After the Minneapolis Catholic school shooting, some politicians and pundits tried to scapegoat the entire trans community. But one tragedy doesn’t define a whole group. The facts show most mass shooters are white cisgender men—not transgender people. Blame the shooter, not the community.
Month: August 2025
It Hit Me Today: It Can Happen Here
I used to think it was dramatic to worry about dictatorship. But today it hit me: our safeguards are cracking, and the warning signs are here. Once fascism takes root, history shows it’s almost never stopped early. We need to start paying attention before it’s too late.
The Everglades Isn’t Just Swamp — It’s Florida’s Lifeline
Florida’s leaders often treat the Everglades as expendable, but it’s anything but. Nearly nine million people depend on it for drinking water, it shields cities from hurricanes, sustains rare wildlife, and anchors the state’s economy. If the Everglades collapses, Florida collapses with it.
Erasing ‘Woke’ Isn’t Leadership — It’s Authoritarianism
Trump’s push to “get rid of woke” isn’t about a buzzword—it’s about controlling which histories and which people count. From pressuring museums to sanitize slavery to treating dissent as pathology, that’s authority talking, not democracy. We need the full, uncomfortable truth—and space to disagree—because erasing it endangers disabled people, Black Americans, LGBTQ+ folks, immigrants, women, and ultimately all of us.
Why Trump’s Push to Eliminate Mail-In Voting Threatens Democracy
Trump is floating an executive order to eliminate mail-in voting and voting machines ahead of the 2026 midterms. It’s unconstitutional, dangerous, and a direct attack on democracy. Here’s why this plan matters—and why it threatens not just elections, but the rights of disabled voters like me.
Why Trump’s Cozying Up to Putin Should Concern All of Us
Trump just walked out of a summit with Putin calling it a “10 out of 10 success.” But when the U.S. gains nothing and Russia gets a PR win, can we really call that strength? This post is my take on why Trump’s cozying up to Putin should concern every American—especially those who once feared Russia the most.
Notes from the edge of the system 