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whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win

If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."

I would rather stand in the ranks of an army of fuckups than desperately try to keep my place in a dwindling clique of angels.

If you gave up masking long ago, you can start anytime. “But none of my friends do.” Think back: did some of your friends “just disappear” in 2021 and stop planning hang outs with you?

When I pulled my cardigan on, I thought I'd caught a wet wipe in my sleeve but it was blood pouring out my arm. The doctor was terribly embarrassed, but made a little joke about throwing in a free shower as she cleaned me up. I find medical staff are far more flustered about this happening than I am. Once someone took my blood into one vial and used a syringe to separate it out into three, but the needle snapped and splattered my blood across me, him and the entire cubicle. He looked horrified and said “I've been doing this for 25 years and that's never happened to me before." I couldn't help but reply “I bet you say that to all the girls" and I thought for a second he might cry.

a short story about blood

prayers for a speedy recovery 🙏

I was sent this by a Georgian this morning. 2025 premiums vs 2026 premiums for someone making $65k a year.

Republicans in Washington did this.

This is what I'm fighting to stop. This is what’s at stake in this shutdown fight.

Bothers me when people discuss Left movements in the U.S. w/out underscoring the GENERATIONS of repression, surveillance, violence directed at movements. The "Left" is so disorganized is used as a joke but I hardly ever see those same people saying 'THE LEFT WAS TARGETED & DISORGANIZED by the STATE'

The train grandpas married collectible grandmas and here we are...

my hornyposting is severely inhibited on this platform lol

i'm still here and not there 😭😭😭 (but yearn for a locked account 😔)

One of the key ways you refuse to comply with fascism is by becoming even louder and more fearless in supporting vulnerable people. You SHOW that you are unwilling to throw the "undesirables" under the bus if only for self-preservation because under fascism you will also become undesirable one day.

Nancy BY Ernie Bushmiller
September 20,1955

A photo from the 2025 Emmys depicts winners on stage in awards wear. Standing out is Ryan Ken, a Black person in a gorgeous, ruffley, orange dress/romper, with a colorful jacket and necklace. They wear a bright orange, high quality mask that matches their look.

Writer and comedian Ryan Ken turning looks while accepting their fourth Emmy last night 😷🧡

my hot take is that hannah einbinder in hacks is a lead actress and shouldn't have been in the supporting category (and that in s4, i thought her performance was as good or better than jean smart's)

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Better Off Ted.

if i get killed, you can quote stuff i wrote. that's why i wrote it

train time!!!!!

ID 1 and 2: An orange background and a meter indicating moderate wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: COVID-19 spread remains high across the U.S. as our summer surge continues into early fall. All major metrics went up through late August, though some infectious disease experts predict this wave may peak soon. Wastewater data from the CDC and WastewaterSCAN show significant — but slowing — increases in national SARS-CoV-2 spread in recent weeks. After a big jump in early August (over 50%), the CDC’s estimated national wastewater viral activity level went up by 15% between August 9 and 16, then decreased by 1% between August 16 and 23. These are preliminary data, however, and may change in the next update. As a new school year gets underway across the U.S., young children remain vulnerable to COVID-19 and Long COVID: emergency department visits for COVID-19 were higher for children under 12 than any other age group in late August. But children will face new barriers to getting vaccinated following last week’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision, as will adults under age 65. It’s currently unclear exactly how the new FDA labels will be implemented (as different insurance companies and pharmacy chains may decide on different policies), but a New York Times report suggests access challenges may vary by state. Some states may push back on the FDA restrictions: New Mexico’s health department recently ruled to make COVID-19 vaccines broadly accessible in that state. Other state agencies may take similar approaches; we will share more updates as they become available."

ID 1 and 2: An orange background and a meter indicating moderate wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: COVID-19 spread remains high across the U.S. as our summer surge continues into early fall. All major metrics went up through late August, though some infectious disease experts predict this wave may peak soon. Wastewater data from the CDC and WastewaterSCAN show significant — but slowing — increases in national SARS-CoV-2 spread in recent weeks. After a big jump in early August (over 50%), the CDC’s estimated national wastewater viral activity level went up by 15% between August 9 and 16, then decreased by 1% between August 16 and 23. These are preliminary data, however, and may change in the next update. As a new school year gets underway across the U.S., young children remain vulnerable to COVID-19 and Long COVID: emergency department visits for COVID-19 were higher for children under 12 than any other age group in late August. But children will face new barriers to getting vaccinated following last week’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decision, as will adults under age 65. It’s currently unclear exactly how the new FDA labels will be implemented (as different insurance companies and pharmacy chains may decide on different policies), but a New York Times report suggests access challenges may vary by state. Some states may push back on the FDA restrictions: New Mexico’s health department recently ruled to make COVID-19 vaccines broadly accessible in that state. Other state agencies may take similar approaches; we will share more updates as they become available."

ID 3: Screenshot of a CDC bar chart showing estimated SARS-CoV-2 variant prevalence in the U.S. The chart is titled, "Empiric Proportions and Nowcast Estimates in United States for 4-Week Periods in 9/1/2024 - 8/30/2025." Each bar in the chart represents variant prevalence for a given month using sections in different colors, going from September 2024 to August 2025. In fall 2024, the most prevalent variant was KP3.1.1 in teal, followed by LP.8.1 in orange in early 2025, and most recently XFG in periwinkle for summer 2025. In its most recent update, for August 2025, the CDC estimates that XFG caused 73% to 85% of U.S. COVID-19 cases.

COVID-19 spread remains high across the U.S. as our summer surge continues into early fall.

As a new school year gets underway, young children remain vulnerable: emergency department visits for COVID-19 were higher for children under 12 than any other age group in late August. bit.ly/41y1HdG

"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.

It bamboozles my brain when unmasked people panic and move away from me with wild terrified eyes because I’m masked. Like somebody with a gun backing away from a person in a bullet-proof vest, like “Whoa hey, you expecting some violence?” I don’t know, man, you tell me. You’ve got the fucking gun.

Hope the confederates brought their official flag with them

wish i was- i only found out after the fact that you and amelia were in my neck of the woods earlier this month 😭 (hope you enjoyed roanoke!) your performance as jaheira was brain-chemistry-alteringly good 🤯 and i hope your time in the states treats you as wonderfully as you deserve!

Attorney James Hollis says that over 80% of people in Alligator Alcatraz are sick, many with Covid symptoms.

This is eugenics.

People have already died in ICE custody. Many will be disabled.

The inhumane conditions are ripe for the spread of disease.

I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH ACTUALLY (bg3 fixed me)

Friendly reminder: Be a lesbian, if possible. :)

I don't get it. Some of you accuse abolitionists of pipe dreams. The biggest pipe dreams are the ones that insist on prosecutions of the powerful. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE CURRENT CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT SYSTEM EXISTS TO DO. THE PURPOSE OF A SYSTEM IS WHAT IT DOES.

if Facebook hadn't lied about their statistics and conned everyone into Pivot to Video, the entire internet would be a radically different place today.

when RFK says he wants to “end chronic disease,” what people hear is “he wants to cure us” but what he means is “i want to cull the weak”