much as the murder of Brianna Ghey mysteriously stopped being about the climate of transphobia in the UK and became about teen access to social media, the death of Jason Arday is, equally mysteriously, no longer about racism and is becoming about free speech in academia
the response to the trans woman's internment & torture are all calls to end the persecution of "trans people" not one person has said the word "woman" how am I supposed to stomach this? how am I supposed to believe anyone is fighting for me.
The US has 4% of the world's population and 20% of the world's prisoners. We have the largest population of incarcerated people in the WORLD. And yet we have one of the highest rates of sexual violence and one of the lowest clearance rates for violent sexual crimes in the world.
Never let Dems tell you that polling guides their policy in any way.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Jeffries stop short of committing to holding a vote to abolish ICE is he's House Speaker next January, but says he's "committed to dramatically reforming ICE ... the masks should come off, body cameras should come on, judicial warrants should be required."
Canadian director Ally Pankiw on working on on HBO‘s Harry Potter series: "Absolutely fucking not!" deadline.com/2026/08/ally...
'Black Mirror' Director Ally Pankiw Roasts 'Harry Potter' TV Series
'Black Mirror' director Ally Pankiw has shared a post giving a "hard no" to an apparent offer to work on HBO's 'Harry Potter' series.
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RIP Juju Nadeau an angel gone too soon. She was stabbed on August 5th on her way with her friends to show them graffiti art under a bridge and open pokemon cards. www.them.us/news/juj...
legitimately sad to see a moderate win in wisconsin. I thought the state was supposed to not suck.
it's gotta be wild for kids born from like 2010 until now. Coming of age with a president that you can make a supercut of times he shit himself in public and everyone just acts like it's normal has got to be wild.
it's pretty obscene that Elon Musk could lose 99.9999% of his wealth and still be in basically the top 1% in terms of net worth.
This is why it can often seem like leftists, trans people, etc. are more harsh to Dem politicians than they are to Republicans. This is why, and this is why they deserve it.
Max Papillon@maxpapillon.bsky.social · 4w agoAlso, it seems obvious to me that MLK's take generalizes: (1) MLK principle: white moderates are a greater obstacle to racial progress than the KKK (2) Generalized MLK principle: moderates over issue X are a greater obstacle to progress over X than even violent organizations fighting X.
Bill Kristol quoting the New Republic and once far more left than any establishment Dem.
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · last mo.“The fascist nation is not real. It is a past conceived in myth that has supposedly been lost to contamination and degradation—and must be willed back into existence through violent ethnic purgings. These purgings, really, are what will bring the myth to life.” newrepublic.com/article/2135...
How to make a political statement without actually saying anything.
Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last mo.To make life easier and more affordable in this country, we must confront and fix what's wrong with our political system.
Remember this next time Dems talk about abandoning trans women in sports because it's "underwater" nationwide.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Enten on the 67 point swing (!!!) against Israel among Americans: "We're not just talking about the Democratic base anymore. The general electorate has turned against Israel. This is not just a left issue. It's an American issue. The trend line is unbelievable."
learning that chainsmoker cat has a massive number of movie references including a bunch from Breakfast Club is really something I didn't expect. (also breaking bad, footloose, dirty dancing, dumb and dumber, trainspotting, and a bunch of other films)
For me the ideal statement from a Dem about Lindsey Graham would be "He sure is dead."
What are the odds that Russia poisoned Lindsey Graham for his support of Ukraine?
No statement from Mitch McConnell on the sudden passing of his senate colleague? So much for decorum
Dems will campaign like their reelection is the only thing standing between the downfall of democracy, and then while they're in office they will glaze anyone on the other side as a beloved colleague. And the wild thing is they think no one notices.
The most frustrating thing about this post and posts like it is that trans people *have been* studying it and we've been very loud about it. It's well reported the networks of dark money flowing from the US to Europe. JKR and her litigation funds are common knowledge.
Gareth Watkins@garethwatkins.bsky.social · 2mo agoPeople want to hear this even less, but the left/liberals need to study the TERF movement as an example of wildly successful organising and cultural engineering by an extremely niche, mostly online micro-community.
my kid decided to jump over me and hit my nose with his knee. I heard a scrunch sound and it hurt so bad and now I can't tell if my breathing is different and im worried my nose is fucked up. Surgeon said she couldn't tell if anything was wrong or if it will heal weird and I wish I could cry.
At this point, platner should probably just ____ ___________
We're reaching peak "supporting the [DSA/being a leftists] is white supremacy!" online.
Really getting into crystals lately. My new favorite for protecting my energy and warding off bad feelings is called hydromorphone hydrochloride.
tomorrow I get staples and tubes removed! I'm so hyped! I can't believe how good it looks already!
By my read the opinion was 9-0 on Title IX and 6-3 on Equal Protection.
Mark Joseph Stern@mjsdc.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe Supreme Court's first decisions are the trans athlete cases. By a 6–3 vote, the court holds that Title IX and the equal protection clause do NOT stop states from excluding trans women and girls from female sports teams. The three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
