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Miriam Claire

@miriam-claire.bsky.social
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just some guy, living in Ann Arbor she/her avatar by djarn on picrew

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The Buckeye Flame @thebuckeyeflame.com · 16h
Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/10/08/t...
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Two trans Ohioans resign from the Ohio Democratic Party’s Pride Caucus, including vice-chair
The resignations came within 24 hours of each other and amidst allegations of censorship by their own party
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 18h
given Annie Andrews' recent anti-trans ad, gonna re-up this recent essay/🧵:
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Every single person needs to read this book ASAP.
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End Times Fascism
A New York Times BestsellerA scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and populist surviva...
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hoots @hoots.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don't watch the new Harry Potter series. Not even if you plan on keeping your HBO subscription because of other movies and shows on the platform. Not even if you pirate it. Do not watch it.
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Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Missouri’s Ban on Hormone Therapy for Incarcerated People Was Sudden and Cruel "These days, I am full of uncertainty. I worry that people will no longer see me as a woman."
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Missouri’s Ban on Hormone Therapy for Incarcerated People Was Sudden and Cruel
A transgender woman writing from a Missouri prison, describes what happened when lawmakers banned the hormone therapy she depends on.
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More Neighbors Ann Arbor @moreneighborsa2.org · 21/09/2026
Now you can easily contact all of #A2Council about road safety through this form. It only takes a minute. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell City Council: Safety Can't Wait
Fill out this form and go to the next page to send an email to all City Council members. Show up at the Council meeting Tuesday for a rally and public comments. Share this message with friends! 🚸 S...
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em dash dual wielder @juicyb3rry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Everyone paying attention knew sports were just the tip of the wedge. This is the UK Labour playbook. Well I will watch this country burn to the ground before I turn my back on ANY marginalized people. Fuck you, Democrats.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
is politics feeling like quicksand to anyone else?
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
what if the means by which people communicate and what can and can't be said and heard and who controls it is a material condition?
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boozeandbullets2.bsky.social @boozeandbullets2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democrats right now:
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Supreme Leader Khameini, my country yearns for freedom ?
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
omg I went down Pauline for the first time since the street was redone and I love the raised crosswalks!! 🤩 #a2council
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Jane @jane.meangirls.online · 17/09/2026
this is probably the worst language i've seen a democrat use. saying "transgender ideology" is straight out of the right wing playbook. this is looking more and more like Labour, so I don't want to hear any more shit about how even the transphobic democrats broadly support our rights.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW 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...
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On Democrats Who Cave in Response to Anti-Trans Attack Ads
and more importantly: a response to all the cis people responding to the way that trans people are responding to said Democrats’ responses
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14/09/2026
Some Dems are running away from trans people. Abdul El-Sayed, Dem Senate Candidate in Michigan, is running towards them. When asked, he fully and unequivocally support trans youth care as a matter between parents, patients, and doctors. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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"The Decision Ought To Be Between A Patient And Their Doctor," Says Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed On Trans Care
Even conservatives “agree that the decision about healthcare ought to be between a person and their provider,” El-Sayed said.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
we should be telling democrats fix your hearts or die
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barefootwriter @bfwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
if you want people doorknocking for you and not merely dragging themselves in to "vote blue no matter who," you also need to show up enthusiastically *for* people.
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Julia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
👇 THIS right here. Talarico, Turek, et al ARE THE ONES WHO CHOSE THOSE POSITIONS. if you're afraid those decisions may alienate pro-trans/LGBTQ+ voters, THEN BLAME THEM, NOT US!
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“The Brian That Wouldn’t Die” Horne 👻 @brianbhorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Republicans will be worse” becomes meaningless when Democratic candidates are out there saying “Y’know, they have a point…”
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Autumn Not Winter on the radio??? The radio radio?????
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Molly Crabapple @mollycrabapple.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
ICE got permission to cut open a Cuban hunger striker’s stomach and insert a gastric tube to make him easier to forcefeed Nuremberg trials are too merciful for these monsters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
ICE given permission to force-feed Cuban hunger striker with gastric tube
Exclusive: court orders seen by Guardian show agency given approval to fit Texas detainee with tube without his consent
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Micah @rincewind.run · 04/09/2026
this is horrifying, unnecessary capitulation by an institution that absolutely knows better than this and both @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @governor.ny.gov should be imposing consequences on mount sinai at the state level as a result
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Helena Fitzgerald @hellafitzgerald.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
this is excellent
stigmatizing Rowling’s weaponization of childhood not only requires personal withdrawal for most people, it necessitates something much more difficult: being a giant fucking killjoy. You should tell people discussing the show that you’re not watching it, and why, and you should let yourself openly cringe at your sister-in-law’s Harry Potter tote bag, and you should bring up unprompted that the onslaught of legislation against trans people makes you sad and angry, presuming it does, and you should do this because, not despite, the fact that it will make you look annoying as hell and may make everyone present uncomfortable. (You probably won’t even get the kudos of looking like a cool ally, because you’re still ultimately talking about Harry Potter. Sorry about that.)
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St. John Barned-Smith @stjbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’ — my latest, w/ @kolyncheang.bsky.social. Spend some time with it www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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ICE hasn’t paid for detainee medical care since October. Advocates call it the ‘death policy’
ICE owes millions in unpaid bills to hospitals and, in some cases, detainees themselves have been directly billed for care, records show.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You know we're in for a rough ride when a headline that could've been written by a 3-year-old trying to explain recessionary hyperinflation is on the top of CNN.com.
The war is raising the price of money. That’s a problem for the global economy
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
As ridiculous as it is to be grilling politicians about Hasan, also I don't think it's smart to be dismissing "twitch streamers" as irrelevant as such. Someone should bring up the time the biggest politics streamer on Twitch said "I just don't think [palestinians] are human" maybe. Or something.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#a2council today I passed 2 other cyclists on the sidewalk on Jackson Road near Westgate again. The people yearn for bike infrastructure!
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
nooooo no cutting bus because high gas prices. That's backwards. 😭 I know this technically isn't #a2council but there's no scio hashtag www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
mlive.com
Proposed rural bus service reductions near Ann Arbor sparking riders’ concerns
Scio Township west of Ann Arbor is considering proposed reductions in WAVE services.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What I've learned about cars by using other means of transportation is that they love to pull right into a crosswalk and stop there. They love to pull right into the part of a driveway that intersects the sidewalk and hang out there.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I also want to add that every single time ICE has physically hurt me, they have grabbed me by my chest. Most of my femme friends have said the same. I will not be surprised if / when we find out about twisted sexual assaults conducted by ICE agents with these gloves.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We are building such a space in Ann Arbor, btw. Ask me about Chesed Havurah.
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dave @gloomfather.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
yeah man "woke 1" sucked ass. I "woke 1" morning from uneasy dreams to find myself transformed into a giant insect
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Now that the general election season is upon us, I am really feeling the weight of what this election could mean for me and the people I care about. The danger of Republicans taking power at the state level is not hypothetical. www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...
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Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: July 2026
Idaho becomes the latest "Do Not Travel" state for transgender people, raising the number of states transgender people should not travel through to 4.
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visionzeroannarbor.org @visionzeroannarbor.org · 10/08/2026
#A2Council important stuff here for Ann Arbor to learn from. “Rather than relying on every individual to make the right decision every time, the framework reflects that people should be able to make ordinary mistakes on the road — without those mistakes hurting or killing themselves or others.”
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A teenager in North Carolina has been arrested for assault with a "deadly weapon" after taking abortion medication. @kylietcheung.bsky.social has been doing such an incredible job with these pieces on post-Dobbs criminalization
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North Carolina Teen Arrested for Using Abortion Pills As “Deadly Weapon”
The 18-year-old faces criminal charges for trying to self-manage an abortion
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Today was my cat's gotcha day. 3 Years of Pocky.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I'm never sure what to do with these stickers but this felt like a good place
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jackiebrownnow.bsky.social @jackiebrownnow.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It would 100% turn me away. It's my experience bigots don't stop with one group. If you do not like and support trans rights you will not support the rights of Black Women either.
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
It's especially galling that Haley Stevens is portraying herself as the great protector of the Jews in her campaign against a Muslim candidate, given that in 2022 she beat a wonderful Jewish Congressman in a costly primary in part by accusing him of being insufficiently pro-Israel.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
checking airnow.gov every few minutes as if anything is going to change that quickly
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The Haunting of Moose Malloy @spooksmalloy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
LISTEN TO SHELVED BY GENRE
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Because I sometimes watch city council meetings on YouTube, the algorithm has decided maybe I want to watch city council meetings of random other cities. Shout out to Erie though, I'm sure your local politics are riveting.
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
strawberries from my garden! :D
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Giraud, basically @giraud.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
A spotify playlist of various artists where all songs are either “running up that hill” or “rolling down the hill”
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Miriam Claire @miriam-claire.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've officially ridden 1000 miles on my ebike!
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Typical! Won't even bother posting a screenshot but it was another one of those big self-described "leftist" accounts that A Lot of You follow refusing to believe that it was the ventriloquist's dummy that committed the murders and not me
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 15/05/2026
Major news! A state court in Kansas has just blocked the states gender affirming care ban! Nobody is at our desk right now so we can’t draft up a story but you all deserve to know this incredible news. assets.aclu.org/live/uploads...
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