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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has refused to grant a stay of execution to Tony Carruthers— despite unanalyzed evidence that could prove his innocence. Six of the fingerprints did not match Tony Carruthers, and Bill Lee refuses to allow the rest of the fingerprints to be tested. There is still time, but we all have to act. He could die TOMORROW. We have to apply pressure to these politicians. Guys, we are SO CLOSE to the goal now. We have 98,000 of 100,000 votes. Tony Carruthers’s execution date is on May 21, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. Any small action can help. Please, share this with your friends, and make this seem. Tony Carruthers is counting on us. If you live in Tennessee, contact Gov. Bill Lee (615)-741-2001 to demand that he reverse his decision to execute Tony Carruthers, and instead grant a stay of execution and clemency. If you DON’T live in the state of Tennessee
you can still contact your representatives to demand that they contact Gov. Lee and demand a stay of execution. Thank you very very much.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-wrongful-execution-for-tony-carruthers?source=direct\\\\\\\_link&

https://action.aclu.org/petition/tony-carruthers-death-penalty

Hi everyone,
I am writing this out of absolute desperation for a young transgender woman who is currently fighting for her life. She is a refugee who recently fled to South Sudan after surviving a brutal mob beating in Kenya that nearly killed her. She came here looking for safety, but instead, she is trapped in a living nightmare.
Right now, she is severely sick. She is suffering from a severe blood infection, pneumonia, and constant, painful hiccups that won’t stop. Because she just arrived in the camp, she is not yet registered. In South Sudan, being unregistered means you do not exist to the system she has zero access to public services, clinic care, or aid distribution.
On top of being dangerously ill, she has absolutely nothing. She has no shelter to protect her from the elements, no clothes other than what she escaped in, and no food. She is sleeping exposed, which is making her pneumonia rapidly worse.

The Reality for LGBTQIA+ Refugees in Gorom Camp
Gorom Refugee Camp is heavily overcrowded and is not a safe haven for queer people. LGBTQIA+ refugees here face daily violence, stoning, death threats, and a complete denial of basic medical care from the surrounding community and fellow refugees. Because the camp cannot guarantee their safety, many are left completely isolated without proper protection. 

The Legal Danger in South Sudan
To make matters worse, seeking help from local authorities is impossible because her very existence is criminalized. Under Section 248 of the South Sudan Penal Code, consensual same-sex acts (termed "unnatural offences") carry a penalty of up to 10 years in prison. Furthermore, Section 379 (Vagabond law) explicitly criminalizes any male person who dresses in the fashion of a woman in a public place, carrying a prison sentence. 
Because of these laws, she cannot turn to the police or local systems for protection. Doing so risks imprisonment or further state-sanctioned abuse.

How You Can Help Save Her Life
She has survived a mob attack and a dangerous border crossing, but she will not survive this medical emergency without immediate intervention. We need to raise €650 right now to secure private medical treatment, antibiotics, decent clothes, and a safe, temporary space for her to recover.
Every single euro goes directly toward her medical treatment and survival needs. Please, if you can spare anything at all, donate today. If you cannot donate, please share this post so it reaches someone who can.
Donate here to help save her⬇️🏳️‍⚧️
https://4fund.com/sd9trv

I’m finally sitting down to write this after a journey I never thought I’d have to take. My partner, our two kids, and I just arrived at Gorom camp in South Sudan. It’s been a long road from Uganda, through Kenya, and now here.
It’s hard to describe the feeling of being a butch woman in these spaces. Back home, we were already living on the edges, but being a refugee adds a whole new layer. In the camps, you are always "visible." People look at the way I dress or how I carry myself, and I can feel the questions before they’re even asked. You want to blend in for the sake of the kids, but you also can't hide who you are when your family depends on your strength.
The transition to Gorom has been a lot. Kenya was supposed to be a stopping point, but safety is a moving target when you’re queer. Now, in South Sudan, we’re trying to build something that feels like a "home" out of whatever we have.
I spent most of this morning just making sure our tent felt secure. My partner is incredible she keeps the kids calm and the spirit of our family alive, but I feel that pressure to be the shield. You worry about the kids hearing things or seeing the way people react to their two moms. You just want them to have a childhood that isn't defined by why we had to run.
It’s exhausting to always be on guard, watching your back while trying to find enough water or figure out the next step for our asylum case. But then I look at my partner and the kids, and I remember why we did this. We left to stay together.
To anyone else out there navigating the camp system as a butch lesbian or a queer family: I see the way you square your shoulders when things get tight. I see you protecting your joy in a place that feels like it wasn't built for us. We’re still here, and we’re still a family. That’s the biggest win we have right now.
If there is anyone that can support us with anything please donate on our fundraiser below⬇️
https://4fund.com/db35pd

There is a man named Tony Carruthers, who has been served the death penalty in Tennessee for a crime he did not commit. His execution date is on May 21, 2026. We have mere days to take action. Please sign this petition to urge the Governor to halt his execution IMMEDIATELY, and grant Tony Carruthers a stay of execution to allow the state enough time to analyze ALL of the evidence. Tony Carruthers’s execution would violate international law.

https://action.aclu.org/petition/tony-carruthers-death-penalty

thought somebody might like this wallpaper i made :3

If you question any China supporter on their views you are likely to hear a lot of fluff about "dialectics," "development of the productive forces" and "pragmatism,” but what is the actual substance behind their reasons? What made them adopt this position?

As someone who was once heavily attached, it is that they feel lost without an "alternative" nation-state to ride the coattails of and present to the "realistic" skeptics of socialism.
They miss the Soviet Union and the way people used to say "it's so much nicer in the USSR I wish I lived under socialism." They're so used to substituting this argument for critiques of capitalism that actually bring people to insight about their interests and why socialism is necessary, that they've forgotted how to argue for socialism otherwise. They have to pretend China is like the USSR or feel like they have accepted the "end of history"--that there is no alternative to capitalism as all the real socialist countries are gone or turned capitalist. I know this feeling from the inside and it was a rather difficult one to shake. Here is a more elaborate explanation and history of the phenomenon if you're interested: https://www.ruthlesscriticism.com/lefttoday.htm It's not exactly about Dengism, but you can see how MLs feel like they are facing a dillema between becoming defeated like the "western left" or pretending socialism is still thriving in the exact same way it was fifty years ago.

a post by @ma1ybe that says "my classmate in med school studies for seven hours every evening and exercises daily. I used to ask him how did he manage it & he said, 'I'm very disciplined'. I met his wife yesterday. she told me how she cooled him three fresh meals daily, mowed their lawn, ran all errands, cleaned the house weekly, and handled all social plans. It made me wonder how many times 'discipline' means a woman doing all of the other essential work that keeps a life going"

ko-fi link: https://ko-fi.com/andy\_aeternum

My name is Morgan. Right now, I am sitting in our shelter in Gorom, wondering how we will get through the next twenty-four hours. For a long time, I have been the one to provide. I took pride in my strength, using my body to carry heavy jerrycans of water across this camp just to put a little food on the table for my partner and our two boys.

But that strength doesn't matter when the community decides you are no longer welcome.
Because of who I am a butch lesbian and the fact that we live as a family, the work has dried up. People who used to pay me to haul water now turn their backs. They won't give me the chance to earn even a few cents. For the first time, I am completely cut off. I have no access to money, and seeing my partner’s face when I come back empty-handed is a pain I can’t describe. It’s not just about me; it’s about the fact that I can’t even buy a basic meal or the medication the boys need when they get feverish.

Gorom is a place meant for safety, but for people like us, that safety is thin. The camp is crowded, resources are scarce for everyone, but the discrimination makes it ten times harder. We are living in total isolation. My boys can’t go to school because it isn't safe for them, so they sit here with me while I try to teach them with the few scraps of paper I have left. We are surrounded by malaria and typhoid, yet we don’t even have mosquito nets to cover us at night.

I am writing this as an advocate for my family and the other lesbian refugees here who are in the same position. We aren't asking for a handout because we are lazy; we are asking for help because we have been forced into a corner where we aren't allowed to help ourselves.

We are a group of women who have survived being burnt out of our homes and chased across borders. We are still standing, but we are hungry, and we are tired of being invisible. We need food, clean water, and basic hygiene supplies like sanitary pads. We need to know that while we wait for the UNHCR and the government to find us a permanent home, we won't starve to death, in the meantime, we are doing our best to hold onto our dignity, but we need you to stand with us. Your support means we can eat, the kids can learn, and we can survive another day in a world that keeps trying to push us out.

Note to Moderators and members of this community.
I really want to make sure I’m following the community guidelines properly. A fellow activist opened up a fundraiser for us after knowing our Story, I have that fundraiser link in my bio to help get food and other basic needs for my family here, but I’d like to include it directly in the post for better visibility and members to read our full story. Would it be alright with the mods if I edited the post to include the direct link?
Any advice on the best way to handle this would be appreciated. Thanks for having our backs.

We are living in Gorom camp in South Sudan, and for those of us in the LGBTI community especially our transgender sisters and brothers the situation has reached a breaking point. We fled our homes seeking safety, but here, we face a different kind of hardship.
Being transgender in this camp means living in constant fear. We are often excluded from community food distributions or bullied at water points. Privacy is impossible in shared shelters, which makes us easy targets for harassment and physical violence. Many of us stay inside all day just to avoid being attacked. When we get sick with malaria or other infections common in the camp, we are often too afraid to go to the clinics because of the stigma we face from staff and other patients.
We are tired of hiding, and we are tired of being hungry. We are a community of human beings who deserve to live without the constant threat of violence.
What We Need Most Right Now
To survive this week and the months ahead, we urgently need support for:
• Safe Shelter: We need funds to secure private housing where we aren't at risk of being attacked in our sleep.
• Daily Food: Most of us are eating once a day, if we are lucky. We need basic food supplies to stay healthy.
• Medical Treatment: We need funds for medicine to treat malaria and for transport to clinics where we won't be discriminated against.
• Trans-Specific Health Needs: Access to hormones (HRT) and dignity items like binders is essential for our well-being and mental health.
• Sanitation: Basic hygiene kits including soap, clean water, and clothes.
• **Protection and Resettlement:**Assistance with any advocacy links, organization and activists that can help amplify our voices.
How You Can Stand With Us
Every bit of help goes directly to our survival. It pays for a meal, a dose of medicine, or a safe place to sleep for someone in our group.
Support our community here:
https://4fund.com/sd9trv
Please consider donating or sharing our story. We cannot get through this alone.