"Instead of rallying against a single federal ruling, trans liberation movements were siloed into combatting the laws in their specific states...But our enemies are no longer playing a state-level game." loved reading and learning from this essay charliesblog1.substack.com/p/star-city

fyi the Columbia student newspaper has far more details on the ICE raid on a Columbia residence hall (including the likely name of the student in question) than any of the journalists y'all are reposting who aren't on campus. 🙂 support student journalism!

Happy Survivor 50 day! Ahead of tonight's premiere, the Defector jury got together to explain every player's deal and pass judgement on their chances of winning. You can read our (massive) preview here: defector.com/an-extensive...

I wrote about my friend "Elena Ferrante" and what it was like to try to engage with a scammer defector.com/what-i-learn...

oh cool! I’ve been wondering what jesse singal has to say about trans people, so cool someone finally gave him a platform

the way being the only person in an elevator makes u feel like ur being raptured >>>

TRANS WOMEN we need to get on this asap.

blizzard perfect conditions to listen to Philip Glass/Uakti's Águas da Amazônia! what's your favorite river? mine is Madeira!

I wrote about the first ancient fish who deserved SSRIs

🗣️ let's get cozy at the podium 🗣️ defector.com/its-time-to-...

it's 2026; we're bringing back animalcules and homunculi !!!!!!

walking home late at night after rain listening to Patsy Cline wearing comfortable shoes >>>>>>

for anyone craving more Alysa Liu content @yuekaxu.bsky.social has been on a tear of figure skating blogs that are simply beautiful to read and learn from defector.com/alysa-liu-is...

Eileen Gu will never be the traitor JD Vance wants her to be: defector.com/eileen-gu-wi...

Holy shit this piece is incredible, like the kind of thing that makes me jealous I didn’t write it and feel lucky that I get to read it defector.com/the-sufferin...

writers: have any of you been contacted by someone who claims to be Elena Ferrante ?

I played my new favorite game, which is called Are The Fellas In Sync? defector.com/are-the-fell...

so fun to swap date outfit advice with my most femme friend, who will send options like lace dress, feather corset, and sequined jumpsuit. in return i send options like white shirt or white shirt with penguins

Delirious Cold War panic has been swapped out for noxious trans panic, but the result will be the same: athletes will be punished for no good reason. @michaelwaters.bsky.social on chromosome testing at the Olympics is a must-read defector.com/chromosome-t...

I don't normally post about podcast on here but you will want to listen to this episode with @incommensurati.bsky.social imho!!!! We talk about Minneapolis rapid response, Australia immigrant detention escapes, archaic top surgery protocols, BABY, and much more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

when will athletes be able to proudly fly the flag of Wasia during the Winter Olympics !

tfw u carry Madame Zeroni up the mountain and sing while she drink so she can get strong too 😌 tfw u forget to come back for Madame Zeroni and u and ur family are cursed for always and eternity 😔

does anyone know what kind of beetle this is? inaturalist is just suggesting some kind of scarab. I saw it in the adirondacks by tupper lake in july

I wrote about the best Olympic sport defector.com/high-level-a...

For people outside of paleontology: This senior paleontologist, who married a 19-year-old, visited a convicted pedophile in 2012 & 2016. Is beefing over a conference argument from 13 years ago, angry because he was banned from a family-friendly event across the Atlantic. The level of petty.

If you’re in New York and have a free evening on Saturday, come and hear some cool readings and help fundraise for Haitian refugees and Palestinians

yesterday while having a conversation I thought I was only a little anxious about I broke out in neck hives for the first time in my life 💅

can this man call me? I have 100 questions defector.com/biathlon-oly...

I wrote about the Olympics defector.com/which-other-...

it’s amazing how you can listen to lovers in the parking lot anytime you want

fuck this lady, fuck the nyt reporter, fuck all of this. fuck amazon for introducing the KU page read model that makes this possible, fuck our tech overlords. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/b...

"For all of his grandstanding horseshit, Bezos has pretty quickly lost interest in operating a publication that might ever, even by accident, express or defend or otherwise illuminate ideas that oppose his own." @christhompson.bsky.social on wapo defector.com/the-washingt...

Pivoting my national newspaper to fash opinion sludge and some AI-related handwaving, on account of economic headwinds and also because neither I nor anyone in my cohort of elites knows how to read.

We’ve never been more back* *sad

thank you mitski for understanding that I am desperately needing to weep!!!!!!!

"If only the annoying guys of this age would devote themselves to the mystery of Prototaxites, maybe society would finally have a chance to heal."

"Prototaxites was a strange sort of life form. It had no branches, leaves, flowers, fruits, nor a discernable root system. Instead, it resembled a beautiful sausage sprouting from the ground." @sabs.bsky.social is a national treasure

This is what paleontology is really about

fellas is it just me or is are things the bleakest they've ever been

I wrote about an extremely strange fellow from 410 million years ago defector.com/who-the-hell...

It's been really lovely reading all the tributes to Dan. Many people have asked if they can contribute to support his wife and son. You can do so here: everloved.com/life-of/dan-...

just realized Ötzi died dabbing….

babe wake up nellie bowles is in the epstein files

crying again defector.com/dianas-piano...

Here's a thread of some Dan McQuade blogs that we really loved 🦅 The Garden State Parkway’s Jon Bon Jovi rest stop is playing fast and loose with famous quotes: defector.com/the-garden-s...

walking around muttering to myself "who is baby gronk dad" in memory of Dan defector.com/livvy-rizzin...

is this a hermit thrush? (spotted in brooklyn bridge park last week)

Dan McQuade forever ❤️ I hope to care about the people around me and the place I live half as much as Dan did. I will miss him dearly. defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

His name was Alex Pretti, he was 37. He was recording ICE, directing traffic, and helping up someone agents had shoved to the ground. They murdered him for it.

celestial seasonings didn't have to go this hard! but they did! and I am grateful!