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“A ghost in daylight on a crowded street.”

Over 300k ppl in US jails+prisons have been held in prolonged solitary confinement to "protect" them from Covid. This constitutes torture & inflicts long-term harm. Rather than decarcerate, US officials have created a generational burden of care on the scale of the Vietnam War.

GOP Senators taking a page from the WGLF playbook (pioneers of the "what's a woman?" troll) was not something i had on my 2022 bingo card.

Y'all know i don't use the language of phobias, but EVERY BIT OF THIS needs to be front and center RIGHT NOW. [Thread]

Proposition: Most of us are in no way whatsoever prepared for how bad this - you know, politics & society & violence & the world - is gonna get or how quickly our precious firebreaks and vaunted institutions will collapse under the challenge of having to function as intended.

Today is Confederate Memorial Day, which is still a state holiday in Alabama. I know what you might be thinking, but the Confederacy is worth remembering and we should reflect on how it's still with us today. 🧵

State offices are closed in Alabama today for Confederate Memorial Day, and this (from 2019) is a reminder of what the Confederacy stood for. montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/…

How did i not know that Tucker Carlson ran a gay porn studio??

🕯Queer Communion🕯 Its a huge honour for me to be hosting @Ron_Athey_2- one of the leading figures in live art and body ritual, to discuss the role of ritual within his performance practice. Join us for our last Light Source online talk 27th May 7pm GMT. #performanceart #bodyart

Just a tip, @lowes - When you have had me on hold for well over an hour and a half, maybe ease up with the "we're working to answer your call as quickly as possible" recording every 45 seconds. After the literal 100th time it plays, some of the magic is gone.

The formula shortage is an example of how free market capitalism does exactly what right wing fear-mongers think socialism will do.