Claire Dederer

This is so so good, the way she’s pushing back on the very concept of transgender “issues” and refusing the framing that ppl’s existence can or should be debated

Worthy of his title: Mr. Pamela Paul.

YouTube video by Black Sabbath BLACK SABBATH - "War Pigs" (Live Video)

War Pigs never more apt than today. RIP, Ozzy

Politicians hide themselves away
They only started the war
Why should they go out to fight?
They leave that all to the poor

www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3b6...

This guy has the rep of a fighter but who is he fighting for? Not me and my loved ones. Selling out trans ppl to reanimate the rotting corpse of the Democratic Party is morally gross and also Bad Strategy.

Thank you so much for reading! I’m honored.

physical copy of 30 SLEIGHTS FOR THE MODERN TRANSSEXUAL

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Evergreen: if you are inviting a writer (or any artist) to participate in an event, for gods sake state upfront

a) whether or not it’s a paid gig and

b) how much it pays.

Also let’s primary all these Vichy fucks

No one in any of my text threads knows how to process something good happening

We’ve devolved into “I love you”s

A thing people might not know is that my kid works for Seven Stories Press. Very proud of said kid for making this happen:

In the wake of the execrable Skrmetti ruling, Seven Stories is making Kate Bornstein's wonderful ebook for teens FREE.

Please share & please read & please stay alive!

AI is terrible for the environment, study finds Problem is getting worse as AI systems become more complex, researchers warn

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Memoirists take note! Any chance to learn from/with Ashley is golden

Thank you for reading!

was literally JUST thinking this

Thank you so much for reading! Appreciate the way you connected the final line of that paragraph to this moment

Because this is social media, I am sure somebody will “well actually” this post. But my friend says this is definitely not the usual m.o. for the retirement of someone in her role who has resigned after decades of service.

My dear friend here in Seattle resigned from her high-level job at the Office for Civil Rights because she was disgusted by what she was being forced to do. Yesterday security was FLOWN TO SEATTLE to take her badge.

Once again: none of this is about efficiency. It's about contempt.

CAKE!!! Thank you for reading.

Words to live by.

Also why should I bother writing my PNW satirical novel now that the NYT has written it for me?

Not only are they self-reliant back-to-the-landers they are Rebels, you can tell by their ad agency

You cannot make this shit up: "The couple, who had a 30-year advertising career with their Los Angeles agency Tiny Rebellion"

What a lovely note--thank you for reading!

Anytime you hear someone use the word “natal” you know you’re dealing with a real sicko

Truly a pleasure

Sonora! This is perfect. Gorgeous cover for a gorgeous book. And it feels like it has a connection to the LAUGHTER cover as well. Congrats!

even now, at this hour, discreet old dowagers were shooting out in their motor cars on errands of mystery

Thank you so much!

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"Human authored" is the most AI-generated-sounding shit ever

All the blue states need to band together and reject this. New York, California, Washington, Illinois, and Massachusetts lead the way. Protect schools, support teachers, defend students (*especially trans students*), and fund quality education. There is no compromise with this fascist bullshit.