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29 point swing towards Democrats in *Arkansas*. Texas Republicans should be gulping nervously, right now.
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Oh hey, I used to do a ton of Regency dance and the recital dance in this season of Bridgerton is an actual real historically accurate dance I’ve done. Which is not usually how watching this show goes.

The Fish Doorbell — The Fish Doorbell Did you spot a fish? Press the Fish Doorbell! This alerts our lock operator to let the fish through. The Fish Doorbell is in Utrecht, NL.

it's fish doorbell season, friends
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Check for spider web crossing the field that triggers it

She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway. — Assigned A trans Kansas resident recently changed her name but not her gender marker on her license, fearing what Kansas may do if she did. The Kansas DMV still flagged her ID.

This story, from @natezuke.bsky.social, is absolutely wild. A trans woman who never changed her gender marker was issued a letter invalidating her license. At the DMV they cut up her license, which had an "M" marker.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

The thwarted plot by Haman never happened. The story of Esther is a fable. We have pretty good records of Achaemenid kings and none seem to have had a main Jewish queen or any really.

Infuriating. Just infuriating to see them justify war like this

Thanks this is useful! (And yes Sinners was great!)

This has been part of the trans-kids moral panic for years, gay adults going "If I grew up now, they'd convince me I'm trans."

If your movement had real evidence, you wouldn't be pointing to alternative-universe hypotheticals! Child psychologists know the difference between gay kids and trans kids

How to Advocate for Trans Rights in Your Community Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions.

Unprompted by anything specific… worth noting that WIRED’s ASME award nominated package, “How To Win a Fight,” includes a piece on how to advocate for your trans and nonbinary neighbors:

www.wired.com/story/how-to...

I need horror moves to be evaluated on a scale of “scary like rollercoaster” to “grief for the plight of humans and/or beautiful monsters” because I have almost no tolerance for the first and all the tolerance in the world for the second.

Jake did great at the vet! He is FIv/FeLV negative and well look qt next steps when we get the blood work back

I'm sorry to remind everyone of the existence of hte worst magazine in America, but Kansas is literally taking away trans' people's driver's licenses, and the Atlantic has decided to publish a thumbsucker about whether effeminate boys are feeling pressured to transition

Pretty sure the US is refusing to help Americans stranded in Israel because the requirement for Armageddon is that all the Jews return to Israel.

Also, we fired all the competent people so we don’t know how to get anyone out

Supreme Court blocks California restrictions on schools notifying parents about students' transgender status Parents and teachers who oppose the state policies sued, claiming their parental, free speech and religious rights were violated.

If you think what is happening in America can't happen here, it already is. This is in effect pretty much the same as Labour's "guidance" for schools, and means trans young people put at risk of abuse if parents are told. Schools should be safe for trans young people.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

I strongly believe the boycott has made that happen

The truest shit.

De La Soul: Tiny Desk Concert One of the most influential groups in hip-hop honors its legacy and the late Trugoy the Dove with a set of classics and new material.

Happy #DeLaDay to all who celebrate.

Many alleged suicides of Black trans women are in fact modern-day lynchings, report finds Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

A new report is raising questions about how U.S. law enforcement agencies across the South classify the deaths of transgender women, arguing that some cases ruled suicides may warrant deeper scrutiny.

People are hoarding toilet paper again

It’s an ICE staging center that told its queer and Black customers to go fuck themselves.

which means people still can't leave their homes to work and go to school, we're facing a massive eviction crisis, but mayor frey doesn't seem to think that's his problem.

Iran war heralds era of AI-powered bombing quicker than ‘speed of thought’ Speed and scale of US military’s AI war planning raises fears human decision-making may be sidelined

every US war includes an assault on language—so now we get claims that Anthropic’s Claude “shortens the kill chain”

It’s fucking hailing out. I am so over this winter

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war.

The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints.

One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

Greg Bovino, other federal agents investigated for Operation Metro Surge actions Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said her office is already investigating 17 incidents involving potential unlawful conduct by federal agents.

The DA in Minneapolis is investigating Bovino and others.

How Evie Magazine is Packaging Sex for the New Right The Sexual Revolution Comes to Right-Wing Politics

"What they’re selling is not purity culture with a coat of blush. It’s something more sophisticated and more dangerous as a political instrument: that the progressive sexual revolution failed women, and that the answer is hot, intentional, husband-focused sex inside a traditional marriage."

BREAKING: Credible whistleblower discloses that FBI forensic experts were ordered to stand down from processing the scene where Renee Good was killed, because Kash Patel did not want Good referenced as a “victim” in the warrant.

ICE has detained this high schooler for 10 months. Here’s what he and his classmates want you to know Dylan Lopez Contreras, a student at Ellis Prep academy, was taken by ICE in May. The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams

Dylan Lopez Contreras, a student at Ellis Prep academy, was kidnapped by ICE in May and has been detained since.

"The Guardian invited him and five of his classmates to share their lives and dreams.”

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

That man wants to take as much shit out with him as he can

There was that Epstein text exchange with Bannon where he said "Trump doesn't respect anyone who agrees to his demands" and never has that been more apparent than every newspaper/university/law firm getting their shit double-owned by the guy they bent over for in the first place.