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Laurel Powell

@laurelpowell.net
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Bible college dropout. Amateur woodworker. Always fighting for trans people to get a fair shake. Director of Communications @hrc.org. Opinions mine. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Mia Murphy 🏳️‍⚧️ @miamurphy.com · 21h
Mel's got us as always bsky.app/profile/astr...
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 21h
somebody post the Sarah McBride apology form pls
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Sigmund Foid @sigmundfo.id · 29/09/2026
overhead view of a Ferrari F1 car with the caption "transgender is like Ferrari, the last few years have been rough"
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 28/09/2026
Bless me, father, for I have sinned. I cussed out a candidate after they sent me a hustle text asking me for money.
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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026
Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.
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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport
Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 28/09/2026
Baby Clementine decided to be born early. Here’s why that’s bad for Joe Biden.
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Post SZN Nope @lesleynope.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The woman carrying the baby and food in the Giants game clip that went viral has written the full story of her marriage and what happened in the stands that night. If you’ve commented or shared any of the clips you also need to read and share her story themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 24/09/2026
brb having a baby
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 24/09/2026
One thing that encourages me is that despite individual Democrats capitulating on trans rights, I think if the polling holds, we will elect the most pro-trans congress and senate in US history.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 22/09/2026
@cmzparker5.bsky.social hey, CM, quick Q: can you explain why I have not had my recycling picked up in a month, despite three 311 requests?
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He's helping to raise huge sums of money to back Senate candidates who will vote for Trump's judicial nominees, not much of a "rebuke."
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Cora Neas @corabora.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Finally, some good news: It's Fat Bear Week
kxan.com
Fat Bear Week 2026 begins: What to know, how to vote
Get ready to cast your ballot.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 21/09/2026
The Human Rights Campaign president Kelley Robinson penned a post addressing anti-trans Dems in the midterms. humanrightscampaign.substack.com/p/midterms-c...
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Midterm Candidates: When Anti-Trans Ads Hit the Air, Do the Right Thing
By Kelley Robinson, HRC President
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 22/09/2026
take this with a GIANT grain of salt because ARG isn't exactly a great outfit but this is the first poll I've seen with Trump in the 20s. americanresearchgroup.com/economy/
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Trump Job Approvals and The National Economy
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 22/09/2026
If I’m on this jury this guy is walking free
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 21/09/2026
To midterm candidates: Turning on transgender Americans is not a winning political strategy. It harms our community, legitimizes MAGA, and takes focus away from gas being $4.30 a gallon. There is a better way.
humanrightscampaign.substack.com
Midterm Candidates: When Anti-Trans Ads Hit the Air, Do the Right Thing
By Kelley Robinson, HRC President
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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nikole Hannah-Jones w/ a sobering follow-up on her decision yrs ago to enroll her daughter in a poor, majority-Black public school rather than a wealthier, whiter private school. You leave heartbroken for the kids being failed by this grossly unequal system. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...
nytimes.com
In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own? (Gift Article)
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I'll never forget an event where Tammy Baldwin — she might have still be in the House even — explained in great detail why she cared so much about getting data collection regarding the LGBTQ community into statutes affecting actions across agencies. Data is how government knows what to do.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 17/09/2026
The most common thing I hear from parents of trans youth - and I hear it every single time I do any kind of public engagement - is that they're terrified that being out as trans will ruin their kid/teen's future career or family prospects. Showing that's not true moves our fight for equality forward
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 17/09/2026
Michiganders deserve a champion who has a history of fighting for equal rights for everyone. That’s why we’re proud to endorse abdulelsayed.bsky.social, who has:
On a grey and blue paper texture background with stars and a rainbow line, white and blue text reads, “Let’s get free. Vote Equality ‘26” next to the HRC logo. A light blue stamp texture reads, “HRC Endorsed 2026.” White and yellow text reads, “Dr. Abdul El-Sayed for U.S. Senate” next to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed’s headshot.
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Bullwark @bullwark.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The only constant on this website is moderations undying resentment that a community that they feel is inferior to them are some of the most influential and respected people on their poorly coded website
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Jae @heyjaeee.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Happy birthday SOPHIE 🥲💖
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 17/09/2026
OUTBOX: Proud to endorse @peggyflanagan.bsky.social, a powerful advocate for LGBTQ+ people, for U.S. Senate.
hrc.org
Human Rights Campaign PAC Endorses Peggy Flanagan, Steadfast Defender…
HRC President Kelley Robinson: “We need Peggy Flanagan in the U.S. Senate, and we’re going to fight with everything we’ve got to send her there.”
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William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m proud to be endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign. This country was founded on the principle of freedom and equality. As extremists take aim at our civil liberties, we need leaders to fight back. I will stand with the Human Rights Campaign to fight for a better future together in Congress.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 16/09/2026
Oh AI is gonna be FUCKED in 8-10 years
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 16/09/2026
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ALT: Dmitry Lime222
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 15/09/2026
I'm going to be as clear and concise as I possibly can here. If you think Sarah McBride's presence in Congress, or her running for leadership, is anything except a net positive for our community, you are not actually advocating for trans rights or liberation. You are pissing and moaning.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 15/09/2026
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Please Disperse - Nothing to See Here
ALT: Please Disperse - Nothing to See Here
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 15/09/2026
this guy has nothing but time and owns a boat so WHY IS HE STILL DOING THIS SHIT and not floating around drinking ice cold miller lite out of an igloo cooler
thehill.com
Manchin endorses Collins in Maine Senate race
Former Sen. Joe Manchin (I-W.Va.), a prominent centrist who left the Democratic Party at the end of his Senate career, has endorsed Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), praising her as the “soul of the Se…
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Speaking for myself, I find the idea that allowing Ken Paxton of all people to become a US Senator is somehow in the best interest of trans people (or immigrants or Muslims or the country as a whole) to be self-destructive and risks further alienating trans people from our allies
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 14/09/2026
Damn I don’t think I’ve ever seen the discourse get this toxic
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 12/09/2026
Nope, we need to put a stop to this shit right now
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Aleksandra Vaca @transiticsnews.com · 10/09/2026
I’m a Texan trans kid who almost died because of Ken Paxton. The world should know what he’s done. This was very difficult for me to write, but given what's at stake, I cannot bear to stay silent about what I went through at Paxton's hands. He must not be rewarded for what he's done to trans kids.
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I’m a Texan Trans Kid Who Almost Died Because of Ken Paxton. The World Should Know What He’s Done.
Regardless of Talarico’s recent statements on trans people, Paxton cannot be rewarded for the extreme suffering he’s inflicted on me and tens of thousands of Texan trans kids.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 12/09/2026
Our first yoked Senator
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 12/09/2026
I am deeply concerned that labeling some candidates as anti-trans for holding a few positions that we vehemently disagree with will create the very permission structure that will let them go the rest of the way in pursuit of winning an election.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 09/09/2026
*makes eye contact with camera*
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 09/09/2026
ken paxton channeling edie waiting for the egg man in pink flamingos
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Ramiro Sarmiento @ramirosays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Trump and the GOP in Dallas for the next two days.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 09/09/2026
Elon Musk is scapegoating LGBTQ+ Americans to distract voters from the cuts he made and the chaos he has caused with the support of MAGA politicians.
Elon Musk is trying to fool voters with anti-LGBTQ+ political advertising.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 09/09/2026
Outbox: Elon Musk is spending huge amounts of his own money to gin up anti-trans sentiment. Again. Again.
hrc.org
Elon Musk Back to Meddling in American Elections, Unleashing…
“Elon Musk is scapegoating LGBTQ+ Americans to distract voters from the cuts he made and the chaos he has caused,"  said HRC National Press Secretary…
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 09/09/2026
"At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus."
wsj.com
Exclusive | Anthropic Researcher Quits Over ‘Out-of-Control’ AI Fears
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.
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Human Rights Campaign @hrc.org · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: HRC-endorsed Rep. Chris Pappas has won New Hampshire’s Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate. If elected in November, @chrispappasnh.bsky.social would become the first openly gay man to serve in the Senate.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 08/09/2026
so THAT was a lie
Microsoft service health status page saying their apps aren't currently broken
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Frederick M @mfrederickm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“trans rights are AI rights“ may be the most dehumanising thing i ever heard about trans people on this website Thanks dont compare my rights due to my humanity with the bullshit you want for the slop machine please
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 03/09/2026
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.
theverge.com
There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series
You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.
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Laurel Powell @laurelpowell.net · 02/09/2026
The Saline County Library was a lifeline for me when I was a kid growing up in Benton. I'm glad this librarian fought for a settlement & sad she's not still on the job.
advocate.com
Arkansas county fired this librarian for opposing LGBTQ+ book censorship. Now it must pay $275K
Patty Hector said there was nothing illegal about LGBTQ+ content in children's books.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
They won't start with banning birth control. First they'll lie about it. Then dictate who can prescribe it, use it, fund it, in what forms, and for how long. Suddenly, your doctor won't call you back. I know this is what they'll do because it's what they're doing to transgender healthcare right now.
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