Pardon me, but aren't we doing a disservice to victims by calling it a nice name like "conversion therapy". Can't we just call it was it is? Kidnap and torture? Child abuse? Nothing that includes "corrective rape" should be considered anything but vile: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convers...

All I know is that I've started reevaluating my opinions of all these Ivy League schools based on the people who seem to come out of them.

It's been a while but I'm pretty sure conversion therapy is kidnapping and torture. Did the Supreme Court literally just green light a crime? And an affront to Human decency?

Which is entirely on brand. trump does not care about anyone but himself. Period.

Dang. I kind of like this guy: (photo from the @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social show on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOou...)

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social talking about, for the first time in history, our protests are not against actions and ideas and decisions, but about a single person. All over the world - no kings - even in countries that have literal kings - because of trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOou...

So.... unconditional surrender? time.com/article/2026...

TDS is a projection term. The only people who say it, have it.

One of the hardest things for me in the past years was coming to terms with the fact that if someone could be reasoned with, they wouldn't still support trump. If raping and trafficking children wasn't a dealbreaker, why invest an iota of your energy with them?

To associate with RFK JR is to broadcast that you don't understand science or medicine and should have no job or duty that involves either.

I didn't know Whomp was on BlueSky! These comics are gold!

It's wild how little context people have for TOS. EVERY member of the crew was a controversy back then so EVERY episode was "preachy" Bones - Old Spock - Alien Uhura - Black Checkov - Russian and with a "long" haircut Sulu - Asian Scotty - Scottish Kirk - young (for captain), insubordinate

It's the fault of Congress and Governors who aren't paving the path and lighting the runway for whistleblowers. Of COURSE the FBI are afraid to act when they know they could be destroyed for doing so. They need safe harbor and our reps at all levels are negligent in not providing it.

Beyond disgusting. I hear people plan to get stamps of the epstein letter outline (the one with the underage girl that trump drew) and fix the signatures on bills. I think that would be valid and appropriate protest.

We'd have better luck if notable persons (Congress for example) were to announce safe harbor for whistleblowers and explain to them their legal protections and anonymity guarantees. People in the government can't honestly be expected to do more if doing it puts them at serious risk.

Confirmed: Graham sure seems to be a hypocrite who will say what is advantageous to him at the moment. First quote: idoc.pub/documents/fr... Second quote: crooksandliars.com/2018/05/fran...

When I worked for the NSA, "NSA nationalists" would often try to clap back with "if you can't explain hot to fix it, then how can you complain about it". Turns out, you don't have to be a pilot to know if a helicopter is in a tree, something has gone wrong.

Rigging the system does tend to raise confidence. Gerrymandering and other forms of voter interference need to be federally illegalized. And ranked choice voting put in its place (or something similar).

I have to wonder if the vast majority of Dem politicians are actually serious. All talk, no action. No calls for whistleblowers. No plans for election security. No sign that they'll use the GOP many sins and errors to help win the elections. What are they even doing?

Not a joke or exaggeration. Here's the actual video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-j...

"Deserves" is carrying a lot in that sentence. So how does a cult decide who is "deserving"? I'll give you a hint. Your lips have to be able to identify trump's anal folds by touch.

Left or whatever, but what they really need is to act instead of speak and stop focusing on self-interest. We need term limits, open donation records, banned stock trading, etc. etc. No matter how left you are, the system will absorb you, blob like, until morals don't exist anymore.

Every member of the GOP voted to block the Epstein files multiple times first. No idea why they changed their minds: probably because they knew they'd never actually see the light of day. If they ACTUALLY cared, they'd be dragging Bondi across the coals right now for violating the law.

Pro tip: just assume the GOP are wrong. They're lying. Anything they want is bad for us. It will pan out 99% of the time.

"No details on the lawsuit in question have been released" also might have been staged. Thank you Independent - a news source that isn't compromised: www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/mike...

People these days don't even realize how controversial it was to show such an old man on Star Trek TNG. Balding too. It was basically unheard of. As was the idea of a senior officer dedicated to therapy and emotions. Absolutely Woke as fuck.

Apparently "4D Chess" is just another way to say "losing really badly all the time"

You know, I'm very concerned. What if the trump admin uses that WEATHER MACHINE the GOP said the government has. Then everything's just going to get worse for everyone. #NiceWeather #FlatMaga #ForgotAboutThisDidntYou

Dunno, but we can start with counting literally all members of the GOP in Congress, every one of his cabinet members, every person that speaks well of him on Fox, and everyone still wearing a MAGA hat and waving a MAGA flag.

Kimmel pointed out that the guy doesn't have the right experience for the job. It had nothing to do with being a plumber and everything to do with what he ISN'T: qualified.

They lie as easily as they breathe... some news outlets are trying to say #JimmyKimmel insulted plumbers when he pointed out that plumbing is not a qualification to lead a National Security organization. Link goes to the relevant segment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R382...

Do you live in Virgina or know someone who does? Do you support child trafficking? If no (and it should be no), get out and vote for whoever is the leading Democrat candidate. They're not the best party, but at least they're not protecting molesters like the GOP has done at every turn.

Where have I seen this before... Oh yeah. "Don't change a horse mid-stream..." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wag_the...

Or, stop praying and start acting. Are you seriously not sure whether our "national leadership" will honor their promises? They won't. You know this already.

I say we let the vote continue but nobody in Congress is allowed to vote on it unless they use their birth name find their birth certificate apply for a passport and pay a fee that is percentage based on their salary versus the salary of our poorest people. And do it all in time to vote.

Well we all know what happens when psycho fans in the entertainment industry get their hands on a script... you get movies like Deadpool that was the most successful R-rated movie of all time. It's insane to me that they ever make creative Works without including Mega fans on the team.

Who threw those perfectly good potatoes in the water!?

This is incredible. The lighting, the position, the serenity. Viewing this made my day tangibly better.

I'm very, very sick of people who are in positions of authority acting like they're not beholden to any law or value or morality. And I'm even more sick that they're right as long as the GOP is occupying our government.

I miss Japan :(

Somewhere in Central Java

The exact same election rules are now in place when Republicans won the presidency, house and senate in 2024. But now suddenly Republicans are unable to win another election without the SAVE Act because everyone has been cheating. Makes sense.

Last I checked "good person" and "supports and abets child rapists and traffickers" are completely incompatible ideas.

Hearing more from Sen Cantwell. If she's ramping up her social media game, she's making a good choice. It's easy to for us to presume they're not doing these great things if we never hear about that.

Bird had an existential alien experience and abduction. I wonder if all those stories of being probed by UFOs are similar... just getting in there and cleaning out microplastics and such.

Meanwhile, paid members of a domestic terror organization are standing around raising tensions for all involved. Lovely.

Has anyone ever said to you - in the most smarmy, Ubridge way possible - "Well... you know what happens when you ASS U ME?" I have. And this video represents basically how I responded. youtu.be/4uwKaDp2kCM #theDarkSide #Management #leadership #AssUMe

Accountability is required for healing. Don't let anyone talk about healing the nation without also talking about appropriate prosecution and accountability for all those involved

That's not a pomeranian. That's a soot sprite