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Sammi @clairyjoe.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Just walking around undiagnosed

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spooky grace @acab4cutie.top · 18/08/2026

narcan literally CANNOT kill you btw. it doesn’t matter if you’re ODing or not. it’ll either reverse an opioid overdose or it’ll simply do nothing if there’s no overdose to reverse. it’s a harmless miracle drug and EVERY SINGLE PERSON should have it regardless of their risk level!

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Jeebus this entire piece is a phenomenal piece of writing.

Flailing regimes dehumanize minorities to distract from their failures. When the economy collapses or a war goes badly, they find a tiny group of people, make them the enemy within, and rally the country against them. This is how it’s gone in Iran. Hungary. Russia. I wrote PDBs about it. This will not stop with trans people. It never has.

But that caricature works only if people like me don’t exist—and I exist. I speak now because somewhere, a trans kid is watching. I want that kid to know that they are not alone. I was a trans kid too, and I’ll be damned if I let another generation grow up the way I did—told that they don’t belong, that they don’t deserve a job, a bathroom, a future. If I could brief presidents and serve in the White House—twice—so can they.

I had planned to spend the rest of my career serving my country at the CIA. This White House took my calling, but it will not take my pride, or tell me that I don’t belong, or that I must disappear. I once wrote under a pseudonym so I could keep serving. I write now in my own name for the same reason.

Julia.

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Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It’s not a “departure from previous norms” it’s a Hatch act violation 🤬🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/08/2026

"This was never about saving women’s sports. It was always dehumanizing trans people and using them as a societal scapegoat and cudgel against Democrats, who still haven’t figured out how to effectively deal with this non-issue." — @brynntannehill.bsky.social

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Transgender athletes are a red herring

It's a non-problem meant to exclude people from public life.

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Dr. Kibret is not wandering the streets as an itinerant troublemaker. In fact, he works for the govt – the state of Maryland. He has valid work authorization and his lawyer says he is in a period of authorized stay. There will be a hearing next week.

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Ashe @ladyinsanity.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If someone near you is secretly recording with glasses, yell “META stop recording!” It works even if you’re not the owner. (This is more effective than the Disney trick, since there are AI tools to remove background music.)

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Jill Twiss @jilltwiss.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

so as usual, it's not transgender women causing problems in women's sports -- it's cis men.

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Michael Love @elkmovie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son; our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht - which was closer - and they repeatedly refused to respond. (There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this)

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Susan Collins announcing she'll vote against a controversial nominee is basically the moment it becomes clear that nominee will be confirmed. It means Thune has enough votes to confirm, and thus, Collins gets a pass to look independent.

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Let’s get this clear in everyone’s heads.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

DOD is not letting trans service members attend their own separation hearings unless they conform with Whiskey Pete's notion of their gender. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

At least six of Ms. Rashid’s clients were barred from attending their own separation board hearings because they refused to cut their hair and appear in the uniform of their sex assigned at birth. One was a master sergeant in South Korea with 17 years of service who was allowed to testify by video, but only if she turned off her camera.

“I have gone to pretrial confinement hearings where somebody is so addicted to meth that they are throwing up on my shoes,” Ms. Rashid said. “They were allowed into their own hearing.”

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Tiffany @tiffanyrfox.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Good thing nothing has ever gone wrong by development of marsh land in Louisiana.

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Correct. And also. Y'all freakin' heroes on the front line? You were doing everything you could to keep people alive. Exactly where we needed you 💔🫂❤️

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Death and Gravity @bushidosquirrel.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

i once sat in my ambulance with a patient for 10 hours because there were no ER beds because there were no beds available anywhere in the hospital we ran through every O2 tank we had and the hospital was so low on O2 tanks that they couldn’t give us a new one

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Kibret was returning from a meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, where he received a 'Teacher of the Year' award." www.wbaltv.com/article/umb-...

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University of Maryland pharmacy instructor detained in Dallas

Federal officials detained an instructor from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy last week.

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I just can't imagine.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

OUTRAGEOUS! DHS officers in Portland detained an Indigenous activist wearing the MMIW handprint outside the ICE facility. Suppressing peaceful demonstrators exposes the deep disregard for native lives. Indigenous sovereignty and human rights cannot be silenced.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026

Reminder that on his last day of his first term, Trump awarded a commendation to Dr Fauci "in recognition of his exceptional effort on Operation Warp Speed"

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

... Remember who was in charge?

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NIH Vigils @nihvigils.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

bsky.app/profile/angi... Shout out to @angierasmussen.bsky.social for covering this circus and telling truth to power

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

My quote of the day Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness… Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You’ve done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency? Joseph Welch

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I left early for a media hit that got cancelled (hearing ran too long), but you get the idea. The Democrats spelled it out clearly: this was a show trial designed to villainize civil service & science, revise history, & erode our Constitutional rights. rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/live-cover...

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LIVE COVERAGE: TONY FAUCI FACES OFF WITH RAND PAUL ON PANDEMIC ORIGINS

I left early for an interview that got cancelled but I think we all saw enough

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Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is why they’re going after Dr Fauci: he impeded grifters

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"I was hungry" and you cut SNAP. "I was thirsty" and you cut funding to ensure clean water. "I was sick" and you cut medicaid. "I was a stranger" and you deported me. "I was in prison" and you exploited me for cheap labor. "Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me."-Jesus

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 28/07/2026

The thing you can do to counter this is to play a Disney or Taylor Swift song very loudly so that when the “evangelist” posts the video they be hit with a takedown order

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

And. Mainly. Apologies. (As it may have just been a thought I shld have held in. Esp if it winds up being nuanced.)

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

not at all a reference to some perceived harm. (There often was no perceived harm...which can be part of the problem.) And, again, this is conversations I'm remembering - *not* saying the ones you think of don't happen, too. And. Again, mainly realizing I hadn't fully fleshed this thought out....

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Mmmm.... Apologies, as I don't think I realized this thought wasn't fully put together yet. Because... not really, at least, the conversations I'm recalling. (But, I didn't give you enough context, and I'm sorry! Totally see how you got that!) The "worth it" was abt some cost, or effort...

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

(Note: This is basically a side comment. In addition to the main point. The fact that it's wrong is reason enough not to do it, and I fully agree with the post!)

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Growing up in the Bible Belt, I've heard (quite a few times) "if just one person were saved..." [it wld be worth it]. (Thought that way, too.) Never once did I hear (or verbalize :-/ ) concern about ppl being driven away. Thought of that today. (Wish that had been part of those conversations.)

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

We have to start calling this the verbal abuse it is They know they send women so we don’t But she’s basically verbally abusing an audience for a flight And I’m.Christian

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Yelling your beliefs at people who are captive is an assault, and should be treated as one.

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Hemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 28/07/2026

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

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Christian preachers are turning airplanes into unwanted worship services

Evangelists are exploiting captive audiences who can’t walk away—and broadcasting it online

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/07/2026

9. That is why, to those who understand the stakes, comments like Acton's likely read as a cancer on the party. And a candidate willing to throw transgender people under the bus to win has seemingly told every other minority exactly what their protection is worth when the polling gets tight.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/07/2026

6. The consequences of this shift could be severe. Some warn that a Ramaswamy victory would be worse for transgender Ohioans. But others see a deeper danger: an Acton victory built on anti-trans capitulation would teach Democrats everywhere a horrific lesson.

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Derek Gottlieb @derekgottliebphd.com · 19/07/2026

"Odysseus ripped off his rags. Now naked, he leapt upon the threshold with his bow and quiverfull of arrows, which he tipped out in a rush before his feet, and spoke. What’s up, jerks."

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

@tiffanyrfox.bsky.social I'm not sure I knew about your middle name!

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Tara Fox @donutgeek.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

...I just looked up strabotomy.

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Tiffany @tiffanyrfox.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Y'all didn't tell me the YASNI's were out today. www.nashvillescene.com/news/coverst... The winner was pretty good, but I liked this one best.

You don't know how all these restaurants got Michelin recommendations but not Donut Den. -- Josh Malkofsky-Berger

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St. Simeon the Holy Fool @simeonthefool.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I was going to say all you need to know about this is they’re not launching it in elitist rich prep schools Then I read the full article and it turns out you definitely also need to know this is made by the RealDoll sex bot company

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Jed Brown @jedbrown.org · 09/07/2026

This sums up the frantic and coerced deployment of "AI" throughout public and private sectors. Results of even cursory audits are horrifying every time, invariably paired with forced adoption and retaliation for asserting professional norms. Colonialism is a cherry on top.

Specific allegations in the lawsuit include that Mayo researchers tried to cover up or ignore research results showing that the health system’s MAYA digital assistant tool had a 67% error rate. In a separate situation, Eto claimed she opposed the use of a high-risk investigational medical device for a cardiac surgery because it hadn’t been properly vetted by an IRB; she said her supervisor ignored her objection and approved the use of the AI-enabled device for a surgery in another country.

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