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Boycotts, hypocrisy, and the Christian Right’s favorite scare tactic

July 22, 2008 · Marti Abernathey

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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 12 hours

Unless the Uni is one of the 849 Unis that's affiliated with a religion, then the Uni gets to endorse and fund candidates. Otherwise, a Uni must be a-political.

MAGA is pure projection.
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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 12 hours

So, MAGA gets to launder billions through their mega churches, for which they get a deduction for as it is a "nonprofit donation" as their mega church sends over their "church donation" to MAGA, making MAGA funding government subsidized.

Because MAGA Jesus. JFC, we are so cooked.

Paul Eric Scannell

The IRS says that pastors who endorse politicians from the pulpit will not risk their churches losing their tax-exempt status.

Churches are also exempt from disclosing donors and have no caps on contributions.

They're basically just super PACs now. 🤬🤬🤬
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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 2 days

All fascism needs are self-satisfied Centrists who have access to power.

Marisa Kabas

NEW: NYT Executive Editor Joe Kahn spoke about the Mamdani article at his daily meeting with top editors this morning, praising both the story and the reporting process, a Times source tells me. He also praised Assistant Managing Editor Pat Healy’s explanation of the situation that he posted on X.
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May “Bunny” Peterson 🦄 @goddessblade.bsky.social 2 days

One reason I've been focusing more on AGP theory lately is that I'm alarmed at how much more popular it seems to be becoming, both among contemporary anti-trans activists and many other groups: teen counselors, some parents, even some trans people.

Julia Serano

since I see ppl posting pictures from a pseudoscience convention this morn, I will re-up this. Blanchard's theory of autogynephilia (read: his taxonomy & etiology) have been disproved by multiple research studies (see my reviews here):
juliaserano.medium.com/autogynephil...
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social 2 days

Since Chris Rufo is back in the news—yet again linked to stories of racial vilification—time to revisit ‘s seminal 2023 profile: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Christopher Rufo launched the critical race theory panic. He isn’t done.

Meet the man helping Ron DeSantis’ efforts to turn back the clock on social progress.

www.motherjones.com
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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com 2 days

Hey hi, that is noted bigot and enemy of books and of intellectual freedom, Chris Rufo, congratulating his colleagues at the

Justin Baragona

Chris Rufo congratulates his "friends at the New York Times" for scooping him on the Zohran Mamdani college application thing.
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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 3 days

Did you know?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social 3 days

SEMAFOR: published the hit piece on Zohran to not get scooped by… Chris Rufo🤔 (CRT fear peddler who offered $5K for proof of Haitians eating cats)

“people are really upset” inside NYT.

Again: the story itself is the scandal.
www.semafor.com/article/07/0...
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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 3 days

Our society runs on just 2 buttons.

Choosing the wrong button, means you are either a very bad or very stupid person.
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The TransAdvocate @transadvocate.com 4 days

This is just 6 months. If you voted MAGA, you personally owe every person you happen to meet or speak to a heartfelt appology while working tirelessly to support the communities you harmed with your stupidity.

Elise Wang

He proposes releasing some ICE prisoners to labor on farms where the employers will “own them” and be responsible for them.

Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.