Quintessence of Dust

I used to happily chant “Gretzky sucks!” when the Oilers came to L.A. until I happily cheered for him when he stayed to play.

YouTube video by Albino Squirrel Productions Avenue Q - Schadenfreude

Thinking about the douchecanoe who literally made the world a worse place for others.

Awesome. I’ve liked him for awhile, but Illinois governors have a bad habit of going to jail.

Is Newsom killing trans people? No.

Get a grip.

Are they redistricting their states to counter Texas?

I hope they continue to fight also. And if one of them is the candidate in 3 years against the fascist, I will vote for them. I will also vote for Newsom if I have to. I can’t afford to fuck around waiting for a candidate I like.

This isn’t about self respect, it’s about self preservation and protecting my kids. Don’t for a moment believe that this moment is not an existential crisis for me and mine, so I will tolerate the enemies of my real enemies if they can help me, even if they are not my friends.

I’m a trans woman with two trans kids. Please direct me towards another mainstream politician who is standing up for us and standing against the fascists in power.

For the record, I do not like Newsom but I also don’t believe he will try to erase me.

My mother-in-law was a beautiful person who spent her life helping others. She passed away this week and deserves to be remembered.

My father grew up in Florida in the 50’s…he said they called it “the one we lost”

UPDATE: More BLATANT ANTISEMITISM from Grok — now saying Jews celebrate dead kids😕😳

Seems xAI is poisoning MEMPHIS to build a weapon of mass antisemitism. Will local officials speak up? @mayorpaulyoung? @MemphisChamber? @ADL?

Here’s what else it said: tnholler.com/2025/07/memp...

True story: I had a student whose father was uncomfortably attracted to me prior to my GRS. The surgery relieved me of two annoying pricks.

I have enjoyed John Lithgow’s work, but after watching his @variety.com video where he describes his career making part, Roberta Muldoon (a character who helped me understand that I was #trans) as “funny looking” and “a man who chose to be a woman,” I can no longer do so.

These shitty old men…

The Transgender “Issue” Is Not a Distraction for Democrats It’s an opportunity to speak clearly about human rights and morality. Follow the facts and the Golden Rule.

"The fictional detective Harry Bosch might describe this as 'everything is a distraction or nothing is a distraction.' I’m going with nothing. Fight it all. Fight it by following the facts, the golden rule, and America’s North Star values."

I’ll never forgive my parents for not bringing me to see him play before I turned 10.

He’s closed with it every time I have seen him play (once every decade since the 80’s)

Eric Trump demonstrating CutCo knives

Eric Trump is that dude who convinces college students to guilt their parents’ friends into buying a set of crap knives.

But not as painful as when “the union of the snake is on the climb”

YouTube video by Oscar Brand - Topic Little Know Ye Who's Coming (John Quincy Adams)

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Must have been 1987…

I was in an elevator at the Beverly Center and Kyle MacLachlan stepped in.

I said, “You’re Kyle MacLachlan.”

He smiled and said, “Yes, I am.”

Then he exited.

❗️While covering protests in 🇺🇸Los Angeles, 9News Australia reporter Lauren Tomasi was shot in the leg with a rubber bullet at close range by an American police officer.

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Indictment - emptywheel The trafficking indictment is a conspiracy case that relies on the testimony of at least two co-conspirators.

The Kilmar Abrego Garcia Indictment

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Yes, but one trans girl won some medals. Let’s focus on what is really important to people’s lives.

😡😡😡😡

I’m delivered pizza in the San Fernando Valley in the 80’s and it would have been impossible (until I committed my delivery area to memory) without the Thomas Guide.

These days I don’t leave the house without my trip programmed. I feel less capable.

“Heckuva job, Brownie”

No verbs in the sentences, but each sentence contains a footnote to the verb that would have been used and a lengthy discussion of its etymology.

I saw him in Equus with Richard Griffiths and Kate Mulgrew. It was a weird performance because they had to pause the show because Griffiths was very ill. But Radcliffe was impressive.

a cartoon of a basketball game with the number 5 on the back of a jersey Alt: a cartoon of a basketball game between the Harlem Globetrotters and the Washington Generals demonstrating how the Generals could never win.

We’re like the Washington Generals…

I make it a point to be polite and respectful to the person who is creating permanent artwork on my skin.

Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban? The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?

In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive.

Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it.

Whoops.

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