Wintersong
@wintersong.bsky.social
Queer, gender-complicated guy, photographer, lapsed EV journalist, kink/sexuality educator, intactivist/foreskin restoration advocate, pagan, living with Tourette Syndrome. He/They
All opinions expressed here are my own
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Mayor Pete has the right to marry because the gay men and lesbians who came before him fought for it. It was a movement based our identities in the plural sense as LGBTQ Americans. Pander somewhere else fella.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Mayor Pete has the right to marry because the gay men and lesbians who came before him fought for it. It was a movement based our identities in the plural sense as LGBTQ Americans. Pander somewhere else fella.
Pete would sacrifice his (and the rest of ours) legal right to be in a same sex marriage in a heartbeat if it would get him closer to becoming president. He’d say some shit about how “marriage is in the heart, not the paperwork”
Mayor Pete has the right to marry because the gay men and lesbians who came before him fought for it. It was a movement based our identities in the plural sense as LGBTQ Americans. Pander somewhere else fella.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Pete would sacrifice his (and the rest of ours) legal right to be in a same sex marriage in a heartbeat if it would get him closer to becoming president. He’d say some shit about how “marriage is in the heart, not the paperwork”
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“Don’t be diabetic and eat better, poors.”
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Jay Bhattacharya's plan for a new pandemic is for everyone to suddenly be healthy.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
“Don’t be diabetic and eat better, poors.”
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
Not an exaggeration, that’s literally Bhattacharya’s plan.
When we said the Great Barrington Declaration smacked of eugenics, this is what we meant.
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I have ZERO faith that the Democratic Party would even say this, much less actually DO it if they should ever retake the levers of power, which is part of why I don't feel I can consider myself a Democrat anymore.
Garland left that impression because it's the reality of how Dem Party politics work.
Garland left that impression because it's the reality of how Dem Party politics work.
Merrick Garland left a standing impression that no one powerful will ever be held accountable. Democrats should rectify that by saying, loudly and every hour, that people who act on illegal orders will face punishment by the next DOJ.
Dems can say: Are you really sure you want to trust Trump, of all people, when he tells you that what he’s directing you to do is lawful, and that you’ll be protected later as a result? That’s a tenuous position for anyone to put themselves into—and Dems should not hesitate to say so.
November 14, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I have ZERO faith that the Democratic Party would even say this, much less actually DO it if they should ever retake the levers of power, which is part of why I don't feel I can consider myself a Democrat anymore.
Garland left that impression because it's the reality of how Dem Party politics work.
Garland left that impression because it's the reality of how Dem Party politics work.
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i just wanna throw out that looking it up it seems my big fat hybrid luxury sedan puts out this much co2 in about 8 months of my normal daily driving routine, and this douchenozzle shat it out in 45 minutes over a journey that would take me less than one 15 gallon tank of gas
~ 359 gallons (1,360 liters).
~ 2,409 lbs (1,093 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $2,048 cost of fuel.
~ 4 tons of CO2 emissions.
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
i just wanna throw out that looking it up it seems my big fat hybrid luxury sedan puts out this much co2 in about 8 months of my normal daily driving routine, and this douchenozzle shat it out in 45 minutes over a journey that would take me less than one 15 gallon tank of gas
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"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"one day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this"
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because she wants to simultaneously enjoy power and the status of victimhood, even self-inflicted victimhood
All I have to say about the Nuzzi profile is that at the end of it she jokes about how she destroyed her life. In fact she did not do that. She has a book, a magazine job, this lovely profile. People’s lives are being destroyed by this administration, however, including by -well, you know.
November 14, 2025 at 11:13 PM
because she wants to simultaneously enjoy power and the status of victimhood, even self-inflicted victimhood
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The Trumpists have clearly received very concise messaging orders this week and that message is "Lebensraum Now!"
Fed Governor Stephen Miran: "Cutting down net migration to 0, potentially even negative because of the deportations that have been occurring, I think is very deflationary."
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Trumpists have clearly received very concise messaging orders this week and that message is "Lebensraum Now!"
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So we're at the point they're making machines that purport to speak with the voice of the Lord.
You will be shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that nowhere in this soft and fluffy article does the word "blasphemy" appear, even though this is quite simply the textbook definition.
You will be shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that nowhere in this soft and fluffy article does the word "blasphemy" appear, even though this is quite simply the textbook definition.
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So we're at the point they're making machines that purport to speak with the voice of the Lord.
You will be shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that nowhere in this soft and fluffy article does the word "blasphemy" appear, even though this is quite simply the textbook definition.
You will be shocked - SHOCKED, I tell you - that nowhere in this soft and fluffy article does the word "blasphemy" appear, even though this is quite simply the textbook definition.
I'm not Christian, and I don't really *understand* Christianity (I know Jesus hates me for being a faggot though).
I don't think of my own faith tradition as one overly concerned with matters of "blasphemy" but if someone did this with my gods, I'd be pretty fucking disgusted.
I don't think of my own faith tradition as one overly concerned with matters of "blasphemy" but if someone did this with my gods, I'd be pretty fucking disgusted.
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I'm not Christian, and I don't really *understand* Christianity (I know Jesus hates me for being a faggot though).
I don't think of my own faith tradition as one overly concerned with matters of "blasphemy" but if someone did this with my gods, I'd be pretty fucking disgusted.
I don't think of my own faith tradition as one overly concerned with matters of "blasphemy" but if someone did this with my gods, I'd be pretty fucking disgusted.
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Or the brain fog and long term health issues. And every time it comes up someone inevitably says "oh is that still a thing?" As if millions of us aren't living with the after effects possibly for the rest of our lives
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Or the brain fog and long term health issues. And every time it comes up someone inevitably says "oh is that still a thing?" As if millions of us aren't living with the after effects possibly for the rest of our lives
The last few days have driven home just how true Carlin's "It's a big club and you ain't in it" really is
Any other time, any other President, and "the dude was in a global conspiracy to fuck them kids" would have been 24/7 coverage. Even Dubya.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
“a nothing burger” lol
November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The last few days have driven home just how true Carlin's "It's a big club and you ain't in it" really is
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It's still hard for me to fathom that the New York Times *had* proof of Epstein's pedophile ring on their servers since 2016 and just chose not to do anything with it.
I've known for a while that the press was corrupt, but I didn't know to this extent.
I've known for a while that the press was corrupt, but I didn't know to this extent.
November 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It's still hard for me to fathom that the New York Times *had* proof of Epstein's pedophile ring on their servers since 2016 and just chose not to do anything with it.
I've known for a while that the press was corrupt, but I didn't know to this extent.
I've known for a while that the press was corrupt, but I didn't know to this extent.
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Any other time, any other President, and "the dude was in a global conspiracy to fuck them kids" would have been 24/7 coverage. Even Dubya.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Any other time, any other President, and "the dude was in a global conspiracy to fuck them kids" would have been 24/7 coverage. Even Dubya.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
I remember the fucking Lewinsky coverage. Our media have become craven hacks carrying water for rich pedophiles and I feel insane typing that but there it is.
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liberals love using casual homophobia/transphobia to "own" the right. see also: the thousands of AI generated pics of Trump making out with Putin.
November 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
liberals love using casual homophobia/transphobia to "own" the right. see also: the thousands of AI generated pics of Trump making out with Putin.
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Come hang out with me on Saturday, and help let Portland know their Tesla is definitely part of the problem!
4330 S Macadam, 11-2 pm this Saturday. More details at the link. ICE is conveniently located next door, so you can make it a protest two-fer.
Hope to see you there!
4330 S Macadam, 11-2 pm this Saturday. More details at the link. ICE is conveniently located next door, so you can make it a protest two-fer.
Hope to see you there!
PORTLAND: come on down to the Tesla store this Saturday for the #NoTrillionaires national day of action!
I'll be there from 11am to 1pm, with music and bubbles and sign-making supplies. Bring friends and family, and remind our neighbors their Tesla funds fascism!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
I'll be there from 11am to 1pm, with music and bubbles and sign-making supplies. Bring friends and family, and remind our neighbors their Tesla funds fascism!
actionnetwork.org/events/tesla...
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Come hang out with me on Saturday, and help let Portland know their Tesla is definitely part of the problem!
4330 S Macadam, 11-2 pm this Saturday. More details at the link. ICE is conveniently located next door, so you can make it a protest two-fer.
Hope to see you there!
4330 S Macadam, 11-2 pm this Saturday. More details at the link. ICE is conveniently located next door, so you can make it a protest two-fer.
Hope to see you there!
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Jeffrey Epstein justified his evil actions with "science"
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Jeffrey Epstein justified his evil actions with "science"
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
Evolutionary biologists whispering in his ear about how men and women are fundamentally different, and it's "natural" to desire younger women
Our field has a duty to explain why this is wrong both scientifically and ethically
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The amount of connections to scientists working in the field of genomics that I'm finding in the Epstein emails is terrifying, disgusting, and sadly unsurprising
We need to deeply investigate how much these scientists actually knew, or how much they were involved
There need to be consequences
We need to deeply investigate how much these scientists actually knew, or how much they were involved
There need to be consequences
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The amount of connections to scientists working in the field of genomics that I'm finding in the Epstein emails is terrifying, disgusting, and sadly unsurprising
We need to deeply investigate how much these scientists actually knew, or how much they were involved
There need to be consequences
We need to deeply investigate how much these scientists actually knew, or how much they were involved
There need to be consequences
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That iridescent metallic shine on the fruit bodies of the White-footed Slime are so cool!
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400
Stack of 8 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400
Stack of 8 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
That iridescent metallic shine on the fruit bodies of the White-footed Slime are so cool!
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400
Stack of 8 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
📷 Canon R5
Canon RF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM
M, f/4, 1/2, ISO 400
Stack of 8 images
8/29/25
Northern Oregon Coast
#mushroom #fungifriends #mushrooms
🍄📷 📸🎞 🌿🌱 🟢 🍄 🍄🟫
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In 2014, Richard Dawkins and other scientists agreed to be filmed for a science TV show funded by Jeffrey Epstein
That is despite Epstein pleading guilty to and serving time for state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18 in *2008*
That is despite Epstein pleading guilty to and serving time for state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18 in *2008*
![Screenshot of Epstein email release that reads: "From: Lisa New [
Sent: 12/2/2014 6:29:16 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]
Subject: poetry and science
Importance: High
Dear Jeffrey,
Apropos of our conversation of a few minutes ago, This proposal went to someone I thought was interested in the environment and science but who seems, in fact, far more interested in supporting TV on a broad range of topics.
500,000 would fund this initiative as the second HGSE course (after Poetry of the City) and could begin immediately, Jan 1.. I'd be thrilled to include other scientists you name, perhaps taping the group
in a session on metaphor at the edges of fields. INote that taped sessions already include economics, marine biology, astronomy, evolutionary
biology, zoology, physics and computer science. Richard Dawkins, Walter Isaacson, David Mossberg and David Malan have all said yes to tapings. Footage for all the others is already shot and ready for post
production.
I am having a drink with Dean of Ed School today and can explore this with him among other topics
Lisa"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:g7mh5ioprl5nb56y6eqd65fl/bafkreigwh7g74zf37d7pfaxrbg5ppnick6ltvoemmkmi6kcaqgvitirsbi@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 2014, Richard Dawkins and other scientists agreed to be filmed for a science TV show funded by Jeffrey Epstein
That is despite Epstein pleading guilty to and serving time for state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18 in *2008*
That is despite Epstein pleading guilty to and serving time for state charges of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18 in *2008*
I am distrustful of anything this regime-appeasing Paramount/Skydance is going to be putting out, especially when it comes to Star Trek.
I imagine this will be tailor made for the fans who think that newer ST is too "woke," but it won't have a place for a fan like me.
I'd love to be wrong though
I imagine this will be tailor made for the fans who think that newer ST is too "woke," but it won't have a place for a fan like me.
I'd love to be wrong though
Another Trek movie project!
With the Paramount regime change, it could be serious this time... Or not 🖖
The good news?
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) will write and direct a movie that is said to be unconnected from anything previously done. 🙏
With the Paramount regime change, it could be serious this time... Or not 🖖
The good news?
John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves) will write and direct a movie that is said to be unconnected from anything previously done. 🙏
New ‘Star Trek’ Movie in the Works From John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
The 'Dungeons & Dragons' filmmakers will create a project unrelated to previous incarnations.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I am distrustful of anything this regime-appeasing Paramount/Skydance is going to be putting out, especially when it comes to Star Trek.
I imagine this will be tailor made for the fans who think that newer ST is too "woke," but it won't have a place for a fan like me.
I'd love to be wrong though
I imagine this will be tailor made for the fans who think that newer ST is too "woke," but it won't have a place for a fan like me.
I'd love to be wrong though
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I do really wish I had a better threat model for this admin. This could be "trying to act tough on State Department website to own the woke libs" and amount to nothing, or it could be a signal of a genuine legal and administrative nightmare for like a million people, and there's no way to know
1. The Trump administration has just quietly updated the State Department website to indicate that it may invalidate transgender people's passports.
This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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This comes a week after a SCOTUS ruling blocking lower rulings allowing trans people to update them.
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Trump Admin Quietly Changes State Department Page To Indicate It May Invalidate Trans Passports
The change comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the administration and lifted a temporary injunction.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I do really wish I had a better threat model for this admin. This could be "trying to act tough on State Department website to own the woke libs" and amount to nothing, or it could be a signal of a genuine legal and administrative nightmare for like a million people, and there's no way to know
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“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”
For @texasobserver.org magazine, I teamed up with photographer Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. A moment of queer and trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack ...
For @texasobserver.org magazine, I teamed up with photographer Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. A moment of queer and trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack ...
At Barton Springs, Trans Existence Becomes Resistance
Following a transphobic incident earlier this year, community members gathered to "protect trans joy."
www.texasobserver.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
“Trans visibility is important, but also trans people deserve to have fun.”
For @texasobserver.org magazine, I teamed up with photographer Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. A moment of queer and trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack ...
For @texasobserver.org magazine, I teamed up with photographer Harmon Li to document a "Trans Takeover" at Austin's Barton Springs swimming hole. A moment of queer and trans joy that came weeks after a violent attack ...