Sinister Golden Bear 🎃
@sistergoldenbear.bsky.social
Snark whisperer • Hibernates without coffee • Not so silently judging you • Gen X • Not gay as in happy, queer as in fuck you • Dora Richter lived • Trans AF • She/her • 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ • Fuck you, make me • Contributor at balloon-juice.com
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Lesbians telling their friends g'night over Discord:
October 7, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Lesbians telling their friends g'night over Discord:
🧵!!!
"Trans people only get rights if they live in safe blue congressional districts" is an openly segregationist stance and I'm sick of anyone pretending otherwise.
October 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM
🧵!!!
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One of the reasons public opinion on trans health care is where it is is because a lot of cis people will never ever believe just how corrupt the professional medical class running our health care really is.
Anine is one of the people who worked to expose the research misconduct against trans people at Oslo University Hospital.
Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care.
This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!
Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care.
This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!
Den ene av forskerne ved OUS som jeg har fått felt for grov uaktsomhet og vitenskapelig uredelighet…
…er samme person som avgjør hvilken helsehjelp jeg skal få.
I går fikk jeg beskjed om at jeg ikke lenger er oppført på ventelistene.
…er samme person som avgjør hvilken helsehjelp jeg skal få.
I går fikk jeg beskjed om at jeg ikke lenger er oppført på ventelistene.
October 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
One of the reasons public opinion on trans health care is where it is is because a lot of cis people will never ever believe just how corrupt the professional medical class running our health care really is.
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I talked with the incredible @kissphoria.bsky.social about her reporting on Instagram banning queer bars all over the country. youtu.be/wKIgdlpGN3k
Why Instagram Keeps Banning LGBTQ Bars (ft. Gwen Howerton)
YouTube video by Katelyn Burns
youtu.be
October 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
I talked with the incredible @kissphoria.bsky.social about her reporting on Instagram banning queer bars all over the country. youtu.be/wKIgdlpGN3k
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If you somehow didn't know.
Fuck JKR.
Fuck ANYTHING and EVERYTHING Harry Potter.
Fuck JKR.
Fuck ANYTHING and EVERYTHING Harry Potter.
Many people have mentioned that the Malfoid trend has gotten them to purchase HP related items, such as the movies, slytherin costumes, Hogwarts Legacy, etc.
Even "harmless" fanart promotes consumption of HP, which harms trans people who have asked you to stop.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
Even "harmless" fanart promotes consumption of HP, which harms trans people who have asked you to stop.
www.advocate.com/news/jk-rowl...
J.K. Rowling uses Harry Potter wealth to fund anti-transgender organization
This is where "Harry Potter" profits are going.
www.advocate.com
October 6, 2026 at 1:50 AM
If you somehow didn't know.
Fuck JKR.
Fuck ANYTHING and EVERYTHING Harry Potter.
Fuck JKR.
Fuck ANYTHING and EVERYTHING Harry Potter.
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I think we need to differentiate between “AI uses a lot of water!” (not necessarily bad on its own) and “AI stresses local water supplies” (a potentially real issue). The distinction is important because even “modest” use can cause serious issues, especially given the locations of data centers
September 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I think we need to differentiate between “AI uses a lot of water!” (not necessarily bad on its own) and “AI stresses local water supplies” (a potentially real issue). The distinction is important because even “modest” use can cause serious issues, especially given the locations of data centers
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NEW: Following the Supreme Court OK'ing states' trans sports bans, ADF is now taking its targeting of states with pro-trans sports policies to SCOTUS — via the shadow docket in a case out of Washington. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
26A458
www.documentcloud.org
October 6, 2026 at 5:58 PM
NEW: Following the Supreme Court OK'ing states' trans sports bans, ADF is now taking its targeting of states with pro-trans sports policies to SCOTUS — via the shadow docket in a case out of Washington. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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The court is basically saying that knowledge of the victim being trans is potentially exculpatory for a self defense legal claim.
This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder.
This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder.
October 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The court is basically saying that knowledge of the victim being trans is potentially exculpatory for a self defense legal claim.
This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder.
This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder.
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How do I get a job chaperoning orphaned kittens on a field trip to the aquarium
Orphaned kittens meet sharks and stingrays on an aquarium field trip at the Mall of America
Rescue kittens with names like Turkey Leg and Mouth Trap got to explore the aquarium at the Mall of America in Minnesota, watching in awe as fish soared by just out of reach.
apnews.com
October 7, 2026 at 10:56 PM
How do I get a job chaperoning orphaned kittens on a field trip to the aquarium
🧵!!!
Part (but far from all) of what's horrific here is: a woman weighing the consequences of speaking up about being sexually assaulted, because speaking up imposes burdens and costs (and so does not speaking up).
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
October 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
🧵!!!
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Not beating the eugenics accusations
CDC moving forward with “wholly unethical trial” in African babies.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
www.rollingstone.com
October 8, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Not beating the eugenics accusations
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This is what government software can be again if we get the yahoo cowboy dudebros out
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
October 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
This is what government software can be again if we get the yahoo cowboy dudebros out
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more business owners need to be like this
October 7, 2026 at 8:45 PM
more business owners need to be like this
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If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects
Sen. Thom Tillis says he expects there will be pressure on Mike Johnson to not seat the new Congress if Democrats win
October 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
If Democrats win, johnson will not be speaker at the point where they are swearing in the new Congress. They are sworn in by the speaker elect, who is chosen by the member elects
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"this does not help your cause"
-guy who hates your cause
-guy who hates your cause
October 6, 2026 at 3:59 AM
"this does not help your cause"
-guy who hates your cause
-guy who hates your cause
We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling for this scary timeline cleanse.
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I've been a teacher at my school for almost 20 years now and ever since my first day, I've thought the year 5/6 building entrance looks like an angry monster. Well, this Halloween season, with the help of my year 6 students, we decorated the building just like I imagined. 😊
October 8, 2026 at 3:30 AM
We interrupt your regularly scheduled doomscrolling for this scary timeline cleanse.
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We genuinely need to declare war on the "professionals" gatekeeping trans healthcare.
Anine is one of the people who worked to expose the research misconduct against trans people at Oslo University Hospital.
Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care.
This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!
Yesterday, she was told she is no longer on their waitlist to receive gender-affirming care.
This is so obviously retaliatory, it's hard to put into words!
Den ene av forskerne ved OUS som jeg har fått felt for grov uaktsomhet og vitenskapelig uredelighet…
…er samme person som avgjør hvilken helsehjelp jeg skal få.
I går fikk jeg beskjed om at jeg ikke lenger er oppført på ventelistene.
…er samme person som avgjør hvilken helsehjelp jeg skal få.
I går fikk jeg beskjed om at jeg ikke lenger er oppført på ventelistene.
October 7, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We genuinely need to declare war on the "professionals" gatekeeping trans healthcare.
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ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
October 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton.
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back.
news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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10-25% of people wanting to secede isn't great but I think this is also largely a function of it being an entirely hypothetical question. the number of respondents willing to kill other americans so their dumb state can be a country is, I suspect, right around zero
Interesting as a point of reference for public opinion in Canada.
Support for secession is running around 31% in Quebec.
Latest poll in Alberta puts support for a referendum at 23%.
Support for secession is running around 31% in Quebec.
Latest poll in Alberta puts support for a referendum at 23%.
October 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
10-25% of people wanting to secede isn't great but I think this is also largely a function of it being an entirely hypothetical question. the number of respondents willing to kill other americans so their dumb state can be a country is, I suspect, right around zero
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The anti-abortion and anti-trans playbooks converge once again: First, get courts to bless state bans, then come for other states' protections
www.autonomynews.co/three-states...
www.autonomynews.co/three-states...
NEW: Following the Supreme Court OK'ing states' trans sports bans, ADF is now taking its targeting of states with pro-trans sports policies to SCOTUS — via the shadow docket in a case out of Washington. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
26A458
www.documentcloud.org
October 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The anti-abortion and anti-trans playbooks converge once again: First, get courts to bless state bans, then come for other states' protections
www.autonomynews.co/three-states...
www.autonomynews.co/three-states...
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The Plot to Enslave America requires them to destroy the notion of reality and truth. They will use the legal immunity conferred by the captured courts and the technology the tech oligarchs have developed to hasten this plan by flooding the information environment with fake video.
Wisconsin congressman Derrick Van Orden has been releasing fake, AI-generated videos of his Democratic opponent in the state's tightest race www.jezebel.com/wisconsin-ho...
October 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
The Plot to Enslave America requires them to destroy the notion of reality and truth. They will use the legal immunity conferred by the captured courts and the technology the tech oligarchs have developed to hasten this plan by flooding the information environment with fake video.
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It’s notable how many anti-trans activists who claim their actions are motivated by a desire to “protect women,” are currently attacking Jane Doe and defending the men who she says assaulted her. It’s almost like “protecting women” never had anything to do with it.
October 7, 2026 at 8:36 AM
It’s notable how many anti-trans activists who claim their actions are motivated by a desire to “protect women,” are currently attacking Jane Doe and defending the men who she says assaulted her. It’s almost like “protecting women” never had anything to do with it.
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they always show their asses eventually because the thing is that you cannot truly, sincerely care about women if you don’t care about trans women. the minute you carve off any one subcategory of women you claim are “lesser” in some way, you’ve declared women’s rights to be conditional by definition
It’s notable how many anti-trans activists who claim their actions are motivated by a desire to “protect women,” are currently attacking Jane Doe and defending the men who she says assaulted her. It’s almost like “protecting women” never had anything to do with it.
October 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
they always show their asses eventually because the thing is that you cannot truly, sincerely care about women if you don’t care about trans women. the minute you carve off any one subcategory of women you claim are “lesser” in some way, you’ve declared women’s rights to be conditional by definition
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Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa
Over 1,000 children are buried at juvenile detention centers nationwide
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried.
n.pr
October 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Researchers uncovered the graves of more than 1,000 children next to juvenile detention facilities in 29 states. At one Maryland gravesite, 230 Black boys are buried. n.pr/4zauALa
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FUCK YES. This is the energy, morality, and courage that I expect from leaders. Unbelievably brave.
The mayor of Saint-Denis, Bally Bagayoko, literally used himself as a human shield to protect students from police violence
October 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
FUCK YES. This is the energy, morality, and courage that I expect from leaders. Unbelievably brave.