Dr. Noah Thorne
@nlthorne.bsky.social
Jewish diasporist | cat parent | writer and scholar of autism, complex trauma, and masculinity | actually auDHD | doctor of clinical psychology | Adlerian psychotherapist | ze/hir pronouns | opinions are my own
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the way basic human decency hits these days is crazy
So the streamer Ludwig recently found out that one of his earliest regular viewers, who was trans, passed away and tonight he's doing a charity stream for the Trevor Project. So far he's raised over $46,000 in about 5 hours. www.twitch.tv/ludwig
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
the way basic human decency hits these days is crazy
This shit would make me want to malicious compliance so bad. Make it annoying and overburdening for the president to wade through all of the requests.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This shit would make me want to malicious compliance so bad. Make it annoying and overburdening for the president to wade through all of the requests.
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If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If you have to get permission to teach in your area of expertise from people who are definitionally not qualified to adjudicate your expertise then you are no longer working at a university.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
You’re working at a state propaganda factory.
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Woohoo!!! More Deadloch!
🚨Deadloch heads: S2 of the Aussie crime satire/drama (it's good!) arrives on Amazon Prime March 20. Many chaotic Aussie weirdos return/debut. But HEADS UP they have added a Hemsworth (Luke)! This is not a drill! Kudos to the hair & costume team for this whole deal. www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Woohoo!!! More Deadloch!
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Now an example of overt state-sponsored white supremacy.
Indiana University removed a Lecturer from her "Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice" course after a student filed a complaint about a graphic the instructor showed in class, which included "Make America Great Again" as an example of "Covert White Supremacy."
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice while the university investigates a complaint...
www.wfyi.org
November 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Now an example of overt state-sponsored white supremacy.
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Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Fire Chief Dick Durbin, showing up at the four-alarm inferno with a coupon good for one (1) discounted glass of water, redeemable in three weeks.
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Wait, does Amazon think that all of the James Bond movies exist in a single continuity? Bond would be 95 years old!
this kind of feels like freaking out over a problem that 95% of the audience is not going to have an issue with
Report: Amazon Is Struggling to Think How to Bring James Bond Back From the Dead
Daniel Craig's permanent exit in 'No Time to Die' is apparently causing issues for the next 'Bond' film.
gizmodo.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Wait, does Amazon think that all of the James Bond movies exist in a single continuity? Bond would be 95 years old!
I am, once again, begging people to learn the difference between *feeling* safe and *being* safe.
Our feelings are information, not facts. They do not reflect objective truths about reality. They reflect our perceptions about what's happening, which are very easily clouded by bias and judgement.
Our feelings are information, not facts. They do not reflect objective truths about reality. They reflect our perceptions about what's happening, which are very easily clouded by bias and judgement.
One thing the NYC mayoral race underscored for me is how easily the phrase "I don't feel safe" can be weaponized. It's an argument I would hesitate ever to use again, even for a good cause. I hope we can all agree that we have the right to BE safe. Maybe we should leave it at that.
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am, once again, begging people to learn the difference between *feeling* safe and *being* safe.
Our feelings are information, not facts. They do not reflect objective truths about reality. They reflect our perceptions about what's happening, which are very easily clouded by bias and judgement.
Our feelings are information, not facts. They do not reflect objective truths about reality. They reflect our perceptions about what's happening, which are very easily clouded by bias and judgement.
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Sarah Schulman on “feeling safe,” from Conflict Is Not Abuse:
“It is used by the dominant to defend against the discomfort of hearing other people’s realities, to repress nuance, ignore multiple experiences, and reject the inherent human right to be heard.”
“It is used by the dominant to defend against the discomfort of hearing other people’s realities, to repress nuance, ignore multiple experiences, and reject the inherent human right to be heard.”
One thing the NYC mayoral race underscored for me is how easily the phrase "I don't feel safe" can be weaponized. It's an argument I would hesitate ever to use again, even for a good cause. I hope we can all agree that we have the right to BE safe. Maybe we should leave it at that.
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sarah Schulman on “feeling safe,” from Conflict Is Not Abuse:
“It is used by the dominant to defend against the discomfort of hearing other people’s realities, to repress nuance, ignore multiple experiences, and reject the inherent human right to be heard.”
“It is used by the dominant to defend against the discomfort of hearing other people’s realities, to repress nuance, ignore multiple experiences, and reject the inherent human right to be heard.”
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Once again, SCOTUS undermines the rule of law, its own legitimacy, and the lower federal courts with a 'back of the napkin' explanation that doesn't even bother to analyze the issue under the standards for staying an injunction—all to enable a bigoted attack on a targeted group.
NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
![This case concerns an Executive Branch policy requiring
all new passports to display an individual’s biological sex at
birth. The United States District Court for the District of
Massachusetts preliminarily enjoined the Government
from enforcing the policy, and the First Circuit declined to
stay the injunction pending appeal. The Government then
filed this stay application. Applying our familiar stay fac-
tors at this preliminary stage, we grant the application.
Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends
equal protection principles than displaying their country of
birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to
a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential
treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to
establish that the Government’s choice to display biological
sex “lack[s] any purpose other than a bare . . . desire to
harm a politically unpopular group.” Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the
State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by de-
clining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress ex-
pressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreiacrtgoecxjy5y7ojz7xzbun4c4nwutjcvqn4qb4p25ldpt6va5lu@jpeg)
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Once again, SCOTUS undermines the rule of law, its own legitimacy, and the lower federal courts with a 'back of the napkin' explanation that doesn't even bother to analyze the issue under the standards for staying an injunction—all to enable a bigoted attack on a targeted group.
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“His tone was especially unbecoming for an immigrant” is a stunningly fucked-up thing to think, let alone put out into the world. It’s nasty work, even by the Post’s standards
When Republicans win elections: The people have spoken, we must let them implement their agenda.
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
When Democrats win elections: This totalitarian FREAK must be prevented from implementing the policies he ran on
nypost.com/2025/11/05/o...
November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
“His tone was especially unbecoming for an immigrant” is a stunningly fucked-up thing to think, let alone put out into the world. It’s nasty work, even by the Post’s standards
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If Democrats somehow win back Congress and the presidency with majorities willing to pass wholesale reforms and rein in the Supreme Court, enacting proportional representation needs to be near the top of the agenda
November 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
If Democrats somehow win back Congress and the presidency with majorities willing to pass wholesale reforms and rein in the Supreme Court, enacting proportional representation needs to be near the top of the agenda
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This was to be expected from a Christian nationalist majority SCOTUS but it's still horrendous.
I will not for any federal political candidate who does not pledge to reform the court.
There is no future for liberal democracy so long as reactionary bigots have unilateral power to dismantle it.
I will not for any federal political candidate who does not pledge to reform the court.
There is no future for liberal democracy so long as reactionary bigots have unilateral power to dismantle it.
1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration.
The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling.
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SCOTUS Rules Against Trans People's Passport Gender Markers In Shadow Docket Ruling
The administration has previously indicated it could revoke some trans people's passports if it got this ruling.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This was to be expected from a Christian nationalist majority SCOTUS but it's still horrendous.
I will not for any federal political candidate who does not pledge to reform the court.
There is no future for liberal democracy so long as reactionary bigots have unilateral power to dismantle it.
I will not for any federal political candidate who does not pledge to reform the court.
There is no future for liberal democracy so long as reactionary bigots have unilateral power to dismantle it.
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This is really impressive. They invented racism.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This is really impressive. They invented racism.
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that’s a wrap on sandwich guy
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
that’s a wrap on sandwich guy
This is horrible, but not wholly surprising. This animus needs to end.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did (during the pause) so it has the correct gender marker on it.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did (during the pause) so it has the correct gender marker on it.
NEW: On the shadow docket, the Supreme Court lets Trump resume misgendering trans Americans on their passports, claiming "the government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment." All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is horrible, but not wholly surprising. This animus needs to end.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did (during the pause) so it has the correct gender marker on it.
I'm just glad I got mine when I did (during the pause) so it has the correct gender marker on it.
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Re-upping after the sandwich guy's acquittal.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Re-upping after the sandwich guy's acquittal.
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Once again, we need to define what “feminism” is here. Not everything any woman ever does—not even in the political realm, and not even concerning gender—is “feminism.” Opposing the rights of women as a class to equal status and dignity is in fact called “antifeminism.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Once again, we need to define what “feminism” is here. Not everything any woman ever does—not even in the political realm, and not even concerning gender—is “feminism.” Opposing the rights of women as a class to equal status and dignity is in fact called “antifeminism.”
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Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
Don’t think ppl understand the terror the Feds are unleashing on the streets of LA right now. Roving patrols targeting vulnerable individuals. It’s horrible.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
There’s no one coming to save us except ourselves.
The past week+ has been really intense in Los Angeles. We need all of the help, support, & attention we can get. Feds are literally roving the streets snatch & grabbing vulnerable individuals. It's horrific. We need to do more.
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Attention has (justly) gone to the abuses in Chicago but the assaults in Los Angeles never ended. The military left but they were guarding building. DHS paramilitaries remain active in L.A. it's bad.
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Surprised he heard about it.
Mike Johnson: "What happened last night is blue states and blue cities voted blue. We all saw that coming. And no one should read too much into last night's election results."
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Surprised he heard about it.
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Trump's UN speech was not "unhinged" or "weird". It was a racist 'great replacement' speech. The stream of lies was a flex. He was telling the world "I say what is true. You can 'know' what you 'know'. It doesn't matter. I dictate reality. If I say black is white, up is down, 2+2÷5... it is."
September 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Trump's UN speech was not "unhinged" or "weird". It was a racist 'great replacement' speech. The stream of lies was a flex. He was telling the world "I say what is true. You can 'know' what you 'know'. It doesn't matter. I dictate reality. If I say black is white, up is down, 2+2÷5... it is."
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This is the funniest scam message I could get right before Rosh Hashanah. Sadly I don’t think they’re talking about being spiritually awake
September 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
This is the funniest scam message I could get right before Rosh Hashanah. Sadly I don’t think they’re talking about being spiritually awake
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IN CASE OF METHODISTS HIDE DOWNSTAIRS
September 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
IN CASE OF METHODISTS HIDE DOWNSTAIRS
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probably the only interesting evangelical horror author - i think most religious evangelical fiction basically comes off as too didactic
If you never read Ted Dekker, I actually would recommend him because the man had some unhinged plots.
I will admit I very much enjoyed Thr3e (2006) as it played out the Shyamalan level twist.
I will admit I very much enjoyed Thr3e (2006) as it played out the Shyamalan level twist.
honestly though, there hasn't been any decent evangelical horror movies, which is fascinating to me given evangelicals had ted dekker
September 20, 2025 at 4:20 AM
probably the only interesting evangelical horror author - i think most religious evangelical fiction basically comes off as too didactic