leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026You don't need to use the c word to insult somebody 120
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialBolts @boltsmag.org · 27/09/2026INDY Week reports on North Carolina judges choosing to flag defendants for ICE:indyweek.comDurham Judicial Officials Are Unnecessarily Putting People on ICE's Radar for Low-Level CrimesDurham judicial officials flagged people for citizenship checks when they didn’t need to, landing some in ICE custody, INDY found. 24821
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 27/09/2026@rikiwilchins.bsky.social With Reps in battleground states running on trans issues, CNN poll finds once again that it runs dead last in voters' concerns after elections, crime, tariffs, etc. Good for them for finally positing a question other pollsters still ignore. [Live screen grab] 18924
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialTransgender World @transgenderreport.com · 24/09/2026‘Honor your oath’: Hundreds confront NYU Langone hospital over caving to Trump on trans healthcare www.advocate.com/hea... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA advocate.com‘Honor your oath’: Hundreds confront NYU Langone hospital over caving to Trump on trans healthcareParents and advocates rallied outside the hospital after it agreed to pay $8.5 million and keep gender-affirming care closed to minors under a deal with the federal government. 12910
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialInfobae @infobae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Activistas trans se inyectan hormonas en la puerta de NYU Langone tras el pacto de USD 8,5 millones que frenó los tratamientos a menoresdlvr.itActivistas trans se inyectan hormonas en la puerta de NYU Langone tras el pacto de USD 8,5 millones que frenó los tratamientos a menoresCientos de personas se manifestaron el martes frente al hospital de Manhattan después de que la institución acordara con el Departamento de Justicia suspender la atención de afirmación de género para pacientes de menos de 19 años 011
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialAssigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 24/09/2026Protestors and trans youth gathered on Tuesday to picket NYU Langone for sacrificing their gender-affirming care to appease the DoJ. @valorievandieman.bsky.social brings you the story here!assignedmedia.org“I’ve Had to Accept This Cruelty as Just Like Normal” - Assigned MediaProtestors gather in New York City to picket NYU Langone, the latest hospital to settle with the Department of Justice and cut off gender-affirming care. 118059
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I so regret donating to Talarico after the Colbert interview 060
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NEW ESSAY on last week's deluge of Dems embracing anti-trans positions. let's stop fixating on trans ppl & instead recognize that Dems have a cisgender problem. pls share! Medium (friend link): juliaserano.medium.com/on-democrats... & Substack (no paywall): juliaserano.substack.com/p/on-democra...juliaserano.medium.comOn Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Adsand more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses 231326553
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Yours is the only good news on my timeline 000
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialFight For A Union @fightforaunion.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Target reported $1.88B in net income, pumped up by $1B in tariff refunds that WE paid for. Will customers see a dime back? No. Will workers get real raises? No. Target sure found $518M for cash dividends and still has $8.3B in authorized buybacks on the table though. 5453152
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I keep thinking it's "Third Wave" and I definitely don't want to join them! 110
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 19/08/2026Anti-trans activists are in uproar in North Carolina. Why? Because an elementary school has hired a trans teacher. Anti-trans activists and Republican elected officials are demanding gendered dress codes for school employees, and for the teacher to be fired. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comAnti-Trans Activists In Uproar Over Trans Music Teacher In North Carolina, Propose Gender Dress Code For School EmployeesFar-right activists have flooded a local school board in North Carolina for hiring a transgender teacher. 30699199
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialThe Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 19/08/2026If you'd like and are able to support the worker-owned and democratic economy, there's a directory that helps make searching for products easier. workerowned.info Thank you to @iesai.bsky.social for building it.workerowned.infoMarket Place | Shop worker owned online stores for apparel, home goods, food and moreBrowse worker owned online stores by category or search 3,500+ products from cooperatives and employee-owned companies. 03522
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialMike Hoerger, PhD, MSCR, MBA @michael-hoerger.bsky.social · 16/08/2026🚨BREAKING 🦠 On Friday, the US CDC arbitrarily shifted higher COVlD levels into lower categories depicted with cooler colors. Much of what was Very High is now "High." What was High is now "Moderate" or "Low." Low is "Very Low." 1/ 22916607
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialDavid Sirota @davidsirota.com · 17/08/2026🚨NEW: Hakeem Jeffries declared his opposition to Medicare For All 72 hours after a Yale study shows it would save 100,000 lives & $1 trillion. Context: Jeffries raked in $391k from health PACs in 2026 & faced no primary pressure to hold the line on Dem priorities because a primary was blocked.levernews.comHakeem Jeffries’ Betrayal Shows Why Democratic Voters Are So EnragedHouse Dems’ leader declared his opposition to Medicare For All on the same day a new poll shows almost all Democratic voters support it. 1041366564
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.social50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Really just throwing shit at the wall now aren’t ya @thebulwark.com 59850100
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 15/08/2026“Fascism works not only by the passage of arbitrary, dehumanizing laws but also by the arbitrary, dehumanizing enforcement of the laws.” A deeply and sensitively reported piece by M. Gessen about how “soft fascism” is being operationalized against trans people—gift link:nytimes.comOpinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)Is Kansas just the beginning? 08642
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialGautam Hans @gshans.bsky.social · 16/08/2026This devastating reported opinion piece from M. Gessen is absolutely required reading. What a disaster — morally, legally, practically — that reflects on how far this country has sunk. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/o...nytimes.comOpinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us AllIs Kansas just the beginning? 031
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialTeddy Wilson @reportbywilson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026"In sum, the documents show that local, state, and federal law enforcement are monitoring anti-Flock activists and are trying to tie together people who politically oppose mass surveillance with vigilantes who destroy Flock cameras."404media.coThe Government is Monitoring Anti-Flock TikTok and Instagram AccountsDocuments from law enforcement spy centers show the government is warning cops of "extensive and ongoing chatter on social media" about methods to "physically destroy Flock LPR cameras." 11710
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialwisewebwoman.bsky.social @wisewebwoman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Honestly, this is like a Monty Python skit. She's swaying to her own private head music, Brainworms is spouting insane nonsense as usual and yer man is snoring in the middle. This is the US government. 761101793082
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialCurrent Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 12/08/2026If you want to understand why socialists are winning, it's because this is what has been offered by the best strategic minds of the centrist wing of the Democratic Party. 1269
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Yeah Connecticut, things are just going swimmingly. Re-elect the incumbent. 000
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is how you know we need a wealth tax 1299198746615
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026But it wouldn't make billionaires richer 033
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialCurrent Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 11/08/2026In New Orleans, everyone is being watched with facial recognition cameras and police drones—and your hometown might be next. www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-powe...currentaffairs.org“AI-Powered” Surveillance Networks are Worse Than You KnowIn New Orleans, everyone is being watched with facial recognition cameras and police drones—and your hometown might be next. 0189
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialACLU @aclu.org · 07/08/2026The two largest companies running for-profit ICE detention centers — GEO Group and CoreCivic — just reported a combined revenue of more than $1,400,000,000 in Q2 after signing more contracts with ICE. There should be no profit motive to put our community members in horrific detention conditions. 32644322
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 07/08/2026🚨THREAD: “For Your Eyes Only”: Israel’s Mole Inside the UN Hacked emails reviewed by Drop Site show a UN official repeatedly passed confidential documents & political intel. to Israeli diplomats, helping them anticipate scrutiny, influence UN comms, & lobby Washington over... Continues Below 🧵⤵️ 317491
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026It's been two days since we reported Israel has imprisoned a 16-year-old American boy. It's barely made a blip. If you're a member of Congress, or work for one, and have anything to share about a foreign "ally" imprisoning an American teen — Signal premthakker.35 prem@zeteo.com 217688
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialGillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 31/07/2026El Sayed: "When it comes to trans rights, this is the right to get the health care that you need...It’s the right not to be discriminated against by your government because of who you are. Because what tends to happen is they come for theirs, then they come for yours" 232733739
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialDrop Site @dropsitenews.com · 01/08/2026💢 Pres. Trump clarifies that Secretary of State Rubio’s campaign to “bring the International Criminal Court to heel” is intended to protect Israeli PM Netanyahu and others facing ICC scrutiny. Speaking at Camp David, Rubio said: “The International Criminal Court has made themselves illegitimate... 117245
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 01/08/2026🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions. 409177794820
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialIn These Times @inthesetimes.com · 01/08/2026AIPAC and allied groups have spent nearly $30 million backing Haley Stevens, while her campaign has outspent Abdul El-Sayed 12 to 1. @dannypostel.bsky.social reports on the money, coalitions and stakes in Michigan’s Senate primary.inthesetimes.comAbdul El-Sayed Is In a Fight to Transform the Democratic PartyThe Michigan Senate primary between El-Sayed and Haley Stevens is shaping up to be a proxy war in the struggle between the party’s progressive and centrist wings. 1329
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialDanielle Froom 🏳️🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Liberals: giving the New York Times money doesn't do anything to trans people The New York Times in just the last 24 hours: 7672189
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 31/07/2026If it's hurting for-profit hospitals, maybe theyll pay attention 100
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Amy Acton is the 3rd most evil Democratic candidate to make it past their initial primary date this cycle, after Maureen Galindo & Graham Platner. Her comments on trans people make Gavin Newsom look like Bernie by comparison. She crossed a red line — we can’t let her infect the Democratic Party 2521563
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026"HRT allows people to live their best lives. If you take this away yoi basically kill me." 05812
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 30/07/2026It's been such a drag this summer. Lyons pool was announced as opening, but never did. The extra lifeguards were then sent to Whitney pool, but the hours weren't expanded, so a bunch of lifeguards just sit inside. The pool is only open during the hottest time of the day and there's no shade. 000
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Is he cooperating? Has he told us everytjing he knows? 100
Reposted by @leosparkle.bsky.socialTJ @tjsls.bsky.social · 29/07/2026On a related note, I have 3500 cases of nylon mesh condoms that I’ve been trying to ship to schools and planned parenthood but no one wants them. It must be a conspiracy. SURELY I’m not just a FUCKING IDIOT 87415
leosparkle.bsky.social @leosparkle.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Local authorities must spy on their citizens or lose funding 000