Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
He is such a deplorable piece of shit.
Science-minded mom and grandma, with a couple of trans kids. Typos may be mine or autocorrect, you decide.
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view profile on Bluesky Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
He is such a deplorable piece of shit.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
That is 100% the plan. They have also made noises about prosecuting parents for child abuse.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Yay!!!! All the best for your rebirthday! đđđ
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
That sneaky journal hiding the information in plain sight
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Clearly you would have an unfair advantage.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Until I see âTHANK YOU FOR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTERâ I wonât believe it is actually him.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Bourbon and walnuts.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember walking across my first rainbow crosswalk and tearing up. Itâs such a powerful message of recognition and inclusion.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I donât know who I expected that to be about but wasnât surprised it was Yarvin
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
You got it right once. Nobody is perfect. đ
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I know. I was just confirming that you canât turn ai off on Google. We are all good. đ
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean how many dollars do the oligarchs have. How many more do they need?
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Right I donât need it to be the biggest platform. There are plenty of people in the world that Iâm not interested in interacting with. I want it to be a place where at least I donât bang my head against a wall daily and get threats from assholes. Thatâs a low bar. And Bluesky is better than that
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I belong to a group of parents with trans kids. When the littles show up to play I have no idea which are the trans kids and which are the cis siblings. And nobody else at the park knows either.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
My family was in a restaurant the other day. Two of my kids are trans. There was a trans woman (t-pride tattoo) at the table next to us. The restaurant held about 200 people. As we left some queer looking young adults came in. Odds are some of them fall under the umbrella. Those stats match that.
United Farm Workers (@ufw.bsky.social) reposted
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay. Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas. Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
You can not.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
And you can turn it off.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
The idea of a purity test as something that isnât actually important being enough for you to throw away a perfectly good candidate isnât whatâs happening with the trans community regarding Newsom. Itâs more like pointing out a huge blight before you start cooking a potato.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
That and everything smells faintly like pee.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Leave and go where? It isnât easy to emigrate even if you want to.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I was talking to someone yesterday who said that if someone told them they were a Republican they would respond âso youâre a pedo.â Like saying water is wet.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Right. So often people treat chatgtp like it gives you a vetted search rather than understanding that it isnât capable of vetting anything.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
You thought they killed him off but couldnât remember the details. So you are extra confused.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Teachers often have advanced degrees and then face so many people telling them how to do their jobs and questioning everything they do while they find themselves trying to run a gauntlet of contradictory commandments from the government.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Mocking Trump on social media isnât the fight you think it is. A list was given. If you donât know what those people are doing you can google it for free.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Which should be a wake up call for future generations that people in their 70s and 80s shouldnât be president. No matter which party they represent.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
My son and I were just saying that the people who should be getting those holidays off are usually the ones that donât. Retail and service jobs often donât close.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
In a police state street crime goes down. That doesnât mean that itâs a great place to be.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Heâs not even good. He may be doing some stuff but the damage heâs doing at the same time is a problem. And calling that out isnât just a âpurity testâ or a sign that WE are the problem. Deciding now that heâs our only hope is the problem.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Cracker Barrel had DEI and Pride pages on their website that they hadnât already jettisoned in January?!!??!
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
So you want people to say that all of the options are equally great?!? Seriously having opinions based on their actions and talking about it isnât just attacking people.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Donât confuse the man with facts.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Just read this to my daughter and she said Iâm not sure what all that means but it sounds like a senile old man ranting.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
This is how I spent my evening yesterday. So happy to know there wasnât the violence seen at the last visit from these bigots.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah yes. Everyone living in fear to do anything will reduce crime. But who wants to live that way?
Jays aka Clovis (@clovislives.bsky.social) reposted
This is a great time to remind everyone that EOs arenât laws, the federal government doesnât manage voting in this way, and itâs all a scare tactic and any reporting that doesnât provide that context is enabling potentially lawless activity.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
There were people who looked like they were just trying to enjoy a picnic next to Lake Union.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
St. Louis is too hard to gerrymander I guess.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I might wonder about how the different handles are used. But I just expect that people modify their space to work for them.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I 100% believe that this mitochondria thing will be his explanation for autism in September.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Information on what vaccines someone should be getting is useless if they become inaccessible. That is the biggest problem right now.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
65% of who?
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Damn. That sucks. Hope you recover quickly with no long term effects.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
âI am aware of Godwinâs Law and that comparisons to the Third Reich are overused on both sides of the aisle, so I am sure that some readers will roll their eyes at this article. If you are one of those folks, I just want to say go fuck yourself and the president you rode in on.â
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Seriously. Iâm an advocate for the trans community and I rarely even use heteronormative except in particular contexts where it makes sense. And cisgender is valuable to describe people who arenât trans. It would be like banning the use of straight or heterosexual.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I feel like they have two separate meaning which means they can both be useful. Homeless people may include couch surfers. But unhoused people donât have that.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh I see. Giving up rights is something the trans community is being asked to do in order to save others. But they can do it from under the bus. The scientific literature says that trans care at all ages is life saving.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
So only kids with supportive parents should have access to care?
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
I want my kids to be the best version of themselves. That has meant letting the explore what that means. And part of what that means is that two of them are trans. Thatâs actually fairly nothing though in terms of knowing who they are.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Right?!? The way one figures out who they are is to actively explore it. And not because you hope they wonât.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
He also said that people shouldnât be able to transition until age 25 which is bananas. He keeps saying things that actively oppress the trans community. At this trajectory he will be throwing trans folks in camps by next year.
Senator Patty Murray (@murray.senate.gov) reposted
Seems like itâs time for my second Truth Social post.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Heâs been moving in the wrong direction in recent past. Maybe he thinks heâs courting some disillusioned republicans. I can appreciate some of what he is doing but Iâll call out the anti-trans stuff every fucking time because it is actively harming people I love.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
If criticism of his positions drives him away he should have never gone into politics. But telling the trans community to lay off him is driving them away.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Or maybe he tries to exercise and it dislodges something that clogs a vital artery.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
When he says stuff and gets traction for it that would have caused my kid to kill himself when he was 11 or 12, no fucking way. It is important for people to know just how horrendous these things heâs saying are. He doesnât get a pass because heâs doing other stuff that people like.
Jenn𩷠(@alldolledup44.bsky.social) reposted
Have you ever wondered if that bitch ever got out of Ludacrisâ way?
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Exactly.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Or inmates.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean his behavior was appropriate for being at a place to rape children. The context matters.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
You know what bugs me from Better Call Saul. Cucumber water. Not that it was for customers only but that it was full at night when the salon was closed. Shouldnât Mrs. Nguyen clean that at night. Everything else about the salon was good health practices.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Such a groggy little sunflower.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
You mean when my four year old told me he was never wearing girlsâ clothes ever again that was a sign?!??!
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Using all the tools in the chest to fight tyranny.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Thatâs my birthday too. Twins.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Somehow pregnant patients doesnât get the same ire even though it is equally inclusive.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I mean I sometimes use the word heteronormative but it is in specific contexts not a word I just drop daily.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Iâve been dealing with a variety of chronic symptoms that are getting progressively worse. Since Iâm overweight everything gets dismissed as due to my weight. At one point a doctor thought I might have CHF. I actually had relief at having a name for it. Turns out that wasnât it. Still donât know.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Every time my spouse or I fly the other tells them to look out for snakes. We take it one step further and mention that the snakes are on the Monday to Friday planes because thatâs how the dubbed out motherfucking for airing on TV.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Iâm generally skeptical of billionaires but Iâm hopeful.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
Iâm generally skeptical of billionaires because I just donât think thereâs a way to be a billionaire and ethical. But Pritzker keeps doing things that I like.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Me three.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm not sure everyone would fits if they tried to sits in my suitcase.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Don't let Newt off the hook. He was big on loopholes too.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
It's amazing how much "for now" continues to be enough.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I picked up the Spirited Child instead and it told me to just meet her where she was. So much better advice.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I keep meaning to read the books. I love the show on PBS.
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Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
I think Sirius wants to come with me to Maui. #cat #cats #catsofbluesky
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
Realizing today that the estrangement from a family member over my trans kids actually started much earlier due to Dobson's book The Strong Willed Child that I refused to consider as an option. They felt that their kids needed to be a particular way as opposed to just accepting kids as real people.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I had someone recommend The Strong Willed Child book to me. I couldn't get past the first few pages. I'm so glad I didn't. I have a great relationship with that strong willed child now that she's an adult. Their relationship with their adult kids is less great.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I know many families with trans kids and this is definitely inciting fear. It is just making me more determined.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
I really do want JK Rowling to experience only bad things for the rest of her days. If thatâs enough to get an account suspended if you are trans/nb it should be enough to justify suspending me.
Claire Willett (@clairewillett.bsky.social) reposted
okay we're doing this again I guess! I am cis and I wish ill on JK Rowling stop suspending trans and nonbinary people for saying it @bsky.app @safety.bsky.app @support.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team cis people we are all Spartacus, please quote with your own ill wishes
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Syphilis. Youâre thinking of syphilis.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
The better cesium all of the radioactive shrimp.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Now if you want to talk Project Runway I'm totally down. This new season is so messy.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a bot. Sorry if I was assuming this was about Texas State Rep Nicole Collier since that was the most recent thing Iâve seen about Black women doing what needs to be done with little support.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm disgusted than none of her colleagues are there with her. They all should have refused. The capitulation tells me that they like to create narratives as long as they don't have to face any uncomfortable consequences. And being treated like elementary school students is comfortable enough.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Will insurers follow these recommendations? Particularly, Medicaid which covers around 50% of children.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
So much this. Can we get a trans ally to troll the president as well as the Newsom team, please?
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Everything Trump does weakens the economy because it creates so much uncertainty. Businesses hate uncertainty because they cannot reliably make any projections.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Some states only have mail in ballots. Of course, most of those are blue states.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
Newsomâs press office is doing a bang up job trolling the president. I just wish he wasnât getting this much oxygen because I donât like him and think heâs a weasel.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social)
My son and h both have birthdays this week. What a great opportunity to wish ill on JK Rowling.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
My son and I both have birthdays this week. I know what Iâm wishing.
Sarah SK (@dappledlight.bsky.social) reply parent
Got it. You are happy with the direction of the party. I am not. I make an effort to stay informed too. People can have a different opinion and different priorities without being called morons. I want the tent to be big enough for your ilk and mine. Thatâs how we win.