John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Happy Bisexuality Day to everyone in the "B" category of #lgbtq 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you recast this to certain dems=Gaetz and trans people and allies=Smither, it reads something like: "Bro we need your vote. I love the trans too. But the Republicans want to <do bad>." Asking you to vote against your values because of "the other." Mr. Smither's not buying it, nor should you. 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I had the brilliant idea that when the Buterlian Jihad comes it better be a Judith Butlerian Jihad. But then I found at least five accounts on BlueSky alone with that exact text in their names, so I guess I didn't have an original thought. But it's still a good one! 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Why are people asking our trans community to vote blue no matter who when it will harm themselves, when we should finding the right “blue” and asking everyone else to vote blue no matter who? 175
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I was supporting this 8 months ago! Of course, I have zero influence, so there you are. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...nbcnews.comTrump’s catchphrase ‘transgender for everybody’ becomes an LGBTQ rallying cryLGBTQ activists have a long tradition of taking slights and slurs — like the word “queer” — and using them as a form of protest and celebration. 000
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Time to boycott Robert Kraft, his football team, and his stadium. Massachusetts, you know the assignment. Let's do this. 1513589763
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Disappointed to see that the MIT Club of Boston @mitcob.org is participating in a Harry Potter night at the New England Revolution. It's a double whammy of connection to anti-trans JKR and anti-Palestine Robert Kraft all in one evening. 020
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The most basic risk analysis we do in evaluating software plans is to take the probability of some (bad) event happening multiplied by the impact of that (bad) event happening. This gives you a simple estimate of the "expected impact" from implementing the plan. Let's run the numbers on AI doom... 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Trans rights are human rights. We don’t have liberty until we all have liberty. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I didn’t acquire empathy and awareness until I got to a college where I met and became friends with a global, diverse set of students from so many backgrounds. This is spot on. 010
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Seth Moulton tried to throw transgender Americans under the bus after the 2024 election. Ed Markey said NO. Massachusetts voters backed the right guy. Trans rights are human rights. We draw the line and we don’t fucking bend. 940156
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Good news for today! www.boston.com/news/local-n...boston.com4 more Mass. towns stop using or pause use of Flock camerasOpponents of Flock have expressed privacy concerns and pointed to alleged officer misuse of the automated license plate reader technology. 011
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The 22nd amendment really should just read, "No person shall hold the office of the President more than eight years. No person who has held the office of President for any time shall thereafter hold any elected or senate-approved federal office." 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 20/08/2026dontpastetheai.com is the new nohello.net/en. Both good pages to have in your toolkit.dontpastetheai.comDon't paste the AI.If someone asks you a question, paste your answer — not the chatbot's. 010
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Liz Ruark @lizwhenshesathome.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Come to Massachusetts. We have sanity. #transrightsarehumanrights #standupforscience #resistwbur.orgMass. vows support for trans kids as Trump bans Medicaid fundsThe Healey administration said it will take on the cost of hormone therapy and counseling for transgender children and teenagers covered by two public insurance programs if a federal rule out Tuesday ... 002
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Why is the word stick underlined in this ad for colonoscopies? Because they used stick figure drawings? That’s a weak pun for this topic… 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 12/07/2026I’ve been trying to practice this. Also in one-on-ones with men coworkers, I try to avoid saying “hey man” or “see you later man” as that is a way of familiarity-bonding with men for which I don’t see a good equivalent for everyone else. The article also has good info on centering misgendering. 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Kentucky should start the process of selecting a new senator and force Mitch McConnell to show up to halt the process, rather than have his absence keep the process from starting. Flip the script! 041
Reposted by John Ruark (he/him)Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/07/2026During the primary debate for the Democratic nomination to the Massachusetts Senate, Senator Markey stood on his trans rights record and slammed Congressman Seth Moulton, his opponent, for throwing trans kids under the bus. "The Supreme Court agreed with you." Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comMarkey Tells Moulton He Threw Trans Kids "Under the Bus" In MA Dem Senate Primary Debate“The Supreme Court of the United States of America just last week took the same position that Congressman Moulton took last year,” Senator Ed Markey said. 13667105
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I wonder what David Foster Wallace would have had to say about the so-called Great American State Fair. www.the-independent.com/bulletin/new...the-independent.comTrump’s Great American State Fair goes viral again as band outnumbers crowd 120
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Wait are they saying vaccines work?? www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comHPV vaccine means young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer deathA new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Please no one in Massachusetts vote for Seth Moulton. Not just a Democrat in name only so he has a shot at winning, he’s quite anti-trans. Ed Markey might be a different kind of dinosaur, but he cares about and fights more the most vulnerable among us. 150
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Are US 250th flags and paraphernalia just MAGA dog whistles or are there people who are actually excited about the semiquincentennial? I haven’t met any. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/06/2026It must be so nice to live in a world where you never make a mistake and everything wrong is someone else’s fault and never ever yours, and you can still be wildly successful and powerful and have people fawn over you. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This made the rounds two weeks ago, so I'm late to the party. But oh so brilliant. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 11/06/2026@pplm.org there is no speciality plate for Planned Parenthood in MA but there is for Choose Life. Let’s change this! Can we start an effort to meet the requirements for a PP plate? 030
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 08/06/2026If you are in the #lgbtqia community and feeling alone, unseen, unheard, or scared, feel free to message me this #pride season. I have a warm, welcoming chat session and virtual dad hugs at the ready for you. 030
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Can the #lgbtq community co-opt the phrase "sex rejecting" similar to owning "queer" and turn it into something good? Perhaps sex rejection can mean rejecting toxic masculinity and the notions that many "masculine" traits such as protector and provider are open to all. #reject-your-sex 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I thought the point of AI was to automate the dreary stuff so humans could do the meaningful things. Apparently I had this backwards! www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr... 011
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 23/05/2026I caught up with the 99 PI episode on presidential libraries. Made me think: looking forward to the AOC Presidential Library. It will probably be the most honest, for-the-people library of them all. #AOC 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Started reading Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," which I only just learned about today. I have a feeling this 1792 work will read like it was written just recently. #wollstonecraft #womensrights 100
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 03/05/2026What is up with Google Maps and these weird routes that don’t even follow roads? Can we blame AI slop for this? Cause, there’s no road there on the left… 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 30/04/2026From a coworker in India, being laid off soon because of the rise of AI coding agents, regarding their Labour Day holiday tomorrow: "In the future, we won't have Labour Day, it will be Agents Day." #aiapocalpyse 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 23/04/2026It is sad and infuriating to see that instead of companies providing salaries that can help someone support a family, much of that is now just wealth transfer from a company's coffers into the coffers of the already-rich-and-getting-richer. It knows no bounds. www.404media.co/startups-bra...404media.coStartups Brag They Spend More Money on AI Than Human EmployeesA new class of AI startups say they are taking money that would normally be used to hire people and are spending it on AI compute instead. 110
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Hooray for Montana Supreme Court! www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/04/cour...lgbtqnation.comCourt rules trans people have right to accurate IDs: "Trans discrimination is sex discrimination" - LGBTQ NationOne plaintiff called the win "a personal milestone, but also a meaningful affirmation of fairness, justice and the rule of law." 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I am a cisman but in no way do I currently "appreciate" my sex, nor could I be made to. Men are the root of most of our problems right now. www.erininthemorning.com/p/4th-circui...erininthemorning.com4th Circuit Rules That States Can Compel Trans Adults To "Appreciate Their Sex" Via Care BansThey ruled that states "encouraging citizens to appreciate their sex" through care bans is a constitutional goal, affirming West Virginia's Medicaid ban for trans adults. 001
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 04/03/2026If you haven't seen Hannah Gadsby's Nanette, please please do. Unfortunately gated behind Netflix's paywall, it is something every man in the world should watch, reflect on, and figure out how to take positive action on. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Wondering how I’d drive across country when there are no states from Texas north to North Dakota that I want to drive through. Kansas showing themselves today as up there with the worst of the worst. 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Got this as a Christmas present. Dart and I both think this would be a terrible idea. (I’m only on day two so no spoilers!) 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Yes I'm deep in the "Where Is My Husband" fan club. I love this song, and I love the video. This moment hits true. After chasing him throughout, once she finds him she acknowledges the wisdom of the message with a simple nod and gets about it. Nothing sappy. Pure awesome #RAYE youtu.be/rK5TyISxZ_M 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 14/01/2026I am going to start responding with just this link when someone messages me just a “hey” or “hi” and nothing else. Rude of me? Maybe. But you can include the pleasantries and the meat of your message at the same time. nohello.net/en/nohello.netno helloplease don't say just hello in chat 000
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 07/01/2026I mean, I’m not opposed to both of these actually. Certainly every cisman could stand to experience life from a woman’s perspective for a while. Vote BLUE! #transgender-for-everyone www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/quic...lgbtqnation.comTrump says "mean" Dems will impeach him & force "transgender for everyone" if they win midterms - LGBTQ NationTrump claimed kids are getting gender-affirming surgery without their parents knowing. "It's not believable," he said. He's right. 010
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 05/01/2026The world might be a better place if pharma companies started adding a little estrogen to Men's Daily multivitamins. On the sly, just slip some in. Maybe some T-blockers for the 50+ #LGBTQ #smashthepatriarchy 020
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 26/11/2025I would like a Name That Tune with classical music. And then a celebrity serious with famous conductors and performers. I’m sure they could name many symphonies from one note; the orchestration and timbre giving it away. Bonus points to name the performer/orchestra. 020
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I think having transgender voice actors for AI/call-center agents and commercial voice-overs would help people be more aware, comfortable, and accepting of transgender folks. Can we get some company to take the lead on this? #LGBTQ #trans #transgender 030
John Ruark (he/him) @johnruark.bsky.social · 30/08/2025My daughter and I were watching Alien (again) and in this scene, she blurted out, “I’m so glad I’m never going to space. Or Australia.” Yes this is how we imagine what living in Australia, where everything can kill you, must be like. 010