You don't need to use weird spellings or algospeak for any topics on the Fediverse ("unalived", "seggs" etc). There is no automated moderation or algorithm on here, moderation happens entirely through human beings and posts are shown in chronological order.

In fact it's better that you use the correct spellings for difficult topics so that people with genuine traumas related to them can filter them more easily.

#FediTips

Kubrick’s first movie, downloadable free from Wikipedia or watchable on YouTube: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Desire

#movie #StanleyKubrick

ICE and police in San Diego deployed flash bang grenades against community members who surrounded them and blocked ICE vans, when they attempted to arrest several workers at an Italian restaurant.

From Pedro Rios on BlueSky:

"ICE discharged 3 flash-bang grenades. The people, even more determined, then pushed ICE agents out of their neighborhood with anti-fascist slogans forcing them to retreat. This is the way it should be everywhere."

From a report:

"A large crowd began to gather and witnessed one individual being placed into a federal vehicle. Cody said agents then started taking people out through the back of the restaurant to avoid the crowd.

The crowd surrounded the agents, yelling profanities and calling them fascists. Many people recorded the agents and the license plates of their vehicles.

At one point, a group blocked an unmarked vehicle carrying agents from leaving the intersection at 30th and Beech Streets. After activating the sirens multiple times without success, agents used what appeared to be a smoke device to disperse the crowd."

Read more here: https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2025/05/30/ice-arrests-several-workers-from-south-park-restaurant

So just a heads up for people who aren’t queer, this Pride eve; Pride is around the corner and it’s probably going to feel a little different than usual.

• Expect it to feel angrier. We joke that July is Wrath month, but don’t be surprised if people at Pride events are a bit more on edge, our signs punchier, and our jokes sharper.

• Allies: more than ever before, be aware that you are guests in a queer space. Many of us are going to need the space to feel safe and comfortable for us now, more than ever.

• We have a gay agenda (see the above quote), don’t try to distract from it with platitudes. With trans people under an organized, legislative attack and nearly 60% of Republicans being against same-sex marriage, none of us are safe this year.

• Let’s not do the “Pride events need to be family friendly”. They generally are, but our family is angry.

#pride25 #pride

I keep typing and deleting and typing and deleting but what it all boils down to is this:

Trans people deserve to have good lives. By necessity, this means that trans people deserve access to easy, affordable healthcare.