Anthy Aiden
@anthy84.bsky.social
Matriarchal Liberationist.
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Journalist focusing primarily on trans rights, politics, oppression, and grass roots actions.
I use facts. I pick sides. Give me good reasons to choose yours.
⭐︎ Editorials ⭐︎ News ⭐︎ Stories ⭐︎ Resources ⭐︎ Info ⭐︎ Musings ⭐︎
Journalist focusing primarily on trans rights, politics, oppression, and grass roots actions.
I use facts. I pick sides. Give me good reasons to choose yours.
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Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
Republicans in Utah commissioned an investigation into gender-affirming care for trans youth after banning it in 2023.
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
They're now rejecting the findings of that investigation which showed access to care reduced suicides and improved "positive mental health and psychosocial functioning outcomes."
Utah lawmakers’ own study found gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Will they lift the treatment ban?
The Utah Legislature's own newly-released study found that gender-affirming care benefits trans youth. Now, will lawmakers lift the treatment ban?
www.sltrib.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Took me a bit to process how big a deal this report actually is--its thus far the only review to look at the entire body of currently available research. It took two years to conduct, stands at 1,000 pages, and completely contradicts the Cass Review and the common arguments for bans on this care.
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Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
May 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
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One of the newest executive orders is directly going after the civil rights that ensure that the government shall not fund any program that actively discriminates based on immutable characteristics.
They want to actively fund discrimination. Can’t delete “DEI” *and* require it…
They want to actively fund discrimination. Can’t delete “DEI” *and* require it…
April 24, 2025 at 4:58 AM
One of the newest executive orders is directly going after the civil rights that ensure that the government shall not fund any program that actively discriminates based on immutable characteristics.
They want to actively fund discrimination. Can’t delete “DEI” *and* require it…
They want to actively fund discrimination. Can’t delete “DEI” *and* require it…
I believe the identity of all ICE agents who operate without a uniform and attempt to (illegally) obscure their identities via masks should be public information. Make them stand by their actions.
The American public is good at ID’ing masked men.
This should be a thing.
Act.
The American public is good at ID’ing masked men.
This should be a thing.
Act.
April 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I believe the identity of all ICE agents who operate without a uniform and attempt to (illegally) obscure their identities via masks should be public information. Make them stand by their actions.
The American public is good at ID’ing masked men.
This should be a thing.
Act.
The American public is good at ID’ing masked men.
This should be a thing.
Act.
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Apple was fined $570 million and Meta $228 million, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech reut.rs/44FRePF
Apple fined $570 million and Meta $228 million for breaching EU law
Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
reut.rs
April 23, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Apple was fined $570 million and Meta $228 million, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech reut.rs/44FRePF
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Just announced: University of Michigan Faculty Senate resoundingly votes to support Big Ten academic mutual defense compact. 92.8% of over 3,000 votes.
April 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Just announced: University of Michigan Faculty Senate resoundingly votes to support Big Ten academic mutual defense compact. 92.8% of over 3,000 votes.
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LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE SO MANY THINGS, FRIENDS
This is one of them.
Find the thing that YOU DO that the world needs right now and DO IT REALLY BIG
(more ideas on how to find your way in in the next skeet if you're still ISO)
(But just FIND YOUR ROLE NOW)
This is one of them.
Find the thing that YOU DO that the world needs right now and DO IT REALLY BIG
(more ideas on how to find your way in in the next skeet if you're still ISO)
(But just FIND YOUR ROLE NOW)
Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!
Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.
Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.
This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.
open.substack.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE SO MANY THINGS, FRIENDS
This is one of them.
Find the thing that YOU DO that the world needs right now and DO IT REALLY BIG
(more ideas on how to find your way in in the next skeet if you're still ISO)
(But just FIND YOUR ROLE NOW)
This is one of them.
Find the thing that YOU DO that the world needs right now and DO IT REALLY BIG
(more ideas on how to find your way in in the next skeet if you're still ISO)
(But just FIND YOUR ROLE NOW)
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1. A major bill protecting trans people just passed in Washington.
It makes insurers cover 12-month supplies of HRT which can be obtained at pharmacies, allowing trans people to stockpile medication to outlast supply disruptions.
The latest from S. Baum.
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It makes insurers cover 12-month supplies of HRT which can be obtained at pharmacies, allowing trans people to stockpile medication to outlast supply disruptions.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Washington State Passes Bill To Cover 12-Month Hormone Therapy Stockpiles
“The bill will alleviate a lot of suffering,” one Republican lawmaker said.
www.erininthemorning.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
1. A major bill protecting trans people just passed in Washington.
It makes insurers cover 12-month supplies of HRT which can be obtained at pharmacies, allowing trans people to stockpile medication to outlast supply disruptions.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
It makes insurers cover 12-month supplies of HRT which can be obtained at pharmacies, allowing trans people to stockpile medication to outlast supply disruptions.
The latest from S. Baum.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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“The labor movement has an opportunity to strengthen our organizations and show that we fight for all members,” said Ryan Haney of Teamsters Local 89. “If Trump can get away with coming after immigrants and federal workers, they’ll keep coming for more of us.” labornotes.org/2025/04/kent...
Kentucky Unions Stand Up to Halt Deportation of Two Hundred Workers
Two hundred union workers, out of 5,700 who assemble dishwashers, refrigerators, washers, and dryers for GE Appliances-Haier at Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, received notice this month that ...
labornotes.org
April 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
“The labor movement has an opportunity to strengthen our organizations and show that we fight for all members,” said Ryan Haney of Teamsters Local 89. “If Trump can get away with coming after immigrants and federal workers, they’ll keep coming for more of us.” labornotes.org/2025/04/kent...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court will require the Trump administration to "facilitate" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
April 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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If Tesla traded like a normal car company with a p/e ratio between 5 and 10, its stock would trade
be $10 to $20/share. About 90% of its current "value" is based entirely on the myth of Musk. Well call us myth busters cuz we're here to inject some harsh reality into the story. #teslatakedown
be $10 to $20/share. About 90% of its current "value" is based entirely on the myth of Musk. Well call us myth busters cuz we're here to inject some harsh reality into the story. #teslatakedown
the thing that's wild about tesla stock is it has been obscenely overvalued for years.
tesla is a car company that is selling fewer and fewer cars every day.
it trades as high as it does because musk has convinced people there is some sort of super high tech future product to come but there isn't
tesla is a car company that is selling fewer and fewer cars every day.
it trades as high as it does because musk has convinced people there is some sort of super high tech future product to come but there isn't
April 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If Tesla traded like a normal car company with a p/e ratio between 5 and 10, its stock would trade
be $10 to $20/share. About 90% of its current "value" is based entirely on the myth of Musk. Well call us myth busters cuz we're here to inject some harsh reality into the story. #teslatakedown
be $10 to $20/share. About 90% of its current "value" is based entirely on the myth of Musk. Well call us myth busters cuz we're here to inject some harsh reality into the story. #teslatakedown
Worth reading.
Also worth challenging and finding alternate pathways forward.
Also worth challenging and finding alternate pathways forward.
Policy goes into effect April 30
April 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Worth reading.
Also worth challenging and finding alternate pathways forward.
Also worth challenging and finding alternate pathways forward.
Extremely important thread if you are a journalist or working otg around ICE.
Remember to call things, like kidnappings, selling humans for labor, etc. exactly what they are…
Remember to call things, like kidnappings, selling humans for labor, etc. exactly what they are…
UPDATE: ICE is wildly unconcerned about where this man is and no one will tell me, his registered attorney. The universal answer so far is "let's wait and see where he ends up." This is deeply off.
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
We would have more rights at this point if UPS had lost a pair of shoes I'd just bought from Zappos
My detained client was scheduled for a bond hearing this AM in a MA immigration court. He wasn't brought in, and he and his case have disappeared.
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
I then received this notice of activity on a nonexistent docket in which his name was changed to "N/A"
It's all happening a lot faster than I expected
April 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Extremely important thread if you are a journalist or working otg around ICE.
Remember to call things, like kidnappings, selling humans for labor, etc. exactly what they are…
Remember to call things, like kidnappings, selling humans for labor, etc. exactly what they are…
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The death of due process is the most egregious assault on human rights protections in any democracy. Without it, democracy simply does not exist. Call your senators, call your reps. Call the governor, call your HOA for all I care, but please make noise for the people they're trying to disappear.
April 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The death of due process is the most egregious assault on human rights protections in any democracy. Without it, democracy simply does not exist. Call your senators, call your reps. Call the governor, call your HOA for all I care, but please make noise for the people they're trying to disappear.
Another piece of good news.
Keep going!
Don’t stop fighting!
Keep going!
Don’t stop fighting!
apnews.com/article/trum... AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Another piece of good news.
Keep going!
Don’t stop fighting!
Keep going!
Don’t stop fighting!
This is great news, and a good sign from our military leadership. And it’s not just pronouns they are reversing course on. Requirements that pushed people to use bathrooms and uniforms/modes of dress that did not correlate with their gender have also been reversed.
Will other armed forces follow?
Air Force reverses ban on sharing pronouns in workplace messages
Will other armed forces follow?
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
This is great news, and a good sign from our military leadership. And it’s not just pronouns they are reversing course on. Requirements that pushed people to use bathrooms and uniforms/modes of dress that did not correlate with their gender have also been reversed.
This is a good little thread on some aspects of cult dynamics.
Part 1 from former cultist: "many of you think MAGA friends, family, coworkers are gonna call you up one day and say 'Yo, I was wrong about trump.' that is almost never-ever going to happen, because cults leave in silence. it's a quiet quitting"
400K views on Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@friendlyhon...
400K views on Tiktok www.tiktok.com/@friendlyhon...
April 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is a good little thread on some aspects of cult dynamics.
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this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
Leavitt confirmed that the WH is working on deporting US citizens to El Salvador
April 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
this is straightforwardly concentration camp stuff.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
just in very plain terms: we send people to camps now if we, the government, deem it necessary, without due process. you can file a habeas petition in the united states district court with jurisdiction over el salvador, i guess.
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🚨 NEWS: The IRS and DHS have signed an agreement to share confidential tax data for suspected undocumented immigrants.
Follows our reporting that this deal was imminent — and would cover **7 million** suspected undocumented folks.
More to come…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Follows our reporting that this deal was imminent — and would cover **7 million** suspected undocumented folks.
More to come…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
April 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🚨 NEWS: The IRS and DHS have signed an agreement to share confidential tax data for suspected undocumented immigrants.
Follows our reporting that this deal was imminent — and would cover **7 million** suspected undocumented folks.
More to come…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Follows our reporting that this deal was imminent — and would cover **7 million** suspected undocumented folks.
More to come…
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Science matters.
For decades we have attracted some of the best minds around the world.
With this? Unless we forcefully and thoroughly reverse course… that will no longer be true. It will be a brain drain, not a brain gain.
Stand up. Do not let this happen.
For decades we have attracted some of the best minds around the world.
With this? Unless we forcefully and thoroughly reverse course… that will no longer be true. It will be a brain drain, not a brain gain.
Stand up. Do not let this happen.
April 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Science matters.
For decades we have attracted some of the best minds around the world.
With this? Unless we forcefully and thoroughly reverse course… that will no longer be true. It will be a brain drain, not a brain gain.
Stand up. Do not let this happen.
For decades we have attracted some of the best minds around the world.
With this? Unless we forcefully and thoroughly reverse course… that will no longer be true. It will be a brain drain, not a brain gain.
Stand up. Do not let this happen.
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We are risking plunging the United States into a dark age of entomology next week. USDA programs are facing massive lay-offs next week and the public should be aware of the impact. If you care about food systems, forests, invasive species, this thread is for you. Read Below: 🧪 #entomology #science
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
We are risking plunging the United States into a dark age of entomology next week. USDA programs are facing massive lay-offs next week and the public should be aware of the impact. If you care about food systems, forests, invasive species, this thread is for you. Read Below: 🧪 #entomology #science
It’s important that we don’t lay everything at Trump and Musks feet. Stopping them is important, yes. But ultimately they are not the beginning or the end of this crisis.
We need ongoing organization. Holding onto the past is futile. And that’s good.
A better future is inevitable.
Fight for it.
We need ongoing organization. Holding onto the past is futile. And that’s good.
A better future is inevitable.
Fight for it.
April 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
It’s important that we don’t lay everything at Trump and Musks feet. Stopping them is important, yes. But ultimately they are not the beginning or the end of this crisis.
We need ongoing organization. Holding onto the past is futile. And that’s good.
A better future is inevitable.
Fight for it.
We need ongoing organization. Holding onto the past is futile. And that’s good.
A better future is inevitable.
Fight for it.
I find it extremely interesting that matriarchal societies are not the opposite of patriarchal. You would think it focuses on women instead of men.
It doesn’t. It focuses on children. On what’s best for them, and their futures. It is communal, respectful, healing, and nurturing.
It doesn’t. It focuses on children. On what’s best for them, and their futures. It is communal, respectful, healing, and nurturing.
April 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I find it extremely interesting that matriarchal societies are not the opposite of patriarchal. You would think it focuses on women instead of men.
It doesn’t. It focuses on children. On what’s best for them, and their futures. It is communal, respectful, healing, and nurturing.
It doesn’t. It focuses on children. On what’s best for them, and their futures. It is communal, respectful, healing, and nurturing.
A very important thing for people to do in addition to calling their representatives, is call the board members and companies who are cutting their DEI.
They are under the false impression that Trump winning was a signifier in the populace not supporting DEI.
They are wrong.
Let them know.
They are under the false impression that Trump winning was a signifier in the populace not supporting DEI.
They are wrong.
Let them know.
April 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A very important thing for people to do in addition to calling their representatives, is call the board members and companies who are cutting their DEI.
They are under the false impression that Trump winning was a signifier in the populace not supporting DEI.
They are wrong.
Let them know.
They are under the false impression that Trump winning was a signifier in the populace not supporting DEI.
They are wrong.
Let them know.