Meet Elwood. He's much like his namesake, Elwood Blues.

I'm absolutely heartbroken over the mass shooting in Colorado Springs. I've been there twice in the last 8 years. It is ultra conservative. People think of Colorado as a weed smoking, hippie paradise. It's not. A lot of military. Beautiful area to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there...especially if you're a member of a marginalized community. 😢

🤔 Please site your news story with a reference I have noticed they don't do that on twitter but we do that here Thanks

@Florence @Minholkin ❤️ ❤️ They left a lovely legacy

https://transrespect.org/en/tmm-update-tdor-2022/

The year 2022 saw 327 reported murders of trans and gender-diverse people between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022. With 222 cases, Latin America and the Caribbean remains the region that reported most of the murders.

Cases from Estonia and Switzerland were reported for the first time this year. The victims were migrant Black trans women – Sabrina Houston from Jamaica and Cristina Blackstar from Brazil. 1/n

@th3j35t3r

Yes Sir!

SitRep: see attached

This is a pretty nice summary from Jennifer Rubin on things we have to be thankful for right now. This WaPo article has no paywall.
#political #CoSoPolitics
https://wapo.st/3tJxXcn

@Florence @Feathered_Friend

Yes...despite the time, my heart forgets that she's not just on vacation somewhere

@Florence @Feathered_Friend

I'm homesick for my parents, who are both gone, so this hits my heart too 💜

#TwitterRefugees, I get it. When you’re fleeing an abusive relationship, it’s difficult to think about anything else. Plus, it’s hard to resist a train wreck.

Thing is, there are many people here (some have been here for 5 years) who have long been over or never joined #Twitter and want to ignore #Musk, #Trump, etc.

At CoSo, hashtags + filters allow you to talk about what you like while also respecting the needs of others.

We’re a community here, so we have to work together on this.

@Florence

I saw that same story. We'll see if that is the start of something bigger. My point is that Twitter going away overnight creates a massive void. Either something fills that space or people hold their nose and continue using what they know. I think over time something else will take the place of Twitter for social media consumers. Those who want something beyond what's offered there will look to places like this.

Sometimes silence is the kindest response I can muster.

#mentalhealth #HeyIAmTrying

It's Transgender Day of Remembrance. I am heartbroken and angry that we still have to do this. "This" isn't just mourning our kin - it is remembering every one of us whose talents and joy and genius and creativity were cut short by violence and knowing that there is so much more violence ahead, because most people aren't doing anything to stop it.

Confront hate today. If you can't confront hate, directly support a trans person. I suggest https://www.twocc.us/.

#TDOR

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Hawt for Santa!! I dig men in Santa suits. Any suggestions for getting my significant other into one??? Thank you blessed VMC

I had this bizarre dream I took in a bunch of raccoon/bear hybrids and was live streaming them on a CoSo plugin .