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Another thing about this interminable discussion about using the R slur is that I stopped in 7th grade when my grandma heard me say it and told me it was hurtful. It isn’t a victim of “wokeness,” it is basic human decency that was easily communicated and understood between a 60 YO and a 13 YO.
“It turns out that banishing the slur from public discourse was, in fact, important. Because now it’s back and it turns out that it does matter when subtext becomes actual text, when terrible people enable open hatred and bigotry, encouraging others to emulate them, degrading us all.”
Perry: The return of the r-word
"These days, the r-word slur has become a staple of the American right wing, uttered with few professional or social consequences," David M. Perry writes.
www.startribune.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Another thing about this interminable discussion about using the R slur is that I stopped in 7th grade when my grandma heard me say it and told me it was hurtful. It isn’t a victim of “wokeness,” it is basic human decency that was easily communicated and understood between a 60 YO and a 13 YO.
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I do think more people should appreciate that Sarah has to be selective about when she draws attention to her identity given the obsessive focus on it by some of her colleagues--she is in a uniquely impossible position. But it also makes it more impactful when she does.
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I do think more people should appreciate that Sarah has to be selective about when she draws attention to her identity given the obsessive focus on it by some of her colleagues--she is in a uniquely impossible position. But it also makes it more impactful when she does.
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This would not have passed if those chickenshit Dems Davis, Cellar, and Gonzalez had not voted for it. They voted to put the parents of trans youth in prison for ten years.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
Just now, a national trans healthcare felony ban for youth has passed the US House, with 10 year prison terms.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
3 Dems crossed party lines to vote to jail providers.
4 GOP crossed party lines to vote against.
It is not expected to pass the Senate, where Dems hold filibuster power.
Story to come.
December 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This would not have passed if those chickenshit Dems Davis, Cellar, and Gonzalez had not voted for it. They voted to put the parents of trans youth in prison for ten years.
Primary them all.
Primary them all.
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I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
December 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I will NEVER vote for a politician who votes for anti-trans legislation. Never. I don't care who it is, it's a dead issue. Move on. If my vote is so important to the future of democracy they should have thought of that before they voted to exterminate my child.
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We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
Here are the 28 Dem Senators who voted to advance the first federal ban on trans athletes & a federal definition of sex that would make trans & intersex people non-existent: Angela Alsobrooks (MD), Tammy Baldwin (WI), Richard Blumenthal (CT), Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE), Chris Coons (DE), ->
By a vote of 76-23, S 1071 passes the motion to proceed to the motion to concur. Won't know who voted for this until the roll call is uploaded, but safe to say it passed with the support of at least 24 members of the Democratic caucus. (Rand Paul probably voted nay and Steve Daines has been absent).
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
We are parents of a trans kid and our family takes this very, very personally. If you intentionally make life harder for our beloved daughter, it’s EXTREMELY hard to think of you as an ally, to say the least. @amyklobuchar.com - you still send us requests for money, while hurting our kid. Disgusted.
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This is what it looks like when people actually give a damn. It is absolutely possible to say no to the Potter Money, and judging all those audiobook and TV celebrities who don't is extremely justified.
I got offered a LOT of money to host an official HP podcast and turned it down immediately. I’m assuming since I am not a podcaster that they have an extremely long list of people who have also said no to this. Dunno what‘s going on with the actors but the comics are holding the line lol
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This is what it looks like when people actually give a damn. It is absolutely possible to say no to the Potter Money, and judging all those audiobook and TV celebrities who don't is extremely justified.
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Brooms was one hell of a good time — queer romance, found family, and illegal witches’ racing tournaments in the 1930s magical South!
If you need to get presents for teenagers this holiday season can I recommend these graphic novels that I am buying for my teen: BROOMS, HELLO SUNSHINE, and S.I.R.
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Brooms was one hell of a good time — queer romance, found family, and illegal witches’ racing tournaments in the 1930s magical South!
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House and pay for it by seizing assets from Trump, his family, and all of his companies and organizations. We publicize the name of every contractor involved with this project and permanently ban them as corporate entities and individuals from public contracts.”
Trump fighting with his architect about wanting to build a ballroom bigger than the actual White House feels very on brand
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November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“In 2029 we will rebuild the White House and pay for it by seizing assets from Trump, his family, and all of his companies and organizations. We publicize the name of every contractor involved with this project and permanently ban them as corporate entities and individuals from public contracts.”
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Thank you for anything you do in support of families impacted by incarceration, including the annual Holiday Solidarity Drive. If you are boycotting Target & Amazon, we have a few options, including a Kohl's registry: www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
Find more options here: forms.gle/57aMxGGNPg6c...
Find more options here: forms.gle/57aMxGGNPg6c...
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Thank you for anything you do in support of families impacted by incarceration, including the annual Holiday Solidarity Drive. If you are boycotting Target & Amazon, we have a few options, including a Kohl's registry: www.kohls.com/babyregistry...
Find more options here: forms.gle/57aMxGGNPg6c...
Find more options here: forms.gle/57aMxGGNPg6c...
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
No contract, no coffee.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
We don’t believe in sitting on the sidelines. Join our Transition co-chair @linamkhan.bsky.social , First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan & @sbworkersunited.org at the picket lines.
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Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
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They’re really good at this
This Charming Man - EZ Band (The Smiths Norteño Cover)
YouTube video by EZ BAND
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 AM
They’re really good at this
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"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
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One time I got in a bad situation in Atlanta and ended up at Grady. They took great care of me, but the ensuing bills were burdensome, to say the least. And then one day, by some stroke of fortune, my debt was forgiven. I can't tell you how liberating this work is. Please support it if you can.
It's bleak out there. But we're gonna do some good this week.
How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help.
Give what you can. Tell everyone you know.
unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
How I'd Fix Atlanta has partnered with Undue Medical Debt to help a bunch of ATLiens this week, and we need your help.
Give what you can. Tell everyone you know.
unduemedicaldebt.org/campaign/whe...
When Good Georgians Get Together, Great Things Happen
How I’d Fix Atlanta started as a free newsletter sent on a Thursday of most months in 2022. We’ve published 37 essays (and counting) since, put out a couple print zines, done some readings around the ...
unduemedicaldebt.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
One time I got in a bad situation in Atlanta and ended up at Grady. They took great care of me, but the ensuing bills were burdensome, to say the least. And then one day, by some stroke of fortune, my debt was forgiven. I can't tell you how liberating this work is. Please support it if you can.
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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The narrative is that shooting at Trump and Kirk is political violence while January 6 and Gaza don't exist and ICE abuses are the normal course of business
I'll merely note that today, like all days, is a great day to stop posting on Twitter, a platform whose owner force feeds this slop into people's brains with an algorithm designed to boost his views and trample yours.
September 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The narrative is that shooting at Trump and Kirk is political violence while January 6 and Gaza don't exist and ICE abuses are the normal course of business
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This explains it better than I can
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This explains it better than I can
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Just like anti-vaxers, people who dislike immigrants are a weird terrible fringe group and we should treat them like the weird terrible fringe group they are.
Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
September 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just like anti-vaxers, people who dislike immigrants are a weird terrible fringe group and we should treat them like the weird terrible fringe group they are.
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The government is us and it is ours. We own it and the services are the profit it generates for us; if we demolish the services somebody else is getting the dough and that sure as hell ain't us, and they sure as hell don't have our best interests at heart.
September 8, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The government is us and it is ours. We own it and the services are the profit it generates for us; if we demolish the services somebody else is getting the dough and that sure as hell ain't us, and they sure as hell don't have our best interests at heart.
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South Carolina has literally gone to the Supreme Court, seeking emergency intervention from the justices, to keep one (1) boy out of the boys’ restroom in his school because he is transgender. www.lawdork.com/p/two-cases-...
Two cases, involving 20 people, show how dangerous the attack on trans people has gotten
DOJ wants to send 19 trans women to men's prisons. South Carolina wants to keep one trans boy out of the boys' restroom. And, for paid subscribers: Closing my tabs.
www.lawdork.com
September 8, 2025 at 3:25 AM
South Carolina has literally gone to the Supreme Court, seeking emergency intervention from the justices, to keep one (1) boy out of the boys’ restroom in his school because he is transgender. www.lawdork.com/p/two-cases-...
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If it’s run for profit, then it’s profiting off of … us.
When I hear that the post office lost money, I think this: Good. We already paid for it. Why on earth should it make even more money from us? Who would keep the money? Would we see it?
When I hear that the post office lost money, I think this: Good. We already paid for it. Why on earth should it make even more money from us? Who would keep the money? Would we see it?
I don't want to start a thing so I'll just say that there will never be a good argument for privatizing USPS. That would be like privatizing libraries. The aim of services isn't to be run for profit, they are for serving the greater good, which USPS has been extremely successful at.
September 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
If it’s run for profit, then it’s profiting off of … us.
When I hear that the post office lost money, I think this: Good. We already paid for it. Why on earth should it make even more money from us? Who would keep the money? Would we see it?
When I hear that the post office lost money, I think this: Good. We already paid for it. Why on earth should it make even more money from us? Who would keep the money? Would we see it?
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Something folks are missing here: this raid wasn’t about “illegals taking American jobs.” It was about ICE storming the Hyundai–LG battery plant in Georgia, part of a $7.6B Metaplant project that isn’t even operational yet.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Something folks are missing here: this raid wasn’t about “illegals taking American jobs.” It was about ICE storming the Hyundai–LG battery plant in Georgia, part of a $7.6B Metaplant project that isn’t even operational yet.
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