And He's Off

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The murder by an Afghan of a member of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., has freed Donald Trump to launch into xenophobic overdrive.

In other words, he got an early Christmas present.

"I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries to allow the U.S. system to fully recover, terminate all of the millions of Biden illegal admissions, including those signed by Sleepy Joe Biden’s Autopen, and remove anyone who is not a net asset to the United States," Trump posted late on Thanksgiving, a holiday that celebrates immigration.

Our leading nativist also said the government would deport any foreign national who's "non-compatible with Western Civilization." Trump himself isn't compatible with any form of civilization. Letting him define Western civilization is like handing the job to a combination of Al Capone and Liberace.

His jingoistic hysterics are meant to feed his base, in the hope that while they froth and seethe they won't notice how prices continue to rise. Trump's approval ratings have cratered to a record low. His frenzied bigotry will likely boost his numbers.

For a while. Until Christmas shoppers realize that their budget can no longer stretch to a Marvel Spider-Man VenomVersus Spider-Man Liquid Shifter Action Figure with Accessories.

For Silly Gooseys on Turkey Day

 

This Week's Quote

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After the Brazilian woman married to Karoline Leavitt's brother. who's the mother of his son, was detained by ICE, Leavitt commented, "Deporting a relative is one of my family's cherished holiday traditions."

Paul Rudnick

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He's a Hero—Again

 

She's Killing Me

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In a lengthy video message Marjorie Taylor Greene released on Friday, the formerly fervent Trump loyalist announced she's resigning from Congress.

The Georgia Republican underscored her devotion to Trump, and said it was "unfair and wrong" that he attacked her for disagreeing on a few matters.

"Loyalty should be a two-way street," she said . . . ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Ask Yourself

 

Nov. 20

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It's Transgender Day of Remembrance, when we memorialize those lost to transphobic violence over the past year.

The trans flag was raised today at the New York State Capitol in Albany. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced landmarks across New York, ranging from 1 World Trade Center to Niagara Falls, will be lit up in pink, white, and light blue this evening.

Efforts like these stand in stark contrast to the federal government, which operates on the assumption that transgender people are a figment of our imagination.

At least 27 people died in the last year. You wouldn't believe how much blood figments can shed.

This Week's Quote

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There is no human problem which could not be solved if people would simply do as I advise.

Gore Vidal

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Making a Meal of It

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Each year the Vatican holds a lunch for the poor, and in 2023 Pope Francis invited transgender women to the event. In 2023 and 2024, two of the women were chosen to sit at the pope's table.

What, queer Catholics and their supporters wondered, would the new pontiff do in 2025? On LGBTQ matters, Pope Leo XIV has so far played it close to the vest. Or vestment.

At the lunch yesterday, some 1,300 people dined on lasagna and chicken cutlets. The guests were migrants, disabled folks, homeless people—and 48 transgender women. They made the cut. However, none ate with the pope.

Vatican observers dissected the lunch as though they were Hedda Hopper at the Brown Derby.

"That he’d mingle, that he [sat] close to [us], that’s a good sign, right?" said a trans woman who attended. A liberal priest who ministers to transgender women said they weren't able to meet the pontiff, but they were seated "very, very close to the pope."

Success as measured in terms of feet and inches. This is Europe, so make that meters and centimeters.

Another trans woman admitted to some disappointment that none were included at the pope's table. "But we still received a sense that the church is not going to close the door that it opened," she said.

Who can say? If, in 2026, the transgender women are again invited but need binoculars to see the pope, we'll know the door is closing. Likewise if they're served one olive and an arugula leaf.

A Political Divorce

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CNN reports that Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene have split up.

But who will get their adorable children? Or will Bigotry, Mayhem, and little Lunacy be orphans?

The Meme That Keeps on Giving

 

This Week's Quote

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After high school, I really learned to love myself. I finally stopped getting bullied by straight people. Then, I pretty much immediately started getting tormented by gay people for my taste in music.

Bowen Yang

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Veterans Day

 

A Relief

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Today the Supreme Court declined to revisit its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark 2015 case that legalized same-sex marriage.

The justices rejected the appeal of Kim Davis, the memorably oft-married former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples a decade ago.

The justices did so without comment. At least officially. I have to think Clarence Thomas, who's called for ditching the 2015 decision, made comments to his fellow justices that might require their conference room to be repainted.

Eye Candy

 

Another First

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This week People magazine revealed its annual "Sexiest Man Alive," and for the first time the distinction went to an openly gay man.

English actor Jonathan Bailey is 2025's beefcake. The photos of the 37-year-old "Wicked" star posing shirtless on an English beach will have gay men panting and straight women crying. Or vice versa.

I'm a lesbian. I enjoyed the pictures with his dog.

This Week's Quote

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Raging narcissist claims that an election that rejected everything he stands for wasn't about him. Good try, Donald. Loser.

Mary L. Trump

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Lesbian Vibes

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I belong to a Facebook group for lesbians in the Pacific Northwest, and today a member posed an uncommon question.

Though "a little embarrassed to ask," she wanted to know "how are you supposed to dispose of old vibrators? I know we aren’t supposed to throw them away in the trash but that’s what I usually end up doing."

She chose to be anonymous. Big surprise.

Some responses were humorous, like throw them in the neighbor's trash, or white elephant them, or use them as dog toys.

Practical respondents suggested recycling the batteries, which frankly would've been the extent of my contribution.

I never underestimate lesbians on the topic of vibrators or the topic of recycling. But when those two disparate subjects are combined? For some sisters of Sappho, it's such an orgasmic moment they don't even need a vibrator.

One woman posted an article on recycling sex toys. A self-described "Sapphic toy reviewer" let us know, "Most companies have a recycling option where you can remove the motor and drop it off. The vibrator itself, without the motor, cannot be recycled and has to go in the waste."

In a completely cliched display of lesbianism, another woman replied, "They're e-waste. They should be taken to the proper e-waste facility, even if it's just an e-waste recycling bin like at some malls. It's worse to throw them away if their batteries and capacitors are still intact, but either way e-waste is pretty harmful for the environment."

Informed, technical, ardent, preachy. I read that and felt an unusual desire to wear Birkenstocks, read Adrienne Rich, and become an organic radish farmer.

Three Left Feet

 

The GG Question

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Given the obvious similarities between Donald Trump and a pumpkin, I'm disappointed that I haven't heard Trump opponents express creative, symbolic ways of disposing of their pumpkins and jack-o'-lanterns.

Now Halloween is over, and I'm looking at my little pumpkin and thinking there must be something more cathartic I can do with it than just toss it in the compost bin.

Any ideas?