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Cranky abolitionist. Allegedly a media relations professional. Probably coming down with a bad case of rapid onset gender dysphoria. #FreePalestine #AbolitionNow 📍Philly

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Lol James Carville says everyone will forget the shutdown by midterms but dems lose cuz ppl used the word “Latinx” in 2020? I suspect the DNC branding problem has more to do with neoliberal policies Carville spent his life championing. We don’t need rage, we need wealth redistribution @nytimes.com
Screenshot of New York Times op ed by James Carville titled “How About a Sweeping, Aggressive, Unvarnished Platform of Pure Economic Rage” accompanied by an illustration of Carville
November 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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I just wish #SCOTUS would do this with more children's lit...

"The young reader is guided to feel distressed at Sam-I-Am's insistence on eating the green eggs & ham, and then to celebrate when the meal becomes desirable in numerous locations including box, train, and in the presence of a goat."
Screenshot of Supreme Court opinion excerpt that reads "For example, the book Prince & Knight clearly conveys the message that same-sex marriage should be accepted by all as a cause for celebration. The young reader is guided to feel distressed at the prince's failure to find a princess, and then to celebrate when the prince meets his male partner. See id., at 397a-401a, 419a-423a. The book relates that "on the two men's wedding day, the air filled with cheer and laughter, for the prince and his shining knight would live happily ever after." Id., at 424a. Those celebrating the same-sex wedding are not just family members and close friends, but the entire kingdom. For young children, to whom this and the other storybooks are targeted, such celebration is liable to be processed as having moral connotations. If this same-sex marriage makes everyone happy and leads to joyous celebration by all, doesn't that mean it is in every respect a good thing?"
June 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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This hit piece on @chasestrangio.bsky.social is offensive and inaccurate, but it’s also totally ridiculous. If a trans person was struck by lightning, @nytimes.com would give @nickconfessore.bsky.social 2000 words to explain how trans activists had bet against electricity and lost. #scotus
Screenshot of New York Times article on Skrmetti SCOTUS decision that reads “How the Transgender Rights Movement Bet on the Supreme Court and Lost The inside story of the case that could set the movement back a generation. By Nicholas Confessore”
June 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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THIS!
Text that reads: This is part of why the anti-woke diagnosis of what’s ailing Democrats is not only factually flawed and morally vacuous but also strategically enfeebling. To point out that, over the past decade, Democrats have consistently won more when feminist, anti-racist, pro-trans energies have been ascendant, and lost more when the party worked to muffle or distance itself from them, is not to argue that today’s Democratic candidates should be running on defunding the police or requiring land acknowledgments or excommunicating people confused by pronouns. It is to suggest that advice that Democrats should get quieter on ideas that are simply the right thing to do and that helped motivate millions to vote for them just reaffirms a pallid insincerity, and is therefore politically suicidal.
February 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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This is obviously bad but the absurdity of WaPo using the AFPM ad as their EXAMPLE is really tickling me.
Screenshot of The Hill headline: Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order BY ALEXANDER BOLTON - 02/16/25 6:46 PM ET Screenshot of quote from The Hill that reads: “Kase Solomón, the president of Common Cause, said the rejection of the wrap ad was a “surprise” because the sample art the group received from The Post to get a sense of what to expect from its ad was a wrap ad funded by the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) highlighting President Trump’s promise to “end the electric vehicle mandate on Day 1.””
February 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Is @nytpitchbot.bsky.social actually just writing for @nytimes.com now? “Attempting to unilaterally dismantle the entire social safety net in the name of transphobia & racism might be bad. But the real problem is big government.”
Picture of NYT article with highlighted text that reads “Yes, the memo was a sweeping attempt to remake what he calls a “woke” government in his image. Yes, it was part of his retribution agenda to purge the “deep state” of his perceived enemies. And yes, it was an assertion of presidential power that threatened to undermine a core congressional authority — the power to direct federal spending. But beneath all that, it was also one of the most far-reaching attempts to somehow reverse the seemingly inexorable growth of the federal government, an issue that resonates with some Democrats as well as most Republicans.” Pic of NYT article with headline that reads “Behind spending chaos, a problem dogging both parties” by Michael Shear
February 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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On the anniversary of the ICJ ruling of plausible genocide in Gaza, aid agencies report on the extreme barriers imposed by Israel that delay or prevent lifesaving humanitarian support: afsc.org/sites/defaul... @afsc-org
89% of those completing the survey said that Israeli actions regarding the provision of aid had worsened since the ICJ’s ruling. 93% said the humanitarian situation for the people receiving their aid and services had deteriorated. 100% of surveyed agencies importing humanitarian supplies into Gaza said the Israeli procedures for aid entry were either ineffective, had systematically impeded the humanitarian response, or were insufficient to meet the huge needs. 95% of agencies who imported aid supplies inside the Gaza Strip said they regularly encountered delays, with some reporting delays of more than two months. Agencies reported essential items like personal protective equipment (PPE), tarpaulins, winterization supplies, mobile kitchens, hygiene kits, food and educational materials being denied due to the “dual use” procedure – because Israel deemed there was potential for them to be utilised for military use.
January 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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Okay there are so many things wrong with this op ed that maybe this is beside the point, but nowhere in here does he offer any evidence that DEI impacted real world outcomes. @nytimes.com how about an editorial headlined “Bret Stephens will not be missed” instead…
Screenshot of NYT headline that reads “DEI WILL NOT BE MISSED” by Bret Stephen’s
January 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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In this vein I am proposing all restroom signage be changed to be in compliance with the EO. Contemporary restroom signage reflects the “woke” ideology that gender can be determined by subjective features like PANTS SILHOUETTE and DRESS SILHOUETTE.
Image of two identical restroom signs with the silhouette of a zygote on them and text that reads "IT’S TIME FOR SOME NEW RESTROOM SIGNS THAT AREN’T BEHOLDEN TO WOKE GENDER IDEOLOGY!"
January 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Contemporary restroom signage reflects the “woke” ideology that gender can be determined by subjective features like PANTS SILHOUETTE and DRESS SILHOUETTE. Pursuant to Trump’s EO on “Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” all signs should be changed to reflect biological facts.
Image of two identical restroom signs with the silhouette of a zygote on them and text that reads "IT’S TIME FOR SOME NEW RESTROOM SIGNS THAT AREN’T BEHOLDEN TO WOKE GENDER IDEOLOGY!"
January 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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If we don’t exist does that mean I can stop paying federal taxes?
Screenshot of Independent headlong that reads: “Trump ‘gender ideology’ executive orders seek to deny existence of trans people and end DEI”
January 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I used to identify as a transmasculine butch. But I was born a bald, inarticulate crybaby, so pursuant to Trump's executive order I now identify as a rightwing podcaster.
Screenshot from The Advocate that reads “The sweeping directive, titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," defines sex as strictly male or female based on the "immutable biological reality of sex" characteristics at birth.”
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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It’s like @nytimes.com got jealous of @washingtonpost.com for all the negative attention it was getting.
Screenshot of New York Times interview with Curtis Yarvin
January 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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Thanks @commondreams.org for reporting on yet another example of mainstream media minimizing genocide in #Gaza. It turns out they won’t even acknowledge genocide if you pay them.
www.commondreams.org/news/nyt-afs...
Screenshot from the Common Dreams website that says “The New York Times advertises a wide variety of products and advocacy messages on which there are differing views. Why is it not acceptable to publicize the meticulously documented atrocities committed by Israel and paid for by the United States?" said Layne Mullett, director of media relations for AFSC, in a statement.
January 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Man chronically on wrong side of history says we should be nice to men on wrong side of history.
Screenshot from The Atlantic magazine of headline that says: Against Guilty History Settler-colonial should be a description, not an insult. By David Frum
January 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Exactly 77 years ago a Zionist paramilitary group bombed a hotel in Jaffa. According to @nytimes.com, “many of the victims were Arab refugees, including a heavy proportion of children, who had been sheltered temporarily in the building.”
New York Times screenshot that says: Children Are Victims JERUSALEM, Jan. 4 (UP) After today's bombing of the crowded headquarters of the Arab Higher Committee in Jaffa, the British said that many of the victims were Arab refugees, including a heavy proportion of children, who had been sheltered temporarily in the building for lack of safe homes elsewhere.
January 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The WaPo Editorial Board decided to use their platform to expound on how “agnostic” they are about privatizing the post office.

Who’s to say whether they truly believe this is a critical issue or they’re cynically trying to promote neoliberal business interests + ingratiate themselves with Trump 🤷🏻‍♂️
Screenshot of Washington Post opinion section that reads “To fix government, the Postal Service is a good place to start.
One of the few places where Donald Trump’s disruptive instincts might do some good.” “To be clear, we are agnostic on privatization for the United States. But with the Postal Service losing $9.5 billion in fiscal 2024, and headed for $80 billion more in losses over the next decade (despite $50 billion in relief from Congress in 2022), this is no time to think incrementally, much less to impose taboos. Indeed, postal reform is one issue on which Mr. Trump’s disruptive instincts might serve the public interest.”
December 19, 2024 at 4:49 AM
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I can’t imagine a worse idea than taking foreign policy advice from Thomas Friedman, who is now encouraging Trump to engage in “nation building” in Syria.

Friedman has spent his entire career championing Islamophobic wars and being wrong about everything from WMDs to McDonalds.
Screenshot of NYT headline that reads: OPINION THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN The First New Foreign Policy Challenge for Trump Just Became Clear Dec. 13, 2024
December 17, 2024 at 4:47 AM
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EMERGENCY CALL IN DAY: Our dear friend Thomas Gordon is incarcerated in a South Carolina prison, where his life is being threatened. He has begun a hunger strike to demand an immediate transfer and needs your support!
Pictures of Thomas with the text: emergency call in day for incarcerated activist Thomas Gordon. Thomas is receiving death threats and is now on hunger strike. CALL MICHAEL TIPTON 302-739-5601, ext 5235 to demand his immediate transfer out of South Carolina. More info at http://tinyurl.com/transferthomas
December 16, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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Infographic showing denied and delayed aid
December 14, 2024 at 5:44 PM
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Latest report from humanitarian orgs in Gaza details dire conditions and unrelenting Israeli efforts to annihilate Palestinian life. We need an #ArmsEmbargoNow. afsc.org/sites/defaul...
Screenshot that reads: All 41 attempts by the UN to deliver life-saving aid to the besieged people in North Gaza in November were either denied (37) or impeded (4). Only one Emergency Medical Team managed to reach Kamal Adwan hospital on December 1, the first time in 60 days. A few days later, the hospital was heavily bombed with no previous warning, killing four health workers, and the medical team was ordered to leave. Nine staff from reporting organizations and their partners were killed over this reporting period. Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 343 humanitarian workers. 91% of Gaza’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity. In an urgent alert issued on November 8, the IPC warned that there is a strong likelihood that famine is already occurring in North Gaza. Screenshot that reads: “Every day for over a year the world has watched Israel relentlessly starve and bomb Palestinians with total impunity,” said Hanady Muhiar, Palestine/Israel Country Representative for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). “Humanitarian and medical workers are targeted and killed by the Israeli military. Lifesaving aid is denied or delayed. We all have an obligation to stop these atrocities, and that means enacting an arms embargo on Israel and doing everything possible to bring about an immediate end to the genocide.”
December 14, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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TONIGHT! Excited to moderate this discussion on building the anti-apartheid movement with @huwaida.bsky.social and @alissashira.bsky.social (feat. a video message from @coribush.bsky.social).

#Philly folks come join us: www.mobilize.us/afsc/event/7...

#ArmsEmbargoNow #FreePalestine
Flyer for the event featuring pictures of Rep Cori Bush, Huwaida Arraf, and Rabbi Alissa Wise
December 6, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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The Biden Administration is actively supporting ethnic cleansing and the creation of internment camps in northern Gaza. #FreePalestine #StopArmingIsrael www.commondreams.org/opinion/ethn...
Screenshot of article from Common Dreams that reads “Israel is also exploring the possibility of creating isolated, fenced-in areas into which any civilian population remaining in northern Gaza will be moved for an undefined period of time. These areas will be controlled by either the Israeli military or private military contractors. Palestinians interned in these locations will be monitored using biometrics. Armed private contractors working with the Israeli military will be responsible for providing basic services including access to water, food, and medical care. Israeli officials are calling these areas “bubbles.” It would be more accurate to call them concentration camps.”
November 25, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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THIS! People across the political spectrum are alienated by politicians who won’t stand up for their constituents. Throwing people under the bus is immoral, but it’s also a losing strategy. @anatosaurus.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com.web.brid.gy
Screenshot of an article with this part highlighted: “But, ironically, it’s Democrats’ ready capitulation on these topics — running from and not on values — that merely adds to voters’ sense they are weak. Offered full-fat and low-calorie versions of the same agenda, swing voters opt for the former and disaffected surge voters stay home.”
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 PM
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The UN Security Council just voted on a resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza.

The US was the only NO vote.

#ArmsEmbargoNow #StopArmingIsrael
Text that reads: The UN Security Council just voted on a resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza. The US was the only NO vote. #ArmsEmbargoNow
November 20, 2024 at 4:02 PM