As per usual, Avilo beautifully articulates an affirmative vision of leftism and dives deep into the history of contemporary American fascism. Du Bois, I will get to step back into the sun again.

In this sharp manifesto, veteran author and activist, Jude Doyle, reunites feminist and trans politics through a common belief: that all people deserve to have the final say about who they are…

An excellent book on transfeminism from the transmasc POV. A terrifyingly easy read: I zoomed through its 200 pages in about a day.

Transcription of Thomas Jefferson’s ‘original Rough draught’ of the Declaration of Independence.

he has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating it’s most sacred rights of life & liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating & carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither

Crazy that this shit got taken out.

Why is the Korean gender war so bitterly fought? What is life on the ground like for actual Korean men, and women? We’ll discuss these topics, and more, while also observing the already preposterous yet ever escalating dramatics of the Korean Gacha community.

There’s two things everybody knows about War Thunder: the first is that it’s a game about military vehicles, and the other is that War Thunder players love to leak state secrets. But why does that keep happening? What is it about War Thunder that inspires players to betray the trust of their country? Well, it’s a surprisingly complex web! Let’s get down deep into the context, and see if we can figure it out together.

This month we learned that the linguist Robin Lakoff had died at the age of 82. If you’ve heard of Lakoff you will probably know her as the author of Language and Woman’s Place (LWP), an early and very influential contribution to the field of language and gender studies.

via: https://kevinlynagh.com/newsletter/2025_07_flatpack/

Prohibition failed, but it succeeded in empowering women to speak up about issues like domestic violence.

Prohibition is strongly linked to the rise of women in American politics. A fascinating brief history of the 18th Amendment.