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I know many people my age still have a lot of nostalgia around Harry Potter and might be tempted to watch the new HBO TV series.
Please, I'm begging you, do not tune in.
J.K. Rowling is singularly motivated. The new Harry Potter series is a cash cow intended to fund anti-trans bigotry.
Please, I'm begging you, do not tune in.
J.K. Rowling is singularly motivated. The new Harry Potter series is a cash cow intended to fund anti-trans bigotry.
J.K. Rowling is using her wealth attained from the "Harry Potter" series to create an organization dedicated to removing transgender people's rights "in the workplace, in public life, and in protected female spaces.”
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May 29, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I know many people my age still have a lot of nostalgia around Harry Potter and might be tempted to watch the new HBO TV series.
Please, I'm begging you, do not tune in.
J.K. Rowling is singularly motivated. The new Harry Potter series is a cash cow intended to fund anti-trans bigotry.
Please, I'm begging you, do not tune in.
J.K. Rowling is singularly motivated. The new Harry Potter series is a cash cow intended to fund anti-trans bigotry.
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They called me The Drip King back in college
May 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
They called me The Drip King back in college
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Trans artists and creators are needed in this world. They do nothing bad to you in your life.
May 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Trans artists and creators are needed in this world. They do nothing bad to you in your life.
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I could never articulate what my problem was with this model, and why I was so cranky about it down to my bones. This is a brilliant read, and where it lands had me almost standing on my desk cheering.
Our standard three-act story structure tells us that things will get worse and worse, until some massive confrontation — after which they'll be great.
This expectation is really bad for us, especially when during this current traumatic moment.
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
This expectation is really bad for us, especially when during this current traumatic moment.
My latest newsletter: buttondown.com/charliejane/...
Our Default Story Structure Is Literally Killing Us
If you’d be willing to spend a few bucks a month to subscribe to this free newsletter, then please do consider supporting me by pre-ordering my upcoming...
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May 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I could never articulate what my problem was with this model, and why I was so cranky about it down to my bones. This is a brilliant read, and where it lands had me almost standing on my desk cheering.
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We realized that we've never made official art of some of our most "beloved" characters. Today on Drawfee, we attempt to fix this problem! youtu.be/jSl25ibZngw
Drawing Classic Drawfee Characters (That We’ve Never Drawn Before)
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May 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
We realized that we've never made official art of some of our most "beloved" characters. Today on Drawfee, we attempt to fix this problem! youtu.be/jSl25ibZngw
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one day this transgender moral panic will be over and it will be a relief, but before that, it's best to remind people that it's no longer about protecting children or women it's about killing minorities and erasing them for a fascist world.
it will be over soon. i have hope for a better future.
it will be over soon. i have hope for a better future.
May 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
one day this transgender moral panic will be over and it will be a relief, but before that, it's best to remind people that it's no longer about protecting children or women it's about killing minorities and erasing them for a fascist world.
it will be over soon. i have hope for a better future.
it will be over soon. i have hope for a better future.
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Analogies are never perfect, but this one is instructive. If you’ll indulge me:
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Analogies are never perfect, but this one is instructive. If you’ll indulge me:
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
What would you call it if a German government ordered books from Jewish authors removed for being “subversive” and “anti-German” while having no problem with white supremacist literature?
Because that’s what this is.
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i’d forgotten this particularly exhausting part of a Trump Administration: the nonstop gaslighting. Every day, from every member, on every subject. It’s a reminder that mere political operatives could never maintain this discipline. This is abuser behavior from the bone marrow.
It's a small thing in the context of <waves hands around> but this is still laughable North Korea stuff, including "224 pounds," "scaring [sic] on the right ear from a gunshot wound," resting heart rate of 62 bpm, and below-average blood pressure.
President Trump is expected to need a follow-up colonoscopy in 2027 (acting President Vance for a few hours?) and his doctor’s totally objective analysis notes Trump’s “frequent victories in golf events.”
April 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
i’d forgotten this particularly exhausting part of a Trump Administration: the nonstop gaslighting. Every day, from every member, on every subject. It’s a reminder that mere political operatives could never maintain this discipline. This is abuser behavior from the bone marrow.
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Once again, ATOMIC ROBO is the best pulp two-fisted Nazi-punching action scientist book in any format, I own all the hardbacks, and cannot urge you strongly enough to get in on this years-long epic story.
We're starting up the fourth issue of ATOMIC ROBO AND THE PERIL OF PROMETHEUS this week. Why not dive back into the previous issues to remind yourself of the stakes, the mystery, and The Cyberpunks! www.atomic-robo.com/atomicrobo/1...
April 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Once again, ATOMIC ROBO is the best pulp two-fisted Nazi-punching action scientist book in any format, I own all the hardbacks, and cannot urge you strongly enough to get in on this years-long epic story.
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“I’ve been disappeared because a rainforest killing plagiarism machine picked me out of a hat”, coming to a dystopia near you
Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.
April 12, 2025 at 3:02 AM
“I’ve been disappeared because a rainforest killing plagiarism machine picked me out of a hat”, coming to a dystopia near you
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"Tough on crime" is never about actually reducing crime, but just about social control, example number quabillion.
"Tough on crime"--a term that should always get scare quotes bc it is never used sincerely--is not about safety. It's about making disliked groups suffer.
"Tough on crime"--a term that should always get scare quotes bc it is never used sincerely--is not about safety. It's about making disliked groups suffer.
Missouri Republicans say crime is the reason why the state has ended local control over STL police. But crime has fallen to a historic low. Grassroots organizers say the state takeover is a ploy to shut down the very reforms that have made St Louis safer.
boltsmag.org/missouri-sta...
boltsmag.org/missouri-sta...
Missouri Officials Seize Control of St. Louis Police, in Latest Bid to Shutter Local Reforms - Bolts
It has taken nearly a decade for St. Louis’ Civilian Oversight Board to find the footing needed to effectively investigate police misconduct and give residents the tools to hold police... Read More
boltsmag.org
April 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
"Tough on crime" is never about actually reducing crime, but just about social control, example number quabillion.
"Tough on crime"--a term that should always get scare quotes bc it is never used sincerely--is not about safety. It's about making disliked groups suffer.
"Tough on crime"--a term that should always get scare quotes bc it is never used sincerely--is not about safety. It's about making disliked groups suffer.
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I think of this whenever some conservative finds some supposedly wacky research topic that government grants pay for
(me making fun of your crop rotation idea and thereby holding our people back another 5000 years) jeff thinks the beans have to take turns lmao
March 17, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I think of this whenever some conservative finds some supposedly wacky research topic that government grants pay for
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I don't think people really get how these employee purges are just going to break the culture of public organizations for a very long time.
February 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don't think people really get how these employee purges are just going to break the culture of public organizations for a very long time.
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sure, mitch mcconnell cynically masterminded the plot to destroy the US constitution and american democracy, but you have to at least credit him with lifting up his own constituents in Kentucky to make it one of our richest and most prosperous... (touching earpiece) wait I'm getting new information
BREAKING: Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't seek re-election in 2026, ending a 40-year Senate career. nbcnews.to/4i5uZ9p
February 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
sure, mitch mcconnell cynically masterminded the plot to destroy the US constitution and american democracy, but you have to at least credit him with lifting up his own constituents in Kentucky to make it one of our richest and most prosperous... (touching earpiece) wait I'm getting new information
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Members of Congress swear an oath to defend the Constitution.
If they are too scared to follow through on that—not unreasonable, many really are getting harassment and death threats—then they should step down so someone who is up for the job can do it.
Of 220m US adults, only 535 are in Congress.
If they are too scared to follow through on that—not unreasonable, many really are getting harassment and death threats—then they should step down so someone who is up for the job can do it.
Of 220m US adults, only 535 are in Congress.
Most of the people quoted here *are Republicans* afraid of death threats *from their own party leader.*
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
With the president smashing norm after norm, even lawmakers within his party have feared for their personal safety, and at least one has told confidants that it has swayed his decision-making.
www.vanityfair.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Members of Congress swear an oath to defend the Constitution.
If they are too scared to follow through on that—not unreasonable, many really are getting harassment and death threats—then they should step down so someone who is up for the job can do it.
Of 220m US adults, only 535 are in Congress.
If they are too scared to follow through on that—not unreasonable, many really are getting harassment and death threats—then they should step down so someone who is up for the job can do it.
Of 220m US adults, only 535 are in Congress.
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Read Danielle Sassoon’s letter explaining how Eric Adams’s counsel offered a quid pro quo, Emil Bove told the other DOJ lawyers in the room not to take notes, and then made the deal. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
February 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Read Danielle Sassoon’s letter explaining how Eric Adams’s counsel offered a quid pro quo, Emil Bove told the other DOJ lawyers in the room not to take notes, and then made the deal. static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics...
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The thing about being a trans woman is that there's literally nothing you can do to keep scary people from hating you and wanting you to die. You might as well be a completely authentic freak pervert, because no matter how polite and withdrawn you are they will hate you anyway.
December 11, 2024 at 7:20 AM
The thing about being a trans woman is that there's literally nothing you can do to keep scary people from hating you and wanting you to die. You might as well be a completely authentic freak pervert, because no matter how polite and withdrawn you are they will hate you anyway.
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I rode the back of the bus. I buried Dr. King. You want me to participate in your little hate-a-thon against some other group? Kindly kiss my black ass.
February 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I rode the back of the bus. I buried Dr. King. You want me to participate in your little hate-a-thon against some other group? Kindly kiss my black ass.
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"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny."
USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
If not for American aid, we would have faced more enemies and won fewer friends.
www.thebulwark.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"People who like to sound tough reflexively back the guys with guns over the guys in jeans with sacks of grain or the guys in suits with papers. But take it from someone who spent nearly 1,500 days downrange over the course of 20 years: USAID is worth every penny."
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People would actually care about gutting FEMA if they understood it meant the possibility of things like not receiving tornado warnings, no search and rescue teams coming to save them in an earthquake, no flood insurance, no extra medical help, no money to rebuild.
this is a good example of the attitude that has led democrats down the road to disaster. it rests on the belief that public opinion cannot be shaped or mobilized or moved, only reacted to
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
People would actually care about gutting FEMA if they understood it meant the possibility of things like not receiving tornado warnings, no search and rescue teams coming to save them in an earthquake, no flood insurance, no extra medical help, no money to rebuild.
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Give your Disney Plus subscription to a marginalized artist's Patreon instead
Disney is making changes to its DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) efforts.
The studio is closing down the Reimagine Tomorrow initiative that helped highlight stories and talent from underrepresented communities.
(via www.axios.com/2025/02/11/d...)
The studio is closing down the Reimagine Tomorrow initiative that helped highlight stories and talent from underrepresented communities.
(via www.axios.com/2025/02/11/d...)
February 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Give your Disney Plus subscription to a marginalized artist's Patreon instead
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a maximalist strategy of opposition against every nominee as unqualified would have stood a better chance of creating the kind of public outrage that might have led to more republican defections, but i'm sure the imaginary family that chuck schumer relies on to guide his decisions disagreed
Schumer's strategy of allowing/encouraging Dems to vote for the "normal" nominees in order to try and peel off Republican defections to block Hegseth/RFK/Gabbard appears to have completely failed.
It appears there is little to no resistance from Senate Republicans to the nomination of RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...
February 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
a maximalist strategy of opposition against every nominee as unqualified would have stood a better chance of creating the kind of public outrage that might have led to more republican defections, but i'm sure the imaginary family that chuck schumer relies on to guide his decisions disagreed
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This is the corruption Elon Musk is desperately searching for.
Vince McMahon's wife Linda spent at least $22 million in support of Trump's candidacy, including paying for his pre-election rally at Madison Square Garden.
She got a cabinet position and her husband got his case dropped.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
She got a cabinet position and her husband got his case dropped.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Exclusive | Feds drop criminal probe into whether WWE boss Vince McMahon covered up sexual misconduct allegations, his lawyer says
A grand jury had considered whether the 78-year-old billionaire broke the law by hiding allegations of sexual misconduct from two former two female employees, whom he ended up paying $10.5 million …
nypost.com
February 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is the corruption Elon Musk is desperately searching for.