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Gabby Williams' Furrowed Brow

@cosmopolite.bsky.social

Queer gender/cosmopolitan theorist. Current base: London School of Economics and Political Science. Amiable introvert. Misses tech. she/them. Personal account.

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bring back shame

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW on @zeteo.com — Venues are *pulling out* of hosting Vivek Ramaswamy for his bus tour across Ohio in the closing days of the election. “We’re getting calls that people don’t want him there,” a top Ohio Republican says. “It’s that damn ad.” From @andrewperez.bsky.social and @swin24.bsky.social:

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Folks, I know it’s easy to get excited about all the polls showing Democrats ahead and feel like this election is a done deal. But we can’t take anything for granted. That’s why I’m urging you to take part in a No Kings early voting event today where you live. https://www.nokings.org/

The Indiana Fever needs to move the team to another city and leave those fans behind. I was happy to see the Fever defeat the Aces but it was entirely sullied by what happened to A'ja. And that the security team didn't think it was important enough to escort him out of the building is just shameful.

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A good commissioner steps in now before every WNBA game becomes a rightwing performance space, like school board meetings were during peak CRT. You just have to throw the hammer down on this. Do not give them an inch.

taylr@taylordahlin.com

riley gaines is at the minnesota lynx vs indiana fever game posing with people courtside as they line up for photos

It's 2026, #Rivals buried their emerging gay and one of the best characters on the show. Badly done at that as so much felt contrived. Claire Rushbrook was brilliant and killing her off at the height of her character's arc was cruel and frankly, stupid. Weak writing – I may be done with this show.

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Here's a news clip from 1935. A lot of Americans today have no use for history, so they don’t know it's an echo of the past when a dictator calls an entire ethnic group “garbage” and posts an AI image of himself as Jesus Christ.

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NPR is honestly starting Pride month off right with this story. Yes, dismantling workplace anti discrimination laws, tools, and rules is related to Pride month. It’s not only a reminder that Pride is a protest and that an attack on one marginalized group is an attack on us all.

npr.orgOne by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discriminationThe EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.

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Thinking about why women might not want to use a product that has forced itself into every software interface to confidently shout things that are wrong

blair@blairaf.com

One of the more misogynistic takes currently trending in the AI policy space is "women use less AI than men because they have less tech literacy" Ok but have you considered that women use less AI than men because we have more tech literacy?

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One thing that makes me really sad is that there wasn’t a massive non-cooperation movement that rose up instantly for Colbert, the way it did for Kimmel. I know the circumstances were different and I am not begrudging Jimmy anything. Loved him since I was 16. I’m just saying Colbert deserved it too.

Should be on front pages every day until people are held accountable. I know, that’s a laugh.

Charles Я. Davis@charliearchy.bsky.social

The NYT reported that the firm building Trump's ballroom received a no-bid contract for $17.4 million. I earlier revealed the same company got nearly 2X that — $34 million — in a separate no-bid contract to demolish historic buildings at DHS headquarters. www.theredoubt.net/exclusive-no...

I'm sure Tucker Carlson will understand that while it's great to apologize for the tremendous harm he's played a key part, his followers should forever question his judgement. If you believe him, it's terrible. If you don't, same thing.

Despite the criminal reffing last night, South Carolina deserved the win over UConn ::sob:: But I really wanted to see a UConn v UCLA final. South Carolina's defense is no joke, but UCLA is rolling over them. Not a terribly inspired game.

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the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

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Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced

apnews.comTrump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and collegesThe Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...

Great essay. It's also interesting that Trump threatens Iran for killing its protesters while his thugs essentially do the same thing (not that they're all protesters). He's fine with being a foreign invader of countries but wants to kick out the foreigners in the US, esp if they're not white.

jamelle@jamellebouie.net

wrote about the occupation in minnesota with a closing note on how the white house has exactly one tactic — repression with goons — but no particular strategy for dealing with entrenched resistance. gift link.

The flex has more than an element of taunting, too. Trump consistently "trumps" up spurious charges, such as those against Powell, that feel suspiciously like projection. It's a test. "Try calling *me* out for excess/wasteful spending!" instead of just firing him.