My permanent residence. Even though I spent decades away from home, first in the service, and then later spending about 80% of my time traveling for work after leaving active duty, I kept my permanent residence in the Capital/Saratoga Region of New York State. This includes spending the last eight years of my professional career maintaining a residence in either Pennsylvania or South Carolina, I still never changed my legal residence from New York State. There have always been too many legal reasons to remain a New York State resident.

its been more like soggy June so far!

a rhetorical question of course but one minute it was starting, the next its gone! At least, that's what it feels like

So after two hard disc crashes in two years where I lost all of my stories I was working on as well as links to the stories I loved reading, I found I had lost my mojo and just couldn't get back into writing mode !

I just read about the "Don't Say Trans Bill". I am not particularly sensitive to that issue because, where I dwell the folks are quite kind.

I have been Dead Named at the Portland VA Hospital a couple of times, but no big deal.

Just wanted to know what Yall thought of it.

Gwen

What is happening?

I was dismayed to read that Huston's Children's Hospital, the largest pediatric hospital in the country has been 'persuaded' by the Texas Attorney General to set up a free 'detransition clinic' for children as well as stopping treatment such as puberty blockers. Apparently it is seen as a triumph for your President who of course has nothing more important on his mind.

for young Madeline!

Perhaps we should rather be reminding people that on this day in 1970, some 56 years ago, 4 college students were killed and nine wounded at Kent State University in Ohio while protesting the US involvement in the Vietnam War. Members of the Ohio State National Guard discharged 67 rounds over 13 seconds into a crowd of unarmed protestors. Eight of the shooters were charged with depriving the students of their civil rights, but were later acquitted in a bench trial.

of 2026 gone already!

which is a bit annoying given the sunshine!

The Trump administration has settled out of court after being sued by multiple organization over the removal of the Pride flag from Stonewall. The flag has been restored, and under the agreement it cannot be removed by any administration going forward for any reason other than maintenance.

Now all we need is to get the “T” and the “Q” restored to the historical references. They were also removed by the Trump administration due to the Orange Asshat’s executive order declaring that his administration recognizes only two genders, which are defined at birth.

on the way to the forum!

well i'd rather ride!

On the one hand she is horrific and anything that makes her miserable is a good thing.

On the other hand, I'm not happy someone was outed like this.

On the other, other hand, he did marry her, and I imagine has probably said horrible thing about LGBT people.

I don't know other than I'm happy if she isn't.

at least on alternate days!

Yessir, good ole’ Donny has that tar baby right where he wants it!

Trump started a war with no true justification and no real goal in mind. Nothing beyond distracting voters from all of his other problems and scandals, plus the ability to thrust out his chest and brag about how “no one has ever done anything so great before”. His usual claim to fame.

And now every time he hits the Iranian tar baby, he just gets stuck deeper and harder and has no idea how to get loose.

It is getting worse over here on our side of the pond. https://www.them.us/story/federal-prisons-are-beginning-to-f...

but what is normal?

When I checked the site today, I found a message sent to me regarding an attempt by multiple anti-trans organizations to get the FDA to create restrictive regulations on the prescription and use of estrogen for the treatment of transgender women. The request is of course based on pseudoscience, and when reviewing the petition it becomes readily apparent that many of the justifications for their petition are being twisted to reflect a viewpoint not originally cited within the referenced materials.

BREAKING: A federal appeals court says states can restrict transgender healthcare to make adults “appreciate their sex.”

Yes. That’s actually what the ruling says.

Here’s why the 4th Circuit decision is so dangerous.

The Fourth Circuit Just Said States Can Force Adults to “Appreciate Their Sex.” Yes, Really.

And a few days ago I finished reading The Station’s Late Nite Princess, and started in on Frills, both of which are among my favorites.

In Frills, there is a scene where the main character’s home is toilet papered, the cars covered in shaving cream, and the house egged, by a group of high school students for the 28th time inside of a year. What made this stand out was the news story I saw this evening about a high school teacher in Georgia who was killed Friday night by a group of five teens while they toilet papered his home.

What makes HB 1442 particularly alarming is language critics say effectively criminalizes asserting a transgender identity in certain contexts. The bill narrows the legal protections for gender identity in New Hampshire’s nondiscrimination law and defines accessing certain sex-segregated spaces based on gender identity as an “improper purpose.”

In plain terms, the legislation creates a legal framework where simply stating or acting on one’s gender identity could be used against someone if they attempt to use facilities consistent with that identity.

For transgender people in New Hampshire, that means everyday actions — going to the bathroom at work, at school, or at a restaurant — could suddenly become legal minefields.