i have this feeling that the mainstreaming of drag culture has had the unintended knock on effect of making cis people understand transness even less

The left doesn't hate technology, we hate being exploited: aftermath.site/anthropic-clau...

everyone saying “liberals and leftists have plenty of emerging technologies they love!” feels kind of goofy because the problem is never the technology. it is the people and systems using technology. AI, LLMs, hell even doorbell cameras are all useful when not lashed to all-consuming corporations.

Jesse Jackson was an early and ardent supporter of gay rights. In fact, on July 17, 1984 at the DNC in San Fransisco, the first speech EVER at a national political convention calling for gay rights was delivered by none other than Rev. Jackson himself.

Some had Shirley, others had Obama, but, Jesse was the beacon for so many of my generation, teaching us early on that perseverance has no limits and hope plus action are two of the greatest forces for change. Thank you, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. May you rest in eternal peace and power.

RIP Jesse Jackson. Man was one of the best of us.

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

RIP to one of the best of us

Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹) RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless

Someone tell Hillary that this is her husband’s legacy too

God, I love being a New Yorker

We're at 56% of our goal with about two weeks left to go in the fundraising window. It's a tough time for journalists out there, and anything you can do to support those of us who've been laid off land a little more softly is deeply appreciated.

my partner has been playing mewgenics all morning and the little 'meows' makes it sound like she's saying them

Discord dies. Webrings around a game franchise appear. Amateur websites of black backgrounds, neon green text detailing the lore of a game, sparkly mouse cursors, and marquee text scrolls creep back in. Every website has a new, free ProBoards equivalent. “Did you check GameFAQs?” is a common phrase

ALL city hospitals are operating as warming centers. 311 is directing people to call 911 if unhoused folks are outdoors. Scattered power outages across the boroughs, density in Bushwick. DO NOT USE YOUR OVEN TO HEAT YOUR HOME

Hey! It's Black History Month! When you support VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR you not only support me, a Black author, but also all the other fantastic Black writers who contributed essays to the book. Check it out!

i think one of the reasons why im more excited about something like the steam machine than the ps6 or whatever, is that i'll be able to control it. being able to control your gadgets is super underrated, especially in this age of rampant AI and data harvesting.

When the Steam Machine was first announced back in November 2025, Valve said that the console-like PC would be launching in the first quarter of 2026. But things might be more complicated now: https://bit.ly/4cbuhHR

New York Times is now the only real newspaper as such left in America. Grim for many reasons.

i could use a teeny bit of help with affording getting back and forth between my new job for the next few days if anyone can spare like, ten or twenty bucks

PCMag is now hiring for TWO roles. The first is for a Writer to cover mobile, and the second is for a Senior Writer to cover mobile. This is the Writer job: www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs... This is the Senior Writer job: www.ziffdavis.com/careers/jobs...

Abolish ICE. There’s no reforming it. There’s no compromise. There’s only one way to rein in ICE’s terror campaign. Abolish it.

i will never forgive the techbros for ruining computer computer was the only thing i liked

"boys don't cry" mmkay robert smith, internalized patriarchy much? maybe deal with your bs on your own time, i'm just trying to enjoy a song here 😒😒

I got used to nvidia and intel frame gen. Been using an amd gpu this week and um. fsr fog could be better

Politics as told by Inklings in Splatoon

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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon. A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website: www.georgiafort.com/support

Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.

There have been many journalists arrested in the US before. I'm one of them. This is still very different. Lemon wasn't arrested as part of a mass of arrests of people surrounding a protest as it was happening and released (as I was). Lemon is being re-arrested for having covered a protest.

they really think they’re just gonna buy all the places where people hang out and make everyone conservative zionists instead of everyone like. leaving for places that aren’t doing that

OH SO WHEN *SOMEONE ELSE* DOES IT

they should pass a law that says ICE has to follow the law

the fallacy that negative cynicism is an innately more "intellectual" critical stance blinds us from the fact that this, too, is shilling

Be safe and stay warm, New York.

No news reporter should go uncorrected whenever they call this an "immigration crackdown". When they are kidnapping people simply based on the color of their skin that is an ethnic cleansing.

On some level I do question the ICE strategy of creating a historical event that will be remembered as one or more Oscar award winning historical dramas.

i think what really settles the mac vs pc debate right now is that my macbook doesnt have a literal slop button on the keyboard

Get rid of your Ring cameras. I don't care if they're useful and I'm sorry you spent money on them but they have to go. futurism.com/future-socie...

Seeing Brits and Americans yelling at each other for fucking up the world in 2026 is like when your two friends who work at Arby’s have a bar fight. What can you say except “there’s probably equal blame and you’re both named Cody”

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve been to: Opeth (3 times) Emilie Autumn Battles Devin Townsend (also 3 times) The New Pornographers (4times)

The Warriors remake, but in drag