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Bradley Ryner
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Associate Professor of English, interested in Shakespeare, early modern drama, rhetoric of economics, performance and, most broadly, how theater and literature help us to conceptualize social and economic systems.
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hi, cis folks! meet HB28. it's a sports ban on trans athletes. but actually, it's the first step to something much worse—see below.

45 sec call scripts for democrats & republicans in congress follow. if you've been saying you'd stand with trans people, now's the time.🧵

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US Congress House Bill 28 US State Legislature page for HB28& Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 54-0) Status: Introduced on January 3 2025 - 25% progression Action: 2025-01-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Pending: House Education and Workforce Committee Summary To amend the Education Amendments of 1972 to provide that for purposes of determining compliance with title IX of such Act in athletics, sex shall be recognized based solely on a person's reproductive biology and genetics at birth. Tracking Information Register now for our free OneVote public service or GAITS Pro trial account and you can begin tracking this and other legislation, all driven by the real-time data of the LegiScan API. Providing tools allowing you to research pending legislation, stay informed with email alerts, content feeds, and share dynamic reports. Use our new PolitiCorps to join with friends and collegaues to monitor & discuss bills through the process. Monitor Legislation or view this same bill number from multiple sessions or take advantage of our national legislative search.
January 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Paul Krugman highlights data that suggest that the stories we tell ourselves and others about our financial situations are strongly impacted by whether or not we support the political party in power.
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
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What we need are *more* progressive media outlets, not one loud dude who tells everyone else what to think. Let's build more indie outlets like @theflytrapmedia.bsky.social, @mediaindigena.bsky.social, @404media.co, @flaminghydra.com, and @theonion.com. Salvage public media like @npr.org too. (3/3)
November 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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hi, cis folks! it's trans day of remembrance & we're mourning our dead. the GOP used it to intro federal legislation barring trans folks from the right bathrooms.

this is bigger than rep mcbride, who can’t or won’t fight for herself. we need folks to stand with us now. call scripts & info follow.🧵
2D SESSION H. R. _ To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Ms. MACE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on A BILL To prohibit individuals from accessing or using single-sex facilities on Federal property other than those corresponding to their biological sex, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the "Protecting Women's Private Spaces Act". SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF SINGLE-SEX FACILITIES ON FEDERAL PROPERTY OTHER THAN THOSE CORRESPONDING TO THE BIOLOGICAL SEX OF AN INDIVIDUAL. (a) IN GENERAL.-Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (c), no person may access or use a single-sex facility on Federal property, other than those corresponding to the biological sex of such person. (b) DEFINITIONS.-In this section— (1) SINGLE-SEX FACILITY.-The term "single-sex facility" means a space intended for the use of one biological sex (male or female), including (A) restroom; (B) locker room; or (C) changing room. (2) FEDERAL PROPERTY.-The term "Federal property" means any building, land, or other real property owned, leased, or occupied by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (including the Department of Defense and the United States Postal Service), or any other instrumentality wholly owned by the United States, or by any department or agency of the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States (3) BIOLOGICAL SEX.- The term "biological sex" means the biological determination as to whether an individual is male or female, as such terms are defined in this section. (4) FEMALE.-The term "female" means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes eggs for fertilization. (5) MALE.-The term "male" means an individual who naturally has, had, will have, or would have, but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization. (c) EXCEPTION.-The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to (1) emergency medical personnel responding to a medical emergency; or
November 21, 2024 at 2:10 AM
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This is a good time be careful that your moral compass doesn’t start to slip. The next nominee will be horrible too. Don’t let the fact that whoever it is will be marginally better than Gaetz fool your brain into thinking things are ok or the best we can expect. That’s how horrors get normalized.
mikedrucker.bsky.social Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · Nov 21
Matt Gaetz saving face by telling friends he just wanted to spend more time with other people’s kids
cnn.com CNN @cnn.com · Nov 21
JUST IN: Former GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz is withdrawing from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general. cnn.it/4fEA1IY
November 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM