I spent the last week writing up this essay on what it means to be trans in this moment. What it means to live under authoritarianism as the scapegoated minority of the moment and how it feels inescapable as an infinite loop.
Today on Carousel of Ghouls, big shake ups at Ghoul Villa! One ghoul falls, another rises. Will this year’s Ghoulapalooza be a total disaster? Tune in at 9 to find out!
Bovino didn’t create the culture of impunity all on his own. Noem didn’t turn DHS into a Brownshirt paramilitary of her own initiative. They were acting on orders and assurances of protection from above. Keep the pressure on.
Yes, it’s good to see Bovino taking a fall, but keep in mind he’s the guy they set up to take the fall. The domino set just far enough from the rest of the chain that tipping him over doesn’t cause a collapse. Don’t let them sate your hunger for justice with one sacrificial lamb.
DOJ using the Klan Act to selectively prosecute some people legally protesting a church for being run by a man who wears a mask while harassing and kidnapping people all over town is some real Next Level Putinization shit
Sorry to the illustrators generously taking this request seriously, but I don’t actually have money to put behind this. I will not use AI to do it either though!