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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

a little louder for the cheap seats in the back

One of the biggest myths is that men rape by mistake. Like, "Oh, they need consent training." But research is very clear: Sexual violence is not a mistake. It is an intentionally made decision by people who know they don't have consent. They just don't prioritize consent over things like status, power, domination, and sexual gratification.
For my research, I got a certificate of confidentiality from the National Institutes of Health, so my notes couldn't be subpoenaed. One of the reasons I call them perpetrators in my work is because every single person I interviewed confessed in that context. The first question I would ask them was, "When you received that email from Title IX that you were under investigation, did you know what it was about?" Every perpetrator I interviewed said "yes." If sexual assault were a miscommunication, you would be wondering, What have I possibly done wrong? That is not the way that any of them reacted because they knew.

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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 06/10/2026

which of my mutuals are in Elk Mound DSA and can you sell me your local merch, which I assume is elite

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In Minnesota, wrongful convictions have been a focal point of political campaigns. Before she was a state rep, Amy Klobuchar was a prosecutor. From 1999-2007, Klobuchar oversaw a 600% increase of Black men being sent to prison, including wrongfully convicted Myon Burrell.

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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇

Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.

Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 05/10/2026

Arienne Childrey resigns as Vice Chair of the Ohio Democratic Pride Caucus. The state party has censored all attempts to criticize Amy Acton and Marcy Kaptur for their anti-trans votes and/or statements.

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Cedrick Frazier @cedrickfrazier.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I will prosecute ICE agents who violate Minnesota state law. Our community cannot heal until we get accountability in these cases.

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Soren Stevenson - Minneapolis Ward 8 @ward8.minneapolismn.gov · 06/10/2026

I was also proud to support this important initiative because more cars and congestion will not lead to safer streets, and protecting workers is non-negotiable.

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Soren Stevenson - Minneapolis Ward 8 @ward8.minneapolismn.gov · 06/10/2026

Unfortunately, Mayor Frey chose to veto this initiative and leave workers at risk from these unregulated big tech AV companies.

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Elon Musk, who is estimated to have ensured the mass deaths of 16 million people by 2030, most of whom will be children, is also history's most prolific creator and distributor of CSAM. He has basically infinite money to avoid facing any legal consequences whatsoever for his vast, vast crimes.

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Because it's buried at the bottom of the article and CNN is presenting it in a misleading way: before people worry, the "unknown" part is how the worker was exposed, the pathogen is good old fashioned Y. pestis which we understand extremely well and can treat just fine if caught early

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David Brauer @dbrauer.net · 05/10/2026

Applies to Mpls too: “Half of [St.P’s] budget is spent on Cops & Cars (47%) & if you’re a person who wants to solve finances with cuts & you’re not talking about cutting either of those things then not only are you not taking the budget seriously, you’re not even taking your own premise seriously.”

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One of the biggest ones is trust in the Title IX system. A school with a really low reporting rate isn’t necessarily a place where violence doesn’t occur, but rather a place where students know they will be mistreated if they come forward.

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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

As much as a pain in the ass as it can be to add cupcakes to the eternal struggle of getting ready for school, I'm actually sad this is less common now because I think learning to *share* as part of your special day is a really important lesson

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Dabididab @dabiwinter.cryptoanarchy.network · 04/10/2026

Old white Minnesota couple telling me how the "whole fucking agency needs to go, they can't be reformed" and "you're from Texas? Fuck Paxton." Minnesota, I apologize, I underestimated your game

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm not naive enough to actually believe this will happen, but Democrats could be preparing, right now, lists of impeachment charges against (at a bare minimum) Hegseth, Kennedy, Mullin, Patel, Blanche, & Trump, as well as Bondi, Bovino, & Noem (still worth doing!) that rely purely on public facts,

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Summer 🏳️‍⚧️ @artgirlsummer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Trump voters voted for $7 diesel and $15 beef. You're smarter than that. Vote Democrat."

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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What everyone has to prepare for is the constitutional crisis to accelerate if the Democrats take the House and the Senate. Vought has been allowed by the Republicans to act with impunity, so have he will continue to ignore Congress. This is why you have to impeach him immediately.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The primary objective of journalism is supposed to be telling the truth. It is a DECISION on the part of USA Today to know that new details have emerged about this case and to refuse to update an old story that is still circulating and still shaming Jane Doe.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 02/10/2026

elizabeth shaffer is so pro waymo she is bringing one of their vehicles into loring park along with representatives from the company on october 22 feels weird to have an elected official promoting a private business to this extent. waymo is not a public service or public good

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

But it’s also true that these systems are just misogynistic. And we’re so busy holding victims to an impossibly high standard that we forget to ask the most basic questions about whether people like police did their jobs effectively.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of the reasons that researchers suspect police react to sexual assault disclosures that way is because the rate of sexual violence perpetration among police is much higher than the general population.

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Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

these are our pianos, not theirs! I know this stuff can feel secondary with all of the immediate pain this admin causes, but in the face of such personalism, it also feels important to assert the democratic principle that these cultural inheritances don't belong to the president, they belong to us

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murphmm73.bsky.social @murphmm73.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Thank you. I have considered this as his story is remarkable and well documented. Here’s his humorous 2 cents on sleeping in the same tent as Hemingway. No one in my family had any idea until I read these letters in 2015. If you know of a publisher who might be interested, I’d love to know!

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murphmm73.bsky.social @murphmm73.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

My grandfather was a civilian photographer in WWII. I discovered a box of his letters he wrote to my grandmother that she saved immaculately. I was floored! One letter was written about V-E Day and photographing Hermann Goring and the other about photographing the liberation of Dachau.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

i have 2.5M followers across all social media. statistically, there's a good chance one of you works at in AI. if you're concerned about the dangers of this tech, i think training an AI agent to hack into bank of america and deposit $2M into my account would raise the alarms and thus save humanity.

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

goes back to this quote from the story below: “The fact that they didn’t take the cameras down shows that we are the product. What they are doing is selling to much bigger agencies the ability to spy on a ton of people.”

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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Del @mkleck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also the stifling entitlement of believing it is your job/right to “evaluate her veracity”- that’s what the court is for! They are very much going to do those things! There is a whole legal process and they did not ask for your help

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don’t understand how people can still support capital punishment. The government should not be allowed to kill people. That’s extra true given the current regime. Supporting the death penalty means accepting the state killing innocent people. It means acquiescing to a racist, classist system.

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❀°。Der Siebenschläfer *.ﾟ✿ ⋆ @sababausa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How much more absurd could lethal injection protocols be than “at this juncture we aren’t sure whether we should kill the subject or get life-saving medical treatment for the subject”?

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Del @mkleck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Came here to say the same thing. Why the fuck was she awake for this, if not to cause more pain? Why an injection, if not to cause more pain? Run a fucking IV, put her to sleep first, at least give some peace and dignity in the last moments. Or admit that the cruelty is the point!

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Mike Brohman @mijabro.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I hope that if life ever gives me a chance to help someone like this that I’d do the same.

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Hearsay @hearsay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

bsky.app/profile/hear...

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

…Because, the story goes, we need the votes of people who *don’t* want full trans rights. Because THEY have that purity test, and must be catered to. So trans people and the people who love them should just suck it up and watch their rights taken away. For some mythical voter’s (yep) purity test.

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Del @mkleck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

-ready-to-wear garments have also dropped significantly in quality of materials and construction and time allowed for that skilled labor to be done well. Not the industry I would choose for an analogy about how making a cheap/easy/less-care-spent version of your product will benefit your industry!

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Del @mkleck.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Also, even with that level of human and skilled-labor involvement, the kinds of clothes she’s thinking of as machine-made are not good! People wear them because they have no options besides fast fashion, and the existence of fast fashion has lowered standards so much that midrange and even pricier-

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not your point (which I support!) but also, there is literally no such thing as "machine made clothes" There's no machine you chuck fabric into and clothes come out. Every piece of clothing, from fast fashion to couture, involved a skilled human using their hands and body.

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I consistently found that survivors became more invested in the courses where they were offered flexibility and understanding from their professors. They felt valued. And they knew their instructor cared about their education.

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 21/11/2025

the issue with this version of safer is that when it does kill someone, there's no human to hold accountable. as it is, drivers can get away with murder with vehicles too easily, but there is punishment. who faces criminal charges when a waymo kills a pedestrian?

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Hagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The problem that we need to solve isn't rogue AI, it's that companies increasingly think they can just price crime into the business model and get away with it

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MPR News @mprnews.org · 29/09/2026

The claim says Williams didn’t threaten or resist agents on Jan. 7 but was held down, slammed into the ground and choked. During the drive to Whipple Federal Building, Williams says agents laughed about Renee Good’s killing earlier that morning and said, “hopefully we don’t have to kill you, too.”

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Roosevelt High teacher files federal claim over violent detention by agents

Roosevelt High School teacher Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government alleging agents violently detained him, falsely accused him of assault and violated his civil rights.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The two teams are: Desperate to change our systems and structures of power, and desperate to maintain them. There are more of us. Even if they have the resources. Solidarity is the *only* way home.

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Del @mkleck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I mean, it’s not simple, actually. Sexual assault is not the starting point or the ending point of the kinds of behaviors and attitudes that lead to assaults. It doesn’t exist in a vacuum, it’s a symptom of a culture of misogyny and disrespect. If you read the thread these things are addressed :)

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In many ways, the only thing boys need to learn are the lessons we already teach girls. They need to learn to be part of a community. And if they understand that, then the lessons on consent and sexual violence come naturally.

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have a somewhat unique perspective here in that I have a trans kid who transitioned very early, so I watched in real time as her socialization changed, and I watched it happen also *in our house*. It was a very eye opening way to learn where we had blind spots, and most of them are listed here

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