thank you for the text summary in the description, i think the whole video would be too much for me right now. Thank you so much for spotlighting this Dev
My parents told me as a child how this happen in the 40s and nobody did anything. I see it again and I am worried for my friends. All we are lacking is a large pink triangle
I don't understand the American prison system. Presumably most of these inmates will get out sometime, people who have experienced assault, high stress, trauma, inhumane and outright torturous conditions are so much more likely to not integrate back into society.
Yes, exactly. By and large our prison system is very very broken. Couple that with the fact we have more of our population imprisoned than practically any other nation and it's even worse. We need complete prison reform, but the culture of punishment (vs rehabilitation) is strong here unfortunately. 😞
"likely to not integrate back into society" They are not meant to in the US system. They are let out owing so much money, not able to get a job as you have been a criminal and you cant vote. You are meant to live in a tent and die or go back to prison as a slave to make stuff for next to nothing. Like.... bulletproof vests for the US army.
We have the most incarcerated people. One point is that rich white devils can profit off of human suffering. Another is that it pacifies the populace because it’s a useful threat to keep Americans in line. And it provides a group of people who are demonized so that Americans stay busy hating the disadvantaged and “undesirables” of society instead of seeking political change. In all these areas, abusing and traumatizing prisoners and a high recidivism rate is desirable. You gotta understand, this is the country that inspired Hitler’s gas chambers. We were never against genocide, we just joined the Allies because of Japan’s attack and general geopolitics. And since we’ve not seen conflict on our soil in living memory, the people here are clueless as to the effects of their government’s actions. Hopefully this makes the whole scam make a little more sense.
God damn dude. I respected you before as an IT professional and as a security guy, but my respect for you now has shot to the Moon. Good on you for advocating for the voiceless. And good on you for being a loving person. And thank you for making this video.
See also: Beau of the Fifth Column's version, or even a take-off on that, of #Rule303 -- in various forms, from "If you have the means at hand, you have the responsibility to act" (v=ULJoGp69Ihc) to "If you have the means to help, you have the responsibility to help" (v=-E0IBdpTSzo), tempered with "you do what you can, when you can, for as long as you can" (don't burn yourself out)...
Finally had both the time and the spell slots to listen in; I appreciate the clear and unambiguous updates and your demeanor and approach to the situation. Props and best wishes to you and yours in this unwelcome opportunity to prove our collective mettle!
Deviant is a treasure. This video is a treasure And Locksmith Lawyer Passport Gun needs to be on repeat. I finally have my life together with my GNC partner and this makes me all kinds of angry and scared. But one should stop to smell the flowers even when Rome is burning. I have passports, plural. I have family abroad. I'm lucky, I pray for those who aren't. I fear this channel and its treasures are going to be our canary. If this channel and Dev goes dark I'm buying plane tickets.
Emmeryn and I have been close for years, yes. While not being biologically family, her birth parents are awful toward her and get absolutely zero contact with her. I am the one who gets to be there for her on birthdays and celebrate her milestones and get father's day cards now, etc. She's very special and just adorable with her wife, etc. Chosen family is real family if you make it real with effort and love.
@@DeviantOllamFamily is family, paperwork be damned. You call her your daughter, that’s the important part. Definitely surprised me though. I figured I must have missed a whole lot of videos sometime.
@@coffeegonewrong yeah she and I don't do a lot of content together. But we still talk all the time especially on our very long, standing, weekly father/daughter call
Just wanted to say "thanks" for the Ireland "diaspora" immigration-track info. from the "Passport, Lawyer, Locksmith, Gun" video. Was able to pass that along to a friend in the U.S. with a trans child. They had been under the impression that they were too many generations removed. You're doing more good than you know, Dev.
Hi DeviantOllam. Thank you so much for advocating for your friend and the Transgender community so passionately, you're a saint. I'll be keeping Kara and your daughter in my prayers. As a member of the LGBT community, we are living in extremely scary times. While I am not trans I have a few trans friends and they are all scared of what's coming. And what's happening in the Federal Prision system, I can't image how scared those people must be. Thank you again for everything that you are doing!
A channel called Innuendo Studios made a new episode of their series: The Alt Right Playbook, with the title south bank of the rubicon. I recommend it heartily, it is a very somber piece about how people define the point of no return. Or in this particular case, when people are finally comfortable using the F word to describe the current administration. F word here is not a swear word.
The only thing I can say on the situation that Kara and other trans inmates now find themselves in is that I find it to be utterly horrific. I cannot imagine what they must be feeling right now. The US prison system is... certainly something else. I wish Kara and whomever find themselves in a similar situation much strength and I hope they can be as safe as they can be while inside a prison system that clearly doesn't care about human beings.
Hey Ollam, thank you so much for the update. And importantly, for the warning and permission to skip / read the update. I'm nearly crying having just read about this, it would be harder to hold it together if I had listened as well. So much from me to all of y'all - not just you & Kara's family & loved ones, but all my trans siblings and their families over there across the pond. "he practice of joy is one of the most radical activist things in which you can engage" is perhaps the single most important activist truth that more people need to hear and take to heart. And I needed right now that shared bittersweet smile in the face of danger. Fight on, hack on, live on, love on. Forever and always. It's just an internet comment in a parasocial context, but from this trans hacker in the UK to all of y'all, I'll sign off as I would an email to a friend. Solidarity. ~mish
Dev, you are a gem in the world today. Thank you for the work you do and the support you provide. This is a very important video, thank you for making it.
The "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" was ratified by the USA (among many other) in 1948. Universal meaning that it applies to every individual of the human species with no limitation. I'm just leaving that here, because it might come in handy.
True, but the US has been seemingly one of the more shitty places when it comes to actually affirming these rights. To give just a very basic example, forming a labour union is one of the rights granted by the UDHR, meanwhile almost every large US based company has draconian anti-union policies on the book and will actively try and union bust if they can.
@fermitupoupon1754 they can try but it’s illegal and there are penalties for it. Remember too, this is international law so even if the Supreme Court sided with companies busting unions it can be appealed
Thank you for this update and explanation, and for your kind words towards the end. I'm a trans woman in Florida and I've been an emotional wreck this whole past week. I knew things were gonna get bad, but not *this* bad and *this* quickly. 😭
I've been able to cope with the news fairly easily so far, but not this. Its hard to care about being defined out of law when we've gone through that song and dance with a dozen state governments already, but specific consequences are always hard to process. You're right that we have to carry on however we can. I just hope we don't lose too many people in the process, because the sad reality is that not everyone will make it.
Needed the outro message. Been scared all day before this because I realized earlier that it is possible I will lose my job due to anti-trans EOs in the next couple weeks. You're a good dad, Dev.
Also: After most of the Jews scarpered off to Sweden from Denmark in late 1943, they rounded the rest up. The Danes proceeded to write letters asking after them, asked to see their camps, *kept the pressure on* so that despite being in a camp the Jews that did get rounded up didn't have such a bad life, and the ones that survived that were eventually put on white buses and ferried to Sweden.... How do we Dutch and Germans and French... and Americans... do something like that? Whose inbox do we fill? Unless you think making a stink is counterproductive... All of Europe is cranky about 47*, we'd love something to *do* about it. Danke wel vanuit Den Haag.
So sad this has got such little engagement because it's incredibly fucking important. Dude, sending love from the UK. Don't ever stop being the incredible being you always are. I dearly wish I could get to that training course. If you ever run a course in the UK please let me know. ❤
this is OK engagement for my channel, but yeah i wish this story were being told more places because it's not just Kara. it's so many people inside right now.
@@TuriGamer not sure why you think it's all that different from most of my content, but I would be interested to know what type of a person you thought I was... Before and now
All the inmates, but especially the vulnerable ones who have just had all their protections ripped away. For the trans community, the homosexual community, minorities of all sorts.
You are an excellent human Ollam. Please keep up this kind of communication as long as you are permitted to. Your knowledge, information and burning passion is a rallying point for many of us
Wow Dev, that was a hard video to watch, but I would have regretted not watching it for the rest of my life. Just trying to get my head around this makes me want to cry, this is not the country I wanted my children to grow up in. Take care everyone, and be safe!
I stopped this a couple of times on the way through. A couple of minutes in I thought I should go and make a pot of tea. About 12 minutes in I went and dumped the cold tea and got myself a large Scotch. Good on you for being such a rock for diversity and a beacon for all of us to follow your example. My love to Kara, to you, and to all your family. I can tell you're hurting; be sure to follow your own excellent advice. Solidarity from Down Under. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Thank you so much for the last 10 minutes of this. I have a family member dealing with incarceration over bs charges and a complicated situation. I’ve been trying to figure out how to emotionally support my family through all of this
Thank you for the updates and the reminder to also take care of ourselves. It's been rough reading all that's happening and i'm not even close to the US. I can't fathom how it is for people living this day to day.
I am in Germany and we have elections in 4 weeks. And I'm getting really scared that we're facing the same things. Take care of yourself and your loved ones and thank you for this update
It is okay to be proud to be German. Authoritarian totalitatianism "for good" leads to righteous backlash. LGBT Germans should support freedom, not assume that freedom must be supressed for totalitarians of ANY IDEOLOGY. Liberty!
Continuing queer existence is one of the greatest threats to authoritarianism. The most powerful thing you can do is to simply exist, and stay existing.
Hi Dev, we’ve never met and I don’t think I’ve ever interacted with you, but I’m so glad you posted this. It’s been crazy seeing everything going on, I’ve been thinking about Kara’s situation (and others in similar circumstances). While I’m not American and I’m not part of queer community, I will never accept or support authoritarian regimes. Thanks for the message of hope, and thanks for everything you do ✊
Hey, you reading this comment, you can gum up the works, and you can encourage others to do so. I’ve got stories of friends in restaurants and schools and institutions with the ICE raids that are super on the ball about forcing the machine to halt at every hurdle. Until the machine forgoes it’s mask of bureaucracy you can make a difference by filling certain paperwork at the first moment possible or the last second acceptable. If you are a custodian, and you are unsure if a document that might be dangerous to someone’s wellbeing is trash or not, maybe it’s safe to assume it’s trash, oh and remember, once something is refuse in a public trash receptacle, anybody could stumble upon it and release it publicly. Be the Mr. Incredible at the insurance agency that I know you are capable of being.
Thank you for the reassuring words Dev. Thinking about Kara and all our loved ones in vunerable circumstances. I wont give up if you all dont. Since everyone is bringing up situations from 100 years ago and drawing connections, I will call back to another oldie but goodie: United we stand, divided we fall Love and peace to all, be strong and stand for what you believe and know to be right. -Glitch
Thank you for being such an amazing human for all of those in your circle who need it now, and for reminding us that we need to take care of ourselves if we are to be ready to fight. Sometimes it's so hard to take a temporary step back, so that you are ready and able to step up when it matters most.
Thank you for this update. I'm glad I had the strength to watch, because this is important for all of us. I nearly faced such a situation myself recently. Shared with my trans friends, and I will never stop fighting.
Thank you for sending this message. We are all going to suffer under the fascist regime which has gripped our country. I am much too old to fight, in the physical sense, but I will passively resist until my dying breath. I applaud you for your caring for other folks who may or may not be exactly like the rest of us. I believe that your heart is filled with love so know that this very old man loves you, too.
thank you so much. its been real hard to face the reality of everything that's been going on in the last... god it's only been a week. it's nice to have a reminder that there's an army of us fighting to protect our rights. best of luck to you, kara, your daughter, and everyone else. stay strong
6:13 GOOD! Your shouldn’t ever feel like you need to nor should you share unless it becomes, for some reason, absolutely necessary. Also, thank you for saying that we “complete” at different steps through the process. And I’m really glad that you’re remembering to take care of yourself also, because just like you said, you can’t help anyone else if you’re not on your A-Game.
Thank you. I have some idea of how hard this video must have been for you to make. I thought of Kara and you immediately when I first read that idiotic order, and I was worried about you both. Stay safe, and take care of yourself.
Thanks for the updates and encouragement at the end Dev, I needed that push to dance. What a moving and powerful video to put out on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Sending you the biggest of virtual hugs. A phrase that has stuck with me for years is, "you cannot pour from an empty cup." Fill your cup first so you have something to give when another thirsts.
If the title of the video combined with who just got sworn into office didn't let me know this was gonna be a depressing video, Dev's face in the first seconds made it clear. So sorry for everything that's happening. Truly awful.
My uncles been in and out of jail since I can remember jails aren’t fun people get hurt . That’s why I do everything in my power to make sure I don’t end up there .
Hey, thank you. I've already lost friends to the madness, the reality check was much needed, and the information was invaluable. We're here too, keep up the good work, my heart goes out to you and yours.
Thank you so much for the updates and the written summary. With all that´s going on against the community, I currently don´t have the heart to watch this video in full, but I appreciate everything you do a lot
Thanks for reporting this and supporting us, the trans community needs support and educating people on the struggles we are facing. I wish education was enough.
Right now i would advise everyone in unsafe states to attempt to establish residency in safe states (even if that just means getting a home-owner friend to lease you their guest room for $1/month, etc) and getting paperwork Those with enough financial means to do so are often already going overseas for extended visits right now The biggest and best things to do are make sure you have your trusted circle of people, all contact info shared, and lawyers at the ready in case you have to spring into action yourself
Right now, unless you have the means to be a “tourist” for an extended period of time or qualify for digital nomad visas, there isn’t any country open to asylum claims GENERALLY for us citizens. CA still being safe means we can just move there (in the eyes of foreign countries)
@rebornfenix4412 claiming asylum is generally an awful plan for everybody. It is the last resort. If you claim asylum you have all these restrictions that you face
@@DeviantOllam true, asylum sucks. Unfortunately for quite a few un/under employed trans people without skills other countries want asylum might be their only option in a terrible future. The further sad reality is that making it to another country may still be beyond people’s means. I sit here as a trans person in IT realizing just how much privilege I have compared to others that I actually have viable options to leave the us under skilled worker programs
big heartfelt hug to everyone out there hurting from this. I am across the atlantic and super worried about all my friends out there. There is a lot of fatigue about the idiot in charge, but I cant disengage when stuff like this is happening. stay vigilant. And hell yes, do what you do and what you need to do. if you stop being yourself they have won. be fucking fantastic
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I don't like the contents of this video, but I like the video. This is important and needs to be heard. Exactly the kind of content I want from someone working with security.
Very disappointing to watch this unfold from Australia and also a bit scary as we follow Americas lead in wars, etc. Good luck to you all, I hope good sense comes out on top at the end of these next 4 years.
The whole US prison system is, and deliberately so. Because the powerful angry middle aged white men who run it think that fear makes people compliant. They choose to ignore the hundreds of studies that show that punishment doesn't prevent offending. That the recidivism rates are not lessened by making prison harder.
16:25 My positive emotions only flicked on on the 21st of November last. Makes this... all easier, honestly. The incandescence of that first moment of Joy (I think it was the 23rd when stuff had finally started sinking in) is a fresh memory I can use as a touchstone, like a beacon in the dark. Joy really does make everything more bearable, and my one regret with waiting so long to transition is that I haven't had that for more of my life. Definitely am of a mind to make up for lost time, and with that said Brothers and sisters (and those within and without those definitions): Shine so bright that it burns their fucking eyes. Thank you for covering this. I just..... fuck. Ima crawl back under my car and tend to my needs like a good girl, lol. (she's busted~)
I have only Republican elected reps at the federal level. Calling them may not be safe for me, especially since I'm queer myself. I hate to put this on you, Dev, but do you know how I can help without putting myself in jeopardy? Or is my safety something I'm going to have to sacrifice?
Divide and conquer is their game plan. It matters not what your beliefs are, we are ALL in this together, stay united. The target group(s) will change. it may not hit you directly today but what about the next time. Stay safe, United We Stand.
This past week has been head-spinning even trying to not follow it all to save sanity is equal parts depressing and terrifying...and so many people will be hurt by it. We have a friend visiting this past week who got her surgeries done this past year and its frustrating to wonder what will happen.
I’m a lawyer. It’s totally fine to gift stuff to your friends’ lawyers as long as they are not paid for by the court/state.
And if they are still wary just reassure them that they and Kara still control representation.
I applaud you Dev for being to voice for those who have been stripped of their own. Thank you for all that you do
we do what we can with what we've got, yeah
Not often I click a video I don't want to watch; thanks for sharing - this is important!
thank you for the text summary in the description, i think the whole video would be too much for me right now. Thank you so much for spotlighting this Dev
My parents told me as a child how this happen in the 40s and nobody did anything. I see it again and I am worried for my friends. All we are lacking is a large pink triangle
If this were the 40s I’d look like I was trying to cosplay as a PlayStation controller. It’s the little things, I’ll take whatever I can get.
the pink triangles are all digital now, in our vital records, etc. they don't need pieces of fabric anymore. 😥
@ that’s okay, I’ve got my own fabric patch (↙️↙️↙️)
@Feanor_Evanstar 🤜🤛
@@Feanor_Evanstar Fëanor yes!
I don't understand the American prison system. Presumably most of these inmates will get out sometime, people who have experienced assault, high stress, trauma, inhumane and outright torturous conditions are so much more likely to not integrate back into society.
Yes, exactly. By and large our prison system is very very broken. Couple that with the fact we have more of our population imprisoned than practically any other nation and it's even worse. We need complete prison reform, but the culture of punishment (vs rehabilitation) is strong here unfortunately. 😞
Our prison system is an instrument of control.
"likely to not integrate back into society" They are not meant to in the US system. They are let out owing so much money, not able to get a job as you have been a criminal and you cant vote. You are meant to live in a tent and die or go back to prison as a slave to make stuff for next to nothing. Like.... bulletproof vests for the US army.
Prisons that are run for-profit are incentivised to create repeat offenders. Got to protect that future revenue stream!
We have the most incarcerated people. One point is that rich white devils can profit off of human suffering. Another is that it pacifies the populace because it’s a useful threat to keep Americans in line. And it provides a group of people who are demonized so that Americans stay busy hating the disadvantaged and “undesirables” of society instead of seeking political change.
In all these areas, abusing and traumatizing prisoners and a high recidivism rate is desirable.
You gotta understand, this is the country that inspired Hitler’s gas chambers. We were never against genocide, we just joined the Allies because of Japan’s attack and general geopolitics. And since we’ve not seen conflict on our soil in living memory, the people here are clueless as to the effects of their government’s actions.
Hopefully this makes the whole scam make a little more sense.
I'm truly disheartened by this news, but not broken. Thank you for keeping us informed. Thank you for being such a good person. Please, stay strong.
God damn dude. I respected you before as an IT professional and as a security guy, but my respect for you now has shot to the Moon.
Good on you for advocating for the voiceless. And good on you for being a loving person.
And thank you for making this video.
And thanks for the reminder to keep light and joy in my heart. Cuz honestly isn't where I expected to hear this message but it's very well received.
Me-too, damn shame
Needed to hear that end. Thank you.
same, its so hard to stay, but we all need to stay
So much
I don't know if you read Discworld, but you remind me of a quote from my favourite character, Sam Vimes:
"You do the job that's in front of you."
See also: Beau of the Fifth Column's version, or even a take-off on that, of #Rule303 -- in various forms, from "If you have the means at hand, you have the responsibility to act" (v=ULJoGp69Ihc) to "If you have the means to help, you have the responsibility to help" (v=-E0IBdpTSzo), tempered with "you do what you can, when you can, for as long as you can" (don't burn yourself out)...
Finally had both the time and the spell slots to listen in; I appreciate the clear and unambiguous updates and your demeanor and approach to the situation. Props and best wishes to you and yours in this unwelcome opportunity to prove our collective mettle!
Deviant is a treasure.
This video is a treasure
And Locksmith Lawyer Passport Gun needs to be on repeat.
I finally have my life together with my GNC partner and this makes me all kinds of angry and scared.
But one should stop to smell the flowers even when Rome is burning.
I have passports, plural. I have family abroad. I'm lucky, I pray for those who aren't.
I fear this channel and its treasures are going to be our canary. If this channel and Dev goes dark I'm buying plane tickets.
I am so proud of you for getting things in order
Finding out Dev has a daughter was not on the 2025 BINGO card.
wild to spot you on a deviant video like 10 years after we last interacted
@@AlphactoryAT he's not referring to Kara as his daughter.
Emmeryn and I have been close for years, yes. While not being biologically family, her birth parents are awful toward her and get absolutely zero contact with her. I am the one who gets to be there for her on birthdays and celebrate her milestones and get father's day cards now, etc. She's very special and just adorable with her wife, etc. Chosen family is real family if you make it real with effort and love.
@@DeviantOllamFamily is family, paperwork be damned.
You call her your daughter, that’s the important part.
Definitely surprised me though. I figured I must have missed a whole lot of videos sometime.
@@coffeegonewrong yeah she and I don't do a lot of content together. But we still talk all the time especially on our very long, standing, weekly father/daughter call
Just wanted to say "thanks" for the Ireland "diaspora" immigration-track info. from the "Passport, Lawyer, Locksmith, Gun" video. Was able to pass that along to a friend in the U.S. with a trans child. They had been under the impression that they were too many generations removed. You're doing more good than you know, Dev.
that's remarkable to hear!
Thank you for the information Dev! I'm hoping for the best and that everyone stays safe.
Thank you so much for your words of support and encouragement, they mean a lot.
Hi DeviantOllam. Thank you so much for advocating for your friend and the Transgender community so passionately, you're a saint. I'll be keeping Kara and your daughter in my prayers.
As a member of the LGBT community, we are living in extremely scary times. While I am not trans I have a few trans friends and they are all scared of what's coming. And what's happening in the Federal Prision system, I can't image how scared those people must be. Thank you again for everything that you are doing!
A channel called Innuendo Studios made a new episode of their series: The Alt Right Playbook, with the title south bank of the rubicon. I recommend it heartily, it is a very somber piece about how people define the point of no return. Or in this particular case, when people are finally comfortable using the F word to describe the current administration.
F word here is not a swear word.
The only thing I can say on the situation that Kara and other trans inmates now find themselves in is that I find it to be utterly horrific. I cannot imagine what they must be feeling right now. The US prison system is... certainly something else. I wish Kara and whomever find themselves in a similar situation much strength and I hope they can be as safe as they can be while inside a prison system that clearly doesn't care about human beings.
Hey Ollam, thank you so much for the update. And importantly, for the warning and permission to skip / read the update. I'm nearly crying having just read about this, it would be harder to hold it together if I had listened as well. So much from me to all of y'all - not just you & Kara's family & loved ones, but all my trans siblings and their families over there across the pond. "he practice of joy is one of the most radical activist things in which you can engage" is perhaps the single most important activist truth that more people need to hear and take to heart. And I needed right now that shared bittersweet smile in the face of danger. Fight on, hack on, live on, love on. Forever and always.
It's just an internet comment in a parasocial context, but from this trans hacker in the UK to all of y'all, I'll sign off as I would an email to a friend. Solidarity.
~mish
thank you for covering this, it's terrifying to see how my siblings are being treated in prisons. I hope Kara stays safe and has our love and support.
Thank you so much for having a written version in the description!!! 😭😭
same, I'm not ready for this today but Im grateful for the work everyone has been doing
Dev, you are a gem in the world today. Thank you for the work you do and the support you provide. This is a very important video, thank you for making it.
The "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" was ratified by the USA (among many other) in 1948.
Universal meaning that it applies to every individual of the human species with no limitation.
I'm just leaving that here, because it might come in handy.
True, but the US has been seemingly one of the more shitty places when it comes to actually affirming these rights. To give just a very basic example, forming a labour union is one of the rights granted by the UDHR, meanwhile almost every large US based company has draconian anti-union policies on the book and will actively try and union bust if they can.
@fermitupoupon1754 they can try but it’s illegal and there are penalties for it. Remember too, this is international law so even if the Supreme Court sided with companies busting unions it can be appealed
Thank you for this update and explanation, and for your kind words towards the end. I'm a trans woman in Florida and I've been an emotional wreck this whole past week. I knew things were gonna get bad, but not *this* bad and *this* quickly. 😭
I've been able to cope with the news fairly easily so far, but not this. Its hard to care about being defined out of law when we've gone through that song and dance with a dozen state governments already, but specific consequences are always hard to process.
You're right that we have to carry on however we can. I just hope we don't lose too many people in the process, because the sad reality is that not everyone will make it.
Needed the outro message. Been scared all day before this because I realized earlier that it is possible I will lose my job due to anti-trans EOs in the next couple weeks.
You're a good dad, Dev.
Also: After most of the Jews scarpered off to Sweden from Denmark in late 1943, they rounded the rest up. The Danes proceeded to write letters asking after them, asked to see their camps, *kept the pressure on* so that despite being in a camp the Jews that did get rounded up didn't have such a bad life, and the ones that survived that were eventually put on white buses and ferried to Sweden....
How do we Dutch and Germans and French... and Americans... do something like that? Whose inbox do we fill? Unless you think making a stink is counterproductive... All of Europe is cranky about 47*, we'd love something to *do* about it.
Danke wel vanuit Den Haag.
So sad this has got such little engagement because it's incredibly fucking important. Dude, sending love from the UK. Don't ever stop being the incredible being you always are.
I dearly wish I could get to that training course. If you ever run a course in the UK please let me know. ❤
this is OK engagement for my channel, but yeah i wish this story were being told more places because it's not just Kara. it's so many people inside right now.
@@TuriGamer not sure why you think it's all that different from most of my content, but I would be interested to know what type of a person you thought I was... Before and now
These are indeed dark times. Give Kara our love please, and all the other trans inmates.
All the inmates, but especially the vulnerable ones who have just had all their protections ripped away. For the trans community, the homosexual community, minorities of all sorts.
You are an excellent human Ollam. Please keep up this kind of communication as long as you are permitted to. Your knowledge, information and burning passion is a rallying point for many of us
Wow Dev, that was a hard video to watch, but I would have regretted not watching it for the rest of my life. Just trying to get my head around this makes me want to cry, this is not the country I wanted my children to grow up in. Take care everyone, and be safe!
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Oh hi old friend!
I will listen to this as often as it takes.
I stopped this a couple of times on the way through. A couple of minutes in I thought I should go and make a pot of tea. About 12 minutes in I went and dumped the cold tea and got myself a large Scotch. Good on you for being such a rock for diversity and a beacon for all of us to follow your example. My love to Kara, to you, and to all your family. I can tell you're hurting; be sure to follow your own excellent advice.
Solidarity from Down Under. ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
thank you for providing the version in the description
Thank you so much for the last 10 minutes of this. I have a family member dealing with incarceration over bs charges and a complicated situation. I’ve been trying to figure out how to emotionally support my family through all of this
Thank you for the words of reaffirmation in "doing what you do." the feeling of not doing enough can be overwhelming sometimes.
I truly appreciate how you speak on trans issues. My heart goes out to Kara.
Thank you for the updates and the reminder to also take care of ourselves. It's been rough reading all that's happening and i'm not even close to the US. I can't fathom how it is for people living this day to day.
I am in Germany and we have elections in 4 weeks. And I'm getting really scared that we're facing the same things.
Take care of yourself and your loved ones and thank you for this update
Germany has the dubious honor of never being on the correct side of history
@@HawkeyeFan321 @Deviant please ban this racist comment
same here. find your local protest. Düsseldorf is on 15.02.
It is okay to be proud to be German. Authoritarian totalitatianism "for good" leads to righteous backlash. LGBT Germans should support freedom, not assume that freedom must be supressed for totalitarians of ANY IDEOLOGY. Liberty!
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Thank you for speaking up about this. We all need to remember to stick together and stand against injustice
Thank you for what you do. We all need more people like you in the world. Keep being an amazing person
Thank you for this dev, as a trans woman who has been quite hopeless lately the last 7 minutes of the video makes it a bit easier to keep on.
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The community is honoured to have you as an ally. Please pass on my luv to Kara. Luv to all my LGBTQ+ friends in the US at this scary time… ⭐️ 🥨
It is heart wrenching watching all this unfold.
Thank you. I needed the Speach, didn't know it, but I needed it.
Continuing queer existence is one of the greatest threats to authoritarianism. The most powerful thing you can do is to simply exist, and stay existing.
Hi Dev, we’ve never met and I don’t think I’ve ever interacted with you, but I’m so glad you posted this.
It’s been crazy seeing everything going on, I’ve been thinking about Kara’s situation (and others in similar circumstances).
While I’m not American and I’m not part of queer community, I will never accept or support authoritarian regimes.
Thanks for the message of hope, and thanks for everything you do ✊
this is horrifying and infuriating. Thanks for educating, sharing, and fighting for justice, AND for doing the things that make you you.
Hey, you reading this comment, you can gum up the works, and you can encourage others to do so. I’ve got stories of friends in restaurants and schools and institutions with the ICE raids that are super on the ball about forcing the machine to halt at every hurdle. Until the machine forgoes it’s mask of bureaucracy you can make a difference by filling certain paperwork at the first moment possible or the last second acceptable. If you are a custodian, and you are unsure if a document that might be dangerous to someone’s wellbeing is trash or not, maybe it’s safe to assume it’s trash, oh and remember, once something is refuse in a public trash receptacle, anybody could stumble upon it and release it publicly. Be the Mr. Incredible at the insurance agency that I know you are capable of being.
I could tell from "Hey everyone" that I'm not gonna enjoy this one.
Have been watching your videos for years and you have been an amazing ally and given me the strength to be me (trans femme) at conferences.
I"m very proud of you and will hug you at the next opportunity if that's ok
Thank you for the reassuring words Dev. Thinking about Kara and all our loved ones in vunerable circumstances. I wont give up if you all dont.
Since everyone is bringing up situations from 100 years ago and drawing connections, I will call back to another oldie but goodie:
United we stand, divided we fall
Love and peace to all, be strong and stand for what you believe and know to be right.
-Glitch
Thank you for being such an amazing human for all of those in your circle who need it now, and for reminding us that we need to take care of ourselves if we are to be ready to fight. Sometimes it's so hard to take a temporary step back, so that you are ready and able to step up when it matters most.
Thank you for this update. I'm glad I had the strength to watch, because this is important for all of us. I nearly faced such a situation myself recently. Shared with my trans friends, and I will never stop fighting.
This is horrific I’m so sorry this is happening, and I hope against all hope the situation improves.
Thank you for sending this message. We are all going to suffer under the fascist regime which has gripped our country. I am much too old to fight, in the physical sense, but I will passively resist until my dying breath. I applaud you for your caring for other folks who may or may not be exactly like the rest of us. I believe that your heart is filled with love so know that this very old man loves you, too.
thank you so much. its been real hard to face the reality of everything that's been going on in the last... god it's only been a week. it's nice to have a reminder that there's an army of us fighting to protect our rights. best of luck to you, kara, your daughter, and everyone else. stay strong
thank you for taking care of her. thank you for fighting
6:13 GOOD! Your shouldn’t ever feel like you need to nor should you share unless it becomes, for some reason, absolutely necessary.
Also, thank you for saying that we “complete” at different steps through the process.
And I’m really glad that you’re remembering to take care of yourself also, because just like you said, you can’t help anyone else if you’re not on your A-Game.
Thanks Dev
Sending you and everyone a hug and love. We'll get through this and we'll protect each other the best we can!
Greetings from Australia. Holy heck what a frightening turn of events and what a masterclass in calm determination from Dev. Love to all.
Likewise. I can't understand how about 1/3 of the US population decided that Trump was their guy and 1/3 didn't even vote.
I'm so sorry you have to be as strong as you are right now... I truly wish that on no one.
Thank you so much for covering this. It's the first time I've heard about this and I shared it with my trans friends. It's terrifying.
I had to tap out of this video as it got too much for me but thank yoy so much for fighting for her and for showing us what is happening
Thank you. I have some idea of how hard this video must have been for you to make. I thought of Kara and you immediately when I first read that idiotic order, and I was worried about you both. Stay safe, and take care of yourself.
Thanks for the updates and encouragement at the end Dev, I needed that push to dance. What a moving and powerful video to put out on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Sending you the biggest of virtual hugs. A phrase that has stuck with me for years is, "you cannot pour from an empty cup." Fill your cup first so you have something to give when another thirsts.
You can't pour from an empty jug. Keep yourself good and you can help other people.
You are geniunely a good soul. Thank you for being you and sharing this story.
If the title of the video combined with who just got sworn into office didn't let me know this was gonna be a depressing video, Dev's face in the first seconds made it clear. So sorry for everything that's happening. Truly awful.
My uncles been in and out of jail since I can remember jails aren’t fun people get hurt . That’s why I do everything in my power to make sure I don’t end up there .
Thank you so much.
Hey, thank you. I've already lost friends to the madness, the reality check was much needed, and the information was invaluable. We're here too, keep up the good work, my heart goes out to you and yours.
Thank you so much for the updates and the written summary. With all that´s going on against the community, I currently don´t have the heart to watch this video in full, but I appreciate everything you do a lot
I know Kara from her anti-TTI work, when I saw the executive order come down I immediately thought of her and was expecting this bad news
Im sorry to hear that best wishes from Germany from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks for reporting this and supporting us, the trans community needs support and educating people on the struggles we are facing. I wish education was enough.
Thank you. I needed this today.
Can we get a video on strategies for GTFO of the U.S. if required? As a follow up to locksmith lawyer gun?
Right now i would advise everyone in unsafe states to attempt to establish residency in safe states (even if that just means getting a home-owner friend to lease you their guest room for $1/month, etc) and getting paperwork
Those with enough financial means to do so are often already going overseas for extended visits right now
The biggest and best things to do are make sure you have your trusted circle of people, all contact info shared, and lawyers at the ready in case you have to spring into action yourself
Right now, unless you have the means to be a “tourist” for an extended period of time or qualify for digital nomad visas, there isn’t any country open to asylum claims GENERALLY for us citizens. CA still being safe means we can just move there (in the eyes of foreign countries)
@rebornfenix4412 claiming asylum is generally an awful plan for everybody. It is the last resort. If you claim asylum you have all these restrictions that you face
@@DeviantOllam true, asylum sucks. Unfortunately for quite a few un/under employed trans people without skills other countries want asylum might be their only option in a terrible future.
The further sad reality is that making it to another country may still be beyond people’s means. I sit here as a trans person in IT realizing just how much privilege I have compared to others that I actually have viable options to leave the us under skilled worker programs
big heartfelt hug to everyone out there hurting from this. I am across the atlantic and super worried about all my friends out there. There is a lot of fatigue about the idiot in charge, but I cant disengage when stuff like this is happening. stay vigilant.
And hell yes, do what you do and what you need to do. if you stop being yourself they have won. be fucking fantastic
I don't like the contents of this video, but I like the video. This is important and needs to be heard. Exactly the kind of content I want from someone working with security.
Thanks for that last part. I needed that. You’re right. I see there is an update. Watching that next. Hoping for better news.
Very disappointing to watch this unfold from Australia and also a bit scary as we follow Americas lead in wars, etc. Good luck to you all, I hope good sense comes out on top at the end of these next 4 years.
Prison conditions are generally inhuman to begin with... So this is not completely unexpected.
The whole US prison system is, and deliberately so. Because the powerful angry middle aged white men who run it think that fear makes people compliant. They choose to ignore the hundreds of studies that show that punishment doesn't prevent offending. That the recidivism rates are not lessened by making prison harder.
Thank you for being an amazing ally. Thank you for always keeping me hopeful in scary times. :')
My heart breaks but I understand the need to stay strong and healthy to better support our family and others. Thank you.
16:25 My positive emotions only flicked on on the 21st of November last. Makes this... all easier, honestly. The incandescence of that first moment of Joy (I think it was the 23rd when stuff had finally started sinking in) is a fresh memory I can use as a touchstone, like a beacon in the dark. Joy really does make everything more bearable, and my one regret with waiting so long to transition is that I haven't had that for more of my life. Definitely am of a mind to make up for lost time, and with that said
Brothers and sisters (and those within and without those definitions): Shine so bright that it burns their fucking eyes.
Thank you for covering this. I just..... fuck. Ima crawl back under my car and tend to my needs like a good girl, lol. (she's busted~)
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Held off on watching for almost a day. Helping my friends dig ditches.
We all love you Kara and DeviantOllaf
You're an anonymous voice on the internet to me; yet just hearing to stay matters, thank you.
We must resist despair.
Thank you for everything you do!
I have only Republican elected reps at the federal level. Calling them may not be safe for me, especially since I'm queer myself. I hate to put this on you, Dev, but do you know how I can help without putting myself in jeopardy? Or is my safety something I'm going to have to sacrifice?
Very informative. Thank you for the reporting of what you could.
Divide and conquer is their game plan. It matters not what your beliefs are, we are ALL in this together, stay united. The target group(s) will change. it may not hit you directly today but what about the next time. Stay safe, United We Stand.
thank you for existing dev, never change
This past week has been head-spinning even trying to not follow it all to save sanity is equal parts depressing and terrifying...and so many people will be hurt by it. We have a friend visiting this past week who got her surgeries done this past year and its frustrating to wonder what will happen.
from a trans woman thank you for covering this in a thorough and respectful way