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Yooberz 🍤 @yooberz.postes.club · 8h

I'm seeing posts like "dress in bright colors to stand out at the rally"

"Take a selfie at the rally"

HOLY FUCK DON'T DO THESE THINGS ARE YOU STUPID

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 5h

1. In a groundbreaking lawsuit, fencer Dinah Yukich has become the first to our knowledge to sue an entity for capitulating to Trump's anti-trans executive orders in violation of state nondiscrimination law.

This kind of lawsuit could have huge ripple effects.

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Fencer Becomes First Trans Athlete to Sue USOPC For Capitulation To Trump’s Sports Ban

“The tournament organizers were [aware] that implementing the transgender policy may violate state law where an event is taking place.”

www.erininthemorning.com

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 3h

the amount of time conservatives spend thinking about childrens genitals is legit crazy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h

RFK Jr: "Today the average teenager in this country has 50% of the sperm count, 50% of the testosterone of a 65 year old man. Our girls are hitting puberty 6 years early ... our parents aren't having children."

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Sam P-F @smhwpf.bsky.social · 2h

Wow. Newsom shows who's side he's on

Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 3h

CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.

Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete

The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · Aug 21

I’m going to make this a video at some point but I’m saying this here and being done because it’s honestly just angering and scaring and frustrating me.

The reason I’ve been so critical of people praising the likes of Gavin Newsom and saying things like, “you may not like him but we need him in the fight,” or applauding his redistricting of California as a tit-for-tat move against GOP redistricting, is that fundamentally they are ignoring the core problem here: this is just justifying a further slide into an authoritarian state.
I want to be clear, because people don’t seem to understand me when I say this—I think Gavin Newsom’s response to the GOP redistricting Texas to disenfranchise Democratic voters and give themselves more representatives, by doing the same in California to disenfranchise GOP voters and give Democrats more representatives, is the correct response within the system. Yes, if Democrats want to win, this is what they have to do. They shouldn’t be playing by rules the GOP clearly ignores. Again, this is the only response that makes sense within the rules of the game.
But the problem with everyday Americans’ response—cheering on Newsom and saying we need to get behind him uncritically—shows how much people empathize with power over themselves. At the end of the day, this is the American system further entrenching and normalizing authoritarian power. Even if Democrats were to win using these tactics in 2028—which is preferable to a GOP win, yes—they will not willingly give up this newly normalized power dynamic. More voters will have been disenfranchised. Long term, we’re left with a system even less democratic, with few—if any—levers within it to push back.

Worse still, so many are cheering on the idea of having strongman leaders like Newsom. People literally make Trump-like memes of him carrying an American flag. This “we need our own strongman to fight Trump and kick him in the balls” is the same cult of personality that entrenches the Trumpian mindset within establishment Democrats who think they’re being progressive, while actually backing further disenfranchisement of middle- and lower-class Americans—people already struggling under late-stage capitalism.
And people like Newsom—or other Democratic leaders establishment liberals rally behind, like Pete Buttigieg—are perfectly willing to throw trans people or the homeless under the bus if it plays well to a mythical centrist base. So while people pat themselves on the back for voting for a gay man or supporting a Democrat like Newsom who “punches Trump where it hurts,” they’re ignoring not only their own further disenfranchisement, but also the additional attacks and harm directed toward even more marginalized groups like trans people and the homeless.
I say all of this because one day people will have to reckon with this reality—that the American system will continue to justify making itself more authoritarian under the logic of, “that’s just how we have to fight the fascists.” That’s the only choice it offers us within its limits. But we do have other options. People are just too scared, or too enmeshed in the political system, to recognize them or admit what needs to be done. We need to fundamentally change how we do politics.

I’m not saying you need to pick up a gun and start a revolution against the American state. But I am saying you need to stop focusing solely on electoral politics or trying to pass laws within this system to get what you need. Build up your communities. Find ways to provide food, educational resources, childcare, and other essentials locally. Organize for community defense. Join a union or a collective. These are tangible actions, better uses of your time than canvassing for a political campaign, asking people to vote, or arguing with Republicans online.
The path we’re on—pouring our energy into stanning Newsom or treating electoral politics as the only way to “win”—is deeply dangerous. It limits our imagination and leads us further into authoritarianism. And eventually, we will have to face that fact—whether it’s in 2028, 2032, or 2036. No matter what, we will have to confront that fundamental problem. The reason I’m so adamant about recognizing it now is that the longer we wait, the more people will be hurt.
As a trans person, I’m already on the chopping block—discarded by both sides of the same system of power. I see how people like me face a very real chance of being imprisoned, killed, or worse before society wakes up to this problem. And I’m not the only one. To paraphrase the poem: “They came for the trans people, and I did nothing, for I was not trans.”
What scares me most is that when I try to explain all of this, I am the one vilified. Trans people like me are told—not just by Republicans who openly hate us, but by Democrats—that we need to shut up and get behind “our guy” with “our guy” always being politicians who are more willing to publicly sit down with the likes of Charlie Kirk than to platform or even talk to a trans person. That’s how the system fuels resentment and dehumanization of marginalized people like me—because I’m unwilling to comply. I become the problem, the issue, the person to ostracize, the one accused of helping the fascists.

At the end of the day, I’m not here to say Gavin Newsom is wrong to redistrict in response to Trump and the GOP. That is how Democrats can and should win power, and within the system, it’s what they should be doing. That’s not my criticism. My point isn’t to Newsom—it’s to you. Because while redistricting may be a short-term solution, it doesn’t solve the deeper problem. It delays it. It accelerates it. And you will eventually have to face it.
I would much rather we face it clear-eyed now. Because doing so not only gives me, as a trans person, a greater chance of survival, but it also means that if you recognize the problem now, I’m still here with you—still able to fight alongside you. Because as the poem warns, one day they will come for you. And by then, there may not be anyone left beside you to fight.

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Mr. Hands is making SuccuDeck 😈🃏 @mrhands31.bsky.social · 7h

My artist is trying to rebuild her following under @emilyofcraftoncove.bsky.social ✨

Emily is a hardworking digital artist making backgrounds, book covers, and any other art your project might need. She has been great to work with on SuccuDeck, and she still has commissions open! 🤗

Book Cover, Artworkbyemily💓

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7h

Chris Murphy: "This is a country that's falling apart because Trump is in the middle of an authoritarian takeover. We're not on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We're in the middle of it ... I have no moral obligation to vote for a budget that literally funds the destruction of our democracy"

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 13h

it’s really fun to either point and laugh at them or to give them a disappointed thumbs down

Mx. Tiffany Leigh @tiffanyleigh.bsky.social · 13h

"Women don't like the vehicle."

No further q's, your honor

www.wired.com/story/owning...

Spit On, Sworn At, and Undeterred: What It’s Like to Own a Cybertruck

“We were the targets.” WIRED spoke to seven Tesla Cybertruck owners about their most controversial purchase and why they're proud to drive it.

www.wired.com

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Bill Mudron @mudron.bsky.social · 1d

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Rabbit @lochinvar.bsky.social · 12h

Trans rights are nice weather.

WEATHER IS HAPPENING @weatherishappening.com · 2d

/ THIS STICKER IS NOW AVAILABLE merch.weatherishappening.com
/ SELLING IT BELOW THE ACTUAL COST OF THE STICKER/SHIPPING
/ BUT THERE IS A RULE:
/ THE RULE IS, IF U HAVE XTRA $$$, U *MUST DONATE* 2 1 OF THE TRANS ORGANIZATIONS LINKED 2 IN THE LISTING
/ IF U DONT HAV XTRA $$$ PLS DONT WORRY ABOUT THAT

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 12h

This fucking sucks actually/literal coolest thing ever meme

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Izzy Kamikaze @izzykamikaze.bsky.social · 14h

Marie McGowan, 89, has died 3 years after a brutal assault during which she was put headfirst into a rubbish bin. Her attacker, Alex Bailey, believed she was "a man dressed as a woman."

This is the world the transphobes are creating "to protect women."

RIP Marie. share.google/PFaI5YTh9tBw...

Woman, 80s, dies three years after Dublin attack

A woman in her 80s who was attacked in south Dublin just over three years ago has passed away.

share.google

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WEATHER IS HAPPENING @weatherishappening.com · 2d

/ THIS STICKER IS NOW AVAILABLE merch.weatherishappening.com
/ SELLING IT BELOW THE ACTUAL COST OF THE STICKER/SHIPPING
/ BUT THERE IS A RULE:
/ THE RULE IS, IF U HAVE XTRA $$$, U *MUST DONATE* 2 1 OF THE TRANS ORGANIZATIONS LINKED 2 IN THE LISTING
/ IF U DONT HAV XTRA $$$ PLS DONT WORRY ABOUT THAT

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corey jae white 🏳️‍⚧️ @coreyjwhite.com · May 12

Sometimes you spend 20 minutes badly photoshopping something for your girlfriend and can't not share it.

A t-shirt design showing two anthropomorphic kittens wearing pink shirts, pink train driver hats and blue overalls, kissing each other. Text at the top of the shirt reads: "I Hope Our Names Are Next To Each Other On" and beneath the two catgirls is a train - the engine and 2 carriages, with a word shown one each. Those words are: "The Trans Watchlist"

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John Bolton's Mustache @jonboltonsmustache.bsky.social · 20h

Facts

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like you could only ever be shocked about that republican group chat leak if you were never on the receiving end of their hate. It's only a surprise if you didn't have them up in your replies, telling you the myriad ways they were going to execute you.

You don't get it unless you get it.

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Bluuboi @korakserg.bsky.social · 15h

I'm voting Mine purely because Castle is huge and the others have outdoor environments and I abhor trying to discern what is or isn't a room on the two campground maps

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Радиоволна @nradiowave.bsky.social · 16h

Nika

- anxiety
- insomnia
- sweet tooth

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Mali 💤 @ MCM G-24 💛 @sleepimali.bsky.social · Jun 20

Reposting with alt text since this is going around again!

Two panel comic in black and white. In the first panel, a bunny sits in the grass, surrounded by sparkles and flowers, on a white background. The second panel zooms in on the bunny's face and the background is black, with white text handwritten in all caps on it: "TOUCHING GRASS ISN'T ENOUGH, I NEED MONEY"

Signature: SLEEPIMALI (and the year the comic was made, 2023)

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 16h

People will wanna justify it, but we have to at least acknowledge that if any other game pulled just half the shit they pull with Pokémon, it’d be eviscerated.

Somehow it’s fine for one of the most lucrative franchises in the world to have significantly lower standards.

Genna Bain ☁️🐰 @gennabain.bsky.social · 21h

idc if it is y'alls sacred miltank no voice acting in pokemon in 2025 is wild

u do know u deserve better than to sink 50+hrs into a game that keeps u in near silence (arceus had grunt cues too) only to jumpscare u in the credits with whatever this year's ed sheeran is right?

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Las 🐺🪽 @featherfangart.bsky.social · 1d

| Villain |

To all my fellow people pleasers out there... 😌
#originalart

an illustration of book being pierced through by a sword, from the wound the thorns with red tips are growing, slowly changing into flowers, a red bookmark is there to symbolize blood.

the book reads 'It's alright to say No. You will always be a villain in someone's story...'

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BoringKate @boringkate.com · 1d

Seeing game devs take a "the customer is always right" approach to feedback is so sad because like I get it from a PR perspective, but...

1) The customer is always wrong

2) Your customers are gamers, so they're twice as wrong

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Sheza.🔪 @shezathesergal.bsky.social · 1d

I have this YCH currently still open, 60 Euro, flat colors, single slot :)<3
#sergal #furryart

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Bluuboi @korakserg.bsky.social · 18h

One last thing, I bought this cute bookmark explicitly for this book and I personally feel it enhanced my reading experience for... reasons.

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