Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412114236092
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP 64120413685
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseProPublica @propublica.org · 05/08/2026We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇 propublica.orgIf You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your LifeWomen experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv... 2214331049
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseMatter News @matternews.bsky.social · 09/07/2026“We went to a City Council meeting where they were talking about funding or complaints about his show, from the same kind of people that wanted to put warning labels on records. And [Zex] marched right up and said to City Council, ‘Columbus is the sphincter of normalcy.’” New from Mel Starker.matternews.orgThe age of Damon Zex – Matter NewsRemembrances flow for the video provocateur and free speech champion, who passed away June 21, and for the Columbus DIY scene from which he emerged. 03921
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 06/07/2026English announcers say anything meaningful challenge. 000
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseSwanson Ritner @swansonritner.bsky.social · 04/07/2026This is like watching a 30 For 30 get made at the factory. 1550119
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Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseSean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 30/06/2026Well, we gave them a chance to fix their hearts. 7984264
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseLauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts 196133276753
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 23/06/2026Thanks to the Advocate for helping to cover my analysis of the New York Times coverage over the last 12 years. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comThe New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis findsA new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality. 10655195
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheesePen-a-Lope 🦌 @pennystwocents.bsky.social · 23/06/2026If you’re looking for the smoking gun behind the push against trans rights, look no further than the NYT. Essential reading and great research by @esqueer.net . 223869
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Virtual Insanity is what we’re livin’ in, yeah 000
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseThe Rooster @rooster.info · 07/06/2026Former Ohio Congressional candidate Carl Setzer delivered a masterclass testimony against data centers on June 1. A clip: 8294142
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...slate.comDrowning Doesn’t Look Like DrowningDrowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect. 253133919733
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseDave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · 22/05/2026A NEW TWIST in Africa's soaring solar story: It's now manufacturing its own panels. The factories use imported Chinese cells, which are 40% of the value of panels, keeping much of the value domestically. 9 GW of cells+wafers in Mar/Apr alone🧵 534489877
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 08/05/2026We've reached the point where one party has so obliterated the rule of law that everyone else continuing to abide by it will only hasten the end of our democracy. That's a recipe for chaos and violence. It's terrifying, and I don't know what we do about it. 40497422440
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Imagine Columbo at a Town Meeting and you’re not far off of this clip. 030
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseEric Rauchway @rauchway.bsky.social · 07/05/2026This is exceptionally silly stuff, and I don't know who could be taking it seriously. The "major questions doctrine" is a straightforward insertion of the Court into political matters; so too are Roberts's revealed concerns about the effect of environmental regulation on businesses. 21631152
Reposted by Javier Van Der Cheesedonoteat @donoteat.bsky.social · 04/05/2026one of the wilder stories out there right now in public transportation: basically everything could stop in 30 days because no one wants to sell insurance to the railroad usa.streetsblog.org/2026/05/04/t...usa.streetsblog.orgThis Doomsday Law Could Stop Trains Across America In A Matter of Weeks — Streetsblog USAArbitrary insurance requirements set by Congress could easily kill commuter rail in the United States. 13400129
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseSupporter Supply Co. @supportersupply.co · 07/04/2026Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️⚧️ It’s not wizardry. Be on theme & show support for our trans community this Sunday.🫶 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Dress accordingly. We’ve got you covered. 🤝 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Only from Supporter Supply Co. www.supportersupply.co ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #Crew96 | #vamoscolumbus | #MySuppco 03214
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseMorgan Hughes @morganhughes.bsky.social · 07/04/2026When in doubt, make cool shit. #Crew96 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ www.supportersupply.co/product/tran... 04810
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseAmi Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 28/03/2026This is very grim “This erodes roughly one-fifth of the average worldwide decline in maternal mortality achieved since 1985.” 6194106
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseJosh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 25/03/2026the girl guides in the UK just kicked out all their trans members specifically bc they were threatened with a lawsuit from a rowling-funded group 694164296
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 15/03/2026Apple has absolutely fucked my enjoyment of using the AppleTV box by ditching the direct link to the Sports directory to promote F1. Why not keep both, assholes? And they killed individual episode icons that showed progress and helped me know if I’d seen the episode before. Enshittified. 001
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Harry Potter night at the Crew seems unstoppable I’d appreciate Trans Rights TIFO in response. #Crew96. 241
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseFights🏳️⚧️4🇵🇸Love @hyenagirl64.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas is on the Front Lines of this struggle and are working to help trans Kansans right now If you have a coin to spare, please spare it for them If you are trans and in Kansas, please get in contact them. No one does it alone lgbtqks.org/donate/lgbtqks.orgDonate – LGBTQ Foundation of KansasDonate to the LGBTQ Foundation of Kansas Make a one-time donationYour contribution is appreciated.DonateMake a monthly donationYour contribution is appreciated.Donate monthlyMake a yearly donationYour... 3101102
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Luther Vandross trying to make me cry into my breakfast. 000
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026America is once again a global embarrassment. We haven't had a stain upon us this bad in over half a century. 126726
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It is DEEPLY humiliating. As a state. As a nation. We are in this position because racists prefer the company of pedophiles to immigrants or people with dark skin. Because some men would cede power to pedophiles so they can enslave women and children. 2465103
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 26/02/2026This is all happening because cis people have decided they are more in communion with pedophiles than their trans neighbors. 1819230
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseMekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 26/02/2026CW: transphobia. See, this is why it can be painful to know too much history.🫤 This post implies that what is happening in Kansas is *similar* to what the nazis did. But it's not just similar. It's *identical*. In 1933, nazis revoked trans people's documents. Before 1938. Paragraph 175 and 183. 1429561483
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseRoy G(host) Biv 👻🎃 @plunkettprime.bsky.social · 25/02/2026In the criminal justice system, snowball-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Snowball Unit. These are their stories. 🚓 341581216
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now. 186182056126
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 15/02/2026There’s nothing like watching something made in the 70s to be reminded how much closer I grew up to poor than rich. 000
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Searching for the perfect movie for Valentine’s Day? Why not try the steamy French masterpiece Raw (2019)? 100
Reposted by Javier Van Der CheeseDara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 07/02/2026We’ve been freaking out about this over here. Not least because HOW they figured it out is so cool. 4563174
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 07/02/2026All good ideas.cepr.netOren Cass Uses Good Economics in Attacking Finance in NYTOren Cass is right to criticize a bloated financial sector that drains the economy through excessive trading, private equity abuse, and financial waste. 000
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 06/02/2026I’ve noticed people calculating their degrees of separation from the Epstein files. Almost anyone in Columbus, Ohio is going to be uncomfortable with how low their number would be. Incidentally, my Bin Laden number is 3. And I have two completely unrelated paths to 3. 000
Javier Van Der Cheese @fortenbras.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Hechicero vs Danny Garcia on the ramp was a shoot. 000