👇 THIS right here. Talarico, Turek, et al ARE THE ONES WHO CHOSE THOSE POSITIONS. if you're afraid those decisions may alienate pro-trans/LGBTQ+ voters, THEN BLAME THEM, NOT US!

Tamra Bonvillain@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social · 7h ago

Very disheartening to see more and more Dem politicians lean into anti trans positions and when trans people say "man, this sucks" they get swarmed by people yelling at them for handing elections to the GOP. Wish they had that energy for the politicians.

Here’s how the New York Times describes this moment in their coverage:

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "Please right your right hand. I pledge to the greatest president in the history of the United States. That loves us so much he can't even breath. That I will go out with my family, my friends, I'll do it any way - I don't care if I'm registered or not, I'm going to try to cheat like hell..."

I listen to a podcast about cryptids, the paranormal and the supernatural (I enjoy it because it’s mostly comedy. Almost every other podcast I’ve encountered on those subjects is cool until you realize the host actually believes Nephilim are Real and a Serious Threat). They have an episode out…

me and Gus are watching Santa Sangre Me: So basically Fenix’s plan is ”I must seduce a woman strong enough to defeat my mother.” Gus: Seems like it. Me: Oh my god. That plan actually explains a lot of marriages, I think.

...any Dem politician who throws trans ppl under the bus, when they have the opportunity to instead MAKE THESE ANTI-TRANS ADS ABOUT ELON MUSK, is an outright coward: bsky.app/profile/bmig...

Brooke Migdon@bmigdon.bsky.social · 2d ago

In less than a week, Elon Musk’s super PAC has pushed out dozens of ads vilifying trans people and accusing Democratic Senate candidates of backing a “radical trans agenda.” In at least two of the ads, the people portrayed as trans women don’t even appear to be real. 19thnews.org/2026/09/elon...

My current plan is to try the ice lattes at every place that offers them in the mall where I’m working, so I can determine which place makes the best ice latte.

*does a gay little hair style that pisses you off*

An Shrimp

The type of person who makes these comments always seems to presume that everyone should be gravely sympathetic about their inability to write well—like they are battling a tragic chronic condition—and the thing is, I could not give less of a shit.

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 4d ago

"the raw data of a novel" 🙃 The way AI evangelists talk about art is truly alien to me. (From a comment left on an article of mine.)

likely pair

Arrived at a pause point for this chainmail piece I'm planning to wear to an art show reception in a couple of weeks. It drapes. It reads. That's a goddamn hanky. (And yes, I'm flagging.) #transartist #queerart #chainmail

European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

I Miss You Dad

Aaaaaaah! There’s a college game so the college station is packed with non-public-transport-using people meandering all over and standing in the middle of everything and the dude in front of me on the escalator KEEPS FARTING

I found a Girl Scouts Guidebook from 1953, and it has AMAZING tutorials. I've been reading it all day! If I can find a suitable fruit crate, I'm 100% going to make this mini loom. What a cool textiles project!!! 💖💖💖 #tutorial #textiles #ArtTutorial #weaving #crafts #crafting #GirlScouts

It happened for one of my cousins! Maybe one day it’ll happen for me…

Bearhat@fussybabybit.ch · last wk.

the american dream is to be struck by a car in a nonfatal way that generates a life-changing amount of financial compensation

A message for my trans sisters, especially the older ones. I’m living proof it’s never too late. I transitioned at 66 and just turned 70 this week. I’m so happy I can finally be comfortable in my own skin. I’ve had more adventures in the past 3+ years than I ever could have imagined.

John Collier, The Devil Skating When Hell Freezes Over, 1894

Watched “Hook” this evening, for the first time in maybe a decade? The movie stands the rest of time; still fun, still visually interesting.

LRB if you’re not aware, polygraphs/lie detectors are slightly more reliable than flipping a coin. Meaning they’re reliable slightly more than random chance. Which is to say, an unacceptable margin of error for basically any scientific construct.

who'da'thunk the most anti-science administration of our lifetimes thinks polygraph tests are reliable

Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · last wk.

Pentagon Subjects Roughly 50 Members of the Joint Staff to Polygraph Tests in Expanded Leak Hunt www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...

Kindest reminder: there is an active boycott of the New York Times: objectivejournalism.org/2026/08/tran... TransNews Network has joined the Writers Against the War on Gaza (WAWOG)'s call for a boycott of the paper until they apologize for and reverse their role in aiding and abetting genocide.

Trans News Network calls New York Times boycott over harmful trans coverage

The call to boycott, divest, and unsubscribe from the New York Times follows one from the Writers Against the War on Gaza.

objectivejournalism.org

Hey, NYT? Folinic acid tablets and antioxidant lotion aren't "alternative remedies" for autism and cancer—they're harmful quack bullshit and should be described as such!

How a Teenager’s Cancer Treatment Became a MAHA Crusade

Dayna Mooney chose alternative remedies over the recommendations of her son’s doctors. Was that her right as a parent or a threat to his care?

nytimes.com

IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE DISCOURSING ABOUT THIS TOPIC; nyc health + hospitals system has been providing trans care to minors this whole time. fuck mt Sinai but please stop framing this as a reason for young nyc trans people to not seek care that is available!!!

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · last wk.

BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday that it reached an “agreement” with Mount Sinai Health System in which it will “cease providing” gender-affirming medical care to minors and dedicate $2 million to providing care to those “suffering harmful consequences” of such care.

If Texas collegiate football programs could find a way to have a eugenics department focused on breeding the best football players, they absolutely would. If they thought they could get a way with rolling it into 4H or agricultural departments, they would have don’t it already.

everyone loves liminal spaces until they enter a transitory period of their life where they stand at the threshold between the life they once had and an unknown life yet to be lived

60 years without him today... I can't believe it 💔