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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Was watching Buffy’s Anya backstory episode. Friend asked why I sighed. “She’s not of a sufficiently high social class to have domesticated rabbits that far north in Europe in that century, but the writers couldn’t know, the paper was only presented at a conference yesterday.” Accuracy is fleeting.
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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
brutal 1-2 punch for trans people, especially trans kids, today. thinking of all of you and sending you love, we will never abandon you.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 18/06/2025
Just in: In a major ruling, the Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law banning transgender kids, but not cisgender kids, from accessing puberty blockers and hormone therapy, regardless of their parents’ support for the treatment.
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Supreme Court upholds Tennessee ban on gender affirming care for minors
"[The Court] authorizes, without second thought, untold harm to transgender children," Justice Sotomayor wrote in a dissent.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 11/06/2025
NEW: A recent memo to immigration judges obtained by NBC News provides fresh insight into how the Trump administration is pulling off a new tactic — dismissing pending immigration cases, then immediately moving to arrest the immigrants.
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Trump admin tells immigration judges to dismiss cases in tactic to speed up arrests
The judges, who work for the executive branch, have been instructed to grant dismissals quickly; ICE has been arresting people after their cases are dismissed.
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🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 30/04/2025
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in St. Isidore v. Drummond this morning. It is a case that could blow up public education and the separation of church and state as we know it. 🧵
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Micah @rincewind.run · 22/04/2025
Trans Lifeline is a good place to direct resources if you’re looking to help here fuck everyone involved with this decision
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Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 17/04/2025
RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms." Well, this country tried that once before. This is how it went. ⤵️
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RFK Wants to Send People to ‘Wellness Farms.’ The US Already Tried That.
RFK said Americans “addicted” to opioids, antidepressants, and stimulants should be sent to “wellness farms."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/04/2025
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
UPDATE: Mahmoud Khalil is being held by ICE in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana, per ICE detainee tracker Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 27/02/2025
They used bloody hands to speak out against Trump and Musk’s dismantling of USAID, which has thrown HIV-prevention programs into turmoil.
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21 HIV activists & fired federal workers arrested at “die-in” protest in House office
They used bloody hands to speak out against Trump and Musk's dismantling of USAID, which has thrown HIV-prevention programs into turmoil.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/01/2025
Hey everyone! Incredible news! Trans Scouts selling GS cookies this year on my list have sold over 50,000 boxes of GS cookies! If you want girl scout cookies, consider buying from a trans girl scout this year! They'll mail them to you! This is literally my fav thing to do every year :)
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
1. OSHA has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an email obtained by Popular Information. The email says the publications have been removed from the web and tells staff that physical copies should be "disposed of or recycled"
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In botched DEI purge, OSHA trashes workplace safety guidelines
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has ordered the digital and physical destruction of 18 publications on workplace safety practices, according to an internal February 7 email ob...
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 14/02/2025
LGB**T**Q icons you should know ⤵️
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5 LGBTQ Icons You Need to Know — And How to Find More
Serious groundbreakers.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 12/02/2025
A New York City doctor said he will continue providing gender-affirming treatments to his patients younger than 19 despite President Donald Trump’s executive order aiming to ban such care.
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New York doctor says he'll continue providing transition care despite Trump executive order
As legal battles are fought over an executive order restricting transgender care for patients younger than 19, some clinics continue to provide the care, while others are backing off.
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Jason Leopold @jasonleopold.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets
Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.
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Brandon Wolf @brandonwolf.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
I know there’s a lot right now. But folks need to understand what this means. A suspension this long would mean people living with HIV lose their medicine for months. People around the world lose their PrEP for months, putting millions at risk of getting HIV. Drug-resistant strains could emerge.
NYT headline about Trump pausing PEPFAR disbursements
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
This is a great piece. "As deportations ramp up again, we have a choice: We can watch as our neighbors disappear or we can build on these proven strategies to protect the diverse communities we've built together."
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How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Who is up for a short thread on the intriguing parallels between OpenAI and Enron, as told by one of Enron's investment bankers -- that is to say, me? Here goes...
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
So, you may ask, why do I get so angry about the new liberal spin on RFK Jr, as in, "he gets some things right, so let's collaborate on those" or "we have to work with him because he has a huge following we need to reach"? Because I've seen this movie before. 1/
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