Some residents have received pamphlets and fliers from the “Texas Transgender Student Union,” a made-up organization, advising them on how to emancipate from their parents and receive out-of-state medical care. The pamphlets seem to be leaning into right-wing hysteria over gender-affirming care for minors.

It’s not enough to simply spread lies and scapegoat innocent trans people. Conservative politicians also have to spend millions on a ragebait campaign to back up their false narratives and intensify hatred towards trans people among those who already hate them for existing.

Republicans don’t give a fuck about anyone but themselves, or about anything except holding onto power and lining their pockets.

Pew did not give respondents a definition of “news,” instead letting them use their own understanding of the term when they filled out the survey. More than half (59%) said that they get news from social media “often or sometimes,” but only 19% actually prefer social media as a place to get news.

That’s… not surprising. Just this morning my girlfriend had me convinced Kim Jong Un had died because she saw a post from TMZ on Facebook about it. A quick web search showed that he already posted photographic proof he’s alive and well. It started as a rumor posted on X, where a bunch of tabloid sites picked it up and ran with it, and then shared it on social media. I’ll stick with my trusty RSS reader.