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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 29/07/2025
BREAKING: We, alongside the @nwlc.org, are suing the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for its flagrant discrimination of transgender workers. We will always defend the rights of the LGBTQI+ community in court.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 16/07/2025
What is economic opportunity anyway? What does economic opportunity mean for LGBTQ people? Hear from LGBTQ community experts and catch this FIRST of six highlight reels from a panel on financial equality for LGBTQ+ small businesses and their owners. youtu.be/dE1qwlup090?...
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What is Economic Opportunity? | Beyond Pride Panel Highlights Part 1
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Chi Chi Wu @chichiwu.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
More bonkers stuff. Pulte & FHFA are letting VantageScore use its latest, most advanced scoring model (version 4.0) to compete against Classic FICO, a 20-year-old score. He's making FICO compete with one hand behind its back. Is Pulte out to get FICO? www.fhfa.gov/policy/credi...?
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Credit Scores | FHFA
​FHFA’s review of c​hanging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's credit score requirements.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 14/06/2025
What a great day it's been at Boston Pride for the People! So wonderful to be out in community and fighting for LGBTQ financial justice!
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 02/06/2025
Come join us today at Boston City Hall for the LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Raising Ceremony!!!
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 18/04/2025
David Brooks says it sensibly and clearly: "These are not separate battles. This is a single effort to undo the parts of the civilizational order that might restrain Trump’s acquisition of power. And it will take a concerted response to beat it back." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/o...
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Opinion | What’s Happening Is Not Normal. America Needs an Uprising That Is Not Normal.
It will take a concerted effort by every sector of our society to respond to Trumpism’s threat.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Trump will reportedly end the IRS Direct File program that allowed taxpayers to file taxes for free. This comes after Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the government for years to block IRS free file. Intuit donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration. See how this works?
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 17/04/2025
Trump and company back at it again trying to dismantle the #CFPB. Slashing enforcement staff and refocusing the CFPB on non-banks, and not payment platforms like the one that Elon Musk is attempting to turn X into. So... you know. Another solid day for crony capitalism
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 17/04/2025
You can't make this stuff up. When the free market determines that Trump is a bad investment, what does Trump do? Intervene in the marketplace to FORCE the market to say he's a good businessman. He's patently not, and everyone knows it. He's just a bully subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
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POLITICO Pro: Trump Media calls for SEC probe into 'suspicious' trading
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 17/04/2025
It was always our intuition that DAFs were a racket. Thanks to @inequality.org we now know for sure. inequality.org/article/the-...
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The Independent Report on DAFs
Demystifying donor-advised funds and their impacts on charitable giving, fair taxation, and our democracy itself.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 17/04/2025
***This is the bad place*** "The government is using AI technology to locate any criminal activity amongst student visa holders and revoke their visas." No. REPEAT AFTER US: AI DOES NOT REPLACE FACT FINDING OR HUMAN JUDGEMENT kslnewsradio.com/utah/visa-re...
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BYU grad student has I-20 visa revoked, leaving student, family, unclear
Suguru Onda has been living legally in the US with a Form I-20, or I-20 visa, and said he has one year before completing his doctoral degree.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 16/04/2025
Is this the country we have become? Or is this the country we always were, and now it is too obvious to ignore? Either way, it is unacceptable. The people of Georgia and the U.S. deserve better than the unaccountable and unresponsive governance of Representative Greene
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Fight For A Union @handle.invalid · 16/04/2025
Happy Tax Day.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 15/04/2025
DOGE cannot be trusted with your personal data. Concerned citizens have said it, now so are whistleblowers. Read NPR's reporting about DOGEs shifty, illegal, and downright dangerous use of your personal data, and how bad their security is. 👀👀👀 www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB
Here's a summary of NPR's findings about the report that a whistleblower filed to Congress about how DOGE violated security protocols and could have removed sensitive labor data.
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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 13/04/2025
The climate has always changed. Gender has always been fluid. The far-right isn’t defending nature — they’re defending control.
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Trans rights & climate action are deeply connected. Understanding this can help us fight for both.
The climate has always changed. Gender has always been fluid. The far-right isn’t defending nature — they’re defending control.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Colorado passes sweeping protections for trans and abortion rights: ‘It’s about taking control’
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Colorado passes sweeping protections for trans rights: 'It's about taking control'
Colorado is a beacon of hope in a dark time for US LGBTQ+ people after passing bills into law that will protect trans & abortion rights.
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Yamino @yamino.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Hey all! You can get a print of this art on my Teepublic shop: www.teepublic.com/poster-and-a... (It's discounted for a limited time!) T-shirt version here: www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/7362... #pride #lgbt #transrights #queer
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PRIDE-Trans Rights by yamino
Protect your PRIDE- Trans rights are non-negotiable! Blending Lisa Frank sensibility with a fierce message of solidarity
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 12/04/2025
We'll be coming to DC for #InclusionDay, with our cameras, protest gear, and demands for full economic inclusion for all trans, gnc, and LGBTQ people AND the liberation of our siblings and allies from violence and oppression Who wants to march with us? www.wearevivid.org/event-detail...
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Inclusion Day | The LGBTQIA+ March
On April 30, 2025, we take to the streets to make our voices impossible to ignore. We’re demanding real protections, real accountability, and real action for LGBTQIA+ rights. This isn’t just a protest...
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Kendra Albert @kendraserra.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Could have been two words shorter!
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 11/04/2025
#HandsOff FEMA!!!! The Dept of Homeland Security has created a plan to dismantle #FEMA, which provides critical disaster response services across the U.S. @nlihc.bsky.social has created this tool to contact your Congress persons to tell them to protect #FEMA. nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/118...
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Urge Congress to Protect FEMA
Urge Congress to Protect Communities by Reforming, Not Destroying, FEMA
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 10/04/2025
We are so grateful for our members like Abigail Disney, who know what we're working towards requires persistence. And while there are days that appear bleaker than others, it is optimism that bring us forward to brighter days and a stronger, more equitable future. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Abigail Disney: ‘Every billionaire who can’t live on $999m is kind of a sociopath’
She is one of the heirs to the Walt Disney fortune – and has long argued for rich people like her to pay more tax. Now she is working out how best to meet the challenge of Trump, Musk and the politics...
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 10/04/2025
Props to @rm-equality.bsky.social's Bruce Parker for speaking to 9 News, Denver's NBC affiliate: “[SB 201] is not about building trust between families and with kids. It’s about tracking and surveillance.” We couldn't have said it better.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 09/04/2025
Whuh-oh. Looks like some good trouble is coming, and we don't think the Administration can honestly stop millions of workers from... *not* doing something. Count us in
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 09/04/2025
In a small-minded opinion piece, @denverpost.com's Krista Kafer mocks the @fsc.bsky.social's existence and completely omits mention of trans people, other LGBTQ people, reproductive rights, sexual health, or other reasons to be concerned about this bill. www.denverpost.com/2025/04/03/p...
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Opinion: Children should not be able to access pornography online
Senate Bill 201 would require such websites to verify each potential user’s age by employing commercially available, independently certified technology highly effective in establishing that an indi…
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 09/04/2025
Every worker deserves a fair wage for a fair day's work. This critical measure by @bobbyscott.house.gov will ensure that workers across the U.S whose wages have stagnated for decades get a fair share of the wealth they create. We are proud to endorse this bill! bobbyscott.house.gov/media-center...
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 07/04/2025
We could all use some good vibes right now while we plan for some good trouble. An oldie but a goodie gets a modern take for the #HandsOff Movement: youtu.be/gMZy3bNcCdA?...
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Hands Off Revolution, We all wanna change the world
YouTube video by ECO Scouts
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 07/04/2025
Repeat after me: A budget is a statement of priorities, and hatred should have NO place in any State's budget, especially when those proposals have NOTHING TO DO WITH BUDGETING OR SPENDING AND ABUSE FISCAL PROCESSES TO HIDE BIGOTRY... If you want fiscal responsibility, then BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"The Trump administration decided the president’s massively expensive ad campaign thanking himself for his anti-immigrant crackdown should be exempt from DOGE’s 'cost efficiency' review." See how this works?
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 07/04/2025
Sadly most of the videos we took at #HandsOff Boston are too large of a file size to share here. But you can find a YouTube playlist with our favorite clips and quotes of the day HERE: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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CLEAR's Hands Off Boston Highlights - YouTube
Some selected highlights from the Hands Off Protest in Boston on April 5, 2025. Featuring clips from Urban Leage of Eastern Mass CEO Rahsaan D. Hall, Rep. Ay...
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 06/04/2025
Always a class act, Bette Midler is a friend who has used her voice for change authentically and with purpose for years. Much love to you
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 05/04/2025
Best sign from Strongsville Ohio Hands Off protest 4/5/25
Person wearing stormtrooper armor with a sign that says "THIS EMPIRE SUCKS"
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 05/04/2025
In another completely illegal invasion of the private data of *every* person in the U.S., the Administration is now using tax information to index people and target them for state-ordered violence and incarceration. These flagrant violations of law MUST be stopped NOW. #HandsOff the IRS!
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 05/04/2025
We were proud to see our friends and allies today at #HandOff Boston Over 100,000 citizens came to this cradle of Democracy to declare firmly that we will not tolerate any kings or tyrants in this country. We are organized, we are powerful, and we will rebuild this democracy together.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 03/04/2025
👏👏👏 State Sen. Nick Hinrichsen calls it for what it is in the @coloradosun.com: "Senate Bill 201 is not just about protecting children — it’s about creating a dangerous precedent for government overreach, privacy violations and censorship." coloradosun.com/2025/04/03/o...
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Opinion: Bill that would make Coloradans verify their age for online porn has major pitfalls
While sponsors may have good intentions, Senate Bill 201 would pose a serious threat to privacy, free speech and marginalized communities.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 30/03/2025
It is obvious that the Administration will do everything it can to suppress marginalized voices, communities, and their allies. We continue to applaud #Disney for remaining an ally to the LGBTQ community and condemn this despicable act by a government run amuk
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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
my assumption has been that musk is building unified profiles for everyone using all data the federal government has access to, including commercial, consume, and private data like this. we've seen hints in filings and memos but it's also just kind of obvious. here's fairly banal peek. yay!
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 28/03/2025
Yesterday, CLEAR ED Spencer Watson told the CO Senate HHS Committee that SB 25-201, the current proposal to restrict access to websites because of sexual content, is not right because it is dangerously close to restricting access to healthcare and education. Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dBh...
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2025-03-27 - CLEAR Executive Director tells CO Sen. HHS SB 25-201 is Bad for LGBTQ Community
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 28/03/2025
We told CO legislators to reject SB 25-201 It remains unclear what costs will be paid, by whom, and to whom the financial benefits of this law will accumulate. The only player seemingly making money off of this law is the age verification industry. lgbtq-economics.org/2025/03/28/c...
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CLEAR to CO HHS Comm: Reject Proposal for Age Verification for Websites
Yesterday, the Executive Director of CLEAR, Spencer Watson, offered testimony to the Colorado Senate Committee on Health & Human Servicers in a hearing regarding SB 25-201, the “Require A…
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 26/03/2025
Just to be clear on this point. The LGBTQ community celebrates our allies, and we do not forget the cowardice of those who tolerate bigotry with silence & inaction. Corporations take note: We will remember your actions and we do not tolerate false friends. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/u...
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Companies Pull Back From Pride Events as Trump Targets D.E.I.
Pride organizers say major longtime backers are reducing their support as corporate America retreats from diversity initiatives under President Trump.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 21/03/2025
On April 5, we’re uniting with organizers around the country to say Hands Off! Join us in fighting back against Trump’s unprecedented power grab. Join us and millions around the country in rejecting the illegal & dangerous actions of this unaccountable administration. www.mobilize.us/handsoff/c/h...
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Host your own event for Hands Off · Mobilize
Create an event to bring together local Hands Off supporters.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 21/03/2025
When they said "You've never had a friend like me" they meant it. Big kudos to #Disney shareholders for rejecting bigotry and inequality, and standing up for their LGBTQ+ employees and customers! variety.com/2025/biz/new...
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Disney Shareholders Overwhelmingly Reject Proposal to Sever Ties With LGBTQ Rights Group at Annual Meeting
Disney investors rejected a proposal that the company end its participation in an LGBTQ rights organization's corporate equality ratings program.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 21/03/2025
*ahem*
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
New survey findings show that the U.S. LGBTQI+ community experiences high rates of discrimination, challenges in accessing health care, and more. Explore the report from @caitesmith.bsky.social and @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social:
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The LGBTQI+ Community Reported High Rates of Discrimination in 2024
New survey findings show that the U.S. LGBTQI+ community experiences high rates of discrimination, challenges in accessing health care, and more.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 14/03/2025
There is an #AuthenticityGap in corporate support for LGBTQ communities. When CLEAR and @mapresearch.bsky.social surveyed 2,500 LGBTQ people in 2023 they said that companies "actively" supported the LGBTQ community more than they said that companies "authentically" supported the community.
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 13/03/2025
In 2023, CLEAR and @mapresearch.bsky.social surveyed 2,500 LGBTQ adults and asked them about their financial lives. We also asked them what they thought financial companies could do to best support LGBTQ people. Here's what they said:
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 06/03/2025
Have you experienced a scam, financial fraud, or extortion on an online dating app? Share your story and help CLEAR fight scams, fraud, and abuse in online dating communities. www.research.net/r/online-dat...
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 06/03/2025
We are proud to call Boston home and to have the unflappable @mayorwu.boston.gov as our Mayor, who told lawmakers yesterday how it is in our fair city
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SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Generational poverty creates significant barriers to sexual health by limiting access to education, healthcare, and economic stability. #RootCause swopbehindbars.org/so/21PKtmjSf...
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impcts of generational poverty on Sexual Health
A Call To Action
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Center for LGBTQ Economic Advancement & Research (CLEAR) @economics.lgbt · 19/02/2025
Have you had your account on X locked, suspended, or banned because of something you posted about #ElonMusk, #DOGE, or #Trump? We want to hear from you: www.research.net/r/x-account-...
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