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I love it when words tinkle like piano keys and hit like bricks.

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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
Here’s the thing: When you tell emotionally-unstable, social-approval-dependent, weak-minded masses, in whom you have seeded chronic victim complexes, that their policial opponents are literal Nazis, you’re running the risk that few of them might take you seriously and act, not realizing that you’re just manipulating them and leveraging their fragility for … votes. Something to consider.
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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
@TheJoeySwoll It’s just tarted up coercion. “Date me or I’ll tell everyone you’re a bad person.”
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Joey Swoll
Joey Swoll@TheJoeySwoll·
Men wanting to date biological women is NOT transphobic. How about we normalize that.
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Charlie@charliesxtweets·
@Phoenix22555220 @sappholives83 I’m not saying it’s an unfair analogy, I just think it’s odd when non-black people, especially white people like myself, use the trauma of the black community as a crux for their political arguments, especially if they aren’t equally engaging in anti-racism.
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Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌✡️
Diana Alastair💚🤍💜 ⚢ ❌❌✡️@sappholives83·
Imagine a group of white people saying that they know what it’s like to “feel black,” and that because of this feeling, and their enjoyment of stereotypically “black behavior,” they are now not just black themselves, but the most marginalized and vulnerable type of black person. Imagine them insisting that they should be the main focus of all activism meant to help black people. Imagine them having taxpayer-funded operations to darken their skin and mimic stereotypically black features. Imagine them walking around in blackface, and saying it’s better than being born black. Imagine them being referred to as black in the press and supported by celebrities, with laws passed to make white people who identify as black a protected class. Imagine these people demanding membership in black organizations, and demanding they be given awards created specifically to honor black achievement. Then imagine them getting their way. Now imagine mobs of them showing up to black events that don’t include them to drown out any speakers with noise, and coming up with slurs for any black person who doesn’t accept that white people are black if they say they are. Imagine them calling for the rape, torture, and mass murder of any black person who disagrees with them. Imagine them getting black people doxxed, harassed, assaulted, fired from their jobs, and investigated by the police for saying that you have to be born black to be black. Now imagine the government supporting their demands. That’s exactly the position that women are in right now, with a few extras, like being locked in cells with dangerous men, the sexual predation of lesbians via coercion, and the increased risk of sexual assault in formerly female-only spaces. Our greatest oppressors are now claiming not only the right to oppress us in whole new ways, but the right to erase our identities as women and rewrite the meaning of womanhood in ways that not just include, but prioritize them. If you wouldn’t support this kind of behavior towards black people, you have no business supporting this kind of behavior towards women.
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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
There is no characteristic comparable to sex but race is fair because it is another immutable characteristic. Age works also, but slightly less well. And people discomfort when they have bought into the idea that talking about race makes you them a bad person. It’s control via coerced self-censorship. No one is “using” anyone here. It’s okay to acknowledge reality.
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Charlie@charliesxtweets·
@sappholives83 Is there another comparison that we can make besides race? It’s a fair comparison and I’ve made it before, but as a non-black person it feels uncomfy to use their community to make a political point. There’s got to be another comparison we can use.
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Katie Miller@KatieMiller·
In 2024, the founder of La Leche League —the largest breastfeeding support group for women — resigned because they were allowing men who wanted to chestfeed into groups. Their original stated mission is “to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support.” Today their website states: “Trans men, trans women, and non-binary individuals may choose to breastfeed or chestfeed their babies.” Breastfeeding groups should be for biological women only, men cannot breastfeed and they certainly can’t chestfeed. Marian founded LLLI in 1956.
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Willa, aka Liberty Belle, the 355 🇺🇸🔔
Willa, aka Liberty Belle, the 355 🇺🇸🔔@LBelle355·
I think we would be surprised at how many people would quietly start to come out in support, if they were given “permission” by the public figures they rely on to open Overton Windows for them. That is pathetic, cowardly, lazy, & self-interested, because they are often consumed with how they appear to the people around them, rather than forming their own opinions & standing by their own beliefs, but it is the reality of many of our fellow citizens. If they feel they have “permission” to support initiatives that protect the rights & dignity of females, I think the minority of vocal, unreasonable & zealous lunatics who’ve pushed this madness on us would start be increasingly marginalized, finding themselves with less power to shape the public discourse & public consciousness over the trans issue. I have myself experienced a few people who quietly, discreetly told me they agree with me that women & girls should have their own sports & spaces, but they would never tell other people. It was only after I experienced social punishment for expressing my opinions that they briefly mumbled they “kind of agreed.” People are cowards. They are afraid to form & stand by their own beliefs because they value social standing more than personal autonomy & the integrity that comes with being principled; more comfortable instead with social consensus & being included in the group. But, if the conversation shifts publicly, lead by people who are safer to express public opinions, the tide will change.
Wesley Yang@wesyang

A Democrat running for governor of Ohio has declared "I do not support boys playing in girls sports. This is already settled law in Ohio, and as governor I will enforce and uphold the law." The way for Democrats to neutralize the trans issue is to co-opt GOP positions on sports, private spaces, child transition, and compelled speech, supporting the removal of gender ideology instruction from schools, bans on child transition, and the removal of recognition of gender identity in law at every level of state, local, and federal government. Everybody wants to think there is some other way. But there is no other way.

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Hazel Appleyard
Hazel Appleyard@HazelAppleyard·
This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever read. She obviously regrets transitioning and feels like she is betraying herself by wanting her breasts back. Stuff like this makes me want to cry.
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Liza Libes
Liza Libes@pensandpoison·
The Atlantic’s new cover story on the decline of reading features a Harvard student who complained that he had to read a book written in "Old English." Now, you might be thinking that he was assigned Beowulf or The Canterbury Tales. Nope. This student was assigned A Clockwork Orange—and used ChatGPT to “translate” it. A Clockwork Orange was written in 1962 (not 1692, which is still modern English, by the way). This student’s grandparents were alive in the 60s. Is he also using a translation bot to speak to them? Yes, I had an easier time than most people with the novel's Nadsat slang because I speak Russian, but you catch on very quickly if you turn on more than two brain cells—and the entire point is to compel you to inhabit Alex’s deranged mind, which is cool! For the first time in my life, I feel bad for Alex from A Clockwork Orange for being so misunderstood.
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Gay Not Queer
Gay Not Queer@Gaynotqueer1·
Man thinks having a yeast infection means he's a woman.
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Emma Grae
Emma Grae@emmagraeauthor·
Marie Claire actually left a prompt from an AI in one of their recent articles. While there’s still some great journalists and publications left, this is utterly shocking. No wonder I’m trying to pivot.
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Riley Gaines
Riley Gaines@Riley_Gaines_·
The Young Men's Christian Association (@ymca) receives over $600 million in taxpayer dollars every year then violates federal law by allowing men into girls’ locker rooms. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund this. Cc @TheJusticeDept
Alleigh Marré@alleighmarre

The @ymca’s policies place gender ideology ahead of the rights of women and girls and are fundamentally at odds with the text and purpose of Title IX as interpreted by the Supreme Court. We at @USAParent are calling on YMCA leadership to comply with federal civil rights law.

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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
What an insanely idiotic and historically illiterate take. Only a man would find that “fascinating” … or believe that women never objected to forcible submission prior to “feminism.” For most of history, women objecting to being treated like possessions carried enormous, often life-threatening risks. Women couldn’t own property, sign contracts, or hold jobs. They could be lawfully beaten for disobeying their husbands and/or fathers. Physical asymmetry + no institutional power = no ability to resist. “Feminism” was the gradual build up of centuries of objections. And I honestly hate explaining that to some dude with an abuse fetish because I know you get off on the idea … but letting a comment like that stand is even more disgusting. Just disgusting all around.
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J.K. Rowling
J.K. Rowling@jk_rowling·
'Who does it hurt if we make every space mixed-sex?' This is who it hurts: the most vulnerable, those without power and influence, the invisible people politicians don't bother to consider when chasing likes and photo ops. If this girl or an adult acting on her behalf wants to take legal action, contact jkrwf.org
Scottish Express@ScotExpress

Pleas of orphaned 13-year-old girl at St Mary's Kenmure ignored after being locked up with older teenage male offenders scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/…

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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
@willows_elise Of course not — because it’s a private space to take care of private business. Restricting the space to women limits the threat potential introduced by men. It doesn’t mean private activities become collective efforts. But, of course, pervy men don’t know this.
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Elise Willows 🇮🇱🎗️
Elise Willows 🇮🇱🎗️@willows_elise·
As a woman iv never asked or been asked by a woman I don’t know, to adjust her bra straps in a public toilet. So my question to women: Have you ever asked another woman you don’t know in a public toilet to adjust your bra straps, or had another woman you don’t know ask you to adjust her bra straps? Please share so more women can answer, Thx.
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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
@JamesWitmer6 @aakashgupta I don’t see how that’s helpful. Why not have the students write the essays from different characters perspectives and then discuss? Instead of having them generate original ideas, you’re feeding them pre-made interpretations.
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SmilinJim
SmilinJim@JamesWitmer6·
@AJKayWriter @aakashgupta Depends on how you use it. You could take a novel and have AI write essays from 5 different characters perspectives. See the book from different angles. Then have a debate in class the next day and your grade is based on the debate.
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Aakash Gupta
Aakash Gupta@aakashgupta·
40 out of 86 Brown students scored a perfect 100 on their midterm. Then the professor moved the final in person, and 22 of those perfect scorers never showed up again. He'd suspected AI cheating from the start. The take-home midterm was deliberately harder than usual, yet the class averaged 96 when the historical range is 65 to 80. Some answers contained odd phrasing that matched what ChatGPT produced when he ran the questions through it himself. Roberto Serrano has taught economics at Brown for 34 years. He filed no accusations. He announced the final would be in person, count for half the grade, and that if the two distributions didn't match, the final alone would determine grades. Then the exodus. 27 students never showed up. 22 of them had perfect midterms. Of the 59 who did show, 19 failed. Several signed the exam and turned it in blank. The average fell from 96 to 48, the lowest in the course's history. He never needed a plagiarism detector. The cheaters identified themselves by walking away. A grade distribution became a confession. Here's the part nobody's sitting with. Serrano proved it. He sent the distributions to Brown's dean and provost. The provost never responded. The academic committee's reply amounted to calling it "a wake-up call." The students who bailed before the final walked away clean. Every university in America is now grading two populations, students and students plus ChatGPT, on one curve. The honest kids in Serrano's class watched a 96 average get set by machines, then sat a real final against it. The cheaters lost nothing. That's the incentive structure now, and it grades itself.
Polymarket@Polymarket

NEW: Ivy League professor suspected AI cheating, ordered an in-person final, & saw average scores plunge from 96 to 48.

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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
@JamesWitmer6 @aakashgupta Except it doesn’t facilitate “learning.” It facilitates giving (sometimes) correct answers faster. We still need people capable of generating knowledge to feed into AI or, instead of flourishing, we will collectively regress.
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SmilinJim
SmilinJim@JamesWitmer6·
@aakashgupta Professors need to embrace AI - adjust the curriculum so students learn to use it properly. They could 5x learning. It’s the way of life going forward.
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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
And the plague of incompetence continues to spread.
Aakash Gupta@aakashgupta

40 out of 86 Brown students scored a perfect 100 on their midterm. Then the professor moved the final in person, and 22 of those perfect scorers never showed up again. He'd suspected AI cheating from the start. The take-home midterm was deliberately harder than usual, yet the class averaged 96 when the historical range is 65 to 80. Some answers contained odd phrasing that matched what ChatGPT produced when he ran the questions through it himself. Roberto Serrano has taught economics at Brown for 34 years. He filed no accusations. He announced the final would be in person, count for half the grade, and that if the two distributions didn't match, the final alone would determine grades. Then the exodus. 27 students never showed up. 22 of them had perfect midterms. Of the 59 who did show, 19 failed. Several signed the exam and turned it in blank. The average fell from 96 to 48, the lowest in the course's history. He never needed a plagiarism detector. The cheaters identified themselves by walking away. A grade distribution became a confession. Here's the part nobody's sitting with. Serrano proved it. He sent the distributions to Brown's dean and provost. The provost never responded. The academic committee's reply amounted to calling it "a wake-up call." The students who bailed before the final walked away clean. Every university in America is now grading two populations, students and students plus ChatGPT, on one curve. The honest kids in Serrano's class watched a 96 average get set by machines, then sat a real final against it. The cheaters lost nothing. That's the incentive structure now, and it grades itself.

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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
@WomenReadWomen Yikes. Why would I want to use men’s bathrooms?
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AJ Kay@AJKayWriter·
I’m not interested in “who he is.” That’s not the role he played in *my* life or the life of tens of millions around the globe — which is the role that is relevant in the context of any discussion regarding pandemic fallout, including public trust, which you claim to care so much about. And in the context of *that* role, the public deserves honest, difficult conversations that demand transparency and accountability from the leaders who rained devastation down on them. What they (we) don’t need is bad actors’ buddies, self-styling as conciliators, papering over their crimes in the interest of personal brand-building. Murderers have mothers who love them, too. That doesn’t mean their victims are required to see them as precious, innocent babies. You keep LARPing “meaningful discourse” and waxing sanctimonious. I’ll keep being *actually* honest and calling a spade a spade.
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Wilk Wilkinson@wilksopinion·
Opinions vary and you are entitled to yours. We clearly see things differently, and difference of opinion is one of the things that make this world a beautiful place. Dr. Francis Collins and I disagree on nearly everything that happened during the pandemic but I know he's genuine in his beliefs. He's a human being who I've grown to know and admire over the past few years. That bothers people. Mostly people who've made up their minds about who he is without ever having met him. You and I clearly see "the problem" differently. I'll keep doing what I do and you keep on judging me for it despite knowing nothing about me. In turn, I'll wish you the best.
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