Hoping against Hope
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Trans woman, Floridian, PhD, ex-academic, synthpop enjoyer, apolitical self preservationist
HRT saved my life
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a court has officially ruled that transgender people can have warrior ethos
interesting exercise, where do you land on this?
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by my count there are four vague proposals offered: national service, investing in rural communities, reform the supreme court, repeal citizens' united via constitutional amendment
one of these is profoundly important. the other three are memes.
one of these is profoundly important. the other three are memes.
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Was waiting to see how Olivia Reingold (who Oliver's piece destroyed almost as much as Bari Weiss) would respond, and you can see the tweet below which also shows she either did not watch his piece, or just didn't understand it, since he actually addresses this point directly.
BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.
North Carolina GOP announce plans to vote on new House map amid nationwide redistricting battle
North Carolina Republican legislative leaders say they will vote next week on redrawing the state’s U.S.
bit.ly
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Dads love to text "Call me when you have a minute" with no way to tell if your family has suffered a terrible tragedy, or if he just needs help with the router.
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I feel lots of things that felt like, were billed as, self-actualization read in retrospect as canaries in the coal mine for the fraying commitments we owe to each other as members of a society.
Relatedly, I recall a lot of "the joy of canceling plans" jokes and memes from the 2010s and now folks are talking about a loneliness epidemic, and, well...
“We refuse to pay the troops and also we’re doing indiscriminate firings of people for no reason”
I’ve never seen an administration so faithfully committed to self-immolation in my entire life
I’ve never seen an administration so faithfully committed to self-immolation in my entire life
57% of the ads from Republicans in the Virginia governor's race have focused on transgender issues.
Sign of things to come from the GOP in 2026. W/ @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/2025-electio...
Sign of things to come from the GOP in 2026. W/ @oriana.bsky.social www.notus.org/2025-electio...
Republicans Go All In on Anti-Trans Messaging
More than half of Republican ads in Virginia are focused on trans issues. Not everyone in the party thinks it’s the right political play.
www.notus.org
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Over 40% of corn grown in Indiana is used to make ethanol that cars burn. One acre of corn yields about 16,500 vehicle-miles per year of ethanol, which sounds high until you realize that one acre of solar yields about 2,700,000 vehicle-miles per year: 16,000% more driving for a given plot of land.