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pcurtinemerit.bsky.social
Retiring prof, active unionist, trying to be the best LGBTQ ally I can be but still learning, raised by a Scottish mother
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Brandon Fellows from New York--a Jan. 6 idiot--is now masquerading as an ICE agent? How surprising.

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And we thank them for their service.

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'This isn't build a bear.'

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He’s still pissed about those windmills

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This map illustrates the vast gulf between historically accurate information and the twisted, vile histories promoted by the current US government gulfof.mapquest.com?name=Histori...

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Elon’s mass harassment email to all federal employees underscores the importance of having unions to represent workers against abusive management.

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But they're doing it quietly. Oh so quietly.

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yeah I bet

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This is how you do it. Hit them in the wallet. Hard.

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Yeah--thought we had fought the good fight in the 1960s and could now enjoy some of those hard fought wins.

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wearing sunglasses inside and following an event where he at times had a hard time speaking coherently, Elon Musk walks off the CPAC stage waving around a chain saw. this is the guy currently running our government. Congrats, America!

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Dear every #altgov account: thank you. This citizen is grateful for you. You are the glimmer of hope.

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Truth.

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Sure hope so. (art by Dave Tarnowski)

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Things are not developing as I would wish. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

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Yup. A manufactured moral panic through and through. Stuart Hall had a lot to say about how moral panics over petty street crime in London made Thatcher's neoliberal policies possible. Now it's a moral panic over CRT, DEI, etc that's making plutocracy-in-the-name-of-free-speech palatable.

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This is first on my to-do list for tomorrow. How about you?

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So frighteningly true.

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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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This is what integrity looks like. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

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What Ron said.

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And there are 6 Hooters in Missouri--guess their work forces aren't too female. (Ignoring for the moment the blatant "less qualified" line.)

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Just cut off his megaphone. He lives for the attention. Don't let him have it. Or at least be sure that those few remaining news media with integrity share all notes, photos and footage with the AP, gratis.

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I think I'm going to have to brush off my one year of high school Spanish--long since behind me--and start using it in public. Pardon the bad accent folks! Just trying to do my bit.

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AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.

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You know what to do

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👇👇👇

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FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE UP TO DATE ON YOUR VACCINATIONS NOW.

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With CDC removal of trans data, its important I use my platform to support research in this space. Emory is doing a virtual study on HIV+ trans-fem individuals and working on shaping viral load testing for this population, with some compensation. If it applies to you, here's the link to enroll:

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If only the White House press corps had the guts it used to have. . .

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Done!

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The only entity we will #deadname

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ICE, if you're looking, I'm here.

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Nailed it 🏆

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Not exaggerating when I say I would like a personal, handwritten apology from every pundit who barfed out a dozen "the left wants to change the way you talk!" op-eds based on non-mandatory guidelines in obscure PDFs.

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An important message from the ABA: "We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party ... change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less."

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