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So far, the only outlet that has an accurate Brigitte Bardot obit headline is @aljazeera.com:
December 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
So far, the only outlet that has an accurate Brigitte Bardot obit headline is @aljazeera.com:
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Finally, The Kotaku Review for Hundred Line. I spent much of it reflecting on how its incredible ambition makes it nearly impossible to recommend without caveats. But it's one of the most important games of 2025, and a testament to the power of making something for yourself without compromise.
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy: The Kotaku Review - Kotaku
One of 2025’s most important games is one you probably haven’t heard about
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December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Finally, The Kotaku Review for Hundred Line. I spent much of it reflecting on how its incredible ambition makes it nearly impossible to recommend without caveats. But it's one of the most important games of 2025, and a testament to the power of making something for yourself without compromise.
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For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
That Viral Essay Scandal is (SURPRISE!) Actually About Trans People
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic.
(Note for free subscriber...
www.burnsnotice.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:18 PM
For my newsletter, I wrote about that college essay scandal that's gone viral and what everyone is seeming to miss:
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
It's about ATTACKING TRANS PEOPLE!!!
www.burnsnotice.com/that-viral-e...
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I wrote about a potential IOC ban over transgender, intersex and DSD athletes and how that ties in with the tragic death of Lia Smith here in the U.S.
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
What happens when the dog catches the car does it just stop and wag its tail and everyone pats it on the head saying good job?
Ahead of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea the IOC held a series of roundtables with journalists on a number of topics. This was a standard thing that their media relations team wou...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I wrote about a potential IOC ban over transgender, intersex and DSD athletes and how that ties in with the tragic death of Lia Smith here in the U.S.
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
Mostly, I ask is anyone going to care about those who have been hurt the entire time by this movement?
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
November 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.
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23 Oct 2025 - Katelyn Burn's on how cis women are turning to same testosterone to improve their sex drive that trans men have to jump through hoops for. And they get the same estrogen for HRT being taken away from trans kids. Why is affirming care only good for cis ppl? @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Gender Affirming Care for me, Not for Thee
The New York Times this week ran a magazine feature about a group of cis women who take testosterone for to get a more active libido. It got me thinking about the double standards we have for trans pe...
www.burnsnotice.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 AM
23 Oct 2025 - Katelyn Burn's on how cis women are turning to same testosterone to improve their sex drive that trans men have to jump through hoops for. And they get the same estrogen for HRT being taken away from trans kids. Why is affirming care only good for cis ppl? @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
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"One of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives"! Here's why you can't afford to miss this one on PlayStation or Xbox.
October 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"One of gaming's best-written, and best-paced narratives"! Here's why you can't afford to miss this one on PlayStation or Xbox.
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"Everything they do is extremely violent."
Greta Thunberg on Israel:
Greta Thunberg on Israel:
October 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Everything they do is extremely violent."
Greta Thunberg on Israel:
Greta Thunberg on Israel:
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Drugs treating cancer, epilepsy, & HIV were developed thanks to millions in federal funding for universities.
What lifesaving drugs are future patients missing out on due to Trump’s attacks?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2025/trump-university-research-medicine
What lifesaving drugs are future patients missing out on due to Trump’s attacks?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2025/trump-university-research-medicine
www.washingtonpost.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Drugs treating cancer, epilepsy, & HIV were developed thanks to millions in federal funding for universities.
What lifesaving drugs are future patients missing out on due to Trump’s attacks?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2025/trump-university-research-medicine
What lifesaving drugs are future patients missing out on due to Trump’s attacks?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/interactive/2025/trump-university-research-medicine
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Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Today, Oct.2nd, is the anniversary of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder by Saudi agents.
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“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh
"Rodrick Johnson, 67, is one of many residents who were detained by federal agents during the South Shore raid. A U.S. citizen, he said agents broke through his door and dragged him out in zip ties."
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:16 AM
“The Govt sometimes makes brief, investigative stops to the check the immigration status of those who gather in locations where ppl are hired for day jobs; who work or appear to work in jobs such as landscaping, construction, agriculture, or car washes…” -Justice Kavanaugh
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What Would Trans Compromise Even Look Like? (The Right Won't Accept It)
Conservatives and complicit centrists have obliterated every trans compromise position, so I don't know what we're supposed to do now.
How would you react if I said that puberty blockers were once th...
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September 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Jeff Bezos has cozied up to Trump and silenced criticism of him at the Washington Post.
Now Amazon will pay Trump's FTC a slap-on-the-wrist fine of $2.5B — just 1/10 of 1% of its total market cap — to settle a major lawsuit.
More pay-to-play schemes in Trump's swamp.
Now Amazon will pay Trump's FTC a slap-on-the-wrist fine of $2.5B — just 1/10 of 1% of its total market cap — to settle a major lawsuit.
More pay-to-play schemes in Trump's swamp.
September 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jeff Bezos has cozied up to Trump and silenced criticism of him at the Washington Post.
Now Amazon will pay Trump's FTC a slap-on-the-wrist fine of $2.5B — just 1/10 of 1% of its total market cap — to settle a major lawsuit.
More pay-to-play schemes in Trump's swamp.
Now Amazon will pay Trump's FTC a slap-on-the-wrist fine of $2.5B — just 1/10 of 1% of its total market cap — to settle a major lawsuit.
More pay-to-play schemes in Trump's swamp.
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They are so afraid of this they won’t seat a newly elected Congresswoman from AZ to keep it from happening.
September 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
They are so afraid of this they won’t seat a newly elected Congresswoman from AZ to keep it from happening.
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Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
September 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Trump just ordered the military into Portland, and he’s giving them the green light to use lethal force on American citizens.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
Authoritarianism is an abstract concept but Trump is making its impacts real and tangible. Let’s be real about it: This is the beginning of dictatorship in America.
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This is fucking horrifying.
A man was just chased and arrested outside of the Broadview ICE facility in Chicago. When legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild asked why, an agent threatened to arrest them too.
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is fucking horrifying.
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Study of trans athletes concludes blanket sports bans are a mistake.
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
Trans athlete study concludes blanket bans in sports are a mistake
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power and aerobic capacity of trans athletes tells Outsports that sports federations should consider its findings carefully.
www.outsports.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Study of trans athletes concludes blanket sports bans are a mistake.
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
The lead researcher of a landmark IOC-funded study looking at strength, power & aerobic capacity of trans athletes says “sports federations should consider its findings carefully.”
www.outsports.com/2024/4/12/24...
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Been trying to explain why economy increasingly feels like it's running wholly on rich people passing each other same bag of money - innovation is stalled, unemployment is rising, but stock tickers are still somehow going up. This example captures the current state of our economy perfectly.
September 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Been trying to explain why economy increasingly feels like it's running wholly on rich people passing each other same bag of money - innovation is stalled, unemployment is rising, but stock tickers are still somehow going up. This example captures the current state of our economy perfectly.
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the thing about incarcerated trans people is that virtually no one will stand up for them & that’s fucking horrific because i literally cannot think of a worse place to be a trans person in america than prison.
if you’re cis you should read this.
trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.
if you’re cis you should read this.
trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.
A new complaint from ACLU and other human rights groups details how the warden at a Lousiana ICE facility created an unofficial “work program” of manual labor and sexual humiliation for trans men at the facility. This is very hard to read.
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September 27, 2025 at 4:43 PM
the thing about incarcerated trans people is that virtually no one will stand up for them & that’s fucking horrific because i literally cannot think of a worse place to be a trans person in america than prison.
if you’re cis you should read this.
trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.
if you’re cis you should read this.
trans people, keep on scrolling; you already know.
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.
The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
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The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.
“I’m emotionally shellshocked right now,” said one professor in the Texas Tech system. “What does it say about academic freedom? It says we don’t have it.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...
Texas Tech Moves to Limit Academic Discussion to 2 Genders
www.nytimes.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The rebranding of reactionary gender and biological essentialism as “heterodox and challenging ideas to which liberal students must be exposed” is one of the greatest achievements of our stupid era. Congratulations to the reactionary centrists who helped make it happen - you dupes, you utter dolts.