Daisy Gardner
@daisygardner.bsky.social
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Daisy Gardner
@daisygardner.bsky.social
· Oct 11
Today, I talked to a closeted young evangelical whose day job is to make life miserable for LGBTQIA+ folks.
I hope that she discovers the Jesus who hung out with lepers & prostitutes - the Jesus who commanded his followers to accept those of a different gender / sexual orientation (eunuchs).
I hope that she discovers the Jesus who hung out with lepers & prostitutes - the Jesus who commanded his followers to accept those of a different gender / sexual orientation (eunuchs).
“I think they basically legitimized, they mainstreamed disinformation. I did a story about how disinformation worked its way into the mainstream, and the Times played a big role in that, as did Bari Weiss [former NYT op-ed staff editor, currently the openly pro-Trump editor-in-chief of CBS News].”
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“I think they basically legitimized, they mainstreamed disinformation. I did a story about how disinformation worked its way into the mainstream, and the Times played a big role in that, as did Bari Weiss [former NYT op-ed staff editor, currently the openly pro-Trump editor-in-chief of CBS News].”
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I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Twitter was accurately described as “Gab with crypto scams.”
But X is Gab with child porn.
But X is Gab with child porn.
Loder, who has shifted to Mastodon, said that for social networks “the product you’re selling is content moderation” Now that Musk appears to be reworking content moderation to tilt the playing field in favor of far-right extremists, Loder added, Twitter “is going to turn into Gab with crypto scams”
Left-Wing Voices Are Silenced on Twitter as Far-Right Trolls Advise Elon Musk
Elon Musk appears to have outsourced decisions about who to ban from Twitter to the platform’s right-wing extremists, like Andy Ngo.
theintercept.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Twitter was accurately described as “Gab with crypto scams.”
But X is Gab with child porn.
But X is Gab with child porn.
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I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
How Grok's sexual abuse hit a tipping point
Nonconsensual deepfakes on X are nothing new, but now it's built into the platform.
spitfirenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I've been tracking the spread of nonconsensual deepfakes on X for more than two years. Here's a timeline of how Musk's leadership allowed the practice to flourish from a once-underground market to a viral trend, with little recourse for victims or legal enforcement.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-csam-...
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
“We enjoyed your exhibit at the Frick, unfortunately, as we look to hire a Studio Art professor, we’re only interested in hiring the type of asshole who tells everyone their SAT score.”
This article advocates for the “Faculty Merit Act” that would — get this — require all faculty applicants to submit their *SAT* scores. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Holy shirts that’s hilarious.
January 2, 2026 at 5:12 PM
“We enjoyed your exhibit at the Frick, unfortunately, as we look to hire a Studio Art professor, we’re only interested in hiring the type of asshole who tells everyone their SAT score.”
X is churning out kiddie porn, and no one is doing anything to stop it?
so x dot com’s ai generated CSAM and they admitted it may violate US law and … i haven’t seen in anyone in power say much at all or call to stop using the platform
January 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
X is churning out kiddie porn, and no one is doing anything to stop it?
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renaming mar-a-lago "black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and no human is illegal" and then getting mad when kid rock declines to perform there
December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
renaming mar-a-lago "black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, and no human is illegal" and then getting mad when kid rock declines to perform there
“With defiance” is certainly a choice of words to describe an obviously-addled senior citizen trying to escape the throes of rapid decline.
“With denial” seems like a more accurate headline @wsj.com
“With denial” seems like a more accurate headline @wsj.com
1) Trump takes 4X the usual dose of aspirin because “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart,” he tells WSJ.
His “skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five”
Free link ⤵️
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
His “skin is so delicate that Pam Bondi caused his hand to bleed when she nicked him with her ring while giving him a high-five”
Free link ⤵️
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
“With defiance” is certainly a choice of words to describe an obviously-addled senior citizen trying to escape the throes of rapid decline.
“With denial” seems like a more accurate headline @wsj.com
“With denial” seems like a more accurate headline @wsj.com
Awwww!! I love both a school choir AND Mandy Patinkin!!
Mandy Patinkin singing with the PS 22 chorus before @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s inauguration
January 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Awwww!! I love both a school choir AND Mandy Patinkin!!
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I have 6 gift subscriptions to my Patreon for queer people who can't afford it. DM me if you're interested. First come, first serve.
January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I have 6 gift subscriptions to my Patreon for queer people who can't afford it. DM me if you're interested. First come, first serve.
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One eg: “While many news stories presented the!passport rules as a question of trans people feeling respected and validated, the real stakes are much greater. A document with the wrong gender could imperil their safety by outing them in hostile countries or by leading authorities to suspect fraud.”
The scope of Trump's campaign to drive trans Americans from public life is vast. On the last day of 2025, Evan Urquhart attempts to capture all of what we lost.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
The Year We Lost Everything — Assigned
An authoritarian government, a captured press and cowardice at the head of most major institutions led to a year of losses for trans people’s safety and equality in the US.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
One eg: “While many news stories presented the!passport rules as a question of trans people feeling respected and validated, the real stakes are much greater. A document with the wrong gender could imperil their safety by outing them in hostile countries or by leading authorities to suspect fraud.”
Happy 2026! May your year be full of news like “Purple Hand Disease Proves Fatal” and “Ketamine Jerkoff Accident Yields No Survivors” 🥂🥳
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Happy 2026! May your year be full of news like “Purple Hand Disease Proves Fatal” and “Ketamine Jerkoff Accident Yields No Survivors” 🥂🥳
HARD SAME.
If I am ever sworn in as mayor of Los Angeles, I will choose to do so at Universal Citywalk
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
HARD SAME.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
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one last time, for the road
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
one last time, for the road
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2026 the year of the gays
They showed the gays kissing on TV for the live ABC broadcast east coast new year’s ball drop, I choose to believe this is progress
January 1, 2026 at 5:33 AM
2026 the year of the gays
In 2026, please support interesting brilliant trans journalists doing the work!
It's almost the end of the year and it looks like I won't hit my subscriber goal for the year, but from now until the ball drop, you can get 40% off your first month/year off a monthly or annual membership to my Patreon by using code WB2026 at checkout.
patreon.com/katelynburns
patreon.com/katelynburns
Katelyn Burns | Patreon
creating LGBTQ journalism
patreon.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:25 AM
In 2026, please support interesting brilliant trans journalists doing the work!
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Because of a conspiracy theory-based stunt by a January 6 insurrectionist who was trying to intimidate children and daycare workers, Trump is now freezing ALL childcare payments across the country.
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Because of a conspiracy theory-based stunt by a January 6 insurrectionist who was trying to intimidate children and daycare workers, Trump is now freezing ALL childcare payments across the country.
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
You’ve got to be fucking kidding me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Come on. Come on! It’s almost time! So close I can taste it!!
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Come on. Come on! It’s almost time! So close I can taste it!!
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Ah, daycare harasser Nick Shirley at the Capitol.
Nick Shirley at the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.
December 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Ah, daycare harasser Nick Shirley at the Capitol.
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Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump and Stephen Miller are actually failing in crucial ways. Deportations are lagging behind their goals, courts are mostly functioning, and their fascist, ethnonationalist cruelties have unleashed a countermobilization of unexpected scope and power.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2046...
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THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
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The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The entire reason they’re locked is to prevent weird freaks like this who have no right to be there from marching in and endangering the kids.
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