R.M. McGrath
@rmmcgrath.bsky.social
Queer intersex polytheist/animist/religion geek, tea-lover, feminist, socialist, New Englander.
Not a pretty girl?
Not a pretty girl?
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We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
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December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Oh, so the administration FAVORS prison rape?
Around the world, rape of queer and trans people is often a punishment for being queer or trans. Nowhere more so than in prison.
Around the world, rape of queer and trans people is often a punishment for being queer or trans. Nowhere more so than in prison.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Oh, so the administration FAVORS prison rape?
Around the world, rape of queer and trans people is often a punishment for being queer or trans. Nowhere more so than in prison.
Around the world, rape of queer and trans people is often a punishment for being queer or trans. Nowhere more so than in prison.
For a country that drinks a lot of coffee, Americans (generally) sure do not like the taste of it.
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 AM
For a country that drinks a lot of coffee, Americans (generally) sure do not like the taste of it.
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Historians unearth the pagan roots of Cyber Monday, reveal its origin in the ancient festival of CompuServehain
Historians unearth the pagan roots of Cyber Monday and its origin in the ancient festival of CompuServehain
"Cyber Monday has a storied history that stretches back to the beginning of human memory, some time in the mid-1980s.”
www.thebeaverton.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Historians unearth the pagan roots of Cyber Monday, reveal its origin in the ancient festival of CompuServehain
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Trump putting the Washington Post and CBS News in his “Offender Hall of Shame,” even as they bend over backwards to curry favor tells us that nothing short of full propaganda mode will ever be acceptable to him. There's no way for a news organization to maintain credibility and be "fair" to Trump.
November 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump putting the Washington Post and CBS News in his “Offender Hall of Shame,” even as they bend over backwards to curry favor tells us that nothing short of full propaganda mode will ever be acceptable to him. There's no way for a news organization to maintain credibility and be "fair" to Trump.
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Here's the third slide in the series
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www.instagram.com/p/C6v9y_cSx4...
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Here's the third slide in the series
www.instagram.com/p/C6v9y_cSx4...
www.instagram.com/p/C6v9y_cSx4...
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I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
My new favorite conspiracy: Gordon Lightfoot sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in order to have an idea for a hit song.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
My new favorite conspiracy: Gordon Lightfoot sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in order to have an idea for a hit song.
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I want this moment for us
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I want this moment for us
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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hey guys i made a seasonal meme
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 AM
hey guys i made a seasonal meme
Why isn't there Christian rave music? Like, just sick beats interspersed with quotes from Jesus?
I'm thinking of Matthew Fox's "Techno-Cosmic Mass" and it seems like this would be a better alternative to the shitty Christian worship music.
I'm thinking of Matthew Fox's "Techno-Cosmic Mass" and it seems like this would be a better alternative to the shitty Christian worship music.
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Why isn't there Christian rave music? Like, just sick beats interspersed with quotes from Jesus?
I'm thinking of Matthew Fox's "Techno-Cosmic Mass" and it seems like this would be a better alternative to the shitty Christian worship music.
I'm thinking of Matthew Fox's "Techno-Cosmic Mass" and it seems like this would be a better alternative to the shitty Christian worship music.
Y'know, I've never been Team Maddow necessarily but I did like @maddow.bsky.social speaking up against the war during the War on Terror period at a time when few in the media were willing to do so.
WTF is she doing at Cheney's funeral?
WTF is she doing at Cheney's funeral?
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Y'know, I've never been Team Maddow necessarily but I did like @maddow.bsky.social speaking up against the war during the War on Terror period at a time when few in the media were willing to do so.
WTF is she doing at Cheney's funeral?
WTF is she doing at Cheney's funeral?
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Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia cites Stormfront — a neo-Nazi forum — dozens of times, study finds
An analysis by researchers at Cornell University is the first comprehensive look at Grokipedia since Musk launched his project last month.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Elon Musk’s anti-woke version of Wikipedia, Grokipedia, cites neo-Nazi forums in multiple places as source.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
A great validation of the notion that when people say they’re anti-woke, they just mean they’re hyper racist.
I enjoyed "Our Flag Means Death" but I think a better idea would be a ship of women and queer people that become pirates on the Pacific to escape patriarchy. A "found family" story encountering strange religions, high weirdness, queerness, etc. If I knew how to write, I would write this series.
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I enjoyed "Our Flag Means Death" but I think a better idea would be a ship of women and queer people that become pirates on the Pacific to escape patriarchy. A "found family" story encountering strange religions, high weirdness, queerness, etc. If I knew how to write, I would write this series.
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as a reporter, the part of this that i’ve simply never understood is how the next person to ask a question when he does something like this doesn’t simply repeat the question that set him off. it’s not just solidarity with your colleague, it’s an important question that remains worth asking
I’m not going to pretend it’s easy to say something in the moment when you witness the president do this and you’re aboard Air Force One with all the uniformed officers and secret service and fancy wood accents, but this is really an instance where you should. people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 AM
as a reporter, the part of this that i’ve simply never understood is how the next person to ask a question when he does something like this doesn’t simply repeat the question that set him off. it’s not just solidarity with your colleague, it’s an important question that remains worth asking
I'd like to ask the makers of Liquid IV what exactly they think IV means...
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I'd like to ask the makers of Liquid IV what exactly they think IV means...
Was SNL not funny this whole time or am I just too old to be its target audience?
Skit after skit, I just don't think is funny at all. Like, I know who Sebastian Maniscalso is but I thought that skit featuring the guy playing him was fucking terrible.
Skit after skit, I just don't think is funny at all. Like, I know who Sebastian Maniscalso is but I thought that skit featuring the guy playing him was fucking terrible.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Was SNL not funny this whole time or am I just too old to be its target audience?
Skit after skit, I just don't think is funny at all. Like, I know who Sebastian Maniscalso is but I thought that skit featuring the guy playing him was fucking terrible.
Skit after skit, I just don't think is funny at all. Like, I know who Sebastian Maniscalso is but I thought that skit featuring the guy playing him was fucking terrible.
Waiting for the ASMR videos done in the style of "Pluribus'" Hive Mind.
November 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Waiting for the ASMR videos done in the style of "Pluribus'" Hive Mind.
So when I see things on my Discover feed that I do not want, (for example, sports), I click on the poster and mute them.
However, I think something in the algorithm makes it think that me clicking on a post about sports indicates that I was interested in sports, which makes me get more. Ugh!
However, I think something in the algorithm makes it think that me clicking on a post about sports indicates that I was interested in sports, which makes me get more. Ugh!
November 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
So when I see things on my Discover feed that I do not want, (for example, sports), I click on the poster and mute them.
However, I think something in the algorithm makes it think that me clicking on a post about sports indicates that I was interested in sports, which makes me get more. Ugh!
However, I think something in the algorithm makes it think that me clicking on a post about sports indicates that I was interested in sports, which makes me get more. Ugh!
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November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM