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Harper Jay @dreamcastaway.bsky.social · 4h

It has been upsetting watching the establishment hurl itself at Mamdani but I think the other way to read that is that there really is a *better* politics possible and he shows that it is REAL.

We could have this.

They wouldn't fight it so hard if it wasn't achievable.

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Lithuanian Skeletor @tarheeldead.bsky.social · 6h

Crazy how much better of an approach this is than "welp there are real concerns about youth sports but uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" horseshit offered up by the Gallego, Buttigieg and Newsome types.

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 6h

I wrote a little about some of the little details you might have missed in this video and why it hit me so hard as a trans person this morning:

www.burnsnotice.com/you-have-to-...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8h

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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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 1d

Just flown in from Riyadh, and boy are my excuses tired

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Free Parking 🚘 @free-parking.bsky.social · 2d

"I do not believe that we should turn our backs on the trans community in any way, shape, or form. I’ve been very proud to sponsor legislation that has increased trans healthcare and access to trans healthcare for our trans siblings here in the city."

Chi Ossé Is Tired of the Same Old Nonsense

From Kirsten Gillibrand (“she should resign”) to Eric Adams (“a power-hungry, egotistical man”) to the Democratic establishment, NYC’s Gen Z political star doesn’t hold back.

www.thenation.com

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Kate Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ @katevaliant.bsky.social · 1d

In addition to every other disgusting thing about him, I keep coming back to the fact that Elon Musk thinks very little of women generally, but *especially* the ones who have had his kids.

What an absolutely vile little worm.

onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

new episode of ill conceived, we talk about the white nationalist natalism agenda of elon musk
apple podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
youtube: youtu.be/QkFMkNPfA-s

Elon Musk

YouTube video by Ill Conceived

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alyson “october” greaves @badambulist.bsky.social · 14d

You have likely grown up in a culture so saturated with transmisogyny that if you do not make the effort to see it and understand it, you will fail to.

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♥︎ ADDY ♥︎ @gurobits.bsky.social · 2d

#twilightprincess #tloz #midlink

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Isi Baehr-Breen @isibb.bsky.social · 1d

Thinking about that time I got quoted in the National Review about Bari Weiss

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Kate Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ @katevaliant.bsky.social · 1d

I watched ISTTVG a year ago, and it shattered my egg into a thousand pieces. I've pretty much been devouring any analysis of the film that I could find ever since. This is the best one.

I especially love how Emily refutes the more cynical readings of its ending. I found it painfully uplifting.

AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 10d

NEW VIDEO! I Saw the TV Glow: CRT Memories and Fuzzy Genders! Featuring music by @mollynoise.bsky.social, and featuring Molly, @leftatlondon.com, @alicebedard.bsky.social, @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social, @melodynosurname.bsky.social, @katelynburns.com, and @boundo.bsky.social. Enjoy!

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I Saw the TV Glow: CRT Memories and Fuzzy Genders | AdequateEmily

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koyorin @koyorin.bsky.social · Aug 4

hunter's moon // #Bloodborne

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Kate Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ @katevaliant.bsky.social · 1d

A real man would take responsibility for his actions.

The damage Joe Rogan has done to this country can be measured in human lives.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

It really can't be said enough: the goal of the "anti-woke" movement was always to destroy social norms against bigotry. And it worked. And there's a whole lot of purportedly "left" thinkers & commentators who helped it -- indeed, it couldn't have been done without them.

They should feel bad.

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meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 3d

[theoden voice] where is the wife and the girlfriend
and the twink that was blowing
where is the poly tgirl
and the lube that was flowing
they have passed like rain on the mountain
like a wind in the meadow
the boners went down in the west
behind the hills into shadow

meliss-AAAH! @mel.bzky.team · 3d

ongoing feud between two recurring lord of the rings themed swinger events in the same town

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Emmy Cumslutress @emma.meangirls.online · 2d

this is some vile fucking shit

yes im glad my dysphoria is treated but the solution was never "erase our transness" it was "let me be the fucking woman i am"

the problem is not being trans; i fucking love being a trans woman and am proud of it.

the problem is solely how society treats us.

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 3d

not to dwell on the latest incoherent screed, but i look forward to the day in which trans women do not fawn over the transphobic ramblings of an outspoken eugenicist doctor as a speaker of truth and wisdom.

personally i think we deserve better than that. i think we should have higher self esteem.

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 3d

My Ghost Pokemon designs so far! More on the way...

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Bayleaf 🍃 @iceghost.bsky.social · 3d

Little Nico ink for warmup

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 3d

happy International Lesbian Day girls 🧡💖💜

Sketch drawing of two women in each others arms, the one on the left holding the other’s head in a somewhat comforting or protective way

cover for the Adventure Time comic, "Bubbline College Special", showing Marceline and Bubblegum having a cute hangout at the college library, Marceline is floating holding a bag filled with books, Bubblegum next to her arm full of books

Ink drawings on a sketchbook page, studies : two women kissing ; two women on a bench, one is resting her head on the other's lap ; drawing of orchids

Sketch drawing, study of a pic, of two women sitting on the ground, kissing One is wearing a dress, the other tiny jean shorts and a loose open shirt

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realfinney.bsky.social @realfinney.bsky.social · 3d

Democrats reaching out to the trans community with their strategy:

5 men in suits address the POV "We've discussed this and made a democratic decision. But we're going to need you to die."

Source: Squidgame Season 3

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 5d

what if I told you that taking accountability for your actions was traditionally considered a load-bearing feature of masculinity?

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 3d

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Jessica Shortall 🧂🥴 @jessicashortall.bsky.social · 4d

“My Administration will not tolerate anti-Christian weaponization of government or unlawful conduct targeting Christians.” - 2/6/25

9/20/25 Photo by Ashlee Rezin, Chicago Sun-Times

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Kate Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ @katevaliant.bsky.social · 4d

"We knew what we were doing, but now it's bad for our image to have our complicity described in an accurate way. The money was just too good!"

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 5d

“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 4d

ICE is made up of men who have failed the human test and have nothing of value to offer this nation.

Adults with decency and options and possibilities don’t do this shit.

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Kate Valiant 🏳️‍⚧️ @katevaliant.bsky.social · 4d

Elon is like mid-2000's Square Enix: announcing shit he has no intention of delivering on.

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