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Thursday GNR: Why No New Bogus Moral Panic? [1]

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Date: 2025-05-15

The last new moral panic from Republicans was trans kids in bathrooms and sports. It used to be that Rs came up with bogus moral panics constantly, but somehow they have stopped. It could, of course, be the growing panics about themselves. How about

Let’s call it “Planegate”?

Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill going down in flames, as both Houses of Congress are increasingly divided against themselves?

Their disastrous polls?

Their increasing underperformance in elections at various levels?

Rs increasingly in favor of renewable energy?

The new Pope telling them about themselves?

Whatever it is, I am enjoying both the relative quiet from them and our successes in court, in the streets, in various political arenas, indeed around the world. What do you think?

Here is the latest attempt, which erupted briefly in March, but has not actually taken hold.

The New Republic: A Very Trumpian Moral Panic Has Struck the Art World Spurred by Christian activists and far-right Republicans, police in Texas have seized five Sally Mann photographs from a major museum. What happens next could have major implications for provocative art and First Amendment protections. Photo: Photographer Sally Mann relaxes with her dog Honey in a meadow of tall grass on her farm near Lexington, Virginia. x Where do you draw the line? Art, naked children and exhibitions, in the world of Sally Mann Photographer www.artnews.com/art-news/new...



[image or embed] — Rupert Rivett (@rupertrivett.bsky.social) April 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM Mann has spurred controversy for years over her photographs of her rural Lexington, Virginia, home, which include nude images of her underage children shot during the 1990s.

To which I reply, Huh? Aren’t you lot a bit late? Regular Good News

Uganda halted its Ebola outbreak, elk were mooted for a return to the UK, and working-class writers got a new platform, plus more good news

x 🤘Good news for music lovers and vacation takers across America! 🙌As of Monday, ticket sellers, hotels, vacation rental platforms and others have to disclose processing fees, cleaning fees, and all other charges up front. apnews.com/article/tick...



[image or embed] — The Progress Network (@progressntwrk.bsky.social) May 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM

Why the Hell not?!?

which is becoming a sad refrain to all of the Congressional hearings nowadays.

Rabidly Repellent Republicans Rushing to Ruin/Bad News for Them

Planegate

MAGA media stars bash Trump over reported Qatar plane gift

Science! Lifeforms! Weirdness (Legitimate or Stupid)!

x 11 NASA astrophysics missions face risk of cancellation NASA's astrophysics division has brought us Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer, JWST, and so much more. These 11 missions, on the way to fruition, now face the risk of cancellation.

bigthink.com/starts-with-...

#space #astro #astronomy #nasa



[image or embed] — Ethan Siegel (@startswithabang.bsky.social) May 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM

The author of the quoted post doesn’t understand how copy and past works.

Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽‬ ‪@needhibhalla.bsky.social‬ · 13h "Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

Funny or Fuggedaboudit

P. D. Q. Bach and More

P.D.Q. Bach Fan Channel on YouTube

List of compositions by P. D. Q. Bach

Pachelbel's Canon (arranged for Renaissance Consort)

The performers on this recording were members of Calliope (a Renaissance ensemble, mentioned as the "Semi-Pro Musica Antigua of the University of Southern North Dakota At Hoople" on the album)Lucy Bardo, rebecLawrence Benz, bass krummhornAlllan Dean, cornettoBen Harms, straw fiddle With guest artists Peter Lurye and Prof. Peter Schickele on medium-sized and humongous drum, respectively.

Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem - Gotta Be (From "The Muppets Mayhem")

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