I’m annoyed every day why stop now

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures

The throughline from the Epstein story to Trump's gradual decline as a political figure is one of class. It has a hook in the public's imagination not only because it's salacious but because it's about wealthy men abusing teenage runaways and that rhymes with people's own resentment towards the 1%

I am begging America to not be stupid enough to embrace a racist and an antisemite because Donald Trump thinks she's a meanie. Just grab some popcorn and watch the Nazis fight.

The problem is that the people who have the power to impose consequences are themselves the people who need to be punished

Forced sterilization never died!

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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique

Thomas Jefferson was 44 when he started in creeping on 14-year-old Sally Hemings. And Sally, who was enslaved, shared a father with Martha Wayles Jefferson—Tom's wife. He's been dead literally centuries and the US refuses to reckon squarely with what this meant for definitions of American greatness

turns out the emails we should have been reading in 2016 were from the NYT

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.

the thing is that so many republican men simply do not give a shit about sex abuse or pedophilia

Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.

Really difficult to overstate the fury one should feel that the GOP and institutions like the New York Times went all in on transphobia as some mortal threat to women and girls while covering up something like this.

Honestly Dems have no fucking excuse for tolerating transphobia, like none at all, “you creepy fuck, why are you obsessed with the genitalia of minors” is RIGHT FUCKING THERE

This isn’t even the stuff they’re trying to actually stop from getting out.

If the Democrats were a real party, they would be full court pressing this, ousting everyone associated with Epstein and bringing the whole Republican party crashing down. But they're gonna do the same old Democrat shit. We need a progressive movement. I hope one is starting to build.

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.

BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva has finally been sworn in after a 7-week delay.

TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence! Real conspiracies: To: conspirator From: famous person Attachment: evidence.png

The president of the united states is a pedophile rapist who was best buddies with Jeffrey Epstein and spent hours with an underage victim at Epstein's home. Now he's currently huddled in the situation room directing a cover up about it like it's a seal team 6 operation. Do I have that right?

Really wild how all these Harvard scientists and mathematics guys constantly talked about how Jeffrey Epstein was this brilliant, "misunderstood" man and then you read his emails and he's clearly a barely literate lecher, extremely easy to understand

As Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva is finally sworn in — after a seven-week delay — remember: - she’s poised to sign the Epstein files discharge petition - the White House appears quite desperate to derail that discharge petition www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Friendly reminder that there’s no such thing as “sex with underage girls”! We have a word for that! That word is “rape.”

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

Was it @clairewillett.bsky.social who once said something like “great, it’s like a free gift with purchase.”

The idea that sexual abuse is part of “private” life instead of a public crisis has done incalculable damage. Anti-rape activists have to fight to even make it possible to expose sexual abuse as a wrongdoing in public without being silenced and undermined. That fight is far from won

Right, this event needs $1500 to happen. There are 600 participating bookstores & for most it’s their busiest sales day of the year, or is second only to Indie Bookstore Day / Small Business Saturday. Editors/publishers, this is a no-brainer of an opportunity for your imprint. Romancelandia: pls RT

A CNN employee and alleged journalist coaching the worlds most notorious pedophile on how he to elude consequences and letting him know in advance what questions will be asked to help him should be getting a hell of a lot more attention.

Literary culture is dying and it’s not just screens or lack of investment in literature as a key part of culture — it’s that so many people are functionally illiterate. Publishers should be concerned about this!

You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not. They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today. They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.

I don’t wanna piss off Mamdani either, dude is brutal

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this is literally never not accurate

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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

Yes! And I think he did great work with media but honestly nothing had me saying "oh wow communicator of a generation." No. He's likeable, he's decent, his policies are popular, he has a campaign work ethic. Maybe most importantly: he obviously had competent staff and obviously listened to them.

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Friends, I'm looking to speak with people who are upset about the Democrats' shutdown deal and who can speak about how increasing healthcare costs will impact them. If that's you, I can be reached via DM or at [email protected]. We can also protect people's identities as needed.

I just have so much grief today

Recently named Chief Librarian of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), Edwin B. Maxwell oversees the sixth-largest public library system in the United States. He described his role as overseeing public service in all Brooklyn libraries (62 branches).

Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office. No matter how they voted last night, every one of them has a say in maintaining Chuck Schumer and Dick Durbin as their caucus leaders. Every one of them is accountable here.

To be clear: the deal they voted on to move forward last night still needs to be formally voted on in the Senate and House. If the eight are your senators, they should be hearing from you this morning!

Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.

senate democrats sell out once again as chicago prepares for another week of being terrorized and having our neighbors kidnapped. yet every single one of us fights back with more courage than our elected “public servants”, pathetic.

This coward needs to be gone and every single one who agrees with him

the only silver lining is that this happened during mercury rx

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