What Would Kurt Wagner Do?
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Used to know a lot of things and sometimes I still do
Profile pic: Aaron Fischer from Avengers Academy #23 (written by Anthony Oliveira, art by Carola Borelli)
Used to know a lot of things and sometimes I still do
Profile pic: Aaron Fischer from Avengers Academy #23 (written by Anthony Oliveira, art by Carola Borelli)
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this is irritatingly correct for how apocalyptically mad i am.
given the fuckton of newsprint & cash spent to make it fine to say “fuck trans people,” it’s a miracle shit isn’t *farther* gone.
i do not, however, think the line gets held by trans people alone.
cis folks need to get very damn loud.
given the fuckton of newsprint & cash spent to make it fine to say “fuck trans people,” it’s a miracle shit isn’t *farther* gone.
i do not, however, think the line gets held by trans people alone.
cis folks need to get very damn loud.
Not being contrarian for contrarianism's sake, but the fact that only three conservative Democrats from districts that voted for Trump voted for a trans care ban for minors should encourage trans people that they can make Democrats hold the line.
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202535...
clerk.house.gov/Votes/202535...
Roll Call 351 Roll Call 351, Bill Number: H. R. 3492, 119th Congress, 1st Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Protect Children’s Innocence Act, VOTE TYPE: Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: Passed
clerk.house.gov
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 AM
this is irritatingly correct for how apocalyptically mad i am.
given the fuckton of newsprint & cash spent to make it fine to say “fuck trans people,” it’s a miracle shit isn’t *farther* gone.
i do not, however, think the line gets held by trans people alone.
cis folks need to get very damn loud.
given the fuckton of newsprint & cash spent to make it fine to say “fuck trans people,” it’s a miracle shit isn’t *farther* gone.
i do not, however, think the line gets held by trans people alone.
cis folks need to get very damn loud.
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are you a constituent of the GOP defectors who said, “no, we shouldn’t ban care for trans kids & make it a crime to provide it?”
call & thank them. it’ll feel gross. it’ll also matter.
Evans (CO) - 202-225-5625
Fitzpatrick (PA) - 202-225-4276
Kennedy (UT) - 202-225-7751
Lawler (NY) - 202-225-6506
call & thank them. it’ll feel gross. it’ll also matter.
Evans (CO) - 202-225-5625
Fitzpatrick (PA) - 202-225-4276
Kennedy (UT) - 202-225-7751
Lawler (NY) - 202-225-6506
like the three dem yeas also were chill with anti trans sports bills
the republican nos are a new development
the republican nos are a new development
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
are you a constituent of the GOP defectors who said, “no, we shouldn’t ban care for trans kids & make it a crime to provide it?”
call & thank them. it’ll feel gross. it’ll also matter.
Evans (CO) - 202-225-5625
Fitzpatrick (PA) - 202-225-4276
Kennedy (UT) - 202-225-7751
Lawler (NY) - 202-225-6506
call & thank them. it’ll feel gross. it’ll also matter.
Evans (CO) - 202-225-5625
Fitzpatrick (PA) - 202-225-4276
Kennedy (UT) - 202-225-7751
Lawler (NY) - 202-225-6506
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This sort of thing bugs me a lot. There are valuable use cases for machine learning, involving pattern recognition and sifting thru a ton of data quickly. Totally valid + useful.
These get lumped together with useless brain-eating plagiarizing chatbots under the umbrella term "A.I."
These get lumped together with useless brain-eating plagiarizing chatbots under the umbrella term "A.I."
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
This sort of thing bugs me a lot. There are valuable use cases for machine learning, involving pattern recognition and sifting thru a ton of data quickly. Totally valid + useful.
These get lumped together with useless brain-eating plagiarizing chatbots under the umbrella term "A.I."
These get lumped together with useless brain-eating plagiarizing chatbots under the umbrella term "A.I."
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art, music, movies, sports, community, education; something you cherish is made by or made better by trans people inventing it, teaching it, and loving it
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
art, music, movies, sports, community, education; something you cherish is made by or made better by trans people inventing it, teaching it, and loving it
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if you are a trans teen right now, you do not have the lifetime of experience with the united states federal legislative branch to cope with “this will *probably* die in the senate” on top of the rest of your life and that right there feels like a fucking flavor of abuse at scale.
I haven't been in the pediatric trans healthcare system since 2019 and I can barely look at these headlines without wanting to puke.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
Can't imagine the fucking damage this is doing to trans kids today.
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 AM
if you are a trans teen right now, you do not have the lifetime of experience with the united states federal legislative branch to cope with “this will *probably* die in the senate” on top of the rest of your life and that right there feels like a fucking flavor of abuse at scale.
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an entire generation losing their minds that their children and grandchildren would DARE to do anything they don't understand and turning the full might of the world's imperial powers against the people they profess to love most
Breaking: House Republicans pass Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize doctors that provide gender-affirming care for trans kids. Her bill imposes jail time penalties up to 10 years. Now, it's headed to the Senate where it is not likely to advance as it would need 7 Democrats to sign on
December 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
an entire generation losing their minds that their children and grandchildren would DARE to do anything they don't understand and turning the full might of the world's imperial powers against the people they profess to love most
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Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
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The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
House passes bill to criminalize transition care for minors
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related medical care
www.nbcnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The House passed legislation today that would charge doctors with a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison for providing transition-related care to minors.
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Rep. Sarah McBride strongly condemned the legislation in rare personal remarks ahead of the vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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"I didn’t have the courage to come out until I was 21, and that means 21 years of pain, 21 years of unwavering homesickness that only went away when I was able to get the care that I needed. And my biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain.”
Ask and you shall receive... MS Now literally just posted on it
Rep. Sarah McBride makes rare personal remarks in opposing anti-trans bills
“My biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain,” the congresswoman said on the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday morning.
www.ms.now
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
"I didn’t have the courage to come out until I was 21, and that means 21 years of pain, 21 years of unwavering homesickness that only went away when I was able to get the care that I needed. And my biggest regret in life is that I never had a childhood without that pain.”
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i love you trans people, we will be okay
December 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
i love you trans people, we will be okay
Bastards.
Time to call your senators.
Time to call your senators.
December 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Bastards.
Time to call your senators.
Time to call your senators.
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McBride speaking publicly on trans issues in an unambiguously positive way for the community is a good thing, and a new one.
17 Dec 2025 @rikiwilchins.bsky.social -- Another nice quote from McBride's press scrum, "They are obsessed...I actually think they think more about trans people than trans people think about trans people. They are consumed with this and they are extreme on it.”
“They Are Obsessed With Trans People:” Rep. Sarah McBride Rails Against GOP’s Upcoming Anti-Trans Votes
Rep. McBride joined Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Johnson in a speech against a felony national trans youth healthcare ban expected to be heard in Congress today.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
McBride speaking publicly on trans issues in an unambiguously positive way for the community is a good thing, and a new one.
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The Vanity Fair photographer with a lot more courage than many titans industry and brokers of power
The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Holy. Shit.
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Vanity Fair photographer with a lot more courage than many titans industry and brokers of power
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Brilliant news from Aotearoa New Zealand, where trans health professionals have won an interim halt to the country's politically-driven puberty blocker ban. Wishing them all the best for further legal action.
PATHA's statement follows: “This is a win for trans young people, their whānau, and the health professionals who care for them. The High Court has recognised the harm this ban will cause, and the significant issues in the decision Cabinet made to restrict access to this life-saving care.”
December 17, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Brilliant news from Aotearoa New Zealand, where trans health professionals have won an interim halt to the country's politically-driven puberty blocker ban. Wishing them all the best for further legal action.
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I feel like the original 1982 Conan should have spawned a trend where every action hero has to explain what they think is best in life.
I want Batman, James Bond, Spider-Man, Blade, Jason Bourne and Lara Croft to be asked to expound their theory of human happiness.
I want Batman, James Bond, Spider-Man, Blade, Jason Bourne and Lara Croft to be asked to expound their theory of human happiness.
December 17, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I feel like the original 1982 Conan should have spawned a trend where every action hero has to explain what they think is best in life.
I want Batman, James Bond, Spider-Man, Blade, Jason Bourne and Lara Croft to be asked to expound their theory of human happiness.
I want Batman, James Bond, Spider-Man, Blade, Jason Bourne and Lara Croft to be asked to expound their theory of human happiness.
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There are literally endless excellent works of fiction in this world. We can afford to pick our battles. We don’t have to pay $70 to play any particular game that uses AI in any capacity when there’s a rich body of incredible games that use none and will continue to be. This IS the line.
No, there isn’t a way. There just isn’t. GenAI is poisoning the water supply of Oregon. It’s boiling inland seas.This tech, at scale, is an anti life equation, and all to spit out stolen collages of other people’s work to plug into a pipeline that has to be fixed by an underpaid real human later.
December 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
There are literally endless excellent works of fiction in this world. We can afford to pick our battles. We don’t have to pay $70 to play any particular game that uses AI in any capacity when there’s a rich body of incredible games that use none and will continue to be. This IS the line.
I didn't realize how true calling the Avengers Academy kids my "emotional support baby gays" was until it ended.
Absolutely gorgeous art and storytelling
Absolutely gorgeous art and storytelling
Can't choose just one!
- KEEPING TIME by @kodyisover.com
- AVENGERS ACADEMY by @meakoopa.bsky.social, @bailierosenlund.bsky.social, @pablomcollar.bsky.social, @kjdiaz.bsky.social and @airy.bsky.social
- BLADE MAIDENS by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social
- KEEPING TIME by @kodyisover.com
- AVENGERS ACADEMY by @meakoopa.bsky.social, @bailierosenlund.bsky.social, @pablomcollar.bsky.social, @kjdiaz.bsky.social and @airy.bsky.social
- BLADE MAIDENS by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social
2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I didn't realize how true calling the Avengers Academy kids my "emotional support baby gays" was until it ended.
Absolutely gorgeous art and storytelling
Absolutely gorgeous art and storytelling
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I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I know many things are awful but here is one genuinely useful and helpful thing you can do. No matter their party, your representative needs to hear that trans people and our families are not alone and this bill is an unjustifiable and extreme threat to criminalize the health care we need to live.
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And my personal favorite, which I say to this fucking day:
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
And my personal favorite, which I say to this fucking day:
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.
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I know more people who quit smoking so they didn’t have to smoke outside in the cold than people who quit going to bars so they could smoke.
I still remember the night they banned smoking inside NYC bars and restaurants. So many articles claiming it would be the end of NYC nightlife.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
It was 2003.
Things can change. Faster than you might think.
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I know more people who quit smoking so they didn’t have to smoke outside in the cold than people who quit going to bars so they could smoke.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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RIP rob reiner ❤️
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
RIP rob reiner ❤️
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I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
Disney Developing Live-Action ‘Gaston’ Movie From Writer Dave Callaham And Producer Michelle Rejwan
Disney is in early development on a new live-action pic centered on the Beauty and the Beast character Gaston.
deadline.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I do not want Gaston backstory, I do not need Gaston backstory, I reject Gaston backstory
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
he is a fully formed oaf, consuming eggs by the dozen in one of the greatest villain songs ever written, and that is all we need of him
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I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.
December 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I present, once more, this MASSIVE DUCK, who I will not be posting on Twitter.