Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets. • Joy Reid • Don Lemon • Melissa Harris-Perry • Tiffany Cross • Jemele Hill • Marc Lamont Hill • Karen Attiah • Amber Ruffin

The difference between 2002 and now however is that they have shattered their own illusion of exceptionalism.

“Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!” Abir Al-Sahlani. 🫶 Ohmgod. She is everything.

Just women targeted. If they really wanted a level playing field and ‘fairness’ it’s not about genes or testosterone, it’s access. If they really cared, all elite athletes would have same gear, practices areas would be policed, equal budgets and food access, and coaches all at same salary, etc

There’s a blast from a homeschooling past… David Barton. I was a liberal homeschooler back in the 80’s-90’s, but if you were in that world you interacted with a lot of Christian homeschoolers. And Barton was uber-popular with the CN leaning ones.

Democrats seem to believe that they can turn a big dial that says "transphobia" up and down with no consequences. But all they're doing is bolstering a fascist drive to wipe trans people off the face of the earth. It's disgusting and shameful and it needs to end www.thenation.com/article/poli...

In case there’s any interest in what ACTUAL psychiatric physicians have to say about autism, vaccines, acetaminophen, and Leucovorin. Can we stop playing MAGA games with children’s health? www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...

I truly don't understand how democratic leadership think they are going to move forward after voting to honor a white nationalist who essentially called Black women—the base of the party—stupid. It's insulting. I find it personally insulting.

Good analysis on why Erika Kirk can't really replace Charlie in leading Turning Point:

The thing that is making me hopeful in this past week is summed up nicely in this concluding para by @gregsargent.bsky.social in the linked piece. Core ideals, such as free speech, still hold great power in our culture. We're floundering, but not completely lost. newrepublic.com/article/2008...

I find I can’t muster a proper response to either the Tylenol madness or the U.N. appearance. At some point it is just too ridiculous. It would feel insane to offer sane commentary.

Horrifying, insane scoop from @vivmccall.bsky.social . Five beatings of trans women have occurred in Seattle so far this year. The suspects have all been men. In at least one case, random men—strangers—have joined in on the attacks. Depraved shit. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...

This is actually a big deal, and it's okay if you don't understand why. What's going on is a whole lot of academic insider baseball. But the simplest version is that the guy who defined what evidence-based medicine *is* just said SEGM is extremist and pseudoscientific. Let me explain.

Exactly.

“Join us in welcoming our new chief communications officer!” *keeps comments off because they don’t want any comments about the Everyone is Welcome debacle*

Reminder: It’s great that we all supported Jimmy Kimmel, but don’t forget the others who were harmed for free speech. “Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is… not the same as violence” ~ @karenattiah.bsky.social

Idaho AG Labrador: “I think they're going to have a big ruling… more importantly, how to determine whether transgender individuals are protected by the federal constitutions and state and federal laws.”

Ok, a tad crude but certainly no more so than the realDT, and certainly made me laugh. And even gasp (trans women are women). Dammit, young Rachel has still not recovered from experiencing that scene in the theater 😭

In one of our “safe” cities and states. Her actual quote is “I feel less safe now as a trans person than I ever have.” As others have pointed out, it’s never been safe for us.

Unspeakable brutality. www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/09/tran...

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we have gone from a world in which we were told not to cite wikipedia because it was unreliable to a world where wikipedia might be the only reliable source left on the internet and we all owe a lot to the pedantic nerds who got us there

I sincerely encourage Riley Gaines to do precisely that.

New: Sarah MacLachlan, Jewel, and more musicians scheduled to perform at tonight's premiere for Hulu's ABC News doc LILITH FAIR have all pulled out after Disney scrapped the red carpet. First notable talent consequence of the Jimmy Kimmel situation.

This is what happened with the EMTALA case in Idaho, that justices then decided should be decided by the appeals court because they took it too soon.

“I wanna be that girl I wanna know what it's like to fall in love like Most of the rest of the world But as far as these songs will take me Is as far as I'll go I'm just a gay kid in a small town Who loves country radio” ♥️ Indigo Girls

I am starting to think it’s bad that we have an executive branch made up of 90% podcasters

A friend and wonderful Idaho ally posted this on FB today. And captured, I believe, the fear, joy, love, hate, danger, and determination we're all feeling now. "My friends, trans people are just people. Full stop." 🧵

This message is very important to remind ourselves of and to share with other people.

Idaho AG makes explicit what trans people have been saying for years, that an upcoming SCOTUS case over bans on transgender athletes is a pretext for a broad decision on "whether transgender individuals are protected by the federal constitutions and state and federal laws"

I grew up in the South in the 60’s, I watched people (including my parents) come together to beat this back. We’ve seen this in Idaho, too. Let’s link arms, folks, we can do this and build higher on the ground that’s been gained before.

Of course, this should read "anti-abortion candidates," not "pro-abortion candidates." Thanks to @palafo.bsky.social for catching the error.

Stevie Wonder pays tribute to Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" during tonight's "A Grammy Salute to Earth, Wind & Fire Live"

Jack Posobiec ended remarks at Kirk memorial by shouting repeatedly that people need to put on the "armor of God" (which is popular verse invoked in politics, including by Kirk, as I document: bookshop.org/a/110819/978...)

Coffee shops are the heart of darkness for republicans. All their horror stories take place inside them. They have taken the place of the forest in middle American gothic.

🇦🇺 AUSTRALIAN DOCS IN GAZA: “70-80% of our patients are kids and pregnant women… It’s a nightmare… bombing after bombing… We’re making this video because we could die at any moment… Can someone please stop this terror and horror?” Full: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMRReCVY/

As I told @newrepublic.com, "Once last week, twice today, ICE has picked me up and thrown me on the ground. Honestly, it doesn’t compare to what our neighbors who are trapped inside the Broadview processing facility are going through. They’re committing crimes against humanity there."

If you are one of the almost 100 Dems who voted to honor the guy who said the Civil Rights Act was a huge mistake, don’t bother asking Black people to vote for you, donate to you or canvass for you next year. Don’t bother. Please. And don’t be shocked if you get a primary opponent.

The only purpose of these murders is to show the world (but mainly the people of the United States who might resist him) that Trump can kill anyone he wants and get away with it. The Caribbean is the new Fifth Avenue.

Who wants to go throw some into the harbor with me?

Don't worry, friends. As long as Will Stancil is walking free, we're all free. 🤧

I’m extremely aware that even though I’m that much-vilified thing (a trans woman), my white middle-class privilege keeps me (relatively) safe in my Trump voting town. I can be out and outspoken in a way that a Black or Brown trans person couldn’t dream of.

New from me: There's a lot of misinformation around the reasons I was fired from WaPo. Here's the official termination letter I got sent by Washington Post. Read and judge for yourself. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

We brought together attorneys general from across the country to tell trans students: We see you. You belong here. And we will fight for you. As this school year kicks off, know that you are not alone, and we will work to make sure all schools are safe for every student.

PRIDE Event 🌈 held on the Nez Perce reservation in Idaho.

Got to fly the extra-sporty one today 😊

Free speech is when conservatives can say what they want and when you can say what they want. bsky.app/profile/tani...

I would definitely say that any time you find yourself on a plane with Barbara Erhardt and Bruce Skaug, you're making bad decisions. Good on the Dems.

A good friend on another site posted something which touches an area of great frustration for me, which I feel compelled to address if anyone would like to hear 🧵