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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 22h

How dare you besmirch Champaign-Urbana's favorite sons like that!

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Kevin Jennings @lambdalegalceo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Omar embodies what public service means. At a moment when the rights of LGBTQ+ people and people living with HIV are under relentless attack, he is in the courtroom fighting back and winning. This recognition is richly deserved, and we are proud to call him a colleague.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 23h

Abolish the death penalty.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

All I can say is, 42 years later I don't hate the Padres nearly as much as I used to. But Steve Garvey is still History's Greatest Monster™.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As someone who grew up just outside of Chicago, I always assume a sentence that begins "the jags ..." is going to go in a different direction.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The number of times a day Bruce Cockburn's "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" goes through my head is starting to concern me.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We have full grown adults in power in America who think *not* making claims is insurance fraud and who don't know that Medicare *already has* a work requirement. That's because they never actually looked at a paycheck in their entire lives.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I mean, that's the deal we make when we take pets into our homes. I've had cats for almost 40 years and I always knew I would have to say goodbye to them. Recognizing that is a fundamental part of being a good human companion.

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W.E.D.em Boyz @leftistwonk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Rahm Emanuel, who has about a good a chance of being president as I do, has been profiled like 9 times in the last couple months in major newspapers. It really shows you how profoundly out of touch the people are that drive much of our national political discourse.

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Gender Justice @genderjustice.us · 26/09/2026

If trans inclusion in sports were the threat increasingly loud opponents are claiming, three decades of it in Minnesota would have proven the point. Instead it’s proven the opposite, as Executive Director Megan Peterson explains in an op-ed published in Common Dreams:

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Minnesota Proves Trans Inclusion Works; the Government Needs You to Believe It Doesn't | Common Dreams

When we allow our government to dismantle the fundamental rights of transgender people, we validate a legal precedent that threatens the liberties of every single citizen tomorrow.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

George Wallace is a national treasure.

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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Roses are red, Violets are blue, Drag queens ain't done shit to you

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The voices in your head are calling Stop wasting your time, there's nothing coming Only a fool would think someone could save you The men at the factory are old and cunning You don't owe nothing, so boy, get running It's the best years of your life they want to steal

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

After Kirk's murder, we heard endless commentary from the pundit class about political violence. This is political violence. Yes, it's also grounded in racism and ethnic bigotry, but two things can be true at the same time. They brutalize people to intimidate the public. Say it out loud.

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 23/09/2026

The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program has served as the nation's safety net for people living with HIV for more than 35 years. The program was built to provide integrated care for low-income people living with HIV, a population that includes a significant number of transgender people. Learn more ⬇️

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FAQ: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program and Gender-Affirming Medical Care Bans

We are a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV.

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 23/09/2026

CASE UPDATE: Today, Lambda Legal and co-counsel argued in a non-jury trial against the unlawful targeting of transgender people in our lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Learn more: lambdalegal.lgbt/48rn2wra

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Lambda Legal is the best and you should support them.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And/but can we please dispense with the canard that merely saying the words 'national security' makes everything he's doing okay...

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Describe your Bluesky account with a single image

Paul Simonon of the Clash smashing his bass on stage at the New York Palladium in 1979. Photo by the outstanding Pennie Smith. It became the cover image for the "London Calling" LP.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you ever want to tell your brain to shut up? This is a daily occurrence for me.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Reading a recent Illinois Appellate Court opinion and I misread the name as Spies v. Anime. Needless to say, I was much less interested in the case when I discovered the mistake.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

My Democratic representative in the House, Brad Schneider, co-sponsored the Fit To Serve Act, which protects transgender service members from discrimination on the basis of gender identity. This is a purple-ish district, but he did this because it's the right thing to do. See, it's not that hard.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

LOL. Threads suspended my account without telling me why. Like I'm going to miss Threads. See ya!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

bootlicking will not save you.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

In case you think anti-trans bigotry is no big deal, I found out that a nonbinary person I know cannot get their anti-seizure medication because the doctor's office submitted the prescription in their dead name and the insurance company won't pay for it now (they had their name legally changed).

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One too many typos already this morning.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

*Bubbles voice* He's just a little kitty.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This really should be their George HW Bush grocery store scanner moment, but it won't be because everything is broken.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have a trans daughter and I’ve known Imani for years. She is and always has been one of the staunchest defenders of trans rights I’ve ever seen on social media. I know tensions are very high right now, but for the love of God, you can’t accuse her of wanting trans people to be harmed.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On threads, someone posted a link to an article where John Lydon explains why he hates certain bands and it occurred to me that the reason I never liked the Pistols is because he's basically an internet troll who predates the internet. Which probably explains why he's a Trump fan now.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I almost feel bad for this one, but a colleague and I used say "Have a nice day" when we were *not* having a nice day, so it's a sentimental favorite.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Yesterday we went to the Evanston Folk Festival where the headlining act was Indigo Girls and we got to see a radio interview with Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. Sometimes radical common decency is the most punk thing in the world.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 14/09/2026

It's like George Costanza and JD Vance had a baby.

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It’s a shell game, of course. You pay the tariff tax and then Trump hands you back some money—but the tariffs are not enough to cover the payments. It’s all BS.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When our youngest was playing softball, I helped coach her teams. If you've ever coached youth sports, you know that even at a young age, kids have vastly different levels of athletic ability. Anyone who knows anything about sports knows that they're not and never have been a "level playing field."

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is a great thread. I think of this all the time!

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

It's about fairness in sports = it's about ethics in journalism.

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Dave von Ebers @dave-von-ebers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

In honor of the Irish people protesting Trump, here's a lovely picture of the River Garavogue running through Sligo town.

The River Garavogue in Sligo town, Co. Sligo, Ireland, at night, with a bridge and lights reflecting on the water.

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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026

The international chess Federation banned trans women from playing women's chess. CHESS. It's not about fairness. The fairness argument is intended to radicalize people into more violent forms of transphobia.

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Lambda Legal @lambdalegal.org · 11/09/2026

Flight attendant Jeff Collman was aboard American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11. 💔 After his death, his longtime partner Keith Bradkowski was denied survivor benefits because he was gay and unable to marry. Thus began Bradkowski's years-long battle for equality. Hear more: tinyurl.com/bdez69uh

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