โ Heidi Hickman โ @Flamingsword@squid.cafe
They/them | White | Secular Humanist | Spoonie | Massage Therapist | Professional Weirdo
Mastodon's Complicated Relationship with Queer Activism, or, Why You Shouldn't Support Gargron
https://medium.com/@novemberninerniner/mastodons-complicated-relationship-with-queer-activism-6b82487f8909
Fascists really like it when you feel hopeless, fyi. They hate it when you try. They hate when you speak out. They don't want you to show up.
So if someone is doing something or making you feel like you shouldn't care or do something, think about that.
They also like cops and are racist, so look out for that, too.
Study: male political reporters retweet other dudes 3 times more than their female colleagues
A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men.
https://www.vox.com/2018/6/22/17489516/male-politics-reporters-only-tweet-other-men-nikki-usher
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Lets talk about harassment victims and the expectation that they behave like perfect docile angels. Yall. Human beings are animals. Animals have a fight or flight response. A lot of harassment victims pick "flight" but uh some of us went to the bruce banner school for anger management and pick fight by default. This doesnt make us lesser victims.
When Will the Media Stop Honoring Angry Men?
As the GOP and much of the mainstream media flail about looking for a "reason" for school shootings, the real problem goes largely unexplored. What are we going to do about America's angry misogynist problem?
https://www.damemagazine.com/2018/05/23/when-will-the-media-stop-honoring-angry-men/
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On the #RealJustice local team call. Anybody else here?
But I wanna get some lunch, kids! 
It's Ramadan! Ramadan Mubarak! I hope the month is full of love and peace and insight and all that good stuff for all who are observing. โค๏ธ
A diet rich in fiber...
According to a new preclinical study by researchers from the University of Lausanne and Monash University, a diet rich in fiber blunts harmful immune responses in the lungs while boosting antiviral immunity by activating T cells; and these dual benefits are mediated by changes in the composition of gut bacteria, leading to an increase in the production of short-chain fatty acids through the microbial fermentation of dietary fiber.
http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/dietary-fiber-influenza-06009.html
I'm on a crusade to bring sex work to the mainstream!
One of the best ways to destigmatize something, is to talk about it which is why I asked @Bettiebrickhouse to join me for an interview.
Boost this if you think there's nothing wrong with sex work, and we should be talking positively about it in the mainstream!
Seeing discourse about game accessibility tonight.
I play almost exclusively on hard modes. Not everyone can, or even enjoys what I enjoy. 'Git gud' was once SUPPOSED to be ironic..
Dark Souls, for instance, is buggy and poorly designed, and its steep initial learning curve is more a result of incompetent direction than any actual design.
Don't bash your head against 'those' people. Games need easy modes, or even better, customizable accessibility. That way they can find new audiences. -Zu
TODAY'S WHOLESOME CONTENT:
Terry Crews playing the flute while Lucy Liu does a split.
Is anybody in contact with @vantablack? Lack of posts is concerning considering what they were going through.
Obviously, boost widely.
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apparently a TERF made this to mock trans people and it's actually just the best thing?
being progressive in texas is hard because you simultaneously love texas but also want to raze it to the ground
InspiroCorpยฉโขยฎ wants the best for everyone.
