Maddie B
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since Politico has started yet another round of "here's how Dems should compromise on trans issues", I'll re-up my November essay about why this is not only immoral & unempirical, but BAD POLITICS:
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/should-dem...
& Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/should-dem...
& Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...
Should Democrats Throw Trans People Under the Bus?
Here’s Why It Would Be Bad Politics
juliaserano.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
since Politico has started yet another round of "here's how Dems should compromise on trans issues", I'll re-up my November essay about why this is not only immoral & unempirical, but BAD POLITICS:
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/should-dem...
& Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...
on Substack: juliaserano.substack.com/p/should-dem...
& Medium: juliaserano.medium.com/should-democ...
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My new Teen Vogue op-Ed is out now! I reflected on the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 protests, and how important our history and collective resistance is now in Trump’s America. Please give it a read www.teenvogue.com/story/george...
How the George Floyd Protests Prepared Us for This Moment of State Violence
Our collective actions are part of an ongoing struggle and resistance, not a final resting place.
www.teenvogue.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My new Teen Vogue op-Ed is out now! I reflected on the murder of George Floyd, the 2020 protests, and how important our history and collective resistance is now in Trump’s America. Please give it a read www.teenvogue.com/story/george...
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
March 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."
—FDR, 1937
—FDR, 1937
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I actually loled at "I'll read it a third time"
First time in my career as an interviewer that a guest has grabbed the questions paper out of my hand!
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
Full interview: zeteo.com/p/israel-gaz...
March 4, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I actually loled at "I'll read it a third time"
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I’m so proud of Doechii like she really is that girl
March 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’m so proud of Doechii like she really is that girl
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The man cleared his throat.
"We should stop," he intoned, pausing for effect, "listening... to anyone"
"We should stop," he intoned, pausing for effect, "listening... to anyone"
March 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The man cleared his throat.
"We should stop," he intoned, pausing for effect, "listening... to anyone"
"We should stop," he intoned, pausing for effect, "listening... to anyone"
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If it's an 'authoritarian drive' in China to remove trans people from public view, what's it called in the UK and US?
A recent series of sudden and unexplained cancelations by local authorities of appearances by her dance troupe has sparked fears Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s authoritarian drive is ensnaring the country’s most prominent openly transgender personality
Famed transgender dancer has shows canceled in China. Some fear a wider crackdown | CNN
Transgender dancer Jin Xing’s ascent to the upper echelons of Chinese show business is extraordinary in a nation where it has become increasingly difficult for LGBTQ+ people to live openly.
www.cnn.com
January 4, 2025 at 11:10 AM
If it's an 'authoritarian drive' in China to remove trans people from public view, what's it called in the UK and US?
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And social comparison! R. emphasizes that this comes with living in larger social groups, but today it's virtual, we vicariously encounter an absurdly greater number of people, lives, and lifestyles through media. One reason inequality gaps matter, not just direct measures of wealth or comfort.
December 29, 2024 at 3:49 PM
And social comparison! R. emphasizes that this comes with living in larger social groups, but today it's virtual, we vicariously encounter an absurdly greater number of people, lives, and lifestyles through media. One reason inequality gaps matter, not just direct measures of wealth or comfort.
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A few posts here about why people feel so badly off when in material terms they are better off than almost all of human history. Rousseau asked the same question in 1750. His answer: innovation increases pleasure only for a short time but causes huge discontent if it fails or lets us down.
December 29, 2024 at 11:03 AM
A few posts here about why people feel so badly off when in material terms they are better off than almost all of human history. Rousseau asked the same question in 1750. His answer: innovation increases pleasure only for a short time but causes huge discontent if it fails or lets us down.
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“Haha can you believe McDonalds is doing a Squid Game promo” easily yes because capital subsumes all critiques of itself and no popular TV show or piece of art will ever threaten or unsettle it
December 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
“Haha can you believe McDonalds is doing a Squid Game promo” easily yes because capital subsumes all critiques of itself and no popular TV show or piece of art will ever threaten or unsettle it
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that's quite the drop.
December 26, 2024 at 4:49 PM
that's quite the drop.
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Step 1 of a well-worn playbook.
Cut public revenue.
Decry public deficits.
Cut public services.
Repeat to:
- defund public ed & health systems,
- make rights of consumers, workers, air breathers, & water drinkers unenforced dead letter,
- free wealthy from tax & legal obligation, empower them
Cut public revenue.
Decry public deficits.
Cut public services.
Repeat to:
- defund public ed & health systems,
- make rights of consumers, workers, air breathers, & water drinkers unenforced dead letter,
- free wealthy from tax & legal obligation, empower them
A lot is about to change in our #economy. Let's start with #taxes.
For Trump and Republicans, "everything is on the table" for massive tax cuts.
👉 Extending individual rate cuts
👉 Massive corporate rate cut
👉 End tax on tips & Social Security
➕ a whole lot more
Let's get into it... 🧵
For Trump and Republicans, "everything is on the table" for massive tax cuts.
👉 Extending individual rate cuts
👉 Massive corporate rate cut
👉 End tax on tips & Social Security
➕ a whole lot more
Let's get into it... 🧵
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
President-elect Donald Trump and a unified GOP Congress are poised to remake the country’s tax code with major benefits for corporations and the upper class.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Step 1 of a well-worn playbook.
Cut public revenue.
Decry public deficits.
Cut public services.
Repeat to:
- defund public ed & health systems,
- make rights of consumers, workers, air breathers, & water drinkers unenforced dead letter,
- free wealthy from tax & legal obligation, empower them
Cut public revenue.
Decry public deficits.
Cut public services.
Repeat to:
- defund public ed & health systems,
- make rights of consumers, workers, air breathers, & water drinkers unenforced dead letter,
- free wealthy from tax & legal obligation, empower them
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A lot is about to change in our #economy. Let's start with #taxes.
For Trump and Republicans, "everything is on the table" for massive tax cuts.
👉 Extending individual rate cuts
👉 Massive corporate rate cut
👉 End tax on tips & Social Security
➕ a whole lot more
Let's get into it... 🧵
For Trump and Republicans, "everything is on the table" for massive tax cuts.
👉 Extending individual rate cuts
👉 Massive corporate rate cut
👉 End tax on tips & Social Security
➕ a whole lot more
Let's get into it... 🧵
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
President-elect Donald Trump and a unified GOP Congress are poised to remake the country’s tax code with major benefits for corporations and the upper class.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 7, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline.
#STRIKEMAS
#STRIKEMAS
December 21, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline.
#STRIKEMAS
#STRIKEMAS