Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mr. McKinsey was a transgender man and accused his wife, Candice Jang, and his in-laws of abusing him because of his identity, according to his filing for a restraining order in December 2025. He said his mother-in-law called him and one of his sons a “pervert.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.comCouple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park (Gift Article)Jonathan McKinsey, an engineer who worked in the games department for The New York Times, was fatally shot Saturday in a San Francisco suburb. The police have accused his parents-in-law, both 76. 25413
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This makes me sick to my stomach. Imagine believing the social importance and cultural value of your job is directly tied to its market potential. Social workers and artists are crucial and urgently needed. 0113
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential. 353679767
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I just spent half an hour reading every post in this thread and every post attached to this thread, and I am so thoroughly horrified. This is worth taking the time to read all of. 0120
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 27/09/2026South Dakota GOP politicians doing the Missouri thing and trying to screw over their state's residents. We need to understand this is a thing the GOP does because they Do Not represent the interests of the people in the states they control. They subvert and manipulate the will of the people. 1144
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Zohran’s Mommy Dommey @loridiletto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Come say hey :-) 1346
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The argument that "all sex work is rape" is making the rounds again. I wrote about the (white supremacist) history of that argument: llee13.substack.com/p/know-the-h...llee13.substack.comknow the history of your argumentswading into the “all sex work is rape” discourse 0192
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Federal law enforcement agents injured and briefly detained an Evanston man, a U.S. citizen, after they mistook him for another man for whom they said they had an arrest warrant, according to the Evanston Police Department." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/09/21/m...chicagotribune.comMan beaten by ICE agents in Evanston in possible case of mistaken identity, per policeThe victim, an Evanston resident and U.S. citizen, reported ICE agents injured his head, neck and teeth. He was taken to hospital. 46337
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/09/2026The DOJ is no longer bothering to enforce racial desegregation of schools.. trib.al/t4KTWfttrib.alTrump’s Justice Department Gives Up on DesegregationThe DOJ is no longer bothering to enforce racial desegregation of schools.. 66934
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 10830591214
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ironically, it takes a lot of education to be smart enough to know just how much you don’t know 1233
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Your regular reminder that this is a public website and things that you say can and will be used against you. 601402508
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Katie Hodges-Kluck, PhD @klhkhistorian.bsky.social · 20/09/2026**Lights Out Alert Sunday & Monday Nights** Birdcast is estimating 300-400 million birds will be in flight. 291672885
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)ClutchScience (Jen Phillips) @clutchscience.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wheelchairs, walkers, canes, scooters, et al confer mobility and independence. It’s only when you look with ableist eyes that you see a restriction. 0133
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026No one is "bound" to a wheelchair. A wheelchair is a device that INCREASES mobility. Wheelchairs are freeing, not binding. I cannot stand this man. But this language is not it. 310419
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Note that in two articles today, WaPo describes a "sale" of bombs to Israel. This is extremely misleading. The reported $2.bn package is 100% funded by US taxpayers via the Foreign Military Financing grants for Israel to buy US weapons. 16406206
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I learned this week that the New York Times was founded 175 years ago. There is a useful set of pieces floating around on this for journalism history buffs. But what struck me is that means the Times was founded 25 years *after* the black press which will celebrate its 200th birthday in a few months 71013258
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 18/09/2026Last year, nearly 20,000 VPN users mobilized with us to demand safe and private browsing but the threat against VPNs is escalating with the global rise of social media bans & “age verification” bills. Either we win against online censorship bills & VPN bans, or we lose our right to anonymity online. 16336
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Working Girls Press @workinggirlspress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Though sex worker writing has become more common in recent years, it's still rare to see sex worker fiction! That's why we're so excited to bring Liquid Silver into the world, to explore the sex work imaginary in sci-fi and speculative fiction settings. 🪐 www.kickstarter.com/projects/wor... 34511
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)404 Media @404media.co · 16/09/2026Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media. @josephcox.bsky.social reports. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyPu... 911945
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026And we can't have reproductive freedom or trans rights without sex workers' rights. The connection should be obvious. 07227
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 16/09/2026Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop. You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it. 6673032109
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026So excited to support the latest anthology from @workinggirlspress.bsky.social! A collection of speculative fiction by sex workers from around the world! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wor...kickstarter.comLiquid Silveran anthology of speculative fiction by sex workers, edited by Mia Walsch 2164
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Trinity @playwithtrinity.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.maggiestoronto.orgmaggiestoronto.orgHome | Maggie's Toronto 021
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026the way these hackers can get it (anything they want, from me personally) 0228
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC) @bostonswac.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Yesterday we held the first ever S-x Worker Pride March in Boston. S-x workers are your neighbors, your community members, and your colleagues, and we are proud of who we are! ☂️ 39416
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Boston Sex Workers and Allies Collective (BSWAC) @bostonswac.bsky.social · 05/03/20265. Donate to sex worker-led orgs in Mass: - Whose Corner Is it Anyway @marginalutilite.bsky.social gofundme.com/f/whose-corner-is-it-anyway - us! donorbox.org/bswac or Cash App $bostonswacgofundme.comDonate to Whose Corner Is It Anyway, organized by Caty SimonWhose Corner Is It Anyway is a Western MA mutual aid, harm reduction, political education, and o… Caty Simon needs your support for Whose Corner Is It Anyway 094
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Currently attending @thelancet.com and Global Network of Sex Work Projects' (NSWP) webinar on health equity for sex workers and the number one message, still, is that policing and stigma are absolute barriers to healthcare access 💔 1256
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)DOMINA LAVEAU⛓️ @minalaveau.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Anti-trafficking orgs run by sex workers and trafficking survivors > National Survivors Network @nsn.bsky.social > SWOP network @swopbehindbars.bsky.social > Red Umbrella Project > Global Network of Sex Work Projects > BIPOCAIC > Rogue Support Network > Red Canary Song > National Survivors Union 09269
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app · 15/09/2026Jfc this is evil. Stay safe out there, yall 27940
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Great @rickhasen.bsky.socialslate.comThe Supreme Court’s Conservatives and Liberals Just Came to the Brink—and Finally Said “No”For the time being, let’s celebrate that the center of the court did hold, even as dangers remain ahead in both 2026 and 2028. 514441
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Happy Sex Worker Pride Day (September 14th). It’s a great day to support sex workers by donating to sex worker-led organizations. Help me make a list of org’s donation pages below! #sexworkerpride #sexworkiswork #decrimnow 29659
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 14/09/2026You can still register for the final Queer (In)Justice reading group session with authors: @dreanyc123.bsky.social @jmogul.bsky.social @kwhitlock.bsky.social ⭐ Whether you’ve read the book or not, come discuss queer power organizing! ⭐ 🗓️ September 30 🕰️ 7–9 p.m. ET 👉🏾 bit.ly/IC-QIJ 076
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026PSA: No Kings is a coalition, not an org, and it does not do fundraising appeals for itself. Partner orgs raise money for costs we're incurring to put it on. But if you get a text from "NO KINGS" or a PAC you've never heard of before asking for $ that is a scam and you should block/shame away. 41006422
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)theotheories.bsky.social @theotheories.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A pattern here is anti trans changes made under a labour government are assumed to be "reasonable and moderate" by people who would oppose them if a right wing government was doing them. This is worse for trans people because cis people just don't believe us when we talk about what is happening. 8915243
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026hey @duckduckgo.com can you please explain to me why your safe search blocks ALL RESULTS about porn performers, even our SFW content?? In addition to performing in pornography, I am an activist who went to law school and wrote a book. Am I completely unviewable bc SOME of my work is for adults only? 213556
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year 10732631549
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 14/09/2026it’s so in our faces: these camps are not places people are meant to survive 42115858
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I'm old enough to remember back between waves 5 and 6 -- September 2022 -- when President Joe Biden said: "The pandemic is over... If you notice, no one's wearing masks. Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape." www.npr.org/2022/09/19/1...npr.orgJoe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells usWhile cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world, and hundreds of people are still dying from it every day in the United States. 512653
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Anthropic Is building a surveillance system to monitor activists using a “pre-crime” approach that tries to predict incidents before they happen. The extensive monitoring system that the AI company is building is aimed primarily at keeping tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of AI.prospect.orgAnthropic Is Building a Predictive Surveillance System to Monitor Activists - The American ProspectNew hires and comments in interviews show that the AI giant is using its capabilities against dissenters. 1301549920
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026BREAKING: Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee sitting in DC, issues a preliminary injunction blocking the entire U.S. Postal Service mail ballot rule. Order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (Key portions of the rule were blocked by Judge Talwani in federal court in Massachusetts.) 111316414
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 14/09/2026If you can’t be in solidarity with marginalized comrades—Black, Indigenous, people of color; disabled people; queer people; trans people; sex workers; unhoused people; Jewish people; Muslims; children; intersex people; elders…—stfu and let people who are actually doing the work handle this one. 123428
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 14/09/2026Just a few pages into @gilduran.com’s NERD REICH, and already appreciating reminders like this: “When Trump threw himself a military parade in Washington, DC, to celebrate his 79th birthday in June 2025, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir, along with Coca-Cola and Walmart, chipped in to sponsor it.” 531790
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's fascinating, to me, how many columns and articles were written after Biden's withdraw from Afghanistan about the looming humanitarian catastrophe that Biden caused and how many fewer were written about Trump slashing US humanitarian aid still being sent there from $3B/year to $0 in 2025. 252029380
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 14/09/2026This revelation is so utterly believable, kudos to the ProPublica team for nailing it down and leaving us with no doubt 212728
Lorelei Lee (they/them) @loreleilee.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The lives of the wealthy and corrupt cannot be satired. The details here are both unbelievable and totally believable. Eat the rich. 0100
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Chelsea G. Summers @chelseagsummers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026America's wild spaces are under direct attack. When roads get built, wild species are threatened, biodiversity fragments, watersheds are ruined, threats of fire increase, and future generations can't experience land without people. Tell the USDA to Keep the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.congressweb.comTell the USDA to Keep the Roadless Area Conservation RuleThe U.S. Department of Agriculture wants to eliminate the 25-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule—one of America’s most successful and broadly supported conservation measures. This rollback threat... 072
Reposted by Lorelei Lee (they/them)Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app · 14/09/2026Man fuck everything 0303