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What's it like having a long commute in Houston? Welp... www.chron.com/news/houston...

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During Pride, at this crucial juncture for the rights of LGBTQIA+ Americans, the Times could have met the moment, but deliberately chose to run a reliably hacky piece by troll queen Andrew Sullivan. Disappointing, but not surprising. Not a CENT to NYT until they get their editorial house in order.

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Robert F Kennedy Jr is not a vaccine skeptic. Reporters and editors who’ve decided it’s somehow more fair to call him one instead of the anti-vaccine activist and lawyer he is should stop mischaracterizing him so… in the pursuit of accuracy.

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It is maddening that a sufficient number of my fellow Texans -- who claim to be "pro-life" -- continue to vote to foist these child-starving monsters on our state.

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I appreciate the inclusive spirit, but this display at my local supermarket looks about as exhausted as my tired queer self this Pride Month.

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Happy Fathers Day to all you dads out there and especially the affirming fathers of trans kids and fathers teaching their kids to be respectful to all people. You are more appreciated than you could ever know.

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The correct way to connect the authoritarian presence in LA and the Big Beautiful Bill is that the bill gives the government the resources to do this in dozens of cities at once. So if you don't like what's happening in LA, it's coming to your town if the bill passes.

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The weird, often whitewashed way the civil rights movement is taught (or not taught) seemed to convince a lot of people that nonviolence was met with nonviolence, instead of you know, dogs, hoses, beatings, death, etc

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🤣😂🤣 #happypride

submitted 24 days ago • 98 comments

This is excellent advice that more people (especially young ones) need to know. Similarly, it can be tricky to know, when your employer gives you extra assignments, if they're taking advantage of you or if they're evaluating you for advancement. The key is in whether they value your feedback.

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This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking. No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was deliberately murdered for being gay right after his dog was decapitated. Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian." THIS is why Pride is important.

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This Pride I want to connect with and amplify more trans people who work in nature/ecology/conservation so please say hi and do a little introduction if you're trans and work with plants, animals, fungi etc. I'll repost and create a starter pack if enough people respond 🏳️‍⚧️

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

typical corrupt science

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I don't understand why people respond to a "How's it going?" with "Oh, I can't complain!" Sure you can. Just have to put your mind to it.

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Yesterday, Robert Prevost asked everyone to start calling him by a different name. And they did. No outrage or shaming over this request. See how easy it is to honor other people's benign wishes?

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Sometimes I wish I still believed in a god...usually when I think about gay Republicans (like this traitorous ass-kisser) sniveling ineffectually while being tortured in the most heinous circle in Hell. deadline.com/2025/05/kenn...

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Of all the endless blather about the change of leadership at one of many churches, this is the only item I've found at all amusing.

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Yay! Another way to avoid giving out hard-earned bucks to the a-holes that fund the regressive right -- and they've made it easier by voluntarily exposed their own hateful natures!

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"DEI" is not a bad word. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamentally American – a reflection of who we actually are. After centuries of erasure, we've seen progress in representation in recent years, and I don’t want to go back.

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You know that Twilight Zone episode where the kid has amazing psychic powers and can make people disappear with his mind and the entire town is hostage to him and has to cater to his every whim? That’s us right now.

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Allow me to address the elephant in the room: The decades-long outsourcing of domestic manufacturing to China was not an insidious Chinese conspiracy for dominance but the greedy strategy of the American ruling class to explode its profit margins by exploiting global inequality.

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Good...whatever time of day it is for you, Bluesky! Here's an unexpectedly colorful visitor to our little garden -- a Painted Bunting.

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"Think’st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows?" Kent King Lear Happy Shakespeare's Birthday to all who celebrate!

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Yeah, let's reduce the primary value of women to just their child-bearing abilities while simultaneously making it harder to keep any children born safe and healthy. A perfect example of what I mean in saying that the GOP is a regressive (anti-progressive) party, not a conservative one.

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Ah, yes, Disney Plus. We all remember this "Classic Sitcom."

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My favorite Christmas movie is Die Hard, my favorite Passover movie is Dayenu Hard, and my favorite Easter movie is Dye Hard-Boiled Eggs.

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www.reuters.com/business/hea... Gee, thanks Donald...

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Fed up of this hypocrisy!

submitted 76 days ago • 698 comments

We need to have a serious discussion about officials in poor health hanging on to their seats too long. No one ever believes their own number is going to be called. I get that. But it’s ultimately a self-centered and dangerous thing to do, especially when every vote matters.

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NPR states that "there will be a lot of interest" in the report on DJT's physical exam. Really? Has the media learned nothing from the glaringly fake and fawning health assessments from partisan pill-pusher Ronnie Jackson and others previously? No way we're getting the truth. Do better, NPR.

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if you are trying to stay sober and all this stuff is making you feel like picking up, please dm or reach out to me in replies. you don't have to drink over this and you don't need to do this alone and like, don't let THESE motherfuckers be the reason you relapse lol

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Tangerine Mussolini: "The markets are going to boom, the stock is going to boom, the country is going to boom..." Reality (going boom):

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She died in binary. That’s dedication. RIP.

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It’s only embezzlement if it’s from the Embézzle region of France. Otherwise it’s just sparkling corruption.

submitted 89 days ago • 104 comments

If I see a "Who is John Galt" bumper sticker on your parked car, expect to find a printout of this article under your windshield wiper. (Also, incidentally, if you were an actual übermensch, you wouldn't be driving that early 2000s Altima, bro.)

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Any LGB Americans sitting on their hands while the humanity of our Trans and Nonbinary family members is under assault should know that the regressive MAGA "Christian" horde is just warming up to strip your rights, too. None of us are free until all of us are free. www.joemygod.com/2025/03/chri...

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Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously. Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

submitted 93 days ago • 1688 comments

Me (whistling breezily): Things are crazy scary in this country now, but I won't give those fascists the satisfaction of showing any anxiety. My eye:

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Hey Google, play Lizzo. 🎵🎶 "Okay. Alright. It's about damn time."🎵🎶 OK Google, now play Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams. 🎵🎶 "Too much, too little, too late."🎵🎶

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The relentless breadth, volume, and speed of their reckless fuckery is utterly exhausting.

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All non-Newtonian physics make my brain hurt, but I'm glad the folks who grasp it are doing their thing since stuff like this is more fascinating than the best speculative fiction. scitechdaily.com/physicists-b...

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And now Facebook is discriminating against femmes? (But seriously, WTF is this ad?)

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Good on Disney, standing up for actual family values in the face of regressive strong-arm tactics (leaving aside, for now, the somewhat bloated nature of HRC). variety.com/2025/biz/new...

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