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Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

mcbride wants to trade trans rights for a leadership position this is fucking insane but it's not like we didn't warn you

September 14, 2026

Dear Colleague,

I write today, humbly, to ask for your support and your vote for me to be one of the next Co-Chairs of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. I am in awe of our caucus and want to contribute what I can to make sure we hit the ground running with a unified message in the 120th Congress.

Since before I was sworn in, I have been grounded by and grateful for the genuine support members of this caucus show for one another. I have been moved by the mentorship, the friendship, and the simple sense of community I have witnessed through the highs and lows of serving in this chamber. We have all been through a great deal this term, and what I have taken from it is that our collective strength is precisely what will win us the majority and allow us to pass an agenda that makes life more affordable for the people we represent.

As we defend and deliver for our constituents in an increasingly complex media environment, our diverse caucus will need an exceptional communications and messaging operation. Before I was elected to office, communications was my profession. I directed national media engagement for the Human Rights Campaign during a period when the equality movement was arguably at its most effective. At that time, we were winning fights by earning public support through effective persuasion. We didn't shame those who disagreed with us. We welcomed them into a conversation about where we agreed and found common ground to build upon.

Since joining this caucus, I have worked to facilitate conversations on issues where we haven't all agreed, and where members in very different districts needed substantively different messages to effectively communicate with their constituents. I never asked a colleague to use a message that didn't fit their district, while also standing firm in our shared principles and what we were trying to accomplish together. That experience reinforced something critical: a big-tent party can hold both…

Three things I would focus on as a DPCC Co-Chair:

Tailored messaging guidance. I would expand the DPCC's tailored messaging program so that guidance reflects the district you represent. We can be entirely consistent in our values while giving members materially different tools. And, in doing so, we should provide you with the research and data that informs our recommendations.

Competing in every medium. I would build out real new media and podcast support for members who are strong in longer-form conversation. Not only staff training, but practical nuts and bolts: identifying shows and livestreams that reach the demographics you need, explaining how a podcast pitch differs from a pitch to a print reporter, and helping land individual bookings.

Making district work national. You host remarkable events at home, and home turf is where members are most authentic. Far more national reporters, podcasters, and creators would embed with you for a day, or for a single event, than most of us expect. I would like to make that a routine service rather than a lucky break.

I would be grateful for your support, and I'd welcome the chance to hear what you need from the DPCC, whether or not you're able to support me. Please reach out to me directly, or to my Chief of Staff, Roddy Flynn, at 302-897-7199.

With gratitude,

Sarah McBride Member of Congress

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Nelle from the Leftist Cooks (She/Her) @neillyleftistcook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The quotes and replies to this from UK trans people are really quite sobering and sad. It's honestly inspiring me to be particularly loud and big and me where I am, in an urban and relatively safe feeling bit of Ireland.

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Without History @withouthistoryband.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

As long as we are still talking to each other and there are still spaces newly out trans folk can access they've already lost. What it will take for them to win now is mass violence. Which is possible yes, but I don't think they have it in them.

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Alex P. 👹 @saddestrobots.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

that's the thing, really: anti-trans sports panic is an absurd fantasy that persists, in part, because it's built on top of a different, near-equally-absurd fantasy

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Dr Matt Lodder @mattlodder.com · 14/09/2026

In case anyone was still in any doubt that trans people have always existed, here's a delightful account of a trans man called Emanuel from 1634. The author even gets the pronouns right! [There are a few more...]

Of the changing of Sexe,

Matus Lufitanus reports that in the village Esquina, there was a maid named Maria Pateca, who at the appointed age for her courses to flow, had in stead of them a mans yard, lying before that time hid and covered, so that of a woman she became a man, and therefore laying aside her woman's habit, was clothed in mans, and changing her name, was Called Emmanuel ; who when he had got much wealth by many and great negotiations and commerce in India, returned to his country and married a wife, but Lusitanus said he did not certainly know whether he had any children, but that he was certain he remained always beardless.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/09/2026

Got my updated COVID and flu shots today because I prefer not dying and also fuck RFK jr and this whole willfully ignorant and malicious administration.

Two bandaids, one for my COVID shot and one for the flu. I didn't know which is which, I didn't look.

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're all clear that the data centers are so AI can process the flock and axon camera data so the cops can prove you did whatever they want you to have done, right? The bad posters, the bad writing, and the clumsy chatbot interactions will be just a relatively fragrant smidgen in comparison.

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 19/07/2026

My pre-write turned out to be 70% a. CDC's comms have been wildly irresponsible; b. If I couldn't prove lettuce is not from Taylor Farms, I wouldn't eat it; c. Taylor Farms gave MAGA Inc. $1M USD less than a week after FDA postponed food traceability rules. www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

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Cyclospora Outbreak: Weekend Update | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

Q: Do we know what is causing the cyclospora outbreak? Taylor Foods iceberg lettuce has been identified as a cause. (At this point, Taylor F

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 18/07/2026

JK Rowling paid for this woman's legal challenge because she spoke at a fascist rally headed by Kelly Jay-Keen, the same woman calling for mass deportation of Muslims.

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Nelle from the Leftist Cooks (She/Her) @neillyleftistcook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

We must protect women and children from monsters like the Tates and from the opportunist bigots they bankroll. The Irish anti-immigration movement is funded and fueled by unrepentant rapists pass it on.

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Illoumalnati @illoumalnati.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The Internet is awash this week in "did you know this movie/show/book is an adaptation of The Odyssey?" articles, and it's like yeah man, classic literature and myth is the roux you make a lotta different sauces from

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Them Fatale, @mxthemfatale.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

BBC burying the lede here until paragraph 3 - JKR bankrolled this and LOST. I repeat - JKR bankrolled this lawfare against the Belfast Film Festival and... LOST. It can be done! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tribunal rules woman not unlawfully discriminated against over beliefs

Sara Morrison claimed she was forced out of her job at Belfast Film Festival for her views on sex and gender.

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ahahahahahahahahhaahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 26/04/2026

Hello to the FBI/Secret Service/NSA people now monitoring this account because apparently the attempted shooter liked a few of my posts in the last month, here's a picture of my cat to get you started

Smudge, who, while all cats are inherently anarchists, is shocked and appalled at the idea of assassination

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Dracophious @dracophious.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

So as im scrolling through sky i realize its Uber quiet in the house, the dogs (who normally are hyper at this time of day) so I begin to check the house and this us what I encounter Ginger somehow got into the kitten kennel and was being a good babysitter bc momma cat was in the other room...

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(｡ゝω・｡)ゞ carina! 🇨🇦 @ultimaaa.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Hung out with some cuties today. :)

Me with a white sugar glider on my shoulder. Her name is Nebula.

A wallaby with a baby (!!!) in her pouch

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Lamont A. Turner @lamontaturner.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Lunchtime for Abe. Today he gets some bellpeppers with calcium powder. #tortoise #sulcata #reptiles

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baked tofu @woosannie.atiny.social · 25/04/2026

are you good

my cat lulu (medium hair tortoise shell) staring into your soul with big green eyes

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Anything I could say right now is probably illegal, so I'm reposting a bunch of cute animals. You're welcome for my service to the country. Or at least the tiny subset of the sky that is as disgusted as I am and might see them instead of whatever passes for 'news'

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ScAaron feat. Hellson the dog 👻 @crabbycrab.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Anyway here's a picture of my dog:

Nelson the black and brown super mutt resting his head on an off-white sofa looking intently at the camera.

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Luca Migo @victinibcn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Bear cub looking for momma bear 🐻🥹💙

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Dog having the Time of his Life 😃

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/04/2026

This is Geoff. He's lucky to be in a household that values sleepiness over cleanliness. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (TT: sarahmeyers14)

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Today marks the one year anniversary of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre's death. The survivors aren't going anywhere. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Virginia Giuffre Set Something In Motion That Can't Be Stopped

A Sad Anniversary

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Oh the fanart for this is going to be 😘

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Bet Buddy helps with the dishes more than Grandpa did

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Sandy Ernest Allen @sandyernestallen.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

some publication should let me write a column on masculinity, just saying aloud into the void here

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Atrios @eschatonblog.com · 21/04/2026

soon our big beautiful navy boats will be filled with people dying from old timey diseases you never even heard of

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I love it when Ra is conciliating the Two Lords for me Now kiss

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 21/04/2026

This is just horrific. The gender critical movement along with the British press bullied her out of her job at the NHS and now they doxed her after she fled the country and are continuing the harassment and defamation. These people are absolute monsters.

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Eva @isthiseva.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Happy Asexuality Awareness Day! Past me would've been so stoked to know that I'd get to make covers for some amazing books with ace themes and characters. Lost Talent by @matthewspalmer.bsky.social The Chronicles of Nerezia by @clh2oars.bsky.social Help Wanted by @mixeduppainter.bsky.social

Book cover for Lost Talent by M.S. Palmer, featuring two young women poised side by side as they channel magic. The one on the left has brown skin and long black hair and is holding a stave, while the other one is white with curly red hair and is channeling magic through a ring. The cover is mainly in the ace flag hues.

A book cover for Awakenings, The Chronicles of Nerezia – 1 by Claudie Arseneault. The cover shows three figures on a sandy road in the middle of a red desert, facing away from the viewer as they look up at a domed city atop a red cliff in the distance. The three figures consist of one person in a tattered cloak, another with curly blond hair and a yellow tunic and armour, and a lizard person in a jumpsuit and goggles. Their vehicle, a cyan wagon with numerous pipes running along it, is in the foreground, partially cropped out of view. The colours are bright and vibrant, with orange and pink as the predominant tones.

An illustrated book cover for Help Wanted by J. Emery. The cover features a harassed-looking raven sitting upon an open book on a desk. Behind the raven the desktop is strewn with several several sheets of paper, stacks of books, a smoking candle, and stray feathers. The title is included inside speech bubble coming from the raven.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Me, joking: I can’t believe we chose “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally” Conservatives, dead serious: it was a tough choice, but I’m glad we picked “destroying the economy” and “losing wars” over “being nice to trans people occasionally”

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spray cheese hog @notyourspraycheese.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

my favorite is that they act like trans people just popped up in 2015 or something. like dude we’ve been here this whole time. transphobia is worse now than when I started transitioning in 2004. people were way more patient and understanding it seems like. idk what happened but the cis went nuts

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Reverend M. Kintsugi @kintsugighost.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

FIRE and orgs like them assist in the social murder of gender diverse people by equating their very existence with "expression" which can be policed. Then they equal that to one's liberty with the "right" to spew lies and bigotry. When academics saw through this, they became violently reactive.

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Reverend M. Kintsugi @kintsugighost.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

"I never saw anything become as remotely radioactive..." They advocated for the removal of the civil rights and PERSONHOOD of a group of people that have been proven to exist beside humanity since humans came out of the caves. When told they were advocating for pseudoscience, they doubled down.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 06/04/2026

Here's the CEO of @thefireorg.bsky.social being extremely transphobic. Which side is the one criminalizing care and research? Which side is the one defunding all research? Which side is purging dissent? It ain't trans people. These people were asked not to be transphobic and they lost their minds.

A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Greg Lukianoff (@glukianoff) that reads: "In my career defending academic freedom and free speech, I never saw anything become as immediately radioactive as views that ran counter to the narrative on trans issues. Papers were retracted, compelled speech was treated as normal, and people were canceled for saying things that would have sounded like common sense just a few years earlier. It seemed to become a kind of secular blasphemy overnight. And usually, that is a sign that the true believers know, at some level, that they are on shaky ground."
Below the text is a tag for "@hoovlet" and a quote post from Timur Kuran (@timurkuran) dated Apr 5, which reads: "The promoters of 'gender-affirming care' tried to quash scientific debate on its effects through name-calling and by designating as 'settled science' the claim that it improves the mental health of dysphoric kids. It’s now clear why they feared open scientific ..."
The bottom of the image shows the timestamp 11:06 AM • Apr 5, 2026, and 393.6K Views.

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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Sorry to be Radical Left but I don't think we should put people who haven't committed a crime, and aren't even accused of committing a crime, into any sort of "Detention"

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

I think collectively, we at least partially wanted the child at the Super Bowl to be Liam because the little boy on stage looked happy and healthy and our hearts want so badly to think these children can somehow magically recover from the evils our government is doing.

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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Part 3: "The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous year told a different story. This massive, messy dataset was brimming with increasingly vile headlines that only seemed to metastasize with time. ... two years later we know how the story turns out."

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Welcome to the anti-trans outrage factory — Jessica Kant

When I first wrote Anatomy of a moral panic in February 2024, I had only a faint glimmer of what was to come.The astronomical rise in stories about trans people that I’d collected over the previous ye...

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gnomic heresy @gnomicheresy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

They wouldn't understand what it meant if it was in English anyway

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Abigail Thorn @theabigailthorn.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

They always say we “face challenges” but that sanitises it so much; the challenge is discrimination *by them*

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