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Kenyan artist Thandiwe Muriu’s 'Camo series', photographic portraits cloaking models in patterned fabric #WomensArt
Trans people are dramatically less likely to shoot people than cisgender men are. But it’s not about facts. It’s about their obsession with obliterating trans people. It’s straight up Nazism.
Trump promised sanctions on Russia. (Multiple times, with deadlines that came and went.) Instead he's ending security protections for Europe. Putin must be so proud.
Joseph Schnitt, acting deputy chief of the DOJ’s Office of Enforcement Operations, was secretly recorded saying DOJ will hide names of Republicans in the Epstein files and only release names of Dems. This guy is not an ordinary "staffer." He's got a huge position. www.huffpost.com/entry/james-...
Please let this not catch on.
First Bernie Sanders. Then the CDC directors. Now, more than 1,000 current and former HHS staffers are demanding he step down.
Mamdani: Why should I debate Trump's puppet when I could debate Trump himself? If Trump is serious about this, he should come to New York City. We can have as many debates as he wants about why he is cutting snap benefits for hungry New Yorkers just to fund tax cuts for his billionaire donors
Kavanaugh's statements make the problem worse, not better. If the reason SCOTUS is using cryptic shadow docket orders is because "five" of them can't "reach a consensus or a compromise on a particular issue that might be difficult," then that order should not be precedential —there's no majority.
Not a fan of the Cowboys, but spitting on one is not okay and stupid. Not a good start for the Eagles
Different context, etc., but given that some conservatives are invoking the Founding Fathers while also calling for mass immigration restriction (and, in some cases, denaturalization), worth noting the Founders listed frustration w/the king restricting immigration in the Declaration of Independence.
It's not getting the same attention as USAID or CDC, but the Trump administration is hollowing out and destroying the Department of Veterans Affairs just the same.
As an Oregonian getting ready to move back to my native Michigan, I'll do what I can to help. ;)
Ari Melber and Alex Wagner had a similar take on this today on MSNBC regarding the backlash.
I'm ready to call a truce amongst voters of all stripes. I won't ever give up my right to criticize elected officials (including Leftists) however.
Joe Santagato said it loud and clear: Anti-trans attacks don’t protect anyone — it’s simply discrimination. Use your voice to tell your state legislators: Protect trans rights. ➡️ hrc.im/write
Typical canard that Leftists are purists.
Orwellian double speak.
If you’re in Tillamook or Lincoln counties, I hope to see you at this weekend’s town halls.
I guess we can say it's truth in advertising, at least.
“President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Friday changing the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War…”
Judge Faruqui said the U.S. is "past the point of constitutional crisis," as the Trump administration "is playing cops and robbers, like children" www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-r...
In Britain, everyone asks: what happened to your opposition? Schumer and Jeffries are never seen or heard from.
Apparently, transphobia is a shared trait.
Next they'll be rewriting textbooks to say Japanese American internment camps were delightful summer resorts.
I don't think this is a new thought, but I'm going to start calling those folks who don't think we should criticize Democrats, "authoritarian Democrats". We're not allowed to question them, expect anything from them, they can't fail (only be failed), & anyone who disagrees w/ them should be shunned.
Would or could? Because those are different things and Democratic elected officials often don't do what they could and they've already, by and large, abandoned trans folk.
It continues to surprise me that the MAGA folks seem to believe that every Democrat, every scientist, and anyone they generally disagree with are all liars.
Is Buttigieg not stereotypical enough for Carlson or is he fishing for details to fill out his fantasies?
But white men have increased employment numbers at almost exactly the same number that Black women were forced out of employment so things are going fine for the only Americans that are actually people to them
Doesn't dating usually imply meeting in person someday?
How are they going to tell if someone is trans? Will they have to pull down their pants? Is there going to be a trans registry? Icky feelings from the sales person? Hormone tests?
SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?” RFK JR.: “Absolutely.” SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.” RFK JR.: “….”😬 🤷🏻♂️
DOJ is openly stating that "trannies shouldn't have guns." The Trump administration is moving to strip trans people of their 2nd amendment rights. Nothing good ever comes out of an authoritarian regime stripping a minority group of owning guns.
Best giggle of the day. :)
"Housing all of Chicago’s homeless people would cost about $383k/day, [@ips-dc.org's] https://bit.ly/4lYIx87 told The Intercept, noting that the sum equaled roughly 1/4 of the expense of a deployment of 3,000 Guard members" theintercept.com/2025/09/03/trump-military-occupy-dc-la-chicago/
Minutes ago, the Texas Senate passed HB7, which will incentivize people to bring $100,000 lawsuits against anyone who makes, sends, or transports abortion medication in Texas. In a guest essay, Kaitlyn Kash begs Gov. Greg Abbott not to sign it. #txlege thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/03/i...
If I say the word non-partisan, does it not make it so? /s
Please tell me when appeasement has worked. Please tell me what crafting "bipartisanship" legislation looks like with authoritarian extremists.
"Bipartisan". *sigh*
"They" being MAGA and MAHA.
They're not interested in the comfort of the patient.
The Censorship Crybabies Are Now The Censors: FDA’s Vinay Prasad Uses Copyright Claims To Silence Critic It's always fascinating to watch supposed "free speech warriors" reveal their true colors the moment they get a tiny bit of power. We've been covering the ongoing saga of various COVID…
Today’s news confirms it: Cuomo is Trump’s choice for Mayor. The White House is considering jobs for Adams and Sliwa to clear the field. New Yorkers are sick of corrupt politics and backroom deals. No matter who’s running, we will deliver a better future on November 4.
John Malone's attacks on CNN underscore yet again that the MAGA audience cannot be won over by truth-telling news organizations, no matter how much they bend over backwards to please them. Here's what I wrote in @status.news: www.status.news/p/john-malon...
I mean, he posts a lot on Xitter, but he's done about as much as the rest in terms of capitalist skullduggery.
A Florida court detained a US Citizen for being an "illegal immigrant." He showed the court proof of citizenship. The court agreed—& held him anyway. I criticized the ruling online & a Florida judge responded by trying to strip me of my law license. I fought back www.qasimrashid.com/p/a-florida-...
Elon Musk is a celebrity?
I can't with being told we just have to "wait and see" how things turn out as things get worse and worse. This is acquiescence.
🚨🚨🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Full-price 2026 #ACA premium rate hikes to average 23.4% nationally (semi-final): acasignups.net/25/09/02/exc...
Doubling down on the vewy, vewy quiet part, I see. I'll stop there. Our prattling is even less effective that the mayor of a major US city capitulating to Trump.
Let's just see how it all shakes out. We'll be able to turn it around later if we don't like it. /s
We'll have to sees what Trump does in Chicago next. Then whatever blue city he deems a "shithole" next.
And, is it okay if she's the one instituting the same policies that Trump wants?
You expect that the federal task force will follow her lead of Trump disagrees with her?
How long do we stay vewy, vewy quiet in hopes that Trump won't see or hear us?
She's not ending the occupation, she's codifying it.
Whether she's controlled by Trump or doing his bidding of her own free will, she's still betraying her city and the people in it.
It seems incongruous to recognize the extreme dysfunction in my family while still believing that, fundamentally, we're all flawed and none of us is truly "bad".
Lethal force against a civilian vessel in international waters is a war crime if not in self-defense. If not in self-defense, only non-lethal actions, such as warning shots or disabling fire, are allowed. "Not yielding to pursuers" or "suspected of carrying drugs" doesn't carry a death sentence.
The Trump administration used Benny Johnson's claims that his house was "burned to the ground" and that "people were murdered in my front yard" to justify its federal takeover of DC. @kenbensinger.bsky.social found out that Johnson made it all up. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/b...
I will not be sad when Trump dies, but the armchair diagnoses are getting silly.
Xfinity's website is horrible and I think they purposely do it to force you to download the mobile app, which I don't want to do.
What evidence is there that she's done anything other than what Trump has asked of her? Does it matter if she's in "control" if she's controlled by Trump?
There’s room for joy in our politics @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Had to get that merger, dontcha know.
Just a thought, but perhaps Democrats should look at the government they might be forced to shut down not as turf to defend but as territory occupied by a proto-fascist regime. nymag.com/intelligence...
If the Trump administration had any real interest in protecting our communities, it would be going after real criminals instead of targeting immigrant firefighters putting their lives on the line to protect us. My staff and I are pushing for his release and answers from DHS.
I don't know the name of any of my neighbors (I'm the creepy neighborhood recluse). The day this happens, I'm going to scare the crap out of them by dancing in the courtyard.
Our new research finds that people are willing to cheat if it benefits their group — even when they gain nothing themselves. "the risk of dishonesty in organizations is not limited to selfish acts...employees might bend rules to benefit their team or in-group members." www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...
some white racists mad as hell today
It is morbidly fun to watch for Trump's death notice and it is karmic considering the focus on Biden's health (and the insane media coverage), but Trump dying would not be the end of our problems.
SCOOP: Another AIPAC Dem has pledged to refuse AIPAC money. Rep. Deborah Ross of NC confirmed that she won't accept AIPAC donations in the 2026 midterms, following fellow NC Dem, Rep. Valerie Foushee. Ross previously took more than $100,000 from AIPAC. theintercept.com/2025/08/29/a...
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It's possible that JVL (and me) are wrong about our prophecies of doom. My point here is just that I think it's easy for people to think that ignoring doomerism is cost-free or at least unproblematically beneficial. Ignoring doomerism *if we're actually doomed* can waste a lot of time, etc.
Question: Why did US put big tariffs on India despite major national interest in cultivating a strategic counterweight to China and trying to isolate Russia? Answer: Because the US president lied that he fixed India-Pakistan and India wouldn’t go along with the lie. (Seriously, that’s the answer)
CHICAGO…
Buffalo is the site of a human rights crisis — a constant stream of deaths in the local jails. The sheriff who oversees it (a Republican in a Harris-voting county) is up for reelection this year, but he is running entirely unopposed. We report here—don't look away from these spaces.
Pritzker seems to be the most effective and consistent fighter against Trump thus far. Having said that, I *really* don't want another billionaire as President, even if he's "ours".
Gotta say, I'm not loving the newest update to No Man's Sky. Not because building your own ship isn't interesting, and not to ruin other people's fun, but folks are creating some really ugly ships.
Just today, I was asked by @amnesty.de journal about the conditions of protest in Germany and whether we are seeing a new quality of police violence at protests. You can guess my answer from this video. 2yrs ago we were discussing illegal pain compliance holds, now it's punches straight to the face
Re-watching season 3 of Project Runway. Most of the guys this season are asses toward the women designers.
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
I first saw Law Roach on America's Next Top Model and he's been a semi-regular on RuPaul's Drag Race. I really disliked him at first, though I mostly think he's blunt and doesn't suffer fools gladly. Still, he knows how to read someone to filth and I wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of that.
Yes.
Newest season has adopted the practice of not showing who was eliminated until the next episode. Hate it, though I'll live through it.
I miss the old brand #CDC
When I get my groceries delivered, I find that they much more often find the items I ordered if I don't list a substitution than when I do.
As someone who has been told their expectations are too high, I probably should read some of these 2025 books.
I'll give him credit, if it was him, for allowing me to go through TSA security without taking off my shoes. That's it. Nothing else I can think of.
"Another big loss"? How many of them have held up?
All of these claims are dishonest rubbish designed to assist various RFKJr grifts.
They've got you using the new branding already, eh?
The belief that trans people should be discriminated against because they are inherently predatory, as opposed to the cis strangers that parents allow their children to share a bathroom with, is in fact a crystal clear example of anti-trans bigotry (and mirrors other forms of bigotry, I might add)
I can just see him writing this with his glasses slid down to the tip of his nose, displaying as much energy as a moth during the daytime. *Yes, I realize he probably didn't write this himself.
A federal grand jury has declined to indict another person arrested as part of President Trump's D.C. crime surge. This was the only case we know of in which the National Guard participated in an arrest. After the grand jury declined to return an indictment, DOJ moved to dismiss the case.
Doomers have been more right than the Pollyannas.
Vance claimed every major conflict in human history ended with a negotiation. But his claim was false by most definitions: www.snopes.com/fact-check/j...
One of the things the Nazis did when coming to power was push propaganda that Jews were criminals and prone to violence by focusing on crime committed by Jews or fabricating crime they falsely attributed to Jews. The last 36 hours on X has been this on a massive scale against trans people.
"Dems are overlearning the lessons from the last election and ignoring the new realities unfolding. Trump’s approval rating continues to fall, even among those who voted for him in 2024. They disapprove of his actions on immigration, the economy, and other issues." newrepublic.com/article/1996...