A reminder that human trafficking isn't middle class women being kidnapped from Target its foster kids + runaway teens with "boyfriends" who coerce them into sex slavery and move them around from city to city. Its easy for them to "dissappear" because no one is looking for them.
losing a chain like joann fabrics is actually extremely bad. it won’t necessarily push people toward local quilt shops, which are less accessible and more expensive, but instead will push many people away from textile arts completely.
It's insane that anyone can view this as anything other than the persecution of an oppressed group of people. This is fascism to its core, but too many people have succumbed to the moral panic of transphobia to realize that they're supporting it.
It’s stupid and anti-poor actually. You think poor kids shouldn’t be allowed a Capri sun or a birthday cake bc they get SNAP? They can’t buy chips or fruit snacks to pack in their kids lunch? Like let’s be real about what we’re talking about here.
This photograph was taken two days ago at the FBI Academy in Quantico and submitted to the NYT under the condition of anonymity.
If a picture is usually worth a thousand words, this one is worth millions.