Alexa

@captamab.bsky.social

Primarily post about Indiana sports but I have plenty of tired takes on many other subjects too. She/Her

between this and the burnerverse story I am *this* close to writing a manifesto/grand unified theory of the barstoolification of college sports in the internet age and how it perpetuated and worsened misogyny in college sports media fortunately/unfortunately I don't have time for that rn

I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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i think 9/11 jokes and charlie kirk jokes both make the case that a shitload of americans are grossed out by cynically mawkish displays of sentimentality and their response is to be gross in turn because what better to fight grossness than grossness

re: Talarico--if I were in Texas it would take worse than this to lose my vote, but the social expectation that trans people should absorb high-profile declarations of contempt without complaint is nothing more than transphobia, and when these same bigots go on to lecture us on the stakes: fuck off

Mal re-injured their knee during recovery and won’t be able to return to their job soon, and I can’t get a job due to crippling dysphoria. Stress levels high, USA is a fuck. Any help would be incredibly appreciated. We are very sorry to ask. My Venmo: Walkman32 Mal’s Venmo: malorwhatever16

Also, if you live in a part of the country that is not welcoming to you, because you're LGBTQ+ or because you're an immigrant or because you're being denied reproductive health care or for any other reason related to who you are, please consider coming to Portland.

They Arrived: Portland Is Becoming a Haven for Gender Refugees

Thousands of people are leaving Texas, Florida and other states that are waging a culture war on LGBTQ+ people. Portland needs them.

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a lot of people want to believe that right-wing beliefs are rooted in some legitimate material grievance. that makes it easier to imagine that if we simply solved the material problem, they’d deradicalize. but they won’t, because they aren’t disillusioned, they’re just morons.

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 2w ago

I know this is a common belief, but it’s not true. If people went anti-vaxx/MAHA because they were excluded from the medical establishment, we would see sky-high rates among poor people, minorities and the uninsured. We don’t.

Never come at me with an argument for a Group of 6-only playoff again. These teams belong. These players belong. College football is better because of the potential for upsets like this.