stef rubino
@ancillarytext.bsky.social
your Florida brother. writer. organizer. fat powerlifter & strength enthusiast. team writer at Autostraddle & co-host of Fat Guy, Jacked Guy podcast.
Tried a local Scottish Highland Games comp for the first time ever yesterday. Having done 3/5 of the major ones now, I can confidently say strength sports are the fucking best.
March 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tried a local Scottish Highland Games comp for the first time ever yesterday. Having done 3/5 of the major ones now, I can confidently say strength sports are the fucking best.
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someone i admire and listen to said to me recently “fuck you is like a sledgehammer, good for knocking things down but you’re gonna need other tools to rebuild.”
more and more these days, I find myself thinking that you can accept the discipline of your political goals or you can accept the discipline of your resentments.
Seeing a lot of “But they don’t deserve…” And no, of course they don’t. What the fuck does that have to do with anything? The house is on fire. Pass a bucket to whoever wants to put it out. You can remind them what an ass they’ve been later.
February 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
someone i admire and listen to said to me recently “fuck you is like a sledgehammer, good for knocking things down but you’re gonna need other tools to rebuild.”
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i understand in theory why conservatives want to bring back the 1920's, 1950's or 1980's but trying to bring back 2005 is a wholly new kind of depraved freak shit
February 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
i understand in theory why conservatives want to bring back the 1920's, 1950's or 1980's but trying to bring back 2005 is a wholly new kind of depraved freak shit
God, this SUCKS.
So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund.
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
www.arts.gov/news/press-r...
Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities
The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...
www.arts.gov
February 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
God, this SUCKS.
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"This Executive Order is just going to give these sports-specific governing bodies who already have policies aimed at trans participation in their sports more fuel to enforce them."
Trump’s Trans Sports Ban Is Unconscionable. Athletic Governing Bodies Should Resist Rather Than Doubling Down on Existing Anti-Trans Policies
The Executive Order tactically perverts Title IX case law.
www.autostraddle.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"This Executive Order is just going to give these sports-specific governing bodies who already have policies aimed at trans participation in their sports more fuel to enforce them."
Not sure we need this but I do think we need one on the straight guy/genderless dyke brotherhood. And I’m available to co-write.
February 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Not sure we need this but I do think we need one on the straight guy/genderless dyke brotherhood. And I’m available to co-write.
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the time of "let people enjoy things", "reach across the aisle", "everyone is valid" is over. now is the time of the Hater
February 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
the time of "let people enjoy things", "reach across the aisle", "everyone is valid" is over. now is the time of the Hater
Insane way to say “This shit is definitely NOT legal” just dropped.
February 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Insane way to say “This shit is definitely NOT legal” just dropped.
Just saw a man in Wilton Manors with a full Muppet outfit on — Kermit socks, Miss Piggy printed shorts, Muppet character medley shirt — in case you need to be reminded there is still beauty all around us.
February 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just saw a man in Wilton Manors with a full Muppet outfit on — Kermit socks, Miss Piggy printed shorts, Muppet character medley shirt — in case you need to be reminded there is still beauty all around us.
Real shit.
that said: I think the "it's not fascism unless they're good at it" brand of analysis probably isn't the move
February 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Real shit.
Should probably plug here that I also co-produce a podcast called Fat Guy, Jacked Guy. This season (called “Optimized Idiocy”), we’re covering every stupid health & fitness grift we hate from our perspectives as 2 people in that world. It started today!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
February 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Should probably plug here that I also co-produce a podcast called Fat Guy, Jacked Guy. This season (called “Optimized Idiocy”), we’re covering every stupid health & fitness grift we hate from our perspectives as 2 people in that world. It started today!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...
My gf just came to me with a concerned look on her face asking if I’ve ever seen a truck with “a replica of human scrotum” hanging on the back, & I just had to be like “Yeah baby, those are truck nuts. They’re around.” She was disappointed in the response.
February 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My gf just came to me with a concerned look on her face asking if I’ve ever seen a truck with “a replica of human scrotum” hanging on the back, & I just had to be like “Yeah baby, those are truck nuts. They’re around.” She was disappointed in the response.
Listening to no one but Sade for 4 days straight isn’t as powerful as a beta blocker or anything but it’s doing wonders for my anxiety rn
January 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Listening to no one but Sade for 4 days straight isn’t as powerful as a beta blocker or anything but it’s doing wonders for my anxiety rn
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I'm just going to keep teaching, writing, doing appearances based on what little I now about how the world could be otherwise. I'm just going to hang on to my friends and love them, support them, encourage them, while we hold each other accountable with a light touch and much compassion.
January 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm just going to keep teaching, writing, doing appearances based on what little I now about how the world could be otherwise. I'm just going to hang on to my friends and love them, support them, encourage them, while we hold each other accountable with a light touch and much compassion.
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Cecilia Gentili was a fearless activist whose work for trans rights, sex workers, and immigrants impacted countless lives.
Last week, the Council passed a resolution to designate January 31st as Cecilia Gentili Day in NYC to honor her legacy and vision of a more inclusive and equitable city for all
Last week, the Council passed a resolution to designate January 31st as Cecilia Gentili Day in NYC to honor her legacy and vision of a more inclusive and equitable city for all
January 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cecilia Gentili was a fearless activist whose work for trans rights, sex workers, and immigrants impacted countless lives.
Last week, the Council passed a resolution to designate January 31st as Cecilia Gentili Day in NYC to honor her legacy and vision of a more inclusive and equitable city for all
Last week, the Council passed a resolution to designate January 31st as Cecilia Gentili Day in NYC to honor her legacy and vision of a more inclusive and equitable city for all
Early compliance is so fucking frustrating. Of course, no one should be following any of this shit but especially right now, no one should be doing anything at all.
I'm not gonna lie, I'm floored that a university would call off a Lunar New Year event open to everyone because it might be "DEI"
MSU college abruptly cancels Lunar New Year event, citing Trump DEI orders - The State News
MSU cancelled an annual Lunar New Year celebration following new executive orders targeting DEI and concerns from students.
statenews.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Early compliance is so fucking frustrating. Of course, no one should be following any of this shit but especially right now, no one should be doing anything at all.
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transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.
January 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
transition has been mostly DIY and community-organized since forever. when you're ready, figure out what you can offer and what you need. talk in real life, use signal, get creative, don't get caught. they can't break us in a way that matters!!!! I love you.
A reminder: a law that dehumanizes & subjugates a group of people is immoral & iniquitous. That means we have a moral imperative to break it until we don’t have to anymore, regardless of the risks or consequences.
January 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A reminder: a law that dehumanizes & subjugates a group of people is immoral & iniquitous. That means we have a moral imperative to break it until we don’t have to anymore, regardless of the risks or consequences.
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There are people in your community organizing right now, and you can join them. You can help them, and they can help you, and together, we can still do good.
January 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
There are people in your community organizing right now, and you can join them. You can help them, and they can help you, and together, we can still do good.
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as it’s always been, death before detransition
January 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
as it’s always been, death before detransition
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is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Policy
www.whitehouse.gov
January 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
is it uncharitable to say, i hope the new york times leadership gets not one moment of peace after this
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Day 9 of 100 Days of Creative Resistance: @kaylakumari.bsky.social against the myth of the solitary writer
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@writingco-lab.bsky.social
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@writingco-lab.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Day 9 of 100 Days of Creative Resistance: @kaylakumari.bsky.social against the myth of the solitary writer
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@writingco-lab.bsky.social
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@writingco-lab.bsky.social
Wrote about David Lynch, how goddamn funny his work is, & how he changed the way I look at the things that scare me. So grateful I got to exist at the same time he did for a while. Long live incongruity as a means of imagining a better future.
www.autostraddle.com/david-lynch-...
www.autostraddle.com/david-lynch-...
David Lynch Taught Us To Laugh at the Horrors
If we can look at our fears upside down, they generally have a lot less power.
www.autostraddle.com
January 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Wrote about David Lynch, how goddamn funny his work is, & how he changed the way I look at the things that scare me. So grateful I got to exist at the same time he did for a while. Long live incongruity as a means of imagining a better future.
www.autostraddle.com/david-lynch-...
www.autostraddle.com/david-lynch-...
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I consistently appreciate it when @ancillarytext.bsky.social, one of my favorite writers at @autostraddle.bsky.social, offers these deep dives into queer activist history!
Making Out, Making Change: The History of Queer Kiss-Ins
For nearly 50 years, queer activists kissed each other as a form of protest.
www.autostraddle.com
January 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I consistently appreciate it when @ancillarytext.bsky.social, one of my favorite writers at @autostraddle.bsky.social, offers these deep dives into queer activist history!