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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How is this lumping you in with rapists? I don't see your name in there anywhere. Were you one of the 50 men in the group chat? If not you're not mad at being lumped in with rapists. You're mad that women are saying true things in public.

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Tara O’Connor @taraocomics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What the fuck, Joyce. I don’t even read romance novels but this kind of thinking pisses me the fuck off. It further pushes that mentality that some books as “lesser” which is bullshit! All books count!

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This is why Al-generated romance novels make perfect sense. Formulaic fiction doesn't need to be written by hand, so to speak; what difference does it make if a machine "writes" it? There are machine-made clothes & there are custom-made clothes. They appeal to different consumers.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The "all anti-Zionism is always and forever antisemitism" people and the "all antisemitism becomes fine if we just say it's anti-Zionism, even if we're ranting about the Talmud" people reinforce one another, even if both sides utterly fail to see it.

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Stephen Ferret @superferret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I saw the goat first, but now I just see the bird as default. I can swap back and fort

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T.J. Stiles @tj-stiles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Never sell anyone out. In fact, if you're asked about banning 12-year-olds from softball, just say, "You're asking me to sell out kids for my political career. I'm not going to do that. Let's stop demonizing people in tougher circumstances than you or I will ever experience. They have guts."

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Lilliana for B-Town Council @lillianayoung.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is the behavior that's led tens of millions of Americans to no longer see discernable differences between major parties. It's not just about trans rights, it's about the dogma of putting party before people, and more people see through it than the major parties seem to understand.

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Drew Jones @skiptotheend.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Trans rights or else.

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Stephen Ferret @superferret.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I'm glad to see people, even offline normal people, are so against Flock cameras, but can we include Ring cameras as well?

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 25/09/2026

This can fuck off entirely.

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

@marypeltola.com I want to put this in terms an Alaskan hunter might understand. When an armed hunting party goes drunken into the woods, yelling about how much they hate deer, chanting and singing their hatred, are they a threat to the deer?

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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

if you don't support trans rights, you are a loser

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Angela Collier @acollierastro.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I wish the people actually cared about the safety of children playing sports because I don't think children can consent to playing tackle football and it should be illegal to have it in public schools.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"less than 1% of bats are rabid" okay 1) that's a lot 2) those chances go up PRECIPITOUSLY when a bat is on the ground 3) yes, call animal control, call sanctuaries, absolutely. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE BAT. you can help the bat without petting the bat, I promise you

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synapsid @synapsid.wtf · 18/09/2026

being against trans rights has to be an unelectable position or it will continue to spread

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Calvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

the tech bros telling you LLMs are conscious don’t think women are people.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

anytime people want to bitch about the disgusting things they have to see on the subway they go straight for needles in arms but true ball knowers understand that needle-arm-guys are harmless more often than not. drunks, however

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026

Meanwhile Talarico has said he'd ban surgery for minors and, as trans folks on here have pointed out, minors can mean anyone who is up to the age of 25. All you centrist bigots can eat my shorts. I'm not interested in your whinging or your justifications. You're useless to the trans community.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Like, If there's a conversation internal to and between trans folks about what their best move is, tactically, to secure their rights? Grand. I'm not part of that conversation. The tone of that conversation will be *very different* from the acceptable comments *to* trans folks from the outside.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

It took *nine minutes* for someone to show up in my mentions and argue at me that the Democrats were still better than the Republicans. Like goddamn catnip, I swear to God. "PLEASE, CODDLE ME AND TELL ME THAT MY TEAM IS GOOD AND MORAL, THAT MY COMPROMISING IS BRAVE, THAT I DON'T NEED TO WORK."

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why do you take no responsibility for that behavior turning off the voters it is now your job to retain? Why do you not spend your time finding other people treating a vulnerable group like that and convincing them to fucking stop?

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"This is your only choice, shut the fuck up and take it" is certainly one way to campaign. As is "You're being stupid and childish and anything bad that happens you'll deserve." I don't think it's a good way to campaign, personally. I think you might be bad at your job, if that's how you do it.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you think it's really important, in the short term, to vote for a compromise candidate while doing other work to protect the vulnerable people that candidate's words or actions might harm? Then your job is also campaigning. You have to campaign now, to convince people.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

And every time someone gets like this, they start on a litany of times that a nebulous "them" was responsible for their chosen candidate losing, Instead of that candidate, who made choices, and whose job was to make the right choices to convince enough people to vote for them.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I do not understand, at minimum, being furious at the 'damage' that anguish does to any candidate's chances, and not furious at the candidate for saying things that will very obviously damage their own chances.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I do not understand the folks furious at trans people for responding in anguish when the party that they've been told would protect them treats their existence as negotiable. I do not understand thinking trans folks have political power and responsibility where candidates have none.

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Tamsin the Sword ⚔️ Monster 🧌 @tamsin.reimaginedgirl.com · 15/09/2026

"unflinching support" Are you fucking kidding me? THEY'RE THE ONES FLINCHING. But yes, do tell us how brave these Democratic leader are for [checks notes] kicking an increasingly disenfranchised minority into the path of an oncoming train.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026

Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth

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Stephen Ferret @superferret.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Something for my colleagues in veterinary medicine to remember: Even though it sometimes might feel like you're not making a difference, every Rabies vaccination saves not only the life of the pet vaccinated, but the lives of every mammal it comes into contact with. You're a hero.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You can read all this and more here: • www.avma.org/resources-to... • www.who.int/news-room/fa... • www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/h... • www.avma.org/resources-to... • www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con... • www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You can help prevent rabies infections by vaccinating your animals and keeping them away from wildlife that can spread the disease. Rabies is 100% preventable.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I think it is important to note that there’s absolutely nothing wrong with having a different neurotype, such as Autism (ASD), ADHD, etc. Pathologizing someone with Autism potentially exacerbates existing harms they’re likely already struggling with. It leads to harmful labeling and stigma.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

vaccines are a potential cause of autism. For the record, the link between vaccines and autism in humans has been debunked MANY times. There is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not to mention exposure to rabies appears to be on the rise across the country. From July through August, the agency received 17% more rabies-related inquiries than in the same time period last year, including reports of mass exposure events. • www.cnn.com/2026/09/11/h...

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that exposure to rabies appears to be on the rise across the country.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This particularly worries vets as cases of rabies in wildlife are increasing throughout the country. This increase has not yet been seen in dogs -and currently, canine rabies is eliminated in the United States- but if vaccination rates drop, that could change.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s important to get your cats vaccinated too! More than 250 cats are reported to have rabies every year in the U.S. While this may seem like a small amount when compared to the total cat population, which numbers in the tens of millions, it's not insignificant. • www.dailypaws.com/cats-kittens...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

While some dogs have behavioral issues and may even present with behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorder in people, such as social avoidance or bolting, that is a separate, non-vaccine-related and non-autism-related issue.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Pet owners have become increasingly reluctant to give their dogs their required shots, with some even believing the vaccines can cause autism in their dogs. (This is TOTALLY wrong, by the way). Canine autism- that is not a recognized diagnosis in dogs.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccine sentiments are prevalent throughout the country right now. Vaccination rates are dropping in kindergarteners, measles outbreaks continue to crop up, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has an anti-vaccine history, is leading the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 15/09/2026

you don't even need to be good at it. people who are bad at a thing are also (a) correct to hate on ai (b) in most cases probably still better than it at the thing (c) are required by the rules of reality to hate on ai if they want to ever get good at the thing

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The Supreme Court is illegitimate. Period. I don't care how they rule on anything. It is illegitimate.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

underrated part of El-Sayed’s messaging strategy seems to be shaming journalists who ask dumb questions that play into right-wing frames. you can’t answer these in a way that satisfies them, but you can make it embarrassing enough that you impose a toll on asking.

Abdul El-Sayed: "Weijia, with all due respect, this is the third time you've asked about a Twitch streamer ... their whole game is to make us fight culture wars so that we don't pay attention to the fact the president has made $2.2 billion ... "

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Tamoor Hussain @tamoorh.com · 14/09/2026

btw Kanye did a song Heil Hitler and no one stepped in to oppose his tour(s), which is ongoing. In fact, Kanye is scheduled to perform at one of the stadiums Macklemore has been stopped from being at.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Be nice to all of the trans people in your lives, okay?

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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As I've said many times, if a politician asks you to accept the diminution, the dehumanization, the naked devaluation of one group of people to help them in their quest for political power, you already know their character. If they win, if the strategy works, there is always more power to seek...

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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 14/09/2026

"You just have to convince people." Dawg, there are a dozen conservative websites dedicated to spreading lies about trans people and billions in election spending. I just had to croundfund an outpatient surgery and I'm one of the biggest trans writers of our time.

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