The extraordinary spectacle of Tommy Tuberville trying to start a new hate & fear campaign against furries in the airline industry when his whole party are a bunch of goddamn human trafficking pedophiles.

In the conclusion of his long-running series, J.D. remembers why he celebrates Jim Henson.

Reflections on Jim Henson’s Birthday - ToughPigs

In the conclusion of his long-running series, J.D. remembers why he celebrates Jim Henson.

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That the electorate could even contemplate such a man rather than reject him outright shames us all. That our founding laws could permit him to get in a position where the electorate could choose him shames our laws. That our institutions have not bodily removed him shames our institutions.

"My opponent wants to hire creeps to inspect your daughter's genitals if she wants to play soccer. I wouldn't trust him or any hired weirdo from his pedophile-protecting party alone in a room with any kid." Go on the offensive, you cowards! It's not that hard!

Max Kennerly@maxkennerly.bsky.social · 6d ago

"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."

I’m proud to have @hrc.org standing with us in this race. LGBTQ+ Michiganders deserve leaders who will have their backs when it matters most, not just when it’s politically convenient.

Human Rights Campaign@hrc.org · last wk.

Michiganders deserve a champion who has a history of fighting for equal rights for everyone. That’s why we’re proud to endorse abdulelsayed.bsky.social, who has:

Unprincipled and homicidally negligent. "...every single U.S. state that has passed laws banning trans athletes has gone on to pass additional anti-trans laws — in fact, 27 out of 29 such states have banned gender-affirming care for trans youth as well." juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...

On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads

and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses

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Yesterday was the 56-year anniversary of when the NOPD rolled into the Desire Projects of New Orleans with a tank & guns & had a stand-off with the NOLA Black Panthers, which I detail in the story linked in OP. It all started after the mayor had two Black police officers infiltrate the Panthers.

Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter)@deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 2w ago

four years later and I still think this is the best nonfiction piece I've ever written. I talked about the racial climate in America (largely New Orleans) that led to a Black vet going to war against the NOPD. Research required: 6 books, a plethora of 60s and 70s reporting, and a documentary.

Why would justice and equality and consequences for corruption being in conflict with living together in community with Republicans? It only makes sense if Republicans are opposed to all those things, at the point of murderous violence. Which they are. Which they are.

I wrote about the necessity of persuasion (and its pitfalls), a disappointing statement from a national figure, and how we might disrupt traditional popular exclusionary and bigoted stories of Them, by challenging them with open and expansive stories of Us. www.the-reframe.com/us-and-them/

Us and Them

Exclusion isn't good for the team. Telling disruptive stories in a fascist locker room.

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I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.

I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.

Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.

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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In the 1930s Great Depression, a violent splinter group broke away from the Ku Klux Klan. They called themselves The Black Legion — America’s hidden white supremacist army. Pull up a seat🪑 my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Well, now it's been 25 years, 3 years since I wrote this ode to remembrance and forgetfulness. And what have we done? www.the-reframe.com/never-rememb...

Never Remember

Reflection & remembrance on the 22nd anniversary of a grim hinge in history. What we never remember, what we never forget

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There’s such an easy answer to this “gotcha” question and it’s “Sports are inherently unsafe and unfair and it’s ridiculous to single out trans athletes when we allow 150 pound linebackers to go up against 260 pound linemen in freshman football on a daily basis. Let kids play with their friends.”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Talarico: "I oppose trans athletes playing in girls' sports if it endangers safety or fairness"

I bought a book from @marlataviano.bsky.social and it came with fantastic #HeatedRivalry laminate art plus materials to make my own. Couldn't be more delighted!

If you have a Gmail account, you need to read this. Google's AI now scans your emails and attachments, bank statements, tax files, medical letters, all of it. It turned on by default, and there's a class-action lawsuit over how. Here are 5 moves to shut it off, the switch is hidden in two places:

Right-size Scotus and declare their rulings void. Enforce the constitutional edict against insurrectionists holding office. Overturn all their work. Demolish their buildings. Money out of politics. Nazis out of government. Cancel all Musk contracts; seize his property for a global restitution fund.

"Republicans and other supremacists are shameful because of the inhumanity of their supremacy; because they are my fellow citizens—human beings within our shared human community—and because they will not be ashamed of themselves, I will be ashamed of them." www.the-reframe.com/the-death-of...

The Death of Shame

Modern Nazis, careless people, and the offensive necessity of caring in a shameful age.

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Peter Cullen, the voice actor known as Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, has died aged 85. When asked about LGBTQ+ rights, Cullen said: "All people have a right to love who they choose." 📷 Getty, Paramount Pictures, Walt Disney Animation

This week on #VibeCheckPod, I set aside some time to talk about Hakeem Jeffries…

oh my fucking god project 2025 is just season two of GI Joe

@ihatejamesdobson.bsky.social Happy anniversary of the first and last time Dobson did something to make the world a better place!

We came to @monoformcinema.bsky.social to sing about friendship and fight motorcycle ninjas. #MiamiConnection

Best investment you'll make today. @brettwhite.bsky.social 's GI Joe recaps and Cobra La Corpus alone are worth the subscription, and there's so much more at @popheist.com.

Brett White@brettwhite.bsky.social · last mo.

FINAL DAYS of HOT POP SUMMER! And we want to have a COOL POP FALL filled with *so many retro recaps* — but we need 300 monthly subscribers to make that a reality. By subscribing, you're helping to pay a great writer to write about *any* show. Literally, *any* show ever. popheist.com/products

Shocked to learn that the political party led by pedophiles and dedicated to protecting pedophiles has created a police force filled with pedophiles.

Spencer Ackerman@attackerman.bsky.social · last mo.

ICE and CBP are full of rapists and child predators. A new report details it in horrific detail.

ICE and CBP are full of rapists and child predators. A new report details it in horrific detail.

The Sex Criminals and Child Abusers of ICE and CBP

Rape. Domestic violence. Epstein friendship. It's all tolerated by our valiant homeland-security apparatus. PLUS: COINTELPRO 2026

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Here’s the thing about Christ’s return. Christ said specifically that he would return as the naked, the hungry, the thirsty, the prisoner, the immigrant. Jesus has never stopped coming back. American Christians have never stopped killing him.

@forestsfailyou.bsky.social · last mo.

Issac newton also thought that Jesus was returning in his time irrc

@monoformcinema.bsky.social is a local Kalamazoo treasure. I can't remember the last time I laughed and cheered as much as I did last night at Miami Connection.