Still scratching your head over the vilification of a well-groomed, physically fit Black man wearing a well-tailored suit, because…TAN? You’ll appreciate this 🧵 . These duds deserve all the wardrobe shaming piled on them, though being slovenly is the least of their offenses. Yikes.

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · yesterday

i've identified the Dockers store where Michael Tracy bought and then subsequently returned these pants after wearing them. i will be pursuing criminal prosecution.

I’m gratified that NPR is covering the intersection between politics and mental health. I’ve been observing and recognizing associations between psychopathy/sociopathy, & rightwing politics and policies, since 2004.

If You Can Keep It: Mental health and democracy

We examine that intersection.

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💯 For the love of America, please leave this dude to molder in the trash heap of political history.

Orangey Snicket@wooble.geoffreyspear.com · 5d ago

I mean it's because he thinks he's going to be the next president and doesn't want to be investigated/impeached for all of the illegal shit he'd do if we were stupid enough to elect him.

A very helpful guide.

Electronic Frontier Foundation@eff.org · 6d ago

Ready to free yourself from Big Tech tools? Opt Out October is the time to do it. Once you manage to make some changes, give yourself one of these merit badges and share your accomplishments! www.eff.org/pages/welco...

This is State-sponsored child abuse, brought to you by the REPUBLICAN party. #DecentPeopleVoteDemocratic

lilyandpop@lilyandpop.bsky.social · last wk.

Warning unnecessary, and heeded, nonetheless.

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2w ago

I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm-bomb

@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social posted multiple, important threads on the deeply disturbing epidemic of rape culture, on campus and beyond. Comments are also compelling. Start here, and just keep scrolling her page. How much longer must women in USA remain under threat of sexual assault?

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · last wk.

Same story with a friend of mine, who is now actually quite famous. She dropped out after my university refused to discipline the two men who raped her, and made her sit in the same class with her in her specialized major. Her planned entire career path ended immediately.

I’ve lived in NC (Wake County) since 1989; I’d never before heard about this horrific attack and the how it birthed the LGBTQIA movement in NC. This beautifully, sensitively written account is well worth reading.

Bingo!

Lifelong Republican Says THIS Issue Changed How He’ll Vote 😳 #Texas #Shorts

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I’ve lived this philosophy my entire 65.7 years, and can’t help but wonder how functional this country could be if most of us adopted these principles.

@darren32359.bsky.social · 2w ago

Watch this fascinating conversation Katie Phang has with a devoted, Trump-supporting immigrant, who has CAPITALIZED, biggly, on her devotion. Katie is flawless: an excellent example of compassionate listening. The vendor: an excellent example of cognitive and moral dissonance. (It’s a cult.)

I Asked A Trump Voter WHY She Still Supports Him…You’ll NEVER BELIEVE What She SAID!!

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin@ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 2w ago

This post really pissed me off. As someone who has been an activist for forty years and training activists, organizers and non-profit leaders for 15 years, one of the most relevant factors for continued engagement is whether people enjoy the work, feel like they belong, and find community in it.

I’m just so … Exhausted … Demoralized …Overwhelmed by the cruelty and dystopia of these times. And I have tremendous respect & gratitude for Katie Phang, & the countless others who are deep in the trenches, fighting to save us from the Trump regime. Thank you.

Katie Phang@katiephang.bsky.social · 2w ago

I remain undeterred in my fight for the release of the entirety of the unredacted Epstein Files. We just have to keep pushing and pushing them with everything we’ve got.

One day, while navigating the dairy aisle at COSTCO, I took the opportunity to show a MAGA-hat-wearing troglodyte how I truly feel… I frowned at his hat, strategically held my phone, middle finger exposed, in such a manner that I could deny any ill intent …

onesillyfag@onesillyfag.bsky.social · 2w ago

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I’m 65; been frugal my whole life; was built to endure times like these. I fear for those who’ve spent the last 20 years outsourcing the tedious tasks of their lives; who haven’t developed the skills necessary to live on less, make do, & do it themselves. They’ve got a very rude awakening ahead.

LAFAYETTE@lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 2w ago

🤣😂😅

Jon Cooper@joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2w ago

Cartoon by @bagleycartoons.bsky.social.

Whatever one’s feelings about her past activism, when celebs are willingly arrested for using their fame and fortune to highlight injustice, it helps us all; most of us can’t afford, financially or physically, to take that fall. Hate, if you must, but she’s on the correct side of this fight.

“Just because the ‘big’ is happening, doesn’t mean that the ‘small’ stops.” Trevor Noah I laughed. I cried. And then I laughed even harder. And wow, did that feel good. May you find something today to make you laugh until your sides ache. It’s damn good medicine.

Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Chris is the best example of high intelligence coupled with moral fortitude, topped with a splash of humor. I’m learning a lot from this man.

There is no technical fix for spiritual bankruptcy

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@pressley.house.gov with the moral and correct and also politically savvy take: ABOLISH ICE.

I suspect parkroseperma.bsky.social is correct that this is a psy-op. Reminds me of when a “Christian”woman, 20+ years ago, publicly chastised me for drinking Tazo tea, because … The Devil. I shit you not! It’s not the cheese. It wasn’t the tea. It’s unadulterated hatred and fear of the Other.

MAGA is losing their mind over...Cheese?

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Absofuckinglutely.

CatWoman@catwomanresists.bsky.social · 3w ago

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Professor Reich lays out a clear plan for the Democratic-lead Congress, when they take over in January. I prefer to hold this vision, and work my arse off to get folks to the polls, than take the defeatist attitude of, “We’re doomed; there’s no hope.” We’re winning this battle. “Bigly.”

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3w ago

How will we clean up Trump's unholy mess? Here are my 10 Commandments for Congress. These are major structural reforms that every midterm candidate should support.

Sums it up.

Doomer Girl News@doomergirlnews.bsky.social · 3w ago

Republicans : They will trans your kids Also Republicans : We will measles your kid, we will r*pe your kid, we will take food from your kid, we will cage your kid, we will make your kid work in a meat plant, we want to marry your kid.

FYI, fellow North Carolinians:

Brian Cardone@cardonebrian.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey my fellow North Carolinians, while we have a chance to elect Roy Cooper to the Senate there is so more on the ballot that needs your attention. First off please also vote for Justice Anita Earls so we can keep her seat on the Supreme Court and also vote NO on the amendments. Here’s why!👇👇

The world awaits the annihilation of that toxic turd, and all the sycophants in its orbit. It can’t happen soon enough; the shame and humiliation it has wrought on my beloved homeland is unforgivable.

Yeah, yeah; this Old Crone can openly weep at anything, these days, but this ripped me open. How grateful I am for folks like Mayor Mamdani: he is a living testament to how extraordinarily well our country and world function when we come in peace to listen to each other, and break bread together.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

As Yom Kippur came to a close this evening, I was privileged to join my friend, Ruth Messinger, at a break fast in her home. It was an honor to celebrate this moment of renewal with many of our Jewish neighbors. May it be a year of justice, joy and peace.

I haven’t forgotten; I lived through all of it. And boy, I am so fed up with it. “When will we ever learn?”

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3w ago

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years: Tax cuts for the rich ...don’t trickle down Boosting military spending ...doesn’t bring peace Slashing regulations ...doesn’t create jobs Folks, we’ve seen this all before.