Today is Indigenous Peoples Day. Please remove Columbus Day from your vocabulary.

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mash 🍉 (they/them) 🔞😷@maiar.bsky.social · 3w ago

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COMING SOON Gary Numan vs. the Industry: How the Press Tried to Destroy Him My next documentary explores the hostility Gary Numan faced from the British music press, its impact on his career and his remarkable resurgence decades later. www.youtube.com/@80sNewWaveM...

Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.

CalMatters@calmatters.org · 2d ago

Gavin Newsom backs measure to kill the billionaire tax and ban future wealth taxes Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't just fighting the billionaire tax. He's backing Prop. 42, which would ban future wealth taxes in California, too.

Probably a good time to put this out there again.

This Website Will Let You Know When Rich People Are Fleeing the Apocalypse

The “Apocalypse Early Warning” site watches for unusual spikes in private jet travel, just in case the rich know something we don’t.

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NOW ONLINE! Simple Minds - The Making of Sparkle in the Rain How did Simple Minds follow New Gold Dream? My new documentary explores their changing sound and the making of their powerful 1984 album.

Simple Minds - The Making of Sparkle in the Rain

YouTube video by 80s New Wave Music

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i wasn’t sure i’d have a post today but i do. work in progress. that’s me. please check it out. i’ve never really written like this before but i took it up last month, blogging about my experiences with disability and mental illness. mostly. thank you 🤓 ko-fi.com/post/work-in...

How the Dobbs decision gave rise to legions of pill smugglers and abortion abolitionists.

Life after Roe

How the Dobbs decision gave rise to legions of pill smugglers and abortion abolitionists.

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Fix your economy with this one weird trick

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 3d ago

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

This is so lovely. Celebrate every year, every day, and every moment. Their lives are just too short.

"Eat the Rich" Seen in Madrid during the recent housing protests following the eviction (and subsequent death) of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal whose eviction sparked widespread anger over Spain's housing crisis. She died in hospital on Wednesday, two weeks after being removed from her home

Covid is out of control in Texas right now, probably the worst surge in the U.S. although other states are feeling it. I caught it last weekend at a house party. Get your Covid booster ASAP. They have a new one out. Thanks to RFK, you may have to tell them you have a health condition to get one.

Is There a Summer COVID Surge? With Cases Rising in Most States, Watch for These Symptoms

As summer winds down, COVID-19 activity is increasing nationwide. Here’s where cases are the highest and how to protect yourself.

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Her name was Paris Lee.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 4d ago

A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson signs grocery 'fair pricing' into law, bans surveillance! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Seattle mayor signs grocery ‘fair pricing’ into law, bans surveillance

Seattle is the first city in the U.S. to prevent large grocery retailers and delivery services from using personal information to manipulate prices customers pay.

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ICE is a militia of serial abusers.

Dhruv Mehrotra@dmehro.bsky.social · 4d ago

NEW: Footage from Thursdays shooting shows an ICE agent in a construction vest brandishing a rifle. His name is Brenden Cuni. Federal judges have found multiple arrests involving Cuni unlawful. He has been accused of repeatedly Tasing a handcuffed man and tackling a pregnant woman in Minneapolis.

Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things... ... and more news of the day.

Trump Admin Gears Up for Post-Midterm Crackdown on Abortion Drug

A Calculated Delay The Trump Justice Department has mapped out its coming...

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mash 🍉 (they/them) 🔞😷@maiar.bsky.social · 3w ago

heyyy i’m neurodivergent, disabled and chronically ill and i make jewellery when i can w my bestie that i’d love to share with youu 💖 please share so we can reach other potential customers!😋🫶 madewithsash.etsy.com 🛍️💫 UK only - we apologise 📮🌍 10% off £15+ 25% off £45+

A Tennessee appellate court has ruled that the killing of a woman may have been justifiable because she was trans. The court reversed a conviction, stating that the killer could have a new trial because the jury did not know the woman killed was trans. Trans panic in the modern era.

Killing of Woman May Have Been Justifiable Because She Was Trans, Tennessee Court Rules

The case is a bitter reminder of the ways LGBTQ people have had their identities weaponized by the courts in the past, most notoriously through a legal defense tactic known as gay or trans “panic.”

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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Oct Advocate Trans women being held by ICE as males detail abuse and degradation at the hands of staff and guards. www.advocate.com/politics/imm...

Held with men, subjected to slurs: Trans women describe abuse in ICE custody

One woman in Louisiana says a guard lifted her shirt in front of men despite her protests. An incident report describes guards taking her to the ground.

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Annie Andrews in 2022: "This does nothing to protect or support women or children in SC. I will always support trans youth" Annie Andrews in 2025: It's wrong to "throw this population under the bus to score political points." Annie Andrews today:

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 4d ago

SC Dem Senate nominee Annie Andrews released an ad calling trans women "biological men." She embraces sports and surgery bans for youth. Her campaign even says she won't work to overturn the HRT/blocker trans youth ban. She once argued against capitulation. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Trump Admin Keeps Digging for Info About Trans Kids in Blue States talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things... Evil sh*ts attack the vulnerable and sow hate. May they reap what they sow.

Trump Admin Keeps Digging for Info About Trans Kids in Blue States

A ‘Bad Faith’ Crusade The Trump Justice Department went to court Wednesday...

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We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

Arizona and Virginia, both of which are governed by Democrats, are ending Medicaid coverage of care for trans youth, Transitics has learned. The bans, which go into effect on October 13th, mark the most significant Democratic capitulation to Trump's anti-trans demands yet. Cowards.

Democrat-led Arizona, Virginia Quietly End Medicaid Coverage of Care for Trans Youth, Acquiescing to Trump Demands

The policy changes, which go into effect on October 13th, see Arizona and Virginia join Kansas as states where Democrats have needlessly opted to restrict Medicaid coverage of gender-affirming care.

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"This system is sick and you know it!" Seen in Vienna

"She was going to a frat house. She knew what was going to happen." If that's what frat houses are for…. close them all Immediately!

"Texas didn't simply lead the nation in book bans. It lapped the field. Texas reported nearly 8,200 book bans in 2025-26, more than twice as many as Florida, the nation's No. 2 leading state, with just over 3,200 book bans. 27 states did not ban a single book during the 2025-26 school year."

Report: Texas bans more than twice as many school books as Florida

In comparison, 27 states did not ban a single book during the 2025-26 school year.

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ONLINE SOON Simple Minds: The Making of Sparkle in the Rain After New Gold Dream, Simple Minds could have repeated the formula. Instead, they moved forward. My new documentary explores how Sparkle in the Rain was made, followed by a closer look at all ten tracks.