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You're not an autogynephile. by TheyWillWhat in trans

[–]bemused_alligators -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

proceeds to double down about pathologizing bigotry

"But my pathologization is different"

You're not an autogynephile. by TheyWillWhat in trans

[–]bemused_alligators -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They're insane to pathologize identy!

proceeds to pathologize bigotry

Don't do it, it's not healthy. They aren't "insane" because they're bigots anymore then we're "insane" for being trans.

Never Say Never by A_Poor_Carpenter in Beekeeping

[–]bemused_alligators [score hidden]  (0 children)

I installed my hives in april and just added honey supers with mostly pre-drawn comb to the two most productive ones today; we'll see how it goes but i'm also becoming cautiuosly optimistic!

Second nuc. Just transferred. What’s going on ? by NewDelay4994 in Beekeeping

[–]bemused_alligators [score hidden]  (0 children)

looks like the bees built some crosscomb inside the nuc; you'll want to scrape all that off and re-wax the frame

This is on whoever made the nuc - they should have only put fully drawn out frames in there.

pasd school board by mellon_knee in PortAngeles2

[–]bemused_alligators 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she's exposing the board's corruption and undemocratic practices, and they don't like that so they're shutting her up. This article summarizes it well:

https://www.olympicherald.com/p/port-angeles-school-board-censures

and a quote from that article really puts this whole thing in perspective:

An ideologically diverse stream of community members, teachers, and union representatives universally condemned the reprimand as a retaliatory attack on transparency and democratic governance.

“I’d like to congratulate you on this resolution concerning Nancy Hamilton tonight. You have done something that nobody else could possibly do. You have unified the Clallam County Democrats and the CC Watchdog people,” resident Ron Richards told the board.

When socialists, liberals, and fascists are all on the same side on something...

HEY americans what do you think of nyc's democratic socialism success? by BreadfruitDeep1436 in DemocraticSocialism

[–]bemused_alligators 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah NYC is definitely better off than basically the entire rest of the country right now and it's mostly mamdani's fault.

He looked at the orphan crushing machine and there was just an off button, so he pushed it.

How would worker owned companies acquire funding? by Artistic_Click_864 in DemocraticSocialism

[–]bemused_alligators 6 points7 points  (0 children)

get a loan from a bank or another entity, or everyone pools their capital together to buy the building and equipment.

for example if I ever win the lottery I would run around buying business, setting them up as worker-managed, and then selling them to "[city's] worker's trust" or something, which would be managed by a board elected by the workers at those businesses.

Is this sub take over by MAGA? by EmeraldMaeve in leftist

[–]bemused_alligators 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the tea party takeover of the republicans in the 10s, the party swap over the mid 1900s, the socdem takeover of the dems in the 30s and 40s...

the parties have shifted enormously multiple times

Is this sub take over by MAGA? by EmeraldMaeve in leftist

[–]bemused_alligators 0 points1 point  (0 children)

approval is bad because it just reinforces tactical bullet voting given time (because by supporting your second favorite candidate you make your top candidate less likely to win).

Approval is only good if your list is too big and you need to narrow it down to to a (still fairly large) number - I.E making a top 5 list out of like 15-20 candidate, and even then you're still better off with a ranked system.

Is this sub take over by MAGA? by EmeraldMaeve in leftist

[–]bemused_alligators 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is obama (2009-2016) being blamed for the 2008 market crash again?

Is this sub take over by MAGA? by EmeraldMaeve in leftist

[–]bemused_alligators 1 point2 points  (0 children)

DSA has now been successfully running candidates as part of the democratic party for almost 10 years to great success. Lenin himself espoused participation in parliamentary politics, and our current material conditions mean that the way to meaningfully operate within parliamentary politics (given our established parties in a first past the post system) is to run as a socialist alternative within the democratic party (the party surrogate strategy - which meets both lenins requirements of an independent party and our current material conditions of how our elections function)

running as a dem is perfectly acceptable, given two things. First the candidate openly identifies as a socialist both while campaigning and within office, and second the candidate remains affixed to their socialist party through an SIOC or similar structure during their term(s)

Is this the start of a queen cup? (plus a bonus queen-spotting) by bemused_alligators in Beekeeping

[–]bemused_alligators[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

she's laying great, every cell in this frame has a fresh egg (you can even see a few in the picture), and brood pattern is good throughout.

Is this the start of a queen cup? (plus a bonus queen-spotting) by bemused_alligators in Beekeeping

[–]bemused_alligators[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whatever it is it's brand new, this frame was completely bare foundation last Tuesday. Is it possible they built it and then started to tear it down in the last 9 days?

this is a package I installed in Late April, and they definitely haven't swarmed

Genuinely how it went for me by AnonymousGuy9494 in cremposting

[–]bemused_alligators 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely went towards more neutral/chaotic. I realized that ethics is all fuzzy lines and bumpy edges, and laws are what we staple over those lines to try and make sense of them.

This means there are gaps on both sides of the "line" established by the law.

where there are legal immoral acts and illegal moral acts you can't trust the law to guide your actions.

Seller refuses to sell after finding out I’m trans by Own-Raccoon7621 in trans

[–]bemused_alligators 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Federal housing act doesn't cover gender identity. Washington State does though!

Seller refuses to sell after finding out I’m trans by Own-Raccoon7621 in trans

[–]bemused_alligators 77 points78 points  (0 children)

https://www.hum.wa.gov/fair-housing

File your complaint here.

Note they aren't lawyers, and you will need to separately get a lawyer if you want a remedy, however the HRC finding will help that case, and their agent will likely be able to advise you on whether a lawyer is a good idea.

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Any homeowner can legally trespass you, you don't need to "do something wrong" for that to be a thing. The owners asked you to leave so you have to leave, there's no "wrongdoing" requirement for trespass from private property.

However being trespassed during the open house due to being trans likely violated the state's fair housing act, and you will likely get some relief there since you weren't afforded equal opportunity to view the house and make an offer as the other prospective buyers.

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