Ella Dawson

Let me be clear: I’m glad Kristi Noem was fired. But we still have to abolish ICE.

Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir is the Ultimate Act of Defiance Gisèle Pelicot had resigned herself to a life of quiet victimhood. In France, all victims of sexual violence have the right to anonymity, and she had clung to it for years, her mind made up that sh…

"The reason there are 51 men in jail is, rather, because of the wholly unprecedented scale and clarity of the evidence. Dominique Pelicot had filmed the rapes, keeping a meticulously documented archive of horrors, with the file name “abuse.” Still, Gisèle Pelicot was not universally believed."

As always

I'm in the mood to post today

sucks to hear the HHS secretary talking about "spiritual warfare"

sucks that all this satanic panic christian demon bullshit has taken over our government

Hey, ace and aro writers? You belong.

I'm asexual and aromantic. I've won awards, published dozens of shorts, have a third novel coming out soon. And you belong as much as I do.

You don't need anybody's permission to belong. But I'm still going to say it: you belong here. We all do.

people need to stop blaming women who don't want kids for the declining birthrate and start blaming these guys

Introducing Dirt Books, a Publishing Imprint For the 22nd Century Dirt, which has fast become one of our favorite sites for off-the-beaten-path media takes, is launching an imprint. Please give a warm welcome to Dirt Books. The brand new house aims to shake up th…

omg fuck yeah Dirt!!!!!

humbled by my neck’s allergic reaction to a beautiful new leather collar

I gasped

A tuxedo cat with a black smudge nose glares at the camera while making biscuits with her paws

bf’s aloof elder cat had finally accepted me

my ex bought a glue trap for flies. I immediately touched it. I was compelled.

Omg noooo they’re so beautiful

I would pay one million dollars for Isaac Chotiner to interview my con artist ex-boyfriend

Been up to something fun at @kcur.org: I launched a newsletter covering the World Cup in Kansas City, which is the smallest host city in North America and punching way above its weight in terms of matches and base camps.

Subscribe now to Soccer City '26: kcur.org/soccer

She’s the lady who turned blue and died right?? That cult is def a favorite

Really???

a man says i 'm gonna go now while talking to a woman ALT: a man says i 'm gonna go now while talking to a woman

It looks like Aidan in Sex and the City The Movie 7

It sounds like they certainly tried to!

I realize we have bigger concerns but AI George Washington in a blue t-shirt next to a podcast mic is sick and twisted

Thank you for this, I always wondered what happened!

“The team assigned to help Maysoon develop her sitcom didn’t just turn it into bland Hollywood entertainment. They turned it into what sounds to me like hateful content against disabled women and Muslims.”

Maysoon is so talented and deserves so much better.

Valdes, the Turning Point chapter president, responded, “If this chat gets leaked we’re so cooked lmao.”

This is a good response.

demonic energy in the Astoria Costco today

I will ride with my fellow New Englanders

don't you fuckin DARE TOUCH MY DUNKIN ICED COFFEEEEEE

Too Afraid to Leave Home: ICE’s Toll on Latino HIV Care Operation Metro Surge is leading some Latinos to delay or cancel HIV prevention or treatment appointments.

Did you know Latino men have the US’s highest risk of new HIV infections? They are 72% more likely to be diagnosed than the general population—and in Minneapolis, they are skipping clinic visits for fear of ICE, report @cameronoakes.bsky.social & @unclosetedmedia.bsky.social

It's Sex Worker Rights day.

Twitch only exists because of the success of its NSFW counterparts.

If we had listened to SWs over a decade ago as they were being silenced and deplatformed, we could have stopped the wave of ID Laws for "adult" spaces now.

Support Sex Workers. Listen to them!!

AG Letitia James Just Stood Up For Trans Youth In New York. Now, Will Mayor Mamdani Act? Attorney General Letitia James has demanded NYU Langone restart care for transgender youth. Will NYC Mayor Mamdani act as well?

1. In a major move, AG Letitia James has given NYU Langone 10 days to resume trans youth care, or face legal consequences.

Now many are asking: Will Mayor Mamdani follow suit and take action to protect trans youth from the Trump administration and capitulation?

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