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Tech industry burnout. Kinky ace. Lemur, occasional pup. Bookworm. Digital ephemera living in a perpetual existential crisis.
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So. We've reached the point of US troops (National Guardsmen) firing (less-than-lethal rounds) on peaceful protestors. In what seems to be a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.
Personal prediction: all this unnecessary force is being used as instigation. Any response short of complete submission will be used as justification to invoke the Insurrection Act, which will be declared as part of a speech during Trump's birthday parade celebration this coming week
Is there a national database of missing persons suspected or confirmed to have been abducted by ICE? It seems like something we as a society should be tracking, because they sure as hell won't keep accurate records.
In time, we will have to reckon with all those we've lost, those we failed to protect.
I know you're tired. It took years of misery and effort to get a sizeable chunk of furries off of Twitter. And I know I'm preaching to the choir here on Mastodon. But we have to take steps protect ourselves and our community in the face of rising authoritarianism.
Start having the conversation with your friends and social groups about moving to a new messenger. I'm looking at Signal as a secure option (yes, it has stickers!), but I'm open to suggestions from more knowledgeable folks.
Quite a lot of us reside in a country undergoing an authoritarian takeover. One increasingly interested in examining your social media for signs of dissent and disloyalty - primarily during border crossings, for now, but likely to expand. Having one of our queer fandom's main communication tools be owned by a far-right sympathizer is immensely dangerous.
Telegram has been drastically increasing its cooperation with authorities globally in turning over user data: https://www.404media.co/telegram-gave-authorities-data-on-more-than-20-000-users/
Furries, we've gotta face it: Telegram is moving in a far-right direction. Integrating crypto bullshit and Musk's Grok AI platform (just announced yesterday at https://t.me/durov/422 ) are very strong signs that Telegram's politics are quickly shifting in a direction hostile to the furry fandom.
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I have too many pieces of #Lemur #Paws art for #PawDay but I guesssss I can choose four of my favorites.
If you wanna see the rest (and other kinks), check out my FA or my personal Telegram channel (https://t.me/LandOfLeem), where I (inconsistently) upload any art I get. I am not an artist.
Artists:
@WhiteshadowHare
@oselotti
@Exindiv
I can't believe I found out about Pope Francis' death through half a dozen meme posts about "yeah, I'd want to die after meeting JD Vance too."
I'm not a religious person, but from what little I read about him, Pope Francis seemed a good, compassionate man toward everyone. Even - and perhaps especially - those frequently persecuted by the religion he represented. Surely his God is well pleased.
May he rest peacefully, and may we continue the work towards a world with empathy and without hate.
They're now starting to argue that opposing Trump['s deportation orders] is "aiding and abetting criminals and terrorists." A federal crime.
Criticism of Der Fuhrer is quickly going to become grounds for being sent to the concentration camp, yourself.
All the more reason for all of us to speak out publicly. If we stand together, they can't kill us all - ideologically, we're over half the country's population.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-trump-official-claims-defending-due-process-is-aiding-terrorists/
