Andrei A. Buckareff

@drdreicito.bsky.social

Philosophy professor, practitioner of the zymurgic arts, skateboarding enthusiast, snowboarder, mountain biker, and lover of heavy and depressing music

Breaking news: Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat who brought his sharp intellect and irrepressible wit to the U.S. House of Representatives and was one of the first openly gay congressmen in history, died on May 19. He was 86.

Barney Frank, influential congressman and gay rights hero, dies at 86

The Massachusetts Democrat led a sweeping overhaul of the financial industry and was one of the first openly gay members of Congress.

washingtonpost.com

What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’? What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported? I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.