BREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 3mo ago

BREAKING: in April 2026, *every single one* of the 1,570 refugees admitted in the United States were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,066 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.

$300 day rate for an art director for film is abysmal. when I work with design studios as a senior designer my day rate is easily +$100 more for a role w/ far less responsibility and skill. I’ve worked video productions before and the art director role is so crucial and demanding. this is insulting.

NYC is the safest it’s been in its entire 400-year history. Except for the Spurs.

Qasim Rashid, Esq.@qasimrashid.com · 2mo ago

Entering month 6 of Mamdani's NYC & Robberies are down 11%, Retail theft is down 19%, & Murder is down 21%—all without "Adding 5000 new cops." Instead, he's invested in public safety free childcare, food, and better funded schools. Safer cities come from investing in people—not punishments.

More young men were lost to aids than the Vietnam War, many of them creatives at the peak of their careers. Howard Ashman, Derek Jarman, Keith Haring and Freddie Mercury are some of the most famous but there are so many unknown writers/actors/artists/filmakers cut down before they even started.

she's finished 🥹 she's so beautiful (I had the great privilege of visiting her 26 years ago, very much in process)

Gaudí’s Sagrada Família finally shakes off its ‘incompletable’ tag, as Pope prepares to inaugurate its tallest and final tower

Long considered forever unfinishable due to its extreme complexity and the loss of its architect’s original plans, the Barcelona basilica’s 18th tower has now been completed

theartnewspaper.com

there should be an album where bands that wrote songs that were also the name of their band have to write songs named after other bands. “prefab sprout” by iron maiden. things of that nature

It is the position of the state of Wyoming that Rhianna Kelver, a subhuman, was obligated to submit to being beaten to death for the entertainment of a group of real people

Do Trans People Have “Stand Your Ground” Rights? Wyoming’s Answer May Be “No.”

Albany County Circuit Court Judge Robert Sanford agreed with the prosecutor that there was probable cause that Kelver committed assault.

slate.com

This is an incredible story.

Hugo Gordon@hugogordon.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve... Hillary Dawa Sherpa went missing nearly a week ago on Everest. at nearly 8,000m. With no food, water or oxygen everyone assumed he was dead. And six days later he's found having apparently crawled down the mountain. Absolutely astonishing.

the republic survived a civil war, it will survive a dying pedophile. anything else is loser shit. we're going to win.

Silicon Valley has spent the last 15 years or so making it clear that they are actively hostile to the human needs of their data-generating users and essentially view them as cattle: it is stupid for lawmakers to assume that many members of the public still find these people *preferable* to China.

I’ve watched this 500x

Discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in New York City. Trans New Yorkers are protected by law. Our City will protect your rights, defend your humanity and stand beside you without hesitation.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Kicks Off Pride With “Trans Rights Are Human Rights” Campaign

The campaign will highlight existing protections for transgender and gender-nonconforming New Yorkers.

them.us

If you can’t tell the difference between an expert and a bot, what that tells you is that you can’t tell the difference between an expert and a bot. It doesn’t tell you anything whatever either about the bot or about the knowledge that you’re asking the bot to give you because you aren’t an expert.

Your soulmate... doesn't have to be your romantic or sexual partner. If they're really a soulmate and you both really love your partners, you'll just... build a different relationship with them?

This pride month, if you’re not plugged in, please take a moment to think about what you specifically can do to support trans kids under attack. I get asked all the time about steps people can take, so I hope at least one person takes this to heart. I’ll be adding throughout June. A thread.🧵

Guy at the bar last night had an extremely old persian cat who was a big hit with everyone. Before leaving he reassured me that they come there often in case I ever want to see the cat again. Then they got on his motorcycle together and vroomed off. There's hope for this country yet

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

Wrote a letter to my MP, it’s probably not the most coherent thing in the world but I couldn’t not say anything.

It is technically illegal to enforce an NDA in the United States, because doing so violates the First Amendment, which affords everyone free speech and does not have exceptions for things like “it might be bad for business.” We should make it explicitly illegal to ask someone to sign an NDA.

Just under 5 years ago, The Guardian censored these words of non-binary academic Judith Butler arguing that transphobia is fascism. Butler has quite obviously been proved right. A good day to share this widely.

this type of transvestigation is punitive degendering; if you can prove Sidney Sweeney is REALLY A MAN you can avenge the injury of your attraction to her, regain your control that your attraction threatens. if you can prove Erica Kirk is REALLY A MAN you can take the status she has away from her.

Degendering and Regendering

There is an asymmetry inherent to transphobia, due to the patriarchal ideology of sex.

taliabhattwrites.substack.com

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 2mo ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *deep breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA www.huffpost.com/entry/erika-...

IMPORTANT! I’m working on my tenure file. LMK if you teach one of these works of mine or use them in other concrete ways: 1. Genderfucking as a Critical Legal Methodology 2. Any of my work on gender modality 3. Don't be so hateful: The insufficiency of anti-discrimination and hate crime laws

Happy Pride!

"Just sit back and relax" Everything he says sounds like rape.

asking someone to “hop on a call” is a mean thing to do, and no polite person ever does it

There are very few things as despicable as preemptive compliance. Shame on the NJ governor, shame on the NJSP, and shame on everyone justifying this cowardly assault on peaceful protestors.

This was by far my favourite thing at the @edinburghnapier.bsky.social degree show, by Sofiia Omelchenko 😻🪦🥀