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Lilje

@lilje.bsky.social
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Not an elder, but old enough to remember when the Quilt still fit on the National Mall. ⚠️Pearl Clutchers: This is not a place for one such as you.

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Haskell programming language @haskell.org · 02/06/2026
The past years have seen horrendous attacks towards trans people. We have a duty to protect the most vulnerable members of our communities. There is no Haskell without the trans people who have shaped it through the years. This June is a month of celebrations, but the struggle continues. ✊🏳️‍⚧️λ
The trans flag with a greek lowecase lambda letter in black on it.
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Ghost Dandy Mi @ghostdandyandco.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I’m Mi and today’s my birthday!! It would mean a lot to me if you could share my art and maybe take a look at my store! 🌟🌿 I love to draw dnd art and emotional gays 💝
An illustration of two clowns wrapped around one another. One clown is dressed in black and white with bjd like joints. He looks at the viewer mischievously. The other is dressed in red and white, his face hidden by a mask, lipstick marks peppering his cheek. He presents an oracle card behind his back showing a sapling plant.An illustration of a blue tiefling with long black hair and angelic like wings for ears. He bites down angrily on a posey of flowers. A red ribbon loops around one of his wrists.An illustration based on the star tarot card. It shows a figure in a wheelchair holding a glowing star. An illustration of two figures embracing. One is curled up on themself, crying. The other, transparent like a ghost, wraps around them. A forest and nature surrounds them, on the floor a glowing pendant.
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That Gay Guy 💬 @gayguycandleco.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
He won by one vote. Every. Vote. Matters.
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Slashdot @slashdot.org · 24/02/2026
Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls, AI Kill Switches news.slashdot.org/story/26/02/24/00…
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Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls, AI Kill Switches
Firefox 148 introduces granular AI controls and a global "AI kill switch" that allows users to disable or selectively manage the browser's AI features. Phoronix reports: Among the AI features that can be toggled individually are around translations, image alt text in the Firefox PDF viewer, tab gro...
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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 21/02/2026
Call the people you love and tell them you love them.
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Um, let's fucking hope not! The "backlash" to Watergate was a lot of insults and cursing, then a presidential pardon, then 5 decades of the most worthless, wealthiest people scheming to make it impossible to hold rich/powerful people accountable ever again. WE DON'T WANT BACKLASH: WE WANT JUSTICE.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/02/2026
BASH: Is this measles outbreak a consequence of the administration undermining support for vaccines? DR OZ: I don't believe so. Secretary Kennedy has been advocating for measles vaccines BASH: Oh, come on
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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Just because good news is worth celebrating: There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection. HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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Crip Dyke @cripdyke.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Trans ppl get told all the time we have to vote for 2nd class citizenship if Dems nominate someone who views trans folks as 2nd class, since the alternative is voting for trans genocide or doing nothing to impede that genocide. This is, of course, wrong and stupid. From the Boston Review:
Quote from the Boston Review analysis of Dem conventional wisdom on 2 points: 

First, that Democrats must abandon "the left" and "extreme" views while embracing "moderation" and "popular" ideas if they wish to win elections.

Second that winning elections is the only way to stop fascism. 

Here's the quote in full: 

"More fundamentally, the popularist fixation on polls undermines the movement energy required to confront authoritarian threats. Popularists see voters as fixed points—or at least extremely rigid ones—instead of as agents whose preferences can be mobilized and transformed. But in moments of democratic crisis, politics is a search for the right movement, not the right maneuver. Playing defense forfeits the moral clarity and collective purpose that have sustained successful anti-authoritarian movements worldwide."
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
This tweet which NIH Director Bhattacharya retweeted raises some interesting points (although perhaps not the ones that they intended). The tweeter notes how AIDS was treated when he started medical school in the San Francisco Bay area in 1988. This is misinformed. Sorry for a long 🧵 1/19
A tweet comparing how AIDS patients during the AIDS epidemic starting in 1988 (7 years after the start of the pandemic) and the COVID pandemic.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Holocaust Memorial Day: How queer victims of Nazi genocide were forgotten about for decades www.thepinknews.com/2026/01/27/holo…
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Queer victims of the Holocaust were forgotten about for decades
As we mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2026, we take a look at how the world forgot about its LGBT victims – and why we must remember.
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That Gay Guy 💬 @gayguycandleco.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
If you, like me, have spent the last four days randomly breaking down in tears, that’s because you’re a good fucking person who knows better. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. You are not the broken one. They are.
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Nate Raymond @nateraymond.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland. Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This afternoon, retired Army general Stanley McChrystal spoke at the retirement ceremony hosted by HRC for six trans service members who were forced out under Trump’s ban. “I shouldn’t have to be thanked for being here. First off, we shouldn’t be here. This shouldn’t be happening.” Full remarks:
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Sacha Coward @sachacoward.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The exhausting tension of wanting to be online because you care about the world and want to stay alert and informed but you also don't want to melt your brain and become a complete weirdo to your friends...
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Briar Darby Sinéad Madarch (fae/it/he) @sineadthefae.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
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Want an easy, low-effort New Years resolution that will actually have a tangible, exponentially positive impact on your life and your community? Resolve to start wearing a mask again in public in 2026.
Give a big Fuck You to the fascists who want to control you, the capitalists who want to exploit you, and the vultures who want to make money off your insecurities by ignoring the "Time to get working on your beach body!" bullshit and instead committing yourself to something that is 100% proven to actually improve your health by protecting yourself from catching and spreading respiratory illnesses.
2026 is going to be hard enough. There are a lot of things that are out of our control, and a lot of us feel pretty helpless. This is one thing you can do to take control of your health and actually protect your community. Make 2026 a little easier for yourself and everyone around you. Wear a mask.
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Michelle Travis @samuraiko.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
For those w/ social anxiety, calling this late at night means there's virtually no chance you have to worry about talking to an actual person. Take your time, write out what you want to say, call, read your script, and hang up. If that's too much, all reps and senators have contact forms. Use them.
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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 21/12/2025
Trump’s gender-affirming care ban is why we need Congress to grow a spine - buff.ly/3RHObQI
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Ed Bott @edbott.com · 17/12/2025
“It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.” ― George Orwell, 1984
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MORGUES @mxmorgan.com · 13/12/2025
the beatles just had to make one of the heaviest doom riffs, huh
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 02/12/2025
This World AIDS Day we are grateful for the heroic folks at Takalani Sesame and @sesameworkersunion.bsky.social for helping children remember parents and siblings lost to AIDS. This is the humanities at its best.
youtu.be
Making a Memory Box
YouTube video by Sesame Workshop
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Lilje @lilje.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
I was in high school when we made pins as you see below. This is mine that I've had since then. A lot has changed over time about how the day is observed, but foremost to me is I strive to never forget why we needed this particular day of remembrance at all. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_Wit...
Interior photo taken on December 1, 2024. On top of a dark wood floor is a pin style that was often called a button when tools to make such were commonplace in the late 80s as a craft. Under the clear protective plastic wrap of the pin's face is nothing but black paper. A single drop of hot glue on the front of the plastic holds a single thin red ribbon, folded so the loop is at the top, and the two ends are splayed out prominently though imperfectly since the ends fall a bit unevenly in place.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 25/11/2025
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
Photograph of a printed guidance memo stating that the U.S. Government will not be commemorating World AIDS Day this year. Key points include: USG funds should not be used for related events, personnel should refrain from public promotion via social media or other channels, and CDC and other USG staff may attend local events but cannot speak or promote attendance. The memo notes this guidance supersedes previous blanket approval and may require adjustments to planned activities.
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Shellraiser B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Burn it ALL down
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
They are literally firing all the judges they think might grant relief. They just fired a friend of mine a couple hours ago. They have no shame. The bastards want an assembly line for deportations and nothing more; rubber-stamping bootlickers who’ll yes’sir at every new diktat to deny.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 20/11/2025
The Trump administration are derailing key HIV programs just as science has significantly advanced how easily patients can treat and manage HIV — with potentially devastating consequences. For one, the development of a vaccine, which was closer than ever to becoming a reality, has been stopped.
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Key HIV Programs in the US Are in Danger — and the Impact Will Be Devastating
Health experts warn that Republicans are undermining even the most baseline HIV prevention infrastructure.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
It's called the LGBTQ+ "community" for a reason.
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Influencer Sparks Debate After Calling Out Young Gay Men Who Shade 'Gross' Older Gay Men At Bars
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Although HIV treatment failure on long-acting injectables is rare (1.3%), it can lead to resistance mutations that may limit future treatment options. An @aidsmap.bsky.social report from #EACS2025.
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Resistance following failure of injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine may limit future treatment options
Although virological failure of injectable cabotegravir/rilpivirine is rare, viral rebound can lead to resistance mutations that may exclude future treatment with widely used antiretrovirals, studies ...
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Azul = Blue @azulequalsblue.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Do not stay home tomorrow. We must stand up.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Scientists develop a way to ‘flush out’ the HIV reservoir - key to finding a cure. Note: lab studies only, early days.
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Turning HIV’s power against itself may help target hidden virus – another step towards a cure
Researchers used selected molecules to make human cells less tolerant of damage, so that reactivating hidden HIV becomes a clear trigger for cell death. While making cells more vulnerable to dying may...
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 06/10/2025
It really is staggering to see so many people willing to abandon our 249 year experiment in democracy for an increasingly unstable criminally convicted reality show charlatan.
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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
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Alt Acadia National Park @altacadia.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
A nice weekend palate cleanser and a gentle reminder that @pbs.org deserves our support much more than ABC, Disney, Hulu... www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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How researchers restored a thriving habitat for Atlantic puffins in Maine
Atlantic puffins face an increasingly precarious foothold due in part to a loss of habitat and to troubles tied to warming ocean waters and climate change. But an effort off the coast of Maine continu...
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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Your vote has impacts years later. Your no vote causes harm for years. And it can take decades to force change. It’s simple and true: vote every time. That’s the only way change happens.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/09/2025
A Pride gathering in Serbia's capital has condemned police violence against anti-government protesters while offering support to university students behind the monthslong demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
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Pride march in Serbia condemns police violence at anti-government rallies, seeks LGBTQ+ rights
A Pride gathering in Serbia's capital has condemned police violence against anti-government protesters while offering support to university students behind the monthslong demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This needs to happen in every single blue state...in every single state, for that matter...every state that actually values human life.
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Luinori 86 47 Stoutshield @luinoristoutshield.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
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a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .
ALT: a woman in a red shirt is making a funny face and saying `` sure , jan '' .
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Swolesome is tired 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @swolesome.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Really needing every single cis to understand that loudly asking a trans person questions about (or just generally bringing up) their transness in public isn’t only rude and invasive, it’s dangerous.
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Dr. Kalen Zeiger (they/he) @kalenzeiger.com · 21/08/2025
Reminder that not being a bigot and/or anti-human rights is not a purity test. It should be the bare minimum for a candidate to get your consideration. Harm reduction is about personal and situational risk-related behaviors, not which marginalized population we are willing to sacrifice politically.
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Matthew Hodson @matthewhodson.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
27 years ago, two years after the introduction of effective HIV treatment, the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco’s lesbian and gay community newspaper, ran ‘No Obits’ as its headline. It was the first edition not to report an AIDS death in almost 15 years.
The Bay Area Reporter front page, 13 August 1998.
The headline ‘No obits’ is written in red above the lead story.
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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 13/08/2025
Have we considered paying educators more? Is this a thing that has been tried yet? If not, maybe we should give it a whirl.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
God I fucking love tumblr.
An anonymous person has messaged me with the following message "if you start getting a lot more messages to the Squid Facts Hotline from California area codes: that's my fault. I'm using the Squid Facts t-shirt to chat people up in the gay leather bars of San Francisco. it's working better than I expected it to. i'm sorry." and I reply "UM. Hell. Yeah Hell. yeah." and the first um and hell yeah are in all caps and the second just the first hell in the yeah is all caps for the sake of emphasis
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AltReclamation 💦 @altreclamation.altgov.info · 08/08/2025
This is revolting and corrupt. I’ve had to decline when someone offers to pay for my meal when I’m at an event / meeting with private sector folks because feds aren’t allowed to accept gifts in excess of $20. Meanwhile… wapo.st/4fwiqnq
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America’s CEOs come to the White House bearing gifts and flattery
Tech industry CEOs have lavished gifts, flattery and attention on President Trump. The administration has rolled out industry-friendly policies.
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Caz @timberwindart.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
planetary science lesson
dog-like transhuman and the Saturn system, viewed from a vantage point of high Iapetus orbit
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Darryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 08/08/2025
Image of a circle labeled "Proton", one about he same size labeld "Neutron", and other much smaller labeled "Electron", and a fourth even smaller labeled "Close-Ad-Button"
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R. Souissi @rsouissivibes.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Do not. And I mean do not upload any personal PHI or PII to any Trump lead applications.
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Karen Sugrue 🏳️‍⚧️🌈🇵🇸 @karsugrue.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
“The ‘grown women’ of Ireland remember very well what erasure and control and lack of bodily autonomy feel like and it’s for this very reason that we stand so passionately with the trans community today” #TransRightsAreHumanRights @independent.ie
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