Hey folks, I have a HUGE request from the Trevor Project and would appreciate help getting the word out. Trevor is now recruiting for it's 2025 National Youth Survey. They need people 13-24, LGBTQ+, in the United States to take it. This research is critical to LGBTQ+ rights. Take it here:

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DO. NOT. RANK. ANDREW. CUOMO.

Always Listen To Learn@acridocarpus.bsky.social · last yr.

Hey there NYC voters! Remember all of us progressives warning you NOT to vote for or rank Adams - and you ignored us? Here’s your second chance: don’t vote for or rank Andrew Cuomo. He’ll f*ck over NYC & run roughshod over staff in & out of his administration. Don’t let him come back on your back.

"Independent journalists like @marisakabas.bsky.social uncovering major scoops are something of an existential threat to mainstream media’s business model, because they prove that you don’t need to spend millions of dollars to report the news."

Plagiarizing Independent Journalists Is Part of Mainstream Media's Business

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

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"We don’t want your Nazi cars / take a one-way trip to Mars" is a pretty good chant

This piece from @tressiemcphd.bsky.social starts with a bang and just gets better and better. Gift link.

Opinion | The Tech Fantasy That Powers A.I. Is Running on Fumes (Gift Article)

A.I. is just what we need in the post-fact era: less research and more predicting what we want to hear.

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Affect in Fandom is out! I contributed a chapter on Genshin Impact and dating, which, to no one's surprise, I'm critical about. Many thanks to the editors Dominika Ciesielska, @nicolleness.bsky.social and Agata Zarzycka for their work! Download it for free here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

Nicolle Lamerichs@nicolleness.bsky.social · last yr.

Affect in fandom is out! 🥳 We LOVED working with authors on this volume on fandom, transmedia and games. This collection tackles creativity & content made by fans - their history AND their future (e.g. sustainable design). Download for free! 💜 #fanstudies library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

It took a lot longer than I'd hoped, but I've finally made the move away from Substack and set up shop on Ghost instead. The newish and improvedish CAMPAIGN TRAILS: campaign-trails.ghost.io/post-to-the-...

Post to the Ghost

I'm delighted to announce that, at long last, I've finally managed to move CAMPAIGN TRAILS away from Substack over to its new home at Ghost. This move has been a long time coming. More than a year ag...

campaign-trails.ghost.io

it would be great if we had a democratic party willing to go out and say “this is an insane lie to get you to irrationally hate a minority group trying to just exist peacefully” rather than start throwing us under the bus and twiddling their thumbs

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · last yr.

Tommy Tuberville: "We're getting to a point where women and girls sports are getting ready to be extinct. Because already in states across this country, we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls." Where is this happening?

Want to see some incredible films made in the last couple years by actual trans people? Look no further to see what deserved Oscars: 1. The People’s Joker by @veradrew22.bsky.social 2. Kaipocalypse Now by @kaicomedy.com 3. I Saw The TV Glow by Jane Schoenbrun these all have my full vouch. 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️

this just got a like and it pretty much sums up my thoughts on flash boycotts we think that's how boycotts work bc that's how the powers that be taught us that's how they work it's not true. the civil rights boycotts were highly organized before, during, and after

endora bullshit@endora-bullshit.bsky.social · 2y ago

not teaching about her (and other efforts) also allows the lie to live that rosa parks was just tired and fed up that day, instead of being an activist and member of the NAACP - not to mention her anti-rape work and voters rights, etc it encourages (white) people to believe protest is useless

What's not mentioned in this excerpt is that this was sponsored by Third Way, a think tank that is singlemindedly devoted to convincing Democrats to cut the left out of the party. God knows the DNC has its problems, but it's misleading to frame this as a mainstream Democratic conference.

Adam Wren@adamwren.bsky.social · last yr.

New: Last month, a group of moderate Democratic consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials & party leaders gathered in Loudoun County, Virginia, for a retreat where they plotted their party’s comeback. We got their takeaways. t.co/bEwlg4jbtM

Working w/ @megstampede.bsky.social on a seed distribution street art project for spring. We'll distribute Philly area seeds in dime bags, hanging off native plant posters. The QUESTION is how best to attach the dime bags to be strong enough to withstand wind, but easy enough for people to take.

I see some folks judging disabled people for using Amazon or gig apps like DoorDash or UberEats. Please remember for many of us who are housebound, there’s no viable alternatives. Some conditions may also neccesitate using certain services. 🧵 on MCAS & dietary restrictions /1

This is such a fucking mealy mouthed article that shows so much of what is wrong with political journalism 1. the CONCERN IS DEAD AND SICK PEOPLE NOT 'POLITICAL PERILOUSNESS" 2. they don't fact check RFK's "measles outbreaks happen every year" comment.

With RFK Jr. at his side, a measles outbreak could prove 'politically perilous' for Trump

The health secretary has long pushed misinformation about vaccines and played down an outbreak in Texas that has led to the death of a child.

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A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.” I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

This thread demonstrates of one of the reasons we do what we do. A great many smart, well-meaning folks have been confused and misled by all the bad-faith questions and faux-concern. They need calm, factual, and dare-I-say objective journalism to figure out what's going on.

Hunter Walker@hunterw.bsky.social · last yr.

So, I am going to be honest with everyone here, over the past couple years I have had a bit of a personal evolution on trans issues. I have come to a place of *unequivocal* support for trans people. I would like to share my thinking as I hope it will prove useful.

A perfect example of the infantilisation of trans men and mascs. They have to pretend adult trans men are “little girls” in order to take away our agency. If they admitted they were talking about adults what they are saying would seem way more paternalistic, and downright creepy!

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last yr.

"Healthy breasts" [Mail] One of the 'girls' mentioned here is 24. Another is 22. Another is 21. The mother of the 24yo is 'livid' and discusses where they would have 'discarded' these breasts. Doesn't seem to care her child is happy. They're all referred to as 'daughters' and 'her'.

Reminder that it’s not just the purchase by private equity, it’s the purchase by private equity *in a leveraged buyout.* Basically, they fund the deal by taking out a loan against the company they’re buying, then *saddle the company with the cost of purchasing itself.* It instantly fucks the books.

ayumi shinozaki | 篠崎あゆみ (she/they)@ayusheknows.bsky.social · last yr.

Friendly reminder that Joann Fabrics isn’t closing because it’s a bad business. It’s closing bc it was bought by a private equity firm. This is also what is happening to Hooters and what happened to US Toys R Us and Red Lobster. These companies are being dismantled intentionally.

Not holding townhalls because constituents are pissed off is the civic equivalent and stopping testing because that way the COVID numbers can't go up.

First of all, the people making edgy jokes here aren't doing it because they think it's good messaging, they're doing it because social media is like a lefty water cooler. They're goofing off with their friends. Second, are random Republicans ever rude online? Surely the same standard should apply.

If I could blame one journalistic tic for the mess we're in, it's regarding random posts on social media as indicative of Democratic campaign strategy.

Will Oremus@willoremus.com · last yr.

Wild to me that the dominant reaction on here seems to be that this is bad journalism because it treats a Trump voter as a human. I'm not a strategist but if you belong to a party that wants to win elections, shouldn't you regard folks like this as part of your next coalition instead of the enemy?

please help spread the word about my student's dissertation research, and fill out the survey if you qualify!

Noemi ✨@noemin.bsky.social · last yr.

If you identify as a Latina who has watched Encanto, I'd love your input for my research study! I'm studying Latina audiences and their reactions to the film! If you'd like to participate in a short survey (15-20 min), click the link below: ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

I've been screaming this for years.

This will kill thousands and thousands of disabled Americans, which is entirely the point. Eugenics.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

SSA employee to me re: 50% staff reduction: "Can say unequivocally that such deep cuts to SSA, which is already at historically low staffing, will cause significant to extreme degradation of services, very likely including checks missed and individuals dying before their claims can be processed."

Friends of Sunset Park Library is distributing winter care kits at our branch of BPL tomorrow starting at 10:30am and going until 12:00pm or as long as supplies last. There will be hot coffee and red cards too. #Warm4Holidays

OUR FIGHTS FOR BODILY AUTONOMY ARE INTERTWINED Sepsis in the 2nd trimester is up 50% in TX is intertwined w/trans healthcare access being cut off & passports seized is intertwined with rollbacks putting more lead in drinking water is intertwined with stripping disability rights #SOLIDARITY

When it comes to boycotting, just a thought. It’s okay if you can’t quit a company cold turkey. In Master Gardeners, when we encourage people to switch to native plants, the goal is 70% native, not 100%. If you were shopping at a store 80% of the time and cut it back to 60%, that 20% still hurts.

Trans and nonbinary folks, what questions do you have about travel and your documents right now? We are working on answers for a lot of scenarios