Wow. What a busy month this afternoon has been.

There are more trees on earth right now than there are stars in the entire local group of galaxies (Milky Way, Andromeda, Triangulum, etc) COMBINED.

On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we remember the bright and courageous trans people whose lives were stolen by hatred. Their absence is felt across our city. We will honor them by building a New York where every trans person can live safely, fully and freely.

On today's trans day of remembrance, we mourn the loss of Bill Maher, who was transformed directly into a corncob by @pattonoswalt.bsky.social. Well. I say "mourn"...

trans day of remembrance sucks because we’re the only ones who ever give a shit about it. if cis people took it as a day to go “wow through our callous disregard for the safety of trans people we sure did kill a lot of trannies” every year that might be worth something but we don’t even get that

This Trans Day of Remembrance, I remember Eden Knight. She passed away shortly after I came out in 2023, after being forcibly sent back to Saudi Arabia and detransitioned by her family. The funeral deadnamed and misgendered her. She was given no dignity, only hate.

To be clear: the updated statements are *complete shameless lies, no exceptions.* Vaccines *do not cause autism.* This is backed up by *overwhelming* evidence. The CDC is actively lying directly to the American people. Any journalist who doesn't lead with a demand for adv explanation needs to quit.

Following up, I think it would help to see an example of a case where an extraordinary writ of mandamus was actually warranted. Here, the appeals court found the trial court's ruling specifically conflicted with binding precedent, thus granting writ. www.techdirt.com/2018/08/20/a...

Remember when the DC Chief Justice started to hold the Trump admin in contempt earlier this year? Remember when the DC Appeals Court blocked it? Well the *full* court has spoken and decided…umm, you'll need this article to explain it. It's complicated.

Show me a hot person with a gun again

Call a bondulance

Remember that Greg Abbott, governor of Texas, pardoned someone convicted of murder largely based on similar text messages he'd sent that same day.

BREAKING: Archeologists have uncovered the lost ruins of Deepnest

Lawmakers have tried removing the beak from the octopus burgers they insist on forcing you to eat. Critics have pointed out that the fundamental problem is that the burgers are slimy and weird and nobody wants them, but surely an extra slice of tomato will help?

Deploying tear gas is not assault. In fact it's SO not assault that any effort to kick it away IS assault. ...huh?

Defense begins, “This case, ladies and gentlemen, is about a sandwich. A sandwich that according to Agent Lairmore somehow both exploded on his chest in a spray of mustard and onions but also landed intact on the ground still in its Subway wrapper.”

Me when I wake up and see that my alarm is going to go off in 3 minutes.

Internet culture: The Game BlueSky Dev, unprompted: "We've added a new feature that labels anything mentioning the game in order to save you from losing the game. Stop harassing me."

MasterCard has decided that they're going to win a stamina war against a tag team of civil rights activists and the horniest people the Internet has to offer.

Narrator: Thomson Reuters owns Westlaw, which is currently *aggressively* pushing customers to sign up for their AI citation thing.

Putting the "cum" in "business acumen"

Biden admin was no saint. But there is no there there to claims that it was censoring social media says @noupside.bsky.social at @theunpopulist.net. Nor is there any comparison with what Trump is doing. Both sideists are doing a real disservice to truth www.theunpopulist.net/p/no-there-n...

Kid Rock remains the human equivalent of an above-ground pool.

In an unsigned 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has awarded Trump the prize

OK. That's a ban imposed over a day after the post went up. The ban is initially for threatening content. He appeals. They appear to accept that it is not threatening, but affirm the permaban on "hateful" and "disruptive" grounds. Anyone see a reason I shouldn't think this is pretextual bullshit?

It helps with emotion regulation. There’s a difference between a CEO who is mildly annoyed with their userbase and grumbles about it over beer… and one who is so upset that she’s posting for days on end from a place of active disdain toward the trans community on here

I was at the pornography store. I was buying pornography.

It's officially October 1st so that means you all have to repost Assorted cheese hell.....yes

BREAKING: In an unsigned order with a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court has stayed ABC's decision to end Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

me telling my grandkids what it was like to have vaccines

I don't remember when my old joke that the FedSoc's end goal was to overturn Marbury v Madison stopped being a joke and became a warning. But question 2 is the setup for doing exactly that.

I've been trying to justify you. In the end, I will just defy you.

Oh heck yeah!

Using one photo or video already on your phone, what is the announcement tomorrow at 2?

Remember when The Escapist was something respectable? Good lord, how far things have fallen…

BREAKING: Musk's AI chatbots have voted to unionize.

Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September

1. The situation in Florida is growing more tense with the erasure of Pride crosswalks. After state officials painted over the Pulse Memorial sidewalk in Orlando, Florida Citizens painted them back. Now the state has sent 7 squad cars to stare at the crosswalk. Subscribe to support our journalism

If you’re new to the fight, please don’t be afraid to get involved! A lot of the ppl fighting since Day 1 need reinforcements or backup

I was considering voting for Democrats in the next election, but a document connected to the Biden administration used "pregnant people" instead of "pregnant women." So ya know, I'm really not sure if this is a good choice anymore.

In which Justin Riddle continues to be…Justin Riddle. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69548...

There are more trees on earth than there are stars in the entire galaxy. And it's not even close.

Looks like there have been a few instances of accounts and lists getting smacked by a mod hammer in the past day or two. I'm guessing as the result of a coordinated reporting campaign. Very bad optics for BlueSky here. Really hoping this can get addressed.

Citizens of DC: I am calling on you all to wear blue dresses from now on until the DOJ's puppet explicitly orders otherwise. Just to mess with their heads.

BREAKING: Oklahoma district court has DISMISSED the lawsuit against @ffrf.org.

The amount of leverage that payment processors have over the seemingly independent platforms is always so much stronger than you think. Heck, even brick and mortar shops can easily find themselves getting a cold call from the Secret Service one day. This is *serious* stuff.