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It’s wild you’re expected to celebrate SCOTUS not allowing the president to dismantle a voting method used by tens of millions at the 11th hour — and also, at the same time, it absolutely is a big deal and couldn’t be taken for granted.
September 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM
It’s wild you’re expected to celebrate SCOTUS not allowing the president to dismantle a voting method used by tens of millions at the 11th hour — and also, at the same time, it absolutely is a big deal and couldn’t be taken for granted.
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When Democrats attempt to triangulate on trans rights, it's my sense that many liberals and people in politics don't understand why many trans people are so upset. I wrote about the differences between then and now, what trans people have lost, and what we still stand to lose
This Is Not A Love Song
Explaining the “maximalism” of trans rights
autonomy.substack.com
September 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
When Democrats attempt to triangulate on trans rights, it's my sense that many liberals and people in politics don't understand why many trans people are so upset. I wrote about the differences between then and now, what trans people have lost, and what we still stand to lose
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I advocate for withholding your vote from the leading anti-trans Dems, the ones calling us biological males and/or declaring they will be in favor of healthcare restrictions.
So of course Will, who I have never had beef with, compares our anger to a cult and drives extreme harassment my way.
So of course Will, who I have never had beef with, compares our anger to a cult and drives extreme harassment my way.
Nobody would be mad if you’d just said “Don’t take our votes for granted.”
What you actually wrote is that it would be better for Republicans to win than some Democrats. It’s a de facto endorsement of Republicans in those races.
Words have meanings.
What you actually wrote is that it would be better for Republicans to win than some Democrats. It’s a de facto endorsement of Republicans in those races.
Words have meanings.
September 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I advocate for withholding your vote from the leading anti-trans Dems, the ones calling us biological males and/or declaring they will be in favor of healthcare restrictions.
So of course Will, who I have never had beef with, compares our anger to a cult and drives extreme harassment my way.
So of course Will, who I have never had beef with, compares our anger to a cult and drives extreme harassment my way.
Wish self-professed allies to Queer people would stop and interrogate their own rhetoric whenever they become emotionally agitated and indignant towards the people they claim allyship on.
September 13, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Wish self-professed allies to Queer people would stop and interrogate their own rhetoric whenever they become emotionally agitated and indignant towards the people they claim allyship on.
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Just go on the attack for once instead of sitting there trying to please your enemy who is in the process of trying to humiliate you.
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
September 13, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Just go on the attack for once instead of sitting there trying to please your enemy who is in the process of trying to humiliate you.
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
www.welcometohellworld.com/i-do-not-bel...
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I do not care if you are from a traditionally red state your job as a leader is to change that. It's not to chase what people have been told they already think it's to give them something else to believe in. And the way to do that is to show you are willing to fight for everyone...
I do not believe you care about this
You are lying
www.welcometohellworld.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I do not care if you are from a traditionally red state your job as a leader is to change that. It's not to chase what people have been told they already think it's to give them something else to believe in. And the way to do that is to show you are willing to fight for everyone...
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"I am for the dignity and safety and equal rights of trans people everywhere. Fuck you. The end."
"I do not believe you care about this issue. You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."
"I do not believe you care about this issue. You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."
I do not believe you care about this
You are lying
www.welcometohellworld.com
September 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
"I am for the dignity and safety and equal rights of trans people everywhere. Fuck you. The end."
"I do not believe you care about this issue. You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."
"I do not believe you care about this issue. You are lying. In fact you're a straight up weirdo for fixating on kids' genitals so much. That is odd behavior. Let kids run around with their friends."
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im still an "adult liberal" who has made peace with all manner of the horrid contradictions that undergird american life. im not into purity tests. but this is also a crucial moment. ive got kids who have to live here and for whom these are critical issues. i deserve to have expectations
September 12, 2026 at 9:53 PM
im still an "adult liberal" who has made peace with all manner of the horrid contradictions that undergird american life. im not into purity tests. but this is also a crucial moment. ive got kids who have to live here and for whom these are critical issues. i deserve to have expectations
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i don't believe talarico is a bigot. im pretty sure he isnt. but if he apparently "has to" answer bad faith questions in a way that appears to compromise on the rights of one group of people being repressed to get elected, it's fair to ask what else he will "have to" do once he's in office
September 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
i don't believe talarico is a bigot. im pretty sure he isnt. but if he apparently "has to" answer bad faith questions in a way that appears to compromise on the rights of one group of people being repressed to get elected, it's fair to ask what else he will "have to" do once he's in office
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To be fair, there’s a significant number of influential campaign consultants and candidates who also believe it’s important for Dems to focus in on punishing trans kids for trying to play sports too.
September 12, 2026 at 4:12 PM
To be fair, there’s a significant number of influential campaign consultants and candidates who also believe it’s important for Dems to focus in on punishing trans kids for trying to play sports too.
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The Republican Party is chock full of open race scientists and Hitler apologists, so naturally our political press is laser focused on reckoning with “wokeness” and trans kids playing sports.
September 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The Republican Party is chock full of open race scientists and Hitler apologists, so naturally our political press is laser focused on reckoning with “wokeness” and trans kids playing sports.
Whatever you do, poasters do not like being reminded of their failed political campaigns.
September 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Whatever you do, poasters do not like being reminded of their failed political campaigns.
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Protect trans kids.
September 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Protect trans kids.
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*sigh* I'm getting so tired of Democrats doing weird-ass anti-trans vice signaling to appeal to Republicans.
September 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
*sigh* I'm getting so tired of Democrats doing weird-ass anti-trans vice signaling to appeal to Republicans.
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The most damaging political idea I've seen in my lifetime is the idea that government should be run like a business
August 27, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The most damaging political idea I've seen in my lifetime is the idea that government should be run like a business
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I’m watching a documentary on World War II. The Nazi higher-ups were still praising Hitler’s genius while the Russians were only 12 miles from the city center of Berlin.
Just like the Republicans still loyal to Trump as the party goes under.
Just like the Republicans still loyal to Trump as the party goes under.
August 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
I’m watching a documentary on World War II. The Nazi higher-ups were still praising Hitler’s genius while the Russians were only 12 miles from the city center of Berlin.
Just like the Republicans still loyal to Trump as the party goes under.
Just like the Republicans still loyal to Trump as the party goes under.
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Of course, it’s not just polling that matters here:
Medicare-for-all would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have research showing it.
For a Democrat to be unwilling to wholeheartedly embrace this policy in 2026 is disqualifying.
Medicare-for-all would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have research showing it.
For a Democrat to be unwilling to wholeheartedly embrace this policy in 2026 is disqualifying.
August 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Of course, it’s not just polling that matters here:
Medicare-for-all would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have research showing it.
For a Democrat to be unwilling to wholeheartedly embrace this policy in 2026 is disqualifying.
Medicare-for-all would have saved hundreds of thousands of lives at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have research showing it.
For a Democrat to be unwilling to wholeheartedly embrace this policy in 2026 is disqualifying.
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I don't understand Kingdom Hearts but I love it when there's news about it because my friends who do know about Kingdom Hearts sound completely insane
August 16, 2026 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand Kingdom Hearts but I love it when there's news about it because my friends who do know about Kingdom Hearts sound completely insane
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52 issues, 2,515 events shared, 103 Arizona organizations highlighted.
Arizona Advocacy Hub runs on about $500 a year, which doesn’t cover the platform costs or the time.
I’d like to keep going 😃
gofundme.com/f/azadvocacyhub
Arizona Advocacy Hub runs on about $500 a year, which doesn’t cover the platform costs or the time.
I’d like to keep going 😃
gofundme.com/f/azadvocacyhub
Donate to Help Arizona Advocacy Hub Grow, organized by AZ Advocacy Hub
I’m June, and I created Arizona Advocacy Hub about a year and a half ago to help people… AZ Advocacy Hub needs your support for Help Arizona Advocacy Hub Grow
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August 14, 2026 at 12:24 PM
52 issues, 2,515 events shared, 103 Arizona organizations highlighted.
Arizona Advocacy Hub runs on about $500 a year, which doesn’t cover the platform costs or the time.
I’d like to keep going 😃
gofundme.com/f/azadvocacyhub
Arizona Advocacy Hub runs on about $500 a year, which doesn’t cover the platform costs or the time.
I’d like to keep going 😃
gofundme.com/f/azadvocacyhub
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i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state
August 10, 2026 at 8:12 PM
i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state
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AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
August 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
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A huge part of Democratic Party angst can be traced to the fact that Millennials are the single largest part of the electorate and even more so in the Democratic Party and we have been shit on our entire lives and are simply done with this shit and are activating.
AOC: Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We're grown adults with mortgages and kids, and that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us and we're taking the reins
August 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
A huge part of Democratic Party angst can be traced to the fact that Millennials are the single largest part of the electorate and even more so in the Democratic Party and we have been shit on our entire lives and are simply done with this shit and are activating.