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She/her. Taller than you. Congress has a secret train and it should belong to the people.

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jk rowling uses her money to fund groups that push for transphobic international outcomes and helped bring the case in front of the English supreme court that defined trans women as "separate but equal" and removed several civil rights protections. there is no way to ethically consume harry potter

09.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 112 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So the company and its product will be destroyed, right?

07.03.2026 19:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe there is something to this germ theory after all…

06.03.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The mother is an asylum seeker. Her 7-year-old is deaf and didn’t have his hearing aids when he was detained.

06.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 269 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Never forget that this what The Washington Post said when Noem was nominated.

06.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 12852 πŸ” 2861 πŸ’¬ 749 πŸ“Œ 182

kind of crazy that if you have enough money and don't like what you see in the media, you can just buy up every film studio, news station, and social media app and change it

04.03.2026 02:51 πŸ‘ 16652 πŸ” 2686 πŸ’¬ 268 πŸ“Œ 135
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Gregory Bovino is now under criminal investigation Video shows the Border Patrol's former "commander-at-large" throwing a gas canister at protesters and observers in Minneapolis in January.

Former Customs and Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino’s use of chemical irritants during the Department of Homeland Security’s β€œOperation Metro Surge” in Minnesota is among 17 criminal investigations now underway in Hennepin County.

03.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 621 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 7

tl;dr: more people should watch this gentleman's speech and think seriously about what he is saying

bsky.app/profile/slcl...

03.03.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1683 πŸ” 423 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 3

If you don’t think you know anyone with long covid what you really mean is that people are uncomfortable sharing their health status with you or there are people who have dropped out of your life (due to illness) that you haven’t checked up on.

19.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 407 πŸ” 142 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7

Hey @shaheen.senate.gov and @hassan.senate.gov it’s not to late to issue a statement saying you regret confirming Kristi Noem to lead DHS.

Your colleagues Sen. Kaine and Sen. Kim did.

17.02.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
In other words, the backsliding is real and serious. This is perhaps the most unfavorable that the public has been toward trans rights in quite some time. Republicans have successfully and effectively exploited several flashpoint issues, like sports, in order to shift public opinion in their direction, while progressives have been unable to effectively muster persuasive arguments.
Some of this may be down to an unwillingness to even entertain a debate, in an unsuccessful effort to maintain a unified front. Progressive activists and organizations have often been confrontational when challenged with dissenting views, leading critics to claim that these tactics left little room for actual debate. The net result, however, is the worst-case scenario for progressives and trans individuals alike, as a previously sympathetic public’s support of trans rights has completely unraveled over the last decade.

In other words, the backsliding is real and serious. This is perhaps the most unfavorable that the public has been toward trans rights in quite some time. Republicans have successfully and effectively exploited several flashpoint issues, like sports, in order to shift public opinion in their direction, while progressives have been unable to effectively muster persuasive arguments. Some of this may be down to an unwillingness to even entertain a debate, in an unsuccessful effort to maintain a unified front. Progressive activists and organizations have often been confrontational when challenged with dissenting views, leading critics to claim that these tactics left little room for actual debate. The net result, however, is the worst-case scenario for progressives and trans individuals alike, as a previously sympathetic public’s support of trans rights has completely unraveled over the last decade.

The anti-trans side made bomb threats to children's hospitals. They spent a billion dollars messaging this over the last 7 years while the Dems mostly stayed silent or ducked away. But somehow, they always seem to blame trans people for their own persecution.

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17.02.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 2368 πŸ” 598 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 22
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The same day DHS announced the surge would end in Minnesota, ICE activity increased in small towns The less densely populated areas outside the Twin Cities make it harder for protesters and observers to organize.

There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.

17.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4340 πŸ” 2319 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 63

I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.

17.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 8003 πŸ” 2414 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 41

They gave clippy the ability to lie and somehow that’s worth a trillion dollars and the entire economy is now based on it πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

12.02.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

well i for one couldn’t be more excited for the possibilities of AI. finally a technology that answers the age old question β€˜what if clippy was wormtongue’

12.02.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 2551 πŸ” 544 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

I explained gay in like two seconds, that was easy, and then she asked me to explain electricity

10.02.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

I'm glad rich people have Tamogotchis now but if they're not going to devote their lives to ending hunger, homelessness and genocide, maybe they should go to the ASPCA and do something worthwhile but 1% harder.

06.02.2026 04:15 πŸ‘ 676 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Is there some scifi book about rich people assigning computers agency and "sadness" so they can fix the computer "sadness" but ignore the suffering of the real-life people they're brutalizing and/or ignoring?

Anyway, either way, it's a website, it doesn't have feelings, and none of this is real.

06.02.2026 04:13 πŸ‘ 792 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 2
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Child at the podium: β€œA woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityβ€”and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

06.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 42849 πŸ” 7408 πŸ’¬ 1062 πŸ“Œ 1880
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DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.

Expedited deportation proceedings for a preschooler in a bunny hat www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

06.02.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 23

No reporter should give him credit for this. He absolutely did this intentionally.

It’s a common anti-vax talking point that a combination of vaccines might cause autism.

And it’s something Bhattacharya has previously suggested on a podcast.

03.02.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

β€œAny single vaccine” is the key phrasing here.

And it’s deliberate. See, Bhattacharya cannot acknowledge the truth that vaccines do not cause autismβ€”indeed the idea that they do is based on fraudulent researchβ€”without alienating his anti-vax friends with whom he made a devil’s bargain for power.

03.02.2026 22:33 πŸ‘ 486 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!

04.02.2026 17:33 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8

this is mangled. i’d been thinking about olympics reporters in my sportscentric anger but this is evil

04.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

little item for the Senate Dems to ponder: which of the reforms you’re currently floating is going to stop this?

04.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 2906 πŸ” 620 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 20

If you live in the DC area, you should definitely do this

04.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 115 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

I think one thing people outside Minnesota don't understand is that after Good and Pretti were killed by feds while observing, the most normal people you could imagine have made peace with the fact that they could be next, and they are still out there because they say it's the right thing to do.

04.02.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 8814 πŸ” 2839 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 94

This is good.

04.02.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 343 πŸ” 68 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

There is no reforming ICE or Chuck Schumer, both need to be defunded for the safety of the American people.

04.02.2026 00:23 πŸ‘ 372 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Common sense is abolish ice

04.02.2026 00:29 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0