We need more energy like this from cis people, all the time forever, thank you. youtu.be/GecyqKkcFsI?...

Is this trans thought experiment just wrong?

YouTube video by Dan McClellan

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Notably that Mark Zuckerberg reportedly apologized to the government of India over CSAM ads running in that country. The ads @wired.com covered ran below in the US, UK, and several EU countries: www.scmp.com/news/asia/so...

Zuckerberg apologises to India over child sexual abuse content on Meta platforms

The Meta Platforms ⁠CEO also apologised for deepfake content and operational ‌lapses on the company’s platforms, according to a report.

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Andrew Couts@couts.bsky.social · 3h ago

NEW: Dozens of ads containing video and other child sexual abuse material ran across Meta’s social media platforms, including some as recently as yesterday. @mattburgess1.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/meta-r...

I saw one of his pieces at the Palm Springs Art Museum and it was fabulous

Sarah Archer@sarcher.bsky.social · yesterday

It's Textile Tuesday, and you know what that means: a piece by artist Faig Ahmed called "The Dragons of Karabakh" that's woven to look like an antique Central Asian carpet is melting off the wall into a puddle. More about the artist here: faigahmed.com

I am Jeanne’s complete lack of surprise.

The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor

The lettuce-producing Taylor Farms was linked to the widespread use of prison labor before its involvement in a cyclospora outbreak.

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I was in a friend’s rental car and in place of a rear-view mirror there was a mirror-sized digital video feed of the back of the car. They replaced one of the most reliable & intuitive safety features in a car with a digital surrogate that could glitch at any moment. KEEP ANALOG SAFTEY FEATURES

🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵

Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)

The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.

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@bogiperson.bsky.social and I have been married for ten+ years. To each other :) In 1980s our people were dying of AIDS. In terms of food, the state of vegan food is AMAZING right now.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname

Business Elite Access Shredding is thing I didn’t know I loved… until now

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 17h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

"Archaeologists have uncovered the full floor of Lithuania’s historic Great Synagogue, revealing treasures nearly erased by Nazi and Soviet occupations." www.jta.org/2026/08/04/g...

Archaeologists uncover treasures of Vilnius' Great Synagogue as Lithuanian Jews dispute its future - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Plans for the recovered ruins have sparked a debate over what should be built on the site, and who gets to decide.

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Perez Hilton live-streamed himself engaging in self-harm and clips of it are now circulating on social media.

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 7mo ago

Maybe turn off video autoplay today: Settings > Content and media > Autoplay videos and GIFs Toggle off.

Do try to remember that the EHRC guidance only affects service providers and not employment, so if you work somewhere where there are toilets or changing rooms for employees that aren’t open to the public then your employers are wrong if they try to stop you from using facilities for your gender

amazing how so few of the gazillion think pieces criticizing women for not dating straight men fail to mention the whole “many of them literally don’t wash their asses” thing:

Nikolaj Bill@nikolajbill.bsky.social · 18h ago

I remember a coworker in her late twenties saying this on how dating was so difficult. I was not surprised by her first two complaints: general anger issues and having few outside hobbies. I WAS surprised at her mention of how many men apparently don’t wash their hair or butts.

This wouldn't have happened in 1986.

I am using the goodweeplace.com scripts & have them printed off

Slurms MacKenzie@slurmsmackenzie.bsky.social · 13h ago

EHRC Code of Practice comes into effect today so remember to be an absolute pain in the arse to any service provider who is trying to actively enforce it.

Uhhhhh. All I ever do with AI is turn it off, so.

Ayo@darrylayo.bsky.social · 21h ago

Guys like this don’t realize that they are the freak

Can we please get the pervert glasses off Kmart's shelves Australia?! "RMIT's Dr Dana McKay warns the early reports of misuse are already targeting women..."

3wombats@3wombats.bsky.social · 12h ago

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: petitions.getup.org.au/petitions/de... @getup.org.au

Its maddening that so many people cannot join the dots to see the swastika forming over the UK. Rises in hate crime are across the board because hate is being weaponised to exploit us. Trans segregation is inextricable from this. Its all the same fascism. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients

Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staff

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Anthropeum

A daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank.

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My tattoo is finished! I am so happy that this will be fully healed by the time I'm in the front row for @dessadarling.bsky.social & the Oregon Symphony Orchestra in November. Shy at Anatomy Tattoo in Portland did an amazing job with this, & I'm definitely going back to her for more work.

I legitimately shudder to think about how difficult it would be for me to eat, as someone with celiac disease, with the food that we had in the mid-eighties. Almost NOTHING was truly labeled for allergens, unless it was fucking terrible specialty food.

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 17h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

the intentional abdication by Congress of nearly all of its constitutional responsibilities is at the core of most of our problems as a nation

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

I spoke with 10 CNNers about David Ellison's essay in The NYT, in which he tried to convince the public he'll be a good steward of CNN. Suffice to say, no one at the network is buying what he's selling. “We all have eyes and ears and see what’s happening at CBS." www.status.news/p/david-elli...

The Ellison Credibility Crisis

The Paramount boss tried to convince the public he can be trusted with CNN. But staffers inside the network torched his Times essay in brutal comments to Status, pointing to his disastrous record at C...

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So many Republican male lawmakers have been accused of physical and sexual violence against women that the report about this guy, who harassed his employees with unsolicited gifts, inappropriate comments, and demands for dinners, seems almost quaint. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules

The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.

nytimes.com

hey gang, a far-right party is using this election to gauge whether locking trans people out of civil society has a public mandate, and they've proven they can twist the coalition's arm to get whatever they want. We are in danger. Can you fucking do something.

sometimes I do just want to walk into the sea (this is a nut milk company. But they have to call it “milked nuts” because of the dairy industry which makes it all way sillier)

every so often I remember that this woman stole $72M in one of the largest heists in history. This is apparently what a master thief looks like. I will never see Oceans 11 the same way. youtu.be/cqjzTt1SHIU?...

Razzlekhan - VACUUM CLEANER (official music video)

YouTube video by Razzlekhan

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Voters in Kansas saw through a blatant political power grab and sent a message — our courts are not for sale.

My tattoo is finished! I am so happy that this will be fully healed by the time I'm in the front row for @dessadarling.bsky.social & the Oregon Symphony Orchestra in November. Shy at Anatomy Tattoo in Portland did an amazing job with this, & I'm definitely going back to her for more work.

Hey! We're offloading a bunch of our old branded fabrics to get them out of the shop. Price is per full length quarter yard - fabric is mostly uncut and will be shipped in as continuous of pieces as possible. This is old Joann fabric.

Branded Printed Cotton Fabrics, Pokemon, Star Wars, Wonder Woman, Avengers, and More! - Etsy

This Fabric item is sold by NerdyKeppie. Ships from Portland, OR. Listed on Aug 4, 2026

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