Shannon O'Connor
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Social/✍️ @thedailybeast . Formerly @THR , @SoCalNewsGroup & @latimes . Entertainment guru. Amateur gaymer 🎮. 🏳️🌈 She/they
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There’s something I’ve been keeping close to my chest (pun intended) for a bit. Now, I’m ready to share. Last year I came out as non-binary and in March I got top surgery.
I wrote about the journey for
@thedailybeast
but I’m gonna share a bit here too.
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austin butler can try as hard as he likes but he will never be Her
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'only murders in the building' and its excellent trio of
@stevemartintogo
, martin short and
@selenagomez
are back to lift your spirits
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for a House investigation into whether two Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade should be impeached for lying at their confirmation hearings about their views of the landmark abortion-rights case.
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It's official: California voters in November will decide whether to amend the state constitution to include a "fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives."
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It has been 129 days since our friend, Brittney Griner, has been wrongfully detained in Russia. It is time for her to come home.
@WhiteHouse
, we are paying attention and we are counting on you.
#WeAreBG
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ICYMI: The only bright spot of the weekend was
@whereisMUNA
’s epic new album. I was lucky enough to chat with the trio days before it’s release about creating queer music during a tumultuous time and so much more. They are truly so lovely.
Check it out:
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Self-care is listening to MUNA’s “What I Want” on repeat all weekend.
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Over the course of several hours, LAPD officers repeatedly ignored recently expanded protections established for journalists covering protests in the state and used physical force to remove them from areas where they had a right to be, journalists said:
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is adorable, heartwarming and hilarious. Thank you
@jennyslate
and
@DFLEISCHERCAMP
for giving us all this beautiful story exactly when we needed it. ❤️
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I saw Elvis last night and someone in the audience danced along and cheered to every single song. (Yes, ALL of them). I was not THAT enthusiastic about the movie, but then again, who really is.
Anywho, Austin Butler crushed it.
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Here’s how Dems can + must do more than wait for an election.
Let’s start w/ why:
- 7 of the 9 justices were appointed by a party that hasn’t won a popular vote more than once in 30 years
- 1 of those seats was stolen
- Several lied to Congress to secure their appointment…
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While I was getting top surgery,
@whereisMUNA
’s “I Know A Place” became my anthem. A few days ago, when I chatted with them about their new album (out now!) and being queer icons, I got to tell them how important that song is to me (and many others).
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