Wintry Mix

well I guess I should put this in the article I'm writing for tomorrow that I had tentatively titled 'The Trans Kids Sports Case Is Not About Sports'

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For my fellow Massholes, here is a site that lists the community fridges in MA: macommunityfridges.neocities.org

As a bisexual woman, let me state how dismayed I am to learn that my existence isn’t a turn on to Jesse Watters.

this is a terrific opening paragraph for a dystopian pulp novel released in 1997

this is dope as hell #medievalsky love how Bridgers (who rules) is playing with medievalism, reenactment/nostalgia, video games, & fantasy. she's playing pseudo-Galadriel from Lord of the Rings, but specifically the movie version. but also "lost boys" is a call back to fairy stories and Peter Pan

also not lost on me that as democratic socialists are winning some elections, a new red scare targeting anarchists, antifascists, and their allies is digging in hard, and today handed down 30, 50, and 100 year prison sentences to activists and organizers

This is a fight between the volunteers of the Democratic Party and the consultant/billionaire class of the Democratic Party. That's what it is.

RESULT: Darializa Avila Chevalier, a challenger backed by New York's left, has ousted Rep. Adriano Espaillat. An earthquake result, which means all 3 congressional candidates backed by Mamdani have won: Chevalier, Brad Lander, and Claire Valdez.

i’m a jewish NY-10 resident and i’m damn proud of the message we sent.

Her voice was exquisite and she should be remembered in joy

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So Trump will create a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund to hand out cash payments to his political allies.

At least in Texas, a pro-AI coalition is currently running ads during the PGA Championship that loudly declare, “Trump will build data centers!” and I’ve never witnessed a greater political miscalculation. People hate these things. The battlefront against the Nerd Reich is here.

Peaches Migraine

An important day to talk about reforming — and expanding — the Supreme Court. If we want to stop this radical SCOTUS from eliminating civil rights protections, we’re going to have to act more boldly. (1/2)

100%. Until the Supreme Court is reformed and the corrupt members removed, nothing else matters because the Supreme Court and its corrupt members will just stand in the way of everything else. Any Democrat who can't get behind that simple fact should leave politics now.

restaurants fought the smoking bans tooth and nail for a decade and then when smoking was finally banned, restaurant profits soared to all time highs.

Mic cut out during O Canada and the Buffalo crowd brought it home

a) this woman is in her thirties b) it’s a Hilton hotel ballroom

Chat is it good when the cosseted idiot ruler sequesters himself in the royal palace with his most conniving courtiers

lol the shooter has a BLUE SKY ACCOUNT, well here’s one excuse that won’t work:

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Newsmakers: “To be told a city-run grocery store is implausible, but $500 million a day to kill people in Iran and Lebanon is necessary speaks to a broken politics.”

gay hockey is just a gateway drug for the real hard stuff: the music of wolf parade

Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city — you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here.

I wonder if a hard-line successor will assume power and further destabilize the region just like every other time this has happened

😮😱🤣🤣🤣 Wow... WOW. This is so over-the-top wrong, even The Onion hasn't thought of it. Very strong "Señor Chang from Community" vibes. 😅 Take a few seconds to click and hear for yourself.

Today I learned that tempura originated from Portuguese missionaries in 16th century Japan, who brought their tradition of breading and frying foods with them. The name apparently comes from the Latin phrase “ad tempora cuaresma” (in the time of Lent) because it was popular Lenten food.

rapid onset dark ages

This lede is a good example of the torqued discourse around cops and crime in local news. The "though" at the beginning of this creates an implicit causality (need more cops for less crime), but the evidence presented suggests the exact opposite

Columbia President with NEW details: 5 DHS agents entered a residency with no warrant. They said they were police looking for a missing kid. Security camera even captures them showing pictures of the "kid." A campus officer asked for a warrant & their boss. They ignored him & took the student.

In competitive authoritarianism (US right now) there's often a "loyal opposition" that's essential to the regime. They are so wedded to "decorum," they go along with rites & rituals that help regime prop up veneer of normalcy, undermining clear view of regimes actions & aims.

Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,, Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO

Don’t tell me about the rivalry unless it’s heated

4 Minnesota guys

Why do I have to pretend that I'm going to print something in order to save it as a PDF. Why do I have to engage in a little ruse.