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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

🧵Who is opposing the Trump administration? I analysed 76 actions of the administration since inauguration and then searched for *meaningful* opposition to each. I grouped the types of opposition and considered what we can learn from both them & actions where opposition has been lacking 1/24

chart showing groups of opposition to Trump. Broad groups for lawsuits are Blue states, labour organisations, civil rights organisations, NGOs. Then there is a separate group for international rsponse and another one for non lawsuit response. A table of all actions is available here with any oppoistion highlighted: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LZN7QnbSyFfUZJG8Sn1MWpK0VnfBtb0OSyZ1jxP3xBk/edit?usp=sharing (worksheet "Actions with links")

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... This is by far the best, clearest and most realistic analysis of what we're in for that I've seen.

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The Path to American Authoritarianism

What comes after democratic breakdown.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/02/2025

When cities clear homeless encampments, workers often take people’s belongings — including important documents, survival gear and irreplaceable mementos. Over and over, people across the U.S. told ProPublica they were devastated by such losses: propub.li/3WScD3g

A notecard with the prompt, "What is something that was important to you that was taken in a sweep? How did it impact you?" The handwritten statement below says, "My momma’s ashes were displayed on my table in my tent. I came back one day — and EVERYTHING was gone, including her ashes. They were clearly labled 'In loving memory — my mom, my best friend…' and her name. Her ashes were all that I had left of her. No one stored my stuff. I called tons of places and NO ONE knew anything. It is very difficult for me still, everyday. No warning, no remorse, nothing."

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hazlexnut.bsky.social @hazlexnut.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

it’s interesting but also terrifying how selectively people are able to fall into the “common sense” rationalization for topics like trans women in sports even as they ridicule the common sense argument as applied to education/diversity, etc. how can you even convince someone in a post-truth world?

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

BREAKING: Federal lawsuit filed challenging Trump's executive order against gender-affirming medical care for those under 19, as well as the Jan. 20 EOs funding ban. The lawsuit is backed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal, Jenner & Block, and Hogan Lovells. Background: www.lawdork.com/p/trump-tran...

PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs request that the Court grant the following relief:
A. Declare that Section 3(g) of the Gender Identity Order and the Denial of Care Order
are unconstitutional and unlawful;
B. Issue temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief enjoining Agency
Defendants, including any subagencies of Defendant HHS, their employees, agents, and
successors in office and those in active concert or participation with them, from
implementing or enforcing Section 3(g) of the Gender Identity Order and the Denial of
Care Order or otherwise withholding federal funding based on the fact that a healthcare
entity provides gender affirming medical care;
C. Waive the requirement for the posting of a bond of security for the entry of
temporary and preliminary relief;
D. Award Plaintiffs their reasonable fees, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’
fees; and
E. Grant any other and further relief that this Court may deem just and proper.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/02/2025

“CDC researchers were instructed to remove references to or mentions of a list of forbidden terms: “Gender, transgender, pregnant person, pregnant people, LGBT, transsexual, non-binary, nonbinary, assigned male at birth, assigned female at birth, biologically male, biologically female.””

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