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Was the thought from the Phillies brass that keeping Long could help them keep Schwarber?

I hate this idea. Just let Ranger go out for the 8th.

This guy is good at social media trolling, but HORRIBLE about protecting the vulnerable.

PLEASE find someone better to be the Dem nominee in 2028. There are much better folks to choose from, and many queer people won't vote for this guy even though queer folks make up a very loyal Dem voting bloc.

I actually signed back up for Netflix to counter any boycott, though I feared them caving on this, in which case I would have cancelled again.

#redoctober

Remember when these guys ran a completely fabricated story about trans kids sourced to a single bigot who worked at St Louis Children’s Hospital and it got so much traction that they ended a bunch of programs for trans kids because of all the bomb threats

Media exclusive Bari Weiss to lead CBS News as part of major Paramount Skydance shakeup: sources By Alexandra Steigrad Published Oct. 2, 2025, 3:24 p.m. ET

CBS News will now be a megaphone for the country's most vicious crusader against free speech, and the most relentless propagandist of far-right disinformation.

Cancel Paramount Plus, call every CBS advertiser until their only remaining ads are for MyPillow and Daily Stormer.

As a reminder for PA voters, vote Yes to retain all three PA Supreme Court justices. Billionaires are flooding the zone saying we need term limits for judges, but their term limits are literally what we're voting on! Don't be duped!

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.

All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Not sure who this is because I already had them blocked. ✅

Please protect LGBTQ+ people, especially trans people, from what's in this budget bill.

I'm so glad you said this, because about 30 seconds ago, I published a newsletter piece detailing how conservatives have dump-trucked through all of the previously established common sense, nuanced, compromise positions on trans rights to get here: burns-notice.ghost.io/what-would-t...

"This is a tough time... So we're going to toss trans people overboard like ballast." - Governor Gavin Newsom (probably)

The same bs they're spewing about autism and tylenol is the same bs they're spewing about trans people's healthcare. It's the exact same playbook and the fact that the media can see through one and not the other is a damning indictment of how complicit they are in the attack on trans lives.

Same! And there have been more reasons since that have kept me away.

This is absolutely true. If the NYT covered this the way they covered trans care, you all would finally understand what dangerous shit their trans care coverage has been.

Words that now fill me with instant agita and dread as soon as I read them:

"In a 6 to 3 decision..."

What in the actual fuck is going on right now? What have we become, and worse, where the fuck are we heading??

I'm not a billionaire by any stretch, but I'd gladly chip in a hundred bucks or so (in addition to my paid TPA subscription). Now we just need 999,999 more donors!

The list of Dems voting to ban trans rights:

Cuellar - Texas
Davis - North Carolina
Gillen - New York
Golden - Maine
Gonzalez, V. - Texas
Gottheimer - New Jersey
Gray - California
Horsford - Nevada
Kaptur - Ohio
Lee - Nevada
McClain Delaney - Maryland
McDonald Rivet - Michigan
Mrvan - Indiana
...🧵

When I say Dems are voting to ban trans rights, I mean they are voting to ban ALL trans rights.

Included in the military funding bill are these provisions impacting trans people in the military:

- A bathroom ban
- A ban on correct gender markers on forms
- A healthcare ban
- A sports ban

With Dems flipping on us on something they clearly didn't need to.... Yeah, this is gonna keep getting worse for us, isn't it? Fuck.

Every fucking word of this! I'm so incredibly tired of these soggy noodles in human form literally fold, cower, and take the complete opposite of a stand on like literally everything, but especially on trans people.

Running to middle DOESN'T WORK.
Not having a spine DOESNT WORK.

COOOOOOP! 🐶

hi, cis folks!

this is present day reality for UK trans folks. it’s outrageous someone should have to have taken this journey to live as themselves, participate in society, & be with who they love.

hi, cis americans!

this is a future trans americans see that starts with “we need to compromise.”

Presented without comment:

Being trans has nothing to do with "ideology."

Gavin Newsom: Awesome now, lousy for ‘28 | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, seriously, what is the deal with Trump’s health?

Yes, I agree with all the liberals jacked right now about Newsom. He is showing other Dems how to fight Trump, which is priceless

But...

...cozying up to AI billionaires, a flop on homelessness, his transgender betrayal, he's still a loser for '28

My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Why Transgender People Are Not Feeling Gavin Newsom We have seen this song and dance before.

1. If you've scrolled social media lately, you've likely seem Democrats cheering for Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Trump relentlessly.

You've also likely seen trans people terrified of a Newsom 2028 run.

I explain why trans people are not feeling Newsom.

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