I could be wrong about this but I really think most Americans do not want to be forced to “do their own research” about food & drug & product safety and would rather that the government agencies that have been sorting that all out for them for decades not be obliterated in the name of “efficiency.”
im just in awe mostly because i was wearing a lynx crewneck and the last thing out of my mouth before he asked was "oh i spent more time on my bracket for the women's tournament because i pay more attention to women's basketball" like let's use context clues buddy come on
today a student asked me if i knew that paige bueckers is from minnesota
... do i A MINNESOTAN WHO FOLLOWS WOMENS BASKETBALL know that paige is from minnesota
please
"A screenshot of an NBC News article headline. The headline reads: 'Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail.' Below the headline, a subtext states: 'The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.' The NBC News logo is visible at the top, along with a navigation bar that includes a 'WATCH' button and a user profile icon."
I need y'all to sit with this headline and understand what is being done to our community. They're trying to criminalize our very existence.
This is a campaign of eradication.
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/rcna...
The co-president says speaking against Putin’s interests is akin to treason.
So I guess that’s where we are now.
As a teenager, I marched in opposition to the US invasion of Iraq. Millions of others did as well. We were right and nobody today dare argues otherwise. Our President now would have us arrested for activities ‘aligned to’ Saddam Hussein’s regime.
House just voted 224-198 to censure Rep. Al Green for interrupting Trump's speech, with the following 10 Democrats voting for his censure:
Ami Bera
Ed Case
Jim Costa
Laura Gillen
Jim Himes
Chrissy Houlahan
Marcy Kaptur
Jared Moskowitz
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
Tom Suozzi
"we have no power we can't do anything" well you could start by not voting to censure someone in your own party
This is one of the shared delusions of American Exceptionalism, for traditional conservatives and liberals. They always throw that "peaceful" bit in. In practical reality, you literally cannot engage in protest (peaceful or not) without significant, often violent, harassment by the state.
accidentally spelled someone's name wrong in an email and didn't notice until after i hit send
the news? not good.
the vibes? terrible.
but the weather? also bad.
“The revolution about to be televised you picked the right time but the wrong guy.”
Kendrick Lamar the man that you are.
A screenshot of a multi‐column table listing several U.S. presidential Executive Orders relating to LGBTQ+ rights and antidiscrimination policies. Each row has columns for “Origin” (POTUS), “Number/Identifier” (e.g., EO 13988), “Title” (such as Preventing and Combating Discrimination…), “Action Type” (e.g., Broad Nondiscrimination, Military Nondiscrimination), “Summary” (key points of each order), and “Date Signed.” The listed orders span from early 2021 through early 2025, covering topics like preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, banning conversion therapy, rescinding prior harmful EOs, and restricting or expanding DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives.
A spreadsheet at the top shows columns tracking anti‐LGBTQ bills by status and year: total bills (334), 2025 bills (327), 2024 rollovers (7), how many passed committees (3), passed one chamber (5), passed both chambers (0), enacted (1), vetoed (0), failed (3), and carried forward (0). Below that, another header row lists different types of anti‐LGBTQ legislation (e.g., gender‐affirming care bans, pronoun bans, “Don’t Say Gay,” drag bans, bathroom bans) with the total count of each category (e.g., 55 for gender‐affirming care bans, 20 for pronoun bans, 14 for “Don’t Say Gay,” etc.). A color‐coded U.S. map spans the lower half, with states shaded from light orange to deep red according to how many anti‐LGBTQ bills they contain. Texas appears in the darkest red (46 bills), with lighter shades indicating fewer bills in other states. A note at the bottom right explains that the map shows total tracked bills per state, which does not necessarily reflect each bill’s likelihood of passage.
We've created a tracker that covers all executive orders affecting LGBTQ folks along with federal and state legislation.
We're at 334 anti-LGBTQ bills.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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I need Americans to hate this administration the way Kendrick hates Drake so they can actually stand a chance of surviving
I hate seeing AI generated images in general, but it really annoys me when people use AI images related to Trump, Elon, Gaza, protesters, etc. This is all real, not fictional, so use photos. Not only is AI contributing to misinfo and abuse but it’s directly empowering the billionaire tech oligarchs
As she accepts a Grammy with Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga says “Trans people are not invisible and Trans people deserve love.”
‘Alligator Bites Never Heal’ by Doechii wins the #GRAMMYs award for Best Rap Album.
DOECHIIIII
A page with the title "LGB Travelers"
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
hey question, is this bad?
I'm never going to forgive the people and politicians who sat silently while Trump sicced the entire federal government against trans people.
TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
i love unrivaled
okay so what legal authority does elon musk have to commandeer the office of personnel management and access reams of sensitive data? www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...
Normalizing spelling out what people actually mean when they cite DEI rather than letting them hide behind the safe cover of a euphemism that's been sapped of meaning
this is the plot of Cabaret btw and it didn’t go very well
I never want anyone to be pushed to the brink like so many of us have. Every trans person had survived to get here. I still remember the day I almost went over that edge. I will do whatever it takes so no one else ever has to feel what I did.
