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you'll spend your entire life thinking "that's not her, not really" and pushing the thought away. you'll never truly grieve. you'll become attached to a simulacrum, something that isn't your grandmother & never was; it will eventually replace her in your memory. you will live in hell before you die
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
you'll spend your entire life thinking "that's not her, not really" and pushing the thought away. you'll never truly grieve. you'll become attached to a simulacrum, something that isn't your grandmother & never was; it will eventually replace her in your memory. you will live in hell before you die
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a real drinker's drink....only existed for a few years....not everyone who died during that time drank a can, but everyone who drank a can was instantly killed
Sparks being everywhere was such a blip. Seemingly no one I talk to these days remembers it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
a real drinker's drink....only existed for a few years....not everyone who died during that time drank a can, but everyone who drank a can was instantly killed
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Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
friend i haven't seen in 3 years: yo what's up man
me: i saw an air conditioner fall on a guy's head
friend: did it kill him
me: yeah completely i gotta go good seeing you
me: i saw an air conditioner fall on a guy's head
friend: did it kill him
me: yeah completely i gotta go good seeing you
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin
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According to @ncgovernor.bsky.social, state officials aren't getting information about Border Patrol immigration enforcement activities in the Triangle and Charlotte. "We don't know pretty much anything. They're operating in the shadows."
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
NC Republican leaders backing immigration enforcement in Triangle, Charlotte, as Democrats oppose moves
As Border Patrol agents descend on Charlotte — and are reportedly active in Wake County and Durham too — the state's top Republican leaders are supportive of the immigration enforcement action.
www.wunc.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
According to @ncgovernor.bsky.social, state officials aren't getting information about Border Patrol immigration enforcement activities in the Triangle and Charlotte. "We don't know pretty much anything. They're operating in the shadows."
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
www.wunc.org/politics/202... #ncpol
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Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
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Zohran Mamdani wins!
He ran on an unabashedly pro-transgender platform, stood up for the most vulnerable, as so many have pushed for the Democratic Party to abandon trans people in order to win.
Major win for trans New Yorkers - he has vowed for intense resistance to anti-trans Trump policies.
He ran on an unabashedly pro-transgender platform, stood up for the most vulnerable, as so many have pushed for the Democratic Party to abandon trans people in order to win.
Major win for trans New Yorkers - he has vowed for intense resistance to anti-trans Trump policies.
November 5, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Zohran Mamdani wins!
He ran on an unabashedly pro-transgender platform, stood up for the most vulnerable, as so many have pushed for the Democratic Party to abandon trans people in order to win.
Major win for trans New Yorkers - he has vowed for intense resistance to anti-trans Trump policies.
He ran on an unabashedly pro-transgender platform, stood up for the most vulnerable, as so many have pushed for the Democratic Party to abandon trans people in order to win.
Major win for trans New Yorkers - he has vowed for intense resistance to anti-trans Trump policies.
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everything else aside, “i got the issue i cover completely wrong for several years straight, anyway let’s all move on” is an incredible move.
November 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
everything else aside, “i got the issue i cover completely wrong for several years straight, anyway let’s all move on” is an incredible move.
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If you can afford it, a *monetary* donation (it goes a lot farther!) to your local food bank would be a most excellent thing to do right now.
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If you can afford it, a *monetary* donation (it goes a lot farther!) to your local food bank would be a most excellent thing to do right now.
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Mom can you come pick me up? I'm tired of living inside @megelison.bsky.social's 'The Pill'
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Mom can you come pick me up? I'm tired of living inside @megelison.bsky.social's 'The Pill'
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“Trad cath” is, weirdly, code for “unfamiliar with Catholicism”
Far-right Catholics freaking out about the Pope doing normal Pope things will always be entertaining.
The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?
The Pope blessed some water? Can you even imagine?
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Trad cath” is, weirdly, code for “unfamiliar with Catholicism”
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to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 AM
to my mind the woman who dies of sepsis because of antiabortion laws, or the person who dies because they can't afford insulin -- these are just as much victims of political violence as the man shot through the throat while making a racist speech
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considering republicans are trying to traffic children literally as we speak, “we will protect your children from republicans” is a broadly applicable goal that seems easy to sell but i guess we don’t talk about child safety at the kitchen table?
why can't the democrat messaging on trans people be "no, we are not going to force children to undergo genital inspections in order to play sports"
August 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
considering republicans are trying to traffic children literally as we speak, “we will protect your children from republicans” is a broadly applicable goal that seems easy to sell but i guess we don’t talk about child safety at the kitchen table?
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remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
August 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
remember folks, we cant have gun restrictions because if we do the federal government will occupy our streets, imprison people without due process, ship dissidents to foreign gulags and things of that nature
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I need Democratic online types to understand that because of this, Newsom is dead to me. Dead. I'd sooner vote for an actual corpse. There is no hope, none, that he'll win me over, *because he has established he is a bad person*. There's no coming back from this. Take my advice and move the fuck on.
1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports.
He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
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He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.
It's so much worse than being reported.
Subscribe to support my journalism.
CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast
The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, ant-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care.
www.erininthemorning.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I need Democratic online types to understand that because of this, Newsom is dead to me. Dead. I'd sooner vote for an actual corpse. There is no hope, none, that he'll win me over, *because he has established he is a bad person*. There's no coming back from this. Take my advice and move the fuck on.
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Saxapahaw can use volunteers and supplies ❤️
July 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Saxapahaw can use volunteers and supplies ❤️
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I guess the media needs it to be spelled out but the core principle of RFKj wellness fascism is that if you get sick it’s your fault, you could have avoided it by using the right “supplements” and working out, so you might as well die because you’re of no use
If you find this confusing you should never comment on American politics ever again.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
July 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I guess the media needs it to be spelled out but the core principle of RFKj wellness fascism is that if you get sick it’s your fault, you could have avoided it by using the right “supplements” and working out, so you might as well die because you’re of no use
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The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
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I do not understand how in this situation hundreds of affected would-be plaintiffs were just supposed to keep their powder dry for maybe decades, and to what end? Let these laws go into effect unchallenged? Ok
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I’ve had many conversations with civil rights lawyers about litigation strategy with this SCOTUS, including some sharp criticism of avoidable test cases, but I have never heard any criticism of Skrmetti
In this situation Idk even what the mechanism would be for preventing a test case
In this situation Idk even what the mechanism would be for preventing a test case
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I do not understand how in this situation hundreds of affected would-be plaintiffs were just supposed to keep their powder dry for maybe decades, and to what end? Let these laws go into effect unchallenged? Ok
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bsky.app/profile/saba...
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It's amazing how much clarity the New York Times has about Viktor Orban and his crackdown on LGBTQ people. If only they had it for Trump and the US. It's the exact same political strategy!
June 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
It's amazing how much clarity the New York Times has about Viktor Orban and his crackdown on LGBTQ people. If only they had it for Trump and the US. It's the exact same political strategy!
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Queer millennial with liberal boomer parents? You may be eligible for a class action lawsuit against the NYT opinion section
June 27, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Queer millennial with liberal boomer parents? You may be eligible for a class action lawsuit against the NYT opinion section
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For the police "bike safety" just means stealing bikes from kids
June 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
For the police "bike safety" just means stealing bikes from kids
the 2016 NC bathroom bill cost the state 400 million dollars & was called the most anti-LGBT law in the US. president obama called for its repeal. by 2021, state-level trans bigotry was so normalized that trans people started to lose everything from bathroom to healthcare access in 24 states.
June 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM