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Nerdy, blerdy student of society (for better or worse). Lover of comics and cardigans and the occasional cocktail. Watch this corner of sky.
Some of my self published work here: https://medium.com/@gwhiz07
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“I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country. These people have deluded themselves for so long that they really don't think I'm human. And I base this on their conduct, not on what they say..."
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It's easy to miss because this piece doesn's mention the word trans or transgender at all, but anyone who understands how the professional transphobia class messages, this is the klaxon call of transphobia.
November 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's easy to miss because this piece doesn's mention the word trans or transgender at all, but anyone who understands how the professional transphobia class messages, this is the klaxon call of transphobia.
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It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It's much simpler than that. The Boy Scouts aren't maximally cruel to trans kids and so Republicans believe it should be destroyed.
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Sooooo that's why MAGA Minaj has become the spokesperson of Sexual Assaulters
November 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sooooo that's why MAGA Minaj has become the spokesperson of Sexual Assaulters
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"This guy who is famous for being so off-putting he's a pariah in Martha's Vineyard will save our network"
November 25, 2025 at 10:59 AM
"This guy who is famous for being so off-putting he's a pariah in Martha's Vineyard will save our network"
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1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
1. In Tennessee, public libraries have closed for up to a week to facilitate a Trump-inspired book purge.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) has ordered most of the state's public librarians to remove children's books with LGBTQ characters or themes.
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Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How Conservative Judges Turned a Throwaway Line Into a Free Pass For ICE Violence
For these judges, the White House not getting its way is a legal crisis that requires immediate intervention.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Three GOP appeals judges swooped in last week to lift a lower court order which told the Trump admin to stop brutalizing protesters, priests, & press in Chicago
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
I played the connect-the-dots game to see how they justified their decision--it's a hot mess, tbqh!
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
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Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
Twitter's foreign influence problem is nothing new
The platform's just-debuted geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
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When you only want boy-friendly spaces
November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
When you only want boy-friendly spaces
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The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. https://cnn.it/48iywxI
November 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The turkeys, brothers from Thailand, run a crypto fund and made 10-figure investments in Jared Kushner’s enterprise.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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But first they want to go to the White House Christmas party.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
But first they want to go to the White House Christmas party.
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Genuinely wonder how the hell an economy killer administration comes to “dress up to travel” as their winning messaging.
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Genuinely wonder how the hell an economy killer administration comes to “dress up to travel” as their winning messaging.
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Would taking on a mission to exfiltrate an imprisoned foreign leader be following illegal orders I wonder?
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Would taking on a mission to exfiltrate an imprisoned foreign leader be following illegal orders I wonder?
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You have to give Thiel credit, while every other conservative whiner is still digging up "communist" for their go to scare tactic, he's forging a bold new frontier in fear mongering.
NEW: Peter Thiel, JD Vance’s top donor and one of Silicon Valley’s most powerful men, recently called Pope Leo XIV a tool of the Antichrist — and directly told the vice president not to listen to him.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
You have to give Thiel credit, while every other conservative whiner is still digging up "communist" for their go to scare tactic, he's forging a bold new frontier in fear mongering.
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Pete Hegseth sees the front of an ambulance and asks, "What's an ECNALUBMA?"
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Pete Hegseth sees the front of an ambulance and asks, "What's an ECNALUBMA?"
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In 1855 Elizabeth Jennings Graham brought a suit that initiated the desegregation of NYC transit. Raised by politically active parents (her was mother formerly enslaved, her entrepreneur father was awarded a patent in 1821) Ms. Graham was a teacher, organist, & kindergarten founder.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In 1855 Elizabeth Jennings Graham brought a suit that initiated the desegregation of NYC transit. Raised by politically active parents (her was mother formerly enslaved, her entrepreneur father was awarded a patent in 1821) Ms. Graham was a teacher, organist, & kindergarten founder.
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Here are just a few of the things the Boring Company may not have wanted to be asked about at an actual “town hall” — instead opting for a virtual audio-only Spaces event about the nashville tunnel they then immediately deleted.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here are just a few of the things the Boring Company may not have wanted to be asked about at an actual “town hall” — instead opting for a virtual audio-only Spaces event about the nashville tunnel they then immediately deleted.
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"Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo"
The US actually helped these grandmothers with DNA research for decades.
I wonder if anybody will help American grandmothers today.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmo...
The US actually helped these grandmothers with DNA research for decades.
I wonder if anybody will help American grandmothers today.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmo...
Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo - Wikipedia
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo"
The US actually helped these grandmothers with DNA research for decades.
I wonder if anybody will help American grandmothers today.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmo...
The US actually helped these grandmothers with DNA research for decades.
I wonder if anybody will help American grandmothers today.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandmo...
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This used be a common occurrence in South American countries like Argentina where the grandmothers of the Disappeared walked the streets regularly to keep the memories of the victims alive.
I never thought I'd live long enough to see it in the US of A.
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I never thought I'd live long enough to see it in the US of A.
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Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
This used be a common occurrence in South American countries like Argentina where the grandmothers of the Disappeared walked the streets regularly to keep the memories of the victims alive.
I never thought I'd live long enough to see it in the US of A.
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I never thought I'd live long enough to see it in the US of A.
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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It took them how many days to give the right answer?
Leavitt: "Not a single order this president or administration has given to our military has ever been illegal, nor will it ever be. This administration respects and abides by the law."
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It took them how many days to give the right answer?
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Recall that the guy who agreed to buy Twitter to stop "bots and spam" and accused management of faking their user numbers immediately stopped publishing the number of daily non-bot/spam users as soon as he bought it.
November 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Recall that the guy who agreed to buy Twitter to stop "bots and spam" and accused management of faking their user numbers immediately stopped publishing the number of daily non-bot/spam users as soon as he bought it.
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i hate that i think this is a great idea. people are so bogged down with admin, work is exhausting, everyone is lonely and having a hard time making or spending time with friends. friendships deserve our time and effort but good friends can also make drudgery fun
New, from @pamherd.bsky.social & I:
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
@chriscolin3000.bsky.social invented Admin Night, a strategy to turn the drudgery of completing dreaded administrative tasks into a party.
"We’re social beings. We’re meant to update our password apps together!"
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/aint-no-pa...
Ain't No Party Like an Administrative Burden Party
You are cordially invited to Admin Night - bring your paperwork
donmoynihan.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
i hate that i think this is a great idea. people are so bogged down with admin, work is exhausting, everyone is lonely and having a hard time making or spending time with friends. friendships deserve our time and effort but good friends can also make drudgery fun
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NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
November 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NATO Ambassador Matthew Whitaker admits "there's some truth" to the criticism that Putin hasn't made a single concession during negotiations
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More war crimes expected
Leavitt on Trump's boat strikes: "You can expect to see those strikes continue"
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
More war crimes expected