Published February 22, 2025
Someone please wake me up from this nightmare.
Trump: “We were the richest relatively — think of this — from 1870 to 1913. That was our richest. Because we collected tariffs … we had so much wealth. Of course, now we give it away to transgender … everybody gets a transgender operation.”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) February 22, 2025 at 12:41 PM
To the rich, apparently, it’s all about being the richest. What good are riches if they do more harm than good? If they don’t make the world better for most people?
And … please. The last penny you found on the sidewalk represents the share of my trans care you’ve had to pay for, if that.
Someone please tell this awful man he won. He can stop campaigning now.
Two nights ago, I had the most debilitating nightmare of my life. There’s no question it was because of how my government is targeting me and people like me as a way to add to the wealth of the rich and harm everyone else.
How am I supposed to participate in business as usual?
I slept for 20 of the last 28 hours. Dropped my fork six times eating dinner. My food four times. My drink twice. Had another bad dream. My body shakes violently in bed when I try to relax and let go. My hands, arms, hips, legs — everything shakes. Eyelids twitch. I took off my mask, and when the ear loop brushed against my index finger, there was sudden pain.
It’s all too much
I’ve tried to not repeat myself (much), but I’m all out of words. I’m out of ways to say this is an ongoing nightmare you will never fully understand. If I am even able to return to work, that would mean returning to an extension of the same horrible nightmare. The setup there is shaping up to be worse for me than ever before.
Before I wrap this up, let me say that trans people are not alone in being scapegoated.
He nails it.
— George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) February 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
I am so broken. I’m so tired. I’m going back to sleep. Good night from me at 2 in the afternoon.
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