She/her, 20s, lesbian, lost in the sauce
Fandom stuff at @cynthia-my-beloved
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#echoes 3: for my original posts. You will be rewarded if you know what this is referencing
#pretty for… pretty things
#art for…. art
#nerd shit for memes about nerd shit
#animal for… Hmm maybe this tags section wasn’t really necessary
#cat for something you’ll never guess
And last but not least
#out of touch thursday
important stats from that article about why calling local leaders matters:
One phone call = 100-1,000 angry voters.
One personal email = 10-50 voters.
One form letter = maybe 1 voter, if they even count it.
This is the economy of political pressure. Individualized contact influences 94% of congressional offices on undecided issues. Mass email campaigns? 18%. Petitions? Worthless.
But here's the secret that changes everything: State officials are sitting ducks.
State Comptrollers generally receive 5-10 constituent calls per month. State Treasurers? Many have never experienced a coordinated campaign. District Attorneys? Only hear from victims and lawyers, not voters. State Legislators? They average 20-30 contacts per week.
The magic happens at these thresholds:
10 calls in an hour = staff notices.
50 calls in a day = emergency meeting.
100 calls in a day = office shuts down to handle it.
500 calls in a week = policy change consideration.
1,000 calls = historical precedent shows this forces action.
Constituent contact increases legislator support probability by 12-20%. The Net Neutrality campaign's 1.3 million calls changed federal policy. The ACA defense campaign's 6,000 calls prevented repeal. At the state level, you need 100x fewer calls for the same impact.
this fantastic article has sample scripts for what to say about ICE in your state and city, as well as what to ask for to help your city and state fight federal over-reach where you live
we can win this fight, but we need to fight. I know on a personal level how hard it can be to make calls, especially to politicians, but we've reached a point that if we don't, the slippery slope into the chasm of tyranny becomes a cliff
So 2016 is SO bad that it made the creator of this meme give us an alternative version of “This is Fine”.
oh. twenty sixteen you say.
yeah, it got worse since then, but also hopeful (they put out the fire)
my lesbian ass appreciates it.
"Please don't hit on anyone when we go out later you keep swearing chivalric oaths of fealty"
Me after one beer talking to a woman two inches taller than me: I could be yuor sword
"i feel besquintled", said no one ever. because that's not a word.
okay nevermind it IS a word now and this is exactly what it means.
Guys if you want queer shit written by queers on our own terms you're going to have to start seeking out weird independent media. I'm sorry that's the only place you can regularly find it idk what to tell you, we can't keep acting like there's nothing if we're not getting blockbusters and triple A titles or whatever it is we're waiting around for. The thing you keep saying you want is already being offered for free by one person making a passion project on the internet and you would both benefit enormously if you interacted with it instead of lamenting that the only options we have for representation are pandering afterthoughts from corporate shit
I say this with so, so much care: Real queer shit written by real queers can and will sometimes make you uncomfortable. That's one of the defining features of weird, independent queer media. And weird independent media more broadly. Art that comes from true individual passion and authenticity has edges and bite to it that mass market corporate products intentionally do not. Has a rawness that can offend.
You are allowed to feel uncomfortable about it. But don't ask for queers to self censor for your comfort.
The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind commands itself and meets resistance.
When youre a kid youre like wtf adults are making themselves sick with poisons and when youre an adult youre like i need more poisons ASAP
