They(EN)/elle(ES). Redwood country native, antinativist and antifascist, autist and artist, plant and planet lover, lifelong learner. Smitten parent.https://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lln2edgzmc2bWith my Quaker roots, I’ve always intended to be a CO if they bring back the draft. One of very few scenarios I’d consider complying: a land invasion of the US. Do I now need to consider if I’d aid the war effort of Canada, Mexico, or Greenland/Denmark/EU against the USA? [continued in comments]30 Mar 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lln2edgzmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3llffx7k57225I just listened to this and while I’m glad they’re getting on #Signalgate, it kind of turns my stomach to see congressional Dems focusing exclusively on the “national security” and “putting American troops in danger” angle, with a dash of… [continued in comments] https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6DkIbNE25Q0&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D27 Mar 2025 23:04 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3llffx7k57225https://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lkqldgf4h22fNice seeing friends on here ❤️ I intend to stay camouflaged on Bluesky, so please don’t use my real name, bring up identifying info on my posts, etc. I’ve had hate speech and threats for being queer and antinationalist on FB/IG. Don’t want to let them win, but must be careful! They’re getting bolder.19 Mar 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqldgf4h22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lkpgmhx3o22vTo don my tinfoil linguist hat, did you know the heads of the Republic of Venice, drawn from its richest merchant families, were called “Doge”? Love the Serenissima; still not something to emulate. It’s etymologically the same as “Duce”, so right at the roots of fascism. Coincidence? [Me in Venice]19 Mar 2025 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkpgmhx3o22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lkp6vfhu7s2xThis is what they promise to install in the place of representative government and publicly funded services when they say “we’ll run it like a business.” DOGE is the epitome of this, and we must vehemently reject it. (3/3)19 Mar 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkp6vfhu7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lkp6uakoek2xThe hierarchical pyramid structure is the quality of most businesses they really mean to emulate. They want an all-powerful CEO/dictator, all the labor of the workers but no real power for them, and to formalize a structure that siphons off most of the value for “shareholders”, i.e. oligarchs. (2/3)19 Mar 2025 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkp6uakoek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/quickbee.bsky.social/post/3lkp6tpmeu22xMy Roman Empire: how so many US voters of both major parties respond positively to the old “I’ll run it like a business” pitch. Masked under this apparent bid for efficiency and fiscal solvency lies a chilling promise of authoritarianism. (1/3)19 Mar 2025 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:54o7l5duu3rwvmnrb43e2vad/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkp6tpmeu22x