This is the ideal political body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
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Oh okay. So Trump wins a plurality and it's a complete sea-change in American life that requires every media outlet, educational institution, and corporation to alter their entire identities. But Dems sweep an election with the largest margin since Watergate and there's no mandate to do anything.
Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · last wk."If Democrats lurch far left on policy, the voters who gave them an enormous victory on Tuesday will probably be strongly tempted to switch back to the GOP or stay home in future elections." Read more from the Editorial Board: https://wapo.st/4z0x1j8
The way they think the blue wave was won by those feckless independents and ex-MAGA Republicans That’s not what the stats say
Washington Post Opinions@postopinions.bsky.social · last wk."If Democrats lurch far left on policy, the voters who gave them an enormous victory on Tuesday will probably be strongly tempted to switch back to the GOP or stay home in future elections." Read more from the Editorial Board: https://wapo.st/4z0x1j8
Lanterns would’ve been so much more interesting if it wasn’t set in Rushville Nebraska and didn’t center Kerry and Noah
I wish reporters would retire the "culture war" shorthand, which shaves the hard edges off reality. "Culture war" signals meaningless sideshow, obscuring the reality: This was a campaign to roll back the civil rights of LGBTQ students, whitewash history lessons, attack academic freedom, etc, etc
The New York Times is currently running seven (7!) articles where they smugly celebrate the destruction of trans rights and the wholesale abandon of our community in the last year, but the idea that we could maybe possibly sometime in the future get some civil rights back is simply unacceptable.
What was that you were saying about my cake and eating it?
the feature's capacity to normalize pronouns so that people who really need the clarification can use it and not stand out is valuable beyond measure, it's about time the thing was implemented, and frankly how dare you diminish it with jokes, you self-centered absolute cat food popsicle
Important update: after previously signaling that it would cave to Trump's pressure, Michigan has announced that it will be restoring Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care for trans youth. Pressure works, y'all. Don't let up on Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Virginia.
Aleksandra Vaca@transiticsnews.com · last mo.Colorado & Michigan have become the latest blue states to end Medicaid coverage for trans youth. Solidly blue Colorado will also be IMMEDIATELY shutting off care for all trans kids receiving puberty blockers—despite Trump's rule allowing a 6 month ‘tapering’ period. This is a complete betrayal.
Also, it wasn't a war. Wars have two sides. It was cultural terrorism designed to corrupt and then wipe out the soft power of Black American culture. One faction browbeating an innocent people just singing songs and writing children's books.
Mike Hixenbaugh@mikehixenbaugh.com · last wk.I wish reporters would retire the "culture war" shorthand, which shaves the hard edges off reality. "Culture war" signals meaningless sideshow, obscuring the reality: This was a campaign to roll back the civil rights of LGBTQ students, whitewash history lessons, attack academic freedom, etc, etc
Interestingly, they did this in one of the most highly contested house races in Pennsylvania (ran pro-trans ads), and the Democrat won!
Noah Berlatsky@nberlat.bsky.social · last wk.one thing I would really like Ds to do is invest a ton of money in a pro trans ad campaign to counteract the horrific propaganda that Rs have poured money into.
Hearing 'nobody cares about gender identity' from cis people on the left is really winding me up. What you think you are saying and what my trans ears are hearing are not the same.
Harmeet Dhillon is gone! I hope congress investigates her corruption in targeting trans people. She's the one strongarming schools into anti-trans policy. She's the one targeting health insurance for trans people. She tries to claim hormones make trans people violent. Fuck yes she's gone.
Dhillon Plans DOJ Civil Rights Exit After Democrats’ Sweep (1)
Harmeet Dhillon plans to step down from her role leading the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, marking the first senior DOJ official to resign following Democrats’ massive midterm wins.
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Love seeing BNMW influencers adopt anti-trans language after the blue wave last night. The work was never going to be done by simply electing dems to office. We can and will celebrate the many victories, but we have to work to make sure anti-trans ideology does not infect the party.
🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ@indyrefugee.bsky.social · last wk.No. No children should be allowed to undergo permanent surgery. We do have every right to step in as a society when parents abuse their children. Children are unable to make such life-changing decision for themselves.
Literally cis children get plastic surgery all the time with parents permission and that’s it Intersex kids are forced to get surgeries as infants We allow circumcision Absolutely no cis people are writing laws to ban any of the above
🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ@indyrefugee.bsky.social · last wk.No. No children should be allowed to undergo permanent surgery. We do have every right to step in as a society when parents abuse their children. Children are unable to make such life-changing decision for themselves.
weekly reminder that Richard Dawkins is literally an Epstein's island visitor
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
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Didrik Søderlind 🌻@didriksoderlind.bsky.social · last wk.Just in case you're wondering how bad Dawkins is now. Well, he's this bad. And yes, this is exactly how gay kids are treated by homophobes. Because anti-trans talking points are almost always recycled homophobia.
What makes me sad is that even though we won nationally and we have the seats we need, regionally many, many Black Americans lost. And they lost because of gerrymandering and America's refusal to have their back.
Chuck Hubbard, who defeated Virginia Fox in a Trump +18 congressional district in North Carolina, says he got into politics and ran to protect his LGBTQ daughter. I'm in tears watching this. It's so incredible to hear an ally talk like this about protecting us.
Jaelynn Scott will be nation’s first out Black trans state lawmaker after winning Washington race www.lgbtqnation.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Jaelynn Scott will be nation's first out Black trans state lawmaker after winning Washington race - LGBTQ Nation
She called her victory a "historic night" but emphasized it's not just about identity politics.
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This is the truth of the election many leftist and progressives on this app are forgetting slate.com/news-and-pol...
The Blue Tsunami Was the Revenge of the Black South
The Supreme Court tried to disenfranchise Black voters. Boy, did they have other ideas.
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Talarico objectively said that he was in favor of a ban on surgery for trans youth. Trans youth do get gender-affirming top surgeries sometimes, and government has no place in personal medical decisions. I'm happy Talarico won. But it's objectively true he had anti-trans statements and policy.
Many of my readers have been concerned about the anti-trans ballot measures passing. But there are already plans underway to ensure that they never go into effect. Court challenges are incoming, and the state courts are very good. I cover all measures here. Subscribe to support our journalism.
Anti-Trans Ballot Measures Are Barely Passing, And They May Not Survive What Comes Next
There are already plans to defang or defeat anti-trans ballot measures in blue states.
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Sharing this all over today because I want everybody to have this woman's name in their mouths. I've been on the Let Stacey Abrams Lead train for a long time, and I'm still on it. I wrote this in 2021. www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a3...
Stacey Abrams Talks Flipping Georgia, Defending Change, and Setting Limits
What will the country’s most famous political organizer do next?
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Wow. When the Texas trans youth care ban went to the Texas state supreme court, it was not a 9-0 decision. It was 8-1. Debra Lehrmann (R) called the ban "cruel" and "unconstitutional." She will be joined by 4 dems in a 5-4 court. There is a chance every anti-trans measure could fall in Texas.
People are already letting the Republicans and centrist take control of the narrative of this midterm landslide. This will harm marginalized groups in this country
Judith Butler points out that bell hooks has a similar view to Janice Raymond and Marilyn Frye, so there's no point making the excuse that hooks is a product of her time. We're also absent from "Feminism is for Everybody" - not even mentioned one time.
