Reposted by Sharita GrubergChristopher Julian @chrisajulian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I reanalyzed the CDC data behind the LGB “free fall” headline. It rests on a change in bisexual identification among one grade, in one wave, of one survey. Gay or lesbian identification did not change significantly. Calling it a "free fall" is sensational and just gives bad actors talking points. 421488580
Reposted by Sharita GrubergHamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The most important political task in America is clawing back wealth from the very rich. The most important ballot measure in America is the California billionaire tax. Oligarchy is at the front door. Time to stop fucking around. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/the-war-ag...hamiltonnolan.comThe War Against Accumulated CapitalEither pass wealth taxes or learn to love digital feudalism. 530384
Reposted by Sharita GrubergSusan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 07/10/2026The anti-abortion and anti-trans playbooks converge once again: First, get courts to bless state bans, then come for other states' protections www.autonomynews.co/three-states... 111150
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Trump’s EEOC chair shared a batshit story on the other site and now I’m down the rabbit hole of white supremacist bloggers pivoting to anti-trans propaganda and of course white supremacism is at the root of the right’s anti-trans and pronatalist narratives truthout.org/articles/the...truthout.orgThe Anti-Trans Panic Is Rooted in White Supremacist IdeologyGender-affirming care poses a challenge to the reproductive imperative imposed by white supremacy. 010
Reposted by Sharita GrubergProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9660863483
Reposted by Sharita GrubergAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 05/10/2026A new IWPR report confirms that college-educated Black women are more likely to lead in government than in companies. Which is why the DOGE cuts that slashed federal jobs have been particularly devastating for college-educated Black women. #blacksky 3345128
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Why does Congress need to act? Bc millions lack access to a single paid day off of work and nearly 73 million workers live in states that block localities from passing paid sick and safe days nationalpartnership.org/report/nearl...nationalpartnership.orgNearly 73 Million Workers Live in States That Block Local Communities from Making Progress on Paid Sick Days | National Partnership for Women & FamiliesLawmakers in 18 states across the country – the majority of which are in the South – fail to guarantee that workers can earn paid sick days, and at the same time block local governments from setting t... 012
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This year, VA became the first southern state to provide safe leave to all employees allowing workers who are survivors (or family inc chosen) to relocate, get medical care or counseling, seek legal aid etc without losing pay. We need safe leave nationwide nationalpartnership.org/wp-content/u...nationalpartnership.org 110
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026🚨🚨🚨 “Black women’s unemployment rate jumped dramatically from 5.6 percent in August to 6.8 percent in September, driven by more Black women joining the labor market but not being able to find work.” #numbersday #jobsday nationalpartnership.org/women-worker...nationalpartnership.orgWomen workers are suffering under the Trump economy – and they know it | National Partnership for Women & FamiliesNearly two years into Trump's second term, a smaller share of women work and their approval of his economic policies are near record lows. 065
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Lawyers, when did you first realize just how many of your classmates committed SA or minimized it and that some of these men would become the prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges handling these cases? 010
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Why is the idea of men holding each other accountable so funny??? After my SA in undergrad I was in student gov and asked the athletics director to partner with us on creating a culture of bystander intervention and he laughed at me. 030
Reposted by Sharita GrubergLeah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026SO excited to see the launch of The Propaganda Playbook - this is a critical resource for everyone and it's coming at exactly the moment we need it. Check it out! propagandaplaybook.orgpropagandaplaybook.orgThe Propaganda Playbook | Onyx ImpactA practical guide to identifying, verifying, and responding to political propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation in the digital age. 310351
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The horror. What is wrong with these guys??? Oh yeah they are rapists 0141
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Been thinking about when my 100+ law school crim class covered sex crimes and dozens of men spent the hour arguing with the professor bc they believed the US code definition of rape was unfair. That day, the handful of women in the class realized just how many of our classmates had raped someone. 316239
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“The reality is that we’ve largely retreated from the fight against sexism and we’re actually going backwards. And thus, many of our young men feel entitled to their classmates’ bodies.” It’s devastating to see the nation regress on sexual violence losingmymanners.substack.com/p/cornell-is...losingmymanners.substack.comCornell is Not an OutlierThe Harsh Truths About Campus Sexual Assault 031
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tomorrow the Trump admin is publishing a new rule rewriting campus sexual assault protections to remove mention of LGBTQ students. As usual, attacking trans people for existing instead of doing anything to actually protect students from sexual violence nwlc.org/press-releas...nwlc.orgNWLC Warns Dept. of Education’s Title IX Rule Erodes Protections for Student Survivors - National Women's Law CenterWASHINGTON D.C., – Today the Department of Education issued a rule formally reviving the 2020 Title IX rule, which significantly weakens protections against sexual harassment in education. The Depart... 021
Reposted by Sharita GrubergDaniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 24/09/2026I don't have time to write more, but ICE is working to remove people to third countries in violation of D.V.D. v. DHS. I've been up since 5:20 A.M. working with two other attorneys to prevent our client from being shipped out. If you rep someone at risk of third country removal, check on them NOW 2722971004
Reposted by Sharita GrubergKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 23/09/2026your favorite bar can't be a safe environment for revolutionary praxis if it goes out of business 923015
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I may have looked up strollers on purpose to make the algorithm only give me ads for things that I don’t want 030
Reposted by Sharita GrubergWIRED @wired.com · 21/09/2026WIRED asked 634 women what they really think about working in tech. They told us about harassment, bias, unequal treatment, and the everyday indignities that still shape life in the industry. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/women-... 641685639
Reposted by Sharita GrubergAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845982953
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 19/09/2026From the US to Israel, targeting children is intentional 120
Reposted by Sharita GrubergSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026They are all terrible, but Stephen Miller is determined to be impressively evil.theguardian.comTrump ally Stephen Miller leads sweeping push to accelerate removal of migrant childrenExclusive: key White House loyalist orchestrating multi-agency effort condemned by critics as cruel and racist 661086248
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026laws that were more supportive of employees taking sick leave, not surveillance, were associated with an adjusted 22% decrease in foodborne illness rates pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govAssociation of Paid Sick Leave Laws on Foodborne Illness RatesPrevious studies suggest an association between paid sick leave (PSL) and better population health, including fewer infectious disease outbreaks and nosocomial gastrointestinal disease. Yet few studie... 001
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 18/09/202640% of foodborne illness outbreaks come from sick workers. Paid sick days are proven to stop this www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...cdc.govFoodborne Illness Outbreaks at Retail Food ...NEARS collects data on environmental characteristics of U.S. retail food establishments with foodborne illness outbreaks. 101
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026There is no scientific evidence that paying Palantir a boatload of money to surveil workers combats food poisoning but there is ample evidence giving workers paid sick days does www.wired.com/story/chipot...wired.comChipotle Is Working With Palantir to Track Food Safety RisksThe burrito chain has enlisted Palantir for a platform that monitors pest incidents, employee illnesses, and other factors. The partnership comes after a nightmare summer for food safety across the US... 111
Reposted by Sharita GrubergWomen Employed @womenemployed.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For every $1 paid to white, non-Hispanic men, NHPI women earn as little as 59¢. Disaggregated data identifies discrimination & deepens equity. We need policies that protect NHPI women & close the wage gap. #NHPIWomensEqualPayDay #EqualPay #PayGap #Vote2026 #EPCC #GOTV #NationalVoterRegistrationDay 011
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026EEOC chair going all in on great replacement conspiracy theory with support from the vice president. Abhorrent racist rhetoric from the agency tasked with enforcing workplace civil rights x.com/JDVance/stat...x.com 110
Reposted by Sharita GrubergJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 12/09/2026From my convo with @adambonica.bsky.social Osita Nwanevu for @bostonreview.bsky.social, right before this latest round of conflict over the Democratic Party's position on trans rights www.bostonreview.net/articles/whi... 35122
Reposted by Sharita GrubergChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026NEW: The first deportation of the constitutionally suspect Alien Terrorist Removal Court happened weeks ago, following a secret plea deal. DOJ told the public about the deportation on 9/11 — a choice that tells us much about where 9/11 took the U.S. and where we are now. Today, at Law Dork:lawdork.comThe first deportation of the constitutionally suspect Alien Terrorist Removal Court happened weeks ago, following a secret plea dealDOJ told the public about the deportation weeks later, on September 11 — a choice that tells us much about where 9/11 took the United States and where we are now. 222299
Reposted by Sharita GrubergMike Konczal @mtkonczal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026No matter how much they try, conservatives can't deliever on their male breadwinner economy. New post. Industries that already employ women are growing faster, indeed they are the only thing growing overall and still the majority effect since November. newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/why-are-wo...newsletter.mikekonczal.comWhy Are Women Over 100% of Jobs Gained Under Trump’s Second Term?All their effort at a gender vibe shift is in service of a plan that is failing on its own terms. 8488133
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Deep dive into how the Trump admin has weakened the school-to-work pipeline for disabled students preparing for adulthood nationalpartnership.org/report/trump...nationalpartnership.orgThe Trump Administration Is Weakening the School-to-Work Pipeline for Disabled Students | National Partnership for Women & FamiliesThis brief examines how the Trump administration's restructuring of key disability programs affects the systems that prepare disabled students for adulthood and, ultimately, employment and long-term e... 032
Reposted by Sharita GrubergOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Former Trump labor chief shows why Democrats should never play ball www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...dailykos.comFormer Trump labor chief shows why Democrats should never play ballNew revelations about Lori Chavez-DeRemer underline the perils of aiding and abetting President Donald Trump. 04816
Reposted by Sharita GrubergCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/09/2026(NBC News) — It is now the least rewarding time to be a worker in the U.S. economy since the government started keeping track. @nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com/business/eco... 383129915474
Reposted by Sharita GrubergSharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Americans do the equivalent of $1 trillion in unpaid care work every year and need gov supports, but pitting single working moms against married stay at home moms is not the support anyone needs nationalpartnership.org/americans-un...nationalpartnership.orgAmericans' Unpaid Caregiving is Worth More Than $1 Trillion Each YearCaregiving is essential work that our families and communities depend on – and the economic impact of this labor is enormous. Americans’ unpaid care is valued at more than $1.1 trillion a year – and w... 011
Reposted by Sharita GrubergSharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They want to take child care $$ away from low-income single working moms and giving it to stay at home moms, but only if they are married. We need more supports for all caregivers but taking child care assistance away from struggling moms just to advance Vance’s social engineering goals is cruel 48048
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Americans do the equivalent of $1 trillion in unpaid care work every year and need gov supports, but pitting single working moms against married stay at home moms is not the support anyone needs nationalpartnership.org/americans-un...nationalpartnership.orgAmericans' Unpaid Caregiving is Worth More Than $1 Trillion Each YearCaregiving is essential work that our families and communities depend on – and the economic impact of this labor is enormous. Americans’ unpaid care is valued at more than $1.1 trillion a year – and w... 011
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026They want to take child care $$ away from low-income single working moms and giving it to stay at home moms, but only if they are married. We need more supports for all caregivers but taking child care assistance away from struggling moms just to advance Vance’s social engineering goals is cruel 48048
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026For every $100 US foundations donated in 2024, only 3 cents went to trans communities. That same year, right-wing groups spent nearly $215 million in television ads attacking trans people www.them.us/news/trans-r...them.usTrans Leader Sounds Alarm About “Near Complete Exodus” of Philanthropy From MovementShelby Chestnut, the executive director of the Transgender Law Center, says that the “dollars barely trickle in.” 072
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Trump and his appointees are trying to play Calvinball with civil rights, but Bostock remains the law of the land. You still have the right to pursue your claim in court, no matter what Trump’s EEOC chair says 095
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🚨Trump’s EEOC chair is currently trying to strip federal employees of their rights! Comment before 9/28 and help us build the record to win the future fight to restore these rights 💪 www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...federalregister.govFederal Sector Equal Employment OpportunityThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposes revising Federal sector EEO complaint rules to streamline processing, improve effectiveness, and implement the Cummings Act. The rule would ... 010
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Restoring robust civil rights enforcement must be a core part of any future efforts to reverse the Trump admin’s rampant corruption nationalpartnership.org/news_post/ad...nationalpartnership.orgAdvocates Release New Report Urging Congress To Restore Federal Contractor Employees’ Rights After Trump's Rescission of E.O. 11246 | National Partnership for Women & FamiliesToday, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Equal Rights Advocates, and the 75 Million Project issued recommendations for Congress to restore and strengthen critical anti-discrimination and ... 010
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“It’s like they’re selling an insurance policy against EEOC investigations” 02518
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Also, we won’t charge you under future rules doesn’t sound like something the EEOC even has authority to agree to. 1102
Sharita Gruberg @gruberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Never before heard of the former president of an org going into government and then granting their former employer future immunity from enforcement of civil rights laws. The Trump admin’s corruption is next level theintercept.com/2026/09/01/c...theintercept.comChristian Employers Can Now Discriminate Against Trans PeopleA settlement with the Christian Employers Alliance blocks the EEOC from ever investigating the group’s members for gender identity discrimination. 14327