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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 3h

“This is the true meaning of the Augustinian principle of the ordo amoris (so catastrophically misunderstood not long ago by a certain vicious political opportunist, who masquerades at times as a hillbilly and at times as a believing Catholic)…”

Oh, David Bentley Hart; never change.

Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 5h

Are there no more jobs at the Trump Organization for his unqualified offspring? Or have the elder failsons insisted on shutting him out?

Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 9h

What do they say? What do they say?

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10h

Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon.

Greece's famed Parthenon free of scaffolding for first time in decades

Visitors to Athens can now enjoy an unobstructed view of the Parthenon. The scaffolding on the western façade, set up for conservation work 20 years ago, has been removed.

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 13h

Dr. Demento was my gateway to Tom Lehrer, Stan Freberg, and many other amazing comic artists. Then, years later, I learned that before he was Dr. Demento, Barry Hansen played a key role in recording legendary guitarist John Fahey.

It’s like finding out Steve Martin was an accomplished banjo player.

Dan Pasternack @danpasternack.bsky.social · 17h

October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.

Dr. Demento

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 13h

Johnny Depp, who burst on the screen in “A Nightmare on Elm Street”…

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 14h

Now why would Swamp Thing go and do a thing like that?

Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t really have a great message for National Coming Out Day, except to tell you not only are you not alone, there are more people like you—and more people who will support you, even if you’re not exactly like them—than you might think, and you yourself have a lot to contribute to the community.

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 16h

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Look, Godzilla’s Battling T. Rex

The Devouring Mother @ragnell.bsky.social · 18h

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Let's Grow Baby Tomatoes

Marghost 👻 @mitildide.bsky.social · 18h

What does LGBT stand for? (Wrong answers only)

Large Bag of Gouda, Today

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 16h

As succinct a description of the movement that has coalesced around Donald Trump as you’ll find.

(I say “coalesced around Donald Trump” because while he remains their figurehead, it’s less clear that he has remained their leader.)

Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 18h

They want us to die. Some of them are literal Nazis. Some of them literally want to end the world. Some of them believe the second coming is due any day now. And some of them are creepy fucks who just want to kill without repercussions.

That’s who we’re up against.

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 16h

“The man with the most power [Donald Trump] has expended enormous energy targeting those with the least."

Democrats, until you are ready to speak as frankly and as forthrightly for our trans neighbors as Zohran is in this video, don’t bother speaking at all.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

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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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Ron Hogan @ronhogan.bsky.social · 16h

Well, GOOD.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17h

A library director in Wyoming who was fired two years ago because she refused to remove books with sexual content and LGBTQ themes from a library's children and young adult sections has just been awarded $700,000 in a settlement. t.co/EA5L1kOZfV

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/us/wyoming-library-settlement-book-bans-terri-lesley.html?smtyp=cur&smid=fb-nytimes&fbclid=IwdGRjcANWLXdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhlnY6nKj_j4zuP3VjNSstXWBaV1t8-sPQ5C3b_jS6WN...

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