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I see below that you've realized you were wrong about this guy, so I just want you to sit with the fact that you called this "a right-wing distraction" in the face of many left wing critics saying they didn't want Nazi tattoo guy.
What made you so sure it was a right-wing distraction?

None of the problems in your life are because trans people exist. Lots of the problems in your life are because billionaires exist.

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You have to really believe deep in your soul that your audience is deeply foolish in order to write a piece arguing that less societal acceptance of transness would be in the best interest of femme boys.

As if trans bathroom panic hasn't led to the harassment of butch cis women and fem cis boys.

we were probably all up last night staring at the ceiling with our own version of the same thought running on endless loop, but mine looked something like this:

I hate these people to a degree that feels simultaneously corrosive to the soul, and also the only righteous response to this kind of evil

That's what you get for marrying Molly Andthunder.

Dorina - Sueño Americano (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by Dorina

My debut single Sueño Americano is out! Here's a fun lyric video to accompany the rage dancing 💃

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEa9...

Text, over a blue and white background with the faint image of some large, hand-drawn black spikes emerging from the ground as a background image: I'm sorry the plan I made for our anniversary date ran into some hitches. Let's go over the points of friction together and figure out where I missed the mark. Location. I suggested a lunchtime hiking trip through a maze of jagged black spikes. That's not the staging ground for a romantic picnic, it's a message (and part of a system of messages). Nobody wants to feel lectured to when they're trying to celebrate their relationship, and I should've considered that. Respect. The area I took us to is very much not a place of honor. Today should've been about us making each other feel special. Instead, we went somewhere no esteemed deeds are commemorated, and where nothing valued is kept. That's enough to make anyone feel disrespected, and that's on me. Health concerns. There's a reason the nearby feline population really stands out: the particular spot I directed you to is highly radioactive and extremely deadly to all life-including human life. So those symptoms you were telling me about make total sense, and at the rate they're progressing, our anniversary is going to end sooner than we'd like. I should have generated a date idea more suited for an organic life form such as yourself.

Similar background situation to first image. More text: Here's the good news: this won't happen again. I've updated my memory with details of this incident and installed guardrails to ensure I never, ever suggest such another excursion like this one. Would you like me to help you draw up a will? I could also throw together some fun "last meal" ideas using the rations you already have, or even come up with some do-it-yourself palliative care tips. I’ll be right here, so just let me know! Awaiting input. Awaiting input. [SYSTEM SCAN / CORE CHECK / URANIUM DEPLETION: 0.00035% / PROJECTED MODEL LIFESPAN: 5.7 BILLION YRS / ] Awaiting input.

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New Yorkers Defend Spider-Man | Spider-Man 2 (2004) | Hall Of Heroes YouTube video by Hall Of Heroes

If New Yorkers can keep Spidey's secret, then they can prevent these boys from getting fucked over by the system.

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During a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Mamdani claimed the incident "looked like kids at a snowball fight," though a photo shared by police showed a man with facial hair holding a massive snow boulder. NYPD officials later said the men were roughly 18 to 20 years old.

Notice that if they're rich and white, college students are "just kids" when sentencing them for rape. But Black kids hitting a cop in a snowball fight? Then those 18-20yos have too much facial hair to be kids.

(Also, no hate, but I've seen the pictures. I know 13yos with more facial hair.)

Hey, remember: if you recognize any of the guys in the pictures, no you fucking don't.

Also? This shit is the funniest thing I've ever read. Transferred in stable condition, were they? With luck, they'll be back on the streets if an NYU pillow fight gets out of hand.

He is claiming that by pointing out that both Republicans and Democrats alike will happily sacrifice trans rights, that is "both-sidesing". Because the two sides of the issue are, apparently, Team Red vs. Team Blue, rather than Team Human Dignity vs. Team "Yeah, But We Decide Who's Human".

Whole thread is worth a read.

Dorina is awesome, and this song is so good. Give it a listen, you won't be sorry.

It's a bop! Support independent artists&cool humans like Dorina by buying this on Bandcamp or iTunes, sharing it on all your socials, and streaming it in all the places!

Dorina, this is so good.

Prometheus says “hot take” and Greek gods respond “no give that back.”

Nah, they only like it when it's theoretical/theatrical. They still hate when they see a *real* person and not somebody off the teevee.

Same as how they complain the lunches our mamas packed are "gross" but rave about the "authenticity" of the white person's fusion place.

Donald Trump on a red carpet for "The Apprentice" in 2014, while he was spearheading a years-long conspiracy theory that the first Black president was not an American.

Not to mention the granddaddy of them all.

Gwen Stefani in one of the judges' seats for "The Voice"

Robin Thicke and Jenny McCarthy as judges on "The Masked Singer"

Sean Spicer (with dance partner Lindsay Arnold) on "Dancing With the Stars"

Rudy Giuliani revealed on "The Masked Singer"

She stopped making music people cared about, but lucky for her, NBC et al. have no problem platforming/normalizing fash and predatory has-beens for ratings.

Not that I ever *loved* the song but now if "The Sweet Escape" comes on, I have to change it or tune it out. It seems so icky when interpreted with a trad lens.

I've been slightly agog that I didn't see it before somebody pointed out to me that she had a punk aesthetic but otherwise the content of her music skews significantly trad and that as her career went on, she dialed down the former and dialed up the latter.

Yeah, I was around for that. Also because at that time, South Asians had not really established ourselves in American awareness, since we had only recently (relatively speaking) been allowed to immigrate in any significant numbers.

My daughter just recently told me that her after-school teacher said she "didn't know if she would call Indians 'Asian'". 🙃

hi guys I know I haven't been very active lately, and I don't talk about where I'm from often, but the government made some really scary announcements today so I thought I'd share to let everyone know what's happening. here are some posts from twt for context

Skeet from @trailetswiper.bsky.social: "YES! @aprotim.com, totally agree! Robert Duvall isa legend! 🤩 *Secondhand Lions* is such a gem, pure magic! ✨ If you're in a sweet, underrated vibe, you HAVE to check out *Paddington 2* next, it's got that same heartwarming feel! 🐻🎬Happy watching!🍿"

For posterity once I block their ass:

If y'all are in the mood for some shitty LLM-generated spam to block, go ahead and block @trailerswiper.bsky.social. All their replies have this same formula, although a bunch of them just truncate randomly at the character limit.

Poster for the movie Secondhand Lions, with Robert Duvall and Michael Caine standing in a cornfield and ~ 14yo Haley Joel Osment sitting between them with a little bulldog next to him and an out-of-frame lion's trail in his lap.

Michael Caine and Robert Duvall having a blast flying a biplane.

Robert Duvall was part of some of the Great Movies of American Cinema™. I think to remember him today, though, I'm going to rewatch the very sweet and underrated *Secondhand Lions*.

Two skeins of yarn labeled "Ariadne"

Not as much as Theseus loved this one!

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

A Google user settings panel which only allows you to enable/disable all "Smart Features in Google Workplace": Google Workspace smart features Smart features in Google Workspace When you turn this setting on, you agree to let Google Workspace use your Workspace content and activity to personalize your experience across Workspace. Workspace includes apps for businesses and schools, such as Gmail, Chat, Meet, Drive, and more. To learn more, visit the Workspace website. Smart features include: - Show events from Gmail in Calendar (such as flight itineraries and invitations) - Personalized search (such as keyword suggestions, file suggestions, and more relevant results) - Ask Gemini to summarize content, create drafts, and find key information, along with other Gemini for Workspace features

AYFKM?

The only way to disable Gemini AI summaries in Gmail is to also disable useful older features like putting events on your calendar and auto-complete suggestions for search?

Fuck off, Google.