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scrambled eggs all over my face, what is a boy to do? (he/him/they/them) scottish 🏴 free palestine 🇵🇸 trans rights 🏳️⚧️
I don't know anything about that! I never even met Morrowind! Nosy fish, you are.
"Progressive candidate wins despite being outspent 9-to-1 in key state election"
Politico@politico.com · 16h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
waow, trump said they've largely negotiated a deal with iran?? that's the best news ive heard since yesterday when they negotiated a deal with iran, and 2 days ago when they negotiated a deal with iran, and 3 days ago when they
As you can see I am captured, immobilized.
Lot of cis people still dont see trans people being forced out of public spaces as segregation and i urge them to wake the fuck up and read a history book as well as a dictionary Its *literally* segregation If you think even saying it is bad, you should be angry its actually happening
The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.
Big shout out to all the people who were mad at me for not wanting them to vote labour cause they were “certain labour will be better on trans rights than the tories“, they couldn’t have done it (segregation) without you
It really isn't a "conspiracy theory" to state that at least one of the reasons Burnham won't investigate Epstein's abuses in the UK is because he was given his seat and enabled to become PM by Labour Together, an org founded and managed by acolytes of Epstein's friend Peter Mandelson.
Burnham not considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein
Victims’ minister said earlier that PM was ‘looking into’ inquiry into Epstein and another into Mohamed Al Fayed
theguardian.com
It does seem odd that Epstein was able to directly suborn at least one serving government minister, while flying his private plane in and out of military bases in Britain and visiting e.g. Buckingham Palace and one of the royal family’s private retreats. Presumably nothing dodgy going on there.
Burnham not considering public inquiry into UK activities of Jeffrey Epstein
Victims’ minister said earlier that PM was ‘looking into’ inquiry into Epstein and another into Mohamed Al Fayed
theguardian.com
Centrists can never lose. If they lose against the right, it was the left’s fault. If they lose against the left, the left didn’t really win somehow.
Politico@politico.com · 16h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
regular reminder to americans to read the wikipedia page of the german media company that bought politico, axel springer SE, which is probably the dominant force of rightwing propaganda in germany after ww2
Politico@politico.com · 16h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
Breaking - his critics are wrong because they don't *checks notes* walk? The degree of bad faith superiority complex that just radiates off this guy
"How come people keep getting really mad at me online?" asks guy holding a gun to his feet, rattling off "hot takes" and insulting beloved public figures without prompting
So to reject it out of hand (he admits in the comments that he appreciates how ultra-low-cost garments don't last as long and are a false economy) *and* insult an absolutely beloved author at the same time *and* be upset people don't like it? It's just being pretty stupid. bsky.app/profile/supe...
katie@supermathskid.bsky.social · yesterdayokay now he's gone too far
Boots theory is just a pop culture phrase for part of the poverty trap - A phenomenon where escaping poverty has large upfront costs but not tackling those costs has greater long-term costs, locking people in poverty. This is not a seriously contested phenomenon. It's very well researched.
the american empire's "I'm just a little guy and it's my birthday" view of politics
obviously this is islamophobia, but it's also the liberal framing of american empire as always being reactive. none of our actions ever have consequences and no one ever has valid historical reasons to be hostile towards america
Mohamad Bazzi@mbazzi.bsky.social · yesterday25 years after the tired American cliche of “why do they hate us,” helped instigate two forever wars (Afghanistan + Iraq), this is how @nytimes.com chooses to explain Iran’s political system:
25 years after the tired American cliche of “why do they hate us,” helped instigate two forever wars (Afghanistan + Iraq), this is how @nytimes.com chooses to explain Iran’s political system:
So. You're the Nerevarine? Well, that means nothing to me, f'lah. I don't care if you're the damn Emperor.
I feel like at least some of this self corrects when you stop giving yourself mental medals like "ally" and just act normal with other people who are in fact for the most part, also just normal people
Kathryn Tewson@kathryntewson.bsky.social · yesterdayA PSA to my fellow cis people who are (or want to believe they are) trans allies If you are getting pushback from trans people and your reaction is to be all “no! not me! I’m one of the good ones!” please remember that “being one of the good ones” is something you DO, not something you ARE
A PSA to my fellow cis people who are (or want to believe they are) trans allies If you are getting pushback from trans people and your reaction is to be all “no! not me! I’m one of the good ones!” please remember that “being one of the good ones” is something you DO, not something you ARE
it's funny that this website keeps thinking that making an example of one of us will get the rest of us to simmer down and in actuality i've never been more committed to making ken jennings piss his pants and cry
"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
Megan is right. History is sorting facts. Every historical period has a list of innate truths that exist independent of human deduction. Each fact is an absolute, unchanging, abstract essence. I have so much free time now that my computer can sort the facts for me.
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · yesterday"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.
Not speaking ill of the dead is how Jimmy Saville got something approaching a state funeral.