Andrea Clark
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It’s not the biggest deal, but can we just say “bathrooms that match their gender?”
When it’s a cis person, do we call it a “gender identity?”
When it’s a cis person, do we call it a “gender identity?”
A transgender civilian employee of the Illinois National Guard sued to block President Donald Trump's ban on federal workers using bathrooms that match their gender identity reut.rs/483fiMw
November 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s not the biggest deal, but can we just say “bathrooms that match their gender?”
When it’s a cis person, do we call it a “gender identity?”
When it’s a cis person, do we call it a “gender identity?”
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Decision Desk has called the Georgia PSC race for the Democratic candidates. The polls have been closed for 45 minutes. That's a drubbing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Decision Desk has called the Georgia PSC race for the Democratic candidates. The polls have been closed for 45 minutes. That's a drubbing.
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If there’s a farm bailout, “government finances will look a lot less promising and lead to higher yields on corporate and government debt. .. a new cohort of welfare recipients will have been created, which will be difficult to terminate and will only add to the challenging fiscal outlook ..”
October 17, 2025 at 10:47 AM
If there’s a farm bailout, “government finances will look a lot less promising and lead to higher yields on corporate and government debt. .. a new cohort of welfare recipients will have been created, which will be difficult to terminate and will only add to the challenging fiscal outlook ..”
So parents might have a fundamental right to know whether their child is trans…
but no fundamental right to get transition healthcare for their child (Skrmetti).
but no fundamental right to get transition healthcare for their child (Skrmetti).
Alito, joined by Thomas and Gorsuch, suggest that public schools violate the Constitution when they help a student transition (by acknowledging them as trans) without their parents' knowledge or consent.
Would force schools to out trans kids to their parents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
Would force schools to out trans kids to their parents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
JONATHAN LEE, ET AL. v. POUDRE
SCHOOL DISTRICT R–1
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED
STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
No. 25–89. Decided October 14, 2025
The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.
Statement of JUSTICE ALITO, with whom JUSTICE
THOMAS and JUSTICE GORSUCH join, respecting the denial
of certiorari.
I concur in the denial of certiorari because petitioners do
not challenge the ground for the ruling below. But I remain
concerned that some federal courts are “tempt[ed]” to avoid
confronting a “particularly contentious constitutional questio[n]”: whether a school district violates parents’ fundamental rights “when, without parental knowledge or consent, it encourages a student to transition to a new gender
or assists in that process.” Parents Protecting Our Children, UA v. Eau Claire Area School Dist., 604 U. S. ___,
___–___ (2024) (ALITO, J., dissenting from denial of certiorari) (slip op., at 1–2) (citing Troxel v. Granville, 530 U. S.
57, 70 (2000) (plurality opinion)). Petitioners tell us that
nearly 6,000 public schools have policies—as respondent allegedly does—that purposefully interfere with parents’ access to critical information about their children’s genderidentity choices and school personnel’s involvement in and
influence on those choices. Pet. for Cert. 24. The troubling—and tragic—allegations in this case underscore the
“great and growing national importance” of the question
that these parent petitioners present. Parents Protecting
Our Children, 604 U. S., at ___ (slip op., at 1).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6h7b2i6ttw3l4t7pvbvxdith/bafkreibznytltv7mexkfzlraxhxhcwvilqwad7bmgdmbtd643ln7wd375y@jpeg)
October 14, 2025 at 1:47 PM
So parents might have a fundamental right to know whether their child is trans…
but no fundamental right to get transition healthcare for their child (Skrmetti).
but no fundamental right to get transition healthcare for their child (Skrmetti).
My kids’ dentist’s form asks, “Can we use your kid’s picture in our marketing?” I said no.
The form then asks, “Why not?”
This was a REQUIRED FIELD. I had to write in an answer to “Why not?” before it would allow me to submit the form.
The form then asks, “Why not?”
This was a REQUIRED FIELD. I had to write in an answer to “Why not?” before it would allow me to submit the form.
Welcome to our new and improved doctor’s office!
If you’ll just scan this QR code, access our poorly designed website and repeatedly enter the information we already have on file as the site crashes, we’ll be with you in twice the time it used to take.
If you’ll just scan this QR code, access our poorly designed website and repeatedly enter the information we already have on file as the site crashes, we’ll be with you in twice the time it used to take.
October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My kids’ dentist’s form asks, “Can we use your kid’s picture in our marketing?” I said no.
The form then asks, “Why not?”
This was a REQUIRED FIELD. I had to write in an answer to “Why not?” before it would allow me to submit the form.
The form then asks, “Why not?”
This was a REQUIRED FIELD. I had to write in an answer to “Why not?” before it would allow me to submit the form.
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At least part of the problem is that we usually think of envy as a bottom-up phenomenon so the idea that marginalized groups could be a target of envy seems like a contradiction in terms. But as I've argued elsewhere, "envying down" might be more common than you think...
(PDF) Envious Ethnography and the Ethnography of Envy in Anthropology's “Orient”: Towards A Theory of Envy
PDF | Drawing on prevalent Euro‐American folk models, extant theories of envy in the social sciences tend to reduce it to an emotion embodied in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...
www.researchgate.net
October 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
At least part of the problem is that we usually think of envy as a bottom-up phenomenon so the idea that marginalized groups could be a target of envy seems like a contradiction in terms. But as I've argued elsewhere, "envying down" might be more common than you think...
Sunstein was one of my favorite professors and in every sense a model academic, including the head-in-the-clouds absent-minded-professor sense. tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
September 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Sunstein was one of my favorite professors and in every sense a model academic, including the head-in-the-clouds absent-minded-professor sense. tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwik...
“afoot” and “hitherto” require their own kind of alchemy
here it fizzled
here it fizzled
What it sounds like when philosophers who are also anti-trans activists submit an amicus brief to a US court where they argue for banning trans girls and women from women's sports.
September 23, 2025 at 12:18 PM
“afoot” and “hitherto” require their own kind of alchemy
here it fizzled
here it fizzled
I spent the night in jail after an Iraq War protest.
About a decade later, I got a letter. I was getting about $8k from a settlement arising from the protest.
I hadn’t even heard about the lawsuit! But after moving several times, and with a common name, they tracked me down to give me a check.
About a decade later, I got a letter. I was getting about $8k from a settlement arising from the protest.
I hadn’t even heard about the lawsuit! But after moving several times, and with a common name, they tracked me down to give me a check.
The point I’ve been trying to make is that Trump’s admin is more bark than bite. You can criticize them, protest against them, mock them harshly, and you WON’T go to jail. They certainly want you to think you’ll go to jail, because they derive immense power from that kind of fear. So challenge it.
So how long were you in jail?
September 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I spent the night in jail after an Iraq War protest.
About a decade later, I got a letter. I was getting about $8k from a settlement arising from the protest.
I hadn’t even heard about the lawsuit! But after moving several times, and with a common name, they tracked me down to give me a check.
About a decade later, I got a letter. I was getting about $8k from a settlement arising from the protest.
I hadn’t even heard about the lawsuit! But after moving several times, and with a common name, they tracked me down to give me a check.
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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Such bullshit @hyundaiusa.com builds a 7.5 billion dollar factory then gets fucking harassed by the storm troopers.
September 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Such bullshit @hyundaiusa.com builds a 7.5 billion dollar factory then gets fucking harassed by the storm troopers.
trans people before the ban kicks in
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
trans people before the ban kicks in
That "try harder" is often a useful LLM prompt is one of their more confounding aspects.
ChatGPT confidently, and incorrectly, identified this bag. When I said, "no, try again," it got it right!
It wants to use less resources, but ends up using more, because it can't tell when it's wrong.
ChatGPT confidently, and incorrectly, identified this bag. When I said, "no, try again," it got it right!
It wants to use less resources, but ends up using more, because it can't tell when it's wrong.
August 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
That "try harder" is often a useful LLM prompt is one of their more confounding aspects.
ChatGPT confidently, and incorrectly, identified this bag. When I said, "no, try again," it got it right!
It wants to use less resources, but ends up using more, because it can't tell when it's wrong.
ChatGPT confidently, and incorrectly, identified this bag. When I said, "no, try again," it got it right!
It wants to use less resources, but ends up using more, because it can't tell when it's wrong.
This blows my mind. They must have terrible preorder numbers.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Content Will no Longer Carry Forward into Black Ops 7
insider-gaming.com/call-of-duty...
insider-gaming.com/call-of-duty...
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Content Will no Longer Carry Forward into Black Ops 7
The proposed Black Ops 6 to Black Ops 7 carry forward is no longer happening, per a Call of Duty official statement.
insider-gaming.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This blows my mind. They must have terrible preorder numbers.
The talk in this clip is what we call “cisnormative,” and it’s a good example of how those weird words everybody was talking about yesterday are sometimes useful.
Almost every human goes through a sexual transition. It starts around 11 or 12. Cisnormativity is being unable to see this.
Almost every human goes through a sexual transition. It starts around 11 or 12. Cisnormativity is being unable to see this.
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
August 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The talk in this clip is what we call “cisnormative,” and it’s a good example of how those weird words everybody was talking about yesterday are sometimes useful.
Almost every human goes through a sexual transition. It starts around 11 or 12. Cisnormativity is being unable to see this.
Almost every human goes through a sexual transition. It starts around 11 or 12. Cisnormativity is being unable to see this.
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
August 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
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Alright it’s that time of year.
I need more college football mutuals.
And maybe you do too.
Retweet this tweet and follow back everyone who retweets.
Let’s talk CFB!
I need more college football mutuals.
And maybe you do too.
Retweet this tweet and follow back everyone who retweets.
Let’s talk CFB!
a man in a suit with a mascot on his head shakes hands with another man
ALT: a man in a suit with a mascot on his head shakes hands with another man
media.tenor.com
August 22, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Alright it’s that time of year.
I need more college football mutuals.
And maybe you do too.
Retweet this tweet and follow back everyone who retweets.
Let’s talk CFB!
I need more college football mutuals.
And maybe you do too.
Retweet this tweet and follow back everyone who retweets.
Let’s talk CFB!
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More seriously: You cannot reckon with the current attacks on science without reckoning with the recent history of attacks on gender-affirming medicine. Conservatives were validated by the New York Times in a vibes-based overthrow of good science, emboldening them to move on to all areas of science.
August 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
More seriously: You cannot reckon with the current attacks on science without reckoning with the recent history of attacks on gender-affirming medicine. Conservatives were validated by the New York Times in a vibes-based overthrow of good science, emboldening them to move on to all areas of science.
I never thought this would happen for me. I ordered women's shoes and they are TOO BIG.
August 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I never thought this would happen for me. I ordered women's shoes and they are TOO BIG.
MS Teams should’ve figured out by now that I’m not trying to speak with my mic off. It’s called “muttering.”
August 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
MS Teams should’ve figured out by now that I’m not trying to speak with my mic off. It’s called “muttering.”
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Yeah, I love BlueSky, but it often reaches the point where everything that needs to be said has been said, but not everyone has said it.
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Yeah, I love BlueSky, but it often reaches the point where everything that needs to be said has been said, but not everyone has said it.
This is my favorite way to test LLMs. At least it isn’t telling me that Kobe’s still alive like the last version did. But I’m not quite sure how Jordan’s “living status” disqualifies him from a list of players who are “still alive.”
August 8, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This is my favorite way to test LLMs. At least it isn’t telling me that Kobe’s still alive like the last version did. But I’m not quite sure how Jordan’s “living status” disqualifies him from a list of players who are “still alive.”
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This is how it goes: in order to persecute a small group, everyone has to carry ID and answer personal questions from private sector employees with no responsibility to keep your information private.
And trans men are caught in a catch 22 where they can't use either bathroom.
And trans men are caught in a catch 22 where they can't use either bathroom.
Source: archive.ph/taXyE
Service providers will be told to ask for birth certificates and interrogate service users to discover their "biological sex".
The guidance also ban trans men from female toilets on the basis that their presence would cause "alarm or distress".
Service providers will be told to ask for birth certificates and interrogate service users to discover their "biological sex".
The guidance also ban trans men from female toilets on the basis that their presence would cause "alarm or distress".
August 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This is how it goes: in order to persecute a small group, everyone has to carry ID and answer personal questions from private sector employees with no responsibility to keep your information private.
And trans men are caught in a catch 22 where they can't use either bathroom.
And trans men are caught in a catch 22 where they can't use either bathroom.
I guess I am a pick-me because I’ll almost certainly vote for the Democrat, whoever it is.
We get a chance to pick and shape a great candidate. That’s the primary. It’s fine then to get angry and demanding. But in the general there are 2 candidates. We either chose one or implicitly help the other.
We get a chance to pick and shape a great candidate. That’s the primary. It’s fine then to get angry and demanding. But in the general there are 2 candidates. We either chose one or implicitly help the other.
When you see a Pick-Me Pete or other centrist transphobe defender, just ask them this. They never answer. We all know why.
Are there any other groups of people it's okay to have "concerns" about, or just trans people?
August 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I guess I am a pick-me because I’ll almost certainly vote for the Democrat, whoever it is.
We get a chance to pick and shape a great candidate. That’s the primary. It’s fine then to get angry and demanding. But in the general there are 2 candidates. We either chose one or implicitly help the other.
We get a chance to pick and shape a great candidate. That’s the primary. It’s fine then to get angry and demanding. But in the general there are 2 candidates. We either chose one or implicitly help the other.
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