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David Tennant saying he wants a black woman politician to "shut up" and not exist anymore because she believes in the reality of biological science.

He said this during his acceptance speech at some Alphabet Soup award event. The entire video is below. Prepare yourself for a steaming pile of bullshit.

He was referring to Kemi Badenoch. She's the Minister for Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom. She's stated that the UK must accept the Cass Review, that men cosplaying as women should not be allowed to be naked in front of little girls in locker rooms, changing rooms, and in female sports.

Of course Tennant has now become extra famous for Good Omens, and has fully embraced the TQ+ community because they've made him even richer than he was as Doctor Who. So he's effectively turned on anyone who says there are only two sexes, including JK Rowling, in whose work he got a part when he was pretty much unknown in the U.S.

After this speech became known . . .

There's a helluva backlash, as this post shows.

As a reminder for those who are gaga over Gaiman for Good Omens, the man from Menominee wrote Snow, Glass, Apples, in which a 6 year old is raped by a monk, and later she's necrophiliacly raped by an adult man. But she's some sort of vampire, so that's OK, innit?

cutest first pitch ever

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Grizzly bear baby boom in Yellowstone triples cub count in national park

A mother grizzly bear was spotted with a record five cubs, bringing the total bear cub count to 18, and highlighting the species' recovery.

"Two weeks ago [mid-June, 2024], Yellowstone National Park made headlines when a mother grizzly bear was spotted out and about with five cubs in tow — the biggest grizzly bear cub litter ever seen in the park. 

Grizzly bears in that region of North America typically only have one to three bear cubs a litter. 

Frank van Manen, the leader of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, said it was possible that an “adoption” event had occurred, in which two mothers give birth in the same year, and one ends up taking on the sibling’s cubs. 

In an interview, van Manen told Wyofile that if the bears had all been born in the same litter, it would be the first five-cub litter “recorded in the history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.”

“Whether it was an adoption or whether it truly is a five-cub litter, it just amazes me that every year there’s some new surprise to us, even after intensively studying this population for more than 50 years,” van Manen said. “I just think that’s cool.” ...

On top of this record sighting, [Grizzly watch Bill] Hamblin is baffled by the sheer number of cubs that have been spotted so far in 2024. 

Since they started emerging in the spring, the total count of unique grizzly bear cubs spotted has ticked up to a whopping 18 — triple the average number. 

“That’s more than we’ve ever seen,” Hamblin said."

-via GoodGoodGood, July 3, 2024

I'm absolutely appalled by David Tennant saying that he wished Kemi Badenoch "didn't exist anymore" while picking up an award . You can defend trans rights all you like, but a white, privileged man wishing that a black woman didn't exist anymore? Black women are the most likely to get killed, harassed and discriminated against. He has completely lost the plot and I'm sorry I ever admired him.

Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, September 2023

The striking colors of Grand Prismatic spring come from thermophile bacteria that thrive on the heat around the edges of the pool. The colors are so vivid, they are often reflected in the steam.

Yosemite Valley, Thunderstorm, Ansel Adams, 1949