So I've been meaning to keep up with this blog on a daily basis, but events as of late have made this an impossibility. Life is just accelerating at a rate too fast to write.
* Portland Shooter
In 2004, in my younger and more purposely wreckless days, I created an IRC channel on Furnet with a few edgy babyfurs that hosted some spurned and antisocial cubs. One of these was a yellow rabbit calling himself Polybun. We bonded over punk rock and metal, the band Melvins being the specific focus. Our group rebelled against what was perceived to be the milquetoast elements of the subfandom we were a part of.
Over time, the points of irony became tinged with hate, and I finally jumped ship after the channel began celebrating the death of a recently departed furry. I thought this would be the end of that story, but such would not be the case.
Throughout the years, this individual would continue to harass me, chiming in on moments of right wing political successes, graduating to the grand slam of threatening my life. After my breakup in Florida, I was offered a place to live in Oregon, which I declined, thanks to Polybun's threats on my life. He would continue to harass me, most recently with the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse. In January, I drew this comic referencing a gun-toting yellow rabbit, an obvious reference to Polybun.
Well. He shot some protesters on Saturday, killing one woman and wounding many others.
So the theme of this section I guess, if I had to say, is that trolling leads to some terrible outcomes. The desire to stick it to others in anonymity can lead to some serious terrible outcomes. I say this to warn others currently involved in the act.
*Russian Aggression
Putin is a bastard. I don't think Russia's people have any involvement in his duplicitous scheme to conquer Ukraine. My own experience with those loyal to this hate lord have suggested the loyalty of trolls and those with a desire to wreak chaos. See here: our previous president.
I don't have any useful words. I'm scared for Ukraine's people. I don't
know what it is to be brave or be in such a situation. Mr Rogers always
said to look for the helpers. I hope there will be help for your people.
Please be there for each other.
*Texas Antitrans Child Hate
Greg Abbott is determined to be the worst governor this state has ever had. It wasn't enough that he ordered ERCOT to price gouge Texans in the fatal freeze of 2021. Continuing to veto Medicaid expansion? How could he top this? Putting abortion freedom to the sword?
Not enough. This jackass has moved towards criminalizing the freedom of trans children to be themselves. His orders to direct state operatives towards reporting trans children's transitioning is something out of the aforementioned Putin's playbook. And what do we have, ineffectual Beto O'Rourke to offer some platitudes of support? I really don't know. Everything is so goddamned exhausting here.
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