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Nic πŸ‰

@nml-dc

Former sociologist, lawyer, AIDS activist, and union organizer. Queer parent managing variable disability. Still punk AF. πŸ–€ they/she Fight like hell for the living.

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β€œThe Heritage Foundation hired Scott Yenor, a family-policy scholar who advocates a suite of measures to keep women from public life and reshackle them to husband, hearth, and home.”

12.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also would like to know (bc I'm super nosy) πŸ˜‚

12.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cities in Vermont and Maine are experiencing some of the same tactics that ICE has been using across Minnesota since December, and facing lots of resistance.

12.03.2026 09:28 πŸ‘ 775 πŸ” 373 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
Class Action Alleges That Grammarly Misappropriated the Names of Journalists and Authors Through its β€œExpert Review” That Lets Users Get Feedback on Writing From Experts β€” PRF Law Lawsuit alleges that Grammarly violated state privacy laws that protect people from having their names and identities used for commercial purposes without their prior consent Contact : Peter Romer...

Lots of folks asking how to join the class. My lawyers' emails and contact-form here. As well as the complaint if you want to take a look.

prf-law.com/current-case...

11.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 570 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 33

"People used to be excited about tech, now they dread what data you're going to steal next, they dread what violation of privacy or the environment will turn up next. There are people in tech who want to do good, but they’re consistently outvoted or stampeded by selfish hucksters and thieves." 🎯

11.03.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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a young boy in a suit and vest is dancing on a stage . Alt: a young boy in a suit and vest is dancing on a stage .
12.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NOT THE CHERRY POUND CAKE

12.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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U.S. court allows state bans on gender-affirming care for adults in unprecedented ruling While bans on trans youth’s care have been numerous in recent years, this is the first to restrict care for transgender adults.

NEWS: It was never about the children.

Transgender adults now face care restrictions after the ruling of the federal appeals court in Richmond, Virginia.

www.advocate.com/news/court-b...

11.03.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 1542 πŸ” 751 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 143

Thank you to all of these orgs for showing us how quickly you will throw away your mission to evict residents if it messes with your money.

Minneapolis residents have subsidized you with millions in mutual aid and in turn you couldn’t wait 30 more days to throw the people you serve on the street.

11.03.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 138 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That's awesome!! Also how is your youngest in college 😭😭

11.03.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

here is link to the Judge's order in full:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

11.03.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I would definitely admire your twists respectfully from a distance, love a fresh hairdo.

11.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So, I saw a Black woman who lives in Maine, and whose work and insights I respect, write about how Black organizers there had positive impressions of the guy. I am glad I don't live there tbh, it's a mess of a situation.

11.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A painting of a bird beside the text "i'm not sure that this could be any more fucked up"

A painting of a bird beside the text "i'm not sure that this could be any more fucked up"

11.03.2026 22:01 πŸ‘ 512 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 11

welp, another one for the boycott list. hope you have fun sitting next to target, chilis.

11.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 464 πŸ” 138 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
We stand with the players | WNBPA

We stand with the players | WNBPA

The @wnba.com has seen historic growth in recent years. NONE of that would have been possible without the skills and talent of WNBPA players.

It’s time for Commissioner Cathy Engelbert and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to agree to a fair contract. Solidarity with the players!

10.03.2026 22:18 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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The COVID-19 pandemic at 6 years: Mass death, debilitation and media silence As the sixth anniversary of the WHO pandemic declaration passes with total media silence, wastewater data, excess death estimates and new research on Long COVID reveal an ongoing public health catastr...

β€œ6 years ago this week..the WHO…declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic… [It] has been deliberately erased from public consciousness by the political establishment, even as the virus continues to spread, disable and kill on a mass scale.”

11.03.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 8

My friend was their merch guy for like the past 10 years of steady touring, they have serious fans!!

11.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Crazy video of 20 Tomahawks flying through the Iraqi Kurdish mountains near Sulaymaniyah (filmed by someone standing *above* them), seemingly fired from Navy vessels in the Mediterranean

11.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 1307 πŸ” 436 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 87
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Long COVID Treatment Guide An evidence-supported guide covering treatments addressing multiple Long COVID symptoms & mechanisms β€” focused on prescription medication, with a limited set of supplements, OTC medications, procedure...

We're thrilled to release the #LongCovid Treatment Guide! This is a collaboration with @rthm.bsky.social to help patients & providers explore treatment options together.

The guide focuses on 24 medications, but includes a few other interventions for breadth /1

11.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 222 πŸ” 132 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 20

GET EM

Fuck these shitheels.

(Acupuncturist this morning said spring is coming and we are honoring anger, so have some righteous indignation on your behalf.)

11.03.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, this response would piss me off even more.

"Thanks for holding us to a higher standard"? Bitch you didn't even hold yourselves to the standards re right of publicity that are REQUIRED BY LAW.

Oh you're going to rework the feature to make it "more respectful?" Lmao how kind of you

11.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I was talking about this with a friend, about how it's impossible to tell what's a synthetic image or an AI-slop website, so we err on the side of not buying little things like stickers or fan art.

11.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Target boycott ends with no concessions to DEI rollbacks. Here's why A yearlong national boycott of Target over its DEI rollbacks has ended without concessions or changes to the company's diversity policy. Here's why.

β€œBryant was not the first to call for a Target boycott.

Nekima Levy Armstrong, founder of the Racial Justice Network, and other civil rights activists in Minnesota, launched a boycott last February over the retailer's DEI rollbacks…”

exactly.

www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

11.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 264 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 43

So subset of boycott supporters took it upon themselves to declare the Target boycott over but the people who actually started the movement have spoken out today no one talked to them and the boycott lives. 🧡

11.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 926 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 20

This smells like bullshit:

11.03.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Yeah, there was definitely a period of a range of people calling for a boycott but then everyone thought it sounded good and stopped shopping there. Kind of done and dusted, didn't realize there were people in charge of it in an ongoing way.

11.03.2026 19:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

She's cute! But if going off like that is her m.o. that would be tiring in any friend.

11.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is so so upsetting. So Grammerly is violating the memory of bell hooks AND making AI versions of the rest of us before we're even dead. Someone tell me who to sue, not even joking.

11.03.2026 18:55 πŸ‘ 1102 πŸ” 328 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 17

Like the bible says: live by the sword, no worries

08.01.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 4501 πŸ” 655 πŸ’¬ 42 πŸ“Œ 10