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Marriage equality is nowhere near the full realization of LGBTQ+ rights, but Obergefell seems like such an obvious line in the sand that if they repeal it, we’re fully justified in burning shit down.

How much of Gaza is left standing? Analysis by independent researchers reveals the scale of the destruction

“The studies imply that estimated life expectancy [in Gaza has fallen by more than 35 years, to half the pre-war figure. In percentage terms…bigger than…during China’s Great Leap Forward; in absolute terms it is similar to the one in the Rwanda genocide”

Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

Anthony Oliveira tweet from September 2020: every single day for four years I have thought about Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt gloating that you can dismantle a democracy right in front of a liberal's face piece by piece and all they'll do is convene breakout sessions and commitee meetings til the boots are in the halls.

Reminded today of this timeless adage

This bill would criminalize pornography by legally redefining what it means to be obscene.

Period. Full stop. No more porn legally. If you post porn whether free pics or paid vids. this affects you!

True: @zohranmamdani lives in 1 unit of rent-stabilized housing.

Also true: Andrew Cuomo oversaw the loss of 96,064 units of rent-stabilized housing. And killed NYC’s program helping people move out of shelter.

Leaders must show moral clarity. Andrew, time to move out. 🧵
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It cannot be said enough, Buttigieg has spent his entire time on the national stage wrapping himself in the rainbow flag and trying to play like he was LGBTQ Obama.

And the MOMENT he decided that image was politically disadvantageous, he yanked out the T and stomped on it

@mattbaume.bsky.social Thank you for the disco remix of the MASH theme that I never knew I needed.

I truly, deeply, hate this man.

Mass murdering piece of shit.

Does this calm anyone else's anxiety?

Just me?

JK Rowling will not rest until she has eliminated trans people from the public sphere. I get furious when I remember pseudo-liberals insisting to me that she wasn’t a bigot and had been terribly defamed. Presumably they’ve got the message by now

The sports thing is the only anti-trans thing that polls well, so they're going to force through every heinous rollback of our rights under the sports banner.

All because people refused to believe the science.

He's more machine now than man, twisted and evil.

Not fleeing: New report shows more wealthy residents in Mass., 2 years into 'millionaire's tax' Despite previous concerns, Massachusetts' "millionaire's tax" hasn't seemed to deter high-earners from continuing to live here, according to a new study from the Institute for Policy Studies.

MA put in a 4% millionaires tax 2 years ago, & the GOP said we'd miss revenue targets & millionaires would flee. MA collected TWICE the projected revenues, & the number of millionaires went UP 40%.
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Okay, but hear me out. Maybe it shouldn't be up to the consumer to look for clues that medicine is counterfeit. Maybe the billionaire making money off people selling counterfeit medicine should face legal consequences?

He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation. Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

Journalist. Boko Haram survivor. Award-winning restaurant manager. ICE detainee.

Plastics 'crisis' is costing $1.5tn in global deaths and injuries, report says Plastic production is set to triple by 2060, fueled by petrochemical-producing countries pivoting away from declining fossil fuel use — and toward plastic.

"Plastic production is on course to triple by 2060, less than 10% of it is recycled, and around 8,000 megatons now pollute the planet" - report from The Lancet just before the next UN plastics treaty talks begin in Geneva www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

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Post from "The Rundown" July 18 at 5:30 PM · DuckDuckGo has introduced a new feature allowing users to filter out AI-generated images from search results, addressing growing concerns over synthetic content overwhelming authentic visuals online. The filter can be activated through a dropdown in the Images tab, search settings, or by using a dedicated AI-free domain: noai.duckduckgo.com. The system relies on curated blocklists, including uBlockOrigin’s Huge AI Blocklist, to detect and suppress AI-generated imagery. While not perfect, it significantly reduces synthetic content visibility. This move sets DuckDuckGo apart from competitors like Google and Bing by giving users direct control over their exposure to AI-generated material. Source: TechCrunch

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

This!

A Swingin’ Surprise or Two The best-kept secret in the history of Marvel Comics was in high dudgeon by the time he sat down at his typewriter. It was a July afternoon in 1971, and Ron Whyte, a playwright and activist, was about...

Me and @zachrabiroff.com have discovered that a gay, disabled, pill-popping Yale Drama grad likely ghostwrote many of Stan Lee's most famous comics

Marvel Comics and Disney don't want you to know about Ron Whyte

New from @flaminghydra.com below

"Face it tiger ... you just hit the jackpot!"

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Americans Say No As Terrified ICE Agents Flee from Angry Citizens "It's gonna be like this every f*cking day you're coming. Every day, anytime you try to kidnap people, we are gonna be here!" a rapid responder yelled at fleeing ICE agents in Kansas.

"Did you not realize what this would be, being f*cking Gestapo? Quit your job. It's gonna be like this every f*cking day you're coming...anytime you try to kidnap people, we are gonna be here!” A rapid responder yelled at fleeing ICE agents in #Kansas. www.thedailypoliticususa.com/p/americans-...

eerie timing on reading this but no surprise at all that @scumbelievable.bsky.social gets it yeah

I Alt text: News headline from the Boston Globe reading, "N.H. Governor Kelly Ayotte signs bills banning gender-affirming care for minors." The subheadline states that the new laws make New Hampshire the first state in New England to ban puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors. The article is written by Amanda Gokee and was updated on August 1, 2025, 10 minutes ago. Icons for sharing, printing, and commenting appear below the text.

Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte signed the ban on gender affirming care for trans youth in New Hampshire becoming the first state in New England to do so.

The state is motto is live free or die and it's clear they chose die for trans youth.

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YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz Age Verification Will Kill Free Speech Online

I did an hour long beginner’s breakdown on why age verification is extremely dangerous, bad, and leading to mass censorship, with tech policy expert @ericgoldman.bsky.social. What’s happening in the UK can and will happen here if we don’t fight it!

YouTube video by ephemeralfilm Failing (1976) performed by Chi-chi Nwanoku BBC Television 1993

This kind of composition is the kind of clever stupidity I loved in music school and kinda miss, tbh:

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The Democratic Party has not "undone" basically any of the extreme-right shifts we've seen since Reagan-Bush, Bush-Cheney, and Trump-Pence. Literally why would anyone expect them to start now?

If you want change, you have to go outside the Dems. It's hard, but you HAVE TO.

Removing them from power is necessary but not sufficient.