Elizabeth Sampat
@twoscooters.bsky.social
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Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
NEW: In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. The majority said it protects minors without violating free speech; dissenters warned it burdens adults’ rights and ignores First Amendment precedent.
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
by @mattburgess1.bsky.social:
US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Porn ID Law
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court held that age verification for explicit sites is constitutional. In a dissent, Justice Elena Kagan warned it burdens adults and ignores First Amendment precedent.
www.wired.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Age verification is deanonymization,
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
Deanonymization is censorship.
The Supreme Court is now taking away your right to anonymously *read* a form of speech. If speaking can mean that your readers have to subject themselves to potential consequences to read it, how can there be freedom of speech?
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Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Hasbro and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed a multi-year deal starting in 2027 to produce Harry Potter film and television series dolls, role play, action figures, collectibles, interactive plush, board games, and more to be revealed later this year - bwnews.pr/45UKdKL
February 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Remember if you watch this show or buy this merch, no trans person will like or trust you ever again. Sorry but those are the rules.
Being a people pleaser is exhausting. It’s now the people’s turn to please me
February 10, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Being a people pleaser is exhausting. It’s now the people’s turn to please me
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You can’t eat at everybody’s house
February 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
You can’t eat at everybody’s house
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FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
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Soren Stevenson lost his eye to police rubber bullets at the George Floyd protests. Now at 31, he's a Minneapolis city council member in the ward where both Floyd was murdered and federal agents killed Renée Good. He lived through state violence. Now he's fighting to END it. This is leadership.
He lost an eye in the George Floyd protests. Now he represents the ward where Renée Good was killed.
Meet Minneapolis city council member Soren Stevenson.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Soren Stevenson lost his eye to police rubber bullets at the George Floyd protests. Now at 31, he's a Minneapolis city council member in the ward where both Floyd was murdered and federal agents killed Renée Good. He lived through state violence. Now he's fighting to END it. This is leadership.
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.
Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
There should be a website you can check called something like Saw An English Flag dot com and it tells you if it’s football season or racism season
(It’s always racism season but sometimes it’s ALSO football season)
(It’s always racism season but sometimes it’s ALSO football season)
February 8, 2026 at 11:53 AM
There should be a website you can check called something like Saw An English Flag dot com and it tells you if it’s football season or racism season
(It’s always racism season but sometimes it’s ALSO football season)
(It’s always racism season but sometimes it’s ALSO football season)
Upset all of my Patreon supporters on our meetup call tonight by suggesting I make a video where I knit myself a sweater out of yarn made from Shiri’s fur and knit Shiri a cat sweater made of my hair
February 7, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Upset all of my Patreon supporters on our meetup call tonight by suggesting I make a video where I knit myself a sweater out of yarn made from Shiri’s fur and knit Shiri a cat sweater made of my hair
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I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
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alright, here's the story of how I bought David Lynch's dinner plates:
I Spent $4000 on David Lynch's Dinner Plates
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February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
alright, here's the story of how I bought David Lynch's dinner plates:
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what do we do about the fact that every publisher is publishing conservative “celebrity” slop. those are the publishers whose books we are arguing over buying at indies vs amazon. i refuse to buy books at amazon! but publishing itself is also a problem!
The front page of the Hachette Book Group's website urges visitors to "join the fight against censorship" by buying banned children's books that feature LGBTQ characters. This fall, Hachette will publish a book by Sam Alito, who just wrote a Supreme Court opinion making it easier to ban these books.
Sam Alito’s Publisher Wants You to Buy the Children’s Books He Just Made It Easier to Ban
The author of Mahmoud v. Taylor is writing a book for a publisher that calls the push to ban books with LGBTQ characters an attack on “one of the most important foundations of a free society.”
ballsandstrikes.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
what do we do about the fact that every publisher is publishing conservative “celebrity” slop. those are the publishers whose books we are arguing over buying at indies vs amazon. i refuse to buy books at amazon! but publishing itself is also a problem!
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I understand folks are scared but I want you to think about the mechanics of this.
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
i think people should consider the extent to which bannon, a known bullshit artist, knows that you will see this and panic. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections
Trump doubled down on his comments to nationalize voting Tuesday during an Oval Office press conference. “If you think about it, a state is an agent for the federal government in elections,” Trump sai...
www.democracydocket.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:04 AM
I understand folks are scared but I want you to think about the mechanics of this.
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
There are more polling places (>100k) than ICE and CBP agents combined, so they can only pick a few districts to try to intimidate.
Now what happens when cell phone footage of that goes online in the early morning?
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i’m telling you today, in early february, right now:
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
i’m telling you today, in early february, right now:
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
if you are concerned that there will be electoral shenanigans this year in all of the elections leading to the general in november
right now
find your local county democratic party office and tell them you want to be a trained poll watcher now
The thing a lot of people are missing in all the billionaire discourse is subtle but important. I see a lot of “wouldn’t they rather have 500 million dollars and no calls for guillotines,” or “how do they expect to stay rich when no one has money for their products.” It’s not money, it’s power.
February 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
The thing a lot of people are missing in all the billionaire discourse is subtle but important. I see a lot of “wouldn’t they rather have 500 million dollars and no calls for guillotines,” or “how do they expect to stay rich when no one has money for their products.” It’s not money, it’s power.
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There's a weird amount of Newsom glazing that comes from people who are unfamiliar with California politics and I can assure you that a hypothetical President Newsom would be the American Keir Starmer
Gavin Newsom is enough of a charmless dolt without the righteous hatred in his heart that he doesn't have much hope of surviving a primary. He'll eat shit in a debate with some mealy-mouthed bullshit that misreads the public hatred of the right and that's how we get someone better.
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
There's a weird amount of Newsom glazing that comes from people who are unfamiliar with California politics and I can assure you that a hypothetical President Newsom would be the American Keir Starmer
This is a great opportunity for me to once again link @gains-skeets.bsky.social’s incredible guide to training trans athletes, which compiles much of the previously existing supporting evidence: www.gains-af.com/blog/trans-a...
What's that you say!
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It was all just fear pushing by bad faith groups and that trans women pose no threat to cisgender women.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Trans athletes may not have fitness advantage in women’s sport, landmark study finds
Findings suggest physical performance in trans women converges toward that of cis women over time
www.independent.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
This is a great opportunity for me to once again link @gains-skeets.bsky.social’s incredible guide to training trans athletes, which compiles much of the previously existing supporting evidence: www.gains-af.com/blog/trans-a...
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this is blueskys funniest and most serious self own yet. handing twitter the biggest fucking own goal on earth
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
this is blueskys funniest and most serious self own yet. handing twitter the biggest fucking own goal on earth
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Which house was he JK Rowling????
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Which house was he JK Rowling????
Said creator just put out a video about the Melt The ICE Hat. So I guess politics are okay if they get you more AdSense money but not if it makes you feel bad about your Hogwarts house lolsob
A creator I support on Patreon shared a Harry Potter fandom thing as part of a roundup, and I messaged her my disappointment. Her response was “Wow, I really hear your hurt and it’s clear you think deeply about this. I’m sorry I can’t engage further on this topic, this space is about crafting”
???
???
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Said creator just put out a video about the Melt The ICE Hat. So I guess politics are okay if they get you more AdSense money but not if it makes you feel bad about your Hogwarts house lolsob
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THEY PUT THE 13 MEN ON THE FIELD PENALTY IN THE AD!!!!
The Georgia Democrats didn't just destroy Derek Dooley they buried him 100 feet under the earth.
February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
THEY PUT THE 13 MEN ON THE FIELD PENALTY IN THE AD!!!!
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Insane this is framed as argument over languages they hold Mass in. The group in question has opposed democracy and is antisemitic. The rejection of Vatican 2 is almost always about rejecting the Church's declaration of religious coexistence & that not all Jews can be blamed for the death of Jesus.
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics.
Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics. A breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass, the Society of St.
bit.ly
February 4, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Insane this is framed as argument over languages they hold Mass in. The group in question has opposed democracy and is antisemitic. The rejection of Vatican 2 is almost always about rejecting the Church's declaration of religious coexistence & that not all Jews can be blamed for the death of Jesus.
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nobody talks about the heated rivalry between Anna Kjellbin (Sweden women's national ice hockey team) and her fiancée Ronja Savolainen (Finland women's national ice hockey team)
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
nobody talks about the heated rivalry between Anna Kjellbin (Sweden women's national ice hockey team) and her fiancée Ronja Savolainen (Finland women's national ice hockey team)
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I'm going to say again that I understand that people need a job to live but sometimes you really have to quit.
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I'm going to say again that I understand that people need a job to live but sometimes you really have to quit.