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Andrew Bettridge

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Married, old gay guy in Brisbane.

Copywriter by day but I swear you’d never know it from my posts.

May post shirtless selfies in the future so I’d appreciate it if family and workmates could stay the hell away.

  1. Trans people: can we have rights?

    GOP: no because you're mentally ill freaks and we want you to die

    Centrists: No because I don't want my kids to be trans, and because you asked us we're voting GOP

    Democrats: No because asking us is purity politics and that makes fascism your fault, how dare you

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  2. Throw a sandwich at a cop: Felony Assault on a Police Officer charges, Fired

    Beat a cop in the head with an American flag: Presidential pardon, apology from the president, monetary restitution, appointed job at the DOJ

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  3. Finally watched “Amsterdamned” yesterday.

    Thudding script, repeated affirmation of the lead’s heterosexuality, and sudden left-turn into Toxic Avenger.

    But a couple of really effective set pieces like the body from the bridge and an overextended boat chase.

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  4. More and more people reporting today that Stripe - the payment processor that Itch said were putting the most pressure on them - now have staff actively confirming that yes, they are censoring LGBT content, adult or otherwise. That this is official company policy.

    This seems kinda significant.

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  5. A DOGE kid gets beat up in DC and it’s DefCon1; hundreds of bullets into federal buildings with officer killed in Atlanta and it’s crickets; violent mob attacks Capitol wounding dozens of officers and it’s pardons for all.

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