pirulinpinpina
@pirulinpinpina6.bsky.social
idk how to chill
feminist — not the fun kind
feminist — not the fun kind
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Death to all golf courses
September 5, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Death to all golf courses
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Technology is cool, too bad they made it evil
July 31, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Technology is cool, too bad they made it evil
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Many people say because of unions, laws etc it's impossible to discipline bad cops. But many tools to discipline and punish cops exist, they are just deployed exclusively against whistleblowers and honest cops so corrupt cops can drum them off the force
NEW: I spent months trying to understand why a cop who spoke out against Flock faced five internal affairs investigations and was pushed out of his job—only to find himself at the center of an unlikely political fight uniting parts of the American right and left.
www.wired.com/story/the-co...
www.wired.com/story/the-co...
The Cop Who Took On Flock
After Noel Pichardo called out his city's embrace of Flock surveillance cameras, he was subjected to five internal affairs investigations in less than two years.
www.wired.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Many people say because of unions, laws etc it's impossible to discipline bad cops. But many tools to discipline and punish cops exist, they are just deployed exclusively against whistleblowers and honest cops so corrupt cops can drum them off the force
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probably not good that i looked up "officer flock cameras stalking" and couldn't find this story amidst the deluge of other cops also stalking their ex girlfriends
August 28, 2026 at 7:24 PM
probably not good that i looked up "officer flock cameras stalking" and couldn't find this story amidst the deluge of other cops also stalking their ex girlfriends
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I get asked occasionally why me, as an older cis man, I’m so passionate about transgender rights - especially kids.
One of the first out transgender people I met was a young woman who tried to take her own life, we were able to intubate and resuscitate her…
One of the first out transgender people I met was a young woman who tried to take her own life, we were able to intubate and resuscitate her…
Reminder this Pride Month that the more than 40% of transgender adults have attempted suicide and 81% of transgender adults in the U.S. have thought about suicide.
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transp...
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/press/transp...
More than 40% of transgender adults in the US have attempted suicide
williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu
June 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I get asked occasionally why me, as an older cis man, I’m so passionate about transgender rights - especially kids.
One of the first out transgender people I met was a young woman who tried to take her own life, we were able to intubate and resuscitate her…
One of the first out transgender people I met was a young woman who tried to take her own life, we were able to intubate and resuscitate her…
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people still want to act like nihilism is cool but it is actually bullshit compliance.
humans are not going away. we get to decide if future generations suffer or if they live free.
hope is punk as fuck. our oppressors want us to believe we have no power and nothing is possible.
it’s not true.
humans are not going away. we get to decide if future generations suffer or if they live free.
hope is punk as fuck. our oppressors want us to believe we have no power and nothing is possible.
it’s not true.
We quit our bad habits for the sake of our future selves, author Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How naïve of us.
Should We All Start Smoking Cigarettes Again?
We quit our bad habits for the sake of our future selves, author Xochitl Gonzalez writes. How naïve of us.
www.thecut.com
April 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
people still want to act like nihilism is cool but it is actually bullshit compliance.
humans are not going away. we get to decide if future generations suffer or if they live free.
hope is punk as fuck. our oppressors want us to believe we have no power and nothing is possible.
it’s not true.
humans are not going away. we get to decide if future generations suffer or if they live free.
hope is punk as fuck. our oppressors want us to believe we have no power and nothing is possible.
it’s not true.
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"Everybody is 12 and they write like it, too!"
This is how the United States Department of Justice writes now.
April 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Everybody is 12 and they write like it, too!"
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the voting rights act actually worked, which is why the conservative legal movement immediately went to work on dismantling it
this has been the focus of john roberts' entire legal career
this has been the focus of john roberts' entire legal career
Re the Voting Rights Act: I've used this graph a lot to illustrate how the VRA largely ended the historic pattern of blocking and burdening Black voters in the south.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
April 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
the voting rights act actually worked, which is why the conservative legal movement immediately went to work on dismantling it
this has been the focus of john roberts' entire legal career
this has been the focus of john roberts' entire legal career
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MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
April 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
MAJOR UPDATE: I found the best free restaurant bread in the United States www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
this was suuuuch a delightful read
I don’t remember the last time I laughed out loud this much while reading something (but also definitely a sign that I need to read more) thank you for putting this out into the universe @caity.bsky.social
I don’t remember the last time I laughed out loud this much while reading something (but also definitely a sign that I need to read more) thank you for putting this out into the universe @caity.bsky.social
I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
www.theatlantic.com
April 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
this was suuuuch a delightful read
I don’t remember the last time I laughed out loud this much while reading something (but also definitely a sign that I need to read more) thank you for putting this out into the universe @caity.bsky.social
I don’t remember the last time I laughed out loud this much while reading something (but also definitely a sign that I need to read more) thank you for putting this out into the universe @caity.bsky.social
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The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them!
The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.
The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the Chair of the A.M.A. Board, which contradicts the A.M.A.’s own statements. www.nytco.com/press/fact-c...
Fact-Checking Claims About Our American Medical Association Coverage | The New York Times Company
The New York Times’s body of reporting on the American Medical Association’s stance on gender-related care for minors is accurate and factual, and remains so despite the recent statement from the…
www.nytco.com
March 29, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The NYT is being disingenuous here. The AMA has *always* said that gender-affirming surgeries should generally be reserved for adults. That's part of why so few kids get them!
The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.
The AMA reiterated this position and the NYT is characterizing it as a policy change. It's not.
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"It would be hard to describe the US as having a free press..... an openly authoritarian president picking and choosing which billionaires are going to have the stranglehold over information.”
--FAIR's Jim @naureckas.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
--FAIR's Jim @naureckas.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Trump Administration Is Casually Torching the First Amendment
If he can’t stop the bad news from happening, the least an authoritarian can do is try to stop the dissemination of that bad news.
www.thenation.com
March 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
"It would be hard to describe the US as having a free press..... an openly authoritarian president picking and choosing which billionaires are going to have the stranglehold over information.”
--FAIR's Jim @naureckas.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
--FAIR's Jim @naureckas.bsky.social in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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So Donald Trump single handedly created a global economic crisis
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March 12, 2026 at 4:36 AM
So Donald Trump single handedly created a global economic crisis
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This entire thread is magnificent and you really should watch every video in every post
"Fact: [Cops] never should have came to my house in the first place. Fact: If they hadn't have came to my house, they wouldn't have put themselves on the video camera and in my music career. All of this is their fault, and they have the audacity to sue me. These people, and you, are the predators"
March 18, 2026 at 3:44 PM
This entire thread is magnificent and you really should watch every video in every post
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The public health field has bent over backwards to assuage the ‘concerns’ of anti-vaxxers for almost 3 decades now. It’s not working.
The way forward is stigmatizing these child-killing freaks and mandating that every kid gets a jab. Expand access, sure but that’s not going to move the needle.
The way forward is stigmatizing these child-killing freaks and mandating that every kid gets a jab. Expand access, sure but that’s not going to move the needle.
March 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The public health field has bent over backwards to assuage the ‘concerns’ of anti-vaxxers for almost 3 decades now. It’s not working.
The way forward is stigmatizing these child-killing freaks and mandating that every kid gets a jab. Expand access, sure but that’s not going to move the needle.
The way forward is stigmatizing these child-killing freaks and mandating that every kid gets a jab. Expand access, sure but that’s not going to move the needle.
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Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
March 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Billionaires’ % share of federal election spending in:
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
2008: 0.3%
2024: 19%
@nytimes.com #GildedAge
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
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I live in the state of California, he's my governor, I voted for him in 2018, and he's the worst piece of trash imaginable.
He hates the trans community, he's criminalized being homeless in a state where hardworking people are one missed paycheck from the street. He had Bannon on his podcast
He hates the trans community, he's criminalized being homeless in a state where hardworking people are one missed paycheck from the street. He had Bannon on his podcast
March 10, 2026 at 6:08 PM
I live in the state of California, he's my governor, I voted for him in 2018, and he's the worst piece of trash imaginable.
He hates the trans community, he's criminalized being homeless in a state where hardworking people are one missed paycheck from the street. He had Bannon on his podcast
He hates the trans community, he's criminalized being homeless in a state where hardworking people are one missed paycheck from the street. He had Bannon on his podcast
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Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.
![A scanned image of the second page of the Attorney General Opinion document. A section in the first full paragraph is highlighted in yellow, which reads: "[f]or the purpose of transitioning a child’s biological sex as determined by the sex organs, chromosomes, and endogenous profiles of the child or affirming the child’s perception of the child’s sex if that perception is inconsistent with the child’s biological sex."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sefgphqp2xqwh2hawaixykwz/bafkreifsl2nf4xp4efqwydrwybswqhnsk2t2mykrbnk5yojrg2xmlb434u)
March 2, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Texas AG Ken Paxton has declared that it is illegal for mental health providers and therapists to treat trans youth. It means that trans youth will be denied access to any mental healthcare that isn't conversion therapy. Paxton also threatens parents of trans youth with child abuse investigations.
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Part of functional literacy is being able to understand, on your own, the concept that the writer is writing for a specific audience. That the thing has a specific context.
Like, an article about dog grooming is addressed to dog owners. It does not need to include cat grooming.
Like, an article about dog grooming is addressed to dog owners. It does not need to include cat grooming.
March 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Part of functional literacy is being able to understand, on your own, the concept that the writer is writing for a specific audience. That the thing has a specific context.
Like, an article about dog grooming is addressed to dog owners. It does not need to include cat grooming.
Like, an article about dog grooming is addressed to dog owners. It does not need to include cat grooming.
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Think about chuds constantly going "man I used to love this band but they turned woke by putting politics in their songs" and the band is literally Rage Against the Machine or Bruce Springsteen.
54% of US adults read below 6th grade level. 20%, below 5th grade level.
54% of US adults read below 6th grade level. 20%, below 5th grade level.
March 2, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Think about chuds constantly going "man I used to love this band but they turned woke by putting politics in their songs" and the band is literally Rage Against the Machine or Bruce Springsteen.
54% of US adults read below 6th grade level. 20%, below 5th grade level.
54% of US adults read below 6th grade level. 20%, below 5th grade level.
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Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level.
You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*
www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...
You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*
www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...
2024-2025 Literacy Statistics | National Literacy Institute
Literacy Statisitics
www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com
March 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Fun fact: 54% of US adults read below a 6th grade level.
You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*
www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...
You have to actively remember literally over half the US adult population is *unable to perceive subtext*
www.thenationalliteracyinstitute.com/2024-2025-li...
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An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
interc.pt
March 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.
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The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, beat all the odds and became the strongest little readers in the state.
This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.
This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.
Third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are some of the best little readers in the nation. What’s their secret?
An elementary school in Ohio has some of the best young readers in the nation. How they did it—and how a new law put it all at risk.
bit.ly
March 2, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, beat all the odds and became the strongest little readers in the state.
This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.
This week on Reveal, we look at how this school in an economically disadvantaged town became a success—and how a new law puts it all at risk.
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The Republican Party’s treasonous war of racial purity waged against the civilian population of the United States continues.
Picking up trash in the blocks around the Alex Pretti memorial this morning and found two munitions thawing out of the snow
March 2, 2026 at 4:34 PM
The Republican Party’s treasonous war of racial purity waged against the civilian population of the United States continues.