This is a Beltane. It was worn by Druids during the Burning Times to show allegiance to the Goddess. At the beginning of the Spring harvest, Zelators cured their belts with flying ointment so the High Priestess could consecrate her Sacred Marriage to the Green Man on the Astral Plane. Blessed Be!
And so on.
Finally realized what Mamdani’s abandoned subway station inauguration was bringing to mind.
The White House thing sure seems like a reaction to No Kings Day.
Classic monstrous abuser behavior: wife goes out for drinks with the girlfriends, husband shoots her dog.
Currently reading this to get a sense of what it might be like to have doped-up speed freak fascists in charge.
Ugh, that must have been rough.
Sounds vaguely familiar.
Thinking about the several Super Bowl halftime shows that have made a political statement of some sort (Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick), even if it’s just that non-white people are here and part of America and unapologetic about it.
And it’s clear why they freak the Nazis out — because it shows that they’ve already lost the culture war. And if you’ve lost the culture war, any political power you have is just a short-term holding action that’s doomed to fail. Eventually.