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Why fascists target gender transition
It messes with their imagined ‘pure’ origin story for their compatriots. Just by existing, we overturn the alleged ‘mythic past.’ We expose its fictions. Fascists don’t want us to exist because we are outside their time.
He says your academic evidence is ‘laundered’
If you believe oppression is real, Peter Boghossian doesn’t think your academic work is real. Conservatives ask for their feelings to be validated and for “Western Civilization” to be saved through intellectual debate. Can we meta-debate that?
Being transgender is homophobic? That’s trope, not truth
Breakdown of ‘A Heretic’s Manifesto’ (2023) by Brendan O’Neill. They publish screeds without speaking to a single one of us, which goes beyond paternalism and shows an intent to control us in ways that are harmful to us.
Hard truth! Trust news!
A ‘Democracy dies in darkness’ erasure poem. Jeff Bezos didn’t allow the Washington Post editorial staff to endorse Kamala Harris. Many are resigning over his ‘principled’ action. Does he believe them?
Have you found a news source you trust?
Here are a few suggestions. Pay for the news or support it however you can. Journalists reveal what government officials are doing and what candidates are saying. That’s democracy.
Trump is running to stay out of prison
A general overview, with 11 days until the 2024 election. If he wins, he’ll fire prosecutor Jack Smith in ‘two seconds’ and end the federal prosecutions against him. He’ll make Aileen Cannon attorney general.
I still have 8,615 unread emails (over 10 years) on a former US president
You know which guy it is. Shall I delete these emails one by one? I want less of this man in my email inbox. That will involve doing my part to write fewer articles like this one. I’m talking about email hygiene.
‘Spiritual Warriors’ documentary on Christian Nationalism at the Capitol riot
Learn about the New Apostolic Reformation. ‘Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot’ is a short documentary made by the Institute for Islamic, Christian & Jewish Studies.
The $120 million anti-trans joke
We used to call it ‘the one joke,’ but now they’ve gone and spent money on it. Two-thirds of voters want politicians to stop attacking trans people and just talk about the economy. Republicans are most likely to say they want this.