a social media backlash after announcing that it will soon allow certain antibiotics in the chickens it raises, citing supply issues....
Midwesterners looking for something interesting to do on the weekend (lemmy.today)
China is building its military on a 'scale not seen since WWII' and is on track to be able to invade Taiwan by 2027: US admiral (www.businessinsider.com)
US Adm. John Aquilino said China’s military is building up at a rate not seen since World War II....
Republicans reject motion to impeach Joe Biden (www.newsweek.com)
House Republicans James Comer and Jim Jordan, who are leading an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, refused to second a motion made by Representative Jared Moskowitz, a Florida Democrat, to impeach the president....
Alabama governor signs law banning diversity programs in schools (www.reuters.com)
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law on Wednesday a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in public schools, making the state one of a few to enact broad measures against what she and other Republicans call a leftward tilt in U.S. education....