Stephen Ferret

I'm living for the meltdowns from Airbnb hosts on the latest changes. I hope the entire industry disappears.

I think people intuitively understand that democratic candidates tossing trans kids to the wolves is not only morally repugnant but also politically ineffective, otherwise they wouldn't freak out every time someone said they weren't voting for a democrat who did this

For fuck’s sake

There is hope for some of the newer voices in the Democratic Party like AOC and AES because they realize you have to actually stand for something to build a movement and draw people toward you. The old guard must all be overthrown. Their laziness and cowardliness can never defeat fascism.

As we approach the midterms, remember that the Alt National Park Service is a merch sales operation claiming without evidence to be a group of federal employees, and is not a genuine source of news about elections of any kind. Please get your election info from a local, reputable source.

I think a huge reason Elon Musk is so virulently transphobic is not simply that his daughter transitioned & went no contact, but that he did everything he could to make sure all his kids were boys b/c he hates women, & one of those children deliberately & publicly embracing being female enrages him.

The message is getting thru to Rowling that she never writes in support of women’s rights. She reposted on X her 2O20 coming-out-as-a-transphobe treatise. There’s nothing “new” in here. The piece reinforces the point that women are a prop in her obsessive hate campaign

we cannot co-exist with people like this. we either find a way to excise them, or we let them choke us with their ignorance.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry is lying. No coordination was required, and we were never told that it was. We were not in a restricted security area. We did not pass any checkpoints.

genuinely it feels like the only people who think “coming up with great ideas” is the difficulty are folks who have never attempted to make their own art i have *so* many ideas for projects right now, the challenge is time and equipment and gaining the necessary skill to execute

Hundreds of thousands of children were literally killed due to Elon Musk’s actions. Yet you will still see people treating him like just any public figure, buying Teslas, etc. The world is a dark place. Especially the parts that treat the rich as inherently more valuable than everyone else.

He's a literal GOP operative who was president of his college's Republican chapter and has a podcast where he calls women whores and doesn't know that the Noah's ark story, if true, wouldn't be evidence that Islam is wrong. WaPo is just a propaganda rag too toxic to line a birdcage with.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: every single interaction I see between libs/Dems and trans people always comes down to the trans person being told some version of, “shut up and do as you’re told or we’ll let the fascists kill you.”

The reboot of our least favorite mean-spirited bigotry-laced fantasy series is fast approaching. For many of us, the original was a beloved part of our childhood. @alyssaur.bsky.social writes about the series, her connection to it, and how, in spite of that, she was able to drop it.

Joanne has explicitly stated profits from this reboot are going to anti trans legislation in the UK. She has already funneled millions into it of her wealth hoard. She is giving money to the institutions that kill trans people. She is killing trans people.

Key findings: this is what @lucympowell.bsky.social is doing to trans children. She is a bully who is deliberately and needlessly harming CHILDREN. She should be removed, she is unfit to be Education Secretary or to work with any children.

the reason people are anxious is because Labour started out this way too; in the late 2010s, they supported self ID and were broadly seen as pro trans. people challenging the DNC are concerned about the same erosion happening here. we’re not there yet but the winds are starting to blow that way.

Given how deep the Satanic Panic was during the 1980's, it's baffling that nearly every science fiction/horror movie set in that time period has the parents not believing their kids that there's a supernatural thing going on.

Watching The Blob (1988) Ha ha! Get melted loser!

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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Voting is good but you have to remember to cyber bully politicians after the election to really make full use of democracy

I am never, EVER going to understand the rise of “I shouldn’t be judged for my own actions” people. Did you make a choice willingly and with complete knowledge? Okay, then I’m allowed to assume that choice represents something about you.

I see we're having a debate about whether it's okay to go back to "X," the site owned by a trillionaire fascist who is currently bankrolling the GOP's midterm, throttled Ukraine's war effort, and still winkingly allows vast amounts of CSAM on his service Answer: No, what the fuck is wrong with you

Option #3: don’t let Waymo in at all. No big city needs robotaxis that spend 40% of their time deadheading (empty and cruising for their next pick-up)

they're not actually talking about making music, which as noted anyone can do. They're talking about making money in a way they think is glamorous/easy for some people; or about "being a musician" as a status/identity thing that they don't actually care enough about to work for.

Pro-trans rights activists crash Harry Potter West End red carpet: ‘Boycott J.K. Rowling!’ www.out.com/news/tra... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

Absolutely jubilant march in Bay Ridge for No Kings Vote Early day! That's the @brassqueensnyc.bsky.social and @juliopenabk.com with the bubble maker! Huge high five to @bkindivisible.bsky.social ! @handsoffnow.bsky.social

I leave the country for a little over a week and I miss an entire Press Secretary.

Do normal people know what a lich is? Has fantasy media spread far enough to use it as a shorthand for that sort of creature?

My 8 year old is watching cartoons and asks "Who's that?" It's Bugs Bunny. I have failed as a parent.

Waffle fries and potato pancakes imply a third, French toast-based potato dish.

This indigenous people's day, remember that indigenous folk are people with ongoing cultures and socio-political identities and struggles.v We're here and now and genocide is an ongoing project. Take this time to learn whose lands you're on and the struggles they're currently facing.

But I'm told that he's a genius we're supposed to be jealous of. 🤷

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Wisdom from a 5 year old: "It's a long day every day."