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Uh and I hope it's clear from context I don't think it would be *okay* for him to be dismissive of a Black woman, we just know he's a racist shit and it wouldn't be unexpected or hurt his brand. But lol this asshole has been awkwardly draping himself in Catholic window dressing for years now

I say this gently: people who perform racism are racists. It does not matter what is in their hearts or minds

@optivix.bsky.social · 3w ago

To me he barely deserves any “racist” cred. He’s just a hollow, self-loathing, insecure chameleon. If he weren’t surrounded and bankrolled by racists he’d never feel the need to recite a racist trope.

Even leaving aside the big question of what one might gain from having lunch with, for example, an enthusiastic supporter of genocide, even the best possible meeting will quickly boil down to comparing axioms and making note of whatever internal contradictions exist within them.

Justin Wolfers@justinwolfers.bsky.social · last mo.

The best cure for ideological bias is find someone on the other side and go to lunch with them.⁣ ⁣ Sometimes we disagree about facts. Sometimes we disagree about values. Figuring out which is which is fun part. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/my-libertarian-friends-were-right

I asked a question about getting cash back and the cashier said ‘next time ask something about Philosophy’ and I popped off with ‘What do you think of Hildegard of Bingen’s Scivas?’ They copped to preferring the 20th century logical positivists, so you know, problematic but at least honest.

The number of people still seemingly unaware that Substack has a Nazi problem means it’s apparently worth mentioning yet again that Substack has a fucking Nazi problem.

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

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Conversion therapy is alive and well in the UK. Every day that the UK and Scottish Governments fail to ban this evil practice is another day that queer people’s lives are ruined.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago

Christian missionary group accused of public shaming and rituals to ‘cure’ sexual sin

Listening to a couple of podcasts(Hi @socialistdogmom.bsky.social !) about just how much of a fascist Uwe Boll is I am reminded how often I heard a Vancouver film bro bray about how cool Boll was because he (Boll) was fucking teen girls when he was living in town. 1/2

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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would you say that they were Horst on their own petard

Faine Greenwood@faineg.com · 3mo ago

The Trump administration wanted to turn Charlie Kirk into Horst Wessel. Instead, their hamfiated attempts to crack down on criticizing him resulted in Charlie Kirk becoming perhaps the single most globally and gleefully Internet defiled-corpse in human history.

@yrfatfriend.bsky.social There is a cute little cozy game mobile called Tiny Bookshop where you sell books and make recommendations in this little ;”(very queer) town BOTH of your books are in the database and I’ve successfully recommended them multiple times. I just found that sweet.

@iwriteok.bsky.social Are you able to recommend abt books about the Abewehr? I have ‘Hitler's Nest of Vipers’, ‘Hitler's Trojan Horse’ and ‘Fighting to Lose’ on order.

Bonus Commentary # 20 - Captain America: Civil War @tgshepherdvan.bsky.social and I close out the Steve Rogers trilogy. open.spotify.com/episode/2NSk... Also available on Apple Podcasts, etc.

Bonus Commentary # 20 - Captain America: Civil War @tgshepherdvan.bsky.social and I close out the Steve Rogers trilogy. open.spotify.com/episode/2NSk... Also available on Apple Podcasts, etc.

Lovelies, here is the latest Starship Alexandria episode in which @aptshadow.bsky.social recommends Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe starshipalexandria.com/episode-16-s... and given the setting of Ancient Greece, it feels weirdly appropriate for an August episode!

Starship Alexandria: Episode 16 - Soldier of the Mist

For our August 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria Adrian puts forward the book Soldier of the Mist  by Gene Wolfe for Emma’s consideration.  Other talking points:  All Greek to Emma&nb...

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Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA research and announced no new mRNA projects will ever be initiated—killing the technology that produced the fastest vaccine rollout in human history.

RFK Jr. Lied His Way Into Office and American Health Is the Victim

He is pushing quackery as science as health secretary

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ok but pulitzer for whoever got this shot, it’s so good

Anna Bower@annabower.bsky.social · 3mo ago

extremely upset that @lawfaremedia.org did not send me on assignment to the dog surf competition

A thing that blew me away about the whole Blake Lively thing was not the existence of guys who are deeply sexist and deeply contemptuous of women but who fetishise womanhood and childbirth in particular But that unless you’re already invested in feminism and women-as-people that guy is invisible

Ophie Dokie 🌻@ophiedokie.bsky.social · 3mo ago

got to talk to @kattenbarge.bsky.social about Baldoni losing the hell out of his lawsuits, our cultural mistreatment of victims, and how obvious it was all along that Graham Platner was a piece of shit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...

Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV

YouTube video by Apple TV

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Launch Party for Social Installations with my beautiful friend Lori Watt

As someone who doesn’t have a great relationship with my body I remain very grateful for the 35 years of martial arts which has allowed me to ‘see’ my motions clearly.1/2

This is one of the hardest losses I’ve seen in a bit. They had a 14 Apocalypse in hand and Dracula triggered on the 0/1 Djinn. Ouch. #MarvelSnap

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Attention, Runners! We have a new promo out! This is the first video we've released for Zombies, Run! in a really long time, and we're excited to share it. Raise the gates!

Important to stress that: a) Pelley isn't some resistance hero, he's a reactionary centrist; b) Even this wasn't enough for Bari

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here: