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when I think back on the world I grew up, the fact that there are out gay kids in high school blows my mind

I was sexually abused as a child. I'm not the only person I know who can say that. If I'd been forced to let ANYONE perform that sort of examination in order to play sports, a thing children need for health--both physical and mental? I am not unique. Vote no on unnecessarily traumatizing our kids.

My daughter told me on the way to school that each morning they watch a video of someone doing something nice for someone else and talk about it. Yesterday was about how a class set up a visitation and food schedule for a classmate (and family) in long term ICU. That's a good curricular decision.

Back in my day people used to quit abusive platforms. Chik-fil-a and such Lately people stopped quitting and want to argue why it’s ok that they haven’t. Makes me wonder if those platforms specifically designed their algorithms to make people not want to quit Oh wait…

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This is sexual violence as a form of terrorism. It is political violence and it is chilling and horrific, and AOC was absolutely right to be terrified that the goons (now pardoned) laying siege to the capital would rape her if they found her. Small changes won't fix this. FLIP THE TABLE NOW

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The leopard is munching on your arm right now! And you're like "oh, well, I'm sure that my face will be fine!"

"I only thought the leopards would eat the face of trans women" The leopards have already said they want to eat your bodily autonomy! With you standing right there! PLEASE REMEMBER THAT YESTERDAY HAPPENED.

Ed Sheeran is the definition of why “I’m just not that political” doesn’t fly anymore

may be a long shot since I hardly have followers, but does anyone know a good, trans-friendly family lawyer based in the twin cities? have someone facing a potential custody battle over a trans kid whose other parent does not accept her and is trying to take her back to a red state

@davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social -- are you on the side of freedom and trans rights?

@davidcrowley4wi.bsky.social -- does your Wisconsin protect trans kids???

Two rivers -- the Scioto and the Olentangy run through the town where I was born. Retweet yours!

so anyway about the transphobia thing

I wrote about the complexity of getting people to change their minds, as opposed to the relative simplicity of our political landscape right now.

Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

New study finds that the rapid growth of electric vehicles in China has prevented over 300,000 premature deaths. Conversely -- and this is just math -- everything done to prevent the rise of EVs in the US leads to more preventable deaths of Americans. It's not an academic debate.

People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.

The lab leak theory is not a strict scientific theory, but mostly a narrative of different allegations Rand Paul is not only falsely accusing Fauci of creating SARS-CoV-2, he is endorsing a very stupid version of the origin theory that has incredibly strong evidence against it. Let me illustrate:

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Trans men used the bathroom they were required to use in Kansas under their new incredibly severe statewide bathroom ban. As a result, the police were called on them. They call themselves the Kansas Compliance Crew. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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This is the difference between a winner and a loser. “Yeah you wanna try? Go ahead and fucking try. I’m gonna kick your ass anyways, and if I lose, I’m coming back twice as hard. If you’re on my team, we’re gonna smoke em.” vs. “WAAAH WAAAAH WAAAAAH” <fifth place benchwarmer diarrhea noises>

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

And if Bill Gates being a "real farmer" makes us feel icky, maybe it's a good time to unpack why we still think- in a country that we all know was founded on kidnapping people to work on farms, both big & small- that "farmer" can only be a title of honor.

I see this a lot and it makes me feel a bit crazy. GUYS! The “tracking devices” in EVs are the same “tracking devices” in ICE cars! THE TELEMATICS UNITS DON’T CHANGE! Also just to be clear, it’s not the cars that are tracking you, it’s your phone, but you won’t stop using that.

It's worth remembering that under the Obama administration, the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and nothing bad happened. We should not impose a blockade that has fueled a humanitarian crisis for political reasons rather than genuine national security concerns.

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Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

Here are the facts: #1: We had a fair, safe, and secure election in 2020, as multiple audits, reviews, and courts have shown. #2: The single greatest threat to our democracy isn’t one conspiracy theory or big lie, the single greatest threat to our democracy is Donald J. Trump.

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“But claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems exist is different from claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems have been exploited, & even further distinct from claiming vulnerabilities in voting systems have been exploited during live election operations…” to rig past elections.

@kaylapekkala.com Your stickers look great! Now decorating my passport case -- gotta let ICE know what I think!

Quick and fun video with my friend Drew from Tailosive! youtu.be/fmQRJV1NNAo?...

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Happy #PrideMonth! Enjoy a Tesla getting smashed by a light rail train with a pride flag.