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Excellent rule for life in general, really.

Cops are literally trained to manipulate information out of you. And for all the chatter I see about their nefarious, underhanded methods for this, the truth is, most don't need to bother, because a lot of you volunteer that shit willingly.

A corseted men’s vest on a mannequin. It is closed with a busk and is a deep, shiny green

The back of a corseted vest on a mannequin. It is laced with black ribbon and is made of deep green fabric

it’s not 100% done because I still want to add some flossing to the boning channels, but I’m very pleased considering I didn’t bother with a mockup. Also, my camera yellowed it a bit, it’s a nice deep iridescent emerald

i really resent the continued assertion that there’s so much anger on both sides, as if the causes of the anger are equally legitimate. we’re angry because masked maniacs are violently snatching our family and neighbors off the street, and they’re angry because we’re calling them out for it.

Breaking: NBC fires teams of journalists focused on marginalized communities, axing NBC Out & NBC BLK staff NBC News has fired journalists who reported on Black, Latino, Asian and LGBTQ+ communities.

Very sad to see NBC Out go down. I know journalists who have worked there and it was home to some of the best in depth reporting on LGBTQ+ issues out there from a legacy media outlet.

Legacy media continues to abandon us, and it seems only we can tell our own stories these days.

Exhibit #1 million that you can just DO THINGS. These folks came up with an idea and have now implemented it. We can all do something where we are. I just donated to their efforts.

I would go further and say that everyone deserves basic necessities to live whether they have a job or not.

Meredith Lee Hill on Twitter: “Speaker Johnson's leadership team has said privately they will swear in Grijalva right before first votes when House returns But they're still deciding whether to bring back the House at all next week amid the shutdown They were admittedly over-confident after 3 Senate Dems initially voted for the CR - expecting Thune would pick up more this week He did not. It just failed again — with the shutdown dragging into next week.”

Republicans fully expected them to cave, but Senate Democrats continue to hold the line to protect our healthcare.

Thank you to everyone who is taking action and encouraging your Dem senators to keep fighting to safeguard healthcare for millions. Let’s keep it going: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

"just upload a scanned image of your drivers license no big deal"

He Grew Obsessed With an AI Chatbot. Then He Vanished in the Ozarks Jon Ganz committed a terrible crime in his youth, but he survived prison, fell in love, and started over. His new life unraveled in a way nobody could have predicted.

www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult... This is so tragic, but worth the read. One thing that really stands out is that there’s now an organization dedicated to tracking victims of delusion or emotional harm caused by ai use #antiai

Attn Black people, stop scrolling.

This is not a drill: Chicago

Disbanding ICE and prosecuting everyone who led and worked for it is, in fact, the moderate position.

There’s a lot of reasons conservative media is hateful garbage but one really important one is that it’s pathetically easy to jerk them around because they don’t care about doing the basic work of journalism

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning Our new service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

We've launched a new report at Erin In The Morning: The Lavender Ledger, your strategic LGBTQ+ reader, covering the stories that we passed on because someone else covered it better than us.

Here is our first one!

Call your senators and your house rep.
Make a stink by being clear that abandoning trans adults and children is a no-go.
Cis people, call and be loud for us. We are tired.

this is wonderful wonderful news

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal. On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.

1. Republicans are attempting to get the FBI to label trans advocacy as domestic terrorism.

Project 2025's parent org is pushing it.

It would not label all trans people as terrorists, but it would open the door for heavy surveillance and disruption.

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Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away

Fearful Americans Stockpiling Facts Before Federal Government Comes To Take Them Away https://theonion.com/fearful-americans-stockpiling-facts-before-federal-gove-1819579589/

We Must Not Posthumously Sanitize Charlie Kirk's Hateful Life Influential anti-LGBTQ+ activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on Wednesday. While condemning violence is something most can get behind, sanitization of his hate has gone too far.

My article on Kirk's "Legacy"

www.erininthemorning.com/p/we-must-no...

It’s an absolute shame that DC fired Gretchen Felker- Martin for exercising free speech and then @bsky.app suspended her account. Every writer here should be decrying this because we have to stand up for each other! This is ridiculous.

If we are going to have any chance of preserving healthcare for trans people, reproductive care or frankly any kinds of care the regime wants to eliminate providers & institutions are going to have to band together to vigorously fight civil subpoenas & vague threats of criminalization at every turn

The WSJ carelessly spread anti-trans misinformation The Wall Street Journal’s fuckup while covering Charlie Kirk’s killing needs more than an editor’s note.

🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️ Trans people are "a vulnerable minority group that has been widely demonized. Any good journalistic practice would involve nailing down accuracy to avoid making things worse."
– @lopatto.bsky.social

www.theverge.com/politics/777...

Violence should not be used against free speech, is the refrain.

So explain why they use ICE to violently detain any immigrant for speaking and steal them off the streets in front of their children.

The Republican Party has openly embraced violence against speech.

Oh look. When you fight instead of capitulating, you can have your funding restored.

I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped.
You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.

The "oh you won't compromise and abandon [marginalized group]? enjoy the nazi takeover!" argument rings pretty fucking false when you consider that the horrors of a nazi takeover begin with the abandonment of marginalized groups.

Also even if you are not a creator and you are subscribed you should also let them know that of they implement this they can't count with your money since many creators will stop posting there.
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THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO STOP!!

We are winning, but we have not won fully!!!

Keep calling!!

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How Edward ‘Big Balls’ Coristine and DOGE Got Access to a Federal Payroll System That Serves the FBI Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal...

Hundreds of pages of records reviewed by WIRED show just how quickly DOGE gained access to systems at the Small Business Administration—and through it, a USDA system that handles payroll for federal law enforcement.

If this bill goes through Americans won't be able talk about the genocide anymore on any social media platform