happy transgender day of remembrance thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly please live 💜

You can tell who is in “the Club” and who isn’t by who gets chased out of journalism or scrape and claw back into it versus the people who one year later come out of “exile” after gross breach in ethics and get glossy profiles and a book deal.

New York AG James said she's received complaints of stores in her state refusing EBT cards and has already sent out several cease and desist letters. Stores are not allowed to refuse SNAP benefits. If this happens to you, call the AG's hotline to report at 1-800-771-7755.

BREAKING: Starbucks baristas at Downtown Disney couldn’t stand another day of their managers’ unfair labor practices & kicked off our nationwide strike this weekend. These workers have shut down one of largest Starbucks stores in the country — and we’re just getting started! #NoContractNoCoffee

heads up to anyone who holds trans kids near: amy harmon from the nyt is searching for and having a hard time finding people to interview to find out exactly what trans kids are doing when their care is limited or cut off, and for purposes of community safety, please shut the fuck up around her.

All the people you'd expect are crashing tf out today, and I'm here for it. I want to luxuriate in it, get it in my pores.

The times with an oped bench brimming over with fundamentalists and conservative lunatics:

This will literally kill children And pave the way for a national ban for adults as well We need hospitals, doctors, and researchers to take a stand for basic scientific and medical ethics NOW

Literally begging #medsky to speak up before more trans people die. It is your professional, ethical duty to defend evidence-based medicine like gender affirming care!

If you're not already following Katelyn Burns, you should be. www.burnsnotice.com/fire-the-con...

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

In a truly insane layer cake of misinformation, AltNPS claims a "leaked" memo from CPAC shows a planned event for a third Trump term. Except this memo wasn't "leaked," it was openly handed out at CPAC to @gabydvj.bsky.social eight months ago, and it SAYS FEB. 2025 IN THE PICTURE.

HMS postponed an online course on transgender healthcare after the National Review contacted the school about the legality of offering fee waivers to transgender participants. Abigail S. Gerstein and Ella F. Niederhelman report.

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

'“Can we fix the showers? Gas chambers don’t fit the Hitler aesthetic,” Joe Maligno...wrote' 'Many of the chat members already work inside government or party politics, and one serves as a state senator.'

🚨The absence of media coverage of this natural disaster in Alaska, the lost/missing people, and the destruction of the aftermath is up to us to share. Please help if you can - even if it is just spreading awareness. There is no FEMA going to help them. 1/2

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy passed away today according to the House of GG. She was a veteran of the Stonewall rebellion and a lifelong organizer for the safety and dignity of trans people, sex workers, and the incarcerated. She came from the same generation and milieu as Marsha and Sylvia. She was 78.

Chef Boyardee, who earned the Gold Star from the War Department in 1946. During the war, his canned food plant ramped up production to 24 hours a day keeping soldiers and civilians fed the world over.

“Show us your warrant!” “Ma’am, you’ve been watching too many movies. We’ll show you the warrant after we’re done.” 🤔 *busts in the door with babies crying*

Proud to announce the project I've been working on 🏳️‍⚧️🧬 Had hoped to have more ready, but the events of the last week stressed the importance of speaking up against fascism NOW I'd appreciate your support in spreading the word, esp if you work in life sciences research, healthcare, or biotech

Can't talk now baby, they're playing "Livin' on a prayer" at the hipster bar.

Costco announced they will not stock mifepristone in their pharmacies. Contrary to viral social media posts, this IS a big deal and it DOES mean that they caved to pressure from far-right MAGA anti-woman conservatives. Here I go over the evidence and what you can do skepchick.org/2025/08/cost...

The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.

thanks Link! my name is Ivy (Lierre) & i'm a queer disabled person in need of transportation. since i live paycheck to paycheck, i set up a gofundme for an electric tricycle. any donation amount helps, & if you can't donate, sharing is always appreciated! gofund.me/ad89ee07 #helpsky #mutualaid 💸💕

It's not just undocumented people who should be careful If you are a green card holder, are in the US on a visa, have Temporary Protected Status or are pursuing an asylum claim Do NOT march without consulting an attorney The Trump administration has been very aggressive even to those here legally

welp I sent an email

ahead of his time as always

Saeed has been so unfairly scrutinised by people on here who don’t care about the Palestinian people beyond using them as some sort of “gotcha” to make them feel morally superior to others. Please tell BlueSky that he doesn’t deserve to be suspended for the cruelty of others!

The new Apple TV+ show starring Alexander Skarsgård features a mix of special effects-laden action, deadpan humor and social commentary. It deserves a big audience. By @edeggans.bsky.social

Ok this is pretty cool. Teen Vogue just published an excerpt from my Copaganda book today! www.teenvogue.com/story/copaga...

“BREAKING: Zeteo Documentary Exposes Identity of Israeli Soldier Who Killed Shireen Abu Akleh” The film also reveals a shocking US cover-up, with exclusive interviews with former Biden officials, who say the administration "failed" Abu Akleh to protect its relationship with Israel.

Come work with us! We're looking for a News and Politics Editor to join our scrappy little outlet and take charge of our fiercely independent coverage of local politics. The due date for applications has been extended to May 19.

20 ARMED men bust into your home. They claim they’ve got a search warrant. They make you stand in the rain w/your 3 daughters in their underwear. They seize your phones, laptops, your cash life savings. The suspects listed on the warrant? They don’t live there anymore. kfor.com/news/local/w...

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Rubles Without a Cause Bad boy Vlad is more Nicholas II than Nicholas Ray, but his pointless and pricey war has become a dangerous game of Kiev chicken with Ukrainian James Dean Zelenskyy. by Maureen Dowd

Don't know if JD's visit is relevant, but they found the message "if I have to hear another fucking Steinhafels recommendation I'm gonna tap out!" scratched onto the Pope's dresser. Ok burgundy sectional isn't everyone's bag, no reason to die about it!

Staff growing increasingly nervous as Hegseth is seen playing War Thunder in the office

Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left. YALL, THE TITLE!!

The only place that needs to start building more prisons is the fucking Hague.

I hope everyone remains safe and also that people know that a corporate spaceflight of only women astronauts for a company owned by a deeply destructive billionaire who is enabling fascism is just public relations for fascism and has absolutely nothing to do with feminism

Joel with the half court shot from 1990

happy Friday

In honor of Trans Day of Visibility, let us remember this classic...