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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Yes, ICE has deported U.S. citizens. And according to this report, they still don't require officers to update the system when they discover "probative evidence that an individual may be a U.S. citizen." So officers can discover that you're a citizen and just conceal it. www.gao.gov/products/gao...

We found that while ICE policy requires officers to document citizenship investigations in ICE data systems, it does not require officers to update the citizenship field after identifying probative evidence that an individual may be a U.S. citizen. As a result, ICE does not know the extent to which its officers are taking enforcement actions against individuals who could be U.S. citizens.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

What in holy hell is happening in the USA?

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RiotGrlErin @riotgrlerin.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

for every 50 likes i’ll photoshop a muppet into movies i think they’d kill in.

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Grayson (he/him) @graysongoal.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Sharing these same images with alt text embedded for accessibility's sake, since many folks have disabilities making it impossible to 'read' text from images. Folks, normalize adding alt text on your own. It is easy to do and, if you're not sure how to do so, plenty of folks can help with this.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
01/28/25
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming and sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions. This dangerous trend will be a [page end].

Section 1. Policy and Purpose. Across the country today, medical professionals are maiming and
sterilizing a growing number of impressionable children under the radical and false claim that adults can change a child's sex through a series of irreversible medical interventions. This dangerous trend will be a
stain on our Nation's history, and it must end.
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Countless children soon regret that they have been mutilated and begin to grasp the horrifying tragedy that they will never be able to conceive children of their own or nurture their children through breastfeeding. Moreover, these vulnerable youths' medical bills may rise throughout their lifetimes, as they are often trapped with lifelong medical complications, a losing war with their own bodies, and, tragically, sterilization.
Accordingly, it is the policy of the United States that it will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called "transition" of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.

Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term "child" or "children" means an individual or individuals under 19 years of age.
(b) The term "pediatric" means relating to the medical care of a child.
(c) The phrase "chemical and surgical mutilation" means the use of puberty blockers, including GnRH agonists and other interventions, to delay the onset or progression of normally timed puberty in an individual who does not identify as his or her sex; the use of sex hormones, such as androgen blockers, estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone, to align an individual's physical appearance with an identity that differs from his or her sex; and surgical procedures that attempt to transform an individual's physical appearance to align with an identity that differs from his or her sex or that attempt to alter or remove an individual's sexual organs to minimize or destroy their natural biological functions. This phrase sometimes is referred to as "gender affirming care."

Sec. 3. Ending Reliance on Junk Science. (a) The blatant harm done to children by chemical and surgical
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mutilation cloaks itself in medical necessity, spurred by guidance from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which lacks scientific integrity. In light of the scientific concerns with the WPATH guidance:
(i) agencies shall rescind or amend all policies that rely on WPATH guidance, including WPATH's "Standards of Care Version 8"; and
(ii) within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall publish a review of the existing literature on best practices for promoting the health of children who assert gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion.
(b) The Secretary of HHS, as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, shall use all available methods to increase the quality of data to guide practices for improving the health of minors with gender dysphoria, rapid-onset gender dysphoria, or other identity-based confusion, or who otherwise seek chemical or surgical mutilation.

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Kosherart @kosherart.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Eugenics is alive & well in the US. The White House might say no one is getting affected or hurt by what they’re doing but we all know that is a big, fat lie.

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Miriam Anzovin @miriamanzovin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Shalom friends, As we find ourselves locked in digital battle with racists, antisemites, and fascists in our comments sections, let’s turn to the wisdom of the Talmudic sages for some inspo. Welcome to “Ancient Disses, Modern Trolls!” 😬 #DafReactions #talmud youtube.com/watch?v=Julz...

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Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

It’s shocking how few people know about the #Tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas. Why? Because the CDC can’t issue notifications to alert healthcare workers about it. #PublicHealth

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 27/01/2025

I don’t have a definitive source on this yet but it looks like NSF review panels have been canceled. Sixty-some years ago, Eisenhower transformed higher education because he viewed a science education gap as the single greatest threat to national security. This is absolutely an act of sabotage.

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Alex @purplechrain.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Trump firing career civil servants who were assigned to work on files investigating potential violations of the law by him isn’t the same thing as replacing political appointees. It’s punishing government lawyers for the cases they happened to be assigned to work on.

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Adam Shprintzen @veghistory.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Evil fuckers. Well done, Chicago.

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

What has been one of the biggest forces for social progress in the United States? The Black Church. There is a reason many Black Codes in the South prevented Black people from worshipping and organizing together. The same goes with Catholic workers protecting migrants at the border.

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Kristen Parisi @kris10p.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Disabled federal workers - I'm on signal if you feel comfortable sharing your story (anon is OK)

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Kathryn Brightbill ✒️ @kebrightbill.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

BTW, when I was looking up what denomination Josh Brecheen is a member of (he's non-denominational), I discovered that dude wants to legalize cockfighting in Oklahoma. I guess in his world the free exercise of religion is bad and animal cruelty is good.

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Also never reported: As measles spread, RFK Jr. coordinated with a local anti-vaccine activist—connecting him with a group of anti-vaxx doctors in the U.S. to treat Samoa’s sick children with unproven cures. As hospitals filled with dying children, Kennedy's group promoted vitamins over vaccines.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

RFK Jr. wanted a natural experiment of unvaccinated kids, which is messed up. But you know what's even worse? The result was unvaccinated kids dying of measles, and instead of the scientific conclusion that vaccination saves kids' lives, he concluded the opposite, and seeks to impose it on everyone.

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Lacey @lipsticklacey.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Okay, Sheenanigans, Sheenies, Sheen-whatever, the fandom of our dearest man, Fire TV says Unthinkable is "trending." I've been busy with Mom health. Is there something going on?

The movie poster for Unthinkable (2010, Gregor Jordan.) The poster features closeups of the lead cast: Samuel L Jackson, Carrie Ann Moss, & Michael Sheen.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 23/01/2025

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

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Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect

Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

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Jen Wunder @jenwunder.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

If you wanted to drive women and caretakers out of the federal workforce and further reduce their economic opportunities in order to cement and act on the Trump, Vance, and GOP belief that women are second class citizens who must be forced into the home, you’d do this.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

You know what? We deserve Skynet. Like, look, I'm starting to wonder if these scientists actually understand what sentience is, but even granting them the premise, you think something might be sentient so your first response is... to torture it? futurism.com/scientists-e...

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Scientists Experiment With Subjecting AI to Pain

A team of scientists subjected AIs to a number of games, forcing them to choose between pain and gain or pleasure and loss.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

they do it quietly with encrypted apps and burner phones, but I know Catholics who were on this beat during the first Trump term. lists of white parishioners you could call if ICE showed up who would come right over and get between them and your door. Trained to read the fake warrants and everything

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Holy shit McArdle outMcArdled herself

The Washington Post
Sign in
Opinion
Megan McArdle
The missing context from the Elon Musk salute
We can't have a functioning democracy if we think our opponents are evil.
Today at 7:50 p.m. EST

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rahaeli @rahaeli.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Yet another plea to people who are using or following people off follow-farming hashtags like #NoDemUnder1K, #NoDemUnder5K, #BlueCrew, #FBR, etc etc: please do not do that, it's how disinformation operations work. I'm already seeing accounts in those hashtags that are likely disinformation ops. 1/

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Lacey @lipsticklacey.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Okay, Sheenanigans, Sheenies, Sheen-whatever, the fandom of our dearest man, Fire TV says Unthinkable is "trending." I've been busy with Mom health. Is there something going on?

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Heaven forbid women have hobbies

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Kay ꒰১ Aᴢɪʀᴀᴘʜᴀʟᴇ's Guardian ໒꒱ @dalliancekay.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

People who claim this is the high moral ground should look hard at themselves and wonder why they want to hurt more people by what happened and ruin the love and creation of so much art and so many friendships, so much hard work of hundreds in not thousands of clever, creative people involved in GO.

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Andrea Love, PhD | Biomedical Scientist @drandrealove.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

1) chimps DO develop cancer. 2) Chimps have different expression of tumor suppressor genes. 3) chimps have different length of telomeres—“caps” that protect DNA. 4) chimps live to ~40 years. Median age of cancer in humans is 61. Oh — and humans are NOT chimps. Hope this helps! 🙃 1/

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Your regular reminder to get abortion medication for someone who might need it (and that Someone might be you) before they pass Zombie Comstock

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Aid Access

Get abortion and miscarriage care, wherever you are.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/01/2025

you have a bunch of grown men who think “being a man” is doing an andrew dice clay impression rather than trying to emulate, like, harrison ford in the fugitive or denzel in crimson tide

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Cornell William Brooks @cornellwmbrooks.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

WORRIED ABOUT YOUR MASCULINITY? Some men are hyperventilating over their masculinity. Consider this man, he fought violence with no weapon but love. He was wasn’t beholden to billionaires, but served poor people holding signs declaring “I Am A Man”—and was killed for it. Be. That. Kind. Of. Man.

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Most men have defined masculinity as not-feminine. This means that the more women expand their abilities and interests once the domain of men, these men then have to more narrowly define their masculinity. Soon all that’s left is just the toxic parts.

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had. * RIP David Lynch

People might bring up Vincent van Gogh as an example of a painter who did great work in spite of, or because of, his suffering. I like to think that van Gogh would have been even more prolific and even greater if he wasn't so restricted by the things tormenting him. I don't think it was pain that made him so great, I think painting brought him whatever happiness he had.

—David Lynch

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I wrote about Zuckerberg renouncing Sheryl Sandberg's effort to make Meta a better place for women and people of color to work www.platformer.news/zuckerberg-b...

To Meta executives, then, these changes represent a kind of market correction — a reversion to the center after the liberal establishment dragged them into begrudgingly creating a safe space for the most fragile members of their user base.

I see it differently — as a case of the company naively trading one impossible-to-satisfy constituency for another, and un-learning a decade of hard-won lessons about keeping people safe in the process. However burned Sheryl Sandberg may feel watching Zuckerberg torch her legacy today, at least she doesn't have to be there when history repeats itself.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Dumb guys have always been around. Many of history’s “Great Men” (not actually great) have been dumb guys, like Richard the Lionheart. But it really feels like we’re entering an era of Dumb Guy celebration at scale we’ve never seen before. They have podcasts and YouTube and buckets of ad revenue.

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David Jenkins @david-jenkins.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Goodbye to the strangest and the greatest 🥀

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Bringing the snitch state to hollywood bsky.app/profile/huff...

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Roxi Horror 💀🌸 @roxiqt.com · 16/01/2025

His loss will be felt. This one hurts, y'all.

A black and white heart shaped iron on patch that says Fix Your Hearts Or Die held up by a hand in front of a wall of furbies

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Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 16/01/2025

You’ll probably see this screenshot floating around a lot but it really was wonderful to see Lynch put a scene in Twin Peaks: The Return where he has his character literally stare at the camera and say that you should either support trans people or die. I needed to hear that in 2017

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Kimmy#69420 @melodyhaze.itch.io · 16/01/2025

David Lynch's work is often talked about as impenetrable and "weird" in some ill-defined way, and I honestly disagree. If anything, I think a lot of his films and TV work is actually very approachable. There's a reason you've heard of him, why his work is so well-known and iconic.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

not Lynch's movie, I know, but god, what a sendoff

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Lacey @lipsticklacey.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

My brother died ten years ago today. At the cardiologist this morning my mom told the nurse that she'd never had a son but wanted one. Fuck you, Alzheimer's. BTW, schedule your colonoscopy.

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Kumail Nanjiani @kumail.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

On top of everything else, David Lynch had one of the greatest heads of hair in history.

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Christopher Terry @christopherterry.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Time again for my semi-regular reminder than the National Broadband Plan contained a section on digital privacy regulation, but that when Comcast objected to being told to quit fucking its customers over and sued over net neutrality, the entire NBP went down in ashes just 21 days after it launched.

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