Lenny Sirivong
@lsirivong.bsky.social
“…for the growing good of the world is partly dependent on unhistoric acts; and that things are not so ill with you and me as they might have been, is half owing to the number who lived faithfully a hidden life, and rest in unvisited tombs.”
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There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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October 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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here's that Starter Pack of Polygon people you were looking for bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 18, 2024 at 6:42 PM
here's that Starter Pack of Polygon people you were looking for bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
BREAKING: The FDA has officially announced they will be banning artificial dyes in the food supply by the end of 2026
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
This includes Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3
April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Toxicologist here! This will improve the health of zero Americans. Current synthetic food dyes are not causing health problems, and are often times used because they are actually safer than natural food dyes. Reminder that guns are the #1 cause of death of children but we are going to ban food dyes.
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consider that it's legal for a 15 year old to get married in Mississippi but not, apparently, to change their name.
A transgender teen cannot change his name, the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in an opinion that repeatedly misgendered him and referred to him as a "minor female" and "young girl."
Both parents backed their son's request for a name change.
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Both parents backed their son's request for a name change.
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Trans Teen Cannot Change Name, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules
A transgender teen undergoing gender transition cannot change his name, the Mississippi Supreme Court says.
www.mississippifreepress.org
April 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
consider that it's legal for a 15 year old to get married in Mississippi but not, apparently, to change their name.
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if the whole subtext of the show is 'we need a guy who can adopt the tactics of the right wing media and use it to advance dem ideas' then i can't really think of a bigger failure than a first episode that makes kirk seem like a savant and newsom like a guy who 'just wants to learn from the best!'
March 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
if the whole subtext of the show is 'we need a guy who can adopt the tactics of the right wing media and use it to advance dem ideas' then i can't really think of a bigger failure than a first episode that makes kirk seem like a savant and newsom like a guy who 'just wants to learn from the best!'
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i listened to a little of this to get a sense of what he thought he was doing. just extremely grim stuff. a politician asking propagandist who is actively trying to destroy his party for advice and then letting kirk run circles around him. zero challenges, just deference and admitting he's clueless
March 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
i listened to a little of this to get a sense of what he thought he was doing. just extremely grim stuff. a politician asking propagandist who is actively trying to destroy his party for advice and then letting kirk run circles around him. zero challenges, just deference and admitting he's clueless
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the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
Gavin Newsom breaks with Democrats on trans athletes in sports
The Democratic California governor made the stunning remarks in his debut podcast with conservative guest Charlie Kirk.
www.politico.com
March 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
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We can quibble about the placement of each item but the original sin here is the very existence of this graph. Why on earth would a news organization rank social issues like they're weapons in an RPG?
Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination
March 1, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We can quibble about the placement of each item but the original sin here is the very existence of this graph. Why on earth would a news organization rank social issues like they're weapons in an RPG?
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This goes beyond sports. This is terrifying.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The end result of this is trans people can't travel to the USA without the risk of being permanently banned from entering the USA on grounds of "gender fraud".
Already know trans folks in high tech fields who will be cancelling plans to give talks in America.
The end result of this is trans people can't travel to the USA without the risk of being permanently banned from entering the USA on grounds of "gender fraud".
Already know trans folks in high tech fields who will be cancelling plans to give talks in America.
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This goes beyond sports. This is terrifying.