Pepito Manuel
@pepitomanuel.bsky.social
friendly curmudgeon, former bass badass, lover of all things philly and barcelona despite their mutual decline, reasonable human, he/him.
GN is a shit stain.
I love how Gavin Newsom, a man I've long suspected to be an opportunistic sleaze, has finally revealed himself to the folks whose political bullshit detectors may not be as finely tuned. He's making it easy for everyone!
March 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
GN is a shit stain.
Fuck Yeah Women's Game!
This International Women’s Day we are extra grateful for the women, non-binary, and trans women who give us a voice and pave a path for more of us to succeed 💘
📷: @nwslsoccer.com
📷: @nwslsoccer.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fuck Yeah Women's Game!
"Whether we are urged to be civil to racists, polite to patriarchy, or obedient to decorum when opposing a fascist, the goal is the same: to maintain the power of the racist, to maintain the power of patriarchy, to maintain the power of fascism."
March 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Whether we are urged to be civil to racists, polite to patriarchy, or obedient to decorum when opposing a fascist, the goal is the same: to maintain the power of the racist, to maintain the power of patriarchy, to maintain the power of fascism."
Rep. Zooey Zephyr - My Wife - just gave an incredible speech against a drag ban in Montana. It was so strong that a Republican rose to speak passionately against the bill, chastising the sponsor.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
The drag ban dies in Montana, flips 10+ Republican votes!
This is the power of representation.
March 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
This happened yesterday evening so it's almost old news now but good news is good news and we (I) gotta remember to pause and fist bump for that.
The final vote: 51-45, with 4 people absent.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
CLOTURE FAILS, A CONGRESSIONAL SPORTS BAN WILL NOT HAPPEN.
Democrats hold firm, not a single dem voted for cloture.
MAJOR victory for everyone who called in today and this week in support of trans people.
March 4, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This happened yesterday evening so it's almost old news now but good news is good news and we (I) gotta remember to pause and fist bump for that.
this is fucking spectacular.
March 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
this is fucking spectacular.
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The "less pugilistic approach" is also a sign Democrats should be widely primaried
March 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The "less pugilistic approach" is also a sign Democrats should be widely primaried
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This is basically the attitude of democrats up and down the ticket and it’s pathetic and unamerican
In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular."
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"
March 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This is basically the attitude of democrats up and down the ticket and it’s pathetic and unamerican
100% I would vote for Zelenskyy.
February 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
100% I would vote for Zelenskyy.
People. Make the calls on S-9 please! There are scripts here and everything.
ok, cis folks—if you said you'd stand with trans folks, it's time.
S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.*
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
S.9 is the senate's sports ban bill—a big step to making trump’s executive order a federal law, which is much harder to undo. it can be stopped *monday.*
short call scripts for dem & GOP senators ⬇️🧵
legiscan.com/US/bill/SB9/...
a cloture vote for the way-harder-to-undo-than-an-executive-order federal anti-trans sports ban is now set for monday. that means there's more time to make calls.
no on cloture means it doesn't get a vote. the GOP needs 7 dems to advance it.
please call. there is *so* much evil downstream of this.
no on cloture means it doesn't get a vote. the GOP needs 7 dems to advance it.
please call. there is *so* much evil downstream of this.
February 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
People. Make the calls on S-9 please! There are scripts here and everything.
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Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
State Department visa policy could bar trans people from traveling to U.S.
Violations could result in travel bans beyond just athletes
www.the-independent.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Finally.
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
A major media outlet has finally reported on Trump’s total travel ban for transgender visa applicants seeking the United States.
I had to scream for two days to get someone else to report on it.
It is NOT just for athletes.
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
I would expect this from NYT and ET but not you @theguardian.com.
Please fix this headline and aim higher moving forward.
Please fix this headline and aim higher moving forward.
The reporting on the trans travel visa ban is criminal.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
It does NOT only affect transgender athletes.
The cables CLEARLY say it affects all trans people. They can reject visas on point 6 of anyone who is requesting a visa that does not match their assigned sex at birth.
February 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I would expect this from NYT and ET but not you @theguardian.com.
Please fix this headline and aim higher moving forward.
Please fix this headline and aim higher moving forward.
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🔥 CROCKETT: “Facts matter.”
February 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🔥 CROCKETT: “Facts matter.”
Fuck yeah Philly!
February 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Fuck yeah Philly!
February 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
sign of an extremely healthy society
"With a click of a button, app users can hire a bodyguard specific to their needs."
I'm curious about what will happen when protesters, faced with law enforcement, begin using "Uber with guns."
I'm curious about what will happen when protesters, faced with law enforcement, begin using "Uber with guns."
'Uber with guns': App available in LA provides armed security with click of a button
A new app available in L.A. is being described as "Uber with guns." With a click of a button, users can hire an armed bodyguard.
abc7.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
sign of an extremely healthy society
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This is the point. the point is not that every person on substack is a nazi. The point is that substack has created a safe space for Nazis and is asking people who are fighting fascism to give those Nazis money.
I know some people don't know about it. But others of you are being willfully obtuse.
I know some people don't know about it. But others of you are being willfully obtuse.
it’s tiring talking about this every few weeks but if you want to launch your newsletter on substack and share revenue with those guys, that’s your choice. but at this point you know exactly what you’re getting into and everyone else knows, too.
February 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is the point. the point is not that every person on substack is a nazi. The point is that substack has created a safe space for Nazis and is asking people who are fighting fascism to give those Nazis money.
I know some people don't know about it. But others of you are being willfully obtuse.
I know some people don't know about it. But others of you are being willfully obtuse.
these fuckers love nothing more than being cruel.
THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
these fuckers love nothing more than being cruel.
for those looking for more details on the substack fuckery
Articles about substack’s nazi problem:
www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
(Free link: archive.is/uyugO)
www.anildash.com//2024/11/19/...
www.thehandbasket.co/p/substack-a...
thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
(Free link: archive.is/uyugO)
Don't call it a Substack. - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
www.anildash.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
for those looking for more details on the substack fuckery
February 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fuck yeah Gritty!
February 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Fuck yeah Gritty!
following a frustrating (but not unexpected) meeting at the county clerk's office, i headed to the local thrift to spend a little time breathing and hiding from the general national psychosis.
Scored this beautiful early ECM records gem for 54 cents, but the real prize was homemade button Jesus.
Scored this beautiful early ECM records gem for 54 cents, but the real prize was homemade button Jesus.
February 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
following a frustrating (but not unexpected) meeting at the county clerk's office, i headed to the local thrift to spend a little time breathing and hiding from the general national psychosis.
Scored this beautiful early ECM records gem for 54 cents, but the real prize was homemade button Jesus.
Scored this beautiful early ECM records gem for 54 cents, but the real prize was homemade button Jesus.
pics from last night's sunset. Even the sky screams for trans liberation.
February 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
pics from last night's sunset. Even the sky screams for trans liberation.
Dig it!
🚨 NY AG Letitia James warns hospitals that denying gender-affirming care to minors violates state law—regardless of Trump’s order restricting federal funds.
NY’s anti-discrimination protections still stand.
Read more: apnews.com/article/new-...
NY’s anti-discrimination protections still stand.
Read more: apnews.com/article/new-...
New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order
New York Attorney General Letitia James is telling hospitals that they would be violating state law if they stop offering gender-affirming care for people under age 19 in response to an executive orde...
apnews.com
February 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Dig it!