Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 20/04/2026The fundamental problem with our democracy isn't the libs supposed ineffectualness, it's the fact that a substantial portion of our 'demos' is composed of bigoted morons who've been voting against progress since the 70's (at least). 120
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 20/04/2026It's funny how so many of these "Dems suck" arguments seem to boil down to "Dems suck because they tried to work within democracy instead of seizing absolute power in a coup and sending every right-winger to re-education camps". 230
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffBisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 26/02/2026So I'm going to need people to scream about this like they've been screaming about KOSA and the SAVE Act. Take it from me, the non-binary Floridian: YOU DON'T WANT THIS. YOU DON'T. YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR HOW MUCH THIS WILL DISRUPT YOU AND YOUR KIDS' LIVES. 6288223
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffCaptain Su boo ru Baja blas @coolranch4lyfe.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Give this person the presidential medal of freedom them and wendy carlos 14612
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 11/02/2026Those who weren’t resigned to the Math Idiot Garbage Bin as kids may not grasp how much “if you’re bad at math, you’ll die in a ditch and all will be better off for it” sentiment was floating around in the 90s and 2000s, but it sure felt real to me. (my parents are great! It didn’t come from them!) 1031825122
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026"If voting actually worked, they'd make it illegal!" *glances over at gerrymandering, voter suppression/intimidation, historical poll taxes and literacy tests, current attempts to repeal the VRA, DHS trying to extort Blue States' voter records, etc. etc.* "...you don't say" 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026It's almost like people realized that wasn't feasible and invented the concept of representatives for precisely that reason. 020
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 29/01/2026God, imagine having to be tuned into the discourse 24/7 and be fully informed and up-to-date on literally every single issue, argument, proposal, or what have you in order to make a responsible informed decision at a moment's notice... on top of your day job, family, chores, hobbies, etc. 120
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Not surprising to learn this guy is a freelance video game narrative consultant and the majority of his credits are "special thanks". 030
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026media.tenor.coma stick figure with a sad face is standing in front of a white background with the words `` the point '' written on it .ALT: a stick figure with a sad face is standing in front of a white background with the words `` the point '' written on it . 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026It is the worst thing an ostensibly left-aligned political figure can say on the subject, short of going full gender critical/TERF. So while I am glad that no prominent Democrats have fallen for it, I don't think it's unjustified to feel anger at those that promulgated it. 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026So to blame trans people for both Dems' loss in '24, and the persecution we're currently undergoing, is wrong, both morally and factually, and serves no purpose other than giving politicians a reason to throw us under the bus in pursuit of the mythical moderates. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026The premise is false. All of it. It's Republicans who are obsessed with Trans people. It's Republicans who made Trans people a focus of their campaigns. It's Republicans who invented this entire moral panic, from sports to bathrooms to youth care. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Trans people didn't "overplay our hand" the Right went overboard with fearmongering and propaganda and "gender critical" writers at the Atlantic, NYT, and all over the MSM (including the British press) helped sanewash and launder it into "acceptable" mainstream discourse. 110
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Think about that: gay marriage had *just* been legalized, and even back then trans people were such a non-issue in the public consciousness that the attempt to stir up a moral panic about bathroom predatoes fell flat on its face. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026If you recall, the first bathroom bans happened in like 2016, right after Obergefell. And it was so transparently obvious what Republicans were trying to do that nobody fell for it. The bans were universally ridiculed, companies and sports teams boycotted whole states over it. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026So the idea that supporting trans rights cost Democrats the election is flatly untrue. Moreover, trans rights *weren't even a major contentious issue until Republicans made it one!* 110
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Trans rights were never an all-consuming priority of the Democratic Party, nor were they a major pillar of any Democratic campaign in 2024. In surveys practically no-one who voted for Trump listed trans issues as a major concern. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026She might have a point in an absolute vacuum, but the reality is that the whole framing of this "debate" is false. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026So you would be ok with a politician saying mass deportation is necessary, just as long as they still vote for ACA subsidies? 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026I'm glad she *didn't* end up throwing us under the bus in the name of chasing the center, but she still endorsed talking points meant to justify that. She's owed forgiveness, not apology. 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Ok, that's all fine and dandy, but also irrelevant to the topic at hand? The problem with McBride--early on--isn't that she wasn't wholly focused on trans issues, it's that she was utterly obsequious in the face of rank bigotry and actively endorsed anti-trans talking points. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026We're not talking about Harris though, are we? 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Uh, all of it? Are you being serious right now? 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026On Ezra Klein's podcast. Specifically an episode titled "Sarah McBride on Why the Left Lost on Trans Rights" with a thumbnail captioned "The illiberalism of the left". Kinda says a lot right there. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Don't get me wrong, I'm glad that she's been doing good and vital work since. But let's not be dishonest here, there's a BIG difference between: "not being performative" and "blaming trans people for our own persecution while giving credence to the idea that our rights are a fringe liability" 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026She did endorse the "Democrats lost because they were too focused on trans issues" myth though, including blaming the current bigoted fervor on trans people "overplaying our hand" (instead of, y'know, the 4+ years of constant fearmongering). Did she ever apologize for that? 100
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffGail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind. It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty. Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face. Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up. 113130924410
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026It won't be enough to simply get rid *him*, or even his whole regime. If America doesn't fix the political, societal, and cultural rot that lead us here, then there will inevitably be another Trump. 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026In a sense he is a necessary punishment, because America was doomed to produce and elect someone like him eventually. He (and MAGA more broadly) is the inevitable result of our current trajectory. The coalescence of every malignant social and political trend, every unresolved historical sin. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026He embodies our worst traits. He speaks to our worst impulses. He lays bare all the hypocrisy, dysfunction, and plain evil festering in our society through his unabashed shameless revelling in it. 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 26/01/2026That's not without merit though. In many ways, Trump is the most American President, a living embodiment of everything wrong with American politics and American culture. 100
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffEmily Randall @emilyrandallwa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Yesterday on the House floor. If I sound angry, it's because I am. LGBTQ+ kids and their parents deserve better than the disgusting words and dangerous policy from my Republican colleagues. 88819
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 21/01/2026What should one do if we already bought it two years ago, knowing nothing about the developer? 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I think it comes down to misogyny tbh. Leftists want "Warrior Daddies" just as much as the Right do, and they're willing to turn a blind eye in pursuit (see also: Luigi Mangione). Newsom is hardly a fellow traveler, but he is antagonizing the admin in a purposefully macho and aggressive manner. 030
Reposted by Robyn Writes Stuffplease stop forgetting how elections work i beg of you @tonygoldmark.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Also...I guarantee trans people are actually more than 1% of the population. Probably significantly more. That "less than 1% of the population" is just the people currently willing to come out as trans. 33112
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Tradition, social pressure, and patriarchy. 000
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Have you heard that some people need to transport more than a macbook and a latte? Do you want to walk half a mile or more in 87ºF while carrying eight bags of groceries? Or a 20lb bag of pet food? Or a piece of furniture? How about in the rain? You want to do that in the rain? 100
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 28/12/2025Don't forget Lady Dimitrescu from Resident Evil. Doesn't take a genius to tell you why Capcom keeps using Maggie Robertson in promotional material. 000
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Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 25/12/2025You won't be able to buy anything because you'll have no way to transport it, so it's kind of a moot point. 200
Reposted by Robyn Writes StuffLemonySol @lemonysol.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Polish clothing brands are cooking with those designs 9522120
Robyn Writes Stuff @bynthebard.bsky.social · 23/12/2025That's pretty commonplace in fiction, film, music, etc. But I don't know it would even be possible in journalism or opinion-writing. Your skill at wordcraft is of considerably less importance than the ideas you're trying to convey. 000
