fluent-in-lesbianism:

Oh, man. It’s so wild, anon:

• Officially hit 13 hours (it’s after midnight in D.C. right now)
• Started with just 7 Senators head by Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut, now it’s grown to 40 from varying states
• They’ve hit topics all over the place: the need for the Equality bill to pass (which would protect the LGBTQIA community from being fired at work and other equality laws to protect us), the call for religious tolerance involving the Muslim community, how the incident with Matthew Shepard affected the LGBTQIA community, etc.
• But the main topic has been how unbelievable it is that people on the no fly list can’t get on a plane, but they can still legally buy guns at a gun show or on online venues, such as Facebook and Instagram
• Some standout speeches (that I’ve personally seen) include those by Sens. Tammy Baldwin, Cory Booker, Mazie Hirono, Brian Schatz, Sherrod Brown, Bob Menendez, and Angus King
• Each speaking Senator has explicitly called out Republicans for accepting money from the NRA and doing “absolutely nothing” to help their constituents
• Sen. Brown basically called them cowards for deferring to them when confronted with decisions on gun control (it was fucking awesome)
• Sen. Murphy asked why Republican Senators even signed up to be Senators if they’re just going to ignore the slaughter of people they’re supposed to protect (again, fucking awesome)
• Every mass shooting we’ve had has been talked about in depth, including Orlando and its impact on the LGBTQIA and the Latino communities alike
• There’s so much more that I know I’ve missed, but I’ve been watching for like 7 hours now and it’s all running together

Remus Lupin: So, what is today’s lesson? Ah, boggarts. Nasty little things.
Remus Lupin: What shall I do while the students face their worst fears straight from their nightmares?
Remus Lupin: Ah, yes, I will play music.
Remus Lupin: Perfect.
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Remus Lupin: 50 points to Lupin for A+ thinking.