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New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members Hate symbols will now be recategorized as "potentially divisive.”

New U.S. Coast Guard policy OK with some swastikas & nooses, but not transgender service members

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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Meet and greet picture from "A Drag Queen Christmas" on a lit stage with background video screens. L to R: Nina West; Suzie Toot; Bosco; Lexi; me; Jewels Sparkles; Joe; Lydia B Kollins; and, Crystal Method.

Revolutionary War Reenactment for the 250th anniversary of the battle at Kempes Landing: 2 4lb cannons with smoke pouring out the muzzle right after firing their rounds.

It's been a fun 24 hours VB

it's important to understand that when the NY Times does this - "asks a question" with no evidence behind it - it's because they want to raise the salience of the question.

They want to imply that it's a reasonable thing to ask.

They want to help the allegation stick against Ms Rachel.

Hey @kaine.senate.gov it would be great if you didn't vote to increase healthcare premiums. But it would seem you are doing just that...

Ex-footballer Joey Barton guilty of posting grossly offensive messages on social media The former Manchester City midfielder "crossed the line" with posts about Jeremy Vine, Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko, a jury decided.

Footballer found guilty of offensive tweets

Prosecution lawyer: "Mr Barton is not the victim here….not the free speech crusader that he would like to paint himself to be … not some martyr to be sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. He is just simply an undiluted, unapologetic bully”

a screenshot of the town hall in animal crossing new horizons being bulldozed by orville. text reads: Isabelle The town hall is undergoing demolition for Tom Nook's Grand Ballroom! If you need resident services, I have not been paid in over a month and I am being laid off, so don't.

@aminal_crossing on ig was banned for posting this

Mamdani: "My message to ICE agents & to everyone across this city is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate it, you must be held accountable. There is sadly a sense growing that certain people are allowed to violate that law, whether they be POTUS or ICE agents."

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

A screenshot of a map of Virginia titled, Change in Party Performance: 2021 vs 2035 Gubernatorial. It shows each and every Virginia county/city having shifted blue across the board.

Not to be braggadocious, but this is a telling graphic. #Va #vaelection www.vpap.org/electionresu...

it's time for journos to start asking Johnson meta questions

"Speaker, on 5 occasions last week you said 'I haven't seen it' when asked about news events w/big implications for public policy. Do you ever read the news, and do you agree it's problematic for the Speaker to be so woefully uninformed?"

RAJU: Last week you were very critical of Biden's use of the autopen. But Trump admitted on 60 Minutes to not knowing he pardoned a crypto billionaire who pleaded guilty to money laundering. Does that also concern you?

MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know anything about that. I didn't see it. I'm not sure.

A picture of a Koco Caine in a black puffy gown on a smoky stage obfuscating the light curtain behind her.

A fluffy brown dog is licking a tan and white pitbull

Two men posing for a selfie under a tree

Two men taking a selfie outside in front of a window.

Quarterly(ish) photo update 🖼️

#tidal it is ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.

Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG

Crisis calls among Oklahoma LGBTQ+ youth drop after Ryan Walters quit his job as the state’s schools chief “The relief expressed by callers is palpable, and we are grateful for the positive impact his departure has had on the mental well-being of our community,” Rainbow Youth Project director Lance Preston...

Following the Resignation of Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma schools chief who was a fan of Libs of TikTok, mental health is improving among young people in the state.

Who could have seen this coming?

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VA MAGA Republican Winsome Earle-Sears’s recent donations reveal she’s more extreme than Donald Trump on IVF The revelation comes less than two weeks before voters in the state pick their next governor.

SCOOP: Maga Republican Winsom Earle-Sears, who is running for governor in Virginia, is behind in fundraising, and yet she’s giving money to anti-IVF groups just days before Donald Trump went all in on lowering IVF drug costs.

www.advocate.com/politics/win...

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

"If you’re pushing slop or eating it, you wouldn’t read it anyway. You’d ask a bot for a summary and forget what it told you, then proceed with your day, unchanged by words you did not read and ideas you did not consider."

CNN: DOJ is trying to find ways to ban trans people from owning guns.

If you want to defend yourself with legal gun ownership,you may want to look into it sooner rather than later.

edition.cnn.com/2025/09/04/p...

Alt text: Screenshot of a White House webpage. The first bullet point describes the American History Museum’s “LGBTQ+ History” exhibit, which aims to understand evolving and overlapping identities including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, transsexual, transvestite, mahu, homosexual, fluid, invert, urnring, third sex, two sex, gender-bender, sapphist, hijra, friend of Dorothy, drag queen/king, and more. It also includes articles on “LGBTQ+ inclusion and skateboarding” and “the rise of drag ball culture in the 1920s.” The second bullet point highlights the National Museum of the American Latino’s programming featuring “animated Latinos and Latinas with disabilities.” It includes content from “a disabled, plus-sized actress” and an “ambulatory wheelchair user” who educates on being Latinx, LGBTQ+, and disabled.

The White House listed an exhibit on LGBTQ history at the Smithsonian as objectionable and something to be removed.

Constitution Sections on Due Process and Foreign Gifts Just Vanished from Congress' Website Part of Article I Section 8, and all of Sections 9 and 10, which address things like habeas corpus, nobility, and militias, are gone from Congress's website for the Constitution.

Constitution sections on due process and foreign gifts just vanished from Congress' website

Include provisions such as habeas corpus, forbidding the naming of titles of nobility, and forbidding foreign emoluments for U.S. officials. www.404media.co/constitution...

When you ignore racism, it means that you don't have an accurate historical portrait.

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Screenshot from the Legend of Zelda: Windwaker being played through the Switch 2 Gamecube emulator with a CRT filter. NPC tells the protagonist "What's that? Today is your birthday? Well, congrats, buddy! Are you that old already? Wow! Time just flies right by, doesn't it? You blink and POOF! There goes a year!"

Appropriate screenshot for today 😅

Two people posing for a picture on a grass lawn with a festival tent behind them.

Picture In a crowd of two men in front of Dev performing

From the Pride March at the Virginia Beach Oceafront

Dev performing at the HR Pridefest main stage.

#HRPride weekend pics! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

screenshot of a Facebook post by Corey Robin, which says: "By the way, did you all notice how Zohran made affordability a central issue of his campaign without selling out trans kids or shitting on immigrants? Might be some lessons there. Just a thought."

he's right and he's right to say it

W.E.B. Du Bois on Robert E. Lee:

“Either he knew what slavery meant when he helped maim and murder thousands in its defense, or he did not. If he did not he was a fool. If he did, Robert Lee was a traitor and a rebel–not indeed to his country, but to humanity and humanity’s God.”

a woman is wearing a blue shirt and blue overalls and making a funny face ALT: a woman is wearing a blue shirt and blue overalls and making a funny face

"What's wrong, I thought I was in the rebellion?!"