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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit

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Canadian artist Howie Tsui redesigned an old pinball machine into a simulation of a musket-ball rattling around a soldier's guts for an exhibition on the War of 1812. It's meant to demonstrate the way that repetition and concentration can inure a person to the horrors of war.

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wizard kiss

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... ffs, can we standardize the standard

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Old as hell PC gamers pouring several ones out today

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"We are older than your laws and we will outlive them," one sign said. EITM correspondent S. Baum attended this weekend's Stonewall protest, organized by Transexual Menace, which connected trans elders, youth, and everyone in between. Read their story and subscribe to support our journalism.

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Current mystery: how did bone fragments end up in my peanut butter cup Who lost a finger I am concerned And now mildly put off by peanut butter cups Where did the rest of the finger go????

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Slay of the day by Federal Judge Reyes.

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Hell YEAH!!

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when you roll over for the fascists in charge to keep your federal funding

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If we're supposed to taste the rainbow, how come there's no blue Skittle?

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The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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“We’re not going anywhere. What’s more: we’re expanding.” Nearly a dozen of Minnesota’s foremost experts on gender-affirming care collaborated on this beautiful op-ed in today’s Strib. No paywall.

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Wondering how long before Musk decides that it's imperative that community notes twist the truth as much as he does.

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5h sleep in 3 days, RSD kicking me while I'm down, feeling intense pangs of loneliness, and wishing I belonged somewhere. Anywhere. No answers, but I can binge watch the 2000 masterpiece, Dark Angel, and pretend I'm anywhere else. Like Seattle, I guess.

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My demons are fucken LOUD today and I'd like to save and quit, pls

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Having been in several Discord servers for yonks, I am mystified as to why, despite having already received an invitation to be there (and obviously having accepted it), I constantly feel like a laughably nervous vampire.

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I am so, so tired. And I know you are, too. Here's “Death blowing bubbles,” 18th century. The bubbles symbolize life's fragility. This plaster work appears on the ceiling of Holy Grave Chapel in Michaelsberg Abbey, Bamberg, Germany. After the monastery’s dissolution, it became a hospital.

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Elon Musk is working to transform X, his social media platform, into a virtual wallet where people can send money to each other. Digital payment platforms have come under intense scrutiny by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but that is likely to ease.

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Not the FINAL final piece but.. close 👀

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JD Vance was owned hard over his excusing of the anti-Indian racist on DOGE, Marko Elez.

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Costco, which has come out saying it supports DEI, will make no changes to its existing programs, AND pays workers a minimum of $30/hour, is up 15% YTD. Target, which announced it is ending all DEI programs and has a minimum wage of $15-$24/hour, is down over 4%. Keep voting with your wallet.

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I can’t even begin to describe the sheer heartbreak I feel reading this. We need to give trans youth a future.

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Break up the horrors with some benign absurdity, as a treat.

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Whatever illness i have is the worst I've had in a grip. Low grade fever for days, sweating through towels, clothes, and pillows. My voice is almost gone. I can't move without horrible chills. Ew.

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This Fiona Apple narrated explainer PSA on how to film (and release footage from, not livestream) ICE arrests is exactly what we need from people with production skills right now and is worth about 3 million celebrity “imagine” covers in terms of survival utility

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The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

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The vibe in science rn 🧪

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Basic science? We don't know her

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I'm still. Still here. Still trans. Still queer. Still American, as a point of fact, not pride. Still wildly unimpressed by all this political posturing. Still very concerned for myself and my community. Still not going to sit down or shut up or take it. And we'll still be here in four years.

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Gritty continues to be a real one

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If you're discriminated against or arrested for being trans in Illinois, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at [email protected].

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