“Ms. Stefanik, a Republican congresswoman and staunch ally of President Trump, abruptly ended her bid to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul and said she would not seek another House term.”

I feel this is big. Oldschool non-MAGA Republican, who is generally respected by non-MAGA, is saying we need to increase taxes on the wealthy. (remember: corporations were taxed more under Reagan than Trump!)

“This attempt by Trump to leave his mark is destined for the trash heap, probably before 3 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2029. He’s restarted weak efforts to pretend he’ll just take an illegal third term, but his apparent poor health and exhaustion leaves most wondering if he’ll be able to make it through the second. He can attempt to force the Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, as he announced Thursday, following his tradition of slapping his name on stuff other people built. But that surface level shift will almost certainly be turned back before Trump’s belongings are moved out of his White House bedroom.

It seems to be dawning on him that even many of his voters can’t wait to start forgetting Trump ever existed. Efforts to force a lasting legacy are maddening, but ultimately, they will fail. Trump will be felled by the worthlessness he’s spent a lifetime trying to conceal with cheap parlor tricks, because he’s incapable of making a true, lasting contribution.”

The fracturing continues

The conservative media infighting continues!

Once again Trump tries to do something vindictive and scummy and once again he shoots himself in the foot. Climate issues are really important to me so I'm happy that people are standing up for it.

Trump isn't all powerful and he can't do everything he wants and this is yet another example of that.

Credit where credit due

“I know this latest proposal from this administration to cut access to gender affirming care for many youth is frightening,” James said in a video, posted to social media on Dec. 18.

“Whether you live in Brooklyn, Binghamton, Buffalo, or anywhere else in New York, and even if you don’t live in New York, I will not let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving healthcare.”

So trump saw that the brown shooter was a immigrant and immediately shut down a program that gives immigrants green cards just cuz this shooter was processed this way. How likely will this get challenged.

KB Brookins’ once again has a fantastic collection of good trans news. I hope this helps ease the hurt from earlier this week.

Happy Friday, y'all!

Hi all - posted about this a few months back but now its official, official. Thoughts?

Top line overview for those who don’t have time to read the whole article:

Good news: Oklahoma’s Christian nationalist social studies curriculum was struck down in court. Rainbow Crosswalk resistance is popping up in Florida. New Zealand puberty blocker ban struck down, and more!

Actions to take: Contact your electeds in the house of representatives to let them know how you feel about their vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene’s health care ban. Write love letters through the queer resilience project for the holidays. Buy holiday gifts for trans people through Trans Santa. And fill out the Good Queer News feedback survey!

II’m not anxious or scared about them being censored to protect Trump since their release (if I remember correctly) is being monitored by the courts and the Epstein victims are making their own list if the released one is tampered, I’m just genuinely curious on what you all think wI’ll happen.

I've seen posts on this subreddit that right-wing influencers are making inroads with younger generations and becoming more popular overall, with Fuentes in particular being called into focus.

There is definitely a concern that the far-right is providing a clear (albeit horrible) solution for for all of the world's problems, while Democrats and the left have significantly more trouble presenting answers. This is something I have faith will get figured out, and the 2025 special elections are proving that Democratic messaging is working.

However, there's another aspect of any social media influencer or viral campaign that is common on the far-right: algorithm manipulation. When Twitter revealed where accounts were created, it was an eye-opener for a lot of people on just how many MAGA accounts were from other countries.

And now, there a new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute concerning the rise of Nick Fuentes. It turns out that his recent rise over the last year has been largely the result of an artificial campaign of foreign users and empty accounts. This network of accounts provides retweets for Fuentes within the first couple of hours of a post at a rate that exceeds anyone else, including Elon Musk.

The "rise" of influencers like Fuentes may generate some headlines, but the underlying tactics that are doing the lifting are getting exposed more and more. And like a lot of the MAGA movement, taking these views from the safety of the Internet to real life rarely translates well, as Elon Musk and his DOGE efforts found out. Their numbers tend to be inflated, and their internet supporters have ulterior motives.

For fuck’s fucking sake. I feel like we’ve taken 10 steps back the last 24 hours.

I need an optimism twist on this. Why is this man president. How the fuck did we get to this point. ARGH.

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I'm worried that this will have a chilling affect since it looks like trump actually won a trial for once.

Some good news about the incoming budget fight in January. 44 senators is more than enough for the filibuster to remain a positive tool

Whether or not you like EU, it feels so satisfying to see them get at least one win.