Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 23hMore solid analysis from Parker Molloy.open.substack.com“Never Lied, I Just Doubled Down on Wrong Information”A look at a viral smear campaign waged against Texas Democrat James Talarico. 000
Reposted by Tess MayoNoelle @finallynoelle.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So we fly a pride flag in our front yard in a very conservative neighborhood and it’s been there for the last few years. Someone put this in our mailbox and my goodness… 256120981979
Reposted by Tess MayoDr Kat Day (she/her) 🎃 🌒 @chronicleflask.katday.com · 13/10/2026This is doing the rounds, and I’m aware some people may not like the choices Andrew Scott has made. But my goodness. I’ve heard this speech hundreds of times and this may be the first time it’s ever truly hit me. I *felt* his horror at “ay, there's the rub”. Bravo. 601052203
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026substack.comWhat Happened to ABC's Story About Trump's SonsSay what you got wrong. 000
Reposted by Tess Mayo50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 13/10/2026They’ve spent 2 years building the apparatus to go after political opponents and dissenters. Our response has to begin now. People facing retaliation need a community willing to stand beside them. We cannot allow fear of this government to determine whether we exercise our right to challenge it 9311122
Reposted by Tess MayoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 11/10/2026Just a reminder that when Dems turn against trans people for power, it's also a reminder that they'll do other things for power that you might not like too, such as supporting billionaires. 6636891066
Reposted by Tess MayoSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 12/10/2026Indigenous Peoples Day is an opportunity to tell the truth about our history, including stories too often erased. Learning for Justice explores the history of Indigenous enslavement and those working to recover it. bit.ly/3BrSzbx #IndigenousPeoplesDay #TheMarchContinues 5315136
Reposted by Tess MayoStefan Lenz Photography @stefanlenzphoto.bsky.social · 12/10/2026▪️ "The Crown of Mainhattan" ▪️ This image of the iconic "Messeturm" completes my Frankfurt Series. ◾ Frankfurt am Main, Germany ◾ Sony A7RIII + 16-35mm F2.8 GM 141
Reposted by Tess MayoEd Markey @edmarkey.bsky.social · 12/10/2026On Indigenous People’s Day, we honor the rich history, resilience, and contributions of Native communities. Today and every day, we must join Indigenous people in the pursuit of justice and sovereignty and be strong partners in the fight to protect their land, water, and rights. 1757
Reposted by Tess MayoGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/10/2026“How can Mayor Khan tell trans Londoners that ‘this city is yours too’, whilst allowing a Christmas lights display to go ahead that will help fund anti-trans rights groups? The mayor must back up his words with action.” bit.ly/4rVeDWZattitude.co.ukThousands sign petition urging Sadiq Khan to block Harry Potter Christmas lights in LondonBacked by the Good Law Project, the petition calls on the Mayor of London to stop the Oxford Street display from going ahead. 414148
Reposted by Tess MayoWalker Bragman @walkerbragman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Don’t throw trans people under the bus. It’s not hard. It’s also such a clear litmus test. 929662
Reposted by Tess MayoAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/10/2026LOL Ukraine hit a Russian data center and Russian bot activity immediately dropped to practically zero. Elon is mad hahahahahaha 585132883391
Reposted by Tess MayoDanielle Froom 🏳️🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 11/10/2026No one in America has a worse track record than the heaps of law professors who've spent the last decade declaring "the Supreme Court won't do that" and "Trump can't do that" and "I don't think that's what the court really meant" 820045
Reposted by Tess MayoSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 11/10/2026#YallMeansAll is not just a saying, it's a lifestyle. Happy #NationalComingOutDay to those living strong, open and free! Today and every day, we celebrate your strength and authenticity! #TheMarchContinues 16919
Reposted by Tess MayoPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 11/10/2026There is a cacophony of noises out there. Russians planning to assassinate European officials, the US president riding to Vladimir Putin's aid, the Russians increasingly targeting Ukrainian civilians to break their will. The one constant tune? Russia is getting desperate. 37997279
Reposted by Tess MayoOSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT): “U.S. government is currently a state sponsor of terrorism. I understand that sounds political and hyperbolic, but it is factually true. Russia is deliberately carrying out large-scale strikes against civilians in Ukraine,while Trump is deliberately funding its actions.” 416548
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 10/10/2026“Small actions often repeated.” —Mike, talking about progress 000
Reposted by Tess MayoSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 10/10/2026In the same year he launched a war of choice that killed hundreds of young girls at a primary school, he has the audacity to complain about being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. The sheer depravity of that disconnect is #BeyondTwisted. #ShameIsDead bsky.app/profile/soci... 0146
Reposted by Tess MayoEuropean Parliament @europarl.europa.eu · 10/10/2026Violence, harassment and discrimination at work must be addressed. Parliament is calling on the Commission to better protect people from work-related stress, mental and physical disorders. On World Mental Health Day, find out how common work-related stress are in your country. 55419
Reposted by Tess MayoKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The ICC is the cornerstone of the international criminal justice system. It prosecutes individuals responsible for the most serious crimes under international law. 421005252
Reposted by Tess MayoLong_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026October evening sun through the woods behind my studio. Started as plein air, but ended as a memory exercise. Woodland Mosaic No.21 10”x8” oil on wood panel 744299
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026Building on an interesting historical anecdote, here’s another thoughtful piece from Parker Molloy.open.substack.com“We Will Never Interfere”David Ellison, the same day: ‘We have a good relationship with this administration.’” 000
Reposted by Tess MayoThe Lancet @thelancet.com · 09/10/2026On the cover, a Review provides a series of roadmaps for advancing practice, research, and policy in the arts and health. Read this & more: spkl.io/633267VNlQ 0114
Reposted by Tess MayoAnna Zeiter @anna.wsocial.eu · 09/10/2026Interesting data! Btw: good morning from Switzerland and a Swedish company! 👋🏻🇨🇭🇸🇪😃 7569
Reposted by Tess MayoRichard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026One of my Cambridge May Week scenes, gouache, Daler/Rowney FW ink and oil pastel. Dated 2014 but it was a reworking of an older one (people were more likely to dress like that in the '90s). It's quite small and I don't think it was ever exhibited. 316818
Reposted by Tess MayoTransgender World @transgenderreport.com · 09/10/2026Democrats keep asking trans people for money. We’re asking for a backbone www.advocate.com/opi... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA advocate.comDemocrats keep asking trans people for money. We’re asking for a backboneBefore sending another fundraising text, Democrats who voted against trans rights should try saying they were wrong, writes retired Space Force Colonel Bree Fram. 45415
Reposted by Tess MayoMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Artificial Intelligence. 91074681602
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026This is positive, but it feels more like it’s driven more by a political calculus—a concern about losing support in tight races—than by principle. 020
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 08/10/2026A good development. Thanks to @transvestigations.bsky.social and @erininthemorning.com for the reporting that helped prompt this. 010
Reposted by Tess MayoNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 07/10/2026Two panels at the #Disinfo2026 conference seem to have particularly upset the MAGA people. It would be a shame if people weren’t aware of them. 118998
Reposted by Tess MayoNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 07/10/2026The main takeaway from this year’s #Disinfo2026 conference will be about Streisand effect. 319061
Reposted by Tess Mayobrettangell.bsky.social @brettangell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Summer sunset over Johns Bay. #pleinairwatercolor #maine #sunset #watercolor 0264
Reposted by Tess MayoEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/10/2026Our LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy is about making equality a reality — tackling hate, supporting communities and protecting people’s rights. 2538
Reposted by Tess MayoEuropean Commission @ec.europa.eu · 08/10/2026On International Lesbian Day, we celebrate lesbian women and stand up for a simple principle: Everyone should be free to be themselves and love who they love — free from discrimination, exclusion or violence. 🧡 620746
Reposted by Tess MayoAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 07/10/2026The court is basically saying that knowledge of the victim being trans is potentially exculpatory for a self defense legal claim. This is explicitly greenlighting the panic defense and saying a victims trans status might excuse a murder. 15580121
Reposted by Tess MayoKM Apothecary @apothcarysees.bsky.social · 07/10/2026When I saw Ghost, the Pacific Giant octopus at the Aquarium of the Pacific she was entering senescence and slowing down. I captured her color with airbrush, so now she has a portrait. 431684217
Tess Mayo @tessmayo.wsocial.eu · 07/10/2026Here’s a new, thoughtful article from Parker Molloy.open.substack.comThe "Access Hollywood Tape," 10 Years LaterLooking back at the 10th anniversary of the Access Hollywood tape, it’s clear this was the moment the party fully caved to Trump. 000
Reposted by Tess MayoLong_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Driving Into Manhattan 8”x8” Oil on cradled wood panel . Available 022751
Reposted by Tess MayoErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 06/10/2026According to a new shadow docket filing with SCOTUS, the Alliance Defending Freedom is arguing that parents of cis kids have a "parental right" to forcibly out trans kids and prevent them from playing. It also seeks further Title IX restrictions in blue states. Subscribe to support our journalism.erininthemorning.comADF Files SCOTUS Shadow-Docket Request Claiming "Parental Right" To Stop Trans Kids From Playing Against Cis OnesThe filing uses Title IX and “parental rights” to target trans children who may compete against their cis ones. 37540169
Reposted by Tess MayoJustice Connection @justiceconnection.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Sexual assault survivors shouldn’t have to fight to afford care. Marnie Shiels, who spent 24 years in DOJ’s Office on Violence Against Women, tells Cosmopolitan why federal law should guarantee survivors free medical treatment after an assault.cosmopolitan.comImagine Getting Billed for Surviving AssaultThe cost of sexual assault for Cornell University’s Jane Doe—and for countless others—is life-altering. 0105
Reposted by Tess MayoDanielle Froom 🏳️🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Democrats aren't abandoning trans people! Maybe just one or two..." Here's every Democrat who's either voted to strip human rights away from trans people and/or has campaigned on anti-trans propaganda in the last year. 541355568
Reposted by Tess MayoEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The politicization of gender affirming care, where medical evidence became subordinate to ideology, set a terrible precedent. While some stood up for science a LOT of people treated it as too confusing, too political, and none of their concern. 112911
Reposted by Tess MayoNational Women's Law Center @nwlc.org · 04/10/2026We need to protect students. But Trump's Dept. of Ed is making it harder for survivors to get justice—and easier for abusers & institutions to escape accountability. That’s why we're planning a public display of solidarity w/student survivors. Add your name to show support: bit.lyShow Your Support for Student Survivors of Sexual Assault Students deserve to feel safe and protected. Sign on this petition to demand Cornell and the Trump administration do better for student survivors. 043
Reposted by Tess MayoSouthern Poverty Law Center @splcenter.org · 04/10/2026📚 Let books be. Protect the #FreedomToRead. During #BannedBooksWeek, we’re standing against censorship to support the freedom to learn, explore new ideas and see our communities reflected in the stories we read. Everyone deserves access to books that tell the full story of who we are. 14017
Reposted by Tess MayoEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Mainstream media isn't the center of gravity for news anymore. Independent media like Assigned is the future. And with your support that future can be very bright. Support trans news by trans journalists! Become a member today: assignedmedia.org/support/assignedmedia.orgSupport Our Journalism - Assigned MediaSupport OurJournalism Our journalism is only possible through the support of our members! As a supporting member, you’ll receive a special edition of our newsletter, featuring bonus essays and insight... 111619
Reposted by Tess MayoEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Assigned, of course, got the real story, and got it right, a week before the Times. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...assignedmedia.orgDemocrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned MediaInsiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights. 120744
