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Ricki Bowie Knives Tarr 2d ago

Things that give me hope:

Abused and neglected animals can not only learn to trust again, but become outrageously goofy and loyal companions, just from a little love and compassion.

Abused and neglected humans can and often do this too, and choose to raise their offspring better than they were raised.

Add to the list anything that sparks hope and joy for you, no matter how small.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/san-francisco-bookstore-removes-harry-potter-20392417.php

Another bookstore pulls JK Rowling's books and returns them, after Rowling promised to.use the profits from .sales of Harry Potter books to harass and attack trans people.

Throw them out, build the boycott of Rowling products, books movies.

Vagina Museum 2d ago

Two rainbow flags were sewn for the 1978 Gay Freedom Day parade. Each was 18 metres long. The original flags were lost for years. A fragment of one was rediscovered in 2020, and is now displayed at San Francisco's GLBT Historical Society museum.

Vagina Museum 2d ago

On this day in 1978, the rainbow flag first flew as a symbol of pride. It was raised at San Francisco Gay Freedom Day.

Denis Defreyne 2d ago

I got laid off today. Eek!

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Ukraine War Bulletins and News 2d ago

⛔️🇺🇸Future NATO’s top general in Europe believes Ukraine can defeat Russia’s invasion (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4008015-future-natos-top-general-in-europe-ukraine-can-win-this-war.html #Ukraine #Mastodon #Hague #Brussels #NukesForUkraine #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

Future NATO’s top general in Europe: Ukraine can win this war

Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkiewich, nominated by the U.S. President to be the U.S. top commabder in Europe, expressed his belief that Ukraine is capable of winning a war against Russia. — Ukrinform.

Укрінформ

M Schommer Jun 9

Sporadic reminder to do a #backup of your #Mastodon account (i.e. request an #archive from your instance)!

Even in the Fediverse servers crash and instance admins turn rogue, and all of a sudden you may be left with nothing but the last archive.org snapshot of your account, so... request your archives, folks!

KB Sez 2d ago

@stefano @_elena

They say this like they are surprised. I’m always mystified why people use Facebook or exclusively create content for YouTube. It’s like they don’t understand they can yank it. They can control it. They can delete it at any point, and you have no recourse at all.

Raeve

2d ago

@stefano A bunch of trans groups, including transgender shitposting and several of its moderators, all got nuked too. They say it was a mistake but have gotten zero word on anything being restored.

Somewhere in-between genuine compassion and schadenfreude, there's "brah, you shoulda known."

It's tiring to see people legitimise such terrible platforms by continuing to use them.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/san-francisco-bookstore-removes-harry-potter-20392417.php

Another bookstore pulls JK Rowling's books and returns them, after Rowling promised to.use the profits from .sales of Harry Potter books to harass and attack trans people.

Throw them out, build the boycott of Rowling products, books movies.

SufferForMe 🆘2d ago

I hope someone is writing a new children's book about teenagers fighting the evil witch

@sufferforme

JK Rowling in statement today, "And your little dog too."

#LittleDog #Rowling #lgbt #Trans #lgbtq2s #rights #kindness #House

SufferForMe 🆘2d ago

so, a group of teenage wizards and their trusty dog fight the evil witch

Mistake not ...1d ago

@sufferforme @kevinrns

https://ebooks.direct/products/so-you-want-to-be-a-wizard-new-millennium-edition

Michael Vilain 2d ago

@kevinrns @sufferforme Diane Duane wrote 9 Wizard novels. Book 3 came out the same year as HP and the Philosopher's Stone. They work in a universe where Magic has a price instead of violating the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics.

So You Want to Be a Wizard, New Millennium Edition

Ha ha cool

@kevinrns - Burn Baby Burn those books.

@atlovato

Get it at the library, just don't add to her war chest by buying one.

Nicola 2d ago

@kevinrns @atlovato Sadly burning a lib. book would a) result in you getting fined, but importantly, b) result in the lib. replacing the book with a new copy.

If anything ppl that feel they must read HP for w/e reason, should be supported reading it via the lib., beyond that if you must violate HP books at the lib, just scribble a note about jojo being a transphobic swine in the space above chapter headings - so the lib *prob* won't consider it damaged enough to replace, but it'll send a msg.

@CryogenicIce9 @atlovato

Yes, surprisingly, this was my point as well.

Urizen 1d ago

@kevinrns @CryogenicIce9 @atlovato remember that borrowing from library will most likely also pay for the author

Chris 1d ago

@Villepirkola @kevinrns @CryogenicIce9 @atlovato go into the library, find the book, leave an insulting post it note inside. saw a Nigel Farage book at the library last week but sadly had no post its to hand.

�2d ago

@CryogenicIce9 @kevinrns @atlovato or they sail the high seas for the book

@utf_7 @CryogenicIce9 @atlovato

Kevin Russell 1d ago

Arr

Tock 2d ago

@atlovato @kevinrns I wouldn't read the Mein Kampf, but I wouldn't burn it, either.

Knowing what is in the heart of someone who is hateful doesn't spawn new Fascists, but what does is the senseless choice to put it into practice. Fascists burn books, bud.

Libraries should keep it. And used Bookstores. Because (in the US anyway) JK Rowling doesn't make a dime off of rentals or second hand sales. If someone doesn't want her to profit but grew up reading Harry Potter and misses them, they can get a copy that way.

Callista Graves 1d ago

@atlovato absolutely not! Book burning is the province of idiots, sheep and tyrants, so no thank you.

atlovato 7h ago

@csgraves - I apologize for my quick thought on the subject.

Callista Graves 1h ago

@atlovato Thank you, but there's no need to apologize to me. I get what you're saying for sure, but book burns, we both well know, are but the first sign of the social contagion we're faced with now.

levampyre 1d ago

@atlovato Nope, sorry, burning books has bad historic reputation. We are civilized people. We simply don't buy them and tell the evil witch to stfu.

atlovato 7h ago

@levampyre @kevinrns - Your correct; The best thing to do is Not purchase this product permanently.

trainguyrom 2d ago

@kevinrns I was at a kitchy merch store at the mall recently and saw big signs saying all Harry Potter merch was marked way down. It did not appear any had been touched still. We all understood the assignment it seems

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31ZjnrHR8EA&t=48

Michael Vilain 2d ago

@kevinrns Let's hope the network TV release of the Harry Potter stuff falls flatter on it's face that the recently flopped Marvel/Pixar got "ow." sort like Loki after the Hulk bats him around.

Hulk vs Loki - "Puny God"- Hulk Smashing Loki - The Avengers | Movie CLIP HD

YouTube

Ox1de 2d ago

@kevinrns what a twat bag

edgeworth 2d ago

@kevinrns For anyone who doesn't want to click through, it's The Booksmith in San Francisco who have ceased sales of JK Rowling books: https://www.booksmith.com/NotHP

Wizards, but not That Wizard | The Booksmith

Jhooper 2d ago

@kevinrns if I write a book, I'll pledge to use some of the proceeds to harass JK Rowling.

Eowyn 1d ago

@jhooper @kevinrns the best way to anger her is to give the money to trans charities and organisations

Hot Dog Water Moccasin 2d ago

Too bad 'Transformers' is already taken. Great name for a school of blue-haired scientists that kick the shit out of dork-ass wizard kids.

Kuo 2d ago

Thanks to all who have the integrity kick out the work of a misognyic creepy turd.

Rowling is utterly disgusting...

Tryst 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

2d ago

@kevinrns We are now into the "find out" stage

obscurestar 1d ago

@kevinrns She's going so hard against trans people because she doesn't want anyone to realize the truth is she's just a shitty fanfic writer who took 'The Worst Witch', Mildred and literally genderswapped her to a Harry boy.

McWabbit 🍋🌻🍉1d ago

@kevinrns This is the way.

So say we all.

@kevinrns if you must read them, pirating the books is now a moral imperative.

Thanks.

WarmasterPalak 1d ago

When I publish my books, I promise to use the profits to help LGBTQ+individuals, especially children, get the help they need.

"I solemnly swear I'm out to do good."

"Socialism managed."

Ember

1d ago

@kevinrns ok, that is good
But also why is a bookshop getting free publicity for finally dropping HP in mid 2025 FFS, what about promoting cool queer bookstores that have never stocked this hate instead

levampyre 1d ago

@Ember If they have never stocked it, they must be young bookshops. I was a queer kid in the 90's and felt represented when I read HP when it first came out. I bonded with friends over reading the same book, which was an absolute novelty back then. There was a time before JKR fell from grace when queer folks loved the books. And I'm still kinda aching for the author to have become such an awful hating terf. I will never enjoy reading HP to my own kids. That's really a loss. 😞

true and well said.

Like an abusive family, its grief and love.

vim exiter 1d ago

@kevinrns calling the move a "book ban" is really something.