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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Acton's words and actions have shown me she doesn't care about or respect trans people at all. Very dumb of her to alienate one of the most loyal blocs of Dem voters in a close election. (And I'm sure she and the DNC will still try to throw blame at trans folks if she loses. It's all so gross.)

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There is absolutely no reason for any trans person to give Democrats cover to abandon full trans equality on any issue, in any region, in any race, to even the tiniest iota.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/07/2026

“Obama was opposed to gay marriage, give it time, don’t seek perfection on trans issues from Dems.” Yeah, but gay marriage was a new right LGBT people were seeking. Sports, bathrooms, and IDs are something trans people have had for decades. Going BACKWARDS Is the opposite of the Obama comparison.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

And the fact that she prefaced this statement with "as a doctor" is only going to give the right-wing hate machine more fodder to attack trans people. Such shit on her part.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I sure would like to watch the #HomeRunDerby tonight considering it's in my team's ballpark. I'm sure as hell not going to order Netflix to watch it. Smooth move, MLB, limiting viewing access to this event.

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I Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 30/06/2026

I remember North Carolina having to back off its bathroom bill after a concerted pushback and its been wild to witness the wholesale abandonment since.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This could apply to Jefferies, Schumer, or any status quo maintaining establishment Dem.

Simpsons character Seymour Skinner questioning if he's out of touch due to his antiquated ideas and feeble responses to authoritarianism, and in the next frame he says, "No, no, it's clearly all the voters who are wrong"

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

This could apply to Jefferies, Schumer, or any status quo maintaining establishment Dem.

Meme of Simpsons character Seymour Skinner questioning if he's out of touch with his antiquated ideas and feeble responses to authoritarianism, and the next panel reads, "no, no, it's clearly all the voters that are wrong."

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Pod Save America is for that special select segment of centrist Democrats who want to erroneously blame trans people for all of the party's failures because it's too difficult to look in the mirror and take a shred of accountability. Screw those privileged AF "bros" (as you aptly called them).

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

As a Pennsylvanian (who voted for Kenyatta in that primary and grows more sad every day that he didn't win), Lamb was VERY much seem as too Manchinesque... far more so than Fetterman (at the time, anyway). Then, Fetterman drastically changed and now we're here.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The fact that the #Phillies pinch hit a .207 hitter for their cleanup man (and Bryce Harper's "protection" in the lineup) with the bases loaded and one out, ending in a strikeout and ultimately no runs scored, shows how egregiously flawed their roster construction is. It's just gross.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I know this isn't the point, but him using "route" for "rout" is 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

More trans polling. Competent framing matters. Focus on real problems, not dividing people over trans: 86/10 (Change Research, Nov ‘24) Elected official that speaks up on trans issues vs ignoring them: +61 with Dems, +9 with Independents (Jacobin/@dataforprogress.org, Sept ‘25)

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

In case you've ever wondered what it's like to be trans in 2026: friends are texting each other today to be safe again, as we do every week, because the richest man in the world is yet again boosting false claims that neo-Nazis who attacked the Mosque were trans and there's a conspiracy to hide it.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

That feeling when a song makes every hair on your body stand on end.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

#Sixers on Amazon tonight. Welp, that's another game I would have watched had it been on just about anywhere else. Bravo, NBA. What people most want during the playoffs is to not be able to see their home team play on any standard channel. 🙄

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Oh, the Sixers is a whole organizational issue. At least the Flyers have gotten better. I have some faith there. (But they need to finish this series off next game!)

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This feels like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The talent just isn't there. You can bring in any manager you want, and you're only going to get so much out of a feeble lineup and faltering rotation burdened with awful contracts.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Maybe, but the manager isn't the issue. The team is going to flounder until there's a change in the talent of the lineup, but unfortunately all moves are handcuffed due to terrible contracts.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

On the #Phillies firing Rob Thomson... This is bound to fix their severe lack of talent in their lineup. I'm sure this will also fix all their horrendous contracts too. 🙄

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This is bound to fix their severe lack of talent in their lineup. I'm sure this will also fix all their horrendous contracts too. 🙄

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Yeah, I meant Dombo. Guess he's not technically the GM even though he's the one doling out the terrible contracts.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Stupid move. Phillies just keep doubling down when the issue is the GM. Brutal.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Beyond the glaring reasons her take is horrific, another option would simply be the acceptance of trans folks. Like, that's it. That's the solution to alleviate people suffering because they're trans, or a bulk of it anyway. But somehow she sees mass eradication as a better option. WTAF

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I'm so with you on this, and I still shy away from sporting events for that reason (and I love going to a game). I wish we had more understanding in this world.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

This literally made me laugh out loud... I haven't seen or thought of "1337" in ages, and "pwnage" will never not be funny to me 😂

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The NBA is so problematic. I resign myself, after having enough of the slop the Phillies are doling out, to watch the #Sixers play-in game, so I go to put it on but it's on Prime (which I don't have because F Amazon). Welp, they lost a set of eyes on their product, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The victimhood oozing out of this guy is as stupid and egotistical as it is gross.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

News Alert: THIS IS EXACTLY WHY TRANS PEOPLE HAD ISSUES WITH HIS "JOKES"! It's almost like jokes punching down at a minority sooner or later get weaponized against them. Who'd a thunk? But, no, we were told, "You're too sensitive," and, "He jokes about everyone," and, "It's only comedy," and... 🙄

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

While having horrible eyesight can be a regal pain in the ass, those who don't wear contact lenses will never know the subtle, sublime joy of New Contact Lens Day. #SilverLinings

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The obvious problems from this aside, this is Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia. I can tell you firsthand, one of the best things about that park is getting to listen to various musicians who show up and freely share their talent. If you don't want to hear music, avoid places where music plays. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"Nothing to see here. Everything in this thread is totally normal for a president to do." - New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, et al.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This thought comes from a place of absolute privilege. If they get rid of the filibuster, the amount of anti-trans legislation being passed would be horrific, and that would be only the start of the pain. Even more vulnerable people would be hurt by hateful laws.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I've been in trans support groups where a random crossdresser would show up. It would get... uncomfortable. Though most quickly realized what they were doing and what trans folks were dealing with were VASTLY different things. (No shade to crossdressers, but a trans support group is not for you.)

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

She is a black belt in karate...

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

No, it certainly (and infuriatingly) doesn't. They really should realize that these incessant messages are why I don't donate to more campaigns. If I do, I'll be on a whole new list where I get harassed for money multiple times a day. They need to stop.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Same for me but with campaign donation text messages. They're incessant no matter how many I opt out of.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Cheesy like whiz? (Yet even more puns! 😂) And maybe they were slightly cheesy, but they made your article an even more fun read. 😊

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The puns throughout your article are just delicious. 😄

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Unpopular Opinion: The second side of U2's "Joshua Tree" album is better than its first side. (You know, back when albums had "sides")

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Phucked up decision by the Phillies. Phantastcially phucked up.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

“There’s been so much hate and bullying. It’s been very hard." Gurl, learn about the torrent of hate and bullying trans people get (partly because of people like you). Trans folks not only get an abundance of online hate, but also the fun of being hated on and bullied by their own governments!

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Sad to see Steve-O buckle here, especially when it seems he's trying to be an ally, and also because that ridiculous argument is very easy to push back on. Education about trans people and how to respond to BS narratives is so vitally important. Especially so now when most media is pushing the BS.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

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Essie @decenttweaks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

"Lowering the temperature of political rhetoric" 🙄

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