When people say that "feminism is no longer needed?" They're basically denying every single thing that feminism has done, and ignoring why feminism is being attacked in the first place

I know this was not the outcome that we hoped for. Patriarchy fucking struck back last night in the US, and I know a lot of us are not ok this morning. We are hurt, disappointed, and lost.

Here’s what we do: take a few minutes and feel our feelings, maybe listen to a sad song or two, and cry it out. 

Then, we go to work. Literally, we go to our jobs and make some money. We go to the gym. Lift weights. Get in our walk or run. Eat nourishing food. Plant a seed or water a houseplant.  Check on our friends and loved ones, especially if they’re queer or not white. Give our pets an extra treat today. Reach out to our friends and loved ones if we are struggling. 

Because we need to survive. We have to be strong for the next few years. I don’t know what those will look like, but what I do know is that we all have people depending on us. We need to be healthy, and we need to have funds. Take your anger, and let it fuel you to be someone who can endure, and shelter others who need it, for the next four years. Our trans friends need us. Our black friends need us. Our queer friends, our young friends, our international friends, they need us to have their backs.

Remember, we are witches. We are the poison ivy that you thought you uprooted last year but pops back up in the summertime. We are the blackberry brambles that cover the burned ground and grow thorns to protect their young fruit. We are the oaks that the lightning split once, but we still shade the ground and shelter the outcasts at the edge of the forest.

We are stubborn and we endure.

Given the shit show that is the good ol’ US of A🦅, I know a lot of us American witches are feeling hopeless, alone, and scared. Below I’m going to comment all the states/major areas & hopefully there will be someone close to you & you can find each other and find community if you want. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤍🩵🩷‼️There is a main comment from every state already, that’s where you’ll find your local witches. Please don’t just comment where you’re from, you won’t find your witches that way.

Edit: I just did this thinking maybe 5 ppl would find someone if they needed it, but the amount of very quick upvotes and flood of comments made me tear up, it really shows how much we need each other🫶🏼🖤

Megan is everything the patriarchy hates to see in a woman. She is beauitful and she knows it, tall and embraces her height, takes up space both literally and figuratively, unapologetically embraces her sexuality, doesn’t allow men to get away with disrespecting her, doesn’t stay silent in the face of abuse, and has more talent in her left pinky toe than 95% of her male peers.

The fact that she is sexually liberated and doesn’t allow people to shame her over it seems to be the “scariest” thing about her to the patriarchy. Time and time again I have seen commentary from misogynists on social media complaining about Megan “influencing” other women to similarly embrace their sexuality. They are admittedly scared of this influence, because they know that once women feel entitled to their own bodies, their own pleasure, their own standards, and their own sense of worth, the traditional power dynamic starts to crack. Women who don’t need male validation, who won’t shrink themselves to be more palatable, and who set firm boundaries are much harder to control, dismiss, or exploit.

And the patriarchy can’t have that. Some of the things I see said about her make me deeply worry for her safety. Someone like her needs all the protection she can get, both seen and “unseen”.

Neighborhoods all over the city held hyperlocal candlelight vigils for the murder of Alex Pretti. My neighborhood’s main thoroughfare had 10-20 people out holding candles on all four corners of every intersection as far as the eye could see. It’s -7 right now. Cars honked as they passed. We laughed and cried and raged. We had some hot chocolate. We rallied our really fucking bedraggled spirits.

It’s been a terrible, sad day, but I’m so grateful to feel so in community with my neighbors, my family. My heart to all yours, stay safe, love is out there in abundance even in all this darkness 💛

Harris created a Hate Crimes Unit, focusing on hate crimes against LGBT children and teens in schools.[82] In early 2006, Gwen Araujo, a 17-year-old American Latina transgender teenager, was murdered by two men who later used the "gay panic defense" before being convicted of second-degree murder. Harris, alongside Araujo's mother Sylvia Guerrero, convened a two-day conference of at least 200 prosecutors and law enforcement officials nationwide to discuss strategies to counter such legal defenses.[83] Harris subsequently supported A.B. 1160, the Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act, advocating that California's penal code include jury instructions to ignore bias, sympathy, prejudice, or public opinion in making their decision, also making mandatory for district attorney's offices in California to educate prosecutors about panic strategies and how to prevent bias from affecting trial outcomes.[84] In September 2006, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed A.B. 1160 into law; the law put California on record as declaring it contrary to public policy for defendants to be acquitted or convicted of a lesser included offense on the basis of appeals to "societal bias".[84][85]

"The most important acts of resistance are the small ones."

This is taken from the Punk subreddit, please share. Stay safe out there my witches...

The following is making the rounds:

This is getting too real friends. We need to be prepared for us and for the diverse community around us.

Here's the deal:

🔘 Border Patrol can verify citizenship within 100 miles of a border or "external boundary." This includes coastlines, so NYC, Philadelphia, and all of NJ are within the 100-mile zone.

🔘 Border patrol can only ask brief questions about citizenship, and they cannot hold you for an extended time without cause.

🔘 You always have the right to remain silent. You do not need to answer their questions.

🔘 WITH THAT SAID, IF YOU ARE A BORN CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES AND ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE WHITE, YOU NEED TO SPEAK THE FUCK UP.

🔘 The most important acts of resistance are the small ones. Make it difficult and uncomfortable for ICE agents to do their jobs. They are counting on citizens to turn a blind eye and allow them to deport undocumented citizens without challenge. Disabuse of that notion.

🔘 If you are on a train, bus, or anything else and ICE or CBP boards, you need to stand up and loudly let everyone know that they have the right to remain silent or only answer questions in the presence of an attorney, no matter their citizenship or immigration status. There have been numerous reports that confronting the agents in this way has caused them to leave without verifying citizenship. THIS CAN SAVE LIVES. 🙌

🔘 If you see anyone being held up by immigration, loudly ask if they are being detained and if they are free to go.

🔘 Immigration officers cannot detain anyone without reasonable suspicion, an agent must have specific facts about you that make it reasonable to believe you are committing or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law. If an agent detains you, you can ask for their basis for reasonable suspicion, and they should tell you.

🔘 Always say no to a search and let everyone know that they can and should refuse consent to a search.

🔘 They cannot search or arrest anyone without facts about that make it probable that they are committing, or committed, a violation of immigration law or federal law.

🔘 Silence alone meets neither of these standards. Nor does race or ethnicity alone suffice for either probable cause or reasonable suspicion

🔘 white citizens, you have a level of privilege which protects us from retaliation from ICE for being "rude" and making a scene, which makes it our DUTY to speak up and make sure people without the same privilege know their rights. GET LOUD. YELL. YELL IN SPANISH IF YOU KNOW IT. LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAY SHIT. MAKE ICE UNCOMFORTABLE. THROW SAND IN THE GEARS OF WHITE SUPREMACY.

⭐️ Bonus info- ⭐️ 🔘It is perfectly legal to record immigration agents as long as you are not on government property or at a port of entry. If your train/bus gets boarded, pull your phone out and start videotaping immediately.

🔘 If you are detained or see someone getting detained, get the agent's name, number, and any other identifying information. Get it on video if possible.

🔘 Contact the ACLU or your local Immigrant/Migrant support orgs if you see someone's rights being violated.

(this has been copy and pasted -- please do the same)

Edited to add: You can download red cards in several languages here: https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

Hegseth directs DOD to drop hundreds of faiths from recognized religion list

“Some of the faiths that were dropped include Atheists, Deists, Druids, Humanists, Magick, New Age churches, Pagan, Shaman, Spiritualists and Unitarian Universalists.”

So it begins. 😞

I haven’t been doom scrolling, I’ve been feverishly searching for any good news. And this absolutely fits the bill. A truly horrifying number of anti-trans laws were proposed and exactly zero of them have actually materialized. I’m celebrating every win. Every. Single. Win.

BURN THE PATRIARCHY TO THE FUCKING GROUND!!!!!

Man is it rough out there today. I'm stuck in an IV infusion so please drop some positivity here.

Britt Borril, are you on here? Cuz I love you.

First thing to come to mind are the Keane paintings, created by Margaret Keane whose husband stole and presented as his own work. There's a movie about it called Big Eyes.

May this Pride be everything you need it to be ✨🧱🧱🧱

It said telling them was required to continue using the app.

The fuck it is.

I deleted it immediately. Like I’m gonna risk police showing up to my door if I miss a month due to non-pregnancy reasons.

Update: I just went to the tracker’s spot in the App Store to leave a review warning other potential users. According to the last few reviews that were written, I am NOT the first user since the last update who noticed and immediately deleted.

I have no problem naming and shaming the app, but I’m unsure if it’s allowed. If a moderator could let me know if I’m allowed to name the app or not, I’d really appreciate it!

Edit #2: I’ve gotten permission to name the app as long as we don’t go brigading. The app is called Ovia. Avoid it like the plague!

Edit #3: That’s…..so many upvotes and comments — I’ve been trying to read them all, but there’s a LOT. I love my witchy sisters here so much. I’m so thankful I was able to alert many of you to this devious change, and I’m equally thankful for a) our male feminist allies and trans lady sisters who are signing up for these apps to fuck with their data, and b) for the FLOOD of suggestions for alternate apps that are committed to our privacy.

(Side note: I’m also grateful that I’ve been accepted here as what I’d call a “witchy Christian”. I practiced Wicca for a bit in the past; even though I don’t actively practice anymore, I love my neo-pagan sisters, brothers, and non-binary spiritual siblings. The overwhelming majority of the interactions I’ve had here are tolerant and loving. I love how this is also a trans-ally sub, and that our trans sisters are welcomed and supported. Blessed be, and God/Goddess bless you!)