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Anna Meriano

@annameriano.bsky.social
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She/her. Author of LOVE SUGAR MAGIC series, THIS IS HOW WE FLY, and IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS

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Laekan Zea Kemp @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's 2 weeks left in the bookish auction to support @ginafortexas.bsky.social campaign for TX governor! www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina There are critique packages, school visits, signed book club sets & more! 100 items still need bids, all starting at $50. Check out some highlights below!
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Laekan Zea Kemp @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🚨📢 High school librarians & ELA teachers! There are 15+ school visits & book club discussions feat. YA authors available from the Kidlit auction for @ginafortexas.bsky.social campaign for TX governor 💙 www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina You don't have to be in TX to bid! Check out some highlights ⬇️
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Laekan Zea Kemp @laekanzeakemp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This summer I joined forces w/over 70 authors, illustrators & publishing professionals to put together a bookish auction to support @ginafortexas.bsky.social campaign for TX governor! The auction is ✨NOW LIVE!✨ www.32auctions.com/KidlitforGina
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Kidlit for Gina Hinojosa Auction
Silent auction 'Kidlit for Gina Hinojosa Auction' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Sonido Reyes @sonidoreyes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy book birthday to meeee 🎵🎶 To Our Untamed Core is OUT NOW! This book is incredibly special to me. It’s my first book with a trans protagonist, and my first book releasing with my new name. It’s terrifying and so so special. I am so grateful to finally be able to share this one with all of you💛
A selfie of Sonido Reyes with two braids in their hair smiling and holding their book, To our Untamed Core
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Versify Books @versifybooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy book birthday to TO OUR UNTAMED CORE by @sonidoreyes.bsky.social!!! 🔥A brutal dystopian novel that's The Hunger Games meets The Sunbearer Trials 🔥A tournament where there's more than meets the eye 🔥Temo will have to decide if he's willing to risk everything to save who he loves 3m
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Anna Meriano @annameriano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fitting that I break my Bluesky lurker streak to post this
Screenshot of my quiz result: 71% Ollin. It probably wouldn’t kill you to open up more. Or maybe it would, I don’t know. Art of a character with pale skin and dark hair in a bun, wearing a black t shirt and glaring with arms crossed.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/07/2026
HHS is reporting that it is NOT withdrawing the anti-trans medicaid/medicare rule. However, there are signs that it has deprioritized the rule, and it may never be finalized. Hospitals MUST return to providing care, this rule is not hanging is not in effect and may be indefinitely delayed.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo called Houston home for 35 years. On Tuesday, an ICE agent shot and killed him. His family learned of his death from a video before anyone bothered to knock on their door.
New York City stands with the Salgado family in demanding a full, independent investigation and real accountability. To the Salgado family and any immigrant family in this city living in fear: we grieve with you and we will continue to stand beside you in the pursuit of justice.
Abolish ICE.
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Jenny Staff Johnson @htownjenny.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“When they returned to the address on Tuesday, she said, ‘they observed a white van with an individual who resembled the target,’ and initiated the traffic stop.” A white van. A “resemblance.” That’s all. For that, this family has been destroyed.
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Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE has made this same claim time after time and it's pretty much always lies. They believe they can murder people in the street without consequences. Abolish ICE.
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Erika Wittekind @erikalyn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
There is no such thing as "firing in self-defense" against a vehicle. Bullets don't stop vehicles. The only reasonable thing to do at that point is to jump out of the way. If you're able to stand your ground and fire, then you were never in danger in the first place.
Excerpt from PBS story linked in quoted post

Federal officials say their vehicle was rammed but don't provide evidence

Salgado Araujo was shot after he ignored commands and attempted to ram an officer who fired his weapon in self-defense, The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday in a statement. ICE officers were targeting him because he was living in the country without legal permission, according to the department, which oversees ICE. The man's car struck an ICE vehicle, the department added.
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Michelle Williams @michellefortx27.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserved better. Call (713-837-0311) or email (mayor@houstontx.gov) Mayor Whitmire NOW — demand Houston get a real, independent seat in this investigation. Silence isn't an option. We demand accountability. #JusticeForLorenzo #HTX #txlege
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Indivisible Dallas ❌👑 @indivisibledallas.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🚨EMERGENCY ACTION! JUSTICE FOR LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO! WED JUL 8 @ 8 PM Dallas City Hall 1500 Marilla St Dallas, TX 75201
JUSTICE FOR LORENZO SALGADO ARAUJO!

EMERGENCY ACTION!
Join NAARPR Dallas 

WED JULY 8 @ 8 PM
Dallas City Hall
1500 Marilla St
Dallas, TX 75201
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Meredith Nudo 🤌🏻 @meredithnudo.myatproto.social · 08/07/2026
To paraphrase @kissphoria.bsky.social and add my own smartassery: ICE murdered a Houston man - Lorenzo Salgado Araujo - and it isn't making national news because that requires giving a shit about Houston. But you should. We could REALLY use national pressure on our invertebrate mayor to investigate.
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Anna Meriano @annameriano.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🎉🎉🎉🎉
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Danielle Lerner @danielle-lerner.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This is perhaps the greatest sporting event I remember seeing in the last 20 years
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Mike Stabile @mikestabile.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The House has passed KOSA. It now heads to the Senate, where this version, at least, faces an uphill battle. That said, get on the horn and call your legislators. NOW.
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House passes kids online safety package despite watchdog pushback
The House passed a sprawling package of kids online safety bills Monday night, marking the first time a version of the landmark Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) made it out of the lower chamber. The H…
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Eoghan Sweeney @eoghan.eurosky.social · 28/06/2026
I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that
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DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup
Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.
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Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The @romancingthevote.com auction starts SO SOON and the website is live, so I'm going to showcase some cool shit I love! www.32auctions.com/organization...
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Romancing the Vote 2026
Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2026' hosted online at 32auctions.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
helpful coverage from @elpais.com english.elpais.com/usa/2025-08-...
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In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz
The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...
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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 21/06/2026
Pride Month Repost: Trans in small town Texas ... "I’m not normally so wont to jump into the deep end, but there’s no discreet way to transition in a small town. Just shaving my face occasioned so much remark that I knew it would be impossible to take the gradual approach."
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My Happy, Normal, Trans Life in the Heart of Texas
Trans people are a gift to the world. They show us how creative God can be, and they are the embodiment of a fundamental journey that every Christian must make.
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Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
peep the thread & sign our open letter if you're an nyc artist!!!!
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Rewire News Group @rewirenewsgroup.com · 19/06/2026
“Juneteenth reminds us that freedom delayed is freedom denied. The enslaved people of Texas had to wait 30 months to learn what the rest of the nation already knew. Black women in Texas are still waiting.”
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For Black Women in Texas, Juneteenth’s Promise of Freedom Remains Unrealized
State control over reproduction in Texas didn't end with slavery in 1865. Today’s draconian abortion laws and bounty hunts keep Black women in reproductive enslavement.
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perpetualpages @perpetualpages.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🔔 NEW VIDEO! Today is the day I finally share my wealth of knowledge when it comes to queer sports books — by recommending nearly FIFTY of them you can add to your TBR! 😉📚🌈 (And that's not even every single one I know about!) #BookSky #QueerBooks 📷 youtu.be/bHvIFnH_0_M
Thumbnail image from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is wearing a dusty rose colored shirt with the word "nonbinary" embroidered over the left side of the chest. They're also smiling and holding up a stack of 12 queer sports books. From top to bottom, the titles shown are as follows: "The Open Era," "Chlorine," "Running Home to You," "Running with Lions," "Fence: Striking Distance," "In Your Court," "Bea Mullins Takes a Shot," "It's All or Nothing, Vale," "Obie is Man Enough," "Futbolista," "You Don't Have a Shot," and "A Sharp Endless Need". In the background of the thumbnail, there are a series of circular picture frames displaying illustrated icons to represent different sports, such as hockey, swimming, soccer, baseball, softball, volleyball, marching band, etc. At the top of the thumbnail in bold white text are the words "Queer sports," which have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.
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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Check out this helpful analysis of concerns about the proposed Required Literary List by our friends @freadomfighters.bsky.social then make sure you file your comment with TEA before 5PM on Monday, June 15! open.substack.com/pub/txfreado...
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Whose literature? Texas Required Reading List
Make your voice heard
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Carolyn Foote @technolibrary.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Texans- important!
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Friendly reminder that I have a professional Instagram where I post about stories I write! I'm trying to make it a little more regular. i did a little video about Houston LGBT History, one of my favorite websites www.instagram.com/gwenhwrites/
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
"The U.S. government has intentionally killed at least 205 people outside any lawful circumstances...We don’t know exactly where the strikes have occurred. We don’t know what intelligence was used...It doesn’t seem that anyone knows whom the government has killed." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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No Guns, No Drugs—Why Did We Blow Up These Boats?
Shocking new facts are still emerging about the campaign against ‘drug boats.’
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Anna Meriano @annameriano.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Just completely, bafflingly wrong (the book is a middle grade fantasy novel. I am a contributor to Firsts and Lasts with a completely different story. I don’t write picture books.) I just wanted to find the new preorder link so I could start planning promotion 💀💀💀
Google search screenshot in which I’ve searched my new novel title and the publisher’s name. Google’s AI summary says the book is “not a standalone picture books but a short story published as part of the YA anthology Firsts and Lasts.” The book is in fact a middle grade fantasy novel, I am a contributor to Firsts and Lasts, and I don’t write picture books at all. The first Google search result also suggests a completely different series about mermaids
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Anna Meriano @annameriano.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Don’t go look bc I’m still setting up and official cover reveal and everything, but my new preorder links went live today and Google just can’t find the official RHCB link no matter how hard I try compared to Duck Duck Go pulling it up first like a reasonable search engine 🙃🙃🙃
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Today's Government Accountability Office report on ICE's Camp East Montana is scandalous: - Evidence of a homicide was destroyed or went missing - Detainees with HIV and diabetes were not given treatment plans - Cells were filthy and only cleaned weekly - A guard lost a loaded gun in the facility
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Camp East Montana

Two pictures are underneath, one is an aerial view of the tent camp, the other shows the tents from ground level.

GAO found that the Army did not incorporate flexibilities in the contract to account for occupancy levels below the maximum, resulting in millions of dollars in waste. For example, the Army paid the full cost for meals and services from August 1 to August 15, 2025, when there were no detained noncitizens at the facility. GAO also found that ICE could save tens of millions of dollars through September 2026 by incorporating cost saving measures in the contract, such as tiered pricing for meals. In April 2026, ICE terminated the contract for convenience and chose a new contractor to operate the facility. However, ICE had not yet incorporated these cost saving measures into the new contract and continued to pay for meals that it did not need.

GAO also identified serious performance and oversight challenges at Camp East Montana. The facility opened without meeting key detention standards. For example, the facility initially did not have perimeter security cameras, outdoor recreation space, or space for attorney and family visitation. ICE did not identify these issues because it did not inspect the facility prior to housing detained noncitizens there, as required by ICE policy. After the facility opened, ICE reported additional problems, including gaps in medical services, the loss of a loaded firearm, and unsanitary conditions, among other issues. These issues posed serious risks to the safety and security of both detained noncitizens and staff in the facility.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 09/06/2026
Absolutely disgusting. Not the most disgusting thing we’ve done in immigration even in the last 24 hours, but outrageous and public enough it feels purposeful.
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Cozy Blackbiird @thatsoleelee.blacksky.app · 08/06/2026
Congratulations Qween Jean!! #Tonys
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
"the bill would reduce monthly fruit and vegetable benefits from $52 to $13 for breastfeeding mothers and from $26 to $10 for young children."
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
ABC 13 reporting that Houston Pride Parade has been cancelled because of the weather, because the World Cup is happening it's being rescheduled for after July 4th abc13.com/post/2026-pr...
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Pride Houston parade canceled due to weather with plans to reschedule after World Cup: organizers
The Pride Houston 365 parade was canceled on Saturday due to weather, organizers said, with plans to reschedule festivities after World Cup games.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/06/2026
Really wondering when the New York's state and city Human Rights Law is going to be enforced against these hospitals.
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
On Tuesday, queer Houstonians mourned Persia Conway, a trans woman found dead last week. After grief, there was rage. Rage at Houston PD. Rage at rumors that Persia was someone she wasn't. But most of all, rage over another trans woman of color taken too soon: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
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Family, LGBT community demands justice in Houston trans woman's death
"No transgender person should have to wonder whether their life will be treated as less important because of who they are."
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Friends of FBISD Libraries @friendsoffbisdl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Representation matters, and stories help us better understand and celebrate each other. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #PrideMonth #ReadWithPride #LoveIsLove
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Gale Galligan @galegalligan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
hello, americans: it’s pride!!!! another great month for YELLING AT OUR REPS!!! follow authors against book bans, make calls, write emails and postcards, LET’S GOOOOO
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Marty Lederman @martylederman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
As horrifying as this campaign of premeditated murder is, what might be even more disturbing is the utter indifference of Congress, the public and our allies to such a shocking and unapologetic obliteration of the many laws and norms against targeting civilians. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/w...
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The U.S. Boat Strike Campaign Has Now Killed Over 200 People
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perpetualpages @perpetualpages.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
🔔 NEW VIDEO! It's almost Pride Month, which means another round of the #QueerLitReadathon 🌈📚 Luckily for you, I have recommendations for what you can read to fulfill any (or all!) of the bingo board prompts 😉 #BookSky #BookTube 📷 youtu.be/MVGbivARVMA
Thumbnail from Adri's latest YouTube video. In the photo, Adri is smiling and holding up a stack of 9 books in front of their chest, spines aligned vertically. From left to right, the titles included are: "Monstrilio," "Shapes of Love," "It Sounds Like This," "Model Home," "Beating Heart Baby," "The Mimicking of Known Successes," "Monk and Robot," "Chlorine," and "The Transition". Adri is smiling and wearing a dark blue tank top, a silver chain necklace, a silver hoop earring in their left ear, a silver wire cuff on their right ear, and a silver barbell studded with a tiny heart in their right eyebrow. Behind their shoulders is an arc of four bingo board squares displaying prompts from the Round 17 Queer Lit Read-a-thon bingo board: middle grade, queer sports, beyond LGBT, and Ace Spec. At the top of the thumbnail in bold white text are the words "Queer Recs," which have been edited to appear behind Adri's head and shoulders. End description.
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Brian Phillips @brianphillips.lol · 28/05/2026
Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes
Because the truth is, tech doesn't have an image problem. It doesn't have a message problem. It has an intention problem. What's wrong with the axe murderer who broke into my house is not that he hasn't successfully persuaded me to buy into his narrative. What's wrong is that he's trying to kill me with an axe. Similarly, when you launch a product that's designed to put millions of people out of work, block access to sources of verifiable truth, replace human creativity with slop, and lower the barriers to every sort of atrocity, the problem isn't that you haven't told the public a good story about those things. The problem is that you are trying to do them. (
There are things in the world that are more important than money. The fact that you seem not to believe this, that you seem to think any motive beyond ruthless acquisitiveness is fake, dishonest, or childish, is the heart of your problem. Your attitude is not by any means unique to tech, but the
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 28/05/2026
days into a hunger and labor strike of hundreds detained in GEO Group-run Delaney Hall, people inside report beatings, rotten food, crumbling facilities, and denied medical care. protesters and organizers outside are confronting ICE in the Newark street. talked to a few about it: @us.theguardian.com
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‘We won’t stop until they’re free’: protesters outside a New Jersey ICE facility in their own words
Organizers rally outside Delaney Hall, facing violent clashes with agents, as over 300 detainees are on hunger strike
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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Man there are a lot of people out protesting at Delaney tonight. Thank you all. Special thanks to the teams manning the tents. You know who you are.
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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
TLDR: call your house reps to demand they vote NO on 8705 and 7661 Call your senators to demand they vote NO on 2616 All three seek to ban books nationally. All three are the fever dream of bigots. All three must be stopped.
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 22/05/2026
Today is the last day to comment to the FCC that LGBTQIA2S+ names, stories, identities don't need a warning label. This new potential rulemaking is an attempt at criminalizing the mere fact of being trans or otherwise queer, in the name of discrimination, bigotry, and persecution. Tell them no, now.
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Tell the FCC that LGBTQ Stories Don’t Need a Warning Label | GLAAD
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous...
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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
as we trot forward i strongly believe human creation will be preferred, but i also think the battle against slop will take EFFORT. more than ever, artists will survive based on YOU making a conscious choice to support them. that is why PREORDERS MATTER us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/05/2026
These 8 Democrats voted to pass a national ban on trans teachers and mention of LGBTQ topics. Rep Henry Cuellar (TX) Rep. Don Davis (NC) Rep. Cleo Fields (LA) Rep. Laura Gillen (NY) Rep. Vicente González (TX) Rep. Marcy Kaptur (OH) Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA) Rep. Eugene Vindman (VA)
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Anna Meriano @annameriano.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Wait does this mean they can’t pass the transphobic school funding bill too or??
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