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Dr. Liz Powell (they/them)

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I'm a psychologist, speaker, author, & coach who believes that Great Sex can change the world! Bi, queer, polyam, kinky, genderqueer. Pronouns they/ them.

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Dr. Liz Powell (they/them) @drlizpowell.bsky.social · Nov 14

So I'm a Chaos Muppet which means I have ridiculous ideas sometimes but I figure why not see if there's interest in some of them. For instance, would folks want to watch a video of me breaking down the Netflix Christmas Movie Cinematic Universe and its implications on what even is reality?

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 7h

Remember when you tried to tell us “the younger generations don’t think that way.” And “the young people will save us.” There are a lot of great, humane, decent, bright young people out there. But there are also a lot of these young people. And they’re not going anywhere.

Erin Maye Quade @erinmayequade.bsky.social · 16h

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 6h

It is once again time @erinbiba.bsky.social

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Dr. Liz Powell (they/them) @drlizpowell.bsky.social · 6h

Came here to see if anyone talked about this yet

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 7h

It’s time we had more movies about submarines and I’m sick and fucking tired of having to say this obvious truth!

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 8h

The moment when he starts giving his canned response and she goes “that’s such bullshit” lmao I have no idea who these ladies are but they rock

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 9h

"What do you have to say about the capitulation that you participated in?"

Cory Booker clearly wasn't expecting the pushback he got from @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

Full interview: youtu.be/HLfzsOVjlxc

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 8h

do people still not know what comes after "a few bad apples" in the aphorism

HuffPost @huffpost.com · 8h

The New York governor swiftly dismissed talk of "some bad apples" among leaders of the Young Republicans groups.

'This Bulls**t Has To Stop!': Kathy Hochul Takes On GOP Over Young Republicans Report

The New York governor swiftly dismissed talk of "some bad apples" among leaders of the Young Republicans groups.

www.huffpost.com

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The Amytyville Horror @msfoxifurnasty.bsky.social · 1d

the only ethical use of ai is asking chatgpt to build a rocket out of sam altman

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 16h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 12h

there are no less than 25 trans shit posters following me who need this image for said shit posting

Pornhub Out of Context 🎃 @nocontextpornhub.bsky.social · 8d

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Charles PM @charlespulliam.bsky.social · 10h

Nah this rules, actually www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Are Labubus big and flat and shiny? No, they’re vaguely hellish-looking dolls that have become collectible because they also come in mystery boxes.

Can someone please tell gen Z that they’re doing conkers wrong? Are they? How do you do conkers, then?

You put a shoelace through the middle of them, and try to destroy everyone else’s conkers. Wow, really? That’s bizarre.

Yeah. You’ll have a much better chance of winning if you soak the conker in vinegar overnight and then bake it like a pie. Seriously?

Seriously. And if you end up collecting too many conkers, you can hurl them across the playground and all the other kids will fight each other for them. A beautiful, natural thing like a conker, and you use it as a weapon? A weapon that comes with a long set of arcane and bewildering rules?

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 16h

so, a big Resistance account on here kindly reshared my piece, then deleted their original post, and wrote another one linking to an article from a different site that aggregated my reporting here (and did so with due credit to be fair) … social media can be so weird

Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 20h

wrote about how Dr. Phil pivoted to wholesale MAGA punditry after leaving daytime TV to start his own company—and why his Trump friendship and ICE ride-alongs couldn't save his new venture from the bankruptcy proceedings that now have him tied up in court slate.com/business/202...

He Used to Dominate Daytime TV. Now He’s Sucking Up to Trump—and His Media Empire Is Collapsing.

When Dr. Phil signed off his talk show in 2023, he pivoted to MAGA politics. It’s not working so well for him.

slate.com

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 10h

It really feels like Sam Altman promised a lot of Very Serious Old People he was going to create capitalist blowjob jesus based off a tech demo, and now that the bottom’s falling out he’s throwing whatever he can think of at the wall to avoid getting disappeared because he wasted all their money.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 11h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14h

Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the “worst of the worst.”

But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.

Don’t believe his lies for a second.
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 12h

I love these little rainbow T-Rex desk friends! When you need to be super colorful but still say RAWR!

thebrokencircle.etsy...

Two tiny articulated T-Rex desk friends. One is 3d printed in a rainbow gradient, the other in teal and purple. They both have white spots and pink hearts along their backs.

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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 12h

Austin gay bar Oilcan Harry's, which I love, slams the news that Cheer Up's is being acquired by an investment firm.

"PLEASE AUSTIN, do your homework!! and actively support your LGBTQIA+ locally-owned community centers.
Remember, NONE of them begin with a C!!!!"

We don't know what's worse... the city not taking any noticeable proactive steps to protect 4th St. from being slowly stripped of its LGBTQIA+ owned identity, or Cheer Ups selling out its soul to a Florida corporation with conservative MAGA ties??? (Yes Pride Holdings, everyone saw you just unfollow D Trump Jr, Mr Beast, and Morgan Wallen today as this news blew up). Are you F**king serious?! Cheer Ups was supposed to represent alt queer Austin!! This news angers us, especially after their Pride stunt BS...
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What happened to our LGBTQ community where they don't seem to care that the owners of one of their "LGBTQIA+" entertainment businesses is actually a straight man trying to tear down Austin's historical LGBTQIA+ 4th St. block?.... looking at you new owners of Coconut Club.
There are only 5 locally LGBTQIA+ owned and LGBTQIA+ focused nighttime business in Austin now: The Austin Eagle, Highland Lounge, The Iron Bear, Oilcan Harrys, and Rain on 4th
PLEASE AUSTIN, do your homework!! and actively support your LGBTQIA+ locally-owned community centers.
Remember, NONE of them begin with a C!!!!
prideholdingsgroupcorporate

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 12h

Just a reminder the word remigrate is open Nazi language and should be seen as a threat of violence.

When the neo Nazis use this term their is another two words they use after it which are :or die

It’s important to understand the context that the word Remigrate is a threat to leave or be murdered.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h

X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate."
3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

This is such a thorough take down of Bari Weiss and the vapid shill she is for oligarch billionaires. He especially shreds the Free Press over it's coverage of trans issues and the so called whistleblower Jamie Reed.

youtu.be/gieTx_P6INQ?...

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 22h

When she takes over CBS News, will Bari Weiss do what she has always done? Or will she do a totally different thing she has no expertise or interest in?
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 2d

Lol oh boy, John Oliver's main story tonight is Bari Weiss

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Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 1d

I now realize the person Bari Weiss reminds me of is Tracey Ullman as Ally McBeal‘s therapist

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 2d

Also, thought police, lol. If @sallyjenx.bsky.social or Weiss thinks it, it’s heterodox independent thinking, but if reasonable people disagree they’re censorious thought police. What Jenkins and Weiss want is infinite license without consequence for themselves and STFU for everybody else