fun fact one of the world champions in pepper-eating contests is a trans woman and she actually faced significant backlash because people somehow thought she had a biological advantage. to eating spicy pepper

update bc i went back and checked: her name is brianna “the chilli queen” skinner and she set a record in 2017 by slamming back 23 carolina reapers consecutively. she only stopped when told to by the referees, and the next year she stepped down out of boredom. queen

Here's a picture of her, by the way

And her super supportive wife

The championship, it should be noted, is unisex. Apparently being a trans woman gives you an innate biological advantage over both cis men and cis women.

The innate biological advantage of being cool as fuck

I made a similar post on another site but we are in a moment where the way Indigenous peoples of the Americas are invisibilized on the scale of the US national stage is extremely dangerous and actively contributing to genocide that, though always present, is currently ramping up its blatant violence.

Consider: the way Trump and other pro-invasion officials have not given ANY acknowledgment of the fact that Greenland is overwhelmingly inhabited by Indigenous Kalaallit people. The continuing--and in Minneapolis, intensifying--harassment and detention of American Indian tribal citizens and descendants, especially unhoused people. The fact that a not-insignificant number of the immigrants targeted by ICE are members of Indigenous communities in Abya Yala, with monolingual speakers of Indigenous languages at a particular disadvantage in navigating the system. And while we can acknowledge the complexity of mestizaje and the problematics of some people asserting ALL Latin Americans are Indigenous, it is undeniable that the phenotype most associated with "illegal immigrants" is that of Indigenous Americans and their descendants.

And yet, almost none of the mainstream discussion of these things mentions Indigeneity. The US has been SO consistent at erasing Native people not just within its borders but also beyond them that there is virtually no discussion of this aspect of the current crisis outside of Indigenous communities. I am still formulating my thoughts about this but I do think it is a potentially really important thing to pay attention to, particularly as we see things like Trump retaliating against the Miccosukee Tribe for trying to halt the Everglades concentration camp, and the intra-community backlash against tribes that are funding or investing in ICE facilities.

(Relatedly, I think the fact that Minneapolis has been at the center of much of this stuff lately is particularly notable due to the Twin Cities having a stronger-than-average coalition of Black, Native, and immigrant community members working together.)

Rodden’s X account, GlomarResponder, has been set to private but is still active. On September 28, 2025, the account responded to the question “Can anyone point to me exactly where America started going downhill?” The account responded: “November 6, 1860”—the date that President Abraham Lincoln, the president whose administration ended slavery, was elected.

1,100 days left

Discussions of trans women in sports often focus on elite/professional sports which honestly I find it hard to care about but the more common scenario of “we’re going to legally ban a high school girl from playing sports with her friends because she’s trans” is just profoundly evil

i remember when utah's (republican) governor ended up vetoing a law banning transgender students from playing high school sports when he looked at the numbers, and there were only four trans students in the state playing sports at all. he released a clumsily worded but surprisingly compassionate statement about the decision.

I must admit, I am not an expert on transgenderism. I struggle to understand so much of it, and the science is conflicting. When in doubt, however, I always try to err on the side of kindness, mercy, and compassion. I also try to get proximate, and I am learning so much from our transgender community. They are great kids who face enormous struggles. Here are the numbers that have most impacted my decision: 75,000, 4, 1, 86 and 56.

75,000 high school kids participating in high school sports in Utah.

4 transgender kids playing high school sports in Utah.

1 transgender student playing girls sports.

86% of trans youth reporting suicidality.

56% of trans youth having attempted suicide.

Four kids and only one of them playing girls sports. That’s what all of this is about. Four kids who aren’t dominating or winning trophies or taking scholarships. Four kids who are just trying to find some friends and feel like they are a part of something. Four kids trying to get through each day. Rarely has so much fear and anger been directed at so few. I don’t understand what they are going through or why they feel the way they do. But I want them to live.

of course, it didn't amount to much. they overrode his veto. it's just so cartoonishly evil. an entire state's political body so desperate to terrorize this one little trans girl.

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hi, i’m laid off and requesting (r3nt/j0b) help!

i've been looking for work every day for a year and a half with little luck. i'm desperate for work (been laid off for over a year) and ran out of unemployment benefits months ago. i really need help. i really need help keeping my apartment month to month and not being homeless. i know we're all struggling and i've been quiet about how much help i need but i just can't do it anymore. any job help is appreciated but i'm trying to keep my apartment and keep the lights on. please avoid tagging and assist by reblogging and/or sharing with me. please help how you can. i really appreciate any help.

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with SNAP adding on work requirements i really need a job regardless to pay bills/rent/groceries! i’m still only eating once a day to preserve these funds. any advice or help is welcome!!

hiiii it’s been FOUR MONTHS since i made that post btw!

UPDATE: [IT'S MOVING TIME!!]

it’s time for me to move, my lease is ending.

$112/500 (for transportation, food, moving/storage costs) i am probably undervaluing my true cost but please help.

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NEW UPDATE: MOVE IS COMPLETE!

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genuinely so many problems with how people talk about trans people and gender on this website comes down to not acknowledging that gender, as a power structure, is inherently cisgender. its not sufficient to just overlay the experiences of cis men and women on their trans counterparts. like we really, do have to reconstruct what gender means from first principles when talking about trans people and gendered oppression. especially in order to include nonbinary and agendered people, who are forcefully binarized or left out entirely under this way of thinking. it literally is not sufficient to treat it as an extension of cis feminism.

Share this, please. Do not be fooled by ICE’s administrative warrants. They are NOT a legal basis for a search or to enter your home or business. For that, ICE must present a JUDICIAL WARRANT.

The difference is shown below. Study it.