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Swampy forest with little fires everywhere

Quit Twitter?

It’s been a Fire Swamp, and it’ll get worse. Here’s where you can go. If it isn’t Trump who’s given free rein to make Twitter swampier than it already is, it’ll be someone like Trump. Maybe a hundred Trump figures.

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We may not have Twitter tomorrow

Letting go is a complex process, and there’s no one right way to do it. Sometimes good things can’t be saved. We can be sad and frustrated. But, even not wanting to let go, we can give ourselves permission to actually let go.

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We mortals must combat hate speech

Starboard buys Parler, and it looks like strange fire. This is all kinds of strange fire, except for the queer kind that we like. It is instead made of strange fires that deserve to be scrutinized and judged.

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rough sketch of a hand dropping a ballot in a box. background of trans flag colors, a little brighter than typical.

Can trans people still vote in the US?

Trump’s March 25, 2025 executive order will require U.S. voters to show ID that displays our citizenship and gender. If we try to register to vote but the state official decides our gender is ‘false,’ we could be reported to the U.S. Attorney General.

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