DongWang [comrade/them, they/them]

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Cake day: August 4th, 2023

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  • DongWang [comrade/them, they/them]
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    tobadpostingMassive Woodpecker
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    9 months ago

    Also breaking my badposting persona;

    Merlin’s sister app, eBird, is an amazing resource that provides scientists and amateur birders alike with up to date data on sightings.

    It’s kind of like a Facebook for birds, in that it gives detailed info on the last time a bird was seen at that location. Plus it’s not filled with racists or minion memes.

    Go forth and look at pretty birds!





  • “What makes you think I sit here in silence?“

    “Im stuck living with people who think anyone that is a shade of brown is less than human and that having an immigration policy is silly when we have guns and ammo. I cant reach these people and help them see that it cant be simplified in to black and white by calling them stupid and being dismissive of their feelings and now their identity has been tied into their "political" team.”

    Considering you are still living with them, still describing them as racists, but are too afraid to call them racist…

    “ I just use a different tactic to try to win over my neighbors”

    And we can see how well that’s working out for you


  • “ stuck living with people who think anyone that is a shade of brown is less than human and that having an immigration policy is silly when we have guns and ammo. I cant reach these people and help them see that it cant be simplified in to black and white by calling them stupid and being dismissive of their feelings and now their identity has been tied into their "political" team”

    Silence is complicity. From your own descriptions you are coddling people who would kill anybody who’s not white and you want to come in here, handwringing and taking up all the oxygen in the discussion because your feelings were hurt because you respect Bernie.

    I guess someone who’s too afraid to call a racist a racist WOULD look up to Bernie.









  • DongWang [comrade/them, they/them]toannouncementsUpdate on federation
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    11 months ago

    Bits aside I do not envy having to make the decisions and defend them given the context of direct messages we cannot see. I hope that in the spirit of comradery this open discussion can be used to inspire how we handle future check-ins and how we protect our marginalized members.