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The enemy wasn’t men, or women, or the old, or even the dead. It was just bleedin’ stupid people, who came in all varieties. And no one had the right to be stupid.
GNU Terry Pratchett
GNU Terry Pratchett
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I love nature fun facts! The all-muscle thing is new to me but it tracks
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I love nature fun facts! The all-muscle thing is new to me but it tracks
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If you want more, you should read @sarahgailey.bsky.social's American Hippo, for queer hippo-riding cowboys in the almost post-apocalyptic mississippi of 1890.
American Hippo
In 2017 Sarah Gailey made her debut with River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, two action-packed novellas that introduced readers to an alternate America in wh...
us.macmillan.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
If you want more, you should read @sarahgailey.bsky.social's American Hippo, for queer hippo-riding cowboys in the almost post-apocalyptic mississippi of 1890.
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EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
November 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN CONGRESS should be pressed about Trump calling for their colleagues to be killed
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happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
November 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy transgender day of remembrance
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
thank you for sticking around in the hardest of times. if you haven't, you are missed dearly
please live 💜
where does "restricting travel" fall on the authoritarian timeline? I'm guessing it's pretty bad for a free and fair america?
NEW AP INVESTIGATION: With license plate readers and local law enforcement partnerships, Border Patrol is monitoring American drivers and detaining those exhibiting ‘suspicious’ travel patterns in the U.S. interior. w/
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
@garanceburke.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
where does "restricting travel" fall on the authoritarian timeline? I'm guessing it's pretty bad for a free and fair america?
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Hot take but the president openly calling for the murder of his political opposition should be grounds for immediate impeachment and removal for office.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hot take but the president openly calling for the murder of his political opposition should be grounds for immediate impeachment and removal for office.
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Loving the honorees of the nwsl awards thanking people in their second (or more) language. International women kicking ass ftw. I don't know if they would prefer to be able to speak with an interpreter to be more in depth or if they are enjoying the excuse to be brief lol
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Loving the honorees of the nwsl awards thanking people in their second (or more) language. International women kicking ass ftw. I don't know if they would prefer to be able to speak with an interpreter to be more in depth or if they are enjoying the excuse to be brief lol
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There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
There’s one person squarely to blame for Trump’s corruption, authoritarianism & assault on democracy: John Roberts. He’s enabled so much of Trump’s lawlessness while somehow escaping accountability for it
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
New cover story from @pemalevy.bsky.social & me
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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And, also, if you run a business that regularly purchases shipping supplies: ULINE is run by some of the worst people on Earth. Get your boxes and tape elsewhere.
Remember: don't eat the mid tier fast food chicken, don't play the wizard game, don't shop at the hobby store run by the bad guys from Indiana Jones, and don't donate to the bigot bucket.
I know it's a tad early but I know those bitches with the buckets will be out soon. Don't gove them a penny. The volunteers may not know but the salvation army is no ally and actively combative and harmful to many queer minorities especially during the holiday season
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
And, also, if you run a business that regularly purchases shipping supplies: ULINE is run by some of the worst people on Earth. Get your boxes and tape elsewhere.
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I LOVE that this year so many of you are applying EARLY. Every single year people wait til the night before to try to get it in and start emailing us for extensions (that we are NOT going to honor ever. You have til 2/27/2026 to have ALL materials in).
We’re already reading & learning about yall!
We’re already reading & learning about yall!
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I LOVE that this year so many of you are applying EARLY. Every single year people wait til the night before to try to get it in and start emailing us for extensions (that we are NOT going to honor ever. You have til 2/27/2026 to have ALL materials in).
We’re already reading & learning about yall!
We’re already reading & learning about yall!
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sometimes it is hard to exist and thats okay bud. we all get overwhelmed by big thoughts and big feelings, and acknowledging this universal trot is something that brings us together and makes us human. even in overwhelming times you prove love by simply being you
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
sometimes it is hard to exist and thats okay bud. we all get overwhelmed by big thoughts and big feelings, and acknowledging this universal trot is something that brings us together and makes us human. even in overwhelming times you prove love by simply being you
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"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of." Bravo Claire Sharpe. And (metaphorically, as I am really not a cyclist) co-signed!
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of." Bravo Claire Sharpe. And (metaphorically, as I am really not a cyclist) co-signed!
If you see this post, post your getaway vehicle.
November 19, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If you see this post, post your getaway vehicle.
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I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
Fifteen-year-old Miguel Vazquez was one of the people who took off running when federal agents arrived. “I thought, ‘Wait, why am I running? I’m a citizen,’” Vazquez said.
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
newrepublic.com/post/203321/...
ICE Agents Raid a Church With No Explanation
Operation “Charlotte’s Web” continues.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I fear that many more of us will find ourselves asking the same question unless we can end this nightmare soon.
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will transfer many of the Department of Education’s programs to other agencies, effectively attempting to dismantle much of the department.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
November 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration says it will transfer many of the Department of Education’s programs to other agencies, effectively attempting to dismantle much of the department.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
This is an attempt to get around the law, which states that only Congress can unilaterally eliminate the DOE.
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They will absolutely swoop in and groom casual left audiences who don't understand the difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
They understand that the casually disaffected-- the folks half-listening and not organized-- are easy targets with no firm loyalties.
They understand that the casually disaffected-- the folks half-listening and not organized-- are easy targets with no firm loyalties.
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They will absolutely swoop in and groom casual left audiences who don't understand the difference between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
They understand that the casually disaffected-- the folks half-listening and not organized-- are easy targets with no firm loyalties.
They understand that the casually disaffected-- the folks half-listening and not organized-- are easy targets with no firm loyalties.
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Israel is engaged in genocide, it is a genocide materially assisted by the US, and AIPAC is the biggest lobby pushing for that material assistance to continue.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
November 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Israel is engaged in genocide, it is a genocide materially assisted by the US, and AIPAC is the biggest lobby pushing for that material assistance to continue.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
AND.
We need to proactively address anyone trying to exploit these realities and justified anger to advance or engage antisemitism.
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BREAKING: Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal has ruled Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee lacks authority to deploy the National Guard to Memphis.
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 AM
BREAKING: Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal has ruled Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee lacks authority to deploy the National Guard to Memphis.
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Dozens of Tennessee hardwood companies join industry plea for federal relief from tariff hardships tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/17/d... @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com
Dozens of TN hardwood companies join industry plea for federal relief from tariff hardships • Tennessee Lookout
Nearly 40 Tennessee hardwood companies are among hundreds of U.S. hardwood operators asking for relief from tariff-induced economic hardship.
tennesseelookout.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Dozens of Tennessee hardwood companies join industry plea for federal relief from tariff hardships tennesseelookout.com/2025/11/17/d... @cstephenson.bsky.social @tennesseelookout.com