An FBI agent told me to my face once that there were so many moving pieces, that I would likely end up with more charges than my trafficker. Full disclosure, this is the america ive always known.

What is a PATRIOT? This is a patriot to me.

you're telling me tony dokoupil, of whiskey fridays with tony dokoupil fame, is both sidesing Jan 6? are there no sacred institutions left to us??

In an interview, Marlon Wayans goes to bat for Dave Chappelle, in spite of his own trans child. This story brought to you by @alyssaur.bsky.social

Eternally relevant:

The right-wing does not have “less infighting” and they certainly do not have “more fun.” What they have is more funding.

here's a text convo between Johnny Depp and Paul Bettany about Amber Heard that was made public during Depp v. Heard, apropos of nothing.

people are also this way about everything. the black keys released six incredible blues rock albums between 2002 and 2010. in 2011 came El Camino, bizarrely derided as "pop rock," and in 2014 "turn blue," which was unbelievably good psychedelic rock that pissed a TON of people off.

i'm gonna buy michael kamm's game that mihoyo appears to have shamelessly cloned and stolen, and you should too because holy shit small/indie game devs deserve so much support and love these days

One of the weakest arguments I regularly see from anti-trans activists, media people, politicians is "Um, trans people aren't being BANNED from anywhere! Trans women aren't being banned from sports; they can play on the men's! Trans women aren't being banned from restrooms; they can use the men's!"

Assigned Media is journalism, not content creation, and that distinction comes with a set of ethical obligations, ones I take very seriously. High among them is the need to disclose where all our funding comes from.

this would work on me

SOMEBODY CALL JULIA ROBERTS

randomly developed seasonal allergies this year. daydreaming about cyberpunk tech that replaces my sinuses and lungs with robot parts or whatever.

me when i PENETRATE WOMEN WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT by doing things for me that have nothing to do with them and don't involve them in any way at all and i've never even met them and don't know who they are

Satuday's @theguardian.com cartoon #transrights #EHRC #LGBTQ

This cartoon by Ella Baron from the Guardian today actually made me well up a little. We will keep fighting. Together.

Wellllll … I wrote about Stephen Colbert, whom I know (as I discuss), and about this finale ... and about what he and his shows have meant to me … whats-helping-today.beehiiv.com/p/you-say-go...

See, the thing is that whether USAID was a cynical op to expand imperial influence or a sincere act of goodwill from the United States, all those Africans are still dead.

Former DOJ prosecutor Brendan Ballou quit when Trump started pardoning Jan 6 rioters. Now, he's the lead attorney in a lawsuit filed by Officers Harry Dunn and Daniel Hodges to shut down Trump’s rioter payout slush fund. Read the full story here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-resist...

industry dying violently before our eyes ✌️

trying to get my client courtney portnoy cast in "corpse me if you can-can," the 1940s cannes, france set story of a can-can dancer who contracts cancer but continues to can-can as a canny cadaver who plays the accordion with Kevin Corrigan, Kevin Kline, Chris Klein, Chris Pine and Chris Kattan

I’m going to disagree with a lot of people here. I don’t think America is ready to elect a woman president. Not because the majority of the country won’t vote for a woman. HRC won the popular vote. Because a majority of SWING STATE VOTERS won’t vote for a woman for President.

easily answered! the Justice Department no longer employs skilled, talented attorneys. an institution of great prestige and entrenched knowledge was destroyed more or less overnight by the bumbling incompetence and willful malice of our current federal government. it will never, ever recover.

Saying again I desperately need work, I do not have a way to pay my rent on the 1st, please get in touch if you would like me to write for your game or book or comic or show or website or whatever

Minnesota is doing what the feds won't: holding ICE accountable www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

///BREAKING/// The Broadview Six trial has been VACATED due to the grand jury developments

KAT WON. FUCK ICE.

truly we are loved by like, MOST people. bigots desperately want you to believe that the entire world is against us and we have nowhere to turn as the walls close in around us, but I promise you this is just not the case at all. things are hard, but we are never, ever alone.

FUCK ICE NOW AND FOREVER

Hey guys I really appreciate you continuing to support my journalism even though I was at the capitol on January 6 and deserve $1 million in compensation b because of Joe Bidem,, the magnanimity of this community is truly beautiful and staggering

and remember, too, that it was like pulling teeth to get them to fund FIRST RESPONDERS' MEDICAL BILLS. and that, if not for a late night host from New York, they would have stopped compensating first responders 20 years ago.

we deserve all the bad things coming to us as a species

Still needed if anyone can help Thank you

Boosting $40/300

like we can't even make dumb little robots dance anymore bro? what the fuck is happening to society

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A WIN IN COLORADO! The state supreme court found anti-discrimination protections apply to trans youth healthcare, and ordered Colorado Children's Hospital to resume it. @alyssaur.bsky.social is celebrating, but one clouds on the horizon: CCH is being required to violate federal policy.

my most toxic trait is that i use an ad blocker everywhere i go and i don't feel even a little bad about it

This is the height of corruption. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...

haven't looked into the Jan 6 payout thing too much but can I just like lie and say I was involved and get some dosh or what's up

"we hate money," said CEO Herman Hulst, "and the people who cherish our products. fuck you, die in a fire."

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