Don't Submit (he/him)
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Silence is indistinguishable from acquiescence
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It's not selfish to focus your energy on the issue that affects you most.
One thing at a time is the only practical strategy, and impracticality just feeds the fire.
One thing at a time is the only practical strategy, and impracticality just feeds the fire.
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i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
November 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
i just read something about grief from C.S. Lewis and his book, “A Grief Observed”
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
basically, when someone you love dies, it isn’t just them that you miss, but the parts of yourself that person brought out of you that can never be brought out again.
i feel that with my dad.
I was sitting outside at midnight at a bistro in Paris during the No Kings rallies in the USA, chatting over drinks with an Albanian, a Russian, an American ex-pat, and a native Parisian about the state of global political leadership.
There was a lot of laughing, agreeing, and apologizing.
There was a lot of laughing, agreeing, and apologizing.
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I was sitting outside at midnight at a bistro in Paris during the No Kings rallies in the USA, chatting over drinks with an Albanian, a Russian, an American ex-pat, and a native Parisian about the state of global political leadership.
There was a lot of laughing, agreeing, and apologizing.
There was a lot of laughing, agreeing, and apologizing.
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This year, Pride organizers across Germany have one top concern: the safety of participants as neo-Nazi and far-right groups increasingly try to disrupt and attack LGBTQ+ events.
Read my full story for Context here:
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Read my full story for Context here:
👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...
July 7, 2025 at 8:26 AM
This year, Pride organizers across Germany have one top concern: the safety of participants as neo-Nazi and far-right groups increasingly try to disrupt and attack LGBTQ+ events.
Read my full story for Context here:
👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Read my full story for Context here:
👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Don't Submit
Tyrants cannot succeed where people refuse to submit to them. We will not submit. We will emerge from this stronger than we were before, and more committed to the common good. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-8c5
May 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Don't Submit
I don't get why people keep investing their energy debating whether AI is "good" or "bad."
It's a fact of life now.
The next question is how we're each going to adapt.
We're all going to have to adapt.
All of us.
It's a fact of life now.
The next question is how we're each going to adapt.
We're all going to have to adapt.
All of us.
May 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I don't get why people keep investing their energy debating whether AI is "good" or "bad."
It's a fact of life now.
The next question is how we're each going to adapt.
We're all going to have to adapt.
All of us.
It's a fact of life now.
The next question is how we're each going to adapt.
We're all going to have to adapt.
All of us.
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State bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights are not only skyrocketing across the United States – they’re also widening in scope and seeking to ban and criminalise behaviors like never before.
Read my story:
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Read my story:
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May 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
State bills targeting LGBTQ+ rights are not only skyrocketing across the United States – they’re also widening in scope and seeking to ban and criminalise behaviors like never before.
Read my story:
👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...
Read my story:
👉 www.context.news/socioeconomi...
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Thousands of trans and non-binary people gathered in London alongside families and supporters, waving baby blue, white and pink flags to demonstrate their anger at this week’s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman.
‘One hell of a turnout’: trans activists rally in London against gender ruling
Thousands gather in Parliament Square in a show of unity after supreme court judgment
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thousands of trans and non-binary people gathered in London alongside families and supporters, waving baby blue, white and pink flags to demonstrate their anger at this week’s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman.
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Why is mpox on the rise again in Berlin, and how concerning is this new outbreak that seems to be affecting mostly gay and bi men?
I tried to answer those questions for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social 👇
I tried to answer those questions for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social 👇
Mpox is on the rise in Berlin with gay men seen most at risk | Context by TRF
Berlin has seen a surge in reported mpox cases this year in an outbreak that seems to be affecting mostly gay and bisexual men
www.context.news
April 18, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Why is mpox on the rise again in Berlin, and how concerning is this new outbreak that seems to be affecting mostly gay and bi men?
I tried to answer those questions for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social 👇
I tried to answer those questions for @contextnewsroom.bsky.social 👇
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🏳️⚧️ More than 186 million Europeans live in countries with self-ID laws. In places like Denmark (and Argentina!), trans self-determination has been in place for over ten years.
April 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🏳️⚧️ More than 186 million Europeans live in countries with self-ID laws. In places like Denmark (and Argentina!), trans self-determination has been in place for over ten years.
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Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
U.K. high court says trans women don't meet definition of women under equalities law
Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Justice Patrick Hodge said five judges at the court had ruled unanimously that "the terms 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex."
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Several of the largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations in the U.S. are down hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate sponsorships this year. Organisers say promised funds have been withdrawn or reduced. Some say they’ve been ghosted by longtime corporate partners.
Pride organizers say sponsors are pulling back amid DEI rollbacks, economic fears
Several of the country’s largest LGBTQ Pride celebrations have lost major sponsors, to the tune of $200,000 to $350,000 per event.
www.nbcnews.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Several of the largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations in the U.S. are down hundreds of thousands of dollars in corporate sponsorships this year. Organisers say promised funds have been withdrawn or reduced. Some say they’ve been ghosted by longtime corporate partners.
May I please just believe this one post uncritically for a little bit?
So. I wrote a dissertation on how economic crises can lead to the breakdown of authoritarian regimes.
Here are three key point to keep in mind as you watch the news this week 🧵
Here are three key point to keep in mind as you watch the news this week 🧵
Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes
Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Economic Crises and the Breakdown of Authoritarian Regimes
www.cambridge.org
April 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
May I please just believe this one post uncritically for a little bit?
If someone tells you you have offended them or their group identity, apologize. Sincerely.
You don't need to ask for an explanation. And they are not obligated to educate you.
You don't need to ask for an explanation. And they are not obligated to educate you.
March 31, 2025 at 9:10 AM
If someone tells you you have offended them or their group identity, apologize. Sincerely.
You don't need to ask for an explanation. And they are not obligated to educate you.
You don't need to ask for an explanation. And they are not obligated to educate you.
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Instead of cancelling the White House Correspondents Dinner over the shutting out of the Associated Press, the WHCA is cancelling its comedian so not to offend Trump.
Now more than ever, it’s important to support independent journalism.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
Now more than ever, it’s important to support independent journalism.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
White House correspondents’ dinner to no longer feature comedian
The annual White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner will no longer feature a headline performance from comedian Amber Ruffin as tensions between the White House and the press group hav…
thehill.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Instead of cancelling the White House Correspondents Dinner over the shutting out of the Associated Press, the WHCA is cancelling its comedian so not to offend Trump.
Now more than ever, it’s important to support independent journalism.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
Now more than ever, it’s important to support independent journalism.
thehill.com/blogs/in-the...
Is it just me, or is there a sudden surge of posts in my feed sidelining Bernie Sanders?
It feels...well you know.
(Or do you?)
It feels...well you know.
(Or do you?)
March 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Is it just me, or is there a sudden surge of posts in my feed sidelining Bernie Sanders?
It feels...well you know.
(Or do you?)
It feels...well you know.
(Or do you?)
I resemble that remark
What do you call a pirate who forces you to consider all contingencies?
A BUT PIRATE.
A BUT PIRATE.
March 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I resemble that remark
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Denmark has begun advising trans people to contact the US Embassy in Copenhagen before embarking on a trip to the United States after Trump's measures restricting the rights of trans and non-binary people.
Finland issued a similar warning a week ago.
Finland issued a similar warning a week ago.
Transgender Danes told to consult US embassy before travel – DW – 03/21/2025
Denmark's travel advisory page says transgender Danes should first consult the US embassy before traveling to the US. Finland issued a similar warning for its citizens last week in light of President ...
www.dw.com
March 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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Austrian police arrested 15 people in connection with a wave of hate crime attacks against queer people.
They are accused of creating fake dating platform accounts to lure LGBTQ+ people to locations where they were attacked.
They are accused of creating fake dating platform accounts to lure LGBTQ+ people to locations where they were attacked.
Austrian police arrest 15 over wave of LGBT hate attacks – DW – 03/21/2025
Police in Austria police have said they arrested 15 people in connection with a hate crime campaign directed against LGBT people.
www.dw.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Austrian police arrested 15 people in connection with a wave of hate crime attacks against queer people.
They are accused of creating fake dating platform accounts to lure LGBTQ+ people to locations where they were attacked.
They are accused of creating fake dating platform accounts to lure LGBTQ+ people to locations where they were attacked.
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fucking retire, @schumer.senate.gov, you fuckin useless, dickless, gutless islamophobic old fuck, you stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid old asshole
Ah yes, who could forget the obvious distinction between being an antisemite and "creating the feeling of safe harbor for far-right elements who unabashedly or in coded language express antisemitic sentiments"
March 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
fucking retire, @schumer.senate.gov, you fuckin useless, dickless, gutless islamophobic old fuck, you stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid old asshole
Prize for the best use of the term "stupid dipshits."
"Just being better than Trump is not a good enough reason to vote for Kamala Harris."
Actually, you stupid dipshits, it was a really fucking good enough reason to vote for Kamala Harris.
Actually, you stupid dipshits, it was a really fucking good enough reason to vote for Kamala Harris.
March 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Prize for the best use of the term "stupid dipshits."
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🇭🇺🏳️🌈 Hungary’s ruling coalition has submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify people attending.
Hungary’s government submits bill to ban Budapest Pride event
Ruling coalition continues its crackdown on LGBTQ+ people under its ‘child protection’ legislation
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM
🇭🇺🏳️🌈 Hungary’s ruling coalition has submitted a bill to parliament that would ban the popular Budapest Pride event and allow authorities to use facial recognition software to identify people attending.
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Since Jan. 24, the discontinuation of USAID funding may have led to an estimated 3,600 additional tuberculosis deaths and 6,400 additional infections, according to a project modeling the impact of the cuts.
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for the U.S., where TB cases have also been rising.
www.nbcnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Since Jan. 24, the discontinuation of USAID funding may have led to an estimated 3,600 additional tuberculosis deaths and 6,400 additional infections, according to a project modeling the impact of the cuts.
If this slice of carrot cake can be happy I guess things aren't all bad.
March 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
If this slice of carrot cake can be happy I guess things aren't all bad.
Taking care of the issues that have the greatest impact on you doesn't mean you're neglecting other people in need.
We're all in need these days.
We're all in need these days.
March 16, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Taking care of the issues that have the greatest impact on you doesn't mean you're neglecting other people in need.
We're all in need these days.
We're all in need these days.
Inspiring and beautifully presented list by @garrettbucks.bsky.social of real things you can do right now, all by yourself, to start making a difference.
Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important
Why? Because others will see you do them, and it will make it easier for them to take their own (slightly less lonely but equally beautiful) action by your side
open.substack.com
March 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Inspiring and beautifully presented list by @garrettbucks.bsky.social of real things you can do right now, all by yourself, to start making a difference.