Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as its top court strikes down laws, including first US pill ban Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws including the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills.

BREAKING: Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down laws, including the first U.S. ban on pill abortions.

“If a woman dares to show herself in public in any way, then she can and will be sexually harassed with the aid of genAI-driven tools that can easily turn her face into highly realistic pornography” is an absolute red-alarm human rights disaster

"If you don't call me cool and give me my lil award I'll kill as many people as possible out of spite" really does appear to be the driving animus of everyone in this administration and its adjacent oligarchy.

"Deterrence logic is normalized in security debates. In such a context, the risk is not outright forgetting, but dilution. Memory becomes ceremonial and detached from contemporary decision-making."

Filthy Matters | Los Angeles Review of Books Calvin Gimpelevich writes on the history and politics of public bathrooms, in this essay from LARB Quarterly no. 47, “Security.”

"So you see, the elimination of bodily wastes, in an architectural space shared with others, has always been fraught."

Calvin Gimpelevich for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:

Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country, could reach a 48-year low Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.

Absolutely incredible news in Baltimore, reported out by @conarck.bsky.social, Greg Morton and Sahana Jayaraman in @thebaltimorebanner.com —

Like the Jon Favreau directed Lion King "live action" remake (2019) which is a shot-for-shot of 1998's The Lion King filmed entirely in the uncanny valley at release was the 7th highest grossing film internationally OF ALL TIME and a ton of people dont even know it exists

The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

The really interesting dystopia is happening next door with the "real life" shot for shot remakes of the Disney Renaissance movies. You can read a whole chapter of history and theorizing about that shit in The Extended Universe! (Out in April!) bookshop.org/a/5522/97988...

florida seems like a terrible place to live

'With the sleeve illustration based on the found art of a packet of fireworks, hand-made collage ran through much of their work, but also reflected their combinations of contradictory styles of music.'

The Beta Band - The Three E.P.’s is No 62 in tQ's Reissues etc of 2025 Chart

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Facebook for iPhone in 2009

Facebook for iPhone in 2009

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A new Bowie documentary reassesses one of his most maligned periods A new Channel 4 documentary aims to provide a fresh perspective on the most critically and commercially tumultuous period of Bowie’s career, and reflect on how this led to his swansong, ‘Blackstar’. R...

this tin machine fan is excited for the 90s reevaluation

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So many Potters are George Baileys in their own mind, that’s part of the problem

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as she continues her redemption arc, let's never forget this

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Join me for Hearty White's Miracle Christmas Special on WFMU @wfmu.bsky.social a classic flashback episode with brand new Christmas songs! Christmas night at 6pm eastern. Perfect for putting on and leaving to make it sound like someone's home while you look at lights or get chinese food.

Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’

I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.

going to the chocolate fountain at guy fieri's golden corral

Two stacks of AK Press published books sit on top of a black surface, with an out-of-focus pallet of book boxes in the background.

It's the most wonderful time of the year: the AK Press 50% off sale! Get ALL of our published titles—plus all AK merch—half price, now through 9am on 1/1. Start the new year off with some new reads: www.akpress.org/published-by...

"That dumbass baby couldn’t redeem a ham sandwich.”

Marsha P. Johnson in her Christmas tiara is all I want for Christmas. This Polaroid was taken in Randy Wicker's lighting store in 1988. Another treasure from the NY LGBT Community Center archives. 😍

save the date for FRUITCAKE EIGHT! Baltimore's quarterly queer reading series in collaboration with fifth wheel press, especially for AWP 2026 Thursday 3/5/26, Ottobar Upstairs (2549 N Howard)

our gift to you today: your thursday #AWP26 plans

i am FERAL waiting to announce this lineup; you're welcome in advance

The dad rock that made me a woman by Niko Stratis

Today's read is @nikostratis.com's recent memoir! It's been long enough since my memoir binge in the fall that I'm feeling refreshed on the genre, let's give it a spin~

Pretty weird for me how the guy I spent two years investigating at my first local newspaper job was just arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife, and it’s a national tabloid story…

Appreciate everyone linking to my 2018 investigation, which you can read here: www.desertsun.com/in-depth/tec...

The Pope also cited Sudan, South Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso and Congo

What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...

What did we get stuck in our rectums last year? defector.com/what-did-we-...

Families of incarcerated people have to go the extra mile to spread holiday cheer • The TRiiBE Photo essay: A family man finds hope this holiday season through Restore Justice Foundation

A photo essay on the challenges family members encounter when sending holiday cards to their incarcerated loved ones.

thetriibe.com/2023/12/fami...

Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon

Pope Leo condemns suffering in Gaza in first Christmas sermon

he sees you when you’re sleeping: the santopticon