: I’m already tired of the revisionist (or just flat out ignoring the) history of #PopeFrancis. …
: DeGoogling Expectations In the past year and a half, I’ve been trying to de-google or to extract myself from …
: Capitalism is Better for Who? Currently reading: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 📚 and …
: My Gmail accounts are slowly just becoming spam buckets.
: peertube.martiabernathey.com/w/5teeZiu… this makes me cackle, because it’s true!
: Time Marches On: Trans Edition I was alerted to the passing of Jeri Hughes, by my friend Ethan St. Pierre. It comes a day after …
: I’ve got the custom CSS fixed on my peertube instance the way I like it, at least for …
: The Trading Game and Gary Stevenson I just finished reading Gary Stevenson’s book The Trading Game 📚 and I wanted to offer some …
: I’m currently reading: “The Myth of Sex Addiction” by David J. Ley 📚 and bought my first book …
: Currently reading: The Myth of Sex Addiction by David J. Ley 📚
: Leaving Another Social Media Account Behind With the coming TikTok ban, I’ve realised that I’m doing something that I’ve done …
: Abbey Asks a Very Good Question! What is POSSE? My mutual Abbey (OpenBookShelf), asked on TikTok what “POSSE” is. POSSE stands for “Publish (on …
: 2024 You Were Mostly Shit, But I Learned A Few Things I don’t really like doing New Year’s resolutions, for a few reasons. A. I don’t …
: Book Favourite: A Demon Haunted World The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 📚 This is one of my favourite …
: Understanding Migrant Sex Workers' Struggles: Reading "Not Your Rescue Project" I'm reading "Not Your Rescue Project: Migrant Sex Workers Fighting for Justice" There are books that …
: Keeping My Posse Local: Working on Social Media Workflows I’m working on new social media priorities, using the POSSE (Post on your Own Site Syndicate …
: Alice Thomson on Class and Society After the shooting of United Health's CEO, this image has gone viral. Like most people, I saw it, …
: The Rise of Far-Right Leaders in Western Democracies: British Politics is Driving me Crazy Edition Hi, my name is Marti Abernathey and I’m an American that’s settled in the UK. I’m happy here, but …
: Mastodon Reports I’m quite amused at the moderation of my Mastodon instance. I’ve been reported by …
: Who Owns Bluesky and Why it Matters My initial reservations about Bluesky were that it is algorithm-based, it is a closed platform (you …
: The Labour Party's Unseen Influence on Trump's Win I haven’t seen too many people talk about one angle of the Donald Trump win. They did awfully after …
: What Trump’s Election Tells Us About Global Politics I’m an American living in the UK, and my wife is Brazilian. in both the UK and in Brazil, …
: The Rise of the 4B Movement Post-USA Election and How it’s Transphobic Since the election of Donald Trump in the USA, there’s been a resurgence of the 4B movement …
: The Future of American Politics: Moving Beyond Party Lines I woke up yesterday morning in my bed in Southeast England. I realized the country of my birth has …
: The Future of American Politics: Moving Beyond Party Lines I woke up yesterday morning in my bed in Southeast England. I realized the country of my birth has …
: Understanding Introspective vs. Emotionally Reactive People I’ve experienced two kinds of people in my life: introspective adjective Inspecting within; …
: Understanding Introspective vs. Emotionally Reactive People I've experienced two kinds of people in my life: introspective adjective Inspecting within; seeing …
: Debating Sex Work: Centering Real Experiences I see countless videos on TikTok and YouTube saying things like “is sex work, work” or “is sex work …
: Debating Sex Work: Centering Real Experiences I see countless videos on TikTok and YouTube saying things like “is sex work, work” or “is sex work …
: Understanding Peace Amidst Political Violence For flowers to grow again This is a great post above speaks to where we are politically at …
: Democratic Phantasmagoria phantasmagoria noun phan· tas· ma· go· ria (ˌ)fan-ˌtaz-mə-ˈgȯr-ē-ə an exhibition of optical …
: SWERFin' and TERFin' When it comes to the sex work industry commentary on social media, it seems like the critics are big …
: Trans Auld Lang Syne As I listened to Vermont Movement News’ podcast about a transgender woman, Aunt Jenny, that was a …
: Reactionaries, TERFs, and Bodily Autonomy A couple of things have been stewing in my brain for a while, and I can't stop thinking about them. …
: Rock Music and Hedonistic Capitalism When I was younger, I hung around musicians. I wanted to be one. Music was the one place I could …
: The Dilemma at the Center of the UK Labour and USA's Democratic Party I'm an American living in the UK for the last six years. When I lived in the United States, I was …
: Drag isn't a Gender Identity, it's a Performance When I was a small child, the local morning television children's shows often had events where they …
: The Deprogram: S1 E2 I just started listening to a podcast called The Deprogram. You can find them on Twitter too. This …
: Examining 'Twilight of Democracy': A Critical Review Twilight of Democracy: The Failure of Politics and the Parting of Friends by Anne Applebaum My …
: Twitter is a Choice, Don't Opt Out I see a lot of people I follow say they are going to leave Twitter, and I think that's a bad idea. …
: Bayard Rustin's Vision is Why Bigots Use Dog Whistles Bayard Rustin was an American civil rights icon. He was the main organiser of the March on …
: Reflections on Blogging: Lessons Learned Since 2008 This blog is back to where it was around 2008. I actually lost the domain because I forgot about it …
: Who Is To Blame for Trump's Win? I've seen many Facebook/Twitter friends post this story from Newsweek: The implication is that if …
: It's Foolish to Think of the Saving of Obamacare is a Victory Many Democrats are celebrating the defeat of the Republican's attempt to "repeal and replace" …
: Understanding Privilege in Atheist Spaces The genesis of this post is from a comment I left on The Thinking Atheist Podcast page. The host, …
: Bernie or Meh, The Clinton Path to Defeat I’ll say it up front, I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter that: thinks Sanders has a very …
: James O'Brien on Jeremy Corbyn: Listening to the podcast of the Thursday edition of LBC's James O'Brien's radio show, I was …
: No My Bits Aren't Your Business or Your Trans Advocacy Recently I read the en(Gender) post,"Guest Author: Zoe Dolan, When Political Correctness Hits Below …
: Millionaire Was Misgendered, I Was Triggered (From Martine Rothblatt to Me) This morning I decided to watch a Ted Talk that featured Martine Rothblatt. Martine’s life …
: WTF Comedy, Twitter Mobs, and the End to the Everlasting Podium If you listened lately to people who have well established media outlets to speak from, pitchforks …
: Public Trials, Free Speech, and the Right to Name Your Rapist Recently I was involved in a discussion with Twitter user @schnookiekins concerning people who …
: Trans Women Who Want To Destroy Gender I have to admit, self identified trans women who want to have a “world without gender” …
: I Get Trans Regret This morning I read an excellent post over at Crossdreamer's Tumblr blog about transition regret …
: Suicide, Leelah Alcorn, and Living Openly Trans* I’ve kept quiet much for the last few months because I’ve been mourning a loss, the …
: Is Wall Street Disconnected from Main Street? I’ve recently (since June) started putting back money for my retirement both in a 403b and a …
: Media Barr Roseanne From Criticizing Cosby, But Trans Women HELL YES! Apparently the media think it’s news that Roseanne Barr has made some rather lewd comments …
: A Green, Green Thumb: Help the Newbie! So I thought I’d spruce up (and help the air quality) of my apartment by buying a houseplant. …
: Why I'm Angry at Conservative, Corporate Media In a Twitter discussion with LBC radio presenter, Julia Hartley-Brewer asked me: @Martiabernathey …
: Scroungers, Benefit Cuts, and the Tory Media This morning I was listening to LBC radio and the radio presenter, John Stapleton (who was sitting …
: Giving Banks Credit Now that I’m almost a year into fixing my credit, I’m starting to get a lot of offers …
: Renee Zellweger, Abortion, and Trans Bodies Wading through all the comments on Facebook about Renee Zellweger’s “new look” …
: Repairing Credit, Repairing Life When I was married, I had the car (the car loan), the house payment (the mortgage), and the credit …
: Thoughts on Suicide, Living, and Dying My mind has been in a million different places today. I read this thoughtful post by a doctor about …
: What's New is Old Again I took this blog offline for a while and I’ve deleted a lot of the posts that don’t make …
: Looking In the Rear View, Giving Thanks Tonight is an anniversary for me as well as Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving 2003 was one of the lowest …
: A Beautiful Day in Wisconsin: Devil's Lake [youtube www.youtube.com/watch Such a beautiful place you are, Devil’s Lake. …
: My Klansman Poppy Taught Me How To Love Republicans Growing up in a super dysfunctional household, I had very little in the way of nurturing. Between …
: Home Is Where Your Heart Is A friend of mine moved to Indianapolis, Indiana from New York because in his words, …
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All That I've Let In, I'm Blessed Beyond Belief
I’ve always found great joy in music, but there are few songs that impact me to such an extent …
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Climate Change and the Search for Truth
(Recently on a progressive e-list I’m on a person pointed to the work done by Science and …
: The Pressure to Date is Off For many years I thought I needed someone else to make me whole. Someone to "complete me." I've …
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Dokken: Chicken Fucking Heavy Metal Rock Gods
I recently was watching the new Dokken/Norton Antivirus commercial (DENY version): …
: My Story Corps Interview This recording was done at a mobile StoryCorps trailer on September 16th, 2007. The StoryCorps …
: My Civilization's Dying Music kept me alive and sane when I was a teen/tween. One of my favorite bands was the Zero Boys. …
: Great Balls of Turkey! Late last Wednesday I started my trek across Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin to Madison for …
: If You've Ever Wondered What Privilege And Entitlement Are All About Then you should read this. It's the best piece on white privilege and entitlement I've read in a …
: Most Significant Teachers I recently wrote about my high school experience over at Classmates.com: I had so much bad stuff …
: Kinda Killed My Buzz Recently I went to the health department to get a copy of my birth certificate. One of the women at …
: Feeling Good, Looking Forward I can’t believe it, but I’ve kinda got the workout fever thing going on. I usually try …
: LJ Reprise - Life At This Moment I was searching for an old post on my LiveJournal that I wanted to share with my cousin, and I …
: Mark Twain, Ya Ain't So Bad Today my son was complaining about how he hates being forced to read books, that it took all the …
: I'm Kinda Pregnant! Ever been complimented and offended at the same time? I hadn't, until today... A woman I didn't know …
: It Must Be In My Blood I’m not sure why, but I’m really excited about the October 12th release of Elizabeth, …
: Asian Art, Bills, and A Hot But Beautiful Day Because I had to go pay my electric bill, I made a detour after I paid my bill and went to the …
: I'M GONNA SEE JERRY SPRINGER Well, kinda. I reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally want to go see “Jerry Springer: The Opera.” I …
: White People Fighting Racism :) I love this, in an embarrassing, no shit, acknowledgment kinda way. [youtube …
: Just Lovely [youtube www.youtube.com/watch
: Post of the Day Post of the day goes to one of my favorite local bloggers, Steph Mineart: "In reality, religious …
: Tucker Carlson Is A Stupid Turd Maybe that’s denegrating poop, I’m not sure. From Jen at Transcending Gender: "On 'The …
: An Apology To My Christian Friends Writing a response to a hateful, bigoted blogger, the words of Gandhi came to mind. "I like your …
: Sometimes You Find Beauty And Truth In The Strangest Places From Anarcho-Judaism: It is difficult to be human. It’s scary. Because in fact we are alone, we …
: Meet The Press Christians Talk of Jefferson and the seperation of church and state dominated this weekend’s “Meet …
: This made me laugh... A comment by a fellow Alumni of my high school, "after the reunion, i see that we have all …
: Still Right On The Money Bill Hicks is still relevant today. It’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. …
: MYSPACE: The New AOL Sheesh. Let’s go to the Ole Myspace mailbag, shall we? “hey babe, my names john, i am …
: Cutest Shoes EVER :) Yes Daphne… I hate and love you at the same time for turning me on to this site…. …
: My fear, My war, My lost and forgotten life. I wish I could live in the moment and not regret I’m not sure how to make it stop, the …
: Wander Indiana and see crap like this!!!! He died for you on a cross, now he’s coming after you with a …
: The Rumors Are Not True... Elvis and I LIVE! Hey there! Long time no see! :) You may have wondered why I’ve become silent for so …
: Rishawn and Abdul Masson’s Blog recently posted about Republicans and Democrats being at each other’s …
: She Helped Me Find My Path Every so often, when someone exposes their life, their struggle, their path through life, it helps …
: Terrorist Dalia Lama "If we tackle these problems the wrong way, then while today there is one bin Laden, after a few …
: Judge Not Lest Ye Be Scalia I’m continually amazed at why people are afraid “to call a spade a spade.” The …
: The Cost of War My blood boils when I read crap from illogical, immoral, blind followers of President Bush. This is …
: Why Reason and Fact Don't Matter It’s obvious to me that evangelical right wing Christians don’t care about fact or …
: Mae West Quotes “It is better to be looked over than overlooked.” “To err is human, but it feels …
: Days Like This... I just want to hear your voice. I just want to see your face. You probably think I hate you… …
: The Republican Utopia Listening to Mitch Daniels answer questions on the radio on Wednesday night, he lost my vote in the …
: Jesus Said "LOVE!" In response to the “No Comparison” blog entry at the Indy Star, “Joi” said …
: Mitch Loves The Jesus, Not The First Amendment Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels, called the recent ruling on Christian prayer at the statehouse …
: Salem Aint Got Nothin on Indy! For you Indiana locals… did y’all catch the News at 6 on WRTV? Norm Cox did an …
: The Pledge I wrote the following email to John Gregg, a local talk show host here on AM radio (WIBC). Hi, First …
: Lend A Hand, Just Not Mine "It depends on what the meaning of the words 'is' is." "To the extent the federal government didn't …
: Where Are The Hillbillies? Where are all those gun toting 2nd amendment right wingers? An AP piece today said that Police …
: Freedom Is On the March For Crackers Watching President Bush on CNN this morning talk about the “war on terror” something hit …
: How Low Will You Go? Friday, George Bush seemed to shoulder some of the blame for the slow reaction of federal rescue and …
: New Orleans Wisdom "I dont treat my dog like that," 47-year-old Daniel Edwards said as he pointed at the woman in the …
: Mad Cow's Ain't Sexy Enough Has anyone seen any of the major United States media outlets reporting that Department of …
: Hotel Rwanda I just finished watching “Hotel Rwanda” and I thought of you, my children. I’ve …
: Chasing Amy's Heart Today I watched “An Evening With Kevin Smith.” Kevin wrote and directed such movies as …
: Gay Swedish Fiction By John Q Republican This entry is a favorite of mine from my LiveJournal Below is an article was in our local newspaper, …
: Why I Want To Be A Canadian Very few times in life have I heard something so moving, so honest, and so historically relevant …
: Simple Solution, Water and Oil Christ, are we too busy robbing Iraq of its riches that we cannot help the people LIVE? From …
: Holy Water of Jesus! US Secretary of Defense, Donald H. Rumsfeld, said recently “That [the] insurgency could go on …
: DON'T YOU DARE CALL ME A NAZI, YOU NAZI! Because the whole system [is] like going to a concentration camp and picking out which people go to …
: Please Bring Our Soldiers Home... Help Jesus' General in the effort to recruit college Republicans into the armed forces.
: TRUTH IS BAD! A youth opinion writer for the Indianapolis star wrote recently that "Howard Deans recent comment …
: Terri Schiavo I told you so…. From the Florida’s medical examiner’s office: Reported by BBC …
: They Fired Me Because I Hate Queers Two former members of the Indianapolis Star’s editorial board, James Patterson and Lisa …
: One of The Best Documentaries I've Ever Seen The Corporation
: Addressing Homelessness: A Call for Community Action Today I read an article by Rishawn Biddle of the Indianapolis Star’s Editorial staff …
: So Long...Yet I Still Have Hope So long between enteries… Danielle and Tyler, I’ve not had contact with either of you …
: Jefferson Vs The Religious Right Dr Albert Mohler Jr. “In the case Lawrence V. Texas, the Supreme Court of the United States of …
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For The Love of Christ
It was brought to my attention yesterday that a few members of the GLBT community had emailed the …
: Welcome to Jesusland As a child, I used to be afraid that one day soon Armageddon would come and destroy my world. In …
: Hate In Constitution One Step Closer Tuesday evening the Indiana House of Representatives passed Senate Joint Resolution 7 by a vote of …
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New York/Boston
I had an awesome time in New York and Boston. This pic was taken with a very good friend of mine …
: Writers Block Ug. I have writers block and it sucks ass. I’ve been trying to write a piece since Tuesday and …
: Robin Hood As I was getting ready for work, I sat at my PC and talked with one of my favorite LJ'ers, …
: The Loss of Innocence Coming back from Kentucky, Lisa gave me a GLSO Newspaper to read on the way back. Its a queer …
: I May Be A Queer, But I Love Thomas Jefferson The error seems not sufficiently eradicated that the operations of the mind as well as the acts of …
: Blog Issues Be Gone! Well, I think I’ve solved my blogging issue. For the longest time I have wanted to be able to …
: Nervous.... Well, I went in the Indiana Statehouse for the first time in my life. And who stepped through those …
: Even In My Dreams Danielle, I heard you call for me from behind me. I reached back my hand. I felt your hand grasp …
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Thanksgiving Part II
Well, this Thanksgiving was a joy. I spent it all with my best friend in the entire world, Jennifer. …
: Treasure on A Deserted Island While visiting the dentist today I found this picture you colored at the dentist. I found something …
: Transgender Day of Rememberance Remembering by Marti Abernathey As I was working on today’s annual Transgender Day of …
: um...WOW. I was taken for a woman at work….and twice this morning…and I’m in total work …
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Lola....laaa laaa looola
I went to the Southside Animal Shelter and immediately fell in love with this pretty little thing.. …
: On The Bus You Can Just Call Me Pat All those years of watching SNL just paid off. When I go to work I can't go in full femme mode so I …
: Magnetic Resonance of You I know your voice has changed but I still have a tape of you talking into the recorder. It’s …
: Your Duty Vote! If you have kids that are teens, it just may…. So if you haven’t heard it …
: Decisive Victory The Bush website proclaims a decisive victory! You be the judge…. CNN: Kerry: 87% Bush: 21% …
: My weekend Sorry for not posting of late. I read a couple days back, but I can’t read back far enough to …
: CNN's Decision I sent this e-mail to CNN: …
: Cold Mountain “What we have lost will never be returned to us. The land will not heal - too much blood. All …
: Promise of America "The promise of America is government that does not seek to regulate your behavior in the bedroom …
: Word For The Day. If your say you love me, you should be able to show it in your words AND your deeds. Anything less …
: My trip to the Zoo/White River Gardens Omg…the flowers at White River Gardens are breathtaking. Then I went to the Indianapolis Zoo …
: Pride Extravaganza! My Friend Lexy from Boston came into Indy on Friday night. I met her out at the airport, then took …
: Famous Dead People Honestly, all this Reagan worship freaks me the hell out. Thousands of folks line the street for a …
: Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Nick! I LOVE YOU! :) Guess what I gotcha?
: Oldfields-Lilly House & Gardens Last October 17th was my 36th birthday, and it’s a long story…but that day I was felt …
: Farty Jones and Pathetic North Americans Yahoo News ran a story about Smarty Jones that stated, “By then the backyard was in …
: More Weather Fun! Went out this morning and took more pics. If it looks bad, thats because it is. Spooky. A bit more …
: Rain Sirens! Tornados!!! I need a blankie and a closet ...and ill sit in there and suck my thumb. :) …
: Sleep Sleep ZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I slept little yesterday after work, but lord did I pay for it later. I around 6 or 7 I fell asleep …
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500 parade
Cinnamon and I walked down to the Indianapolis 500 Parade. I took a bunch of pics….
He looks …
: What I lerned at dictionary.com I feel like life is a crabwise slamdance. crabwise KRAB-wyz, adjective: Sideways. In a cautiously …
: Loss of Innocence The Loss of Innocence aftermath of the affair by Kelly O’ferrell “This is not the face …
: Been a Long Time.... Hey kids. I haven’t written in this journal for a while. It just got too painful to write …
: My Sweet Children T-Hows it hangin? Hope ur doing well, …..lol…I know ur doing well, I hope ur staying …
: I Understand Kids, its been a long time since ive posted last. How many times can you say…I LOVE YOU. Or …
: Everyone Hurts Hi kids. Well, its almost been a year since I’ve seen you, but it seems like 10. I know less …
: A Year Its getting close to a year of me not seeing you. N- Mom told me that you no longer want to speak to …
: As Time Passes D.- Every day that passes..I know you a little bit less. Dont take that not knowing as not caring. I …
: Running Away... A Lesson Learned As a young boy not quite eight years old, I set off to run away from home. My mother had made me eat …
: Thankful Kids, today is Thanksgiving, and by all rights, I have very little to be thankful for. I dont see …
: My Hope Talked to N and D today…how I miss you! N..damn son…..you sound so…old. I guess …
: Barbie Car Hi D, I sent you a battery for your barbie car. Every day that passes, my heart breaks a bit …
: Driving Around Town T- My gawd you’ll be a man soon. Driving around hitting the town…with your windows …
: Laugh, Cry and Remember D- I think about you every day. It makes me laugh, and cry, because I remember who you …
: Like Me N-Gonna see if I can call you this weekend from work…I love you so much and miss you very …
: Spirit Lives and Grows T…………..I am so proud of you! Not worrying of being short now R u? I love …
: My Heart Aches D….saw some pics of you from your 6th birthday…..I miss you so much. I misss you …
: Living Monument This is my living monument to my children. Im not sure how you wandered here….but if your one …