SoKeefeKotlcFantasy

come in and swim
          	
          	the water is cold
          	it laps against my feet
          	tickling my toes
          	caressing my ankles 
          	it calls to me
          	wave after wave 
          	telling me to come in
          	to finally swim
          	
          	the sky above me is dark
          	the stars do nothing tonight
          	and if there was any light
          	the trees and their branches
          	that sway in the breeze
          	that allow birds to stay
          	as long as they please
          	with crannies for shelter
          	and nooks for their nests
          	will block it all out
          	and leave me in darkness 
          	
          	i can hear the baby birds cry
          	hungry, tired
          	i can hear the mother shifting in the nest
          	the father flying out for food
          	they do not yell or fight
          	there is no fuss
          	they are not like us
          	
          	the tide is higher now
          	and the waves reach my shorts
          	brushing against my thighs
          	holding my waist 
          	it calls to me
          	wave after wave
          	telling me to come in
          	to finally swim 
          	
          	the sand beneath me is cold
          	but it molds to my touch 
          	and holds me close
          	it says everything will be okay
          	my misery so far away
          	but only when
          	and only if
          	i go on in and swim
          	
          	i want, so badly 
          	to make a friend from a foe
          	to push off into the water
          	feel it over my head
          	and see what it shows 
          	but swimming is permanent 
          	and if i really want to go
          	there’s no time better than now
          	because we both know what swimming means
          	for i never learned how

AestOfManyFandoms

  I sent an Angel to watch over you yesterday, but they came back. 
            I asked them "Why?", and they chuckled. 
            "Angels don't watch over other Angels."
            Twenty Angels are in your world, ten of them are sleeping, nine of them aren't, and one of them is reading this message. 
            The universe has seen you struggling with some days- it's over. 
            A blessing is coming your way. If you believe in Karma, send this to fourteen of your friends, including me. 
            If I don't get this back, I'm not one of them, I suppose. 
            As soon as you get give back, someone you love will quietly surprise you... I promise. 
            Pass this message on and don't ignore it. 
            You are being tested. Karma is going to fix two things tonight in your favour. 
            If you believe in Karma, drop everything and pass this on. 
            Tomorrow will be fhe best day of your life. 
            Send this to fourteen friends in ten minutes, it's not that hard. 
            Whoever sends this to you must care about you...

SoKeefeKotlcFantasy

come in and swim
          
          the water is cold
          it laps against my feet
          tickling my toes
          caressing my ankles 
          it calls to me
          wave after wave 
          telling me to come in
          to finally swim
          
          the sky above me is dark
          the stars do nothing tonight
          and if there was any light
          the trees and their branches
          that sway in the breeze
          that allow birds to stay
          as long as they please
          with crannies for shelter
          and nooks for their nests
          will block it all out
          and leave me in darkness 
          
          i can hear the baby birds cry
          hungry, tired
          i can hear the mother shifting in the nest
          the father flying out for food
          they do not yell or fight
          there is no fuss
          they are not like us
          
          the tide is higher now
          and the waves reach my shorts
          brushing against my thighs
          holding my waist 
          it calls to me
          wave after wave
          telling me to come in
          to finally swim 
          
          the sand beneath me is cold
          but it molds to my touch 
          and holds me close
          it says everything will be okay
          my misery so far away
          but only when
          and only if
          i go on in and swim
          
          i want, so badly 
          to make a friend from a foe
          to push off into the water
          feel it over my head
          and see what it shows 
          but swimming is permanent 
          and if i really want to go
          there’s no time better than now
          because we both know what swimming means
          for i never learned how

SoKeefeKotlcFantasy

i don’t see pretty
          
          i stare at the mirror 
          and i don’t see “pretty”
          i see doubts and frowns 
          and to put it quite simply
          when i look all around 
          i feel out of place
          cause every other girl 
          has a prettier face

SoKeefeKotlcFantasy

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I DON'T CARE IF YOU ARE PRO-LIFE (QUITE FRANKLY, PRO-FORCED-DEATH), THE LAW THEY PASSED IN TEXAS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING, IMMORAL, UNCONSTITUTIONAL, AND JUST A BIG "FUCK YOU" TO WOMEN. 
          
          For those of you who don't know what it is, allow me to explain. 
          
          Roe v Wade gives women the right to have an abortion at least until fetal viability. This is usually around 22-24 weeks. After that, individual states are allowed to choose when/if they want to ban abortion. 
          
          Many states have tried to pass bills that restrict women's rights to get abortions far earlier than that. However, because they are unconstitutional and directly go against roe, they are usually shut down in federal courts. 
          
          The legislators behind SB4 (senate bill 4, this one) went OUT of their way to evade those boundaries set by roe. Instead of saying that state officials were to enforce this law, they EXPLICITLY left them out. Instead, they deputized private citizens, or really, ANYONE in the WORLD. To sue ANYONE who they think is aiding or abetting an abortion. Abortion clinics, a spouse who knows about the abortion, even an UBER DRIVER. (Good news-- Uber said they'd cover the legal costs and contest it in court, so women can use Uber if they need to get somewhere to get an abortion.) Then, these people can SUE in court for up to 10,000 dollars. So not only are they deputizing them, but they're INCENTIVISING them. Essentially, putting a BOUNTY on people who need abortions. So ANYONE can sue ANYONE. But not only that, you can be sued HUNDREDS of times for the SAME act. There is NO LIMIT. 
          
          Now, let's step back a little bit. What exactly does this bill say? 
          
          (Continued in comments)

Pug_Moneyz55

Oh what a f*cking joy to live in America.
            
            What the frick.
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SoKeefeKotlcFantasy

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            SCOTUS (supreme court of the united states) returned with a 5 to 4 unsigned majority (though it is obvious who they were by the signed dissenters) saying that there was nothing they could do. As aforementioned, you cannot block a bill, you can only block the people who enforce it, but since we cannot figure out who to sue (no state officials, just everyone in the world-- how do you stop that?), the majority said there was nothing they could do about it and that they would let the law go into effect. The dissenters, the liberals, found this absolutely disgusting. (Had RBG still been alive, or had she stepped down early in Obama's presidency and been replaced by a liberal, this vote would have come out differently.) This was discussed in what is called the "shadow docket." Where bills are discussed for a couple of days. The dissenters urged that they treat this bill as a real case in their docket. Months of oral arguments, evidence, lawyers, etc. However, this seems unlikely. Legal officials, even those sympathetic to the aspirations of the dissenters said that this would be hard to do. 
            
            So.... what is there left to do?
            
            Well, at this point in time, there are two ways to get the case appealed by the supreme court again for a REAL trial. 
            
            The first is that the case that went to the supreme court is being argued in a smaller federal court. Eventually, the outcome of that can be appealed to SCOTUS. 
            
            The second way would be if an abortion clinic performed an abortion on a woman after a fetal heartbeat. They would be sued, but they could defend themself in court by saying it's unconstitutional. They'd likely win this case and then it would be appealed up to the supreme court once again. However, we can assume that the supreme court, with its conservative and pro-forced-birth majority, will once again shoot it down. 
            
            So yeah. That's where we are right now. Holy fuck.
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