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I'm so tired of cis people asking stuff like, "Why would Texas want a list of trans people who legally changed their names?" or "Why would Florida want a list of college students who have seeking gender affirming care? We can't figure it out."

It's eliminationist.

Ken Paxton wants a list of trans people who have changed their name in Texas so he can reverse all of those decisions (and that's the most charitable interpretation). Ron DeSantis wants a list of college students who have sought affirming care so he can force them to detransition.

Oklahoma introduced a bill to forcibly detransition people under the age of 21 (ironically doing what they accuse us of doing, forcing someone to live as the wrong gender). Texas has a new bill that will ban gender affirming care for every Texan of any age and makes it a felony for doctors to provide it. Multiple states either have passed or will pass bills that will ban legal name changes. Some states have slipped in language to anti-drag bills (which are horrific enough on their own) that ban anyone from displaying, presenting, or dressing outside their "biological" gender (one state has language about "DNA gender") in public.

It's about legally and morally mandating trans people out of existence.

Plain and simple. It's about making sure that trans people can not exist. Period. It's not about restrictions, or "think of the children!" It's about eliminating us from public life and then eliminating us from private life so that we have a choice of either die or conform.

When will y'all realize this isn't some wedge issue or a political football that they'll just give up on if they lose an election or two. These are ideologues who are singularly focused. They don't care about the marketplace of ideas. They don't give a shit if they get mocked on lefty Twitter and the late night shows. They only care about one thing: gaining and then wielding power to achieve their goal of eliminating trans people (and then gay people, and then women who don't conform to their gender standards, ect).

If you give them that power they will use it.

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“Choose someone who makes ordinary things extraordinary.”

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It's that time of year when I sit with the Ancestors more often and feel the connections more deeply. When the conversations turn to them, and we can feel them lingering nearby... a brush of a hand on our hair or a hint of a presence in the smoke of our candles. As my thread and needle travel through the material, the ties that bind us all together become even deeper. And it is that magic I weave into my creations.

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The completion of a project deserves to be honored. Sit with what you've created, acknowledge the process, absorb the lessons, and celebrate the birth of new art into the world. Don't skip this important step by just diving into your next creation.

Photo is wired embroidered monarch on a bed of moss embroidery, 3.25" hoop

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Make art where you are

Use what you have

Change what you can

#createchange

What do you see? Graffiti? Trash? Destruction of private property? Decay? Urban blight? Danger?

Or, do you see self-expression where one feels voiceless? Empowerment when one feels powerless? Life in the midst of chaos? Resilience? Rebellion? Defiance?

Upon which of these do you choose to focus?

Back Alley Art by The Enchanted Wren

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Listen, maybe I can’t change the world, but I can pass eggs over the fence to my neighbor to save them a few dollars. I can cross the street and fix another neighbor’s cabinets. I can send my kid to the house next door with a can of tomato sauce they need and they’ll come back with a box of cocoa powder they weren’t going to use. We can leave our old furniture at the curb and one of us will drive by and pick it up to fix and sell or keep. I’ll plant a garden since I have the space and time and I’ll share what I can and I’ll get calls from someone else asking if I can use a crate of oranges.

I may not be able to change the world but I can do something

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US Elevation.

by @cstats1

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Witch's Cottage Embroidery and Paper Art! Cottage lights up! All on a 6" hoop!

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I've started the second hoop of this project, and answered a question I've had. There are approximately 800 single-thread french knots in a square inch. That's 4,000 french knots just in the paths in the piece. Whew!

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Starting the morning off with some Vanilla Caramel Chai!!! Vanilla Spice scented mug huggers would pair beautifully with just this morning cuppa!! But which one should I pick?

* TFIOS (part of the proceeds goes to support @tswgo! Also make sure to check their Shine Under the Stars Gala & their upcoming online auction, which I will also be posting about later today)! * Bees * Witchy

All of these mug huggers can be found in my Etsy Shop!!!

To top of my vanilla spice chai morning, I also lit a chai spice scented tea light candle by @ekp_creations!!!

One of their Dragon’s Blood candles & one of my cinnamon scented bookmarks also would compliment this lovely scented morning!!!

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New Paper Art scene...Autumn Dreams

8"x6"X2", all paper including paper clay pumpkins.

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stop feeling hopeless, start getting ready

If you are in a red state, your state either has an abortion ban in place or is rated by the Guttmacher Institute as likely to enact a ban. Your focus should be on protecting yourself and others who need abortions.

stop using electronic period tracking apps or software

educate yourself and others about pregnancy prevention and join groups that are making preventative birth control more accessible

learn the nearest and most accessible routes to states where you and your loved ones can access abortion

contribute to mutual aid funds to help transport people over state lines if they are in need of abortion

consider joining The Satanic Temple so you can claim protections under the Religious Abortion Ritual if you are prosecuted for obtaining an abortion

keep a stock of by-mail abortion pills for yourself and/or others who may need them (you may need to travel out of state to obtain them)

form community provider networks and see if you or someone you know can be trained to use manual vacuum aspiration kits or a Del-Em

all of the above should be done in complete secrecy using verbal communication, end-to-end encrypted apps such as Signal, or a VPN

If you are in a yellow state, you currently have constitutional abortion protections but they are in jeopardy. Get active in local political groups NOW to fight back against constitutional amendments to ban abortion. Your focus should be purely on political action.

If you are in Michigan, you currently have a ban in place which is being challenged, and your governor is working to add abortion protections into the Michigan state constitution. Your focus should be on supporting the work that is currently under way.

If you are in a green state, your state has constitutional protections for abortion that are unlikely to be challenged. Your focus should be on helping others to enter your state for abortion care.

connect with abortion access groups such as Aid Access, Abortion on Demand, the National Network of Abortion Funds, or Just The Pill

volunteer to help people enter your state for abortion care, either with transportation help or letting someone crash on your couch

if you live in a green state with no current or predicted primary routes from other states for abortion access, you can focus your efforts on supporting political action in other areas

If you are in a purple state, your state currently has no constitutional protections for abortion but is unlikely to implement a ban. You have two focuses: pushing for constitutional protections AND helping others to enter your state for abortion care (see green state list).

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please never stop talking passionately about the things you love

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Some of my paper mums, now in a paper flowerpot! For an upcoming paper art scene

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Work in progress...paper pie for an upcoming miniature art scene