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I support trans rights. I fight climate change. I love indie video games. he/him

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Abughamentum!!!

10.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 2884 πŸ” 256 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 3

Is there a bi of hormuz

11.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 1081 πŸ” 154 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 6
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New NHS England Review Excluded 97% Of All Trans Studies To Say Care Doesn't Work The new review has led to a ban for HRT through the NHS England system under the age of 18.

1. A new NHS England Review excluded 97% of all trans care studies to conclude that trans youth care doesn't work.

It explicitly violates several guidelines around reviewing literature, and appears to be politics masquerading as (shoddy) science.

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10.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 1271 πŸ” 452 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 18
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43 GW: Solar tops new US power for the 5th year in a row The US installed 43 gigawatts (GW) of new solar capacity in 2025, marking the fifth straight year that solar has been the largest source of new power added to the grid. more…

43 GW: Solar tops new US power for the 5th year in a row

10.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

the US did this. these are precision munitions, someone had to explicitly program in the coordinates of the school. and they likely did so at the direction of Maven Smart System, by Palantir.

09.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

I stopped giving money to Hasbro a few years ago when they fired a bunch of their employees right before Christmas. I've been free-playing MTG Arena since, but it looks like it's time to uninstall that too.

Hasbro is so gross that I don't even want to play for free in any sandbox they own.

09.03.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Heads up to Magic players: looks like it's time to quit.

Hasbro owns M:TG, and the Hasbro CEO just said out loud that he's excited to work on Harry Potter, just rolling right through a direct question about transphobia.

I assume a UB set with Harry Potter is on the way. Fuck these assholes.

09.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
My name is Marisa Kabas, and I'm an independent journalist who publishes The Handbasket. I'm reaching out about a matter that involves your team and that continues to trouble me.

In June of last year, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department to compel them to release body camera footage from the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace. What followed was months of back and forth with their lawyers, arguing why it was in the public interest to release the un-redacted footage in its entirety. Though tiny segments were handed over, that wasn't enough: We wanted all of it.Β 

On February 18, 2026, a DC judge ruled in our favor, and your reporter Mark Segraves sent a kind note of congratulations that day. Then on Monday, March 2nd, the footage was handed over to me and excitedly announced I'd received it and would be reviewing it in the coming days and sharing what I learned. When Segraves emailed me this past Thursday asking for my phone number, I didn't think much of it. But when he called me just before 2pm on Friday to let me know NBC4 Washington would be airing a segment at 5pm, I grew concerned.Β 

Segraves said he'd obtained some of the footage via a FOIA request that week after he heard the footage had been released to me. He said he'd credit the work of RCFP and me, but it was little comfort. I asked if he'd known the day before when he emailed me for my number, why didn't he tell me then? He didn't have a good answer for that. He acknowledged all the hard work I'd done getting this footage released. I asked him if he could hold the story until Monday, to which he replied that he's "not just a blogger" (implying that that's all I am, presumably) and that he'd have to check with his editor. I said fine. Nearly an hour later he called back to say his editor refused to hold the story, but that they were happy to interview me via Zoom to add to the package, and I said I would.

My name is Marisa Kabas, and I'm an independent journalist who publishes The Handbasket. I'm reaching out about a matter that involves your team and that continues to trouble me. In June of last year, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and I filed a FOIA lawsuit against the DC Metropolitan Police Department to compel them to release body camera footage from the March 17, 2025 DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace. What followed was months of back and forth with their lawyers, arguing why it was in the public interest to release the un-redacted footage in its entirety. Though tiny segments were handed over, that wasn't enough: We wanted all of it.Β  On February 18, 2026, a DC judge ruled in our favor, and your reporter Mark Segraves sent a kind note of congratulations that day. Then on Monday, March 2nd, the footage was handed over to me and excitedly announced I'd received it and would be reviewing it in the coming days and sharing what I learned. When Segraves emailed me this past Thursday asking for my phone number, I didn't think much of it. But when he called me just before 2pm on Friday to let me know NBC4 Washington would be airing a segment at 5pm, I grew concerned.Β  Segraves said he'd obtained some of the footage via a FOIA request that week after he heard the footage had been released to me. He said he'd credit the work of RCFP and me, but it was little comfort. I asked if he'd known the day before when he emailed me for my number, why didn't he tell me then? He didn't have a good answer for that. He acknowledged all the hard work I'd done getting this footage released. I asked him if he could hold the story until Monday, to which he replied that he's "not just a blogger" (implying that that's all I am, presumably) and that he'd have to check with his editor. I said fine. Nearly an hour later he called back to say his editor refused to hold the story, but that they were happy to interview me via Zoom to add to the package, and I said I would.

What followed was two hours of furiously writing and posting clips of the footage to Youtube so I could get something published before the 5pm broadcast, and in the midst of that, recording a quick Zoom interview with a person who was about to take credit for my work. At 4:59pm ET, The Handbasket published a piece titled "Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid." Then I tuned into NBC4 Washington via your website to catch the broadcast, and my instinct to rush to get something out first was proven right.Β 

"It's a story you're seeing first on News4," your newscast began. "For the first time we're getting an inside look at what happened the day the Trump administration took over the US Institute of Peace. News4 obtained more than four hours of police body camera video from that day." What followed was more than six minutes of clips and commentary from Segraves, but it's not until six minutes and 21 seconds into the piece that he mentions my name (mispronounced though he asked for the correct pronunciation on Zoom), "The Handbasket blog," and the RCFP's foundational role in bringing this footage to light. I was angry, but didn't feel there was much I could do.

Then I saw the version NBC4 posted to Instagram and TikTokβ€”the video itself made ZERO mention of the RCFP or my work, only briefly acknowledging it in the written caption on Instagram, and not even bothering to do that on TikTok. An average viewer with no background on the case is lead to believe that this footage was released because of your efforts. When I saw that, I decided I couldn't let this go.

It's difficult to explain what it's like to spend nearly a year working on a story only to have another reporter and outlet surreptitiously take credit for it; months of work and personal risk only to have another reporter lying in wait to swoop in. What NBC4 did was immoral, unethical, and to be frank, just truly sucked.

What followed was two hours of furiously writing and posting clips of the footage to Youtube so I could get something published before the 5pm broadcast, and in the midst of that, recording a quick Zoom interview with a person who was about to take credit for my work. At 4:59pm ET, The Handbasket published a piece titled "Police body cam footage shows DOGE knew Institute of Peace was private property during raid." Then I tuned into NBC4 Washington via your website to catch the broadcast, and my instinct to rush to get something out first was proven right.Β  "It's a story you're seeing first on News4," your newscast began. "For the first time we're getting an inside look at what happened the day the Trump administration took over the US Institute of Peace. News4 obtained more than four hours of police body camera video from that day." What followed was more than six minutes of clips and commentary from Segraves, but it's not until six minutes and 21 seconds into the piece that he mentions my name (mispronounced though he asked for the correct pronunciation on Zoom), "The Handbasket blog," and the RCFP's foundational role in bringing this footage to light. I was angry, but didn't feel there was much I could do. Then I saw the version NBC4 posted to Instagram and TikTokβ€”the video itself made ZERO mention of the RCFP or my work, only briefly acknowledging it in the written caption on Instagram, and not even bothering to do that on TikTok. An average viewer with no background on the case is lead to believe that this footage was released because of your efforts. When I saw that, I decided I couldn't let this go. It's difficult to explain what it's like to spend nearly a year working on a story only to have another reporter and outlet surreptitiously take credit for it; months of work and personal risk only to have another reporter lying in wait to swoop in. What NBC4 did was immoral, unethical, and to be frank, just truly sucked.

I just sent this email to the news director at NBC4 Washington about the unprofessional and disrespectful way they handled publishing the body camera footage of the DOGE raid on the US Institute of Peace that was obtained via my FOIA lawsuit:

09.03.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 4787 πŸ” 993 πŸ’¬ 112 πŸ“Œ 91
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SIXTY FIVE SCHOOLS
FOURTEEN HOSPITALS

09.03.2026 02:09 πŸ‘ 337 πŸ” 172 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 16

Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.

09.03.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

me 🀝 Proton's comms person

explaining that you cannot simply decide a court order doesn't apply to you just because you don't like it

07.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 1267 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 13
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Happy international women's day to all women tall or short, thick or thin, cis or trans! #iwd #international #womens #day

08.03.2026 11:58 πŸ‘ 2139 πŸ” 664 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

Saying on the record, once more, that daylight saving time is dumb and we shouldn't do it. I used to like the fall change (more sleep) and dislike the spring change (less sleep) but now I hate them equally.

I honestly don't care which one we pick and keep, so long as we pick one. This is stupid.

08.03.2026 07:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

don’t forget to destroy your clocks tonight, walk away from your mortgage, just start driving, you’re free

08.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 17080 πŸ” 3393 πŸ’¬ 202 πŸ“Œ 119

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

06.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 8244 πŸ” 2105 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 38
We All Deserve Better Than Gavin Newsom (with Emma Vigeland and Kat Blaque)
We All Deserve Better Than Gavin Newsom (with Emma Vigeland and Kat Blaque) YouTube video by matt bernstein

If a candidate can't enthusiastically support my existence and considers my gender to be abnormal, I will not vote for them.

Ever. I need the Newsom boosters to understand that no matter how much they protest, they are throwing marginalized people under the bus with their candidate.

06.03.2026 21:43 πŸ‘ 73 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Mary Shelley: i consent
Percy Shelley: i consent
Lord Byron: i consent
Gravestone of Mary Wollstonecraft: isn't there someone you forgot to ask?

06.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 487 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Costco continues to do the basically reasonable and somewhat ethical thing within the confines of our unethical reality.

What they do should be the floor really, but when few are doing that much it's worth lauding them for it.

We'll continue shopping at Costco as long as they keep it up.

06.03.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Who cares about a bad space show written by a sex pest when you could watch the anime that he ripped off to make it? Outlaw Star is 1000% pure uncut aura starring a chaotic bisexual and his crew of hot, murderous women youtu.be/q3gI-E_vqVA?...

06.03.2026 02:06 πŸ‘ 612 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 14
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Trans Girl Scouts Sell 330,000 Boxes Of Cookies In Public Outpouring Of Support The total boxes sold is the highest in the history of EITM's trans girl scout cookie list.

1. In an incredible public outpouring of support, trans girl scouts on our girl scout cookie list have sold over 330,000 boxes of cookies.

Parents report to us that they are in tears from the support.

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05.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 2110 πŸ” 676 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 31

ACAB includes means testers

05.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 621 πŸ” 136 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

β€œNo front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

05.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 4228 πŸ” 2118 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 77

Gavin Newsom is special guest governor at #sxsw. Rich white, bigoted wonks are doing everything they can to force this hateful asshole down our throats as the only viable candidate for 2028. We must keep saying "fuck no."

05.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

if not war then why war shaped

04.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 3663 πŸ” 507 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 16

C++ is, in fact, uniquely terrible! I have openly stated on my resume that I refuse to use it, and repeatedly made clear to my current management that I will not work with it, and I feel like my life is much improved for having avoided it all this time.

04.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Iran has now partially blinded key radar systems the US & the Gulf States rely on for missile defense. Qatar's Ministry of Defense just confirmed destruction of the $1.1 billion US-operated AN/FPS-132 Block 5 Upgraded Early Warning Radar (UEWR) which gives early warning of ballistic missile launches

04.03.2026 12:43 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 12

Very concerning that two days ago Trump nominated the head of an agency whose responsibilities greatly affect every part of the federal government and the public's understanding of it, yet no other outlet has even mentioned it.

Yes, a lot's going on, but NARA's how we'll know what happened and why.

04.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Anti-Trans Democrats Blown Out In North Carolina Primary Election Anti-trans Democrat Nasif Majeed lost to Veleria Levy, who ran on a pro-LGBTQ+ platform. Other conservative Democrats lost as well on primary day.

1. In yesterday's primary elections, anti-transgender Democrats found out the hard way why you don't throw transgender people under the bus.

Two anti-trans dems lost their primaries, including one that cast the deciding veto override vote, in blowouts.

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04.03.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 3560 πŸ” 990 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 104

β€œIf [wealthy, powerful people] can get us to accept that the future’s already settled, AI is already here, the end is already here, then we will create that for them. My most daring idea is to refuse.” β€” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social

04.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 3159 πŸ” 900 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 22
My first science video in 3 years
My first science video in 3 years YouTube video by Physics Girl

It's really heartwarming to see Science Girl back up and making videos again, even if her energy is still very limited.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3m3...

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