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Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
November 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Democrats, coming off a historic national protest against fascism and a country-wide electoral sweep:
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Polls closed a full 2 minutes ago where are my NJ governor election results?
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Polls closed a full 2 minutes ago where are my NJ governor election results?
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they already shut down all the positive services the government provides, hell they even fired all the civil servants who normally get brought up as vulnerable to furlough. dems shouldn't let them turn the government back on until they agree to immense concessions.
September 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
they already shut down all the positive services the government provides, hell they even fired all the civil servants who normally get brought up as vulnerable to furlough. dems shouldn't let them turn the government back on until they agree to immense concessions.
Call those senators (and house reps) folks
I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.
1. It's shutdown day, and anti-trans provisions are on the line... either today, or in a few more weeks if a clean continuing resolution passes.
Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.
Here is your shutdown guide.
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Trump posted a video this morning blaming a shutdown on trans people and immigrants.
Here is your shutdown guide.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Call those senators (and house reps) folks
Replace any word in a Star Trek title with “knob.”
The Measure of a Knob.
The Measure of a Knob.
Replace any word in a Star Trek title with "knob."
Spock's Knob
Spock's Knob
Replace any word in a Star Trek title with "knob."
The Knob of the Archons
The Knob of the Archons
September 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Replace any word in a Star Trek title with “knob.”
The Measure of a Knob.
The Measure of a Knob.
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i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
September 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Larry Tesler, inventor of the cut, copy, and paste commands, dies at 74
Slightly diminish a book
1997: A Space Odyssey
1997: A Space Odyssey
Slightly diminish a book
A Large Quantity of Jest
A Large Quantity of Jest
September 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Slightly diminish a book
1997: A Space Odyssey
1997: A Space Odyssey
If only there were a way to build housing more densely than single family homes maybe these states could make headway on this massive housing shortage in specific areas. I guess the technology just isn’t there yet sadly.
I decided to make it per 1,000 residents. This shows how bad the shortage is in states like California, New York, Colorado, Massachusetts, Washington, and Oregon.
September 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If only there were a way to build housing more densely than single family homes maybe these states could make headway on this massive housing shortage in specific areas. I guess the technology just isn’t there yet sadly.
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...yeah? I don't have firsthand memories of much of his first term, but I read my old tweets and it was obvious to me what Trump wanted to do, and that if he got back into power after losing it, he would only listen to the people who enabled, encouraged, and agreed with him.
The granola stuff...
The granola stuff...
Does anyone feel like they were prepared, emotionally and intellectually, for the current political moment? There are certain things I was ready for (convergence of local and border policing), but for example the rise of granola fascism (RFK and COVID reaction) kind of blindsided me
September 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
...yeah? I don't have firsthand memories of much of his first term, but I read my old tweets and it was obvious to me what Trump wanted to do, and that if he got back into power after losing it, he would only listen to the people who enabled, encouraged, and agreed with him.
The granola stuff...
The granola stuff...
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✨🏳️⚧️ Belated Pride Comic (1/4) 🏳️⚧️✨
September 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
✨🏳️⚧️ Belated Pride Comic (1/4) 🏳️⚧️✨
I wonder if there was a viable plot buried somewhere in SNW's 4.5 Vulcans. The transformed folks got some of Spock's mind (the logic/mental discipline is a learned skill). There's a plot there about Spock being forced to deal with his own internalized bigotry and shame over his identity.
August 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I wonder if there was a viable plot buried somewhere in SNW's 4.5 Vulcans. The transformed folks got some of Spock's mind (the logic/mental discipline is a learned skill). There's a plot there about Spock being forced to deal with his own internalized bigotry and shame over his identity.
@govmurphy.bsky.social @mikiesherrill.bsky.social I hate to say New Jersey should be copying anyone, but this would be an extremely welcome bit of policy.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@govmurphy.bsky.social @mikiesherrill.bsky.social I hate to say New Jersey should be copying anyone, but this would be an extremely welcome bit of policy.
Read this. To the end. Then take the anger and grief and throw it at everyone who is supposed to be representing you and isn’t.
"If you don’t like my tone, it’s called 'tough love,' America. You need to change yourself or this will keep happening, and it will get worse."
God Has Heard Your Thoughts and Prayers and He Thinks They Are Fucking Bullshit
Hi. God here. I am contacting you in response to your prayers regarding the most recent and totally horrific mass shooting in a college/ high schoo...
buff.ly
August 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Read this. To the end. Then take the anger and grief and throw it at everyone who is supposed to be representing you and isn’t.
New covid shots are out in the US! If you're 16-64 years old you need to be in a "high risk" group, but that includes anyone with a BMI over 25 (this is not high). Also, lying about being high risk to decrease the spread of a dangerous disease is ethical when the high risk req is pure bullshit.
August 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
New covid shots are out in the US! If you're 16-64 years old you need to be in a "high risk" group, but that includes anyone with a BMI over 25 (this is not high). Also, lying about being high risk to decrease the spread of a dangerous disease is ethical when the high risk req is pure bullshit.
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“I’m sick of these purity tests. NO CANDIDATE is perfect. Newsom may not care about homeless people or trans people but he’s the ONLY ONE hiring social media posters to ask ChatGPT to talk like Trump”
August 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
“I’m sick of these purity tests. NO CANDIDATE is perfect. Newsom may not care about homeless people or trans people but he’s the ONLY ONE hiring social media posters to ask ChatGPT to talk like Trump”
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring.
(Not entirely sure he counts as a character of if that was just who he really was)
(Not entirely sure he counts as a character of if that was just who he really was)
August 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Name a non-LOTR character who could resist the One Ring.
(Not entirely sure he counts as a character of if that was just who he really was)
(Not entirely sure he counts as a character of if that was just who he really was)
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this is really worth a read. it's the antithesis of "heartwarming: this child mowed lawns to pay for his mom's cancer treatment"
what's a small change you can make that people in your area might support?
what's a small change you can make that people in your area might support?
"[It's] as if we’ve collectively agreed that fiscal responsibility is best taught through the ritual humiliation of second graders."
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.
I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened.
“I immediately wondered if this was real.”
www.huffpost.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
this is really worth a read. it's the antithesis of "heartwarming: this child mowed lawns to pay for his mom's cancer treatment"
what's a small change you can make that people in your area might support?
what's a small change you can make that people in your area might support?
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I feel like this is a massive fuckup even by NYT standards
June 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I feel like this is a massive fuckup even by NYT standards
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What in the absolute fuck. Not doing this (or doing it half assed) is going to kill a lot of people.
Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy
February 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
What in the absolute fuck. Not doing this (or doing it half assed) is going to kill a lot of people.
I just called my senators for the first time to tell them to be better at opposing everything going on. It was surprisingly easy! If you're American you should also call your senators right now. Takes like 2 minutes a pop. Tell them to vote no on everyone and obstruct everything in the senate.
January 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I just called my senators for the first time to tell them to be better at opposing everything going on. It was surprisingly easy! If you're American you should also call your senators right now. Takes like 2 minutes a pop. Tell them to vote no on everyone and obstruct everything in the senate.
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Before the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
January 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Before the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights
After the inauguration: Chop wood, carry water, support trans rights