You may have noticed I disappeared from social media after my launch of @beyondxandy.bsky.social I was violently attacked by a transphobe who recognized me and have been in the hospital and resting If you'd like to help me with my medical bills, please consider donating here: gofund.me/9328f91f2

Do you ever look a people and wonder what kind of ants crawl in their brain? Never a dull moment.

This bill, literally called the “CHARLIE Act,” imports definitions from Trump's odious EOs on race (EO 14190) and sex (EO 14168) into the federal statute for K-12 funding. It's not savvy centrist politics, it will not get them more votes. They know; they're bad people who like these parts of MAGA.

An 8 year old was playing 3rd base tonight. He wasn’t paying attention and spinning in circles. His dad yelled, “Maybe you should do ballet if you like spinning so much”. He was so proud of it he told another dad after the game. Why do dads still act like such assholes?

I genuinely cannot stand people who do this "actually, it's wrong to criticize Democrats who actively vote to make it illegal to acknowledge the existence of trans people in public schools" routine. Sorry, but no. Stop making excuses for people who vote for crap like this.

In 2017, we traveled to Brooklyn to do a show at BAM, and our guest dropped out at the last minute. We called Stephen Colbert and he agreed to fill in *but only if we asked him the questions we had prepped for the original guest, without telling him who it was.* www.npr.org/programs/wai...

Over the past three weeks, DOJ has significantly escalated its attack on gender-affirming care for trans minors. Here’s the story of what’s happened — and where things could be headed next. Read my in-depth report now at Law Dork and subscribe today:

The times that a trans student has come out to me as a part of their self-discovery are sacred to me at a time when little else is. This is an abominable and unenforceable fascist tactic.

EdTech: rich kids get humans poor kids get tech EdTech: you’re welcome

The Colorado Democratic Party has formally condemned and censured Governor Jared Polis for granting clemency to Tina Peters. Polis is hereby banned from speaking or being honored at party events. 90% of CDP central committee members voted to reprimand Polis.

Absolutely perfect two sentences.

Anyway "harvard" is not "higher ed" and everyone should read @josheyler.bsky.social's book.

Anyone still gonna argue grades actually correlate with learning?

Let's make billionaires pay their fair share and find out

Fuck. These. Motherfuckers.

If you vote against trans right when they need you most I will never trust you. If you make excuses for people who put trans kids in danger we will never, ever be in solidarity. You either meet the moment or get fucked.

this was HR 2616 which also bans books by or about trans and nonbinary people from schools START CALLING YOUR SENATORS NOW CIS FRIENDS TRANS KIDS NEED YOU

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just voted to require teachers to forcibly out transgender youth against their will. Censoring "gender ideology" does nothing to advance the basic promise that every child deserves the same opportunity to thrive, and that includes transgender students.

The facts: -Bezos paid $0 fed'l income tax in 2007 -He paid $0 in '11 -Btn '14-19, his wealth grew by $99 BILLION and he paid $973 million in taxes. Sounds like a lot but it's 0.98% of his wealth growth (which is his true income). www.propublica.org/article/the-...

Every day for the past couple of weeks I've started class talking about hanta and ebola. Now the kids are asking why are there more outbreaks. I have to explain that our government stopped funding programs that prevent the spread of these diseases and they are so confused as to why we do this.

BREAKING: Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn & MPD Officer Hodges are suing to block the $1.8B “weaponization” slush fund.

This is a completely insane take for countless reasons. No more billionaires.

I swear, class consciousness is so smothered, fractured, and confused in this country. There is no existing Left in this country. They’ve been killed, undermined, deported, bought off, isolated. What remains are pockets of a Left that could still exist but it has to be organized and built.

Please. For the love of god. Never use the phrase “left leaning billionaire.” That isn’t a thing. It doesn’t exist. For a billionaire to be even remotely leftist they would be a class traitor and wouldn’t engage in anything even remotely related to the system that made them a billionaire.

Yesterday in Newark, NJ, the educators at Park Elementary showed us their excellence. I wanted to see it because of the way they integrate cocaine. bsky.app/profile/rwei...

when the people see no way to redress their problems with a democratic government, they do extreme things.

"This court has no jurisdiction over Northern Texas" bitch why does Northern Texas have jurisdiction over Rhode Island?

The reasoning in this decision is hopelessly naive. Reed O'Connor is now essentially the most powerful man in the country because the federal executive branch can now just go to him for a rubber stamped decision that carries the weight of the judicial branch.

lighting a candle for all trans people to live fucking long lives and get old as fuck and happy and comfortable and satisfied

Toilets are the new water fountains

Eric Schmidt really said, in his much-booed AI graduation speech, “if someone offers you a seat on the rocket ship, you do not ask which seat, you just get on.” Unbelievable

Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Markets, Feds Immediately Sue gizmodo.com/minnesota-be...

Today I asked a kindergartener to make sure no one sat on a wet spot of carpet. He did so by intentionally sitting on the wet spot himself.

However appalled you are by this, it’s not enough. It’s a frank statement that Trump and Trumpists are above the law and need not even plausible excuses to loot your tax dollars. It’s a total failure of our civic institutions.

This is a composite of the Moon, Mars, and Earth I made. The Moon and Earth are from Artemis II, and Mars is from the Psyche mission. Each image was taken *in the last six weeks*

Dear Islamic neighbors, Muslim neighbors, We do not hate you. Islamic Center of San Diego shooting is despicable & heartbreaking. I’m so sincerely sorry the world is such a mess. There are no right words to give the loved ones of those killed, to give to San Diego 💔 Hope persists beyond hate ❤️‍🩹

Rep. Ogles: "Muslims don’t belong in American society," Rep. Fine on "mainstream Muslims": "I think you should destroy them first" Sen. Tuberville: "The enemy is inside the gates". Rep. Roy posted "No more Muslims" on his social media. None of them censured by Democrats. No penalty.

Me 6 years ago and every year since then to my district admin: The science standards have changed and we need training on phenomenon based instruction and 3D assessment.

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Have we finally entered the world of the Lorax? Is AI the Thnead? A useless fad that doesn’t do anything but eat up all the resources and make people rich.

“We have made a technology that creates nothing but will ensure you have no future while we get richer and richer wait why are you boooing?”

I found out today that my wife uses her physical Costco card to scan in at the store. Ma’am it is the year of our lort 2026. Even the Boomers use the app.

Progressive candidate for Colorado AG calls for censure or impeachment of Gov Jared Polis (D) for giving clemency to Tina Peters

This is amazing to watch on multiple levels.

Dana Bash at the end giving credence to this “debate” is shocking. Whether to vaccinate your children against measles is NOT A LEGITIMATE POLICY DEBATE.

Even when it's an entire stadium booing them, the AI hucksters cannot wrap their heads around the fact that no one wants the shit they're selling.

I'm begging for one article--just one--that is "Trump says Iran war is worth the economic pain. These urban voters in Harlem say `We told you he'd screw everything up, why didn't you listen to us?'" Just one. Just one "diner" interview in a place w a density above 1 per 1000 sq mi and < 95% white.

Extroverts. Do you ever stop talking?

The confidence of people to run on the street with their backs to traffic.