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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 8h

An epilogue: on the Q60 back to Woodside, I saw graffiti that read, "Just do it until you get it right." Stay open, receptive, and (therefore) responsive – just like you said.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 8h

(Of course that wasn't all.) Thank you, Jude, and thanks to everyone at Astoria Bookshop for a positively effervescent and illuminating discussion!

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 8h

I saw @judedoyle.bsky.social at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social and all I got was my next great in-flight read.

A copy of the 2025 book DILF: Did I Leave Feminism? A Trans and/or Feminist Manifesto by Jude Ellison S. Doyle. The cover layout calls to mind mid-1970s futurist design, with the acronym DILF rendered in large white asymmetrical letters, and the subtitle and author name in plain black text. There is also a cover blurb from Julia Serano that reads, "A thoughtful and passionate book that speaks directly to our current moment." Serano is the author of Whipping Girl. The chosen color palette is a gradient of the trans pride flag colors, with a deep blue at lower left blending to a not-quite-bubblegum-pink at top right.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 12h

She radiated compassion and wit, had a sharp artist's eye, and will be sorely missed. Rest in eace, Katie. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...

Kathryn Loughrist Obituary (2025) - Minneapolis, MN

View Kathryn Anne Loughrist's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

www.legacy.com

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 13h

Whoa. playbill.com/article/broa... #1U

Broadway Musicians Have Voted to Authorize a Strike

Musicians and actors are currently negotiating with the Broadway League for a new labor contract—and a strike is now officially on the table.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 14h

Someone in this restaurant just said, "And I was like, 'Is this what publishing is now?'" I mean, I am not a writer but am online enough to know... yeah. (This was a pivot from insider-ish talk about theatre.) And, just now, "It's a casino" x2.

Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 18h

I fumbled my way into having a gigantic slice of absolutely dreamy cheesecake for dinner on Saturday before a Broadway show. Totally worth it, would recommend and do again.

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 20h

Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.

Read our full obituary here:

Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78

Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.

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Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 19h

Over at the newsletter: A tale of two Steves, and updates on the DILF book tour, which starts tonight in spite of all God’s attempts to thwart me: jude-doyle.ghost.io/dilf-redux-t...

DILF Redux: TERFs, Trans Mascs, and Two Steve Feminism

You'll never believe this, but I got mad at somebody on the Internet

jude-doyle.ghost.io

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 1d

"Paradise City" came on, and then "Three Little Birds," so there was more coffee and vibing. Will I fall asleep before sunrise? "Concentrate and ask again."

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 1d

Having a midnight meal in a for-real 24-hour diner and I managed to outlast the party of four a couple tables over (spirited Korean youth). Later, I may regret eating like this at an hour like this, but right now the vibes are immaculate.

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Press On @pressonsouth.bsky.social · 1d

We honor the strength, resilience & sovereignty of Indigenous peoples today & all-year-round. Check out our collaborative guide on how to report on the missing & murdered Indigenous women crisis in the U.S. South with the care & accuracy it deserves @ bit.ly/mmiwjustice. #NoMoreStolenSisters

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 1d

If not treat then why treat-shaped?

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 1d

Okay, there exists a concept of a plan.

Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 2d

Monday's fixed agenda is pretty light. I thought to explore a few different areas, but it's going to rain all day and the humidity's in the 80 percent range. It feels a shame to burn a day, but I'm not above eating a hotel breakfast and going back to bed until showtime.

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Jacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 1d

Good Place:

Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place
because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 1d

Why would there be? Just gaze upon all the innocence here.

Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 2d

Monday's fixed agenda is pretty light. I thought to explore a few different areas, but it's going to rain all day and the humidity's in the 80 percent range. It feels a shame to burn a day, but I'm not above eating a hotel breakfast and going back to bed until showtime.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 2d

Liking this in solidarity, not necessarily because I like it. Apropos the coming chilly season, probably.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 2d

Constantine. 🔥

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 4d

Trinity: In five minutes, I'll tear that whole goddamn building down.

Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 5d

The Oracle: Because you didn't come here to make the choice; you've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it. I thought you'd have figured that out by now.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 5d

The Oracle: Because you didn't come here to make the choice; you've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it. I thought you'd have figured that out by now.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 5d

O frabjous day, ST! 🥳

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🥈72 dogs 🐝 @careycuprisin.bsky.social · 7d

this is good imo because it makes clear the inherent incompatibility of biological determinism (the source of TERFy energy) and bodily autonomy (one of feminism’s contributions to the world).

Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 7d

Here I am, talking about how the second wave became TERFy, why it didn't need to, and how feminism can be better for everybody.

Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 7d

"As much as our enemies are louder and crueler, and in many cases more powerful than ever, we have more allies than ever too."

Assigned Media interviews transmasc feminist @judedoyle.bsky.social

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Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 5d

I'm glad that the world is embracing my enlightened Taylor Swift opinions, but I do need to point out that this came out on September 13, and that people were mad jude-doyle.ghost.io/po/

But it is not Taylor Swift’s job to liberate girls from patriarchy. It is not even her job to make music. It is her job to appeal to the largest possible number of people, so that she can make the biggest possible heap of money, and that job necessitates playing along with the demands of a patriarchal culture.

“Taylor Swift,” as you and I experience her, is not a person, but a billion-dollar corporation; the songs are not ends in themselves, they are content, dropped at regular intervals, to generate a new round of merchandising and licensing opportunities. That corporation is highly profitable, and working under an obligation to protect its bottom line; as such, it cannot take risks. Taylor Swift cannot self-express, she cannot innovate, she cannot stretch the limits of the form – she cannot do anything that a capital-A Artist might need or want to do – because that interferes with her job, which is to be universally likable, or at least inoffensive, and thereby attract the broadest possible base of consumers.

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Macabre Michael @unprovoked.net · 5d

RIP to a real one. I'm sorry for your loss, but know that the love you poured into each other's lives – and into ours by association – will endure. Thank you for bringing us in. ❤️‍🩹