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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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I’m guessing this particular con’s cosplay policies don’t forbid this. Get with the times, guys!
Whole thing seems like a rollup to Jim acting like Jim again. He’s been weirdly ok…ish? lately. It can’t last. Or this’ll be his Waterloo – pick one or both.
The guy in the uniform should have volunteered info about cosplay, but it’s possible nobody was listening.
Yeah, see, I have this medical condition. Anytime someone in a Nazi uniform opens their mouth, all I hear is a racist version of the teacher from Peanuts. Whatever justification or argument he might give is drowned out by the fact that he’s dressed like a NAZI.
Yeah. Pretty much this. *points to Viktor*
I also have the same medical condition. It’s called “Good sense.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSwTuzGasSU
A couple of Nazis at 3:18 and a Nazi officer at 3:20. I asked why and my wife said; “Hetalia.”
(That wouldn’t explain the Nazis in the gas masks, though)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZDrK2KLXkQ
1:30; “zombie” Nazi?
Part of me says ‘of COURSE that’s awful and shouldn’t be allowed.’
But I know if someone wandered by dressed up as Schrodinger from Hellsing I’d be delighted and likely not even cross my mind they’re dressed as a Nazi.