Nyx - yeah, THAT Nyx @nyxthenight@librem.one

Here is a must-read post from children's author Maggie Tokuda-Hall on how Scholastic offered to publish her book — all she had to do was remove all mention of racism.

Sure, they're banning books in Tennessee and Texas. But it's not just the books that get published and then banned from the library. It's all the books that don't get published in the first place.

Those banning books know publishers like Scholastic pull this cowardly bullshit. It's their game plan.

https://www.prettyokmaggie.com/blog/2023/4/11/scholastic-and-a-faustian-bargain

When people tell me they are moderates during this crisis of fascism, I understand how Hitler succeeded.

And as always (when I get it right), here is the animation from stills - originally* 815 images at 10seconds, f/4, iso2500.

* reduced to maybe <700 images as it faded, editing in shotcut

#AuroraAustralis #aurora
#video #animation #tasmania #shotcut

#nowplaying

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Musician-activist, Precious Child makes sad and angry Nu-Metal Pop. Working with the medium of music and video, the Los Angeles-based trans woman culls sonic inspiration from glossy top 40, goth and metal to create fluid work that intimacy in love, intimacy in abuse, and power as well as powerlessness.

ALL OF FUCKING PRECIOUS CHILD HOLY FUCK YES BLACK TRANS AGGROTECH

https://preciouschild.bandcamp.com/ FEAT SUCH SONGS AS:

‘T E R F KILLER’

‘AR-15s for Transgender Teens’

AND

‘BLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEEDBLEED’

It maintains odor levels in a normal familiar range, so if you open the windows and the air gets too fresh, it filters it through some dirty laundry samples to compensate.
https://xkcd.com/2753/

@hengstenberg @StillIRise1963

Today, the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of protecting trans rights. It wasn't even close. The lawmakers of Scotland actually listened to medical experts, respected science, and refused to permit hateful propaganda to dictate control of vulnerable people. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/22/scotland-passes-bill-making-it-easier-for-people-to-legally-change-gender

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If you say "fuck you" to a Nazi, who gets banned?

Thirsty Sword Lesbians won the first-ever Nebula Award given to a #ttrpg earlier this year, and now that the Gold ENnies for Best Game and Product of the Year have arrived, I thought it was time to share a picture

So proud that this game I thought would resonate with a few other internet lesbians has come so far

(Image of Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG book surrounded by awards, in front of green leaves)

Give her what she really wants this holiday season. Death to the patriarchy, an ancient tome of curses from the forest witch, the hearts of her enemies, and deep pockets in every dress and pair of pants.