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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Tennessee’s law expressly classifies on the basis of sex
and transgender status, so the Constitution and settled
precedent require the Court to subject it to intermediate
scrutiny. The majority contorts logic and precedent to say
otherwise, inexplicably declaring it must uphold Tennessee’s categorical ban on lifesaving medical treatment so
long as “‘any reasonably conceivable state of facts’” might
justify it. Ante, at 21. Thus, the majority subjects a law
that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review. By retreating from meaningful judicial
review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons
transgender children and their families to political whims.
In sadness, I dissent.

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

The violence that peaceful protestors in Los Angeles have endured is unconstitutional. Protesters have the right to peacefully challenge unjust actions of the administration, and it’s up to local & state officials to uphold their rights and keep them protected.

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal." That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.

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Center for Reproductive Rights @reprorights.org · 16/06/2025

Political violence has no place in a functioning democracy! This weekend, an extremist in Minnesota shot and killed a state legislator and wounded another, both who have been staunch supporters of social justice, including abortion rights.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 14/06/2025

The political assassination of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, the political prosecution of a federal judge in Wisconsin, political violence against Democratic mayors and Congresspeople in New Jersey, the state violence against Congresspeople in Los Angeles are all part of the same phenomenon.

dailybulletin.com

Inland Rep. Norma Torres says she was hospitalized after ‘chemical agents’ used on Congress members

The Pomona Democrat says it occurred Saturday, June 7, during a visit to the Roybal Federal Building in downtown L.A.

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American Bar Association @americanbar.org · 16/06/2025

The American Bar Association filed a lawsuit today to halt government intimidation of lawyers and law firms. Learn more: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Over the next 8 days, you won't be able to turn on your TV, check your mail or watch a YouTube video without seeing a lie about our campaign. But we have the people. And the only thing more powerful than all this billionaire cash are New Yorkers talking to their neighbors.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 16/06/2025

“They would call in an extraction team and have them drag me out of the cell and use violence to forcibly cut my hair. They would shove me down into the wall or into the ground. One sergeant took the clippers himself because the inmate barber refused to have anything to do with this.“

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What Being Trans in Prison Is Really Like

Amid a wave of anti-trans legislation, and the violence that often follows, four people share their experiences in the criminal justice system.

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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Mike Johnson said that the movement for Palestinian liberation “puts a bounty on the heads of peace-loving Jewish Americans.” Here are three reasons why this rhetoric is incredibly dangerous for American Jews (and all Americans). 🧵

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 13/06/2025

“None of the women I met at the halfway house could cite positive past relationships with men, yet all were encouraged to pursue reentry plans that involved men.”

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How Post-Prison Reentry Programs Fail Queer Women

Having a man counts as a plan in some reentry programs.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Last night, @bradlander.bsky.social and I exposed Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace on the debate stage. With early voting starting tomorrow, we're cross-endorsing to defeat the ex-Gov. and win a city everyone can afford. Rank Brad #2!

nytimes.com

Mamdani and Lander Will Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

This Saturday, June 14th, join one of the 1,800+ No Kings protests across the country. While Trump celebrates his birthday with a military parade in D.C. like a wannabe king, we'll be joining together to uphold our democracy and protect our rights! @indivisible.org #NoKingsDay

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gina-version2.bsky.social @gina-version2.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

From supporting right to counsel in housing court to congestion pricing, @marklevinenyc.bsky.social has always been a forceful and efficient advocate for New Yorkers' access to affordable housing. I'm hopeful he can do even bigger and better things as NYC's next comptroller!

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Mark D. Levine @marklevinenyc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

NEW: Average rents in Manhattan have just reached another astounding high. Now at $5,348/month. Breakdown: * Studios: $3,537 * 1 bed: $4,643 * 2 bed: $6,321 * 3 bed: $9,694 It's more clear than ever: We desperately need to address the housing affordability crisis in NYC.

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