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andrewaortiz.bsky.social
@andrewaortiz.bsky.social
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I want people to understand this.

For many of them, democracy ended when Obama was elected twice and Black Lives Matter rose to prominence.

This is them “fixing” a system that felt broken and newly unsafe to them.
What we all seemingly failed to understand is just how many of our "countrymen" were perfectly willing to resort to treason to end democracy. And all in service of a convicted felon and lifelong conman who wasn't even very good at it.
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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For a long time I’ve been thinking about why we are so terrified a child will regret a gender transition. This essay ended up being not just about gender but about all of our identities, how they shape us and, crucially, how we shape ourselves.
www.nytimes.com/2023/12/01/o...
Opinion | There Is No Way to Live a Life Without Regret
The panic over transgender children is driven by the fear that they’ll regret transitioning. But freedom to make mistakes is core to being human.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2023 at 12:04 PM