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patrickmgm.bsky.social
If you still want to support the transphobic twat at this point, you are transphobe and should be treated as such.

This is no longer a debate.
Harry Potter cannot be engaged with harmlessly
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September 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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kelvin1.bsky.social
"Tyrants and the Press" by Dave Granlund (🇺🇸).

🎯 🔥
Tyrants and the Press.
September 19, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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usarmyoverlord.bsky.social
These demons want us to kiss their Converse!
September 19, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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ari4ohio.bsky.social
While the update to @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social score is a move in the right direction, @equalityohio.bsky.social has refused to accurately rate @amyactonoh.bsky.social. Transphobia does not a "B" candidate make. This lopsided rating just proves they score on "feel" rather than any actual rubric.
September 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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“This is, uh, Jimmy and his songwriting partner, Freddie.” — Ed Sheeran
Barefoot Ed Sheeran Introduces Sock Puppets That Will Open For Him On Tour
PHILADELPHIA—Shambling barefoot into a press conference to promote his next show, English artist Ed Sheeran introduced reporters Thursday to the sock puppets he had booked to open for him on his stadi...
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September 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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ciararaynecloud.bsky.social
Hey, @equalityohio.bsky.social are you jokes gonna give her an F now? Or is your whole thing utterly bullshit?
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d
Last week, it was a few Dems agreeing with sports bans, calling trans girls "men," and agreeing to vote for national bans on gender affirming care.

This week is Marcy Kaptur in Ohio highlighting that she voted "with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools."
September 17, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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ari4ohio.bsky.social
We have to hold anti-trans Democrats accountable at the voting booth. No "blue no matter who." No "we can work on changing them once elected." We're hold the accountable now or our 2028 presidential choice will be between a transphobic Republican and a transphobic Democrat.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d
Last week, it was a few Dems agreeing with sports bans, calling trans girls "men," and agreeing to vote for national bans on gender affirming care.

This week is Marcy Kaptur in Ohio highlighting that she voted "with Republicans to keep transgender ideology out of our schools."
September 17, 2026 at 8:08 PM
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acluohio.bsky.social
🎉Happy Constitution Day! 🎉

The @aclu.org has been fighting to protect and expand our liberties and freedoms for over 100 years.

Here's a few notable moments of our work to protect the Constitution. 🧵
September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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angrywaterman.bsky.social
It’s Constitution Day every day in the White House.
September 17, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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minimumwageman.bsky.social
I can not argue with this.
September 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
patrickmgm.bsky.social
Fucking hell. I already didn't like Sherrod "the color of shit" Brown. This is unnecessary, because anyone getting an unending stream of the Husted lies (I got 2 today pairing him with AOC) either is an idiot or knows this is a lie.

Not as bad as vivek-lite @amyactonoh.bsky.social, but fuck....
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 2d
Whelp, this is a pretty gross ad from Brown. It would have been completely fine without the "transgender surgeries for kids are already illegal in Ohio" part.

Notably, that law also bans all gender affirming care for youth, and top surgery for older teens, which sometimes is necessary.
September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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treknicity.com
The Episode has both the dungeons and the Dragons. And the movie tie-in we never saw coming. Come and see what we think.
Strange New Worlds: The “Once La’an a Time” Review You Need to See
YouTube video by Treknicity - A Star Trek Podcast
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September 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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juliaserano.bsky.social
NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share!
Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats...
& Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...
On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads
and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses
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September 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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ari4ohio.bsky.social
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Ally is a Verb
The True Story of the Ohio Democratic Establishment’s Demand for Silence, the Fight to Be Heard, and Why True Solidarity Cannot Coexist with Political Triangulation.
ari4ohio.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 3:27 AM
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ari4ohio.bsky.social
Current Ohio Conversation:

Me: I can't support a candidate who misgenders trans people and endorses anti-trans policies (Acton).

Blue No Matter Who: So you want the Republican to win?

Me: Which one?
September 16, 2026 at 4:09 AM
patrickmgm.bsky.social
Sure, I'm a week late to the party, but when have I ever given a shit aboot being on time....
60 Years of Star Trek
Revisiting the franchise and all the geeky shit is flung out.
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September 16, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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erininthemorning.com
Arienne Childrey, an Ohio LGBTQ+ rights leader and trans candidate, speaks out about being stonewalled by the Ohio Democratic Party for confronting Dem. Governor Candidate Amy Acton's anti-trans comments.

People tell us to "just speak with the candidates."

This shows why that doesn't always work.
Ally is a Verb
The True Story of the Ohio Democratic Establishment’s Demand for Silence, the Fight to Be Heard, and Why True Solidarity Cannot Coexist with Political Triangulation.
ari4ohio.substack.com
September 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
The War on Terror began 25 years ago today, when Congress passed the post-9/11 Authorization for Use of Military Force.

Only one member of Congress had the courage and foresight to oppose this blank check for forever wars: Barbara Lee.
September 14, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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jessiegender.bsky.social
Fuck yes Macklemore. Beautiful statement.

Also, aside about him as a person, a friend used to work at a restaurant in Seattle he used to go to often. Apparently he was an extremely generous tipper. So just a good fucking guy all around.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d
New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran.

Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.
I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in … What I said at MetLife I have been saying on stages around the world for almost three years. So why is it an issue now? Because now I'm sharing a stage with one of the biggest artists in the world, in some of the biggest stadiums in America. At a certain level of exposure, "Free Palestine" becomes too much of a risk. If I kept doing the shows, saying Free Palestine, with Ed implicitly supporting it, the crowd getting loud and showing undeniable support for Palestinian liberation, what artist might speak out next? The stage becomes resistance. Maybe that's why this time it became so important to silence me. And one of the most effective ways to enforce that silence has been to weaponize the accusation of antisemitism. Antisemitism is real. And that is exactly why the word matters too much to be used as a shield against criticism of the Israeli state. When criticizing Israel, opposing Zionism or saying "Free Palestine" gets conflated with hatred of Jewish people, it doesn't protect Jewish people. It protects Israel from accountability. I hope this isn't the end of my relationship with Ed. Thirteen years of friendship doesn't disappear because of one painful disagreement. I hope we both continue listening, studying what is happening in Palestine and wrestling with what neutrality means in a moment like this. My door will always be open to continuing that conversation. When my brother Omar was doing the subtitles for the video I posted from MetLife, I thanked him. He told me there's a phrase in Arabic: لا شكر على واجب "La shukra ala wajeb." There is no thanks for a duty. That stayed with me. Because that's what this has become for me and millions of others around the world. A duty. Not something deserving of praise or gratitude. Not brave. Human. Who is winning the internet, who is getting canceled, who gets to play the stadium and who doesn't, all of it becomes so small when held against what we are actually witnessing in Gaza and the West Bank. An entire people be…
September 14, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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tribblestitch.bsky.social
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September 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
"OK, yous guys listen up. I got your cute little Kennedy Center for the goddamn Performing Arts hostage, ya see? Unless you mugs let me add my goddamn name back to it--and you fork over loads of cash to cover the crappy highfalutin joint in gold--it's gonna be curtains. Lliterally! Capisce?"
September 14, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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tribblestitch.bsky.social
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September 13, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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kackbro.bsky.social
THIS 👇 HERE.......
September 13, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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councilofgeeks.bsky.social
It’s been a lot of bummer topics lately so for fun I’m gonna talk about Petra Parker and give you some lovely dramatic readings of comics folks made of her as a bonus.

The Queer Joy of Petra Parker - the trans Spider-man
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The Queer Joy of Petra Parker - the trans Spider-man
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September 13, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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erininthemorning.com
Seems like a good time to re-up this post. It is a list of 26 Dems at the statewide/national level that have made anti-trans statements or voted anti-trans policies.

I do not advocate for abstaining from all of the ones on this list, but if the worst offenders who call us “biological men,” I do.
The Guide To Anti-Trans Democrats In The 2026 Elections, By State
These are the Democrats that LGBTQ+ people may wish to avoid this election cycle.
www.erininthemorning.com
September 12, 2026 at 11:28 PM