Some people replying to this piece really seem to think that "hmmm. Sounds like gender-affirming care to me!" is some devastating own, but it's not. It's simply not. From the end of my post:

I don't understand what this dude disagrees with in my article, which I am certain he hasn't read (the back half of it is behind a paywall, so he definitely didn't read that). Also, my replies are set the way they always have been: anyone who follows me can reply. Just follow, reply, and unfollow.

The entire region is *extremely* dependent on desalinated sea water to survive. The situation could turn apocalyptic very quickly if a water war breaks out: “The most significant damage from Iranian strikes on Saturday occurred in Kuwait, where a water desalination plant & an oil facility were hit”

Here’s a thread on how crucial desalination plants are for human survival in the Persian Gulf region.

This is ultimately the same story as the Kansas driver's license thing. The word of the United States government is simply no good if you are a member of a minority Republicans do not like. Lucy will pull the football. You can't live a stable life like this.

the second Lavender Scare

NEW: A second ex-wife of David Brouillette, the ICE agent who killed Joan Durán Guerrero in Maine, Lucinda Brouillette, issued a statement this morning. "If you were to ask me whether I believe David Brouillette is capable of this level of extreme violence, my answer is unequivocally yes." /

It's so difficult to get cis people to understand the jk Rowling thing isn't that she doesn't like us so you should punish her. It's if you give her franchise any kind of support you are contributing to trans people being excluded from society

i'm going to throw up

i am going to scream

"Creation of national service" is one of those ideas that pundits have been putting in the "solutions" chapter of their airport books for 30 years and has no political juice whatsoever. "Vote for me, I'll force your kid to volunteer!"

I am genuinely offended by how much this looks exactly like me

appears the US war apparatus is pivoting from general war crimes to a more openly genocidal strategy

For the life of me, I cannot keep my estrogen levels stable. Haven't changed dosage or anything during this time, and my doctor is just sort of like 🤷‍♀️

When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

People like Riley Gaines and Chris Rufo understand swaying public opinion leads to policy. Liberals for my money are too fucking earnest and are terrified of media manipulation. It’s a big reason we lose so much.

We are given only a limited number of truly perfect summer days in our time on Earth. One of the more insidious cruelties of fossil fuel greed is how it slowly strips those days from us, more and more throughout our lifetimes, perhaps without us even realizing what we have lost.

First team to beat USC this year needs to riff on this post

Please pay attention to how “I don’t want to think about it anymore” slip-slides so gracefully into “it’s not happening,” and ask yourself if there are any other recent unpleasant issues where this might have occurred.

It's still wild to me that there's a team called the Nashville Predators. "Go Predators!" www.nhl.com/predators/co...

Every time someone calls Hegseth's testosterone program or Elon's hair plugs "gender affirming care," I wince. Speaking only for myself, and I know the jokes are well-intentioned: I wish we'd retire this one. New from me on why. www.readtpa.com/p/theres-no-...

The same Harlan Crow who has a mansion full of Nazi memorabilia?🙄

"Creation of national service" is an insane priority that doesn't actually fix any of the very real problems we have right now AND would be wildly unpopular.

Do I support Stevens' campaign? No. But do I kind of want one of these signs? Maybe.

Thinking about this a bit, Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden being charisma voids probably didn't help prevent the rise of fascism or the overall rightward shift of culture and public opinion.

Prove to your ex loved ones: store.theonion.com/products/dem...

“i’m demon free bitch” is one of the funniest things i have ever heard

Campaign ads made with AI need to be made illegal. Check out this AI ad for the TN-06 GOP primary.

2/ Some background: Joel Anderson, a Black staff member at Slate: “For Black employees, it’s an extremely small ask to not hear that particular slur & not have debate about whether it’s OK for white employees to use that particular slur.” www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/b...

Bari Weiss' new head of podcasts will fit right in with all the other right wingers. Good grief.

actual gestapo shit. "Video posted on social media showed two plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appearing to handcuff a man at a Las Vegas airport while he screamed in terror."

Spoof ad in London

lol epic sauce!!! You just know that group chat is on fire right now!!!! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

Ben Shapiro going from talking about Lindsey Graham's death and transitioning seamlessly into a ZipRecruiter ad read. Amazing.

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If you noticed toilet water tastes different today, you’re not imagining things. Tune into The Jim Haggerty Show every Thursday for more things you AREN'T imagining.

Robocop

Wrong Home Alone 2 actor, tbh www.tmz.com/2026/07/17/b...

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Although it pains me to admit it, Sarah Longwell is six years younger than I am. She was 13 when Newt Gingrich became speaker. Her 20s were from 2000 to 2010! We're talking Bush v. Gore, the Iraq War debacle, "enhanced interrogation" (i.e. torture), the Tea Party, and McConnell's Obama obstruction.

Not everyone can have the high standards of Burger King en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_...

A couple of weeks ago they said breadsticks were getting married, are you going to do anything about that

This ESPN mini doc about how "Seven Nation Army" became an arena anthem is so good www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D8B...

Another Kyle Gordon banger

Over on Threads, @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is asking people to stop making fun of Haley Stevens

It just shouldn't be this…sh-hard…

Every time someone calls Hegseth's testosterone program or Elon's hair plugs "gender affirming care," I wince. Speaking only for myself, and I know the jokes are well-intentioned: I wish we'd retire this one. New from me on why. www.readtpa.com/p/theres-no-...

@rcobooth.bsky.social had a great piece about this earlier this year. While pundits argue about whether Dems should move right on "trans issues," the right has moved on to stripping legal protections, documents and healthcare from adults: www.vox.com/policy/48276...