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[–] dumples@midwest.social 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

They knew that their attacks on gay people weren't as popular as they once were so they are taking the exact same tactics and language and moving it towards Trans people. It both predictable and sad at the same time

[–] dumples@midwest.social 28 points 1 hour ago (3 children)

Queer folk always get swept up with porn, cishet only see us as a “kink” and assume our existence is entirely sexual.

This is the whole point of these porn bans is to remove queer people from the internet. The porn cover just allows it to happen. So whenever you see anything about porn bans think queer ban first and then some porn removal that comes right back

[–] dumples@midwest.social 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I had to drop Imperfect Food as well from the same problems. It was just more expensive than I needed. I haven't found a replacement yet unfortunately. We are now just buying food as needed. I have been interested in a CSA but haven't done it yet

[–] dumples@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

As a butterfly I would recommend everyone plant clovers in their lawn. They are mowable, nitrogen fixing and were common in all grass mixes before broad leaf herbicides were common. They provide the surrounding grass and themselves with their own nitrogen as well provide some bee food. White dutch clover should be available most places and Flawn has a nice three color mix for all my clover needs.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Clovers!!! Give me those tiny little red , white and crimson boys.

 

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Minneapolis leaders say they have a “strong foundation” in working toward police reforms required under a court agreement between the city and the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You haven't been listening to enough Reel Big Fish lately?

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know they moved things to legacy and stopped selling it. I think it was just a subsection about Goblinoids that was removed but I can't remember to be honest. I was checking out from the DndBeyond system at that point. I still don't trust any digital only media.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

The removed a bunch of lore and a few stat blocks when monsters of the multiverse was released. They were pretty minor and I can't remember all of it. I never had the digital content and it's more about principal

[–] dumples@midwest.social 6 points 2 days ago

So I think you got some advice here saying that it is always okay to say no to sex but I am going to add some additional information and context. I am basing my advice on what I expected Americans longest running sex columnist Dan Savage would say. He gives great advice and I am midway listening through his backlog so it should be top of mind. I highly recommend both you and anyone who is interested to take a look at what he says especially about "maintenance sex" which I think this covers.

So as mentioned earlier you are an autonomous person and you don't "owe" anyone sex and no one "owes" you sex. So both of you don't owe each other sex as needed or as part of a quota program (i.e. 5 days of sex a week). That being said if you two made a monogamous commitment to each other (which should be an explicit opt-in discussion that should be revisited) you both should have a reasonable expectation to be sexually satisfied. That mean both of you are both getting a reasonable amount of the sex, orgasm and intimacy depending on your own needs. Along with this both of you need a degree of sexual autonomy as well that fits within your own definition of monogamy. This is typically permission to masterbate, watch porn, listen to erotica, harmless flirting etc. depending on what you two define as acceptable and this should typically be two sided.

So with both of these in mind there may be times where someone might feel the need to have sex with a partner when one is not 100% feeling it (this 100% feeling it, not anytime one partners asks). This would fall under the "maintenance sex" category which should have expectations at a reasonable time, with a reasonable amount of enthusiasm and with a reasonable sexual activity. This means it should happen a time that works for both of you so not at 6 am. Maintenance sex should be wild and crazy enthusiastic PIV sex but rather lower energy with a smaller expectations. That includes not having PIV sex but can be other sexual activities such as a masterbate assist such as letting him touch you, lending your hand to help him masterbate quick etc. [Dan would mention his thoughts about how often men would agree to sex if they had to be penetrated every time which is one of the reasons gay men have more sex since they have a nice broad definition of sex]. If done correctly maintenance sex can be upgraded to regular sex if both of you get really into it but shouldn't be expected.

That being said everything above is about "maintenance sex" in general and not your specific situation. 6 am is way too early. Daily is too often. Anyone who says "marital duties” is throwing up some major red flags. It is frustrating and demoralizing to get turned down for sex often but there should be a reasonable expectation. In times of major stress it should be expected to happen less. Also it depends on how sex is initiated. Is it a small gentle ask with a reasonable expectation of "No" that is better than a pouty guilt tripped crude ask. That is something you two might need to talk about if his ask is giving you the "ick". Saying "martial duties" is giving me the "ick" from here.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 1 points 2 days ago

Paper and Pencil might be hard but there's plenty of free tolls for the math and dice rolling.

[–] dumples@midwest.social 2 points 2 days ago (6 children)

This is why you need physical books. You can't downgrade or stop me from using my books. After the removed content from Volos I was done. I still use it for filtering but have my physical books and my pirated PDFs. It's a real shame that they don't come bundled

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/22561411

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Members of the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to make Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin their next party leader.

Martin beat out Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, along with a handful of other candidates, on the first ballot to clinch the title. He received 246.5 votes, more than the 50 percent plus one of the 448 voting members.

 

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Members of the Democratic National Committee voted Saturday to make Minnesota DFL Chair Ken Martin their next party leader.

Martin beat out Wisconsin Democratic Party Chair Ben Wikler and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, along with a handful of other candidates, on the first ballot to clinch the title. He received 246.5 votes, more than the 50 percent plus one of the 448 voting members.

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/22501564

Summary

Racial justice group leaders called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.

Target announced last week that it would end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and investments. The initiatives include a program it established aimed at helping Black employees build meaningful careers, improving the experience of Black shoppers and promoting Black-owned businesses, following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.

 

Summary

Racial justice group leaders called for a national boycott of Target during a rally Thursday in front of the offices of the Minneapolis-based retailer.

Target announced last week that it would end its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and investments. The initiatives include a program it established aimed at helping Black employees build meaningful careers, improving the experience of Black shoppers and promoting Black-owned businesses, following the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24913369

Summary

Elon Musk is considering suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Walz accused him of performing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration.

Musk’s gesture, where he placed his hand on his heart before extending his arm outward, sparked controversy due to its resemblance to historical fascist salutes.

The Anti-Defamation League deemed it an “awkward gesture” rather than a Nazi salute but acknowledged public concern.

Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter), responded to calls for legal action by saying, “I think I will.”

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24913369

Summary

Elon Musk is considering suing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after Walz accused him of performing a Nazi salute at Trump’s inauguration.

Musk’s gesture, where he placed his hand on his heart before extending his arm outward, sparked controversy due to its resemblance to historical fascist salutes.

The Anti-Defamation League deemed it an “awkward gesture” rather than a Nazi salute but acknowledged public concern.

Musk, who owns X (formerly Twitter), responded to calls for legal action by saying, “I think I will.”

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24874049

Summary

Twin Cities Pride raised over $50,000 after cutting ties with Target over the retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Target ended anti-discrimination efforts and programs supporting minority-owned businesses, prompting backlash.

The Pride group, which had Target as a sponsor for 18 years, prioritized sending a message over financial concerns.

Target’s move follows a broader corporate shift away from DEI amid pressure from the Trump administration, which has aggressively opposed such policies in both the public and private sectors.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24874049

Summary

Twin Cities Pride raised over $50,000 after cutting ties with Target over the retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Target ended anti-discrimination efforts and programs supporting minority-owned businesses, prompting backlash.

The Pride group, which had Target as a sponsor for 18 years, prioritized sending a message over financial concerns.

Target’s move follows a broader corporate shift away from DEI amid pressure from the Trump administration, which has aggressively opposed such policies in both the public and private sectors.

 

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/21882690

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24378813

Summary

In Minnesota's evenly split state House (67-67), Republicans have temporarily seized control by exploiting a judicial ruling that disqualified a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) legislator, giving the GOP a 67-66 edge.

Despite the lack of quorum and an upcoming special election likely to restore the tie, Republicans unilaterally elected a speaker and are blocking another DFL candidate certified as the winner after a recount.

Critics label this a "coup," reflecting broader trends of minority rule and disregard for democratic norms.

Legal challenges are underway to restore balance.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/24378813

Summary

In Minnesota's evenly split state House (67-67), Republicans have temporarily seized control by exploiting a judicial ruling that disqualified a Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) legislator, giving the GOP a 67-66 edge.

Despite the lack of quorum and an upcoming special election likely to restore the tie, Republicans unilaterally elected a speaker and are blocking another DFL candidate certified as the winner after a recount.

Critics label this a "coup," reflecting broader trends of minority rule and disregard for democratic norms.

Legal challenges are underway to restore balance.

 

I am working on getting all of the information off of Facebook before I delete it forever. I used Tagged Photo Exporter to get all of tagged photos off of Facebook but I can't get videos I am tagged in to download.

After doing lots of googling I found lots of different websites that were suppose do this for me but none of them work. They either don't work or download the same incorrect video. I have tried using the mbasic techniques to get a "Save as" template that is not working. Anyone have any luck getting this done recently? I assume Facebook is trying to make this more difficult since people are flocking off of the site. These are videos I uploaded but rather those I am tagged in.

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