Aaron Kraemer

Queer Authors Withdraw From Writing Prize En Masse Over Inclusion of Self-Proclaimed TERF — Assigned A UK LGBTQ+ writing prize seems to be crumbling as the queer community protests the inclusion of an anti-trans writer on the long list. Trans prisoners in Georgia accuse the state of cruel and unusual...

Mass revolt from queer authors in the UK after a major LGBTQ+ writing prize longlisted a self-proclaimed TERF.

11 authors and 2 judges have withdrawn from the Polari Prize. One of those withdrawals, that of June Thomas, is newly confirmed by our reporter, @evanurquhart.bsky.social.

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imagining "Big Balls Beatdown" in a middle-school social studies textbook

Only to be one upped by her big sister the English horn.

Something I wish was more broadly recognized/admitted about the leftists/progressives in the party is that when their votes are needed, they almost uniformly show the fuck up. Even if it’s inadequate milquetoast legislation that they openly hate. They show up and they’re good goddamn party soldiers

National Hurricane Center map of the Atlantic basin showing the cone for tropical storm Erin, currently west of Africa and heading basically due west, projected to be a major hurricane the northeast of Puerto Rico by 11 am on Saturday

Anyway, here's something else to look forward to

In the wake of a global pandemic, the economy falters, fascism is on the rise, and the U.S. president is instituting tariffs, blaming immigrants, and building tent cities to deal with the homeless people he doesn't like uglying up the streets.

It really is the '20s again

Key quote. We are well down a slippery slope...

DC statehood now!!

Image of a free pantry with a fridge. The box says Jennifer coolfridge.

Just Brookline things.

ironically the education for its own sake, Enlightenment-coded, Great Books-ass liberal arts degree is one of the better employment bets you can make. learn how to read, write, think critically, develop curiosity so you can pick up new skills quickly, etc etc

Jacques Cartier parc with a view up river

Macro photo of moss

Obstructed view of the river with spruce trees in the foreground

Group selfie we are all wearing backpacks and greasy

Touched grass where my phone didn’t work and it was amazing.

Do you hear the chickens sing.

before and after of the Oval Office covered in tacky gold

no but this is crazy

Great, on my way to camp for
The weekend in the boreal forest 😌.

Good afternoon PT! (New Hampshire transect edition)

Thanks to this story, I will probably be having the rest-stop poutine for lunch tomorrow on my way north.

I’m very excited to report that I will be touching grass this weekend (going camping in Quebec).

"French-Canadian laxative"?

The Boston Globe Starting Point newsletter never misses

Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the “Fairness” of Trans People in Sports “I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."

"I think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."

He's talking about bigots, let's not mince words.

Well that is one way to slow down AI.

1984 is the most famous dystopia novel yet when mass culture spontaneously creates Newspeak nobody bats an eye.

(The w*cked posters are AI and I’m concerned people aren’t more mad about it?)

Article 1, Section 9 & 10 have been removed from the official Govt website on the US Constitution. Among numerous points:
•Section 9 forbids suspending The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
•Section 10 forbids ex post facto laws

This better be a joke. Ignoring these is full blow dictatorship

Person seriously injured in e-bike crash in Boston A serious crash involving a pedestrian and an e-bike near Huntington Avenue and Dartmouth Street is under investigation in Boston.

Fucking hell.

It's bad enough that this person is seriously hurt, but now we're going to have to watch as this gets weaponized to attack bikes.

It’s a bit dramatic innit?

The only kind of veganism that I subscribe to.

F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats

This is a demand for unconstitutional, arbitrary power. There is no offense against the United States here. The FBI has no role to assist the State of Texas in becoming an authoritarian enclave.

F.B.I. Is Asked to Arrest Texas Democrats in Battle Over House Seats www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/u...

So you’re telling me the Wizard of Oz presented itself as a towering force of overwhelming technology, only to be unmasked as just some guy, off-screen?

a second language

Bike Accidents and the Value of Garmin/Strava Ride Data Tracking your rides can provide critical crash information, prove fault, and help in a lawsuit!

Read our blog post about the importance of tracking your rides w @Strava & @Garmin to ensure your cycling behaviours leading up to a crash are there for all to see in the event you have no memory of the crash or the driver is lying: www.thebikinglawyer.ca/post/bike-ac...