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Residing on Wakka Wakka land. Cishet. He/him. I want to elevate other voices so I repost mostly without comment. "Until we are all free, we are none of us free." - Emma Lazarus (Warning: will post Brisbane Broncos & Tottenham Hotspur content.)

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I never thought I’d see the day an entire political party and their benefactors would bow and scrape for a geriatric paedophile.

11.08.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zohran for NYC Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.

If you like petty bullying, obviously Cuomo is your candidate.

If you like affordable housing, support @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

www.zohranfornyc.com

09.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1729    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 7

I think hating this Labour government and Starmer and everyone involved in it, is the only good and correct position to have

09.08.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 694    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 4

Just spitballing here, but cryptobros throwing sex toys at WNBA players on the court and other cryptobros and male sports commentators calling it funny and telling the women and their coaches to 'lighten up' both explains the 'male loneliness epidemic' and why I don't care about it.

08.08.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7322    πŸ” 2037    πŸ’¬ 144    πŸ“Œ 97

If they lose then he will interrogate you on what you did differently to break the magic... Or which item of clothing was present the first two times but you didn't wear the third!

09.08.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Took the day off Thursday to go with a friend to the baseball and the football and we won so he insisted I go back with him on Friday because superstition and then we won and now he is texting me again this morning and I really need them to lose today because I can't keep doing this

09.08.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 425    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0

As predicted by every trans person over a decade ago, the UK's gender critical shitshow doesn't work for anyone.

09.08.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 949    πŸ” 314    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 2

Donnie Darko (2001).

Perfect subversion of his personal image and some very fine character acting.

09.08.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

is the source on this the Dude Trust Me Institute? Because I don't want that at all? I want housing to be a human right and I want everyone to have access to that including good quality (West Germany model) government housing so that everyone can rise together.

09.08.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

It never fails to amaze me how people with an agenda will pull strawmen out of their arse & attribute it to the nebulous "left".

Usually right-wingers masquerading as "centrists".

09.08.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Texas Democrat Fled the State to Block Trump and Greg Abbott's Redistricting Effort "It's one thing to fight against my community and try to silence us. It's a whole β€˜nother thing if we just lay down and take it."

At least 50 Texas Democratic state legislators fled the state on Sunday in protest to block a vote on proposed congressional redistricting pushed by Gov. Greg Abbott and Donald Trump. State Rep. and union organizer Lauren Ashley Simmons is one of them. She spoke with Teen Vogue about the move:

08.08.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Bellamy has actually made the whole game worse. So many rules have had to be added or changed because of his win-at-all-costs attitude.

We never heard terms like 'crusher' and 'chicken wing' tackles before he got the wrestling coaches in.

And no way he knew nothing about the salary cap business.

08.08.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Baby deer and baby human: #AGoodPlace

Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

05.08.2025 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 293    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 6

Labour is functionally the Democratic party of the UK. When you seen an American trans person getting mad at Democrats over trans issues, this is what we are trying to prevent.

Labour officials consulted for American Democrats last election.

08.08.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1922    πŸ” 622    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 10

When they were first talking about replacing Bennett at the Broncos and there was a push for Bellamy, I felt sick.

Only time I considered what it would be like to not support the Broncos.

I couldn't watch the game last night but I wasn't too sad because they're always the worst of the season.

08.08.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` there can be miracles '' above her . ALT: a woman is singing into a microphone with the words `` there can be miracles '' above her .

Reality is overrated.

08.08.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We all wanted a big window & a clear vision. With only days left, we'd need van de Ven levels of underrated last minute signings to give us hope of a stronger season than what you've outlined.

Everyone said that Frank would be able to do more with less, so I still have a flicker of optimism.🀞

08.08.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's INTERESTING to me is that I have done a lot of organizing work around ACTUAL predation of women by ACTUAL men in public space and the "oh no danger in our locker rooms because trans" crowd never showed up for that sort of campaign.

It's almost as if they don't actually care about safety

07.08.2025 13:18 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 70    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Pete Buttigieg Doubles Down on Comments About the β€œFairness” of Trans People in Sports β€œI think in order to bring people together on this, we also have to take everyone seriously."

Yeah, I'm never voting for Buttigieg even if he's the nominee. This is a bright line for me. You cave on trans issues and lend credence to bigots, it's over. I'm not letting the Dems go down the path of Labour.

www.them.us/story/pete-b...

07.08.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3877    πŸ” 790    πŸ’¬ 217    πŸ“Œ 180

Exactly, and I am so tired of the superior credulousness around this sort of thing.

I am old enough to remember when some troll inside CPAC managed to push through a stage shaped like a Nazi version of the Odal rune, and it was a mark of researcher "seriousness" to argue it was a coincidence

06.08.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
Single frame. Left to right: Skip containing statue, paintings, books visible on left. Man in white coat at top of ladder feeding book into open mouth of a huge robotic dog with studded collar and dog-tag β€œAI”. Red bucket on floor below dog’s lowered rear. Second white-coated man says to onlooking woman: β€œIt’s marvellous really. You just feed in all the intellectual property you can get your hands on without paying for it, then sell whatever comes out this end…”

Single frame. Left to right: Skip containing statue, paintings, books visible on left. Man in white coat at top of ladder feeding book into open mouth of a huge robotic dog with studded collar and dog-tag β€œAI”. Red bucket on floor below dog’s lowered rear. Second white-coated man says to onlooking woman: β€œIt’s marvellous really. You just feed in all the intellectual property you can get your hands on without paying for it, then sell whatever comes out this end…”

Too easy!
My @smh @theage cartoon.

06.08.2025 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 495    πŸ” 235    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 9

When you see Teen Vogue stories, click on the link. even if you don't read it.

Unlike the NYT, they don't cape for fascism and they actually need the traffic.

06.08.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 427    πŸ” 215    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

Every aspect monetized. Every comfort that reduces recividism removed to ensure profit & continued existence.
- video calls instead of visits
- digital copies instead of children's drawings
- high-fee debit cards instead of your own cash confiscated at arrest

06.08.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How the Prison Industry Became a Booming Business CoreCivic’s CEO called the Trump administration β€œone of the most exciting periods” of his career.

#OpEd: "We must recognize the prison industry for what it is: an industry built on the human suffering of crime victims, incarcerated people, their families, and still others." Read the full story on how the prison industry became worth over $80 billion a year.

06.08.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 426    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 14
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON

This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows the same thing: Two women walking through a hilly park as they argue. The two are staying at least six feet apart from each other as they talk.

The woman in front is wearing a jacket with rolled-up sleeves, black tights with holes in them, and a striped shirt. She has a pink streak in her black hair. The woman behind is wearing a skirt with a pattern of exclamation marks, a white collared shirt, and has wavy hair falling to a little below shoulder level. She’s wearing glasses.

PANEL 1

PINK is talking calmly while, behind her, GLASSES waves her arms and talks in an argumentative fashion.

PINK: So when an eleven year old trans kid is prescribed puberty delaying drugs, that could spare them decades of suffering!

GLASSES: But what if a boy likes dolls, so his parents decide he’s a girl and force him to change sex? That’s why we must outlaw puberty delaying drugs!

PANEL 2

Pink isn’t yelling but she’s speaking passionately, waving her hands as she talks. Behind her, Glasses has her hands in her pockets and is listening without much expression.

PINK: I’ve never seen a real case like that. That would be awful. But if a case like that happened, it’d be one in a million. On the other hand, there are definitely trans kids who need this treatment.

PANEL 3

Pink turns back a bit to talk directly at Glasses as she asks Glasses a question. Glasses, hands still in pocket, replies calmly.

PINK: So how many trans kids would you sacrifice to prevent one hypothetical non-trans kid being forced into delayed puberty?

GLASSES: All of them.

PANEL 4

Pink has now turned all the way around, looking a bit horrified, and holding her palms up in a β€œlet me just explain this” gesture. Glasses has stopped walking, has folded her arms, and has raised her voice, with an angry expression.

PINK: I don’t think you understand – we could be talking about a hundred thousand-

GLASSES: I said all of them!

TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels. Each panel shows the same thing: Two women walking through a hilly park as they argue. The two are staying at least six feet apart from each other as they talk. The woman in front is wearing a jacket with rolled-up sleeves, black tights with holes in them, and a striped shirt. She has a pink streak in her black hair. The woman behind is wearing a skirt with a pattern of exclamation marks, a white collared shirt, and has wavy hair falling to a little below shoulder level. She’s wearing glasses. PANEL 1 PINK is talking calmly while, behind her, GLASSES waves her arms and talks in an argumentative fashion. PINK: So when an eleven year old trans kid is prescribed puberty delaying drugs, that could spare them decades of suffering! GLASSES: But what if a boy likes dolls, so his parents decide he’s a girl and force him to change sex? That’s why we must outlaw puberty delaying drugs! PANEL 2 Pink isn’t yelling but she’s speaking passionately, waving her hands as she talks. Behind her, Glasses has her hands in her pockets and is listening without much expression. PINK: I’ve never seen a real case like that. That would be awful. But if a case like that happened, it’d be one in a million. On the other hand, there are definitely trans kids who need this treatment. PANEL 3 Pink turns back a bit to talk directly at Glasses as she asks Glasses a question. Glasses, hands still in pocket, replies calmly. PINK: So how many trans kids would you sacrifice to prevent one hypothetical non-trans kid being forced into delayed puberty? GLASSES: All of them. PANEL 4 Pink has now turned all the way around, looking a bit horrified, and holding her palms up in a β€œlet me just explain this” gesture. Glasses has stopped walking, has folded her arms, and has raised her voice, with an angry expression. PINK: I don’t think you understand – we could be talking about a hundred thousand- GLASSES: I said all of them!

"Which Kids Matter"

Read more cartoons! ---> #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! ----> patreon.com/barry

#transphobia

05.08.2025 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Breaking Dawn came out in 2008 which means somewhere there’s a 17-year-old who is counting down the days until she’s old enough to change her name without parental permission. Be strong, Renesmee.

06.08.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 466    πŸ” 116    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5

Hegseth and trump's vision of american history is more or less one where it's illegal to teach that a non-white person ever did anything good or that a white person ever did anything bad

06.08.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1196    πŸ” 229    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 5

"Unlike the left, we don't believe in erasing history" says the guy renaming ships and purging any mention of like the navajo code talkers, tuskegee airmen, black medal of honor winners, etc

06.08.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2377    πŸ” 667    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 6

Lisa Nandy, the UK culture secretary, claims that #PalestineAction "wishes harm on the British people."
That is simply false. It is yet another retrospective justification by this government for its unjustifiable ban on the group.

06.08.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1720    πŸ” 491    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 28

Washington Post: β€œIs fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”

Teen Vogue: β€œHere are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

06.08.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 26575    πŸ” 6802    πŸ’¬ 179    πŸ“Œ 177

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