Black and trans women TOLD EVERYONE THIS WAS WHAT THEY WERE GOING FOR THEY TOLD YOU
Rachel Cohen Booth@rcobooth.bsky.social · 2d ago"both competitive drive [of men] and male friendship have suffered under the weaponized application of Title IX" @heritagefdn.bsky.social claims...adding that "cheerleading, dance, yoga...and recreational intramurals" are "more aligned with average female interests" www.heritage.org/gender/repor...
canada: "fuck you, americans!" americans: "yeah, that's fair, fuck us up"
John Michael McGrath@jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · yesterdayThis might be the funnier YouGov poll: Canada's retaliatory tariffs are above water with US adults:
There's this concept in Feminist Theory called Marked/Unmarked. Women are marked. Men are unmarked. In plainer English: women are the exception; men are the default. Notice they never want to preserve men's sport from trans men who are literally controlling the amount of testosterone they have.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoMichele Tafoya: "If you want to play and make money and have opportunities as a person in the WNBA as a woman, it should not bother you to take a cheek swab test to just prove that you've the chromosomes to play in that league"
Guessing I’d end up the neighborhood pariah if I bought this and had rails put in my yard.
Jalopnik@jalopnik.bsky.social · 2d agoThis General Electric Genesis P32AC-DM locomotive, straight from the rails of the Metro-North Railroad, is just about the neatest thing I've seen on GovDeals.
But health insurance companies have become bloated monopolies so we’re paying $1000+/month per person to get a $1000 deductible and limited provider choice. Who still says they like their health insurance company???
victoria scott@victoriascott.bsky.social · yesterdayI’m sorry but you gotta suppress the politician saying “if you like your private insurance company you can keep it” in your head. 150 million people can’t get abortions legally already. we gotta think bigger than this
I read something about girls’ and women’s sports finally getting better exercise science, at younger ages. It seems relevant.
Marcy@deadheadgirly.bsky.social · yesterdayHill I'll die on: Caitlin Clark isn't a generational talent. She's one of the first in what appears to be a long line of incredibly talented players coming out of the NCAA. These players are the results of years of putting resources into girls sports. They will only get better. #WNBA
The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.
SHOUT-OUT to Political Cartoonist extraordinaire & Member of the Order of Canada Michael de Adder, who routinely does a far better job of holding this administration accountable than the corporate media. Thank you for your attention to his brilliant satirical wit! 🙏 (also: 🤣)
1993. A smart phone, but not mobile.
Tao Neuendorffer@taonf.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe Siemens NotePhone was developed for the German market and based on the Original #AppleNewton MessagePad. It integrated a telephone, fax modem, and compatibility with PBX switchboards into a single package #RetroComputing newtonglossary.com/terms/noteph...
Money & time. For the SAVE act, I think a married woman needs a Real ID driver's license & a certified copy of your marriage certificate. The license is $30 -- plus having time and transportation to go to the DMV. The county where I was born charges $20 for a birth certificate copy. It takes weeks.
When Salk developed the polio vaccine, “Church bells tolled, factory whistles blew. People ran into the streets weeping…Eisenhower invited Jonas Salk to the White House, where he choked up while thanking Salk for saving the world's children” Today we have RFK Jr 😢 www.npr.org/sections/npr...
Defeating Polio, The Disease That Paralyzed America
On April 12, 2015, the world will celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jonas Salk's vaccine that helped defeat a contagious, crippling virus.
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The Siemens NotePhone was developed for the German market and based on the Original #AppleNewton MessagePad. It integrated a telephone, fax modem, and compatibility with PBX switchboards into a single package #RetroComputing newtonglossary.com/terms/noteph...
VOTER ID LAWS ARE A POLL TAX. Just a reminder for folks who think it’s not a big deal. (Do some research on how much it costs to get an ID that proves US citizenship if you think I’m wrong.)
LOL as I was reading this - not at 11 am and not near the North Side - some fireworks started going off nearby and I was a little jumpy. 😆 (I actually happen to know that it’s Edgewood’s Community Day celebration.)
Pittsburgh Scanner@pgh-scanner.com · 3d agoNorth Side. 302 W North Ave - Northside Institutional Church. Caller said that they are with the church and will be doing a 21 gun salute around 11am today.
Wait, we haven’t been putting platelets in the fridge all this time? (I am not a medical professional….)
TribLive@triblive.bsky.social · 3d agoA simple change in how platelets are stored could have a major impact on America’s blood supply. A Pitt-led study found refrigerated platelets can last longer than current standards while still controlling bleeding — a find that could dramatically expand supplies and help hospitals save more lives.
Bellevue is having a moment. A wave of new businesses, restaurants and community events is bringing fresh energy to the borough — a transformation that’s been years in the making. Here’s a look at what’s behind Bellevue’s resurgence.
Dry no more: Wave of new businesses, community events reinvigorate Bellevue
Lisa Saylor fondly remembers growing up in Bellevue. Born in the borough in 1968, Saylor recalls walking to and from school daily, along with the bustling commercial district that was Lincoln Avenue, ...
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Texans, go and check on your voter regisration! Every vote counts!
Chad Loder@chadloder.dev · 4d agoTexas has suspended over 1.2 million voter registrations. Many valid voters in Texas have found their voter registrations were somehow canceled when they checked. Check your registration here and fix it immediately - Texas doesn't always honor provisional ballots cast on election day.
Which reminds me: Mackenzie Scott has given away more than 26 billion dollars and is still about as rich as she was the day she divorced whatsisname. fortune.com/article/mack...
MacKenzie Scott has donated more than $19 billion—but it's barely made a dent in her net worth because of the power of Amazon shares | Fortune
Since her 2019 divorce from Jeff Bezos, Scott has quietly donated $26 billion to HBCUs, DEI groups, and disaster relief—outpacing her ex-husband's lifetime giving.
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Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 3d agoAny centimillionaire could do what she did and still have more money than any decent human could ever desire.
Taken with my wife's birding camera. (Nikon P900) I ended up having to sit down and prop my elbows on my knees to keep the camera stead enough to snap pics. These were taken at pretty close to maximum.
most embarassing country in the history of the entire earth
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump posts a graphic showing Lake Ontario renamed as "Lake America"
Dang - was just reminded that there’s a partial lunar eclipse tonight and miracle of miracles, it’s clear in Pittsburgh!!!
To underscore why this is especially awful for those who may not know, the measles vaccine is usually given at 12 months. Newborns rely on community immunity to prevent exposure, which until recently we have had in the US. This quite literally could be anyone's newborn. None of this had to happen.
Lisa Jarvis@lisamjarvis.bsky.social · 5d agoA newborn was one of the 2 measles deaths in Pennsylvania. My god. www.inquirer.com/health/measl...
I spoke about being queer in a religious upbringing to 200 Scottish teens at book event this afternoon. Had seven (yes, seven) queer students and two trans students come out to me quietly in the signing queue afterwards, one of them in tears. I will never forgive those who make their lives so hard.
This was an obviously huge and botched escalation of the police state but cowardly, clueless news organizations ignored it. (One notable exception: @chrislhayes.bsky.social) presswatchers.org/2025/10/lawl...
Lawless police-state raid of Chicago apartment building demands more attention | Press Watch
A massive civil rights violation right in front of our eyes.
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ProPublica@propublica.org · 6d agoDHS repeatedly said that an aggressive Chicago apartment raid was prompted by intel on a Venezuelan gang takeover. Records reveal the real story behind the raid: targeting alleged squatters with the landlord’s blessing. 👂 Listen to the full episode: