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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.

And trans lives are grounded in reality.

We see y'all. No matter what.

www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Μανούσος; Σασμό βλέπετε; 😂😂😂
As much as Carol’s committed to her campaign of resistance, she’s not as rigorous about it as Manousos, which may be compromising in many respects, but brings true complexity to her relationship with Zosia.
Pluribus Recap: Cards on the Table
As much as Carol’s committed to her campaign of resistance, she’s not as rigorous about it as Manousos, which may be compromising in many respects, but brings true complexity to her relationship with Zosia.
www.vulture.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Ο ΟΑΣΘ ξοδεύει χρήματα να βάλει κάμερες και αισθητήρες στα λεωφορεία να πιάνει όποιον δεν κόβει εισιτήριο αλλά να ξοδέψει για να φτιάξει την προβληματική τηλεματική του και τα μηχανήματα που δε σκανάρουν τα ηλεκτρονικά εισιτήρια δεν μπορεί
December 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Because it’s not getting reported on enough:

Muslim fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, father of two, was the hero who bravely tackled one of the Bondi Beach shooters and took away his gun.

He saved lives during a major terror attack. Say his name, and honor the lives of the victims of the shooters
December 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Η εκπομπή του Πετρετζίκη χρησιμοποιεί ΑΙ γυναικείες φωνές για την αφήγηση μιας συνταγής και των υλικών της και δεν κάνουν καν τον κόπο να διαλέξουν φωνή που να ακούγεται αληθοφανής - άσε που ακούγεται σα φωνή από καυτή γραμμή μεταμεσονύκτιας ζώνης
December 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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This Sunday, in the presence of Lou Doillon and Charlotte Gainsbourg, the City of Paris is naming a footbridge over the Canal Saint-Martin in honor of Jane Birkin. Salut!
Jane Birkin: a bridge over the Canal Saint-Martin now bears her name in Paris
Almost two and a half years after the passing of Jane Birkin, the City of Paris is preparing to pay tribute to the British-born singer, an icon of French music and cinema. On Saturday, December 13, 20...
www.sortiraparis.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Another new entry for the lexicography of agentless genocide. Sounds like the rocks were placed there by a giant
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Too many cis-straight folk are comfortable with making queerphobic comments - including self-stated allies - as part of day-to-day talk.

It's easy to assume they just don't realise - & I am sure some don't - but SO many times people make such comments right until I come out to them. People know!
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
December 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Not that I was ever going to go to the US while that orange, racist, rapist dictator is in office, but this absolutely puts the final nail in the coffin of going to that godforsaken country ever again.

www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Trump ramps up tourist checks with mandatory social media inspection plans
Exclusive: ‘These barriers will hit UK travel to the USA hard’ said Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of Advantage Travel Partnership
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December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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1. Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery exposes Jared Kushner's game

Kushner is not running a private equity fund. He's running an influence peddling operation.

It's spelled out on page 42 of Paramount's new SEC filing
Kushner and Saudis back hostile takeover of Hollywood giant
Jared Kushner is funneling $24 billion from Middle Eastern governments to back a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery—all while advising President Trump on foreign policy.
popular.info
December 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The Sweet Sixteen Poppy Parker event and W Club doll
fashiondollchronicles.com/fashiondollc...
#fashiondolls #dolls #poppyparker #dollchat
December 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Μ Π Α Ν Α Ν Ι Α.-
December 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Please, Apple, do this one right.
Neuromancer by @greatdismal.bsky.social finally gets a TV series. Could be amazing, but expectations will be high from all of us who read these books when we were young.

Count Zero was a personal fave.
Apple TV's New Cyberpunk Show That Was Called 'Unfilmable' Is the Sci-Fi Event of the Decade
One book-to-screen adaptation that was once thought impossible is finally coming to Apple TV next year--and we couldn't be more excited.
www.cbr.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81
Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on Sunday
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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November 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The winning design of the Integrity Toys 2024 Design Competition as a production doll: Fashion Empress Tatyana Alexandrova
fashiondollchronicles.com/fashiondollchronicles/2025/11/21/fashion-empress-tatyana-alexandrova-is-the-doll-wearing-the-winner-of-the-2024-integrity-toys-design-competition
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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The greatest comic short story of all time. The original Peanuts strip that inspired the masterpiece. From Detective Comics 500 by Len Wein & Walt Simonson
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The Museum of All Things is a) a nearly-infinite virtual museum generated from Wikipedia, and b) very clever indeed.

➡️ mayeclair.itch.io/museum-of-al...
Museum of All Things by Maya Claire
An infinite virtual museum generated from wikipedia
mayeclair.itch.io
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM