Wren Birdie
aBirdieOnaWire@federated.press
<p>Hi y'all. Please read my first pinned post.</p><p>Gen X, native Texan here. I'm a magna cum laude graduate of the Univ. of Houston-Downtown in Communications, a one-time corporate America lackey and former Marine Corps journalist & photographer.</p><p>I'm a small business owner, amateur poliwonk, lover of bicycles (GRAVEL!), writer, music maker and watercolor&sketching n00b. Oh, and I'm transgender... an enby to be specific. I'm also lucky enough to be married to a pretty wonderful person. She gets me.</p>
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Post #2872933
Trump holding a rally on a former manure farm seems rather fitting as a backdrop to all the horse shit he spews from his filthy, lying mouth. #IfHisLipsAreMoving #SaveOurDemocracy #VoteBlue https://www.thewrap.com/trump-coachella-rally-attendees-stranded-buses/
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Post #2872932
When I was a journalist in the Marine Corps my base newspaper dedicated a month to the history of The Battle of Iwo Jima for the 50th anniversary. I had the privilege of interviewing one of the code talkers who was there. It was absolutely fascinating talking with him. After the recent passing of John Kinsel Sr there are now only two of the hundreds Navajo Code Talkers who served and helped turn the tide of the war. Thanks to @benroyce for sharing this info here. https://mastodon.social/@benro...
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Post #2872931
Wow. No kidding? A Christian church leader arrested on criminal sexual conduct with a child? https://www.threads.net/@antifaoperative/post/DBZNZz2vcmq
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Post #2872930
More and more this election is showing the very ugly underside of America. (See Trump&#39;s hate-filled rally at Madison Square Garden this weekend). And it all really comes down to the racism, patriarchy and misogyny that is baked into this country&#39;s DNA. Trump supporters don&#39;t care about his character, his crimes, our right to privacy or freedom. It&#39;s that Trump hates the same people they hate. That&#39;s why they&#39;ll vote for him. I&#39;m not sur...
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Post #2872929
I truly believe that is women, young and old, who will decide the outcome of this election. https://www.threads.net/@yankaussie1/post/DB_mj5VzvQ3
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Post #2872928
Found on Threads. https://www.threads.net/@mardipantz/post/DCN5tMhp_2f
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Post #2872927
Today is the unofficial start of the 89th #TxLege as lawmakers begin filing bills. One of the big ones to follow is Abbot&#39;s desire to distribute wealth to the wealthy in the way of school vouchers and use public tax dollars to indoctrinate children and sanction an official religion by the state. Kinda curious how many anti-trans bills will get filed this go around. Last year we had 76. Wonder if they&#39;ll try to break that record. I&#39;m sure there will bills of interest fo...
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Post #2872926
More than a 1,000 bills were filed by legislators on the unofficial start of the #TxLege which ironically was the day before #TransVisibilityWeek. Ironically because #GOP politicians are trying to make good on their promise to eradicate trans folks. They have filed bills to: — ban the use of taxpayer resources for “gender reassignment” including adults HB 847 — inform parents if their child’s perception of their biological sex is “inconsistent” with their “sex organs, chromosomes and... 1/2
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Post #2872925
Way to go #Oklahoma. Superintendent Ryan Walters showing us in the first photo how his state is 44th in education in the entire nation. And will continue to have some of the dumbest citizens in the Union. And what does having some of the least educated citizens in the Union show us. See photo 2 for a comparison against a state with the highest education ranking for the answer.
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Post #2872924
The recent resolution filed by self-proclaimed TERF, Rep. #NancyMace (R- S.Car.) is the PERFECT metaphor of the republican attacks on the trans citizens. There are 535 total members of Congress and she admitted her resolution is in direct response to ONE transgender woman being elected to the House. Rep elect #SarahMcBride (D - Del) makes up 1.86% of the entire Congress, which is very close to the percentage of the estimated 1.14% of the U.S. population that is trans. https://shorturl.at/ZY6be
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Post #2872923
I know I post about sex predators of children being youth pastors and other conservatives. And I usually place at the end of that post something like NOT A DRAG QUEEN or NOT A TRANS WOMAN who did this. Well in an effort to be balanced I&#39;m afraid I have to report that a high profile drag queen has been.... Wait. I&#39;m sorry. *holds ear monitor. Looks toward producer* Sorry folks. I&#39;m being told no, that&#39;s actually #GOP Rep Matt Gaetz and his on-camera makeup who...