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The mainstream press isn’t resisting because they are colluding and it’s been a while
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The mainstream press isn’t resisting because they are colluding and it’s been a while
With “an attitude of royal defiance,” [… Swann] was arrested along with a dozen others. But by resisting (and becoming the first documented example of violent queer resistance in America), he was able to buy time for other attendees to escape.
boundarystones.weta.org/2024/06/17/a...
boundarystones.weta.org/2024/06/17/a...
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
With “an attitude of royal defiance,” [… Swann] was arrested along with a dozen others. But by resisting (and becoming the first documented example of violent queer resistance in America), he was able to buy time for other attendees to escape.
boundarystones.weta.org/2024/06/17/a...
boundarystones.weta.org/2024/06/17/a...
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[December 23rd, 1925] William Dorsey Swann, a pioneering African-American activist and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag", dies in Hancock, Maryland. He was 65.
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
[December 23rd, 1925] William Dorsey Swann, a pioneering African-American activist and the first known person to self-identify as a "queen of drag", dies in Hancock, Maryland. He was 65.
The greed and lust are the point.
For ICE to do this on Christmas Eve—especially as part of an administration that postures as godly—is particularly cruel. trib.al/cwPyyTv
December 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The greed and lust are the point.
Need to add steeper penalties for billionaires trying to avoid paying their share and absconding with funds.
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
Possible California Wealth Tax Causes Billionaire Freakout: Page, Thiel Threaten To Leave
“California is on a path to self-destruction,” wrote Bill Ackman, joining opposition to a tax proposal alongside Google’s cofounder and more.
www.forbes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Need to add steeper penalties for billionaires trying to avoid paying their share and absconding with funds.
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NEW YORK POST: TAX THE RICH = COMMUNIST PARTY! 🥂☭
December 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
NEW YORK POST: TAX THE RICH = COMMUNIST PARTY! 🥂☭
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