exile

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Real name: Steven Lange. US expat in Germany since 1972. Married since 1976, we have a fantastic daughter. Retired teacher (bilingual Quentin Blake Europe School in Berlin). Interests: songwriting, guitar and ukulele, poems and stories, illustration, music videos, democracy and social justice, tolerant faith.
LanguagesEnglish, German
exileNov 25, 2023
LPLNov 24, 2023

When a “conservative”’tells you they want to protect the America I grew-up in, i remember that America:

Black men were lynched.
Wives were raped by their husbands and it was legal.
Women couldn’t have credit cards.
Gay men were sent to prison.
Marijuana possession was punishable by life in prison.
Teenagers were drafted and sent to die in far-away lands.
Birth control was illegal.
Clergy raped children with impunity.

I am only 65-years-old. I don’t want to go back to the good old days.

exileNov 25, 2023
Denman Rooke 🇵🇸Nov 24, 2023

In response to the far-right riots in Dublin last night, The Irish Council of Trade Unions calls for workers in Dublin City Centre to assemble at the GPO on Monday.

"We are calling on workers working in the city centre on Monday 27th November at 1 pm to assemble at the GPO to show their solidarity with all the people of the capital and to clearly denounce this violence and riotous behaviour in a solemn and respectful way."

https://www.ictu.ie/news/ictu-statement-violent-events-dublin

#DublinRiots #Dublin #Ireland #JoinAUnion

ICTU statement on violent events in Dublin

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions
exileJul 10, 2023
Animation friends will laugh at this. I signed up for one of the "animation for non-animators" websites (animaker) allegedly free. My idea was to use it as a playground to test ideas. When I realized it wasn't really free after the first 5 exports, I looked for an alternative and tried Wrapper Offline, the open source continuation of the legacy GoAnimate site. Ha ha. Incredibly sluggish, no video export, hours wasted. So much for an easy-to-use learning tool.
exileJul 10, 2023
Glyn MoodyJul 10, 2023
She performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. The right vilified her - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/10/indiana-abortion-doctor-10-year-old-child-rape
She performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim. The right vilified her

Caitlin Bernard deserves a statue for her service. Instead, she’s been harassed and persecuted

The Guardian
exileJul 9, 2023
Abandoned AmericaJul 9, 2023
Whether it's Mastodon, Threads, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, podcast plays, my website visitor stats, or money itself - I am just so exhausted of my work, my success or lack thereof, and my life being defined by numbers and metrics
exileJun 10, 2023
My impression of an American beach. (Digital art with Artflow.)
exileMay 15, 2023
Jay UlfelderMay 15, 2023

Got asked by a journalist if the anti-LGBTQ+ protest trend we saw in 2022 had continued into 2023. Wrote this blog post in response.

tl;dr: yes, but crowd sizes are down, and counter-protests are common

#protest #LGBTQ #queer

https://countingcrowds.org/2023/05/15/the-hate-drags-on/

The Hate Drags On

Counting Crowds
exileApr 28, 2023
Jay UlfelderApr 28, 2023

"Leave my family alone and just let us be in peace. It doesn't matter what we're like. Just let us be us."

#protest #TransRights #queer #LGBTQ

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/04/28/trans-activists-rally-kansas-city-over-threats-gender-affirming-care/

Trans activists rally in Kansas City over threats to gender-affirming care

An effort to restrict when trans people can get medical treatment in Missouri is now in the hands of a judge.

KCTV 5
exileApr 28, 2023
There once was a cable news clucker
Who knitted his brows in a pucker
His vileness complete
Though in childhood once sweet -
Always his mother's Tucker.
exileMar 13, 2023
The downside of recovering from an illness: The day when you no longer have an excuse to skip morning gymnastics.