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Transgender Menace 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷. Famously, not a liberal.
Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law Cyberlaw Clinic. Gender & Tech. Bylines: Wired, Slate. Views = my own. She/Her.
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Published: January 22, 2025 04:53
The ultimate goal is to eliminate civil rights law entirely. They are for neo apartheid to ensure white male control of the US.
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Published: January 22, 2025 03:28
I mean this when I say Elon is the most dangerous man in the world. Truly supervillain level of danger.
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Published: January 22, 2025 03:08
E coli has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
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Published: January 22, 2025 03:03
Does your deli meet have listeria or your lettuce have salmonella? Who knows! Guess you'll find out soon!
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Published: January 22, 2025 02:34
Far right accounts will be hunting for people on social to post about and being attention to so they get their documents revoked. Far right accounts like libs of tiktok are essentially private stasi on the payroll of the oligarchs.
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Published: January 22, 2025 01:16
Something to think about with the Ross Ulbricht pardon. The feds are still sitting on $6.5 billion in bitcoin seized from silk road. If Trump gives it back to Ulbricht, he could easily pay back Trump by trading it for Trump coin. A potential bribe of…
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Published: January 22, 2025 01:01
The Biden administration did this! It was ignored and attacked anyways. It shows that compromise doesn't matter because they simply don't want trans people to exist at all.
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Published: January 21, 2025 21:54
Harvard will now characterize criticism of Israel as antisemitism in its anti-discrimination policy. Entire disciplines could be censored for discussing or teaching about the genocide in Gaza.
A dark day for academic freedom.
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Published: January 21, 2025 20:32
The sheer contempt these people have for a Bishop telling them to have compassion for LGBTQ children and immigrants.
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Published: January 21, 2025 20:24
A sitting member of congress is calling to deport a member of the clergy for speaking in favor of LGBTQ people and immigrants.
Religious freedom was always a lie.
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Published: January 21, 2025 20:08
I wonder how long before the religious freedom crowd starts attacking her for exercising her religious freedom in the house of God.
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Published: January 21, 2025 17:11
Twitter, Meta, and Tiktok are all state media now. They will suppress and censor narratives, beliefs, and views opposed by the administration.
Act accordingly. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g32yxpdz0o?at_bbc_team=editorial
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Published: January 21, 2025 15:12
People always say Star Trek is utopian but everyone forgets the history of how they got there. There was a 30 year long WW3 that started in 2026 and led to a collapse of society within hundreds of millions dying. It was only the invention of the warp drive…
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Published: January 21, 2025 12:52
The most powerful words you can say right now to these fascist bastards is:
"No, make me."
They cannot actually be everywhere and enforce their fascist policies. They rely on fear to do the job of governing for them. By refusing to comply, you make…
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Published: January 21, 2025 02:57
TLDR: There is nothing enforceable for the immediate future. It will take months or years to implement this via rulemaking or bureaucratic changes which are then subject to legal challenge. While it's worrying, there's no immediate change yet for most…
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Published: January 21, 2025 01:03
Nazis: "that's a nazi salute"
Historians: "that's a nazi salute"
Average person: "that's a nazi salute"
The Media: "Elon Musk makes odd gesture throwing his heart to the crowd."
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Published: January 20, 2025 23:28
ADL does nazi salute apologia now.
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Published: January 20, 2025 23:27
ADL does nazi salute apologia now.
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Published: January 20, 2025 22:56
Feels familiar.
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Published: January 20, 2025 22:05
The nazi is getting an office in the West Wing.
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Published: January 20, 2025 21:19
I fucking told you so.
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Published: January 20, 2025 21:10
Elon just did a sieg heil during his speech.
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Published: January 20, 2025 19:44
I woke up gayer this morning. Gonna do some extra gay things today.
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Published: January 20, 2025 18:40
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic.…
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Published: January 20, 2025 17:10
Self care.
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Published: January 20, 2025 03:35
Who's going to tell her?
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Published: January 20, 2025 03:17
We've got trending videos on bluesky now!
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Published: January 20, 2025 01:35
PSA: you do not have to watch the news tomorrow. You do not have to keep track of everything day 1. This is a marathon not a sprint. Take care of yourself and spend time with friends and family. I'll be out on the slopes wfh my partner enjoying nature.…
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Published: January 19, 2025 22:38
CapCut is still down so Meta is going to take advantage to launch their own carbon copy video editor after they lobbied to ban their competition.
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Published: January 19, 2025 21:56
My god says I'm a woman. Check mate, fascists.
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Published: January 19, 2025 21:43
Within an hour of being released, the Melania shit coin is already at a market cap of $5 billion.
This is all a farce.
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Published: January 19, 2025 19:56
I don't think we're prepared for just how stupid the next 4 years are going to be. Horrifying and stupid at the same time.
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Published: January 19, 2025 18:53
What a joke. Tiktok is state media now. Don't think they won't do whatever Trump says in terms of content moderation and the algorithm.
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Published: January 19, 2025 18:13
This is so pathetically transparent that this is political theater.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/19/technology/trump-tiktok-ban-executive-order.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qU4.NLpm.KFxJPEULLIKI
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Published: January 19, 2025 14:52
The latest innovation in tech allows for the direct bribery of the president using securities fraud.
Just breathtaking how brazen this is.
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Published: January 19, 2025 12:54
I don't remember anyone ever using tiktok to go in and slaughter school children. They banned tiktok before they banned assault rifles.
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Published: January 19, 2025 05:10
It's not just tiktok, capcut is now unavailable as well. It was the best mobile video editor out there.
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Published: January 19, 2025 04:50
That was fast.
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Published: January 19, 2025 04:31
Reminder that Mitt Romney explicitly said the rationale behind the tiktok ban was pro Palestinian content. The renewed push last year was explicitly to help Israel conduct a genocide without scrutiny on social media.
Imperial boomerang in action.
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Published: January 19, 2025 04:21
The practical implementation of this ban by tiktok is completely over the top. It's overcompliance to an extreme degree while praising Trump. It's clear that this is political at this point. This isn't simply an IP ban, it's an account level ban tied to…
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Published: January 19, 2025 03:33
It's over. Tiktok is banned in the US.
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Published: January 19, 2025 03:28
The vibe on tiktok right now.
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Published: January 18, 2025 23:40
Every time I see Mahomes scramble out of a sack and make a TD pass as he's going down...
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Published: January 18, 2025 18:02
Something the Bible thumpers always overlook. The Bible consistently put the safety and comfort of guests including immigrants as the most important duty of a person. The parable of Sodom and Gomorrah was actually about a city being bad hosts for their…
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Published: January 18, 2025 17:43
Because they agree with him.
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Published: January 18, 2025 13:42
We are entering uncharted territory of grift and outright securities fraud.
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Published: January 18, 2025 12:52
These sex workers have more bravery than any cop. Good for them.
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Published: January 18, 2025 02:56
I've recently picked up skiing as a hobby and form of stress relief. It's been so much fun, I don't know why I didn't do this sooner.
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Published: January 17, 2025 21:25
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Published: January 17, 2025 21:04
CW: Violence
A trans teen in the UK was beaten and stabbed several times by a gang after a man she had sex with found out she was trans.
Gender criticals started blaming her for it and saying she deserved it. This is exactly the kind of hate they spread.
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Published: January 17, 2025 19:45
I sat down and did an interview with LGBTQ Nation on what a second Trump term means for LGBTQ immigrants.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/alejandra-caraballo-explains-donald-trumps-fundamental-miscalculation/
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Published: January 17, 2025 17:20
Weak. This will be the first indoor swearing in since Reagans second inauguration.
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Published: January 17, 2025 15:14
In a unanimous per curiam decision, the Supreme Court upheld the tiktok ban.
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Published: January 17, 2025 14:53
When will there be a New York Times story about them hiding evidence? Oh right...
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Published: January 17, 2025 12:47
Finally, some good news. Bye Felisha! https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/pamela-paul-is-out-at-the-times-opinion-section.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=nym&utm_source=bluesky
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Published: January 17, 2025 03:35
Every time I see Adam Scott in severance I can't stop thinking he looks like a discount Tom Cruise.
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Published: January 16, 2025 23:59
The moment SpaceX Starship test flight 7 exploded.
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Published: January 16, 2025 23:42
SpaceX Starship Flight test 7 breaks up in the atmosphere over the Turks and Caicos.
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Published: January 16, 2025 22:06
It should be a glaring red flashing sign that OpenAI is losing money on a subscription that costs $200/month.
The AI bubble is going to pop soon and it won't be pretty.
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Published: January 16, 2025 21:37
This is the guy who personally approved Meta eliminating DEI and revoking hate speech policies on immigrants and LGBTQ people.
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Published: January 16, 2025 21:31
What's crazy about this is that Zuck was complaining about government trying to coordinate on disinformation but now he had his hiring and HR plans micromanaged by the incoming White House Deputy Chief Of Staff, Stephen Miller.
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Published: January 16, 2025 21:13
Elon is sinking to new depths of pathetic loser behavior over gamers calling him out for paying people to grind his path of exile profile.
https://youtu.be/8qcQi8_YpXg?si=CcJIHq-xJk5dha-F
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Published: January 16, 2025 21:08
Wtf.
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Published: January 16, 2025 16:07
How do you compete with a propaganda network like this? It's fundamentally altering the perceptions of reality.
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Published: January 16, 2025 15:55
The saddest part is that this is entirely preventable. The oligarchs will have blood on their hands. We need a revolution. https://www.404media.co/meta-is-laying-the-narrative-groundwork-for-trumps-mass-deportations-2/
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Published: January 16, 2025 13:24
This is the violence that results from the hatred JK Rowling foments. https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/crime/transgender-attack-harrow-leisure-centre-old-bailey-b2680201.html
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Published: January 16, 2025 04:27
Generate a picture of Trump looking evil like the antichrist.
The result:
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Published: January 16, 2025 04:10
If we're still allowed to vote in 2028, I will crawl through broken glass to vote, volunteer, and donate to any Dem who promises to throw all the oligarchs in prison. $1000 donations for every time they say they'll lock up Elon Musk.
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Published: January 16, 2025 01:26
I can't put into words just how much rage I feel towards Biden. His hubris and arrogance to run for reelection led us to this moment. He was the wrong president at the worst time. His failures will stay with us for decades and will ultimately destroy this…
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Published: January 16, 2025 01:16
Maybe you could have done something about it?!
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Published: January 16, 2025 01:14
Biden warning about a growing oligarchy is too little too late. What a pathetic feckless president who will go down in history as an abysmal failure.
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Published: January 16, 2025 01:02
Those calling for an end to fact checking have always been a shrieking minority.
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Published: January 15, 2025 18:39
Would be funny if Trump went out like William Henry Harrison.
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Published: January 15, 2025 14:09
It was a purposeful strategy to play up crime as the cause of closures of stores during the Biden admin. Now that Trump is coming to power, they will remove the glass lock ups in stores.
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Published: January 15, 2025 13:02
Coca Cola is going back to its fascist roots.
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Published: January 15, 2025 05:00
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
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Published: January 15, 2025 04:56
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
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Published: January 15, 2025 04:46
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
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Published: January 15, 2025 04:00
She had her arm in a sling from a handshake. Pathetic doesn't even begin to describe it.
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Published: January 15, 2025 03:07
All this pathetic piece of shit has us e baselessly calling trans people groomers.
You want to find actual groomers, go to your local church.
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Published: January 15, 2025 02:09
Rep. Jasmine Crockett calls out Nancy Mace for her transphobic trolling by saying her "campaign coffers need filling" and Mace in turn threatens Crockett with violence by saying "let's take this outside."
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Published: January 14, 2025 23:45
This will be dropped in a few weeks once Trump tells them to. Blatant corruption. I'm surprised the SEC went through with it.
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Published: January 14, 2025 19:54
Spelling is woke.
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Published: January 14, 2025 19:50
Hey Dugin, how's your daughter doing?
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Published: January 14, 2025 17:53
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Published: January 14, 2025 17:50
I'm so glad the Dems are holding nothing back attacking the trans sports ban in the House. It would enable child predators by allowing them to inspect the genitals of little children to ensure they aren't "trans."
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Published: January 14, 2025 17:04
The party of rapists wants to use trans people as an excuse to have adults ask about and inspect little girls genitalia.
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Published: January 14, 2025 15:42
I don't care what bathroom bans they pass, I will never comply. They want us afraid and submissive to their authoritarian attacks on our existence. Don't give it to them. Be ungovernable.
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Published: January 14, 2025 14:40
The ten year note (the basis for consumer debt such as mortgages) has now hit a decades high yield not seen since just before the great recession. Yields have jumped nearly 1.2% since August.
The warning signs for the economy are flashing red.
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Published: January 14, 2025 13:55
Nancy Mace spent all evening calling Sarah McBride and all trans people, groomers and threats to children.
Meanwhile, this was her two months ago.
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Published: January 14, 2025 13:48
She has an 80% approval rating. She blows the entire narrative of incumbent parties faltering.
Turns out leftist populism is popular. The centrist neolibs who punch left keep us from this in the US.
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Published: January 14, 2025 13:22
It's the next morning and I haven't gotten a single push notification from news outlets about the release of this.
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Published: January 14, 2025 04:29
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Published: January 14, 2025 03:48
This map alone shows exactly how much red states will be vulnerable in the coming years. They really don't want to go down this road.
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Published: January 14, 2025 02:58
This is why you don't give capitulate to attention seeking bullies like Nancy Mace. They won't stop and will just keep going lower.
The Dems are even worse for not standing up to her for this either. It's their own colleague being personally attacked…
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Published: January 14, 2025 02:46
They're angry at Rep. McBride for ***checks notes*** reading a children's book to kids.
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Published: January 14, 2025 01:52
Elon is a clear and present danger to democracy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/us/politics/elon-musk-white-house-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pE4.KzxE.SWCGRLOzQ7nt
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Published: January 14, 2025 01:19
Kill me now.
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Published: January 13, 2025 23:41
"You will meet an attractive lobbyist when you least expect a violent outbreak of class warfare."
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Published: January 13, 2025 20:25
They banned tiktok to stop Chinese influence, so users are flocking to an app named after Chairman Mao's little red book.
https://www.wired.com/story/red-note-tiktok-xiaohongshu/
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