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The international soccer assist record is still held by Mia Hamm at 144. The headline on this recent article was written by someone who...

The international soccer assist record is still held by Mia Hamm at 144.

The headline on this recent article was written by someone who forgot that women exist. "International soccer" is not the same as "men's international soccer," and any such conflation comes from a culture of misogyny.
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Wash to Pippin: talk to the beans ‘cause the whiskers don’t want to hear it. #catsofmastodon #whiskerswednesday

Wash to Pippin: talk to the beans ‘cause the whiskers don’t want to hear it. #catsofmastodon #whiskerswednesday

For years I've felt forced to play a game of "is this ignorant or is it disingenuous" with every right-wing post on my...

For years I've felt forced to play a game of "is this ignorant or is it disingenuous" with every right-wing post on my socials.

Gen-X lesson on this: the only winning move is not to play.

Now I just block.

Come get some, misogynists.

Come get some, misogynists.

The fact that Democratic leaders continue to act as if Republicans are good faith negotiators is one of the most damning aspects of the...

The fact that Democratic leaders continue to act as if Republicans are good faith negotiators is one of the most damning aspects of the party.

If they can't see through the facade by now they have no business leading the party.

Democrats remain the largest resistance organization, but this lunacy guarantees their effectiveness will be blunted.

Prediction: FBI, Justice Department investigations to be quashed on Jan 20th....

Prediction: FBI, Justice Department investigations to be quashed on Jan 20th.

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/u.s.-news-lhl4uphvz/-/a-Kvu50UhMS-utPya_OHgwwA%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

US agency about to be defunded and dissolved....

US agency about to be defunded and dissolved.

https://flipboard.com/@associatedpress/business-and-finance-pbj3bpclz/-/a-MyNQWVWsQduKy-w-icGSDQ%3Aa%3A3199720-%2F0

I withdraw my charity. I withdraw my assumption you were stupid.Congratulations. You "win." You're not dumb, you're a...

I withdraw my charity. I withdraw my assumption you were stupid.

Congratulations. You "win." You're not dumb, you're a Nazi.

And you know it.

When you demand we not treat you as idiots, you lose the ability to deny any of this and be taken as anything but a liar. An idiot may not...

When you demand we not treat you as idiots, you lose the ability to deny any of this and be taken as anything but a liar. An idiot may not have known, but you're not an idiot. You knew.

You did this on purpose, not because you were conned. You're too smart for that.

You know, genius, that Fox is propaganda and not news and that the media has treated your leader with kid gloves for a decade. You know the...

You know, genius, that Fox is propaganda and not news and that the media has treated your leader with kid gloves for a decade. You know the claims of "Trump derangement syndrome" or "media brainwashing" are purely disingenuous denials of reality designed to gaslight your enemies, but you lean into those as a cynical tactic.

You voted for lawlessness and fraud. For bribery and embezzlement on an astonishing scale, without any hint of consequence.You voted for...

You voted for lawlessness and fraud. For bribery and embezzlement on an astonishing scale, without any hint of consequence.

You voted for using the military against domestic "enemies of the state."

You voted, literally, for convicted pedophile and child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's "best friend."

You voted to annihilate voting rights for millions.You voted for more police brutality, especially against black and brown people.You voted...

You voted to annihilate voting rights for millions.

You voted for more police brutality, especially against black and brown people.

You voted to eliminate the department of education.

You voted for an end to life-saving vaccines, and for the rise of previously controlled diseases.

You voted to gut the government of expertise. The technical experts -- engineers, analysts, doctors of all stripes -- will be replaced by...

You voted to gut the government of expertise. The technical experts -- engineers, analysts, doctors of all stripes -- will be replaced by party loyalists who will say what the leader wants to hear regardless of the math saying otherwise. You know this because it's literally written down and as such an informed citizen you didn't avoid reading it.

You voted for an authoritarian who values absolute loyalty over any other quality. Whose previous staff have all condemned him, and whose...

You voted for an authoritarian who values absolute loyalty over any other quality. Whose previous staff have all condemned him, and whose new staff will be picked not for ability or achievements, but solely for their willingness to do the leader's bidding without question.

You voted for someone who said, unironically, that he wished he had Hitler's generals. Whose people say "Germany is German and for...

You voted for someone who said, unironically, that he wished he had Hitler's generals. Whose people say "Germany is German and for Germans only," except America. Who invited an actual swastika-flying Nazi to dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Someone who says immigrants have "dirty genes." You can't pretend to Nazi all this, smart guy.

You voted to cut taxes on billionaires only, and raise costs for everyone else. You know the ridiculous claims about these being good for...

You voted to cut taxes on billionaires only, and raise costs for everyone else. You know the ridiculous claims about these being good for the country are entirely wrong, and when you repeat those claims you know you're lying.

You voted to wipe out the ACA, defund Medicare, and cut social security. Since you're so smart you realize that's going to harm...

You voted to wipe out the ACA, defund Medicare, and cut social security. Since you're so smart you realize that's going to harm hundreds of thousands of Americans, disproportionately poor ones, and that's fine with you.

You voted for emboldening autocracies. Ukraine and Palestine will be the first victims, and you're fine with all that bloodshed. You...

You voted for emboldening autocracies. Ukraine and Palestine will be the first victims, and you're fine with all that bloodshed. You know you're not pro-life.

You voted for more climate change. You know it's real and a deadly threat, but you value short term profits for billionaires more than...

You voted for more climate change. You know it's real and a deadly threat, but you value short term profits for billionaires more than lives.

You voted to eliminate safe abortions everywhere, because while you know that a state religion is anathema to the constitution you're...

You voted to eliminate safe abortions everywhere, because while you know that a state religion is anathema to the constitution you're perfectly happy to impose one so long as it's yours. You don't believe women or doctors should be able to make their own decisions and you're comfortable with that.