I can’t believe that the @clevelandclinic.bsky.social found a new way to betray trans kids. The kids who were their patients. They’ve told the Feds they won’t care for kids for twenty years, they’ll pay $300,000 in protection money, and they’ll spend millions to open a detransition clinic. 😭 😡

Right now where you live healthcare for trans kids is either being made literally illegal by your state or made functionally illegal by the unlawful threats of the federal government and a care infrastructure glad to sacrifice trans kids on the altar of appeasement. www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...

Men get emotional about women sports,,, I just try do it in a positive way

The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children."

lmao

Nazeer was a 41 year old father of 6. He died less than 24 hours after ICE detained him, while in their custody. We need investigations now.

They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.

Some cool personal/musical news: My old Houndrunner bandmate, Chad -- who is a maniac -- went and got our 2007 album remixed and remastered by @gse.bsky.social and @matthewbarnhart.bsky.social, and it sounds pretty goddamn great. Please listen and enjoy! houndrunner.bandcamp.com/album/childr...

""I'm afraid I could be arrested if I travel to that state for your wedding and need to use the restroom at the venue ..."

oh gosh, I'm so sorry... let me just tidy my expertise out of the way of your vibes

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

this is extremely fucking important, esp with what just happened in kansas. they are trying to criminalize every aspect of our existence. i try not to be alarmist about things but this is where we are and it is BAD bad

This is very bad. GOP is trying to criminalize our rights as trans people. Kansas was just the start.

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

They beat a blind refugee who speaks no English for failing to obey police commands he could not understand. Then instead of apologizing, they charged him with possession of a “weapon”—HIS WALKING STICK. Then they dumped him miles from home without notifying anyone, after which he was found dead.

Here's a story about his death www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/25/b...

Seems like a good time to point out that scat has reissued the Mice “For Almost Ever” EP on vinyl. youtu.be/UDRfbEPaqDQ?...

Killer live performance of the best song from the best album of 2025. @wxyr www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cnpc...

My English-Scots-Irish ancestors didn't die for multiculturalism; they killed for it. Killed Confederates who said shit exactly like this.

May is coming up...Philly sold out...other stuff moving. All available tix online at the respective venues. The rest of SKWM and I hope to see ya out there

Not a ton of copies of the great Tre Orsi LP "Devices + Emblems" were made. 200x maybe? This is your lone chance to own Steve Albini's copy. www.stevealbiniscloset.com/stuff/p/tre-...

america could be such a cool fucking place if we’d just let it be

ARE WE GETTING ENERGY POLICY COMMENTARY IN THE SUPER BOWL HALFTIME SHOW????

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

aw, rather bummed to see jay hinman wrapping up his fantastic fanzine hemmorhage blog, where he annotated '70s/'80s zines. really fun immersive way to recenter indie/punk/underground sounds in their hyper-specific original contexts. fanzinehemorrhage.com/2026/01/28/t...

I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.

straight up Gestapo shit

Let me reiterate: THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH GUYS TO PERSECUTE LARGE NUMBERS OF DISSENTERS. What they are doing, instead, is using fear and paranoia as a force multiplier: they don’t have to persecute us if we keep ourselves home because someone told us we can’t walk in public without being terrified.

Omg! Local San Antonio news is at a protest in Dilley, Texas at the Family Prison where Liam Ramos is being held. Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio. Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.

Important not to lose sight of what’s starting up in Maine right now.

I'm watching this all from the cheap seats so no idea what's going on here. But it can't hurt to call your congresspeople and tell them one more time to abolish and investigate ICE.

This is a really incredible piece. Share it widely 🎁https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/minneapolis-uprising/685755/?gift=C-rzmQ8PsUHt15odxTKJDn7xrpPNxSpotkNz_P27oI0

I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.

part of this is like, conservatives projecting; part of this is conservatives unable to imagine politics without money; and part of this is dudes who are so out of touch with feminized labor that they think children's birthday parties exist as a spontaneous act of parthogenesis

one of the gofundme campaigns sent to me today is only trying to raise $1,600 and has a horrific story of an experience of a Hmong elder. they've only raised $10.

Public executions will continue until the citizenry is silent.

I keep seeing people say, oh, trans people must take a hit for the greater good and, first of all, no, you don't get to discard someone else's rights and second, we know from past experience that marginalized communities like theirs are merely the first to be targeted. They'll come for you next.

1st box of these are packed up with a few types of whistles, with and without lanyards, and I'll have even more throughout the next week. I have a couple deliveries to make, but hit me up if you need some. If I have leftovers in a couple weeks and you want them in your city, let me know.

i am asking all the cis people in my life to make a LOT of fucking noise about this

Corollary to this is the self-indulgent “it’s my vote to do w as I wish.” It isn’t. It’s a civic trust to do what is best for your country and fellow citizens. First past the post, plurality wins, single seat districts have A LOT wrong w them. Force you to pick the lesser evil. Which: do that.

This narcissistic attitude that sees a vote as a curated extension of your personal brand or a version of a celebrity endorsement is going to be the death of this nation.

i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

it is very annoying to have people keep going “no purity tests, we need a big tent” when it is very clear that they mean to exclude you as a trans person from the big tent. big tent for me and my more conservative friends and not for thee

Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”

I spoke to a Venezuelan woman who was arrested in this raid and later released with her 4yo son. She said agents broke down their door, pointed guns at them and made sexualized remarks about Venezuelan women. When she returned to her apartment it was boarded up and all her possessions were gone.