FirecatStef 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
@firecatstef.bsky.social
They/he. 1961, bi/pan, disabled, fat, neurodiverse, polyam, white. Black Lives Matter. Against fascism.
👍 Understatement, Oxford comma, Cats, Pit bulls, Smutty fanfic. Fave superpower: shapeshifting or persuasion. Socks may be worn with sandals.
👍 Understatement, Oxford comma, Cats, Pit bulls, Smutty fanfic. Fave superpower: shapeshifting or persuasion. Socks may be worn with sandals.
Don’t be fooled.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mamdani and the Future of MAGA open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mamdani and the Future of MAGA open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mamdani and the Future of MAGA
Marjorie Taylor Greene might be on the right side of history by breaking with Trump over the Epstein Scandal, but her toxic brand of white Christian nationalism is the present and future of MAGA.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Don’t be fooled.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mamdani and the Future of MAGA open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mamdani and the Future of MAGA open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
I’m sorry children in Smyrna and Murfreesboro, TN, might miss out on the pleasure of reading Harriet the Spy.
(No, I don’t know if HtS is included in the cull of gender-subversive books. But I found it somewhat gender-subversive when I read it as a kid.)
www.erininthemorning.com/p/some-tenne...
(No, I don’t know if HtS is included in the cull of gender-subversive books. But I found it somewhat gender-subversive when I read it as a kid.)
www.erininthemorning.com/p/some-tenne...
Some Tennessee Libraries Shut Down For “Emergency Closure” Over Transgender Books
It is unclear how many other libraries have or may need to temporarily shut their doors in order to cull their children’s sections for gender-subversive content.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I’m sorry children in Smyrna and Murfreesboro, TN, might miss out on the pleasure of reading Harriet the Spy.
(No, I don’t know if HtS is included in the cull of gender-subversive books. But I found it somewhat gender-subversive when I read it as a kid.)
www.erininthemorning.com/p/some-tenne...
(No, I don’t know if HtS is included in the cull of gender-subversive books. But I found it somewhat gender-subversive when I read it as a kid.)
www.erininthemorning.com/p/some-tenne...
“He continues to lie about his loss in the 2020 presidential election.” > Thanks to AP for describing The Big Lie this way, instead of merely saying that he claims he won the election, which is how I usually see it described in major news outlets. Framing matters!
apnews.com/article/elec...
apnews.com/article/elec...
Bomb threats in New Jersey and Trump warnings for California mark Election Day
Bomb threats to New Jersey polling stations, a voter roll mishap in Pennsylvania potentially affecting thousands of voters and warnings by President Donald Trump against California’s mail balloting sy...
apnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
“He continues to lie about his loss in the 2020 presidential election.” > Thanks to AP for describing The Big Lie this way, instead of merely saying that he claims he won the election, which is how I usually see it described in major news outlets. Framing matters!
apnews.com/article/elec...
apnews.com/article/elec...
I love this. Furries for democracy!
“protesters have deprived [ICE] of photo opportunities by dressing in animal costumes. ICE agents staring down a giant frog and Mr. Potato Head don’t look very dominant.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14...
“protesters have deprived [ICE] of photo opportunities by dressing in animal costumes. ICE agents staring down a giant frog and Mr. Potato Head don’t look very dominant.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14...
October 14, 2025
The government shutdown, which started on October 1, is entering its third week.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love this. Furries for democracy!
“protesters have deprived [ICE] of photo opportunities by dressing in animal costumes. ICE agents staring down a giant frog and Mr. Potato Head don’t look very dominant.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14...
“protesters have deprived [ICE] of photo opportunities by dressing in animal costumes. ICE agents staring down a giant frog and Mr. Potato Head don’t look very dominant.”
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-14...
Dennis:
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!
[MP&tHG]
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican...
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!
[MP&tHG]
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican...
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
On Thursday evening, news emerged that individuals within and outside of Trump administration were pushing to cast trans activists as domestic terrorists. Then, Project 2025 dropped its proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 20, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Dennis:
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!
[MP&tHG]
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican...
Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!
[MP&tHG]
Republicans Push FBI To Designate Trans Advocacy As Violent Extremism. Inside The Project 2025 Organization's Proposal.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/republican...
Most of the alternative media I’m subscribed to didn’t bring up Khalil either.
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week theintercept.com/2025/09/19/j...
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week theintercept.com/2025/09/19/j...
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week
The mainstream media is up in arms about Trump’s attack on Jimmy Kimmel’s free speech rights — but barely made a peep about Mahmoud Khalil.
theintercept.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Most of the alternative media I’m subscribed to didn’t bring up Khalil either.
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week theintercept.com/2025/09/19/j...
Jimmy Kimmel Wasn’t the Biggest Corporate Media Capitulation to Trump This Week theintercept.com/2025/09/19/j...
See Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and As You Like It before they’re banned.
H.B. 4938 would ban content involving “imitating, depicting, or representing [oneself as] the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics.”
www.them.us/story/michig...
H.B. 4938 would ban content involving “imitating, depicting, or representing [oneself as] the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics.”
www.them.us/story/michig...
Michigan GOP Proposes Bill Banning Porn and Depictions of Trans People
The law would force internet providers to implement “mandatory filtering technology.”
www.them.us
September 19, 2025 at 5:09 AM
See Twelfth Night, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and As You Like It before they’re banned.
H.B. 4938 would ban content involving “imitating, depicting, or representing [oneself as] the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics.”
www.them.us/story/michig...
H.B. 4938 would ban content involving “imitating, depicting, or representing [oneself as] the other biological sex by means of a combination of attire, cosmetology, or prosthetics.”
www.them.us/story/michig...
“This person has not come forward publicly, so their gender identity remains unknown. There was no evidence to confirm or deny their transgender identity aside from [Tyler’s] mother's comments.”
Investigating claims Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's roommate is trans www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
Investigating claims Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's roommate is trans www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
Investigating claims Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's roommate is trans
The roommate — whom the suspect called "my love" – reportedly had no prior knowledge of the shooting and was cooperating, based on court filings.
www.snopes.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
“This person has not come forward publicly, so their gender identity remains unknown. There was no evidence to confirm or deny their transgender identity aside from [Tyler’s] mother's comments.”
Investigating claims Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's roommate is trans www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
Investigating claims Charlie Kirk shooting suspect's roommate is trans www.snopes.com/news/2025/09...
The New Yorker is trying to convince me that Bluesky has become annoying and everyone’s back on Xitter. True or false?
I never got the hang of Twitter. I have similar problems with Bluesky. I don’t need a social site to deliver me more links. I want conversation. Is conversation dead? Where is it?
I never got the hang of Twitter. I have similar problems with Bluesky. I don’t need a social site to deliver me more links. I want conversation. Is conversation dead? Where is it?
September 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The New Yorker is trying to convince me that Bluesky has become annoying and everyone’s back on Xitter. True or false?
I never got the hang of Twitter. I have similar problems with Bluesky. I don’t need a social site to deliver me more links. I want conversation. Is conversation dead? Where is it?
I never got the hang of Twitter. I have similar problems with Bluesky. I don’t need a social site to deliver me more links. I want conversation. Is conversation dead? Where is it?
I didn’t know this. Cool.
people.com/trader-joe-s...
people.com/trader-joe-s...
Trader Joe's Donates '100%' of Unsold Products Every Day, Gave Away 98 Million Pounds Last Year
The food donations are part of Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares Program
people.com
September 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I didn’t know this. Cool.
people.com/trader-joe-s...
people.com/trader-joe-s...
Laughter Can Be A Political Martial Art
open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
Laughter Can Be A Political Martial Art
Otpor’s Mischief Against Milošević: A Blueprint for Anti-Authoritarian Resistance
open.substack.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Laughter Can Be A Political Martial Art
open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
open.substack.com/pub/antiauth...
ABC News Writes Trump's Chicago Invasion Press Release For Him open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
ABC News Writes Trump's Chicago Invasion Press Release For Him
Thirty-four paragraphs of violence porn, one mention of plummeting crime rates. This is how authoritarian moves get normalized.
open.substack.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
ABC News Writes Trump's Chicago Invasion Press Release For Him open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
You can guess what will happen, but don’t ignore the error bars.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/on-not-surre...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/on-not-surre...
On Not Surrendering in Advance (Or At Any Point Thereafter)
There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
You can guess what will happen, but don’t ignore the error bars.
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/on-not-surre...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com/on-not-surre...
The Sydney Sweeney thing was invented too, the post says.
The Right Is So Desperate to Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out of Thin Air www.readtpa.com/p/the-right-...
The Right Is So Desperate to Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out of Thin Air www.readtpa.com/p/the-right-...
The Right Is So Desperate to Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out of Thin Air
From Cracker Barrel to Sydney Sweeney's jeans: How right-wing influencers manufacture controversies, then cite them as proof that "wokeness" destroys companies.
www.readtpa.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The Sydney Sweeney thing was invented too, the post says.
The Right Is So Desperate to Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out of Thin Air www.readtpa.com/p/the-right-...
The Right Is So Desperate to Prove 'Go Woke, Go Broke' That They're Inventing 'Woke' Controversies Out of Thin Air www.readtpa.com/p/the-right-...
“A malware detector had blacklisted my site, [and] was incorrectly preventing people from accessing the survey at survey.gendercensus.com.
“That link will still work for most of you, but some of you might need to use this backup URL: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCens...
“That link will still work for most of you, but some of you might need to use this backup URL: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCens...
Gender Census 2025
Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.
survey.gendercensus.com
August 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
“A malware detector had blacklisted my site, [and] was incorrectly preventing people from accessing the survey at survey.gendercensus.com.
“That link will still work for most of you, but some of you might need to use this backup URL: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCens...
“That link will still work for most of you, but some of you might need to use this backup URL: www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/GenderCens...
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The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
July 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The 12th annual international Gender Census 2025 is now open until at least 30th August 2025!
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
survey.gendercensus.com
It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.
I just cannot get used to the phrase “underage women.” (A noprize to anyone who guesses correctly where I keep encountering it.)
July 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I just cannot get used to the phrase “underage women.” (A noprize to anyone who guesses correctly where I keep encountering it.)
“In recent years, calls for sports bans have expanded to encompass an increasingly absurd range of activities. Darts, disc golf, fishing, billiards, beauty pageants, competitive hot dog eating, and even chess have all come under scrutiny.”
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
California Rejects Trump's Demands To Enact Full Trans Sports And Bathroom Bans
The State Superintendent of Education responded to Trump's Title IX complaints against trans participation in sports with a rejection of its demands.
open.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“In recent years, calls for sports bans have expanded to encompass an increasingly absurd range of activities. Darts, disc golf, fishing, billiards, beauty pageants, competitive hot dog eating, and even chess have all come under scrutiny.”
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings
Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...
www.mobilize.us
July 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
Grr. I wanna sign into my secondary google account. It asks for my password and and asks for my verification email and makes me put in in a code sent to it. THEN it wants my cell phone number, which it doesn’t have. I don’t want to give it to them. My other account works without my phone no.!
July 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Grr. I wanna sign into my secondary google account. It asks for my password and and asks for my verification email and makes me put in in a code sent to it. THEN it wants my cell phone number, which it doesn’t have. I don’t want to give it to them. My other account works without my phone no.!
Not only that but the polls vastly underrated his chances. fair.org/home/media-d...
Media Did Their Best to Scare Voters Away From Zohran Mamdani
Zohran Mamdani's victory exposes the out-of-touchness of establishment media outlets that twisted like pretzels to scare voters away.
fair.org
June 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not only that but the polls vastly underrated his chances. fair.org/home/media-d...
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Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride.
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Mainstream media and corporate Democrats are going to try to knock Mamdani down. I want a party that stands for what I hear about his platform.
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-corpor...
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-corpor...
The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare
He’s on the way to becoming mayor of New York City
robertreich.substack.com
June 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Mainstream media and corporate Democrats are going to try to knock Mamdani down. I want a party that stands for what I hear about his platform.
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-corpor...
robertreich.substack.com/p/the-corpor...