The Return of Satanic Panic. Buckle up, folks. Find your people, keep each other safe.

"Throughout history, attempts to erase LGBTQ+ lives have often started with the destruction of information about them. Yet, we have always found ways to endure and preserve our stories. When physical spaces are threatened, we create new ones." 1/

recalling something about how nazism was a manifestation of sexual repression

As Congress faces its 29th consecutive budget impasse, it should be clear that the US federal budget process is broken. The US does not face the specter of a government shutdown every September because of policy disagreements or financial constraints,[...]" 1/

The irony…Comey handed the 2016 election to Trump on a silver platter. He’s guilty of being a self righteous, self serving, egomaniac. And guilty of being disliked by Trump. By doing this, Patel, Bondi, et al should realize that what goes around comes around.

"One of the main ways in which the legacy media fails to cover Donald Trump accurately is the gulf between what an objective observer witnesses when the president speaks and how it is described in mainstream news publications."

Instead of stepping back and highlighting the GOP has a trifecta and can pass a budget on their own if they want, thereby hanging any looming shutdown solely around their necks, @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social are trying to place nice and act bipartisan. 1/

Since the adolescents in the White House are making what they imagine to be jokes about Biden's autopen, reupping how Todd Blanche revealed TRUMP'S pardons aren't backed by paperwork. www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/17/t...

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

Maybe we should reach out to the folks who advertise on their networks to let them know how we feel about this?

After insulting most of the world, he claimed next that America is “respected again, like it has never been respected before” compared with last year or the 3 before that, the implication being that the only reason the world’s strongest superpower would be respected is because he’s the president.

'A NSFW ban won't negatively affect me, I don't draw or post porn!' You sure? Here's how it went down when tumblr did it:

🗣️📣This just in‼️ New drug paracetamol found to be a safe treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy❗ *paracetamol is another form of acetaminophen (like Tylenol) and is the most commonly used form of acetaminophen outside the US. Including in places like…Cuba* Med school, we want a refund 🤬😭

The only thing Trump hates more than the idea of integrity is the idea of people being prosecuted for corruption and bribery.

Apple has pulled The Savant, its series starring Jessica Chastain’s about hunting down white supremacist cells across America, from its immediate release schedule.

The single greatest threat to America's future is The Donald Trump Regime and it's belligerent failed leadership.

"There is still plenty of time to prevent this future. Much depends on whether the Trump administration can get better at the nuts and bolts of lawfare, developing tactics that avoid legal hurdles or provoking a potent backlash." 1/

Reminder: personally attacking a journalist for criticizing the government is not normal agency conduct. It's a pretty clear attempt to intimidate the journalist, and from those that complained about government censorship, like Secretary Kennedy did, the hypocrisy is jarring.

This was an interesting thread. I recommend checking it out. I'm sitting with the parts I disagree with to dissect why I disagree with the. Overall, I agree that the only way we win is building a massive pro-democracy coalition - and that means strange alliances.

Trump donor Larry Ellison’s Oracle will oversee TikTok’s algorithm. His media company owns CBS News and is plotting a bid for Warner Bros., which owns CNN. When billionaires take control of communication platforms, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for oligarchy.

For those who feel called to do so, speak out and push back against this dangerous rhetoric. Build interfaith networks. Invite folks to learn about who you are. Don't let the hate in this book be the only reference point people have about us. 1/

"The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for."

"Eggs cost 11% more than last year[.]" Remember when that was the thing they pretended to give a shit about?

The US is imposing sanctions on Brazil for trying to protect its democracy, and throwing a lifeline to Milei to prop up his administration.

Stephen Miller thinks folks who are straight white Christians produce nothing and have no history. Say that to the enslaved Black folks who built this country. Say that to the Mesoamerican empires who had more advanced math and public health programs than their European contemporaries. 1/

Like clockwork, Grindr was exploding around the CK memorial. Dear queer brethren, please don't fuck these people. As long as they can demonize us in public but worship us in private they have no incentive to change. If you must, pull some FinDom shit and make them donate to PBS.

A weekend of driving through cornfields blaring emo music and pagan rituals in the woods will do wonders for the soul.

"Against this backdrop, one group has been alarmingly absent. The comedians who have branded themselves over the past decade as defenders of free speech and apparent “modern thought leaders.”"

"The demands by Democrats are modest yet important[.] But Republicans said, “No, we can’t possibly ask Trump to follow the Constitution and the laws passed by Congress.”"

I have a complicated relationship with AI. I want it to be more regulated. I hate the environmental impact. The tech bros make local communities subsidize the energy cost of the data centers. But, this article has some good tips on ways we can utilize AI tools to fight back.

"With his back against the wall, Patel is setting up the FBI to act as the vanguard of a federal government that is completely weaponized against any and all Americans who stand in opposition to the Trump regime."

"Once you understand that this isn’t a fringe idea anymore, but a guiding philosophy of top Trump officials, whether they’ve ever heard of Yarvin and his ilk or not, moments of potential crisis, like the assassination of Charlie Kirk, should set off very loud alarm bells."

“Disney is run by human beings. Some of those human beings are cowards. Those cowards don’t want to be named and shamed, and if you do that effectively, they will shift their behavior.” - @ezralevin.bsky.social Cancel fascism and reinstate Kimmel: indivisible.org/government-c...

CW: protester being struck in the head by a pepper ball Footage I took earlier of the moment Reverend David Black, a regular protester outside of the Broadview Detention Center, was shot in the head with a pepper ball by ICE agents on the roof of the facility.

underneath all the doom and hideous stuff happening at the top of our country is a more inspiring story: regular Americans are not buying all this crap. and they're still willing to call the government out on it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hard to believe, but this is happening in the suburbs of Chicago.

So, celebrating Kat Abu being abused by cops is fine, but quoting Charlie Kirk word-for-word is a fireable offense and also probably terrorism?

Interesting

And this is why people are leaving the Church. CK is the furthest thing from Jesus.

A resolution passed to make Oct 14th a National Day of Remembrance for CK. Oct 14 also happens to be George Floyd's birthday, which I'm sure is just a *coincidence*. I think the best way to commemorate this day is to share CK's own words about George Floyd. Let's *really* remember who he was.

They’re going to fire a US attorney because they couldn’t find evidence for a crime that was manufactured by the administration? Banana republic shit

Just some more indiscriminate murder from a guy who is definitely not interested in doing EVERYTHING possible to distract you from the fact that he was best friends with a child sex trafficker, and there is a list of clients this regime is withholding

NEW: The Pentagon told journalists it will require them to pledge they won’t gather any information — even unclassified — that hasn’t been expressly authorized for release, and will revoke the press credentials of those who do not obey. @washingtonpost.com

I hope Starbucks and the employee sue the fuck outta her.

History rhymes a bit too well sometimes.

It's a cult.

Boosting this because I think it is super important copies of this report exist in as many places as possible.

They keep doing Nazi shit and getting mad when we call them Nazis.

Hey, y'all! If you haven't heard yet, MAGA established their own Jan6 Congressional Committee to "investigate" i.e. rewrite history to further their fascist narrative. I downloaded it when it was released in case the incoming folks took it down. Here ya go: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1darl... 1/

Per the NYT the decision to bench Kimmel came from the Disney CEO himself. Disney only responds to money, so starve the Mouse.