Travis Joesph

@travisjoseph.com

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Writer, policy analyst, and advocate. I write at the intersection of policy, humanity, and power—breaking down the policies that empower us and the systems that fail us. Also, I swear a lot. Substack: blog.travisjoseph.com #HIVsky #LGBTQ #PublicHealth

MAY TRANIANS, WHO MOSTLY HATE THEIR LEADERS, BE SAFE. MAY PALESTINIANS, WHO MOSTLY HATE THEIR LEADERS, BE SAFE. MAY ISRAELIS, WHO MOSTLY HATE THEIR LEADERS, BE SAFE. MAY U.S. CITIZENS, WHO MOSTLY HATE THEIR LEADERS, BE SAFE. MAY ALL THE WAR-MONGERING AUTHORITARIANS BE DEPOSED, AND MAY THEY ONE DAY EXPERIENCE REAL JUSTICE FOR ALL THE SUFFERING AND DEATH THEY CAUSE. RABBI MARISA JAMES (adapted)
A block of cheese crushing a cyber truck in front of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
A photo of 4 diverse women, laughing and smiling. Text overlay reads: NATIONAL WOMEN & GIRLS HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY MARCH 10 End the stigma faced by women living with HIV in the United States. Together we can #EndHIV
A STRONG WOMAN STANDS UP FOR HERSELF. A STRONGER WOMAN STANDS UP FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
Image of Lauren boebert and Marjorie Taylor greene yelling at president Biden during the state of the union with a caption that reads: SO WEIRD THAT THESE TWO MAGA MORONS NEVER GOT REMOVED FROM THE CHAMBER
. Behind him, a large wooden shelf is packed with an extensive collection of dildos in various shapes, sizes, and colors. The meme text at the top reads: “Defending his dildo collection from northern aggression.”
A Winnie the Pooh cartoon still of Pooh and Piglet sitting on a log, having a chat. The text reads: “Is it summer yet?” asked Pooh “No, it's still February” said Piglet “For fucks sake.” said Pooh
Sleep, you black-eyed pig Fall into a deep pit full of ghosts. -ICELANDIC LULLABY, EARLY I9TH CENTURY
The scene from Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost arc where the nazi’s face melts off
A screenshot of a scam text message that says “Social Security Administration (SSA) You are eligible to receive a $1,800 Family benefits . Please provide your accurate personal information. We will deposit the amount into your bank account or mail a paper check within 1 to 2 business days. https://www.ssa.gov.aid-family.com (Please reply with "Y," then exit the text message. Open it again, click the link, or copy it into your Safari browser and open it.) The sender is listed as tangzhilu_luxingfan1994_kuangbeiyan@hotmail.com Which is by all accounts, fucking stupid.
A poster with 2 burly shirtless gay men kissing on a dance floor, washed in pink light. There is text overlaid that is a quote from Dan Savage, "During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night. The dance kept us in the fight because it was the dance we were fighting for. It didn't look like we were going to win then and we did. It doesn't feel like we're going to win now but we could. Keep fighting, keep dancing."
Screenshot of Reuters news story with the headline: Crashed US Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
A Wall Street Journal headline that reads, “Trump's 'Clean Out' Gaza Proposal Stuns All Sides, Scrambles Middle East Diplomacy”
A GIF of Hedley Lamarr from Blazing Saddles saying, “Kinky”
Gay leather daddy Cookie Monster seducing you with gay cookies on the CRUMBL app
A fabulous Christmas tree decorated by a Professional Homosexual™ in a blue, white, and silver motif.
Scene from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off where Ben Stein explains that’s tariffs made the Great Depression worse.
Jake Tapper on CNN discussing Trump’s nomination of RFK Jr. to lead HHS stating, “well America, I hope you like measles.”