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Free Palestine πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ "I don't have the slightest idea who I am, and I'm supposed to explain it to you?" -- sex, lies, and videotape (1989) Trans academic (he/him) studying masculinity in American media.

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Either the Democrats fix their hearts on Palestine or the party dies.

28.07.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pro-Palestine activists formed a human map of Palestine at Spain's San Fermin
Festival, yesterday. Chants of "Palestine is not alone" bellowed through the streets.

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arthur morgan would say trans rights

22.07.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

WEEPING

30.05.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man wearing a cowboy hat with a pink bow on it is surrounded by pink hearts and the name zoe ALT: a man wearing a cowboy hat with a pink bow on it is surrounded by pink hearts and the name zoe

I think Arthur Morgan should be a character in every video game.

Not because he's the best character ever written but also because he deserves to have a nice time in Stardew Valley.

26.05.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've been told horses poop way more than they depict and I'm reminded why I have snakes over birds. If I'm going to have a weirdo animal, I'll clean up poop once a week rather than every day

24.05.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Far be it from me to criticize anything about Red Dead Redemption 2, but I don't know why I have to watch my horse shit so much.

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"There is a ledger. One thing I love about this time is there is a ledger. And our children, and our children's children, will study your lack of moral clarity and your ability to go home and kiss your children, and pay your mortgages"

27.04.2025 03:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality

A massive study of 50,000 households over 1,000 archaeological sites provides ample evidence that inequality is not a "natural" outgrowth of sophistication. Instead, it is a political choice. Which means, kids, that we don't have to choose it.
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Overwhelmed with gratitude to the one and only @sezindevikoehler.bsky.social for citing my work so extensively in her book Much Ado About Keanu! I absolutely cannot wait to dive into this and so, so humbled to be a part of it.

Thank you and congratulations Sezín! ❀️#Academicsky #KeanuReeves

27.04.2025 02:37 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A smiling, fat trans man in a blue blazer and glasses.

A smiling, fat trans man in a blue blazer and glasses.

My presentation for the Popular Culture Association went great! I had a fabulous panel member and super engaged audience. I went from doubting I could do it and nearly canceling to killing it. ❀️

20.04.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would love that! Did I miss your presentation or is it coming up?

17.04.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you." - President Lyndon B. Johnson

11.04.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 21538    πŸ” 5073    πŸ’¬ 490    πŸ“Œ 223

Damn it's almost like the "death panels" they talked about were prophetic

12.04.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ablebodied people encountering an obvious accessibility aid: "wow this is the laziest and most useless device i have ever seen, who is really out here struggling without this?"

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And I know what you're thinking: Brennan, this looks like Steam trash!

I get it. Just try it if any of the above seems fun. As the top review stated, "This is the first game where I feel like I'm robbing the developer."

11.04.2025 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Not sponsored, just addicted)

11.04.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It functions like a critique with empathy while maintaining a light step, which seems like a minor miracle. I hope the creator and the game continue down this path.
Download the demo for free on Steam and you will be (unironically) hooked.

11.04.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All this is accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack that ocassionally breaks through the ambient sounds of running, burning, and packaging.
The game caught fire after MoistCritikal played it and I am glad to be on the ground floor. It is the most fully realized, humorous/effective dealer simulator.

11.04.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As you expand your empire, moving from basic weed to mixed with substances, to m*th, to c*caine, you begin to be increasingly harrassed by your customers and the police as the state you live in becomes clearer. And, from time to time, you find the bodies of your clients

11.04.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You play as a dealer, starting from the bottom, in a near-future dystopia where there is a strict curfew. Everyone in your world is a potential customer, as you hear gunshots and screams at night. The world is littered with trash and no one holds any power except the cops and the dealers themselves.

11.04.2025 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TW: drugs
Schedule I is the single most addictive indie game I've played this side of Stardew Valley. It is also a one-man passion project, funneling years of work into the gameplay, atmosphere, and music to create a fully realized world that is easy to enter and hard to master.

11.04.2025 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Murderers you see every day:

Cops
Anti-vaxxers
People against trans healthcare

You should react to them the same way you would react to any serial killer: disgust and shunning.

11.04.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

transition goals/partner goals

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Plainclothes agents. Trying to question elementary-aged kids. And lying that they had parents permission to do so.

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IDEAS

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One is made a national story every single week and the other is shhhhh.....

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