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Truthout @truthout.org · 12/10/2026
Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
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Indigenous Community Quickly Mobilized as Fire Raged on Oregon Reservation
Mutual aid is becoming increasingly vital as tribes face climate disasters with insufficient state support.
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Shady Inference 🌫️ @blot.city · 12/10/2026
If you're a black person accused of academic fraud, the british press and political elite will harass you until you kill yourself. If you're a racism denialist accused of sexual crimes against children, the british press and political elite will *immediately* deploy the wall of silence.
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Leinth @iliarakantira.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Happy indigenous peoples day!
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♡Scary Kate. 🇵🇸 @katespeace.northsky.social · 12/10/2026
I need help paying off my phone bill for the month ❤️ it's important for networking purposes, to stay connected with friends & to be able to use the internet for job searching opportunities. Any amount helps. Goal is $297. Ty. ~ www.paypal.me/XP1991 cash.app/$laPazdeKate venmo.com/code?user_id...
Bill issue date Oct 08, 2026
TOTAL DUE $297.00 Your bill is due by Nov 01, 2026.
Hi Kate, Here's your bill for October. With your ONE Plan
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More Perfect University @mpuniversity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Senate candidate @angieforfl.bsky.social answers a transgender FIU student's question: You have not just an ally in me, you have an accomplice. "We're gonna make sure that when we pass things like universal healthcare, that gender affirming healthcare is included as well."
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Green memes @green-memes.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026
Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
anyone out there looking for part time remote work? need some support with scheduling and email, being chicago based would be a plus :)
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Over its 14 years in power, the Modi government has been rigidly intolerant of dissent. However, few protests have prompted such a draconian nationwide crackdown, signalling the government’s concern that this unrest could present a serious political challenge." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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‘Cockroach’ leader among thousands detained in Delhi protest crackdown
Authorities impose strict lockdown in capital to try to stop rally against removal of 130m names from electoral roll
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Death @insatiableone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🚨🚨An urgent humanitarian appeal:My baby newborn in critical condition suffering severe jaundice,adangerous viral infection, malnutrition Even smallest contribution can make a real difference Please donate if you can,share Please dont letme lose him Ibeg you😭🙏🏻💔 Molly shah✅ chuffed.org/project/save...
Beautiful baby with iv and mask
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Andre "RIP Ducky" Feast @formercymencry.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is why "stop yelling at the Dems until after midterms" was a psyop doomed to fail. Turns out, they don't like being yelled at, and it makes them stop doing the thing you're yelling at them for. And honestly that's the closest thing to democracy we have anymore.
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Pokétober 7: Wyrdeer ✨ #pmdtober2026 #pmd #pokemon
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026
Looks like the Democratic candidate for US Senate in South Carolina, Annie Andrews, is pro-sports bans and pro-surgery bans for youth, which include top surgery and which have even been interpreted to include blocker and hormone implants. She's the latest anti-trans dem.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2026
We may cover this tomorrow, but I just wanted to signal boost this. After months of pushing the administration to make good on its promises for trans youth, NYC appears to be taking steps to do so. I do believe the city can be doing much more, but this is a wonderful start from Mayor Mamdani.
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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors
The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇
Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.
Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 06/10/2026
the Ohio Democratic party is purging its ranks by forcing trans people to either resign or go along with politicians who threaten their existence and calling a pride group an "unwelcoming distraction." If we're just a distraction, then win without our votes and get rid of the fake "pride" orgs 👍🏾
2020: Democrat Stalin and transgender
2026: Democrat Stalin
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
FUCK YES. This is the energy, morality, and courage that I expect from leaders. Unbelievably brave.
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Day 6: Beach Episode! Vtuber: Shylily 🫧 #vtober #shylilyart
Shylily at the beach
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David Forbes @davidforbes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Notably this is just at the federal and gubernatorial level. If we start adding in state legislators and local Dems who've gone openly anti-trans we'd have a whole goddamn book.
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NJ @nojusticemtg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
How would shit like this have happened without Zionism? It is the root cause of those atrocities, and I refuse to accept that it is anything other than the obvious racism it is
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Cornbread Countess @breadbae.blacksky.app · 06/10/2026
I know everybody is outraged about the Cornell case, but this rape at LSU isn’t getting the same attention it deserves. And the school did find the student guilty of forcible rape. youtu.be/SI35s6GKbL0?...
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EXCLUSIVE: LSU student says university failed her after Title IX finding in alleged sexual assaul...
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disturbler.bsky.social @disturbler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I'll be in class but I hope you have fun streams!
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
For the month of October I will be doing one stream per week! Thursdays at 8:30PM EST! So sorry…life is just incredibly busy this month for me so I’d burn out if I did my usual schedule 🩵
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Alex Awoos @alex-awoos-backup.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I feel like more people should be talking about this part
Screenshot from the article that reads, The Stud, San Francisco's oldest gay bar, was only able to have its Meta pages restored because of the bars popularity among gay tech executives with connections to Meta
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pokétober 3: Goodra ⭐️ #pmdtober2026 #pmd #pokemon
Goodra drawing
Mystery dungeon Art list
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Kavi Kat 🌬️ @katinthestars.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What would you do if you found out a January 6th domestic terrorist was running for a seat on your city council or state legislature? For thousands of Americans, that question has stopped being hypothetical. #WeThePeople are taking notes. 📝 #J6Tracker 👀
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J6Tracker | Keeping the Record
Explore the January 6 public record: people, prosecutions, pardons, preserved evidence, and reporting on what happened next.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/10/2026
This Wednesday, Elon Musk called for the death sentence for transgender youth care providers. It was in reply to a post calling for full criminalization of all gender-affirming surgery. Musk is becoming even more radicalized in targeting trans people. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers
Musk’s posts are not just inflammatory rhetoric. They have real-life consequences.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Writing something where I will be liberally citing @lilymasonphd.bsky.social's latest and realizing that I can't cite every single thing I would like to because then I'm just reprinting her work. So, I've gotta thread about it instead. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...
Screenshot of the article website. Title is: Polarization Is Not the Problem. Author is Lilliana Mason. Journal is the Journal of Democracy, Volume 37, Number 4, October 2026. From Johns Hopkins University Press.
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WEEEEE next for my Inktober challenge! Pokétober 2: Teddiursa ✨ #pmdtober2026 #pmd #pokemon
Teddiursa drawingInktober list
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers
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Lætus @bajamothblast.vanadiel.network · 02/10/2024
now that it's october im legally allowed to post this
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Union of Legal Workers for Trans Liberation @ulw4tl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yesterday was the final day of employment for eight laid-off union workers at Advocates for Trans Equality (A4TE). This is how they were informed:
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Gender Liberation Movement @genderlib.com · 01/10/2026
As hospitals across the country cave to the Trump administration’s threats to cut federal funding and abandon trans youth, actor Elliot Page speaks out. In New York City, NYU Langone, Mount Sinai, and NewYork-Presbyterian abruptly ended care for trans kids in response to these threats.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 28/09/2026
For my newsletter this morning, I found a small glimmer of political hope for trans people in the US and wrote about it: www.burnsnotice.com/we-may-have-...
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We May Have Just Seen the Tides Turn on Trans Rights
Some conservative PACs have backed off from running anti-trans ads. Is this a sign of what's to come for trans people?
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Melinda's century of humiliation @melindamagpie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"NY Pres, what do you say? How many kids did you harm today?" Hundreds picketed outside NY Presbyterian Hospital to demand that trans youth care be restored immediately. NYP must not be allowed to make a dirty deal with Trump like NYU Langone & Mt. Sinai.
Picketers carry signs as they march on a sidewalk A protester wearing a maskholds up a sign that reads, "Trans rights are human rights."Protesters hold signs that read "We will not be erased" and "Protect trans youth"A protester holds a sign that reads, "Trans youth deserve trans futures"
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Divine D1G1 | CYBER ANGEL VTUBER @divined1g1.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
YAY it’s October that means it’s time for an Inktober challenge! Pokétober 1: Persian ✨ #pmdtober2026 #pmd #pokemon
Art of Persian Pokémon
List of mystery dungeon Pokémon
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Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 01/10/2026
Viral reports this week suggested new Google satellite imagery showed unseen destruction in Gaza. But the imagery actually depicts the scene in February 2026. Bellingcat has obtained satellite images from September that show how the destruction has continued. www.bellingcat.com/news/middle-...
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Viral Google Maps Images Shared Widely This Week Show Gaza Ruins. We Obtained More Recent Satellite Imagery - bellingcat
Earlier this week, several viral social media posts and news articles stated that Google had updated satellite imagery over Gaza. But the images weren't entirely new.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026
Transgender girls have a biological advantage at... winning homecoming queen? That's apparently what Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia believes. They have blocked a transgender girl from running for homecoming queen in her high school Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Georgia School Blocks Trans Homecoming Queen, Citing Title IX
A Georgia school district is saying Trump’s Title IX crackdowns means only cisgender women can run for Homecoming Queen.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 30/09/2026
Let's help Stella. She's good people.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 29/09/2026
In response to a slew of anti-trans Democrats pushing hate during the 2026 midterms, Governor Andy Beshear provided principled criticism to the idea that red-state Dems need to adopt anti-trans views to win: "We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus," he said. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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KY Gov. Beshear Has Message For Anti-Trans Dems: “We Don’t Throw Anybody Under The Bus.”
The governor provides a counterpoint to those who believe red state Democrats need to capitulate on transgender rights.
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disturbler.bsky.social @disturbler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's not her responsibility to avoid it of course. These things help me cope with the constant anxiety. The most important part is the emotional support network and knowing men are constantly being pushed towards rape culture.
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disturbler.bsky.social @disturbler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Remind her that she can come to you at any time and there will be no shame, even if she isn't ready to talk about something. Offer to help her recognize manipulation/warning signs and to practice some basic self defense, running, and making sure people know where she is. Give her tools.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cornell University treating Gaza protestors more harshly than gang rapists is a real statement of values. It’s almost like violent domination by the powerful is the core belief of leadership.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 29/09/2026
Oh bsky.app/profile/ecmc...
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🏳️‍⚧️ Ciara RayneCloud 🏳️‍⚧️ @ciararaynecloud.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Leadership from ODP told us in our meeting today, our job is to elect candidates. Yup. That's it. "You are the party." As Caucuses, the Pride and Progressive Caucus were told to our faces... that all that matters is getting Dems in to office. Not, advocating for our constituents.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/09/2026
Yet another Democrat has released an ad decrying "boys in girls sports." This Democrat is NY-21's Democratic candidate for congress, Blake Gendebien. You can watch his full ad in our latest story. He joins several other Democrats releasing similar ads this cycle.
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NY-21 Dem Congressional Candidate Blake Gendebien Releases Ad Decrying “Boys In Girls Sports”
This corresponds with a modest, but growing, trend: Democrats are capitalizing on anti-trans hysteria, or otherwise leaning into Republican narratives on so-called culture war issues.
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