mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Writer. Lesbian. Texan. Veteran. Hoya. She. | cmclymer@gmail.com | subscribe: http://charlotteclymer.substack.com #BLM
"All of these candidates who won last night didn’t shy away from talking about gender equality and LGBTQ rights. They didn’t buy the theory that doing so would alienate young men. And they were right. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Mr. Carville."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/what-young-men-problem
If you missed yesterday's incredible speech by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and why everyone's talking about it, I got your explainer right here.
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/canada-announces-divorce-from-america
To recap: Trump is a rapist found liable for defaming the woman he raped. His pick for attorney general is currently accused of statutory rape at sex parties. His pick for defense secretary is accused of sexual assault.
But Sarah McBride using a restroom is the threat.
Okay.
If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
Today, the Scottish Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of protecting trans rights. It wasn't even close. The lawmakers of Scotland actually listened to medical experts, respected science, and refused to permit hateful propaganda to dictate control of vulnerable people. 🏴❤️
Ron DeSantis is getting a lot of criticism for wearing heel lifts in his boots, adding several inches to his height, ostensibly to avoid being emasculated, and I just want him and his team to know that I support the governor's right to gender-affirming practices.
It's been 46 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
25 years ago today: the most consequential presidential election of my lifetime. 36 days later, it was effectively decided by the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who voted with the majority, would later she regretted that the court accepted the case.
It's been 42 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
"You know why I don’t trust third parties? Because they only show up every four years. Like clockwork. When politics is at its sexiest."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/why-i-dont-trust-third-parties
The change.org petition demanding Chuck Schumer step down as Minority Leader has now reached 50,000 signatures.
Sign here: https://www.change.org/p/demand-that-chuck-schumer-step-down-as-minority-leader
"This is the look your well-respected math teacher gives you during a brutal discussion after they’ve tried their best to help you succeed and now they’ve caught you cheating on an exam and they’re beyond disappointed with your conduct."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-calm-dignity-and-giant-balls
Trans people ultimately represent something dangerous and uncomfortable: the idea of self-acceptance.
Behind every anti-trans thought and word and deed is a prevailing fear of the self. It’s not just about gender identity. It’s every way in which we are all conditioned to be someone we’re not.
For many, trans people shatter the arbitrary importance of conformity, reminding any given person to embrace parts of their authentic self they buried long ago.
And they’re terrified of digging that up.
It's been 45 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
It's been 41 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-invaded-a-county-while-you
"I don’t pretend to know the exact nature of what this letter is regarding, but I’m not gonna lie to you, folks: it has me worried. I am worried."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/sen-ron-wyden-sends-chilling-letter
"You are not alone in looking at this mountain of rancid shit and wondering where to start and what you should know as you go along. So, I’m starting this guide, which is intended to be just as helpful to myself in understanding all of it."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-the-epstein-files-part
"Second, the Mayor-elect hasn’t made any statements, written or verbalized, public or private, regarding Arabic numerals. Because it would be silly. You know why? We already use Arabic numerals every day. All of us."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/sigh-we-already-teach-arabic-numerals
"In lieu of having a health secretary who is committed to keeping American citizens safe and healthy, we’ve been offered the tepid consolation prize of an expired midlife crisis that’s been in slow decay since the mid-90s."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-cant-do-pull-ups
GOP: It's not the guns. It's mental health.
Dems: Yes, it's people with poor mental health having barely restricted access to guns.
GOP: No, mental health is the sole problem.
Dems: So, invest more in mental health?
GOP: I mean... no. We're sure it'll take care of itself.
It's been 43 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Tatiana Schlossberg has passed away at 35. Please read this beautiful essay she published last month. It's one of the best things I've read in a long time.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/a-battle-with-my-blood
Go to this link: https://democracyactioncenter.org/noicedata
Copy/paste the message.
Select your state. It'll take you to your governor's contact page.
Paste the message. Edit it however you see fit. Click send.
And you're done. Takes 30 seconds. Please do it.
"Still, the first thing I did when I woke up was go online and visit the the website for the Selective Service System. I entered my information. Done. Took only a few minutes. I was proud to do so."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/iraq-iran-their-children-your-children
"It is a remarkable gift to us that Congresswoman Hinson has decided to obliviously tie herself to Trump with more enthusiasm than a violinist on the deck of the Titanic."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/we-can-win-the-senate-with-this-democrat
NEW: John Kelly, retired 4-star Marine Corps general and former Chief of Staff for Donald Trump, confirms that the former president constantly denigrated American troops in private, including calling service members who died in combat "losers." https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/02/politics/john-kelly-donald-trump-us-service-members-veterans/index.html
"President Biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 1,500 people and pardoning 39 convicted of nonviolent crimes, the largest grant of clemency by an American president in a single day, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/us/politics/biden-pardons-commutes-1500.html
New essay: "The Many Desks of Reporter Dan Lamothe"
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-many-desks-of-reporter-dan-lamothe
"Here’s what Trump is hoping: that he and his cronies can exert enough public pressure on Greenland to meet him in the middle and allow for an increased U.S. military presence on the island and some degree of mining rights of rare-earth elements."
https://charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-greenland-fiasco-is-deeply-embarrassing
