Ari Drennen
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Sixteen days ago, our little man was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer. It has been horrible watching his body fail so quickly without his personality ever even hinting at fading, the cruelest reminder that nothing in our lives is either fair or promised.
Sixteen days ago, our little man was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer. It has been horrible watching his body fail so quickly without his personality ever even hinting at fading, the cruelest reminder that nothing in our lives is either fair or promised.
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Sixteen days ago, our little man was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer. It has been horrible watching his body fail so quickly without his personality ever even hinting at fading, the cruelest reminder that nothing in our lives is either fair or promised.
I kinda get it tbh
POV: you’re Twilight (2008) and I’m watching you for the first time
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I kinda get it tbh
POV: you’re Twilight (2008) and I’m watching you for the first time
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
POV: you’re Twilight (2008) and I’m watching you for the first time
Me now that it’s dark from 4pm to 9am in Seattle
November 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Me now that it’s dark from 4pm to 9am in Seattle
Today was better day! Finally got him to take all his pills by hiding them in beef teriyaki and he actually developed an appetite by the end of the night 🙂
We are fighting a losing battle, but his personality is still there and he still wants to go on long walks so it’s not time to let go yet
We are fighting a losing battle, but his personality is still there and he still wants to go on long walks so it’s not time to let go yet
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Today was better day! Finally got him to take all his pills by hiding them in beef teriyaki and he actually developed an appetite by the end of the night 🙂
We are fighting a losing battle, but his personality is still there and he still wants to go on long walks so it’s not time to let go yet
We are fighting a losing battle, but his personality is still there and he still wants to go on long walks so it’s not time to let go yet
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This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
House Dems unite to tell GOP to stop "demonizing" trans people with "dehumanizing" slurs - LGBTQ Nation
Rep. Nancy Mace's "tra**y, tra**y, tra**y!" tirade is just one example.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This is the hardest I have seen any member of Congress work to try and address transphobia in Congress, and her ability to get nearly all Democratic lawmakers to sign onto this letter is something any first would applaud
Trans people aren’t under the bus; we’re driving it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Trans people aren’t under the bus; we’re driving it.
🚨The Senate just passed the bill to release the Epstein files by unanimous consent. It now heads to Trump’s desk for his signature or veto.
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 PM
🚨The Senate just passed the bill to release the Epstein files by unanimous consent. It now heads to Trump’s desk for his signature or veto.
The rush to denounce a young woman for the appearance of having used sex to extract juicy gossip from powerful men sure is interesting
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The rush to denounce a young woman for the appearance of having used sex to extract juicy gossip from powerful men sure is interesting
One small piece of good news for trans people: the Trump administration seems to be backing off its threatening language about invalidating X marker passports following a New York Times story.
November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
One small piece of good news for trans people: the Trump administration seems to be backing off its threatening language about invalidating X marker passports following a New York Times story.
Today’s the first day he won’t eat at all, even pieces of hot dog. I think we’re just about out of time with our little man 😭💔
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today’s the first day he won’t eat at all, even pieces of hot dog. I think we’re just about out of time with our little man 😭💔
Kinda wild that the high water mark of the MAGA movement might turn out to be getting Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air for roughly one business day
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Kinda wild that the high water mark of the MAGA movement might turn out to be getting Jimmy Kimmel taken off the air for roughly one business day
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The Democratic Party is far from perfect, but they are the coalition that has invited us in. To lose what we have won inside the Democratic Party would be catastrophic .
I am a democrat and I will never stop fighting for trans liberation both in this country and in our party.
I am a democrat and I will never stop fighting for trans liberation both in this country and in our party.
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The Democratic Party is far from perfect, but they are the coalition that has invited us in. To lose what we have won inside the Democratic Party would be catastrophic .
I am a democrat and I will never stop fighting for trans liberation both in this country and in our party.
I am a democrat and I will never stop fighting for trans liberation both in this country and in our party.
Actual groomers are running the government and suddenly she doesn’t have anything to say
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Actual groomers are running the government and suddenly she doesn’t have anything to say
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 3 DESPERATELY needs a storyline to carry the show other than “Jesse maybe kissed a guy on a reality show a year ago,” they’re missing all the most compelling cast members and it’s sagging
November 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season 3 DESPERATELY needs a storyline to carry the show other than “Jesse maybe kissed a guy on a reality show a year ago,” they’re missing all the most compelling cast members and it’s sagging
I’ve been really struggling with anticipatory grief all week. Meanwhile today my little guy just seemed happy that both his people are giving him so many tummy rubs and hand feeding him turkey. There’s a lesson there, but it’s so hard knowing whats coming.
Our dog was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer on Monday. There’s not much we can do besides keep him comfortable, so I’ve been letting him go wherever he wants on walks this week.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
November 13, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I’ve been really struggling with anticipatory grief all week. Meanwhile today my little guy just seemed happy that both his people are giving him so many tummy rubs and hand feeding him turkey. There’s a lesson there, but it’s so hard knowing whats coming.
Our dog was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer on Monday. There’s not much we can do besides keep him comfortable, so I’ve been letting him go wherever he wants on walks this week.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Our dog was diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer on Monday. There’s not much we can do besides keep him comfortable, so I’ve been letting him go wherever he wants on walks this week.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
Tonight he led us straight to his vet’s office.
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November 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I was in college when Sarah McBride posted her coming-out essay in HuffPost. I was closeted and could barely imagine living openly. She gave me the courage to try. Standing beside the first trans Member of Congress on the House floor was surreal. It really does get better.
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I was in college when Sarah McBride posted her coming-out essay in HuffPost. I was closeted and could barely imagine living openly. She gave me the courage to try. Standing beside the first trans Member of Congress on the House floor was surreal. It really does get better.
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One of my biggest beefs is when people belittle Representation as unimportant.
Do you have any fucking idea how much less terrible my mental health might have been if there was a ton of positive representation of homosexuality in the media????
Do you have any fucking idea how much less terrible my mental health might have been if there was a ton of positive representation of homosexuality in the media????
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
One of my biggest beefs is when people belittle Representation as unimportant.
Do you have any fucking idea how much less terrible my mental health might have been if there was a ton of positive representation of homosexuality in the media????
Do you have any fucking idea how much less terrible my mental health might have been if there was a ton of positive representation of homosexuality in the media????
This is the first month of Trump II that feels like his first term
November 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is the first month of Trump II that feels like his first term
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
*wokely* “only white dudes should hold public office”
Sarah McBride is an excellent example of how identitarian representation in public space cannot be the only metric of value - if given the choice between McBride and a cis white man with reliably good politics I'd pick the latter because her positionality only helps if she uses understanding to act.
November 12, 2025 at 1:10 AM
*wokely* “only white dudes should hold public office”
Kind of wild that the conventional approach to treating a cold is to take a dissociative hallucinogen that is also an SNRI and you buy it at the grocery store
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Kind of wild that the conventional approach to treating a cold is to take a dissociative hallucinogen that is also an SNRI and you buy it at the grocery store