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tana @tana.bsky.social · 26d

who are the people people canceling disney+ over Kimmel but not over the genocide disney continues helping fund and support

Matt Belloni @mattbelloni.bsky.social · 26d

LOST writer-producer Damon Lindelof says he won’t work with Disney unless Kimmel js reinstated. I’m hearing other talent weighing similar pledges.

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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social · Aug 28

Sex work is 1000% more honorable and socially beneficial than working as an ICE agent.

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Aug 24

buff and tough like Wilson Fisk

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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · Jul 30

So yesterday I learned about Ava Cordero, a transgender woman who, in 2007, sued Jeffrey Epstein alleging he sexually abused her when she was 16. Her lawsuit was filed in 2007 while Epstein was negotiating a plea deal in Florida for abusing other girls, but her claims were mocked and dismissed

Pages of the NY Post from 2007 featuring Ava Cordero under the headlines "GENDER BENDER SHOCKER" and "S(HE) HAS A HISTORY"

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · Jul 30

Genocide from starvation apparently doesn't count if there was a preexisting condition according to the New York Times.

A tweet from NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) reads:
"We have appended an Editors' Note to a story about Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, a child in Gaza who was diagnosed with severe malnutrition. After publication, The Times learned that he also had pre-existing health problems. Read more below."

Below the tweet is an image with text on a dark blue background. The text states:
“Children in Gaza are malnourished and starving, as New York Times reporters and others have documented. We recently ran a story about Gaza’s most vulnerable civilians, including Mohammed Zakaria al-Mutawaq, who is about 18 months old and suffers from severe malnutrition. We have since learned new information, including from the hospital that treated him and his medical records, and have updated our story to add context about his pre-existing health problems. This additional detail gives readers a greater understanding of his situation. Our reporters and photographers continue to report from Gaza, bravely, sensitively, and at personal risk, so that readers can see firsthand the consequences of the war.”
— A spokesperson for The New York Times.

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onion person @junlper.beer · Jul 19

like this shit is so funny to me i can’t ever get enough of this shit

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jul 16

This is my and my girlfriends favorite song to sing together :)

tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 26

It’s almost like denouncing a genocide isn’t the same as hating Jewish people, and conflating anti-genocide with antisemitism only makes the world more dangerous for Jewish people!
disgraceful evil paper

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 24

the us Supreme Court lifts limits on HUMAN TRAFFICKING to foreign countries to slave labor camps, can’t wait to see New York Times defend this one

Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · Jun 23

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court lifts limits on deporting migrants to countries not their own

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Huxley @huxleymorgan.bsky.social · Jun 22

Black and white image of Iranian author Marjane Satrapi, smoking a cigarette. "The world is not divided between east and west. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jun 22

theonion.com/new-bomb-cap...

New Bomb Capable Of Creating 1,500 New Terrorists In Single Blast

theonion.com

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Jun 20

we often say "the cruelty is the point" regarding the past few years of transphobic policy onslaught, and it is, but it's important to understand that the point of the cruelty is because *they know they have lost*. they're pulling every lever down for a hail mary, but people will keep transitioning.

Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Jun 19

a lot of cis people seem to respond by saying "well just don't look at the news" or "well stop doomscrolling" as if we share the luxury of being able to put our heads in the sand when our friends and loved ones are forced to make impossible choices.

we're going to win though. cat's out of the bag.

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 19

why every time I bring up the national crackdown on trans rights, people around me say “don’t worry! you’ll be fine, you’re in a safe state”

it’s almost as if it’s worth fighting for unjust causes regardless of how it’s personally affecting you, even if this one is hitting closer to home

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 19

it’s crazy and lovely going back to school in my mid-twenties and suddenly being a trans elder/role model to all of the lil eggs n newly out college kids. my heart gets so full every time i love getting older

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · Jun 18

Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Jun 17

The fundamental problem with Sarah McBride's logic in the New York Times today is that the fight over transgender rights is not one where "if only we were a little less confrontational" is the driving factor.

Look at Republicans and how they treat people that even acknowledge a transgender woman.

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 14

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 12

man his gonna lose his shit when I tell him im tana tightpussy someday so I’ll make sure he’s informed by the best

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 12

I’ll tell him you said so

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 12

LMFAO that’s what my sisters said about him after I came out to them and before knowing what he was saying to me after I came out.

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 12

my dad angrily yelling “every guy has wanted to be a girl at some point” to convince me not to transition after coming out

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onion person @junlper.beer · Jun 12

this is so emblematic of the differences of the centrist democrat and the leftist democrat. centrists have nothing to offer and have to rely on fear to gain power while the left actually has a vision for a better world, this is why centrists have to resort to this rhetoric

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Jun 12

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me.

His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.

This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

Two images of Zohran. On the left is the original from the campaign which shows a close cropped beard. On the right is a version used by Cuomo’s SuperPAC with an artificially longer, darker beard.

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tana @tana.bsky.social · Jun 12

when do I get my transgender broken foot tax to pay for a switch 2 while I have a broken foot

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Aubrey Jones @aubreyjones.bsky.social · Jun 2

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.

I'm so angry.

Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales
Husband of Jonathan Joss

My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done.

Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic.

When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw.

While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired.

Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life.

Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future.

He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other.

I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved.

To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family.

My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together.

If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband.

Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built.

Tristan Kern de Gonzales

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Katie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · Jun 1

i first knew i was trans when i realized that i was physically incapable of not oversharing everything constantly forever

may @maysuser.name · Jun 1

there is no part of my life i would not post online for likes

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