Mastodawn

#India is #standingup while #Britain stays silent, #Germany is busy electing a #neo-Nazi party into power, #Australia is unimpressed by a #bombattack against its first people, and mostly happy to see its governments have their police attack peaceful #protests.

Sydney Burk Oct 21

Mighty Monsterwheelies: Gill E. Creature always stands up for Syd whenever she’s being bullied.
#mightymonsterwheelies #persona #standingup #stopbullying

RonSupportsYou Jun 30, 2025

In the United States "We’re moving backwards fast. Immigration policy has destroyed the lives of families, not criminals; women’s rights are becoming less and less every day ...” said Charlize Theron:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/charlize-theron-immigration-policies-destroyed-families-1236302246/
"But what we also see, what we cannot miss, is the resistance. There is hope. There is power in all of us #StandingUp, #organizing, #protesting, #voting, and #caring for each other, and refusing to accept that this is the new normal."
#politics copy: @renewedresistance

Charlize Theron Calls Out Immigration Policies That Have “Destroyed the Lives of Families, Not Criminals”

The star hosted her fifth annual Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Block Party on Saturday, as she told guests, "We're moving backwards fast."

The Hollywood Reporter

WIST Quotations Has Moved!Jun 27, 2025

A quotation from Terry Pratchett

Each man thought: one of the others is bound to say something soon, some protest and then I will murmur agreement, not actually say anything. I am not as stupid as that, but definitely murmur very firmly, so that the others will be in no doubt that I thoroughly disapprove, because at a time like this it behooves all decent men to nearly stand up and be almost heard ...
But no one said anything. The cowards, each man thought.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Guards, Guards (1989)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/pratchett-terry/7722…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #terrypratchett #discworld #beheard #caution #courage #cowardice #dissent #murmuring #protest #standingup #steppingup #support #waiting

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Nov 4, 2024

#JasonKelce #smashes #man’s #phone for using #homophobic #slur, then uses it himself, “Who's the faggot now”

In a #viralvideo circulating online, #JasonKelce slams a #PennState #fan's #phone on the ground in response to a hearing a #homophobic #slur about #TravisKelce #dating #TaylorSwift.

#KansasCity #mayor #QuintonLucas praised Jason, “I appreciate Jason Kelce #standingup for his #family.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Pennsylvania #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/11/04/jason-kelce-travis-kelce-homophobic-slur-phone-smash/

Jason Kelce smashes man’s phone for using homophobic slur, then uses it himself

Jason Kelce smashed a man's phone after he called his brother Travis a homophobic slur – only for Kelce to then use it himself.

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 23, 2024

#Independent #Bookstore #Owners Share Favorite #BannedBooks, From #TheBluestEye to #TheGiver.

Local independent bookstores across the U.S. are #standingup against #Fascist #bookbans by encouraging #curiosity (and #reading, of course).

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/independent-bookstore-owners-share-favorite-banned-books

Independent Bookstore Owners Share Favorite Banned Books, From ‘The Bluest Eye’ to ‘The Giver’

It's banned books week, and local independent bookstores across the U.S. are standing up against book bans by encouraging curiosity (and reading, of course).

Teen Vogue

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 16, 2024

The #Resistance: Five #People #StandingUp to #Book #Banners

For many, #defending the 3freedom to #read has come at a steep #cost. We recently talked with five #librarians and #educators who are #standingup to #fascist #censors.

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/95937-the-resistance-five-people-standing-up-to-book-banners.html