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Neurodivergent nonbinary cat person. They/them. I block follow farmers.

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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23h
Why it's worth not pulling the "oh it's a different district" or "awkward joke" excuses about transphobic Dems. *Any* indulgence of transphobia is too much. We want them walking on eggshells, regarding anything that might even be perceived as anti-trans — in word or deed — as political suicide.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hey, remember how us radical trans extremists were warning that you have to go on the attack against transphobic Dems immediately because otherwise other politicians will take the lack of consequences as permission and the bigotry will spread? Yeah...
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 22h
This is extremely fucked up :-/ Please help out Katra if you can, she deserves better than this
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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 23h
If we are serious about dismantling patriarchy and rape culture, we would stop calling it Cornell 7. It's the Cornell 57. Passive bystanders are a pillar of misogyny. Men must actively intervene in shifting social norms & refuse to participate in rape *culture* Its the Cornell 57, not Cornell 7.
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Libby @libbystigaard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good 🧵. My conversations about consent with my kid were kicked off by him REALLY wanting to pet other people's dogs. He understood having to ask first, but wanted to ignore anything other than an outright no. ("He's not really friendly.") We had a lot of convos about recognizing soft no's and
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 22h
There are a lot of parents focused on getting gentleness *for* their sons, but not expecting their sons to show gentleness to anyone else. And that’s just male entitlement in liberal window dressing.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The first requirement of restorative justice is a perpetrator’s confession. He has to admit what he has done and to take accountability. The men in this case are smearing the victim and threatening her with lawsuits. They are not candidates for RJ. They would turn it into a new site of violence.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Studies dating back to the 80s have found that men are not just “confused” about consent. They just don’t prioritize consent over things like power, domination, and sexual gratification. Men participating in a gang rape know they don’t have the victim’s consent.
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 21h
Unpopular opinion but I think that the most effective thing you can do to combat rape culture is supporting your local rape crisis center either financially or with volunteer hours
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“You don’t have to stretch to paint this picture: OpenAI models are attacking websites and taking anything they can out of them because that is the business model of the company.”
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Why Is Sam Altman a Free Man? - The American Prospect
OpenAI’s models aren’t “going rogue” from their creators as much as they are mimicking them.
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
this is the rape culture btw. the one women have been warning you about, and were told we were hysterical and over-sensitive and couldn't take a joke, and that rape allegations ruin men's lives, and now we live in a meritocracy where the only "merit" is who has hurt the most women
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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Years ago, I was walking home late one night, and a drunk guy was harassing me - trying to get me to go home with him, pushy sex comments, etc. After a few mins, his mate turned to him and said, firmly but not aggressively, "MATE. leave her alone, yeah?" And he did. I think about him all the time.
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have a feminist theory book from the 1970s and even back then they knew "sex-based rights" is a trap and doesn't help women. Praying folks don't fall for it 🙏🏾
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
What's happening is that Republicans are priming Democrats and Democratic voters for more violent forms of transphobia. They're manipulating people into caring about something that is most likely never going to affect them.
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The rape and pedophile party specifically use transphobia as a wedge to make *all* their intended victims more vulnerable, and Jeff Epstein literally advised them in many, many, many barely literate emails to do this.
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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The timing on this ruling, as we are all learning more about the assault perpetrated by young men at Cornell, is just impeccable
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maimonides nutz @maimonidesnutz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Conspiracy theorists will be like “oh the Jews they’re controlling the weather, they’re teaching children degeneracy…” meanwhile we’re over here using our “powers” to bring back giant gumdrops.
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Sunkist says it will bring back beloved Fruit Gems after national outcry following eJP report
'We hear you, Sunkist Fruit Gems fans!' the company wrote, saying it had found a new manufacturer for the kosher synagogue staple
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There’s something to be said for how most of the political spectrum can unite around hounding some lesbians over niche drama in their spaces but huge segments of society are silent about pervasive campus rape impacting a huge population of primarily youngwomen
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Wagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
at a certain point, there's nothing to gain by boosting the words of random rape apologists. you're just exposing more people—including survivors—to that harmful rhetoric
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/09/2026
Andy Beshear is proof that you can win a red state without abandoning trans people.
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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“It’s not ALL men.” None of the 50+ men the Cornell rapists invited to come join them in raping a woman they’d drugged went to the authorities or tried to stop it. Not all men would rape an unconscious woman, but where are the men who’d try to stop it, or EVEN FUCKING OBJECT?
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If it seemed like a major newspaper making some conflict at a random dyke bar a national news piece in a push to depict trans and higher-risk folks as inherently unreasonable was suspect af...well, it was. Y'all who were breathlessly sharing that story? You were just being played. Have some sense.
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Arikia Millikan @arikia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Important thread 👇🏽 Migrating to Ghost is the next best path with the available digital publishing infrastructure. More good things are coming. Thanks @enfascination.com
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Honestly, one of the reasons harsh consequences for fascists and their collaborators are so essential is to deter exactly this.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
And @katelynburns.com put a fine point on it, pointing out how taking on data centers aggressively, especially Musk's especially filthy ones. This could help them defang the trans-hate gambit Elon used in 2024 and 2026, which he uses to undo democracy and make Democrats scared to show solidarity.
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The Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans People
Elon Musk obviously hates trans people, but let's not pretend he has nothing to gain personally from a Republican win this fall
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Ruwa Romman @ruwaromman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Y’all wanna end your week by doing some good? Well, donate to Undue Medical Debt and help some folks in need 👇
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brian nam-sonenstein @bson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ICE cannot do what it’s doing without local law enforcement. They need their manpower and infrastructure. That means if you want to stop ICE you are going to have to confront police collaboration and police power. I’m sorry but progressive hopes of avoiding this conflict are a recipe for failure.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I keep getting asked if I seriously think anti-trans Democrats will team up with Republicans to pass more anti-trans laws. Yes, I do.
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Jfc
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Jonathan Dresner @jondresner.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"[A]ntisemitism is not an isolated hatred but rather part of a system of prejudices including racism, homophobia and transphobia, Islamophobia, sexism, ableism, and the list goes on. ...it is to the benefit of those with the most power to turn groups with less of it against one another."
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Jeff Lazarus @jlazarus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is Nazi rhetoric. Not similar. Not Nazi-like. It’s straight up lebensraum.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Greatest trick AI leaders have pulled is convincing many people—especially influential people in govt, media, and business—that their software is intelligent, independent, yet never culpable. Humans build it, humans deploy it, but no one bears responsibility for the things that happen when they do.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/09/2026
They used the existence of kids with ADHD and autism to delay and dismantle care for trans youth. Now they're delaying and dismantling care for kids wtv ADHD and autism.
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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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a meme set in a fake screenshot of chrono trigger says "transgender people and immigrants are not at the root of any problem that we face in this country and I will not be tricked into thinking otherwise"
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It’s not random or a sign of weakness or “wrecking” or “virtue signaling” that a trans and queer community talks about covid more than less impacted people. Also people with HIV are especially at risk. @longcovidjustice.org has great programming and info on all of this.
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Long COVID Is More Common in Bisexual and Trans People. The Reasons Why Are Complicated
Activists are calling for more research and government support to address troubling health disparities.
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Elana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Trans people are more likely to report having Long COVID than cis people are. According to one survey, over 27% of trans adults reported ever experiencing Long COVID as of September 2024, compared to 14% of cis men and 22% of cis women” - @longcovidjustice.org
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Long COVID is a trans issue - Long COVID Justice
Did you know that trans people in the U.S. have some of the highest rates of Long COVID and associated conditions (LCAC)? Learn more through our webinar recording and other resources shared below. Lon...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 24/09/2026
New Meta ad buy by Mary Peltola says that she "doesn't want kids getting gender surgeries or men in girls' bathrooms." This comes the same day a NYT report stated that she regularly used the word "faggot" around staff.
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Herded by Cats @solestria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gross. May this die with no support.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I think of the climate harm AI poses the same way: the threats are not theoretical or in the future, but unfolding all around us now.
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soleil ho @soleilho.com · 24/09/2026
in which I get real pissy about Newsom enabling the Paramount merger, vetoing protections for abortion & gender affirming care providers, and pulling policy fakeout after fakeout while acting like he's the saving grace of the left
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Brian Truitt @briantruitt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good lord.
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Dems replaced action on trans rights with hollow statements, then dropped those statements, then embraced anti-trans rhetoric. Now supporting anti-trans laws and blocking pro-trans ones. At every step the "they're betraying us" radicals were correct and "be patient" liberals were completely wrong.
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 23/09/2026
Oregon Democratic politicians appealing a favorable ruling so it would get overruled by MAGA 9th circuit appointees is a great example of how Democrats want trans women to be raped and killed in prisons as much as Republicans do, just politely.
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Court rules trans women can be housed in men's prisons & calls them men "who claim to be female" - LGBTQ Nation
The three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals consisted exclusively of Donald Trump appointees.
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Elke Hausmann @drelke.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is the article to share with all your healthy friends and family to help them understand what’s going on. #LongCovid #ME
To be clear: not every disability or chronic illness is caused by COVID-19. However, the runaway acceleration in the diagnoses of common post-COVID conditions like ME, POTS, and autoimmune diseases is absolutely caused by the ongoing failure to control unmitigated COVID-19. And it's why there's an apparent "trend" in these diagnoses.
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Thomas Swales @thomasswales.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Orthogonal question: what does it take to persuade people not to support a platform which indiscriminately promotes the most toxic of content? Having a substack ought to be a badge of shame, something one would be embarrassed to admit.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What gets you booted from Substack? Andrew Tate still seems to have a newsletter there while charged with: 10 counts of rape, 3 of trafficking for sexual exploitation, 3 of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, & making/distributing indecent images of a child. possessing extreme pornography.
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