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WOKE 1 AIN'T DEAD YET

A lesbian bar in Massachusetts is the craziest example yet

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Amber Duke
Sep 23, 2026
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WOKE 1 AIN’T DEAD YET

When Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez admitted in a recent interview that “Woke 1 was crazy,” it implied that the cancellation-laden, politically correct, #MeToo era of left wing politics was over.

A new article in the Boston Globe reveals just how wrong that assumption was.

Democratic politicians may have mostly learned their lesson on the toxicity of woke after President Donald Trump won over independent young people in the 2024 election. But a not insignificant amount of progressive activists around the country are clinging to Woke 1 for dear life.

Take the Last Ditch Bar & Arts Venue, a “lesbian” bar in Western Massachusetts.

Read on and you’ll understand why “lesbian” is in quotes.

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