I don’t have issues with California when compared directly to other states. I don’t consider any to be “better”. Maybe Hawaii, since it’s off the continent.

Maybe you misinterpreted my comment? Out of every state in the US, I’d prefer to get to Hawaii or California. I can’t afford either. BUT, given the option, I’d rather leave this whole country.

How you doin’?

No, fellow comrade. I am an authentic human being. I enjoy chewing and touching grass.

I wish I could afford to flee to California. It’s night and day from this shithole state I’m stuck in.

I’d still prefer to be out of the US entirely.

I wish I could flee this shitheel country. Issue is that there’s currently nowhere progressive that accepts the US as a valid country to flee from.

It has indeed. I live in one of the most hostile states in the country. Working like hell to get the fuck out.

Fuckin’ gross.

So for every person who submits for a renewal or new passport, they are crosschecking records to try to catch “the trannies”.

their unknown app

This part deeply worries me, as a trans person. Does their little fascist app know about my previous name? My gender change? I cannot imagine the horrific treatment trans people are getting if it does.

Do not do this if you are transgender or have an X gender marker. They will cancel your passport and tell you to apply for a new one with your sex assigned at birth.

Uh . . . how? I’m a trans man, but my passport says male. I changed it years ago. I have an active passport. Is there anything in this process that would get me flagged as a trans person?

Kinda surprised that New Hampshire is at the bottom. Not surprised that my state is just above it.

I sorta agree with this. I live in the Trumpiest state in this shitty union. I’m the most left leaning person on my block. I know most of my neighbors and they have gotten to like us. That said, there are some of them who I know would turn us in no matter what.

Doing the good work, comrade.

If they are in your home and you are at gun point, all you can do is play along and pray. Anyone saying otherwise is beating their chest or stupid.

If you were armed and responded with force, they will kill you. Period. Even if you manage to take down the initial force, you’re not leaving that house alive.

We need to do so many more things before the “they’re in my house with guns” stage.

Start by getting to know your neighbors. For real. If they are all right leaning, move. Surround yourself with like-minded people. Build mutual aid networks. They are far less likely to enter your neighbor’s home if you’re sheltering there, for example.

Have contingency plans on top of contingency plans. For example: you have a best case scenario fleeing plan. Decide where you’re going (ideally another country). Build out your time line, work on making it happen. Then plan less ideal ones all the way down to your “Anne Frank” plan. Who can you hide with long term?

For the Anne Frank scenario; what are your insurgency skills? You don’t have to be a fighter to be useful to your community. Learn, hone, and practice the skills that make you valuable to yourself and others.

Kill and be killed in this situation. Defending yourself is not going to win out in a solo situation.

There isn’t a well armed militia in my house.

Even one well armed person isn’t going to deter the 4-6 armed assholes they tend to send through your door.

You love to see it.

Now can France ban it’s own far right activists?

Also: You left the EU, ya dumb fucks. You lost a lot of bargaining power.

I’ll check this out!

Autist tran here. Shit’s hard, but there are so many parts of this world that are better for you being here.

Oof, I’ve got a GeForce and lean heavily into modded games. I’ll do some research.

Definitely not a shooter kinda guy. Thanks!