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October 24, 2021

Rep. Jim Banks suspended from Twitter for misgendering trans government official Dr. Rachel Levine

Source: NBC News

Twitter suspended the account of Indiana Rep. Jim Banks on Saturday after the Republican congressman intentionally misgendered Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, the first transgender person to hold an office that requires a Senate confirmation.

Banks, who represents the northeastern corner of the state, was responding to the news that Levine became the first woman to be awarded the title of four-star officer, saying the title was taken and honor were taken by a “man.”

Twitter said the comment violated its hateful conduct policy, which prohibits the “targeted misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals.”

The platform temporarily locked Banks' account, saying he would regain access upon deleting the tweet.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/rep-jim-banks-suspended-twitter-misgendering-trans-government-official-dr-n1282233



October 24, 2021

Sneaky Canadians:




Credit: Imgur (no user name given) and sl8 https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181575272
October 24, 2021

Trying to disprove the existence of white fragility by banning use of the term white fragility is...

Trying to disprove the existence of white fragility by banning use of the term white fragility is one of the best self owns I have ever seen.




https://twitter.com/OhNoSheTwitnt/status/1452259720585228289
October 22, 2021

Home Alone is now a $250 Lego set, and it might be the most impressive fan-inspired model yet

Some of the most amazing Lego sets of the past decade have been dreamt up by fans — and this week, the Danish toy brick company revealed its largest Lego Ideas set yet. It’s Kevin McCallister’s iconic house from Home Alone, and it’s a 3,955-piece marvel filled with movie moments, hidden references, and a number of Kevin’s booby traps.

Kevin can slide down the stairs on his sled, land a clothes iron on Marv’s face, zipline down to his treehouse, break the shelves that release Buzz’s tarantula, drop a paint can, and more. Lego even recreated the scary basement furnace with its opening jaws, with a light-up brick so it can glow, and there’s a gear you can turn to spin the train set and turntable that Kevin disguised as people (to make it look like someone was “home”).

The whole build opens up like a dollhouse, including a full attic playspace you access by flipping up the roof, and each floor can lift off if you’d rather interact from the top down. As The Brothers Brick point out in their review, it’s got a few never-before-seen bricks, too: the door with the pet flap is new here.

The set’s going on sale November 1st for $250, and I don’t think I’m going to be able to resist — heck, I just spent half an hour marveling at the high-res images. Here, I’ll share them with you!

https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/22/22739574/home-alone-movie-lego-set














Pics via (more at site): https://www.thebrickfan.com/lego-ideas-home-alone-21330-officially-announced/
October 22, 2021

Jen Psaki: The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple...

The fierce and fabulous ladies of the Biden press team proudly wearing our purple to raise awareness for domestic violence and to stand up for LGBTQI youth on #SpiritDay




https://twitter.com/jrpsaki/status/1451317310250233859
I love this pic!

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