A reminder that literally like four years ago people yelling at Pride merchandise got various stores to hide it a few years ago Of course, if anyone start doing that here, the media would talk about how we're all evil. Whereas yelling about Pride shit reflects on no one

Left lane must turn left. Right lane must turn right. Middle lane must turn directly upward into sky. All other lanes must immediately cease to exist.

That's my secret, Captain. I'm always dehydrated.

This is why Republicans Republicans often fundamentally misunderstand what virtue signaling is. You can ask them, any of them, and they'll get it completely wrong.

This honestly is kind of hilarious. Thanks to the UK pretending that their laws say something other than what they actually were intended to say, it completely fucks them over with previous cases that they settled by supposedly being in compliance with things.

Literally thought this was a parody.

a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society

I do really think the great political realignment in America right now is between the reality-based community (anyone else remember that?) and the new make-believe fantasy community that includes the fascists of course, but also large swaths of the center-left and politically confused citizenry

If Duck is a common last name in the universe, which we know it is because of Donald Duck and Daisy Duck (who are not related), then Darkwing Duck has basically named himself Darkwing Smith as a superhero name.

As someone who has said a few times that I think it is a mistake to try to 'justify' ourselves by saying we are born this way, I agree completely with this thread: There actually is something inherently different with us, even if that isn't what we should hang our rights on.

"No, poisonous is for things that harm you when you ingest them, not when they attack you. You mean it's venomous." -Me talking about poison ivy

if i were a pro-trump financial type i might view the destruction of reliable government data with the kind of anger and apprehension that might lead me to reevaluate my politics, but then if i’m a financial guy throwing my weight behind strongman rule, i’m already too stupid to breathe

Superman, but because he has super strength, he never uses his muscles or gets any exercise, so he's incredibly flabby looking.

Remember, these exact same people found presidential immunity somehow in the constitution, when in fact the Constitution not only doesn't have that, but never even gives an indication that the president can't be criminally prosecuted normally, while in office.

Parallel universe where the only difference is that instead of keeping cell phones in our pocket, they're strapped on our left arm like in various science fiction.

it's very funny how people keep trying to devise universal ontologies of transness only for the vast majority of trans people to go "no you stupid bitch that isn't how it worked, it actually works like [FRAMEWORK THAT WILL BE ON THE RECEIVING END OF THE SAME DISCOURSE IN 5 DAYS]"

That's going to be awkward, considering there's no money appropriated to the Department of War.

The announcement is just going to be Trump asking if anyone has seen a black garbage bag, it had some old clothes in it but he was keeping in case he lost some weight, he thinks someone might have accidentally thrown it out.

Petition to introduce Superboy Prime into the DCU as a Synder fanboy.

If you can't fight the party three years in advance over them seeming to hardcore go in on a fascist as a nominee in order to get you talking about elections in 2028 instead of political action now, then there will never be a time to fight and there will be no methods you're allowed to use.

Theres "White transfems, like all white people, often have unexamined biases and need to confront them to be proper allies to non-white people" and then theres the stupid "Actually most white trans-fems are nazis so lets play into the stupid talking point that trans women are murderers"

Before transitioning I was a respectability-politics lesbian. Even post-transition my career, my manner of dress, and my work is very palatable to the mainstream. Because of that I think it's particularly important to talk about why I reject respectability politics and you should too. Short 🧵

"All right, we named most of the punctuation marks: commas, colons, semicolons, and we've got periods for most sentences, but what if it's a question, what's the name for that punctuation mark?" "Who even cares. Just go with...'question mark'." "It's supposed to be one word... Fine, whatever."

Honestly, this may be one of the most important media graphs I've ever seen. The claim: Democrats keep using annoying words. The data: Republicans CLAIMS Democrats use them, which then becomes the narratives. Then centrists attack DEMS for things GOPer CLAIM they say, not GOP for making stuff up.

Peacemaker just up and decided to gaslight everyone, huh?

One of the biggest blunders (when well-intentioned) and betrayals (when not) in Democratic rhetoric over the years is their impenetrable insistence that what voters respond to is somebody who begins by finding common ground with their opponent, no matter who that opponent is or what that ground is.

Again, I remind people, and it is desperately important that people remember this: regardless of what happens to the election, Trump's turn expires at noon January 20th 2029 He is no longer president, period If we didn't have an election, that makes the speaker of the House president, one assumes.

yeah tbh if you do not have the political awareness to comprehend that Appalachia has been smeared and erased BECAUSE 100 years ago, a meaningfully multiracial movement of Appalachian workers successfully struck and fought to secure most worker protections in the US today... now you do propaganda

When God closes a door, reopen it if you want to. What the fuck does he think he's doing? He's not the boss of doors.

Pro-tip for allies: If you're in a thread somewhere rebutting a transphobic post, and you are unsure of the information you're using, a really good approach would be to just post: You should listen to the trans people in this thread and stop being a genitally-obsessed weirdo. You'll thank me.😉

Me, evaluating current events through a queer lens: The Subway sandwich is clearly a metaphor for a brick.

Me: Computer, do a multimodal reflection sort. Computer: I have found various information, none of which has to do with South Africa. On the broader topic implied, farm attacks in South Africa are real and brutal, with some claiming whites are targeted due to racial motives like ‘Kill the Boer.’

I'm not entirely sure whether a better Lex Luthor is one that is actually super intelligent, or one that just thinks they're super intelligent, which is why I think the most recent movie threaded it perfectly.

So I've had the random idea for a couple of months that a really funny concept would be to remake The Secret of My Success, but queer it up with the Michael j Fox role being a butch lesbian who poses as a man. I just rewatched that movie, after decades, and yeah, it would fucking work.

"You can’t save all these dildos. You can’t begin to make a difference!” The girl seemed crushed, suddenly deflated. Then she bent down, picked up another dildo, and hurled it as far as she could into the ocean. Then she looked up at the man and replied, “Well, I made a difference for that one!”

It would be utterly hilarious if Bongino decides his podcast empire is worth more than his government position and decides to take down Trump.

Oh I get what he's doing, he's trying to make Chicago hate him so NYC will love him, cuz everyone knows that Chicago and NYC are mortal enemies. ... Wait, they are mortal enemies, right?

This crossover with the TV show Wednesday is confusing.

The second option is technically incorrect, conceding to every Republican attack on the issue just means the Republicans would continue to attack even after full concession. The Republicans do not need facts on their side, they are perfectly willing to completely invent the opposition position.

This is the thing that keeps throwing me. How does Cuomo think this works? Why does he think national or international opinions will translate into him getting in the office? What is the mechanism for the entire country somehow deciding on the mayor of New York?

One that would ruthlessly attack the influence of capital, dismantling things like Fox News, making it clear that lawless corporations will be dismantled, massive taxing wealth over a certain amount. That is the thing holding up the entire edifice, you break it, you get actual democracy.

The business community happily funding the destruction of everything that created its prosperity will be studied by historians of stupidity. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-busine...

Maybe she's born with it, but I can't believe It's not butter.

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

Elon Musk: The true story of the man who questioned everything, like 'do people want to burn to death in cars?' and 'should rockets explode?' 'what if I made very tiny subway tunnels and put individual use vehicles in them?' and 'how do drive-up diners work again?'

I don't want to cause alarm. *leaves without saying anything else*

Wouldn't it be easier to airdrop bombs on the military forces stopping the trucks then to airdrop food?

Question: On top of the obvious racial stuff going on here, why does Trump think it is illegal for campaigns to pay for celebrity endorsements? How is that different than hiring actors for campaign ads? What law or legal theory makes this illegal?

This video has just scientifically proven that a reverse Poe's Law does exist.