darializa a real one

Lex McMenamin (they/them)@lexmcmenamin.com · 3d ago

was on the ground tonight in the Bronx as protesters were arrested and Darializa Avila Chevalier was shoved trying to protect them from NYPD outside the hospital where the man shot by ICE earlier today was being treated. details on his status are still scant.

We are BACK with an action-packed chatfest for you. Issues discussed include: —We saw Rosie O'Donnell IN REAL LIFE on the street —Sam Altman you dumb asshole —David Ellison you dumb asshole —Editor of Vanity Fair you dumb asshole and MORE. Tune in! discourseblog.com/p/what-is-th...

What Is ‘The Project of Journalism’??? (w/Caitlin Schneider)

Plus: Jeremy O. Harris in Vanity Fair, a ROSIE SPOTTING, and David Ellison’s acting ‘career’

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Read @mohamhawish.bsky.social on 10/7. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

oh whew i was worried there for a second, but if david ellison says he won't tamper with CNN, the thing he just paid billions of dollars to control, then that's all i need to hear!

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 6d ago

Anderson Cooper has been tasked with interviewing David Ellison in this first Skydance town hall. “You’re pledging not to interfere with editorial at CNN?” Cooper asks Ellison early on, with Ellison pledging to support news independence.

Autumn Hill was sentenced to 50 years in prison for protesting outside the Prairieland Detention Center, forced into a men's prison despite being a trans woman. This week, she talked to Grace Byron from behind bars:

A Message From Prairieland Prisoner Autumn Hill: "Don't Be Afraid"

I talked to the political prisoner about the politics of love, her case, surviving as a trans woman in a men's prison, and how she makes it through the day.

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"The reason we need to look at the Biden admin's atrocious policymaking on Gaza is exemplified by this week at the UN.. The biggest event yesterday was [his advisor] Brett McGurk [on Syria]—which shows you architects of this policy are coming back to shape our era" www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Today in @thenation.com: I had a great chat with @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social about his essential new book on Joe Biden's support for the Gaza genocide. It is as damning a portrait of a president and his administration as you will ever read. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

How Joe Biden Helped Cause a Genocide In Gaza

An interview with reporter Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book, “Crossing the Red Line.”

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Republicans won in 2024 arguing Democrats were too obsessed with trans people to focus on the economy. As billionaires like Elon Musk flood the airwaves with anti-trans ads amid Trump's own floundering economy, Democrats have a chance to flip the tables. My latest for @thenation.com

Transphobia Isn’t Winning Votes. But It Is Making Our Lives Much Worse.

Trans people must now live out another election cycle knowing our friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors are being flooded with agitprop designed to dehumanize us.

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It’s part 3 of our ongoing series, “What the Fuck Is Wrong With You Ed Sheeran.” Today we’ve got the icon @kathkrueger.bsky.social in the chair and we get into Sheeran’s self-pitying tears and his refusal to say the truth about Palestine. Tune in! www.discourseblog.com/p/the-world-...

The World Ed Sheeran Wants to Live in No Longer Exists (w/Katherine Krueger)

Plus: A touching tribute from Project Mohammed

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actually had not heard of a lot of these books and they sound really good, thanks for the list bret!

John Robinson@jrobin.bsky.social · 3w ago

Old, white male writer bemoans a book award nominees that reflect the world’s diversity. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...

This weekend, Ed Sheeran sat down on stage and cried—not about anything happening in Palestine, but about what was happening to him. He could not have been clearer about where he stands, what he cares about—and what he doesn’t. www.discourseblog.com/p/the-shame-...

The Shame of Ed Sheeran

Shed no tears for this cowardly bootlicker.

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if this is all it took to get the deal over the line than the AGs allowed themselves to be massively fleeced by Paramount

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3w ago

Breaking News: Paramount agreed to resolve an antitrust lawsuit, clearing the way for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.

The Democrats defend the Kennedy Center but not trans people. A building.

A message to Pink/Ed Sheeran/etc: If people saying “Free Palestine” and being against genocide makes you feel bad, take your complaints up with Israel, not the rest of us!!!! We talked about this on this week's Discourse Pod—you can find the full convo here: www.discourseblog.com/p/je-suis-ma...

We spent literally one hour talking about the Macklemore saga, we live in the wildest times!!!!!

Discourse Blog@discourseblog.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today on our podcast, Discourse Pod, we tackle the biggest story in the world: Macklemore vs. Ed Sheeran. How much do Ed Sheeran and Pink suck? How weird is it that we are all saying "je suis Macklemore" now? WHAT IS GOING ON??? Tune in and find out! www.discourseblog.com/p/je-suis-ma...

Huda Skaik, a brilliant writer from Gaza (you can read her latest extraordinary piece in The Nation here: www.thenation.com/article/worl...) has a chance to study journalism in the UK—if she can raise the money. Please donate if you can! chuffed.org/project/2016...

Help a Young Palestinian Journalist Leave Gaza and Continue Her Education

My name is Huda, and I am a young Palestinian journalist from Gaza. I am raising funds so that I can evacuate from Gaza and begin my university studies in the United Kingdom.

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I don't think people really understand the psychic impact of knowing that multiple times a day every day your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and everyone who could ever have any power over you is being flooded with agitprop designed to make them hate you

gwen howerton@kissphoria.bsky.social · 4w ago

i've seen this ad three times already today

ed sheeran is finding out a fundamental truth about the world right now: palestine is the cause of our time for millions and millions of people and they will not be pushed around about it

RIP to the guy who convinced us all that Tina Turner was tall

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Bob Mackie, designer to the stars who dressed Cher and Madonna, and defined '70s glamour, has died at 87

making me go this hard for macklemore in 2026................another crime of zionism

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 4w ago

Rapper Macklemore has been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour after he made a “Free Palestine” speech on stage earlier this month

it really is this basic!

Marlow Stern@marlownyc.bsky.social · last mo.

‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

trump is the ultimate expression of the world this country made after 9/11

Gerry Doyle@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm sorry what

"i had to harm the parent of my children in order to save them" good luck telling your kids that one my guy

Eoin Higgins@eoinhiggins.bsky.social · last mo.

huh

here's an idea for a premise: the muppet show

DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last mo.

There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival. Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on. (Source: Deadline)

Shout out to everyone who said it was just a temporary distraction and not a central organizing principle of modern fascism.

Elon Musk’s PAC makes transgender people its multi-million-dollar midterm target

America PAC is attacking Democrats in four competitive Senate races as the trillionaire prepares to spend at least $100 million helping Republicans.

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as rising seas drown their nests along the US east coast, saltmarsh sparrows have declined by ≥90% this century. now, trump's interior department is gutting the endangered species act, and extinction looms for this long-overlooked songbird today in @thenation.com: www.thenation.com/article/envi...

This Little Bird Is in Big Trouble—and Trump Is Making Things Worse

The Saltmarsh Sparrow’s numbers are cratering. Why isn’t the government doing something about it?

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THE WRONG 80 YEAR OLDS ARE DYING. THE UNIVERSE IS OFFICIALLY ON NOTICE. WHAT THE FUCK.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Actor Tim Curry has died at 80, TMZ reports

icon does not even begin to describe

Kill Tim Faust 💀@tbone.malware-virus.biz · 2mo ago

my wife has a friend who sent Dolly Parton a painting she made & a letter explaining how much Dolly's music meant to her while she was transitioning. Dolly responded to it personally & paid for her top surgery. Sounds like an urban legend but it's real. I think we're going to more stories like this.

imagine being the person who gave the world both 'jolene' AND the covid vaccine

Amadi Lovelace@amaditalks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

"dolly parton dead at 80/george w bush alive at 80" is as good a summation of the lack of justice in the world as you are likely to get