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treb

@treblaw.bsky.social

"Short Stack" lol. "Oh you're a little guy too" 😭

January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM

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Goad (Legal Expert)

@goad.bsky.social

Losing my shit at Ashley St Clair doing a reverse Naomi Wolf.

Ashley St Clair: dark woke cause the other option is bootlicking feds + pedophiles + nerds

JunLper: you’ve previously engaged in blatant transphobia, how do you feel about trans people in the wake of noticing how the far right truly is?

Ashley St Clair: I feel immense guilt for my role. And even more guilt that things I have said in the past may have caused my son’s sister more pain. Idrk how to make amends for many of these things but I have been trying incredibly hard privately to learn + advocate for those within the trans community that I’ve hurt.

I also haven’t said much on this bc I have gone back and forth over whether my voice would be helpful on the issue since it will be framed as disingenuous or just turning bc I’m “scorned.” Even this reply will become right wing hysteria but yeah I am sorry. Let me know how I can help

January 11, 2026 at 7:25 PM

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Only Jerry

@onlyjerryblep.bsky.social

Totodile from Kalos be like:

January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM

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Bill Mudron

@mudron.bsky.social

January 10, 2026 at 10:01 PM

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Mike Stabile

@mikestabile.bsky.social

Porn and erotica are important and societally valuable forms of speech, and the defense of them, in the face of state and church attempts at repression, is a necessary political act.

January 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM

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Anatoly

@transferdinand.gay

Lmao apparently people near me are freaking out about a non binary teacher

And I am watching the entire community come together to dunk on the much smaller group of transphobic dipshits and it is DELICIOUS

The local newspaper even snarkily wrote about them and I am CRYING

- A group of fully grown adults
collapsed into emotional rubble this week after encountering a teacher title that did not personally receive their approval. The incident triggered mass Facebook posts, legal threats, and a community-wide reminder that the people screaming "kids are too soft" cannot emotionally survive one new word.
Parents immediately announced they were pulling children from music class, threatening lawsuits, and demanding firings, all because children accepted something calmly, politely, and without a meltdown.
This response enraged adults, who had worked very hard to be upset.
Children processed the situation in under 30 seconds.
Adults have now entered day three of spiral posting.
Several parents described the issue as "dangerous" and "immoral," words they apparently reserve for situations involving tambourines and basic respect.
One adult warned that children might ask questions, confirming the real horror is not gender, but curiosity.
The fragility on display has been remarkable. These are the same adults who mock participation trophies, complain about snowflakes, and brag about "how we were raised." That upbringing, it turns out, produced people who short-circuit when reality fails to match their Facebook comfort zone.

Experts note that not one child reported confusion, distress, or identity crisis. However, dozens of adults reported being personally wounded, spiritually attacked, and victimized by the existence of a teacher who did not cater to their feelings.
At press time, children remained fine. Music class remained fine. The school remained fine. Only the adults were broken, trembling before the terrifying idea that the world does not freeze until they approve it.
Community Note: If you would like to counter the noise, the district needs supportive messages reminding them that calm, inclusive adults still exist and that children do not need to be rescued from basic human respect.
The
encourages these parents to locate
the nearest mirror and ask themselves why a second grader has more emotional stability than they do.

January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM

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Ravin Boodram

@rvbdrm.com

BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!

January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM

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Tarraxahum

@tarraxahum.bsky.social

Back to umas we go

I have an "Oguri is a biter" agenda

#umamusume #ogubel #cinderellagray #oguricap #art #belnolight #fanart

A short of comic with Belno Light and Oguri Cap. First, Belno is looking in a mirror, incredulous, at her shoulder and collarbone entirely covered in bite marks. She's asking: "Oguri, I know I didn't complain, but are you SURE you weren't trying to actually EAT me?!". Oguri in the background is looking sheepish. Later in the comic she says "You do taste very sweet, though", to which Belno, fastening her shirt, answers "Really not beating the allegations here, you know?" and quietly laments that she has to go to work like this. Belno's hair is long in the back, signaling that this is meant to be a post-manga timeskip.

January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM

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🏳️‍⚧️ Tár-Tár Binks

@josie.zone

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

archive.is/ur35j

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her.
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine,
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM

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strawbonk vanillaconk (7.4 Spoils)

@lesbianlizard.bsky.social

oomf pointed this out in a vc but m10 becomes infinitely funnier when you realize that deep blue and red hot are both posers. they have never seen an actual wave in their lives

January 9, 2026 at 2:53 PM

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phoenix 🔥 (check pinned pls!)

@enkindlephoenix.bsky.social

late night conversations.
— #fierygposes • #oc:vesh

Vesh, the poster's OC, a moonkeeper miqo'te from Final Fantasy XIV with pale skin, dark seafarer's attire and dark hair, can be seen conversing with the viewer.

September 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM

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Perry Bacon

@perrybaconjr.bsky.social

"More than five years later, I still find the Democrats’ 2020 heel turn on policing to be one of the most despicable acts of political cowardice I have witnessed in my adult lifetime," writes @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-conseq...

The Consequences of Rejecting "Defund the Police"

Political cowardice is paid for in blood.

www.hamiltonnolan.com

January 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM

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Dave Vetter

@davidrvetter.bsky.social

In Better Things *Are* Possible news: Vietnam is banning unskippable YouTube ads.

Vietnam bans unskippable online video ads longer than 5 seconds from next month

Online advertising platforms operating in Vietnam will be barred from forcing users to watch unskippable video ads longer than five seconds from February 15, pursuant to a new government decree implem...

news.tuoitre.vn

January 9, 2026 at 9:43 AM

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Mike Hixenbaugh

@mikehixenbaugh.com

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM

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Radley Balko

@radleybalko.bsky.social

The evidence is increasingly pointing to the probability that an ICE agent killed a woman after misreading her as a threat because he was distracted by his simultaneous effort to record her so he could upload her image to a facial recognition database.

Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 3d

We've analysed this video of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good yesterday in Minneapolis frame-by-frame to highlight the positioning of the gun and phone in the ICE agent's hands.
Video: @minnesotareformer.com with annotations by Bellingcat

January 9, 2026 at 1:19 PM

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Brian Coulter

@philabcoulter.bsky.social

Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.