If RFK's voice could prevent disease, that's the only thing that could make him want to shut up.
If RFK's voice could prevent disease, that's the only thing that could make him want to shut up.
??? The bathrooms are not the point, that's what I'm saying. Transphobia is not just about fucking bathrooms. If you insist on a racial metaphor, this is like telling a Black person in America that anti-Black racism is over because Obama was president. It's so much bigger than that.
If you can't see how much of an oversimplification this is, you really shouldn't be commenting on it in the first place. And if you can, then you know how unhelpful you're being. Either way, please work on that, for everyone's sake.
Just a shame that book has such a problem with women! Still, worth reading these days for sure.
"Republicans want to kill all Trans"
Congratulations to Ohio for beating Florida in the race to the bottom in university leadership.
I'm speculating, but academics who vocally support Trump are presumably not feeling super welcome among their colleagues these days. But for this it's a basic job qualification.
For the part of the story where Santa Ono quits his extraordinarily lucrative and prestigious position and permanently destroys his reputation only to then not get the job, may I suggest cueing up the Curb Your Enthusiasm theme?
I feel like I'm missing something with this game. Is it not just a mediocre action game with a unique aesthetic?
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That distinction -- "refuse" to see it, not "can't" see it -- is in my opinion the fundamental message people need to understand. Failure to push back is a choice and there are alternatives.
Getting huge (relief from itchiness)
I have no idea whether or not he cheated, but constant ego tripping, conspiracy theorizing, and episodes of uncontrolled rage don't seem to me the behaviors of a confident, self-assured person... (Sorry if you're making a joke that went over my head!)
And here you thought writing a book about sandwiches would be a nice reprieve from the intensity of antifascist journalism.
Why aren't there any bales of other things? Why does hay get to have all the fun?
Trans PI here, had the same thought though I'm not sure how it would work in practice. Refusal to review proposals? High scoring proposals blocked before award? However you do it it seems likely to leave a paper trail that can be FOIA'd and then successfully sued over, at least in the short term.
I'm at the grocery. I'm at the soda fountain. I'm at the grocery-cum-soda fountain.
Trump instructs federal granting agencies to introduce several headache-inducing procedural hurdles into their funding mechanisms, delegate decision-making authority to unqualified political apointees, require all grants to align with his priorities, and make all grants cancellable without cause.
Impugning the quality of the educators is not the right take. This problem is owned by admin. And by the way, she's faculty, not a student.
If this were a screenshot for a game on Steam I would buy it immediately.
Drives me nuts that so many academics take FIRE at face value and get defensive when you point out that, actually, inviting nazis to speak on campus is not conducive to a culture of free expression.
Marketing aside, certainly the gameplay mechanics, setting, and early story beats are designed to trick an unsuspecting player into that sort of familiar complacency. I wonder if it's even possible to fully and honestly sublimate jingoism without inverting it as harshly as The Line does?
Presumably Spec Ops: The Line is disqualified as jingoistic?
Oh, you meant what can DEMOCRATS in the legislature do, without Republicans' help? Yeah, basically nothing.
Impeach the President, remove him, and keep on impeaching and removing over and over until you end up with someone in office who will force SCOTUS back in line. So, they can fix it, but they won't (like everything else).
Oh Open Mike Eagle hell yeah
Speaking as a reformed Atlas Shrugged teen, the appeal of Rand is that she tells you that there are only a few Great Men and many freeloaders, and since you don't recognize yourself in her caricature of the freeloaders you must be a Great Man. It's about who you already are, not self-improvement.
It's a book of essays through which the (Harvard-educated) writer disects the "meaning making machinery" at the heart of non-fiction, especially non-fiction about unremarkable tragedy, and explores the relationship of an artist to their work with an emphasis on emotional and intellectual honesty.
May I suggest Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison?
Me when I'm on Bluesky (every day)
Is this framing just a way to share this tidbit without having to admit to thinking it's neat? (I would do this)
Not in an argumentative way, but can you elaborate on the distinction between working within the system and "dismantling the master's house with the master's tools"?
@balint.house.gov you might want to check the vibe here, given that your face is front and center on this article...
Giving this speech out loud to an angry and cheering crowd and getting confused looks when I get to "weekend" and having to spell it.
Oh and a nice stack of condiments too.
(With affection) The Leaning Tower of Autism
Tiny spoiler but fwiw the stealth sections are actually totally skippable if you're clever!
What the actual fuck!?
Zullie, this post is cancer.
They didn't make it up themselves; it was made up for them, it's a strategy. You fight this with left populism, there's no other way.
To wit, Bernie is not even a Democrat! He's an independent who caucuses with them, and we are going to need to see a LOT more electeds in that same mold if we're ever going to shake ourselves free of this pathetic "opposition" party and make progress.
"Republicans broadly sympathize with the Israelis (75%) over the Palestinians (10%), while Democrats sympathize with the Palestinians over the Israelis by a nearly 3-to-1 ratio (59% vs. 21%)."
Provably untrue news.gallup.com/poll/657404/...
Fucking embarrassing. It's not too late to change course, but the clock is ticking. At this rate I wouldn't be surprised if the only school to suffer permanent long-term consequences from this period in history ends up being the one trying the hardest to comply.
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With love, I think you might be a bit too invested in sorting people into linguistic boxes!
Obviously this is bullshit, but my point is that this phrasing gives an easy way for schools to take money and not change anything about DEI programs. Because this does not require them to, because they're not illegal.
Good news! DEI programs do not run afoul of federal law (obviously.)
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
DFW is my favorite author unfortunately but check out his otherwise mostly excellent essay Authority and American Usage in which he argues that America is immune to fascism because he can't imagine anyone voting for no more voting 🥲
The Dick in a Box guy's wife wrote this and that's beautiful.
If you won't defend Article 1 then you've doomed us all. This is so incredibly short sighted. You absolutely must reconsider.
This is totally unacceptable. If you won't fight you need to get out of the way. There's blood on your hands, Senator.
Agree it's confusing, but without checking I'm pretty sure they're setting up other kinds of self-citation as a contrast with self-citation "on the paper basis" as described in the abstract. It pretty clearly says "papers citing themselves" there!
In this context, "self" refers to the paper itself, not the authors. A "self-citation" here refers to a paper containing a recursive citation to itself, not to another work by the same author(s).
Thanks for clarifying that this isn't the one in Awlabamaw, UT.
The language is about stripping rights from trans people, to be clear, although transphobia is broadly rooted in misogyny.
so many trans girls act like their birth assignment is an ingrained Abuser Trait they have to make up for by always putting their needs last, letting people mistreat them, etc. but like it’s okay girl! you literally didn’t do anything
Not so inconsistent as you think. www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Hey, this post contains the claim that existing passports with an 'X' gender marker have been invalidated, but I can't find a source for that. Can you share more information? Was it just that existing passport *applications* requesting 'X' were invalidated?
This 2021 oped accurately predicted everything that’s now happening. Go read it — it sounded the alarm while liberals went back to brunch.
Not to take away from your broader point, but while he's personally immune, Rep. Balint clearly means that his administration will be the defendant, not the man himself.
Boston Market recently changed their name to Boston MARKET, a move that increased their market capitalization by 500%
SPITE you're so hot, how do you do it?
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Thank you @balint.house.gov
Maybe not technically "anime" since it's French instead of Japanese, but check out Mars Express.
this is funny as-is but imo way funnier when you see his lawyer
"Shoot" 😂
I think your audience is the people who also miss what you're describing and still want it. The fading prevalence of serious critical work only makes it more important, not less!
I was once removed from a jury in a civil case against a health insurer during selection because I answered in the negative to the question "do you trust corporate lawyers." I maintain that anyone who does is too stupid to be a juror, but in our legal system, it's mandatory.
Forgot to tag her: @swordsjew.bsky.social
Not all homeschooling is like this, but a large fraction in the US is fundamentalist Christian and deeply abusive, dovetailing with the rest of the Christofascist movement currently successfully dominating US politics. Highly recommend the work of Talia Lavin on this topic.
TREBEK: According to the lyrics of rapper Lil Ten Five Lb Labey, your nose bridge will be snapping and your cranium will be cracking when you let her drop 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 bowling ball sized snack on your face. CONTESTANT:
Thank you for speaking up on this, Representative Balint! ❤️
You are using a definition of "politics" that is neither correct nor useful. It's not a dirty word, even if it's often ugly.
What makes you think it can't be both? Politics is downstream of ethics.
Not that the article isn't regurgitative garbage but are you sure this is an ad read? I think he's just saying you should throughly inspect used vehicles.
Like the great Qin emperor you have invited my invasion by building your great wall.
Likely thing to get instead of health insurance
Isn't this being a good idea dependent mostly on whether one passes? I would be concerned about being outed as trans to a border control agent by that just as much as the opposite.
When will you make a video on the employment situation in the United States where you ask literally everyone if they have a job?
I tentatively agree with you, but there's a clear mismatch between perception and reality, and between the boldness of the Democratic plank and the urgency of the moment. If "most progressive in your lifetime" still feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, does it matter?
My feeling: everyone can see through the ruse, at this point. It's clear that the Democratic Party largely does not have any solutions and probably isn't even interested in having them. They just maintain the status quo. At least the Republicans believe in something. Awful things, but SOMETHING.
Is that pronounced "Yeb"?
I want to tell you that moreso than anyone else I follow, I read all of your posts in your voice and with your cadence, and it greatly enhances the experience.
Magic pack as an accessory goes hard but the discipline to refrain from opening it is too much for me... 🥲
Is that @livagar.bsky.social
