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Samantha Brennan@samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 2d agoA new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women. www.helenwebberley.com/news/transge...
what's funny is all dems have to do is say things like "I believe all healthcare is between a patient and their doctor and we should not be legislating it" and they could win in a landslide but instead they have to hammer their own dicks talking about trans people
i was today years old when i got to explain to my parents what mothman is
this is not even the first job where I've had coworkers ask "how did you learn to type so fast?" okay guys well there's this thing called a "forum," and sometimes people in it are *wrong*, so
The 5-year cancer survival rate is up to 70% SIDS deaths have decreased by over 50% 89% decline in tornado deaths All thanks to federal investment in science and OUR tax dollars at work!
Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · 4d agoSocial media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?
important update: new bunny goalie nihilism merch dropped (benefiting a canadian charity that helps low-income people and their pets) youthriftyanimal.ca/collections/...
lexie@wakeupnew.bsky.social · 3mo agoi knew that the calgary flames backup goalie and his fiancée have a bunny named tito. i did not know (1) the goalie’s mid-game internal mantra is “nothing matters, nobody cares, we’re all gonna die” and (2) they made merch (to raise money for an animal charity)
Just as a private equity firm buys out a corporation and strips it for parts, a consultant class is raiding the Democratic Party and getting “generationally wealthy” along the way New from me and @adambonica.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2163...
How the Consulting Class Is Eating the Democratic Party
Fundraising costs gobble up most of the funds raised. Billions are spent on TV ads that have virtually no impact. Candidates may win or lose—but the consulting class always wins.
newrepublic.com
I don't want my car to be my friend or spouse. I want it to take me from A to B and then back to A because I forgot my wallet
the thing about getting involved in local politics is you have to sit thru everything on the agenda and i know so many things about zoning requirements for driveway curb cuts now
There is something so soul crushing about creating art that pushes the needle in the games industry, only to be thanked by using the capital gained from said art to push the ones who created it out of a job.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 6d agoElectronic Arts closing BioWare, laying off hundreds: aftermath.site/electronic-art...
#FigureSkating FS4A have created an open letter to USFS on trans inclusion in the sport - you can read and sign here even if you're not a USFS member www.figureskatingforall.org/open-letter
Figure Skating for All - Open Letter
Open Letter to US Figure Skating
figureskatingforall.org
that's real weird because there were Maine Indivisible groups in your office every single day during the Kavanaugh confirmation repeatedly telling you he was going to do exactly that
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Susan Collins on Kavanaugh: "I'm very disappointed in his his vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. There was no way for me to anticipate that."
The people telling you transphobia is a winning position are lying to you in order to lead you into Hell.
Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · last wk.NARRATIVE BUSTER: After months of anti-trans ads by Republicans, the latest ABC/Washington Post/Ipsos poll shows... Democrats have a +9 advantage on "transgender issues." abcnews.com/Politics/dem...
“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest
What a strange and wonderful life it must be, to be good at parrying in video games.
This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.
Thinking about when Victor Robles was telling the Praying Mantis on his cap how many outs there were 😭
MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · 2w agoJackson Chourio made a new friend 😭
NEW, w/Jeff Green: The biggest conference for women in tech, Grace Hopper, was canceled just 2 weeks before its start date, due to lack of $$$. Behind its demise is more gloom, like nonprofit for female engineers that was asked to add a pic of a man to its website www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Grace Hopper Confab’s Sudden Cancellation Raises Alarm for Women in Tech
The cancellation of this year’s Grace Hopper Celebration, one of the largest gatherings of women in technology, is the latest example of how the retreat from diversity initiatives is reshaping opportu...
bloomberg.com
don’t have doctors in one state while you live in another, learn from my mistakes, save yourself
SUSAN COLLINS: My heart goes out to the family of the man who was shot in Biddeford. My Duran Guerrero TROY JACKSON: Well the man's name was Johan Sebastián Guerrero. That was his name.
I am entirely serious when I say that this should be seen as a moderate position. It specifically and surgically dismantles institutions that did not exist pre-9/11 and assigns their functions much as they were assigned pre-9/11.
Truthout@truthout.org · 2w agoRep. Delia C. Ramirez has introduced a bill that would abolish not just ICE, but the DHS altogether, repealing the 2002 law establishing the agency and replacing it with one focused on protecting civil and human rights.
New: I pulled the Character ai bankruptcy documents. They show: - They were spending $14 million/month on compute alone at a time their revenue was around ~$1 million/month - Currently losing $9 million a month - They admitted they enshittified & that it didnt work www.404media.co/character-ai...
Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work
Character.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.
404media.co
what if i went to the costumes-encouraged halloween drag show as sister daniel
Age urself with a childhood crush
Rachel Weisz: I Am A Librarian (The Mummy)
Alt: Animated gif of Rachel Weisz as Evie in the 1999 cinematic classic The Mummy. She is disheveled and drunkenly smiling and beautiful. The text says “I… am a librarian.”
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I have now been deprioritized@countessmary.bsky.social · 2w agoAge yourself with a childhood crush.
I've been saying this for a minute. If your candidate might be harmed by trans people not voting for them, then why aren't you calling your candidate?
Julia Serano@juliaserano.bsky.social · last mo....Assumption #4 has been driving me batshit, yet no one seems to realize it: if you're worried trans ppl might potentially harm your Dem candidate's chances, then YOUR CANDIDATE MADE A BAD DECISION! so why not join us in trying to get them to reverse position? juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...
The same thing happened in Massachusetts. The millionaire's tax isn't scaring people away, in fact, we bring in more than expected from that tax every single year.
Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 3w agoNew working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
