Heather Costa
@heathercosta.bsky.social
34, Graduate Student, Awkward Trans Woman, Millennial Malcontent
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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We cannot share a country with these people
January 24, 2026 at 7:52 PM
We cannot share a country with these people
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1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
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This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Democrats Successfully Strip All Anti-Trans Riders From Final Appropriations Bills
The HHS and Education bills once contained the most sweeping anti-trans provisions in congressional history. Now they contain none.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
1. In a major victory, Democrats have managed to get all anti-trans riders stripped from the final appropriations bills.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
This includes HHS and Ed, which had the worst provisions in congressional history.
If it passes, it will be a big win for 2026.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
There's no requirement to swear on the Bible. You can swear in on anything. A Quran, a copy of the Constitution, literally anything. Hell, I'd gladly be sworn in on my copy of the Azumanga Daioh Omnibus. Better life lessons than the Bible IMO.
Not headline news. No real fuss by Democratic leaders. No calls to censure. No pushback. No questions asked of GOP leadership by the press.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
Just totally accepted anti-Muslim bigotry across the board.
January 19, 2026 at 8:04 PM
There's no requirement to swear on the Bible. You can swear in on anything. A Quran, a copy of the Constitution, literally anything. Hell, I'd gladly be sworn in on my copy of the Azumanga Daioh Omnibus. Better life lessons than the Bible IMO.
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If you punch a bully in the mouth, he backs down. If you cower and try to pretend things are ok, he’ll keep taking your lunch money.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
January 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
If you punch a bully in the mouth, he backs down. If you cower and try to pretend things are ok, he’ll keep taking your lunch money.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
Just in case anyone needs to hear this.
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Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
January 13, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Today is a great reminder that we can never be too ready.
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So many people are celebrating his death.
I always say, if you don't want people cheering when you die.
Just be a normal caring human being.
Simple 💙
I always say, if you don't want people cheering when you die.
Just be a normal caring human being.
Simple 💙
Trans people: "Fix your hearts or die!"
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
Scott Adams: ok *dies*
January 13, 2026 at 4:08 PM
So many people are celebrating his death.
I always say, if you don't want people cheering when you die.
Just be a normal caring human being.
Simple 💙
I always say, if you don't want people cheering when you die.
Just be a normal caring human being.
Simple 💙
"Hi I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. You may remember me from such video games as Sonic's Schoolhouse 2: The Quest For More Fractions or Sonic Superstar Scrabble!"
3. Segasonic Cosmo Fighter
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
This is a game meant for a kids ride, so it's over in a few minutes with nothing to it and I sure can't emulate the ride part at home either, but I played it because it has the funny Sonic voice
They should bring this voice back imo
January 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
"Hi I'm Sonic the Hedgehog. You may remember me from such video games as Sonic's Schoolhouse 2: The Quest For More Fractions or Sonic Superstar Scrabble!"
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{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone
{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone except Michel Foucault
{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone except Michel Foucault
July 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM
{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone
{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone except Michel Foucault
{𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁} Wow, we should abolish prisons for everyone except Michel Foucault
I like JKR in the same way that I liked having my appendix die on me while watching Jungle Cruise with my family. That actually happened. Less than 24 hours after leaving the theater, where I was already feeling pain, I was in emergency surgery.
I like JKR in the same way that I like backed-up toilets.
December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I like JKR in the same way that I liked having my appendix die on me while watching Jungle Cruise with my family. That actually happened. Less than 24 hours after leaving the theater, where I was already feeling pain, I was in emergency surgery.
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The Christmas Shoes (2002)
December 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The Christmas Shoes (2002)
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and to my Jewish friends, a happy go to the movies and eat Chinese food day
December 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
and to my Jewish friends, a happy go to the movies and eat Chinese food day
Minus the Chinese food, I'll be filled up with theater food, this is basically my Christmas. Doing a double feature this year. Song Sung Blue, because I've accidentally made a tradition of seeing a biopic every Christmas, and Marty Supreme.
and to my Jewish friends, a happy go to the movies and eat Chinese food day
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Minus the Chinese food, I'll be filled up with theater food, this is basically my Christmas. Doing a double feature this year. Song Sung Blue, because I've accidentally made a tradition of seeing a biopic every Christmas, and Marty Supreme.
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I swear to god, every Malt-o-Meal generic cereal name sounds like old-timer slang for gay people.
You can’t tell me no one in the 1970s wasn’t referring to their gay neighbors as the “marshmallow mateys”
You can’t tell me no one in the 1970s wasn’t referring to their gay neighbors as the “marshmallow mateys”
December 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I swear to god, every Malt-o-Meal generic cereal name sounds like old-timer slang for gay people.
You can’t tell me no one in the 1970s wasn’t referring to their gay neighbors as the “marshmallow mateys”
You can’t tell me no one in the 1970s wasn’t referring to their gay neighbors as the “marshmallow mateys”
The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go.
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. But the #1 movie the weekend before my 10th birthday was K-PAX with Kevin Spacey, so I'm guessing 2026 will involve dodging an awkward bullet.
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. But the #1 movie the weekend before my 10th birthday was K-PAX with Kevin Spacey, so I'm guessing 2026 will involve dodging an awkward bullet.
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The #1 movie when you were 10 is how your 2026 is going to go.
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. But the #1 movie the weekend before my 10th birthday was K-PAX with Kevin Spacey, so I'm guessing 2026 will involve dodging an awkward bullet.
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. But the #1 movie the weekend before my 10th birthday was K-PAX with Kevin Spacey, so I'm guessing 2026 will involve dodging an awkward bullet.
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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...
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
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...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
A real King Among Kittens.
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
A real King Among Kittens.
Transitioning is the best choice I’ve ever made in my life and the only regret i have with it is that I didn’t do it when i was younger
I'll add that anyone who wants less trans people rather than more, especially more happy ones, doesn't really have our best interests in heart.
I'll add that anyone who wants less trans people rather than more, especially more happy ones, doesn't really have our best interests in heart.
transitioning is the best choice i’ve ever made in my life and the only regret i have with it is that i didn’t do it when i was younger
December 15, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Transitioning is the best choice I’ve ever made in my life and the only regret i have with it is that I didn’t do it when i was younger
I'll add that anyone who wants less trans people rather than more, especially more happy ones, doesn't really have our best interests in heart.
I'll add that anyone who wants less trans people rather than more, especially more happy ones, doesn't really have our best interests in heart.
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started playing cyberpunk 2077 and it's still got some bugs after like five years, but i kinda get it because the open world is so bewilderingly expansive and sophisticated with tons of crazy ideas crammed in there. ea sports has spent decades screwing up a flat rectangle with 22 guys and a ball
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
started playing cyberpunk 2077 and it's still got some bugs after like five years, but i kinda get it because the open world is so bewilderingly expansive and sophisticated with tons of crazy ideas crammed in there. ea sports has spent decades screwing up a flat rectangle with 22 guys and a ball
"Male Socialization" was me having to pretend to fit in or be harassed for who I was, including being called slurs. It was me feeling uncomfortable in the locker room after PE because I didn't belong.
TERFs have no idea what they're talking about when they call trans women "male socialized"
TERFs have no idea what they're talking about when they call trans women "male socialized"
Male socialization was me changing in the stall in the locker room so I didn't have to be seen topless
It was failing talking with uncles & family about 2 stroke engines or boats and them giving up on trying
It was not knowing why I felt like a pale facsimile of a man even though I was successful
It was failing talking with uncles & family about 2 stroke engines or boats and them giving up on trying
It was not knowing why I felt like a pale facsimile of a man even though I was successful
“Male Socialization” of trans femmes isn’t a real thing. Invoking it just shows you’re a bozo trying to misgender us.
Trans people were never really socialized as our AGAB. At best, we were pressured to mimic norms that gave us dysphoria.
It’s an obvious TERF / Blanchardist dog whistle. Do better.
Trans people were never really socialized as our AGAB. At best, we were pressured to mimic norms that gave us dysphoria.
It’s an obvious TERF / Blanchardist dog whistle. Do better.
December 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Male Socialization" was me having to pretend to fit in or be harassed for who I was, including being called slurs. It was me feeling uncomfortable in the locker room after PE because I didn't belong.
TERFs have no idea what they're talking about when they call trans women "male socialized"
TERFs have no idea what they're talking about when they call trans women "male socialized"
The easiest path is often the least enjoyable. I repressed for 10 years I’ll never get back. but once I actually become comfortable as myself, life actually started to improve for once. I’m not perfect, CPTSD is lifelong, but transitioning is the best, but hardest, thing I’ve ever done.
transition has been an exercise in learning that the more scared i am of doing something the more important it usually is for me to do it
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The easiest path is often the least enjoyable. I repressed for 10 years I’ll never get back. but once I actually become comfortable as myself, life actually started to improve for once. I’m not perfect, CPTSD is lifelong, but transitioning is the best, but hardest, thing I’ve ever done.
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I love the fact that Jordan Peterson wrote multiple books telling people how they need to live their lives while simultaneously having his own life constantly spiraling out of control.
Jordan Peterson is finally home after a month in ICU, but his daughter says recovery has been “slow” and doctors still don’t fully know what’s going on.
Jordan Peterson Health Update: Daughter Says Recovery Remains Slow After Month in ICU
Mikhaila Fuller, daughter of Dr. Jordan Peterson, provided an update this week about her father’s extended illness.
churchleaders.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I love the fact that Jordan Peterson wrote multiple books telling people how they need to live their lives while simultaneously having his own life constantly spiraling out of control.
The only ones I've played for any significant amount of time are Stardew Valley, Civ 6, Superhot, Pokemon Go and maybe Xcom 2, depending on how I define "significant". Yeah, Stardew was my favorite. Though apparently American Truck Simulator was released in 2016 as well and that's also great.
Quote this with what you would have said your game of the year was at the end of 2016, and what you would say your favourite game of 2016 is now, if it differs
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
(If you need a more comprehensive refresher: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...)
December 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The only ones I've played for any significant amount of time are Stardew Valley, Civ 6, Superhot, Pokemon Go and maybe Xcom 2, depending on how I define "significant". Yeah, Stardew was my favorite. Though apparently American Truck Simulator was released in 2016 as well and that's also great.