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Not as funny as Ted Cruz liking porn on 9/11 but it's up there.

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i want to note that the christofascist attack on "porn" isn't actually an attempt to make the internet or the world child safe in any real way. these people abuse the fuck out of children and oppose sex education largely because it makes children able to identify and name that abuse

Oooh, you know Trump's "Obama treasoned with me Russia" campaign must be serious when Glenn Beck breaks out *two* chalkboards to explain it!

Screenshot of Columbia's settlement with the White House

Columbia University has handed over its undergraduate admissions process to Donald Trump and his MAGA allies, who will now decide at their sole discretion whether the university has admitted enough white people. It's no longer an independent institution.

Not only has Columbia agreed to give political commissars oversight over admissions, including a mandatory annual data transfer, they did so while agreeing to language emphasizing that nothing in the deal prevents the government from launching more investigations, reviews, and litigation.

wtf

official DHS account posting fourteen word long tweets with the H's randomly capitalized

groyper occupied government

NYT: State Dept Plans To Entirely Shut Down PEPFAR - Joe.My.God. The New York Times reports: The federal program to combat H.I.V. in developing nations earned a reprieve last week when Congress voted to restore $400 million in funding. But that may be short-lived: ...

Marco Rubio is an AIDS spreader:

While UNSG's #UN80 reform initiative is crucial, the liquidity crisis risks short-term fixes over long-term resilience. True success lies in prioritizing intergenerational equity, foresight, and institutional stewardship for meaningful change.

Read more: buff.ly/6bBawD2

Alan Cumming on bathroom bills:

"Why on earth would a rapist go through the bother of pretending to be trans in a country that treats rapists better than trans people."

(I'm in it!)

As @mehdirhasan.bsky.social noted, the fact that they are comfortable saying this stuff out in the open shows just how much the Overton window has shifted. Pinesap's open fascism is still beyond the pale on the Right but just barely-- all his other points are basically just conservatism now

The self-identified fascist making the rounds in today's viral @mehdirhasan.bsky.social video is an online personality in Nick Fuentes' groyper movement known as Pinesap. Here he is speaking at a Fuentes rally in June 2024 & pictured with other figures in the movement

Trump's trade war timeline 2.0: An up-to-date guide President Donald Trump has started his second term in office with momentous plans to change US trade policy to achieve various economic and nontrade related aims. Below is a timeline that tracks the d...

and yes, someone replied with our own resource :)

Imposing tariffs on US allies undermines national security The Trump administration is using tariffs (and tariff threats) as a blunt instrument to address not just trade imbalances but also the fentanyl crisis, misgivings over Brazil's prosecution of its form...

NEW: In notionally setting tariff rates according to trade imbalances & for diplomatic leverage, Trump's tariffs don't differentiate between friend & foe—making the US & its allies worse off, eroding economic power underpinning their collective military might.
By @cullenhendrix.bsky.social:

i can see this one is going to get a lot of use

Evangelical parenting in one sentence:

“What my father wanted to cast from me wasn’t a demon: it was me.”

Tara Westover, "Educated"

looking at the 30+ democracies that have successfully prosecuted heads of state for violating their constitutions over the past 15 years

Andry Hernández Romero, the innocent make-up artist imprisoned without trial for 4 months in El Salvador by the Trump admin, is FREE.

He was wrongfully accused of being a gang member because of his “mom” and “dad” tattoos, and illegally sent to El Salvador without due process.

I wrote my master's thesis in grad school about human trafficking panics and disinformation and why evangelical Christians are often at the center of spreading said disinformation and how it ultimately both reinscribes purity culture as well as ushers in theocracy so this news cycle is fun for me

My children have accused me of belonging to a Secret Sandwich Society, because, quote, "Why do you know about so many weird sandwiches?"

You should read Talia's sandwich blog, so your family can develop conspiracy theories about you, too.

Another great writeup by Talia, about a sandwich I've heard of but have never tried.

The destruction of public radio is truly an existential threat to books and book culture. I can't say it enough.

Puerto Rico bans hormone therapy and gender surgery for trans people under 21 The law calls for 15 years in prison for any violators, as well as a $50,000 penalty and the revocation of all licenses and permits of medical staff.

Puerto Rico has just banned gender affirming care for trans people up to age 21. It is now the ban with the highest age limit in the United States.

www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

#July17 is ⚖️ International Justice Day ⚖, the anniversary of the #ICC's founding treaty, the Rome Statute.

✊🙌 It's a day to reflect on courageous efforts around the 🌏 to ensure justice for the worst crimes through national and international courts.

#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices

“There’s good reason to think more red state politicians will seek to create their own versions of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ or get in on this action in other ways—and that more young Republican politicians will see it as a path to MAGA renown and glory.” Important new piece by @gregsargent.bsky.social.

Ew