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Satsui No Suwa @suwafro.bsky.social · Aug 23

[unhinged comment about thigh vents]

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🌈 MAZZ @tornfeathers.bsky.social · 17d

i saw this and i’m not gonna lie i needed to see this.

i hope it helps others not feel guilty that we can’t do more

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 14h

For any Catholic, the sight of a Eucharistic Procession being turned away at the gates of the destination is the embodiment of Jesus being denied entrance. You don't have to be Catholic to get the symbolism in that!

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Ify Nwadiwe @ifycomedy.com · 14h

I think we really should stop using antifa and just fully say anti-fascist and get them saying they are against anti fascism. Using antifa is giving them some distance and I genuinely think some of their base don’t even know that’s what it stands for.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 10h

Yes

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 11h

Are Republicans refusing to swear in Democratic representative-elect Adelita Grijalva to prevent a vote on the Epstein files?

Epstein Files Fight: Rep.-Elect Grijalva Still Waiting to Be Sworn In

Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who won a special election for a House seat in Arizona two weeks ago, has still not been sworn in to Congress. Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is bl...

www.democracynow.org

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 10h

Maybe if "Don't intentionally shatter the party's solidarity against fascism and split the base in a foolish attempt to win over five Republicans" is that one issue

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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @madycast.com · 11h

Mamdani promises to deploy *hundreds* if lawyers to fight for trans rights, create a new office of LGBTQ affairs, and allocate millions of dollars to fund housing and healthcare for trans kids and adults

This is what fighting back looks like--elevating activists to materually support trans people.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Personal Ami @personalami.bsky.social · 22h

Day 11. Bard - Tori

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 11h

There was a Studio Deen (Konosuba, Yakuza Fiance, etc) anime last year that was marketed as gay parenting slice of life but then surprise, it's Omegaverse too.

Well, not a surprise to anyone who looked up where the manga was originally published but still.

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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 15d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 16d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 11h

I had the sense not to apply for clerical work jobs at ICE even when I was resorting to Walmart, even though the ICE listings paid better and would have had less competition.

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 14h

AI has lost the dunce vote. It’s over

Nate Silver
@NateSilver538 • 5h
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I'm just one person, and my programming needs are somewhat unusual (building various kinds of statistical forecasting models). But I'm just not seeing the consistent productivity gains from LLMs that I would have expected if you'd asked me 6 months ago.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 11h

For those who aren't familiar, this is basically the Catholic Priest way of pulling a switchblade and saying "Fuck you, try me."

Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 12h

Dolly is a true gift.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 12h

I wanna see some omegaverse trans girl fempreg art.

Sorry not sorry to anyone who learned what those two words are from me just now.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 13h

Photobucket has been warning me they're going to close my account for eight years now.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 16h

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 14h

It's a huge mistake to let fascists get wins so that we can conserve our resources.

We're the ones with the numerical advantage.

They are the ones who need to carefully steward their resources to deploy in the right place at the right time.

They can't win a battle of attrition.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 15h

And your plan is to let them have certain additional parts of Project 2025 without opposition?

Do you think letting them get a win while conserving their resources to use against you elsewhere is strategically wise?

We vastly outnumber them, bog them down on every inch they want to take.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 19h

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 22h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 19h

Religious leaders here are not mincing words. They have repeatedly used the word "evil."

"Detention and deportation are acts that wound the body of Christ, and deny the dignity of God's people."

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 15h

He needs to be beaten in the primary for any future office he runs for, so your point is still valid.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 15h

The message of the Niemöller poem is that letting fascists attack even one group without opposition is a step towards fascism rather than away from it.

No one gets left behind or you're voluntarily fracturing the base in full view of the enemy. You're telling them who to attack to increment fascism

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 15h

Party solidarity means no one gets left behind.

If some big name Democrats are humoring the idea of leaving trans people behind, then they're the ones breaking the unified front, not the people objecting to how those ones are dividing the base.

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Malachite Tigerbunny @malachitetiger.bsky.social · 15h

Luckily I already see people giving out guides to wheatpasting and stuff so I know the Old Ways are still circulating.

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