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I want to open for Rapu-kun

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what are you supposed to do when the "good" political party doesn't treat a dozen credible sexual harassment claims as disqualifying for a political candidate. how are you supposed to ignore that

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this wonderful piece from @profmsinha.bsky.social gets to what was truly great about lincoln — his open mind and great capacity for moral growth www.theunpopulist.net/p/abraham-li...

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“Any time, any time while I was a slave, if one minute’s freedom had been offered me, and I had been told I must die at the end of that minute, I would have taken it – just to stand one minute on God’s earth a free woman – I would.” Sharing 'Mum Bett' Elizabeth Freeman’s words on Juneteenth.

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It's really hard to release the need for "engagement" that social apps have trained us to chase for the last decade, but it's rewarding. What if the social Internet is just for, like, having pen pals and sharing cool stuff and doesn't have to be another way to do capitalism?

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

This is exactly why I do this gag endlessly. The internet makes us want to correct everyone all the time, without context, without awareness, and without curiosity. It’s a bad habit, we all do it. It’s not about accuracy, it is about shutting people down, even experts in their field.

submitted 2 days ago • 56 comments

About a half hour to midnight on the East Coast and less than 1k to the goal - can we help get this campaign over the line tonight? My fellow cis folks - what better way to celebrate pride than to firmly send a message to our trans siblings that we love and care about them?

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THIS IS HUGE! An HIV PrEP drug in the form of a twice-yearly subcutaneous injection has JUST been APPROVED by the FDA. Lenacapavir was 99.9% EFFECTIVE at PREVENTING HIV in clinical trials. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

submitted 3 days ago • 55 comments

Anyone who matches my $25 donation, I'll send you a free download code for my most recent album!

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

The Supreme Court just upheld a ban on gender affirming care for minors. This is exactly what Point of Pride provides. Donate today!! Even the smallest donation goes directly to providing trans youth with necessities secure.givelively.org/donate/point...

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In light of Pride month I'm fundraising for Point of Pride, an incredible trans-led nonprofit that provides direct gender affirming care & things like HRT to trans ppl in need. Please, please donate any small amount that you can. Every bit makes a major impact! secure.givelively.org/donate/point...

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Finally, I continue to harp on this because it's important, we are going to win at the local level. That's where the main fight must be waged. Get to ground and fight like hell. Take care everyone. Back offline.

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

“Ask your Supreme Court Justice which medical procedure is right for you.”

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This is how you actually do it. Create a schism between the cops and ICE. Who's really in charge? The answer is neither of them. The people and the courts are in charge, so let them figure this out with each other. Secret police are no one's allies.

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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No, see, I can't actually put away the laundry because

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Dear Diary, My Super-Special 79th Birthday was NOT super special www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

submitted 5 days ago • 34 comments

I’m at the Pride parade I’m at the protest march I’m at the combination Pride parade and protest march

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

Even before I heard the devastating, horrific news of political assassination in Minnesota, I woke up this morning thinking about Emily Dickinson's great poem "'Hope' is the thing with feathers -" Lots of people know this beautiful little poem, but fewer, I think(?) realize when it was written. /1

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

Discworld QOTD, from Snuff “Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.”

submitted 7 days ago • 12 comments

I think I can do this, the order is hard tho -- Nina Simone Aretha Franklin Sister Rosetta Tharpe Beyonce Selena Diana Ross Big Mama Thornton Tina Turner Ronnie Spector Chaka Khan Patti Labelle Roberta Flack Candi Staton

submitted 8 days ago • 15 comments

This is exactly what I told my BFF, whose sister is afraid but also wants to go to her first protest. These are big, safe, permitted events. And if you ever feel uncomfortable, you can just leave. Try it out. Being with other people who care about things feels great

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My grandmother was a young pregnant Jewish woman alone on a train in Poland during WWII when a German soldier told her to get off at the next stop because there wouldn't be any soldiers waiting at the station. She survived because, in that moment, a soldier chose the right thing over obeying orders.

submitted 8 days ago • 17 comments

yall the people in the streets need the folks at home too. they need people who know where they are, who will miss them, & who can bail them out. they need food, water, medical care. safe places to shelter. some of us aren’t built for physical resistance but that doesn’t mean you’re out of the fight

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

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If anyone you know is 13-24, in the US, and is LGBTQ+, please have them complete the Trevor Project survey this year. Their last survey has been integral to protecting LGBTQ+ rights globally. I can't understate how big an impact it has. Multiple publications come from the data. Share widely.

submitted 11 days ago • 8 comments

"I mean, how would you even manage to complete everyday gang activities like leaping and twirling if you aren't classically trained in ballet? Everybody knows a cornerstone of organized street crime is frolicking down your turf like you're Ginger Rogers."

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

“… this is a Government of law, and not a Government by caprice of an individual.” — Illinois Governor John Peter Altgeld’s message to President Grover Cleveland, protesting the sending of federal troops into Illinois during the 1894 Pullman strike. Graceland Cemetery.

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I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "Shut up, Frodo," said Gandalf, "are you seeing the quality of the posts today?!”

submitted 16 days ago • 3 comments

cat turd is pushing for impeachment which means the president might have to fire big balls, meanwhile unclear how it’ll affect space if the dragon is decommissioned and other sentences the aliens are going to be unable to translate someday

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every time i get reminded of the prize papers and the amazing project to digitize and catalogue them, i am astonished again. here’s a tarot card from 1744 with an order for anisette and bacon from st domingue 🗃️ portal.prizepapers.de/fullscreen/p...

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Therapist: So, what seems to be the problem? Me: I still don't have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder. Therapist: Oh, my poor dear. Let me put on the kettle.

submitted 18 days ago • 7 comments

hey here's something I would love us all to do like RIGHT NOW: find out if your local library is doing any kind of pride programming or display, and if they are, email them to say thank you and why it matters to you. whether or not you're queer. especially if you're in an area where it's fraught

submitted 18 days ago • 10 comments