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• Post #3959548

  Can we make 4th of July a day of literally anything but USA? * Make it a day to mourn those we lost to USA's past, current, and ongoing genocides. * Ignore it and make it the day of napping * Make it a piss off a fascist or punch a fascist day * Make it a day to craft items to help others * Make a vow to not shoot off fireworks that terrorize animals and can be triggering to those with PTSD and hearing sensitivity * Make it a day of scaring away ICE Anyway, be creative. Don't c...

• Post #3959547

  Wish this was talked about more. Medical Trauma Is Real and is More Common Than You Think (Video by Jessica Kellgren-Fozard) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Uijou2QXB8 #Trauma #Disabled

• Post #3959546

  DARVO style of gaslighting is way too common in society (USA). Deny Accuse Reverse Victim Offender The person denies that their actions caused you harm. They then accuse you of harming them by making the claim OR claim that the behavior they did was actually you doing it (often despite you having visible proof that they did it.) They then declare themself the victim of your behavior and thus they do not need to be held accountable, only you do. It's insidious. And it's nas...

• Post #2125646

  I love it when the bots line up perfectly in my feed:

• Post #2120177

  #DisabledSocial For our new people, do you have any questions? Mastodon is a little different from the corporate social media like Facebook and others. You generate your home timeline by following people and tags. If you'd like further tips, reply to this thread. For established members, would you like to say hello to our new members from the new member thread? https://disabled.social/@Aaidanbird/116421863767811333

• Post #2053528

  Do people on the fediverse know about Ellipsus? It's a really great app by writers for writers, and they are anti-AI and pro-privacy: https://ellipsus.com/ Pros: * Easy to collaborate, examine, and merge changes. Including chats and comments. * Good set of editing and writing features. * All the best themes * No AI * Great import and export options * Can post story directly to AO3 * Syncs across all devices Cons * is hosted online. No offline option. #Writing #WritingTools

• Post #1889195

  Earlier this week, I mentioned to someone when people (especially trans people like myself) attempt to point out JK Rowling's harm and how she funds it, the defenders of the Potter Universe swarm to derail and turn antagonistic if we suggest alternative books. They demand separation of author from their universe, and yet their responses show they can't separate Rowling from Potterverse. It's exhausting. As a writer, I think erasing the author is problematic when analyzing their wor...

• Post #1865744

  Lately, discourse on trans, race, disability, immigrant, and queer issues is exhausting. We lay out facts of what is happening and make calls for action, but I don't see solidarity actions or much fighting back. I feel I'm yelling into the void, but not even the void is listening. I watch as rights are stripped away from marginalized communities in USA, and barely anyone in USA speaks of it. Instead, we're caught up in a war of not-reality versus actual reality. It&...

• Post #1825885

  RE: https://hachyderm.io/@petrillic/116479413863131044 Please boycott JK Rowling and read way better novels by way better authors. Stop wasting energy on defending this franchise and join us in boycotting her so she has less money and visibility to destroy the lives of trans folks life me. If you need a better series to read and enjoy, let me know and I'll make a list.

• Post #1642061

  #DisabledSocial #Introduction Several new people were approved and I believe a few have introduction posts now. Welcome to our corner of the internet! I'm making this post to slowly, over this next week, locate and boost them and link in this thread so members can welcome them to our server. Be safe all!

• Post #1083545

  RE: https://disabled.social/@Aaidanbird/116383719236415352 Oh! I meant to ask: if other countries send people to space and livestream it, can y'all send me those links? Finding anything in search in America is frustrating. I want to watch more humans excited in space.

• Post #1074563

  A reminder Artemis II was a relic of Obama's term and this mission was a success in spite of trump, who defunded and harmed the success of NASA his entire time in office. Kudos to NASA and especially the Artemis crew who focused on the wonder and curiosity of the human spirit, on sharing feelings of what it's like to see the moon's dark side, and reminding us that love and hope are still possible even in this increasingly scary and fascist world. #Artemis #spaceflight

• Post #785818

  Note to cis people: If you watch and support Harry Potter series, you are funding the anti-trans crusade that is killing people like me and stripping away our rights. Experts have warned that in the US and UK the steps toward genocide against trans people are accelerating. I ask: Do you care more about nostalgia of fictional people? or Do you care about actual people like myself and our right to exist in society like you? This isn't a trick question. Do the right thing please. #t...

• Post #712004

  For Disabled.Social Members ONLY: Folks asked about increasing the character count. When we first created the server a few years ago, we ran a poll and majority wanted the character count kept as is. Now it's time we did another survey. Our server team cannot guarantee we will update the count, since we need to balance security and safety versus modifying the count (installing a fork is one way). No advice, just for members to express wishes. Edited to clarify. Please boost if not a m...