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stop feeling hopeless, start getting ready

If you are in a red state, your state either has an abortion ban in place or is rated by the Guttmacher Institute as likely to enact a ban. Your focus should be on protecting yourself and others who need abortions.

stop using electronic period tracking apps or software

educate yourself and others about pregnancy prevention and join groups that are making preventative birth control more accessible

learn the nearest and most accessible routes to states where you and your loved ones can access abortion

contribute to mutual aid funds to help transport people over state lines if they are in need of abortion

consider joining The Satanic Temple so you can claim protections under the Religious Abortion Ritual if you are prosecuted for obtaining an abortion

keep a stock of by-mail abortion pills for yourself and/or others who may need them (you may need to travel out of state to obtain them)

form community provider networks and see if you or someone you know can be trained to use manual vacuum aspiration kits or a Del-Em

all of the above should be done in complete secrecy using verbal communication, end-to-end encrypted apps such as Signal, or a VPN

If you are in a yellow state, you currently have constitutional abortion protections but they are in jeopardy. Get active in local political groups NOW to fight back against constitutional amendments to ban abortion. Your focus should be purely on political action.

If you are in Michigan, you currently have a ban in place which is being challenged, and your governor is working to add abortion protections into the Michigan state constitution. Your focus should be on supporting the work that is currently under way.

If you are in a green state, your state has constitutional protections for abortion that are unlikely to be challenged. Your focus should be on helping others to enter your state for abortion care.

connect with abortion access groups such as Aid Access, Abortion on Demand, the National Network of Abortion Funds, or Just The Pill

volunteer to help people enter your state for abortion care, either with transportation help or letting someone crash on your couch

if you live in a green state with no current or predicted primary routes from other states for abortion access, you can focus your efforts on supporting political action in other areas

If you are in a purple state, your state currently has no constitutional protections for abortion but is unlikely to implement a ban. You have two focuses: pushing for constitutional protections AND helping others to enter your state for abortion care (see green state list).

Therefore I am

Am I ever going to stop talking about this funky little family? Probably not, at least not in the near future eheh ;)

Pokémon Legends Arceus spoilers ahead!

Cogita, the woman who has lived so long to gain such a great knowledge of the world with all its secrets and legends and putting it into words, old verses to be precise, to share it with everyone. Her names comes from the Latin verb "cogito" that means "I think"

Volo, the man who dedicated his entire life to his ambitions and strong will to meet the Creator Arceus, to know what it looks like and subjugate its power to create a new, better world, no matter what the cost. His name comes from the Latin verb "volo" that means "I wish/I will"

Cynthia, the woman who prevents the world from being remade into a new rational one without the spirit, taking the side of emotions and strongly believing in their importance for every living thing. Her name resembles the Latin verb "sentio" that means "I feel"

So we have each character representing knowledge, willpower and emotions

I really wonder where I've already seen this trio...

Uxie the Knowledge Pokémon, Azelf the Willpower Pokémon and Mesprit the Emotions Pokémon

GameFreak just keeps winking at us with these wonderful touches I-

kip

Perseus, you’re back! Where is my sister?

Hi, My Name’s Clementine, I’m 6 Months Old, And I Hate The Smell Of Mint

Happy Pride!

Astronomia Playing Card (1829)

Tinkaton is probably my fave Pokemon to come out of Scarlet and Violet