Scott Johnson
@thinpartitions.bsky.social
Professor; pagan; parent. Sex work is work; trans rights are human rights.
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(David Lee Roth ghost) Iiiii ain’t got no body
December 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
(David Lee Roth ghost) Iiiii ain’t got no body
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One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
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Also, one thing the country needs is definitely more nurses, so limiting entry is just pointlessly stupid
huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Also, one thing the country needs is definitely more nurses, so limiting entry is just pointlessly stupid
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If you are a fan of Star Trek: Voyager who is not keeping up with this comic series, do yourself a favor and visit your local comic shop this holiday weekend!!
thanks to @averykaplan.bsky.social at @comicsbeat.bsky.social for the lovely review!!
“Voyager – Homecoming #3 demonstrates that the entire creative team… continues to understand the assignment. I very much hope we get to see this story continue beyond the fifth issue of this limited series!”
“Voyager – Homecoming #3 demonstrates that the entire creative team… continues to understand the assignment. I very much hope we get to see this story continue beyond the fifth issue of this limited series!”
Wednesday Comics Reviews: INVISIBLE MAN #4 is horror at its most poetic, and more
This week's Wednesday Comics Reviews include Universal Monsters - The Invisible Man #4, Galactic #1, 2000AD, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you are a fan of Star Trek: Voyager who is not keeping up with this comic series, do yourself a favor and visit your local comic shop this holiday weekend!!
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"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
Judge’s Footnote on Immigration Agents Using AI in Chicago Area Raises Accuracy and Privacy Concerns
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines agents’ credibility and “ma...
news.wttw.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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Wrote about my weekend with the anti-vaxxers. newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My Weekend With the Anti-Vaxxers
At the Children’s Health Defense conference, conspiracy meets community—and a vaccine-rejection movement gains ground without ever winning majority support.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wrote about my weekend with the anti-vaxxers. newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Still Life On Belly
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Still Life On Belly
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I agree. It's obscene.
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I agree. It's obscene.
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Did you know back in 2023 Republican House members (including our rep right here in the 130th) voted to strip every state funded dollar from our libraries in retaliation to this lawsuit?
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves • Missouri Independent
A Jackson County Circuit Court struck down a 2022 law that criminalized school employees for providing "sexually explicit material."
missouriindependent.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Did you know back in 2023 Republican House members (including our rep right here in the 130th) voted to strip every state funded dollar from our libraries in retaliation to this lawsuit?
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The Miami Herald and our other news media are still asking where the 2,000+ folks *went* in 'Alligator Alcatraz' here in my state. I'm screaming in rage for people like this man and our elders and legends like you, Mr. Takei, whose communities were traumatized in the same fashion.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Miami Herald and our other news media are still asking where the 2,000+ folks *went* in 'Alligator Alcatraz' here in my state. I'm screaming in rage for people like this man and our elders and legends like you, Mr. Takei, whose communities were traumatized in the same fashion.
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
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There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
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I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Alice is the one who taught me the power, joys, nuances and challenges of online disability communities--at a time when my own disability was making me more housebound.
I remain forever grateful to her, for showing me what could be possible, but also what remains to be done.
I remain forever grateful to her, for showing me what could be possible, but also what remains to be done.
Watching disabled people around the world mourn Alice is a reminder of the good aspect of the internet. 30 years ago, few people outside of SF would ever have known Alice existed. I never would have met her. The internet connected us all. Let’s honor Alice’s memory by using that power and community.
My social media is wall-to-wall love for the incomparable Alice Wong, and I need more words. What captures sadness and/also affection for a community that knows what's been lost?
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Alice is the one who taught me the power, joys, nuances and challenges of online disability communities--at a time when my own disability was making me more housebound.
I remain forever grateful to her, for showing me what could be possible, but also what remains to be done.
I remain forever grateful to her, for showing me what could be possible, but also what remains to be done.
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Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building.
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone.
With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
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Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
November 16, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Alice Wong fought tirelessly against institutionalizing disabled people.
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
She understood that we deserve autonomy over our care.
That healthcare is a basic human right and people should receive the support they need to remain in their homes & communities.
Fight for universal healthcare now!
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What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
What a terrible day to know how to read
Late Night at the Salad Bar
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Late Night at the Salad Bar
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Absolutely no one, regardless of how fancy his title, how many degrees he has, or how many votes he receives in a popularity contest, can be trusted with power over others. maggiemcneill.com/2024/11/08/t...
The Power of the Powerless
There is not and in fact cannot be any such thing as “legitimate” authority, whether that authority is chosen by elections, lots, birth, examining goat entrails, or pulling swords out of lakes. An…
maggiemcneill.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Absolutely no one, regardless of how fancy his title, how many degrees he has, or how many votes he receives in a popularity contest, can be trusted with power over others. maggiemcneill.com/2024/11/08/t...
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This issue was the best parts of Fables mixed with not having to think about the politics of the author of Fables
This beauty is out today! Poison Ivy eats from the Tree of Knowledge and discovers her story doesn't begin where she thinks it begins. An Arthurian romp with a twist. Art by THE Mark Buckingham. Stunning cover by @anireal.bsky.social. Pick yours up at your local comics shop.
November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This issue was the best parts of Fables mixed with not having to think about the politics of the author of Fables