Everyone is Sick of Texas Political Ads
Why you are seeing all these Ken Paxton ads and why this is a sign of the GOP's Texas demise
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Fire the Consultants
The Democratic Party will win this fall in spite of the consultants, not because of them
We May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans Rights
Some conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people?
This Republican Super PAC Attack Ad is Lying to You
Texas PAC has bought $64 million in attack ads against Democrat James Talarico and it features menacingly edited segments of an otherwise innocuous Human Rights Campaign video.
The "Trans Kid Surgery" Myth
The big lie worked because it played on your protective instincts
The Data Center Guy Wants This Election to be About Trans People
Elon Musk obviously hates trans people, but let's not pretend he has nothing to gain personally from a Republican win this fall
The Bizarre Mindf*ck of Having Happy Memories of 9/11
My life changed forever on September 11, 2001, and not in completely bad ways.
Trump is Not Going to Give You $5000
Last night at the Midterm Election Republican National Convention, President Donald Trump promised to send every American adult $5000 if Republicans retain the US House and Senate. He won't do that.
What the New York Times Missed (On Purpose) About Seth Moulton
The Times tried to cast Moulton as an exciting younger candidate running to unseat a geriatric Democratic incumbent but voters don't want youth, they want solutions
Lake Ontario Almost Killed Me
After President Trump's antics around trying to rename Lake Ontario, a terrifying near death memory from my childhood came rushing back to me
A Quick Life Update
TLDR: I have hernia surgery early next week and I don't know what my capacity for work will be
Everyone Misremembers "Woke 1"
For the first time in the internet age, minorities were able to exercise power publicly, that's why the right wants you to remember "Woke 1" as out of control
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Democratic Candidates Must Beware of Betraying Queer Voters
New data from the Human Rights Campaign shows how much power LGBTQ voters have at the ballot box
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Are the New Trump Child Savings Accounts Worth It?
The 2025 "Big Beautiful Bill" created a new type of investment account for children, but the new "Trump Accounts" might not live up to the hype
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Actually Centrists Should Love the DSA
In the age of conservative extremism, it's about time a lefty counterweight gets some traction. True centrists should welcome this.
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Here's How the WNBA Can Win the Anti-Trans Controversy
The league has a golden opportunity to make a definitive and educational point about trans athletes–if it has the courage to do it
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AI Company Logos That Look Like Buttholes, Ranked
For this week's Sick Burns Friday post, we're asking the important questions like "why do all of these logos look like that?"
I Guess We're Trying This Again, Huh?
Democratic nominee for Ohio governor is recycling an anti-trans strategy that didn't work two years ago, there's no evidence it will work this year either.
The Heritage Foundation is Coming For Women's Sports
Fresh off a SCOTUS ruling against trans women in women's sports, the ultra conservative lobbying and policy group is ready to take on Title IX protections for cis women It was never about fairness in women's sports, it was about worming sex discrimination into federal law.
Christ This Sucks
It's a dark day for football after FIFA suspended Folarin Balogun's red card
How Soccer Became a Foreign Game in the United States
In the 1920s, foreign influence, a clash between the pro league, and the Great Depression conspired to drive soccer out of the American mainstream.
The Stadium Food at the World Cup is Dogshit
For this FREE Sick Burns Sunday post, I recount some highlights and lowlights from my impromptu trip to Los Angeles with my 78 year old father where we attended the USA-Turkiye game
It's Just a Pool... And Yet
The Reflecting Pool algae saga seems to be the Trump scandal that finally sticks to Teflon Don. Here's why.
It's The Centrism, Stupid
Centrist American political commentators are mystified that Keir Starmer's time as UK Prime Minister has crashed and burned. He did everything they wanted and everyone hated him anyway.