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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 28d

I think when it's all told, self-hatred is probably the biggest thing fueling any fascist movement, past, present, future.

As a therapist, I've spent so much of my life witnessing firsthand what unchecked self-hatred does to the psyche. It's not pretty.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28d

If having a trans partner is supposedly radicalizing people into leftists, why are a huge portion of DC Republicans having sex with trans women?

They demonize trans people on socials, podcasts, and the floor of the House by day then proceed to solicit sex with them at night.

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2h

She sounds insufferably self-satisfied. In my experience, those types aren't heavily into self-reflection.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16h

one of my takeaways from this great piece is that weiss just doesn’t…sound like an intelligent person? or at least, not someone who has thought even a little bit about how and why they think the things that they do. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

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

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2h

People who are breaking the law and making a mockery of the Constitution should be brought to justice, and more Democrats need to be saying so.

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 5h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

www.newsweek.com/jb-pritzker-...

JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

www.newsweek.com

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 6h

Contraception and abortion are bourgeois. See how dumb that sounds?

Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 10h

Transness is not bourgeois. This is a wedge idea dreamed up by some gleefully amoral think tank lobotomite to split trans people and make us fight each other. That we relay on modern medicine doesn't make us any more bourgeois than someone who needs antidepressants or cleft palate repair.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 8h

Awesome, so he can foot the military bill and I can get most of my taxes refunded?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 8h

This one gets it.

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 11h

Politicians who meet fascists half way, are just fascists.

Newsom is all about publicity & nothing about integrity.

It’s been depressing watching American ppl hero-worship a power crazed sell-out. It’s not just Kimberly Guilfoyle & cosmetic surgery he has in common with the Trumps. READ this:

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11h

1. Yesterday, the press gave Gavin Newsom favorable coverage for signing pro-LGBTQ+ bills.

Little noticed, however, was that he vetoed one of the most important ones: a bill allowing trans people 12 month HRT stockpiles, protecting them from federal threats.

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 8h

1. ChatGPT has not "mitigated the serious mental health issues" with its product.

2. Many people with mental health issues don't realize they have them (that's kind of the problem).

3. Ew.

Matt Burgess (WIRED) @mattburgess1.bsky.social · 11h

Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 10h

We're all seeing the drawbacks in real time of having a society of powerful men who got to where they are by fellating other more powerful men and expect as a perk to be fellated by those lesser than them.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 12h

Time owner Marc Benioff (and Salesforce CEO) just announced a few days ago that he's eager to start sucking Trump's dick full time. He even wants troops deployed to San Francisco. But as we see here, it's never enough. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 10h

With very few exceptions (mostly in cases where I had no choice) I haven't read a book written by a man in years and I don't miss it at all

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 11h

That's fair, and yes I meant I disagreed with the general slant of the piece, not your quote in particular, which I think aligned with what I was saying.

Things are incredibly scary, but I don't think pessimism is ever our friend, and certainly we're not at the point of needing to hide ourselves.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 11h

Strong disagree w/this piece. I've had friendships and client relationships that have lasted for years where people never figured out I was trans, despite a simple Google search proving it quite readily. I don't think the dangers are zero, but in my experience the benefits far outweigh the costs.

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 1d

Fenway has been one of the most reliable and steadfast medical partners of the trans community. This is such a huge betrayal.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 1d

Fenway health in Boston has stopped providing gender affirming care to trans youth.

I was previously on the board of this organization and I've never been so disgusted with their leadership cowardly capitulating like this.

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Statement from Fenway Health explaining that due to new federal requirements effective October 1, 2025, they can no longer provide medical gender-affirming care such as hormones and puberty blockers to patients under 19, but all other services for patients of all ages will continue unchanged.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 1d

MAP just released a study showing the 55% of trans people have taken steps since Nov 2024 to be less visible

www.mapresearch.org/2025-norc-su...

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 1d

Trans people are "liberals who disagree with other liberals," just like Bari Weiss! When do we get to be the head of major media properties?

Evil Orc Heart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 1d

Just watched the new @lastweektonight.com on Bari Weiss. Well worth your time if you, like me, are a huge hater.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gieT...

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

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 1d

The Democrats should really take this advice to heart. Instead of (poorly) copying whatever ass shit the Republicans are doing, they should be coming up with their own ideas. But the fact that they don't is indicative of just how unimaginative and boring they are as people.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 1d

Well, Bari Weiss's tenure at CBS is going exactly as expected.

One day people will look back at this and wonder how it could have happened. To those in power right now, it just seems like the smart way to get ahead of the competition and curry favor with the president.

Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Absolutely. Getting plutocrats to shower you in money for endlessly contriving fake stories on their pet hatreds is extremely impressive.

Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2d

Not here to ratio you, but I am here to respectfully disagree. Building something as financially successful as FP is genuinely impressive, but it doesn’t necessarily demonstrate competence at running a real newsroom with real reporting and real journalism standards.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Transphobe writes puff piece on transphobe, and transphobe-to-be salutes them.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

And they're trying to blame Chuck Schumer for it.

The government is really being run by idiots who refuse to take accountability for anything.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d

So are very large number of CDC/HHS employees fired on Friday are already being hired back

Politico @politico.com · 2d

Some DHHS employees who were fired by reduction-in-force notices on Friday are being rehired.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

She's on the way to going full maga, will be there before year's end

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Sally is about 2 months away from going full maga.

For the sake of herself and those who love her, I hope she gets some help for her anger and resentment before this happens.

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Omg, we can all just feel it, Sally is about 2 months away from going full maga.

For the sake of yourself and those who love you, please get some help for your anger and resentment before this happens.

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

Ratio me. Please. It's a badge of honor. If you don't like a link, go follow some chicken-heart who needs the approval of the thought-police. Caitlin Flanagan of @theatlantic.com is a tremendous writer and this piece is an excellent read. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Of course, all of these people are the same, and it's crazy that so many in the "center" pretend otherwise.

BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

"A prominent anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta in August as an adviser on AI bias has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests."

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

www.theguardian.com

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, it's pretty surreal to see people at "prestigious" places like The Atlantic all salute a person who built her website by harming trans kids

veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 2d

Is it safe to assume that this person hates trans people?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 2d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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veraeikon.bsky.social @veraeikon.bsky.social · 3d

But also, it's not even a lie. Am I supposed to read the mind of every man I might potentially sleep with to discern if he wants to know details of my medical history that at this point are so deep in my past that I rarely think about them?

Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 4d

If she'd been married and lied about being single or if she'd been a convicted abuser and lied about that she would not be going to jail.

People lie all the time before sex, during sex and after sex.

If you're trans, that's a crime.

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 4d

She's been jailed - to be raped every night.

She's in a male jail. Despite living as female since she was 13.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...