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A thousand of them. A THOUSAND. This just broke me open all over again

Another excellent history on the racial wealth gap. Rights on paper, NOT in practice. www.history.com/articles/gi-...

One of the things I keep thinking about is how we are the way we are in the U.S. not only because of blatant racism but because a lot of well-meaning white ppl make diverse communities impossible because we silo ourselves in neighborhoods, schools, jobs, and churches with primarily other white ppl

oregon was supposed to be a mini ethnostate and if you go there you can TELL

At @mississippifreepress.org we don’t collaborate with anyone who condescends to Mississippians, either on our staff or not. Because we’re smart, know our state and we have fight in us, especially when condescended to. We’ve been doing this 23 years in our home state and are here for the long game.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers have just identified a powerful new antibiotic that is 100x STRONGER than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA and VRE. Hiding in a well-known soil bacterium, pre-methylenomycin C lactone KILLS drug-resistant bacteria WITHOUT triggering resistance.

Honestly this is one of the many reasons I have no desire to associate with hypersexual men anymore. Because too many times, you peel that onion back and you find some seriously rotten shit under that unrelenting sex drive

Last thing for today: if you truly are progressive, that means you don’t leave any vulnerable person behind. Even vulnerable ppl who live in the South. And if you have an exception to that rule, you aren’t actually progressive. We fight for all vulnerable ppl. Period.

Sharing this again because some of y’all still don’t get it. Is our whole country worth abandoning because we voted for Trump? Should the world turn their backs and leave us for dead?

No. I spent plenty of time in the south and the last time I saw a Confederate flag out in the open it was hanging in a window in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. Racists in the northeast are not better or less racist.

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Also, and I say this with my whole chest: if you as a man aren’t actively teaching your boys how not to be creeps and teaching your girls how to protect themselves from creeps, you are very likely a creep. Or at least an accessory to them

My friend Doaa also has had her tent flooded out. Please help the Gazans if you can, they're all suffering terribly and are at the mercy of the elements. You can always help by sharing even if you can't give a donation!

One of the most valuable things I have learned as a woman is that creeps will always out themselves, and it’s our job to acknowledge the signs when you see one. There is no rehabilitating a creep. That is work they must do on their own. The creeps do not need your help. Their victims do

I’m also going to point out that if you endorse “fuck the South,” you also endorse “fuck the U.S.” since we elected Trump. Great job if you want the entire world to throw all of us away because of who we elected President. Let’s see how that works out for us

As a queer Kentuckian, I am honestly so fucking sick of hearing “fuck the South” from liberals and progressives. It’s a shit take and incredibly essentializing about one of the country’s most diverse and gerrymandered regions. Ppl need to get their hearts right

I just watched this because I desperately needed a break and it just floored me. It’s so good. Deeply vulnerable and human. I’m going to be thinking about it for days

Everyone in the Epstein files need to be rounded up and dropped off on a remote island and left there to battle it out for survival like Lord of the Flies. And their riches should be redistributed to Epstein’s victims. This is the kindest fate I can imagine for them. And fuck Alan Dershowitz

I am gutted to learn of @sfdirewolf.bsky.social (Alice Wong’s) passing. She was always a warm friend, a wonderful spirit, and someone who fostered my own growth. She helped me see that, as a #disabled person with chronic illness, I matter—I am whole. I’ll be posting some of Alice’s work. ❤️ forever

One way I have found to mourn someone is to set up a monthly sustaining donation to a mutual aid effort they cared about. If you can join me in honoring Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social with a sustaining donation today, please do. Thank you Alice, and I will not let the bastards grind me down.

This just made me cry. I admired Alice so very much, as a writer and as a human being. If we live even a fraction of the life and do even a small measure of the good she did, we will have lived very, very well. Rest easy, Alice, wherever you are. We’ll do our best to honor your work.

This makes sense for Patton Oswalt and not for Sarah Kendzior, who wasn’t told what she was suspended for or for how long until there was an uproar

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Back briefly to share my essay again. Because this, too, is a fundamental part of this country’s corruption. My pedophile voted Democrat. He was personable, charming even. A lot of ppl thought he was a good guy. Idc who is on that list. I want them all outed. Please read, if you can.

Stepping back from social media for a few days because I’ve been reading Virginia Guiffre’s memoir and Epstein emails are a lot to take. So is some of the commentary. A reminder that those of us who are CSA/rape/assault survivors can see what you post and the jokes you make. And we won’t forget

As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.

Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far. So much work remains to be done.

It sucks to watch locals close. But if you’re in Louisville and looking for good food and good beer, my sister’s taproom, Shippingport Brewing, is still going, and she could use your support. She also used to be head brewer at Against the Grain a few years ago, just so you all know….

Something I will never forget are the men in my family who told me Kavanaugh and Trump were family men and I was a horrible person for impugning their reputations. Fuck these pedophiles and rapists, the whole garbage lot of them, and all of their supporters. Bring all these motherfuckers down

Especially since Adelita just got sworn in. I’m sure he only did it because they’ve gotten some Rs who were yes votes to switch.

So about Sarah Kendzior’s suspension. I really would like for you to consider who in this moment has credibility, and who you should actually believe. Is it the folks banning Palestinians and trans ppl, or the scholar on authoritarianism? As I said before, I’m with Sarah.

The same people ignoring this are the same people shrieking about trans people in restrooms.

What I have to say about this would likely get me kicked off this site. But on its own, it is quite telling

Y’all, more than one thing can be true here. 1)The words used here could be considered suspension-worthy. 2)They’re also a variation on a Johnny Cash lyric. And if they were about the WSJ piece on Johnny Cash, they may have had another meaning. I’m curious - what is the goal of moderation?

The first time I read about this case, I cried. The second time, I was angry. The third time, I remembered that RBG and Scalia were fast friends, and it changed the way I saw the court forever.

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Shereen. Shereen and her husband (a house painter) fled their home early in the war thinking it would only be for 2 days. She lost everything as well as many family members. Her main concern is getting her son, Ahmed, 4 into a kindergarten.

Looks like Sarah Kendzior’s suspension isn’t an error. I don’t know Sarah, but I’ve followed her on and off for like 15 years and this is very surprising to me. I’m not big on assuming the worst based on partial information but this feels bad.

Suspending a prominent journalist and scholar of authoritarianism during this particular moment is a very bad look for mods and deserves an explanation. Restate Sarah Kendzior.

Since the U.S.’s inception as a nation in the 18th century, white people have deployed monuments to territorialize their power through representations of famous men, writes Mabel O. Wilson in her essay for Issue No. 8 hammerandhope.org/article/uva-...

Democrats in office need to know: all of us with very few exceptions want all of you with very few exception to lose your god damn jobs because you refuse to do them.

If you're not talking to your neighbors about how you can protect your community, today is the day to start. Love Ellen's message here. ❤️👇

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if you ever randomly get the urge to donate to the democratic party, feel free to venmo that money to me or another trans person instead - we'll make sure it doesn't get used to take away people's healthcare

glamour uk have made trans women their ‘women of the year’. this really highlights how transphobes have lost the ‘culture war’ and are wholly reliant on bigoted politicians like @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social and wes streeting they wouldn’t do this if they were worried about it losing them readers:

It's me again, just putting it out there that I am going to need space in 2026 for at least 5 events that can hold at least 100 people. Looking for accessible and also CHEAP spaces in NYC. None of the convenings will be charging people to participate. Thank you.

Another banger essay: “People may understand that COVID exists and is infecting people, but feel that “it’s here to stay,” “we can’t fight it”, and “I’d rather be with my family”- giving themselves up to the virus in order to join with the majority due to fear of isolation.”

1. This is stolen land. We have no moral right to exclude anyone. 2. "Illegal immigration" is a product of 20th century racism; your forebears came "legally" because there was no such thing as "illegal immigration" then. 3. Open borders are good. Borders are racist and colonial violence.

It is interesting how whenever I raise Bernie's (frankly terrible) record on immigration, people who call themselves leftists immediately jump into my mentions and start spewing right wing anti-immigrant talking points. Let me be absolutely clear: