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Tomorrow, April 1st 2025, we have a massively important State Supreme Court election here in the state of Wisconsin. It will decide the balance of the state supreme court, and it's vitally important that we get Susan Crawford elected. Elon Musk has literally poured millions of dollars into Brad Schimel's campaign, and we are fighting for our lives here. I've already voted, and if you haven't yet and you live here... make sure you do.
But no matter what happens tomorrow, no matter what the result is, the fight is far from over. ICE agents are grabbing people off the streets, our public institutions are being systematically destroyed, and our international and diplomatic relations with historically close allies are just, honestly, fucked right now. Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and trans and queer rights have been under steady attack by the right. As a nonbinary person and member of the trans community, I'm genuinely scared for a lot of my friends right now.
But we fight. We stand up. We survive.
If we accept defeat, we are handing victory to those who want us dead. By living and fighting, we carry on to the next day and then the day after that. I know I posted it right after the election last November, but there's a pretty famous Joe Hill quote everyone should keep in mind: "Don't waste any time mourning. Organize!"
Go out, hug your friends. Build a local community if you can, and get involved in your local politics. Make sure you call your Reps and Senators every day if you can, and for pete's sake fucking vote.
We can make it as long as we don't stop fighting.
Remember that on April 5th at 11AM Eastern/10AM Central you can join me for the Critical Thinking Witches' Collective's April Brew virtual event! Attendance is free, and you can register here!
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you’d have to sell to every person who walked in the door to turn a profit at that price
I can only assume the guest list includes Stan Lee, Dick Sprang, and Jesus Christ. The convention itself must cater to millionares who are expected to drop a few thousand in the artist alley….
Why is this reminding me of another con, that is NOT a midwest con, that was NOT a first year con, but had some outrageous prices on their artist alley, for their attendance?
And may or may not have put their AA in a damp, moldy garage? (not naming names, of course)
Wasn’t the dealers room AND Artist Alley in that black-mold infested garage?
Either way…I don’t remember the prices specifically. But if memory serves, should be something around the 120 range or something (Still flipping high)
Shesh the artist allies at the con’s down here are the same price and we get 10k plus for most anime con’s!
Even if that includes a membership, that’s hefty indeed.
For what it’s worth, New Englander’s say “wicked” on a constant basis;
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