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Emily Starbuck Gerson

@emstarbuck.bsky.social
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Queer Jewish Texan in the DC area. Spouse of trans service member getting kicked out. LGBTQIA & military families advocate. Award-winning journalist. Comms director @ SpartaPride.org. Views my own.

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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
If his name is gone, why cover it up? 🧐 I saw footage of it being removed last night. Was in the area today so I stopped by to see it myself, but couldn’t. A reporter said they’d heard it was so as not to upset a certain someone on his birthday weekend. Who’s the snowflake now? #kennedycenter
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/05/2026
1/ At 17 weeks pregnant, Emily Waldorf was suddenly faced with a life-threatening situation: Her baby’s foot was dipping out of her cervix. Doctors told her the longer her cervix stayed open, the higher her risk of infection. They knew how to treat her. There was one issue … 🧵
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair wearing a reddish-brown corduroy jumpsuit.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Reporter: What do you make of Republicans saying that Virginia— AOC: Wah wah wah. We have asked Republicans for 10 years to ban partisan gerrymandering. And for 10 years, Republicans have said no. What they’re just mad at is that they have been accustomed to a Democratic Party that rolls over.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 03/11/2025
Citing a Trump order about “restoring biological truth,” the VA is making it more difficult for male veterans with breast cancer to get their care covered by the government. The disease is deadlier than for women and “notably higher among veterans,” research shows. By @ericumansky.bsky.social
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Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage
A Department of Veterans Affairs memo obtained by ProPublica erects new roadblocks to care for veterans with the rare but deadly cancer. The agency cites no new science but relies on an executive orde...
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 04/10/2025
"This group of political wizards has somehow concluded that if you just target states with Democratic senators, it will all be self-contained." www.thebulwark.com/p/a-prayer-f...
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A Prayer for Our Country
And a reminder that here on earth, ‘God's work must truly be our own.’
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
the dopes on X are screeching about bad bunny being a “foreigner” because they don’t know puerto rico is part of this country and nothing is more illustrative of this moment in history
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I’m grateful for how many celebrities have spoken out about Kimmel, threats to free speech & urging folks to cancel Disney. Now can we see that same outrage and energy about the govt’s dangerous, all-out assault on and attempted erasure of trans Americans and LGBTQ+ rights?
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/09/2025
Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them. They want us all eradicated.
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Flyer from The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project titled “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE): Background and FAQs on Need for an FBI Domestic Terrorism Designation.” The page defines “Transgender Ideology” and “TIVE,” outlining beliefs allegedly associated with them. It claims such ideology justifies violence against opponents or frames opposition as violence. The text references the alleged assassination of Charlie Kirk, urging the FBI to classify TIVE as domestic terrorism.Page 2:
Continuation of flyer with a section titled “Recent Instances of TIVE-Motivated Acts of Domestic Terrorism.” Lists multiple violent events from 2018 to 2025, attributing them to transgender ideology. Includes mugshots of two alleged attackers. Followed by a “Frequently Asked Questions and Key Terms” section, addressing whether transgender people are terrorists, comparing TIVE with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” and discussing FBI designations.
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Flyer continues with questions about Antifa and FBI terrorism classifications. States that Antifa and TIVE are separate categories. Lists ways the FBI classifies domestic terrorism and identifies typical characteristics of “TIVEs,” such as targeting Christians, mental illness, and online radicalization. Includes images: a “Trans Antifa” logo, a pink-blue-white-striped slogan image reading “Protect Their Right to Exist,” a photo of Audrey Hale with a firearm, and a close-up of a magazine with the words “Where is your God?”Page 4:
Section titled “Terminology Used by TIVE.” Defines terms including cisgender, deadnaming, Gillick competence, misgendering, “Right to Exist,” “Trans genocide,” and a phrase “You either have a live boy or dead girl, you choose.” Each is presented as terminology used in or associated with TIVE. Page layout is text-heavy, no additional graphics.
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Jonathan Lovitz @jdlovitz.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
"Hello, Angels!" Surrounded by American hero realness at the @hrc.org National Dinner. God bless our troops! 🇺🇸 🏳️‍⚧️ @breefram.bsky.social @emstarbuck.bsky.social
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The Onion @theonion.com · 12/09/2025
From ‘The Onion’ Editorial Board:
theonion.com
It Is Journalism’s Sacred Duty To Endanger The Lives Of As Many Trans People As Possible
The task of reporting is not a simple one. Each and every day, reporters and editors at publications like The Onion make difficult decisions about which issues should receive attention, knowing that o...
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
WSJ just retracted its report that the shooter’s ammo was engraved with “transgender and anti-fascist ideology.” It smelled like bullshit from the beginning, and every conservative who ran with it should be shamed into obscurity.
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 30/08/2025
Trump did this
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Iowa tonight is exactly why Republicans are redrawing their maps.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
BREAKING WSJ: The Trump White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America's 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with "Trump's interpretation of American history." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | White House to Vet Smithsonian Museums to Fit Trump’s Historical Vision
Top White House officials will scrutinize exhibitions, internal processes, collections and artist grants ahead of America’s 250th anniversary.
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Daniel Suarez @suarezmiami.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
“Sherman says he was ultimately not the official who approved the operation that took place on July 7 in MacArthur Park. It went to the Secretary of Defense for approval.” A 2 star said no, so they had to go to the Secretary of Defense. Let that sink in…. No bueno. This is how tyranny begins.
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Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...
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Sue Fulton @suefulton.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
“Two American badasses”… Decorated Air Force Master Sgt Logan Ireland denied military benefits because “Republicans care more about what’s in your pants than what’s in your heart.” Let’s make this viral! youtube.com/shorts/tAa0DUR-GcY?si=y…
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Let me tell you about Logan Ireland. #military #retirement #trump #hegseth #usaf #veterans
YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
@apnews.com: Hegseth Reposts Video on Social Media Featuring Pastors Saying Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Vote By Konstantin Toropin @ktoropin.bsky.social
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Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote
The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
If Hegseth is “proud of our history,” why has the military systematically erased the contributions of women and minorities from the DoD website and prevented any celebration of them?
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RE 🪤 @bemusedmuse.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
This is what the military is doing to trans members right now.
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MRSL @mrsl.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
I’m 55,German. We asked our Grandparents how people could ignore the atrocities committed by the Gestapo and SS. Witnessing what’s happening in the Land of the Free, the country I once loved, is shocking. Get louder before it's too late. Don't let your children ask the same same questions to you.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
V accurate summary of the MAGA devolution
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 07/07/2025
'Vacations.' The word is 'vacations.'

FAST COMPANY Article: 

While retirement typically occurs, after
completing a career and saving and investing for it, a new trend is emerging among Gen Z career professionals
called "micro-retirement." Micro-
retirements involve taking a one to two- week break from work every 12 to 18 months.
Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it's not just Gen-Z:
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Allison Raine Chapman @alli.gay · 05/07/2025
I don’t think marching with signs saying “No Concentration Camps” is going to work. We need to change tactics. You have a moral and ethical obligation to stand up against these kinds of atrocities. Now is the time to act before it gets so much worse. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
This facility’s purpose fits the classic model, and its existence points to serious dangers ahead for the country.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
So am I reading this court decision correctly? We now have 50 micronations with their own laws interpreting the U.S. Constitution wholly separate from one another? But there's one guy with private law enforcement who is immune from all punishment who can do whatever he wants in those 50 states?
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50501 South Carolina ❌️👑 📎 🐰🩵 @50501-sc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
The Army doesn’t need a parade to honor 250 years—especially while military families need food stamps and vets lack care. Want to honor soldiers? Invest the parade money in the VA, PTSD services, and our military families. Skip the optics. #SupportOurTroops #GoArmy #250yrs_NoKing
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
If anyone is reporting on the Hegseth Christian prayer service at the Pentagon and needs a copy of the email invite or the program, hit me up. An attendee I know personally shared them with me.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 20/05/2025
Absolutely insane filing. The Trump government is arguing that a law firm is a national security threat because it was part of the lawsuit against the transgender military ban. We are just STEPS away from Russia-style designating LGBTQ+ orgs "extremist and terrorist organizations"
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DOJ Says Susman Godfrey Is National Security Threat... For Giving Money To GLAD - Above the Law
Stupid, but also disturbing.
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
I’m grateful @militarydotcom.bsky.social let me pen this essay about the nightmare my wife & I are living through. She’s one of the top enlisted performers in the Air Force and we’ve built our life and future around the military. Now our own govt has turned its back on us. Here’s what it feels like.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The president has covered the Oval Office in gold, is planning a massive military parade for his birthday, and is now accepting $400,000,000 luxury planes from foreign powers as personal presents. What the fuck are we doing here?
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
JUST IN: CIA confirms that when it scanned Director Ratcliffe's phone for Signalgate messages, they were gone. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
“If the Court is unwilling to be more direct, it will surrender any power to act as a check on the other branches of government, thereby allowing authoritarianism.” apple.news/AwsoxoJ9iQm6...
apple.news
Trump Dares the Supreme Court to Do Something — The Atlantic
His administration takes a new step toward authoritarianism.
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Vet Voice Foundation @vetvoicefoundation.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Marine Corps Veteran Janessa Goldbeck, CEO of Vet Voice Foundation, is sounding the alarm: The SAVE Act would make it harder for Troops, disabled Veterans, and military families to vote—by requiring in-person proof most can’t access. This isn’t security. It’s voter suppression.
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Kayla Williams @kwilliams101.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Your tax $ IS being spent "poring over years of website postings, photos, news articles and videos to remove any mentions that 'promote diversity, equity and inclusion'” ... which could mean basically anything a junior employee thinks it means. EFFICIENCY. SAVINGS. WINNING. 🙄
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Pentagon orders new social media purge to remove diversity mentions
If the services can't remove DEI content from their platforms by March 5, they must temporarily remove all content published in the Biden administration.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
HEADS UP! We need to give this story more attention. This is the next phase - investigations of those who criticize Trump, Musk or SCOTUS. It’s already started. It is a campaign of intimidation designed to silence criticism. wapo.st/3X8d75G
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D.C. U.S. attorney probing Democrats over alleged threats, documents show
Analysts say Ed Martin’s ‘Operation Whirlwind,’ which targets statements by Democrats and others about Elon Musk and Supreme Court justices, is meant to stifle criticism.
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
"Threats to prosecute businesses for these [DEI] initiatives aren’t just legally dubious—they’re an extraordinary abuse of power." -- @omarnoureldin.bsky.social
news.bloomberglaw.com
Criminalizing Corporate DEI Skews the DOJ's Founding Mission
Former DOJ civil rights counsel Omar Noureldin says decades of legal precedent support private DEI efforts and that the Justice Department shouldn’t use its power against those fighting for fairness.
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JmRoyle #LFC #YNWA #BLM #REJOINEU @myarrse.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Should be in every newsagents window.
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This. Thank you, my brave friend, for sharing this painful experience to make a powerful point.
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Emily Starbuck Gerson @emstarbuck.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Because oligarchy has worked out so well for Russia… 😵‍💫
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