Category: Political
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Fact-Checking the “Transgender Mice” Claim: How Misinformation Fuels Hate
The claim that taxpayer money created “transgender mice” is a distortion of scientific research, aimed at fueling transphobia and undermining important studies. This misinformation has led to funding cuts in vital medical research and harmed public health while also perpetuating harmful stereotypes against the transgender community, stifling future advancements.
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The Slow Apocalypse: A World Unraveling One Step at a Time
The apocalypse is not something which is coming. The apocalypse has arrived in major portions of the planet and it’s only because we live within a bubble of incredible privilege and social insulation that we still have the luxury of anticipating the apocalypse –Terence McKenna The concept of apocalypse often brings to mind images of…
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The Positive Reclamation of ‘Weird’ and Its Disruption of Right-wing Ideology
The political Right is in conflict over being labeled as “weird” by Liberals, seeing it as an attack on their legitimacy. The term has been historically used to dehumanize marginalized groups, but is being reclaimed as a positive self-identifier. This illustrates a broader trend of redefining negative terms and highlights flaws in current Right-wing ideology.