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Powerful stuff, worth reading. And just on a general level, not even particularly on trans issues, a reminder that if you're writing about or creating policy around a particular group: Talk to people in the group. Involve them. Get their perspectives. Hear the reality. Should be a basic element.
Sydney Bauer@sydney-bauer.com · 5h agoI wrote about how angry I feel watching people write columns about trans women in sports.
*clears throat* *taps mic* criticizing the adult women who knowingly attach themselves to Trump - whether for his approval, proximity to fascist power, party status, or simply the joy of being evil - is not misogyny, no matter how much vicarious embarrassment it gives you to watch them do it
Darth Vader praises Flock cameras: "This is what the Emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and their hidden base on Hoth."
Captain Clever tore Dr. Dastard's door open. He held a press release. "Is this true?" "Yes. I'm donating my fortune to things governments won't fund, like women's shelters and trans support." "Why?" "People call me a tech billionaire. Feh! I'm a villain, not a villainaire! And stop hugging me!"
being a lower court judge, forced to navigate the lawless, racist BS this Supreme Court hands down from on high is hard, I know I also know that judges have at least SOME ways to deal with bad precedent, other than hewing closely to it while shaking their heads ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/feder...
Federal Judges Split on Whether The Supreme Court Legalized Racism
The Supreme Court greenlit Trump's racism against Haitian recipients of Temporary Protected Status. Now, judges wonder if they must condone racism, too.
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adding this to the 'but why should Black people today get reparations for something that happened so long ago?' file
Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle@dytsras.bsky.social · 4d ago"The team found that the greater the proportion of enslaved people in a county in 1860, the bigger the mortality gap between Black & white people in the 2010s, even after controlling for common factors tied to health inequalities, such as rurality or pop. density" www.science.org/content/arti...
Hi @celestemarcus.bsky.social: I read your NYT op-ed with an open mind. I want to offer a few thoughts in the spirit of honest collaboration. Please understand I do this in good faith, and I only ask that you consider my perspective in good faith. (thread)
federal law *used to* ban sports betting throughout much of the country but in 2018, the Supreme Court struck that law down, freeing states to partner with the gambling industry to profit off their vulnerable residents Americans are now paying the price ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Supreme Court Kicked Off America’s Sports Betting Addiction Crisis
Like many things in this country, the omnipresence of DraftKings and FanDuel is largely the Supreme Court’s fault.
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Since presidential appointments happen one by one, it can be hard to track, but: With Todd Blanche's confirmation, basically every lawyer in a position of power in the federal government was on one of the egal teams that worked to keep Trump in power, out of prison, or both
The Justice Department Is a Glorified Pro-Trump Law Firm Now
The president is staffing the government with trusted lawyers who share a willingness to do anything for their favorite client.
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Sam Alito has made so much money from big oil and--unrelatedly I'm sure--he does not seem to think he should recuse from the big oil case the Supreme Court will hear this fall 🙃 ballsandstrikes.org/ethics-accou...
The Supreme Court’s Recusal Rules Are Worthless
Cases involving the oil and gas industry are great for Justice Samuel Alito, a noted investor in the oil and gas industry.
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“[Less] than 0.3 percent [of babies born in the US] are born to visa holders who are temporarily visiting the country. ‘Birth tourism’ is nevertheless a persistent bogeyman—or rather, bogeywoman—for opponents of immigration who seek to gussy up racism and sexism as legitimate policy concerns.”
Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie@audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · last wk.it is not in fact a crime to give birth in the United States but boy do Trump's latest attacks on birthright citizenship suggest otherwise ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/new-b...
Trans men used the bathroom they were required to use in Kansas under their new incredibly severe statewide bathroom ban. As a result, the police were called on them. They call themselves the Kansas Compliance Crew. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Police Called on Trans Men Using Women's Restroom As Required By Kansas Law
“As a trans man, I have the immense privilege of blending in. But these laws force me to choose between safety and obeying the law.”
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"I would never thought the United States would act this way" - Nunca Pensé featuring Mariachi Arcoiris is available on all streaming platforms
They just look terrible. They are almost always much too busy, as this is. I look at this and feel like I would have a panic attack from how cramped it is. Everyone is wearing wide, bland smiles like pod people. Very much on purpose, no real ad agency would make this, because it’s ugly!
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2w agoHello local business, your AI ads are costing you customers: aftermath.site/ai-poster-ad-f...
"I don’t know if he’s dead or incapacitated or if this is the most bizarre and irresponsible and selfish communications strategy ever undertaken by an incumbent Senate Majority Leader..."
The Curious Disappearance of Mitch McConnell
Not seen in public since June 14th.
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“McConnell” “getting out” of the “hospital” to do “rehab” from his “home” in Kentucky.
Max Miller & Graham Platner are examples of men who perform masculinity in ways that men drool over even if it harms women. Democrats don’t need to follow the republican masculinity playbook to win men. My latest for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/08/04/e...
What Is 'Edgelord' Politics—and Why Are Democrats Flirting With It Before the Midterms?
Max Miller, Graham Platner, and the rise of edgelord politics on the left. Democrats don't need toxic men to win young male voters. Here's why.
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