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Brandon Masters

@mastersthepen.bsky.social

I dabble in writing. I am also a loving single father of one chaotic young boy doing his best to get by. Him/he/his

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Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

The Campaign to Force Genital Exams on Girl Athletes Soon Washington State could require sex-verification tests for those playing sports in schools. Portrait of Andrea González-Ramírez By Andrea González-Ramírez, a senior writer for The Cut who covers systems of power. Those physicals, Maria explains, are usually perfunctory: “Like, Are you walking normally? Are you lightheaded? I have never had to take any clothes off. I’ve never felt uncomfortable or violated.” If IL26-638 were to pass and Maria were still in school, she says she would likely drop out of her team. (We’re withholding Maria’s real name to protect her privacy.) “I honestly don’t know if I would be able to do these tests,” she adds. “It would also make me question, If I do it, are all my teammates going to too? Or would I just play with the three or four girls who are willing to or have access to do it?”
Congressman Greg Casar@repcasar.bsky.social · 2d ago

Apple got a $2.2 billion tariff refund. Amazon got $600 million. Trump is sending the "refunds" to the companies, not working people. Every single cent of these refunds should go back to American consumers.

Rad | 🇮🇩 | Commissions OPEN@cigaradd.bsky.social · 3d ago

I did something ith Janeway #augpalettee26 #StarTrek #StarTrekVoyager #art #limitedpalette

Stylized painterly illustration of Kathryn Janeway in Star Trek TOS uniform and late 60s hairstyle
Kira Elric 🏳️‍🌈Team Tragedy 🏳️‍🌈 King of the Puffs@kiraelric.bsky.social · 4d ago

Happy August Guys! ❤️🧡💛🤍💙 It's time for this month's Palette!! Rules are in the ALT Text, but you can only use these colors to make art of a character! Make sure you use the tag #augpalettee26 to share it with the community and I am so excited to see what you guys make with it! #art #limitedpalette

August Monthly Palette Draw any character using ONLY the colors in the palette. If your art program can do it, it’s legal. Blend modes, overlays, etc - go crazy. tag it with #Augpalette26 to share it with the community! a palette of red, orange, yellow, cream and blue]
Dave Andress@davidandress.bsky.social · 4d ago

Covid lockdowns demonstrated, in a deeply imperfect way, the possibility of large-scale social solidarity for a higher cause. That is a prime reason why so many powerful people want us to run screaming away from them into the comforting arms of selfish individualist competition.

Supper Mario Broth@mariobrothblog.bsky.social · 4d ago

In Paper Mario, Bowser claims that the Star Rod makes him invincible. However, in the first battle, it merely raises his Defense to a measly 1. If Mario is given just slightly better shoes, he can get through the protection. Bowser cannot handle taking over 10 damage, making the game crash.