Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")

Nobody is “grooming” your kids to be gay or trans but people ARE grooming them to be Nazis.

my magnet arrived

"Whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark."

IT DOESN’T IT DOESN’T DO THAT AT ALL IT REFRAMES PREVENTABLE DEATHS AS INEVITABLE AND VICTIMS AS WILLING MARTYRS WHO ARE ACTUALLY BETTER OFF DEAD NOW IT IS A DIABOLICAL THING TO SAY IF YOU ARE IN A POSITION TO STOP THIS SHIT AND REFUSING TO DO IT

I do wish people would treat transphobia as the serious red flag it is, because if someone is repeating bullshit pseudoscience talking points from right wing cranks, that's just as bad as conceding to anti-vax nonsense and undermining trust in science and medicine, alarm bells should be sounding!

the thing about trans rights is that we fight the civil rights issues of our time. nazi chuds have made this the issue of our time. it's not more *important* than other civil rights issues, but it is the battleground of the moment, and we have to meet the moment to support everyone's rights.

Trans people are worth protecting. Not because we are amazing people (although we are) or because we offer a great deal to society (although we do) or because we are fine as hell (we are). We are worth protecting because we are HUMAN BEINGS, and it’s amazing how often that simple fact is forgotten.

Now is the time to be curious about our universe, to be imaginative about all its possibilities, including the potential for humans to live in good and sustainable relations with each other and the ecosystems that we depend upon. This is a time of stubborn freedom dreaming.

you stand strong for trans people and against every bit of terf bullshit out there so you can say Absolutely not. We don't compromise. That's a fucking 18 year old in there and she's not going to show you her fucking tits at a Buffalo Wild Wings to use the bathroom.

this whole video is incredible because it’s part Go Off King and part Watch Whiteness Work

you will refuse me a pierogi three times ere the rooster crows

republicans are obsessed with examining people's genitals in the bathroom and i am literally begging democrats to say this very true thing

We need to teach people the difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. Because the discomfort of the safest people is endangering the most vulnerable, all day every day.

The cancel culture panic existed to coddle the powerful who experienced the mildest of criticism and to pave the way to astroturf conservative censorship into the mainstream

When a restaurant brings you soup with a rat in it, it's not just that your soup is ruined. It's that you know the whole kitchen is disgusting. And so it is with Rahm and any other Dem who thinks anti-trans posturing is the way: it's enough for us to know everything about them is filthy.

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In regards to hot dog sentience, the bun acts as the exoskeleton with the consciousness in the meat itself. It's the pairing of the two that creates the complete sentient hot dog. This was the first thing they taught us at America orientation. Not sure how so many of you missed that.

Like 25% of all news now is like breaking: a racist opened his mouth

This reporter spent over a year making these 2,000 phone calls. I hope he was able to do a mental detox after, Jesus.

100%! Reject that framing!

The rise of people like Lander and Walz, whose ideologies don't exactly match mine but have the exact right combination of "love thy neighbor" and "fuck you, asshole" attitudes, is massive positive for people who care about left of center politics

Mamdani has invented a shrewd political calculus where he wears suits that fit

what a model

About today's public transit discourse: I believe that riding public transit is a spiritual good for increasing your empathy and practicing minding your own business. It also helps you internalize that most people mind their own business, e.g. no one is looking at you.

ME: *points at my "World's Greatest Dad" shirt* CO-WORKER: *points at his own "World's Greatest Dad" shirt* ME: *takes a sip from my "World's Greatest Dad" mug* CO-WORKER: *sips from his own "World's Greatest Dad" mug* ME: [eyes narrow] *draws "World's Greatest Dad" sword*

On the one hand, an industry that makes billions of dollars, provides thousands of good jobs, and produces immense cultural capital. On the other hand, an industry with a barely-functional product that has yet to turn a profit. Only someone bought and paid for would see this as a tough call.

I can’t run my bakery without free flour!

Reasons to wear an n95: 1) COVID never ended 2) Unmitigated illness is a tool used to harm marginalized groups & you don’t want to participate 3) You think disabled folks deserve safety & access 4) You want to avoid allergens & pollutants 5) Community care is punk AF Get/give mask mutual aid:

“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”

My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.

B**** looks like he’s auditioning to be Grampa Malfoy over here

Actually the best life advice I ever got: Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. A half-cleaned room is better than an uncleaned room. Occasionally flossing is better than never flossing. A 10-minute workout is better than no workout. When it’s all you can do to get out of bed, get out of bed.

1) USPS did not lose $3.3b. It provided a service that cost $3.3b. *The Pentagon* loses you money, however, every time it accidentally yeets a fighter jet off the deck of a carrier

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

Your daily reminder that the U.S. Postal SERVICE is a service that is designed to benefit taxpayers and not a business that should be expected to turn a profit.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot. For example, studying the impact of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 is really helpful (and vital) toward understanding how ICE is operating now.

applying for jobs again

I don’t think it’s a coincidence the conversation around young men is so similar to racism. Someone says “we need to end racism” and so often the response from a white person is “did you just call me racist????” People with more power are so scared about losing what they know they don’t deserve.

If you hear “Treat girls as equals and not like pieces of meat” and hear “Don’t be a boy” that’s a you problem, guy.

Last rt: if the current administration is anti-masking in public, you should automatically be pro-masking in public. Masking supports disabled people, makes a more safe and equitable environment, and goes against a fascist, eugenicist mentality. Show your disabled friends you care. Wear a mask.

Not sure how many examples we need of standing up to them not just being the right thing to do, but also the best outcome

it really is that simple

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"The left went too far" in contemporary U.S. politics is almost always a lie and a very convenient way to rationalize moral failure. For example, "MeToo went too far" replaces "I do not care about sexual violence or its victims and I don't want to have to even feel bad about that"

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