I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️
Calling all animators from ATL, Georgia and the Southeast! Submit your animated shorts for our annual summer screening Aug 18 at the historic Tara theatre: linktr.ee/wiaatl
This week! Galaxycon Raleigh! I'll be there all four days.
Every time I read a story about gynecology it's always something like "doctors discovered women could experience pain in 1989 but decided not to act on this knowledge for 20 years"
19thnews@19thnews.org · 4w agoTrials found that Carevix — a portmanteau of “care” and “cervix" — reduced pain during IUD insertion by up to 73 percent and bleeding by 78 percent, compared to the tenaculum.
RIP Bonnie Tyler. And RIP Tandi Iman Dupree. This remains the best stage entrance by a drag queen of all time, even some 25 years later, and the best use of Tyler’s “Holding Out for a Hero” ever. youtu.be/IHQA5vqn6rw?...
*shaking my wife awake* KRAKEN HAS SUSPENDED WITHDRAWALS OF BONK
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · last mo.Kraken has temporarily suspended deposits and withdrawals of Bonk due to an ongoing incident affecting the token, according to its website.
saw a truck for a company called Absolute Chimneys and I can’t stop saying that to myself as if I’m an English soccer announcer calling a free kick that sailed over the crossbar
THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · last mo.BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
Rage quitting Pokopia because I finally stumbled across the Very Basic, Very Easy areas my dumb brain ignored 60 Game Hours Ago
maybe it’s a bad idea to teach your followers that any science that conflicts with doing exactly what they want to do is bullshit
GOOD NEWS! A personalized mRNA vaccine, known as mRNA-4157, has shown promise in keeping melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, from returning. FIVE years later, NEARLY 70% of people in the vaccine group are CANCER-FREE. The vaccine also cut a person’s risk of the cancer metastasizing by NEARLY 60%.
A personalized vaccine for melanoma cut the risk of cancer returning after five years
If the vaccine is effective in a late-stage trial, it would be “paradigm-shifting,” one expert said.
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Excited to share this one with you. I cold emailed The Caretaker a few years ago when I was curating my Off The Air Liminal episode. He was responsive and into doing something, but the timing didn't work out for that episode.
Presented Echoes of Virality | Ambient Swim | Music by The Caretaker
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Aside from his other duties at Adult Swim, my son @crd.bsky.social also produces the wonderfully weird AMBIENT SWIM. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1d_...
Memory System | Ambient Swim | Liquid DnB, Jungle, Breakcore
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Coming up on a year of a new hobby, which is a milestone in itself, but execution still does not match vision. It’s hard to pick up a craft when you’ve been lurking for years and know what Good looks like. The grind is real.
every stupid screwup in this admin is either 30 Rock-coded, Veep-coded, Curb Your Enthusiasm-coded or Always Sunny-coded. Algaegate is all four at once. Very powerful.
Amanda Mull@amandamull.bsky.social · last mo.I’d love to read, say, 1200 words from a really good writer on why exactly the reflecting pool thing has turned into the durable embarrassment across media that a lot of other, equally public scandals or screwups could have been in the previous 18 months
My brother, if we win the Democratic Party primaries then we ARE the Democratic Party
Jaime Harrison@jaimeharrison.bsky.social · last mo.I say this with no ill will or animosity: if you hate the Democratic Party, then please don’t run for our nomination. Don’t use our resources. Don’t rely on our volunteers. Don’t use our infrastructure. Don’t ask Democrats to invest their time, money, and energy in your campaign.
Reason 45,273 to reject AI: the gloss of liquid ink disappearing as your pen strokes soak into paper fibers
If you’re worried you’re not making enough of an impact when you break wind, may I recommend seven days of CVS-brand fiber gummies? Just two gummies per day over the course of a week is guaranteed to keep even your most devoted loved ones in the other room for up to an hour out of fear.
The best part about spoon-feeding the cat yogurt from the couch is the dog on the floor doesn’t know what a double standard is
Everyone’s always talking about smooth yoda, nobody ever talks about smooth jabba
guys I just tried googling this to find the exact Andor quote and jesus fucking christ guys what the fuck is happening here
This is astoundingly mortifying, but no one at the top will give a shit, if they hear about it at all.
Ryan Estrada@ryanestrada.com · 2mo agoParamount+ wanted to use the image on the left as a poster for the wrath of Khan, so they used everyone's least favorite technology to generate the rest of the image.
Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes
