Jennessa Hester 🍒

University of Texas regents OK limits on controversial subjects Opponents warned the policy’s vagueness could push professors to self-censor and leave students less prepared for the workplace.

This is an educational catastrophe designed to weaken the humanities at University of Texas.

Can't wait to read it 😊

Yesterday, those who teach Intro to Sociology at Florida colleges (as opposed to universities) received a ready-made curriculum from the state and were ordered to teach it.

Yes, you read that correctly. The *state* is enforcing a curriculum on college profs, complete w/ the following restrictions:

Hooray for @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social!!

I imagine this is how Bob Dylan plays Virtual Boy.

For those in places like Texas, resistance is still the path forward due to the horror of red state governments.

For others, now is the time to start rebuilding all that was destroyed over the past year.

Thousands of institutions abandoned programs, ended or rewrote scholarships, closed down clubs and publications, all in pre-emptive compliance.

And you know why?

Mostly because they wanted to do it if they thought they could blame someone else for it.

For those in places like Texas, resistance is still the path forward due to the horror of red state governments.

For others, now is the time to start rebuilding all that was destroyed over the past year.

A drawing of the pokemon Rapidash, a white unicorn with a mane of fire, standing protectively in front of its white flame-maned foal, the pokemon Ponyta.

Illustration of Rapidash and Ponyta crossbred with Zebstrika, an electric zebra pokemon. Their manes are electric blue, and their bodies are dark with white marks resembling a horse-zebra crossbreed.

An illustration of a Rapidash and Ponyta crossbred with Mudsdale, an earth-themed horse pokemon. They're brown and white like donkeys or mules, and their manes are dripping lava.

An illustration of Rapidash and Ponyta crossbred with Sawsbuck, a plant deer pokemon. They're fawn and spotted like deer, their manes are flaming flowers, and their hooves and Rapidash's horn are cloven and split like branches.

Well, look at that! Fire horses. Happy Lunar New Year, all who celebrate!

From my partner: "We have straight white man Star Trek, it's called Enterprise and it sucks."

Just a few days ago, Hillary Clinton bragged about how much better Obama and Clinton were at deportations.

She described the exact policies that led to this photo as humane.

The Democratic party LOVES caging kids and deporting marginalized folks. They'll just put Casper on during the process.

Penis fencing (not sexual)

‘Movies can change the world but not in a political way’ says Wim Wenders At a press conference to open the 76th edition of the Berlin film festival, the jury president said ‘cinema has an incredible power’ but little influence on political decision-makers

Has Wim Wenders ever seen a Wim Wenders movie?

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women" The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

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when you get called out for your Pornhub VPN usage:

It's disturbing how far it has gotten.

And that's a good point! It's hard to know how much VPN traffic is included, and how that data is distributed.

The entirety of New England is having a kinky blast.

...and then there's Colorado with "tradwife."

Give me Coralie Fargeat or Vera Drew or John Waters' version 🙏

A United States map from Pornhub showing the most popular search terms near Valentine's Day. Around half of all states are blocked out due to repressive laws.

This Pornhub map is disturbing in that it so clearly shows the rise of anti-sex, anti-queer conservatism in the United States.

This is an ideology that seeks to destroy you, your pleasure, and your love.

The image features a gradient background transitioning from pink to blue. Text reads "Introducing the Trans Bill of Rights" with an icon of a paper and pen.

A colorful infographic titled "What is the Trans Bill of Rights?" outlines four points with icons: protections from employment and housing discrimination, equal access to medical treatment without discrimination, legal recognition of gender identity, and the right to use restrooms aligning with a person's gender identity.

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills.

To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.

A revolutionary man in front of a poster of Che Guevara taken from Bruce LaBruce's "The Raspberry Reich" with the text "Valentine? The revolution is my valentine!"

"The Revolution Is My Boyfriend" (the hardcore uncut version of Bruce LaBruce's "The Raspberry Reich") makes great Valentine's Day viewing.

Warning, extreme homosexuality ahead: www.effedupmovies.com/raspberry-re...

Sending you lots of hope and good vibes. I hope things start feeling a bit easier soon 💕

LITERALLY. Best part of the State of Play.

A screenshot from Disney Emoji Blitz depicting the "Black Excellence" prize wheel. It features emojis of the characters Asha, Frozone, Joe Gardner, Penny Proud,

I'm fascinated by the Black Excellence promo in Disney Emoji Blitz.


Most of the picks are straightforward, but the addition of Powerline invites consideration of how Disney and its affiliates conceptualize race.

The big question: why did Disney include Powerline, an anthropomorphic dog, here? 🧵

Since I heard Penn State launched a course called "One Book Slowly" this year (Eric Hayot is teaching Madame Bovary) I can't stop thinking about it

So, when viewed from a negative lens, Disney has somehow turned Powerline into a token Black character...

...despite the fact that he exists in a world where the structures of whiteness and Blackness do not exist.

It's such a complicated inclusion, and there's no single right interpretation here.

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It's because Powerline has the darkest skin tone in the film; Goofy and company are all drawn in noticeably lighter shades.

Race is socially and politically constructed, and Disney is fixating on one cultural signifier (skin tone) to create racial separation between cartoon dogs.

Less positively, Powerline is a dog in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Therefore, the systems of racial classification common in our world do not inherently translate to his.

The question then becomes: why does Disney view Powerline as Black, but not Goofy, Max, and the others?

Further, A Goofy Movie has itself become an icon of Black culture. Disney referenced this fact in their recent documentary on the film, NOT JUST A GOOF.

So, to some degree, this decision is Disney attempting to recognize (and capitalize on) Black audiences.