In the war between written words and video, I worry about writing as a profession This is by far not the most important thing happening in the world right now (look to the recent passage of the NDAA which contains a definition of sex that erases trans people and requires
A shoddy Oklahoma University essay went viral. Cis people think this is about conservatives whining for better grades. Trans people see a planned attack on a trans academic. (Note for free subscribers: TODAY ONLY, you can get 20% off the first year of annual subscription to my Patreon. For as
I'll be back tomorrow with a longer post and then a recap post Wednesday this week. I wish you all safe travels this Thanksgiving week. I just wanted to make sure you all saw the Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale going on right now on my Patreon. From
I was an early critic of the Delaware Representative, I've since come around on her actions defending trans rights. Yes, I know this won't be a popular take. This week, 213 House Democrats sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson condemning "the use of anti-transgender
She seamlessly landed a plum role at Vanity Fair and got a sweetheart book deal after breaking a fundamental journalistic ethics rule. When my co-host Christine Grimaldi and I recorded our October 2024 episode of Cancel Me, Daddy titled "Sexting with Mr. Brainworms," I had hoped it would
Content Warning: This post will have light discussion of trans-related suicide, please take care of yourself. Here is a recap of my last two weeks! Apologies again for not getting out a recap last week. Every time there is an election, the week after election day is my busiest of
The trans girl murder victim's mom has turned her death into an unrelated political crusade against teenage phone use. Note: I want to be clear upfront that I have no issue with Esther Ghey, mother of murdered UK trans girl Brianna Ghey. Brianna Ghey's brutal murder
Democrats asked voters to weather short term pain from the shutdown to get long term gains in extending the ACA health insurance subsidies. Then they threw it all away. So, what was the point of all that? This morning we find ourselves on the cusp of the end to the
I asked my BlueSky followers to send me the funniest election night posts and boy howdy did they deliver. Enjoy! The Post having a normal one — Kate Burns (@katerqburns.bsky.social) 2025-11-05T03:50:04.633Z "The day NYC elects a Muslim Mayor will be the day I die."
While SNAP benefits are slashed, a recession looms, and farmers watch their crops fail, Trump hosted an obscene display of wealth. Over the weekend, images of an obscenely wealthy Gatsby-themed Halloween party at Mar-a-Lago hit social media. Half naked dancers dressed in plumes of feathers and sparkles gyrated and wriggled
Hello all! First of all, I'd like to apologize for not getting this out on Friday. I was on deadline for a Teen Vogue piece you'll see next week and had absolutely no time to get this out and yesterday I was too exhausted. This week&
The Democratic party must move on from the same old stale, carefully poll-tested politics and get back to solving voters' problems. There are only three certainties in life: death, taxes, and Democratic party consultants saying the party needs to moderate. This was their advice when Al Gore and John