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My Latest: NYU Langone ends trans medicine for youth, erases evidence of past care| theneedle.news/jbj_UVqTK
NYU Langone ends trans medicine for youth, erases evidence of past care
The hospital is ending care for trans kids effective immediately.
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February 18, 2026 at 12:09 AM
My Latest: NYU Langone ends trans medicine for youth, erases evidence of past care| theneedle.news/jbj_UVqTK
My Latest: Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors| theneedle.news/ozh_m3Gh8
Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors
The policy position which was released was the result of pressure from the Trump Administration, and does not reflect the evidence available or the positions of the ASPS membership at large.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
My Latest: Internal revolt within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons as surgeons oppose bans on trans surgeries for minors| theneedle.news/ozh_m3Gh8
My Latest: Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights| theneedle.news/oee_1wYxT
Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights
The goal of the bill is to use the enforcement mechanisms from the 1964 Civil Rights Act to apply similar protections to trans people.
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February 12, 2026 at 5:25 PM
My Latest: Rep. Jayapal introduces Trans Bill of Rights| theneedle.news/oee_1wYxT
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I'm being targeted for harassment by having my job stability threatened. Whatever the reason, I won't stop my political and activist work.
youtu.be/ZbtyvX4hzjU?...
youtu.be/ZbtyvX4hzjU?...
I'm being targeted
YouTube video by Lilliana Young
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February 1, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I'm being targeted for harassment by having my job stability threatened. Whatever the reason, I won't stop my political and activist work.
youtu.be/ZbtyvX4hzjU?...
youtu.be/ZbtyvX4hzjU?...
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Since the release of this article connecting Jeffrey Epstein to Doctor Jess Ting, a number of people have interpreted this to mean that Epstein was facilitating non-consensual surgeries on trans girls. There is no evidence for this. As far as we know, all the girls who were operated on were cis.
February 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Since the release of this article connecting Jeffrey Epstein to Doctor Jess Ting, a number of people have interpreted this to mean that Epstein was facilitating non-consensual surgeries on trans girls. There is no evidence for this. As far as we know, all the girls who were operated on were cis.
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Our Latest: 📰 Jess Ting, Prolific Vaginoplasty Surgeon, performed plastic surgery for Jeffrey Epstein’s “girls”, brought young children to Epstein’s island 📰
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#EpsteinFiles #Epstein
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#EpsteinFiles #Epstein
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Jess Ting, Prolific Vaginoplasty Surgeon, performed plastic surgery for Jeffrey Epstein’s “girls”, brought young children to Epstein’s island
Details in the recent Epstein Files document a working relationship between the two which spanned nearly a decade.
By Jane Migliara Brigham & Artemis T. Douglas
Jess Ting, a plastic surgeon ...
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February 1, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Our Latest: 📰 Jess Ting, Prolific Vaginoplasty Surgeon, performed plastic surgery for Jeffrey Epstein’s “girls”, brought young children to Epstein’s island 📰
📝: @jane.theneedlenews.com & @artemis.theneedlenews.com
#EpsteinFiles #Epstein
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#EpsteinFiles #Epstein
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Our latest: 📰An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist 📰
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You can read it here: theneedle.news/ngo_hR0qk
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You can read it here: theneedle.news/ngo_hR0qk
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Our latest: 📰An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist 📰
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
You can read it here: theneedle.news/ngo_hR0qk
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
You can read it here: theneedle.news/ngo_hR0qk
My Latest: Americans favor Dems’ handling of trans issues. That doesn’t mean Americans support trans people.| theneedle.news/acu_7MiqP
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
My Latest: Americans favor Dems’ handling of trans issues. That doesn’t mean Americans support trans people.| theneedle.news/acu_7MiqP
My Latest: An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist| theneedle.news/jny_4HJNl
January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM
My Latest: An interview with Kieran Blokhius, folklorist| theneedle.news/jny_4HJNl
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important message to all bluesky users
January 7, 2026 at 7:53 PM
important message to all bluesky users
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
January 16, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.”
Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.
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Our Latest: A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol
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A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol
The original thesis is an engaging read, well worth the time to do so.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Our Latest: A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol
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My Latest: Review: A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol| theneedle.news/plq_hVHqe
January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
My Latest: Review: A trans folklorist explores the werewolf as a trans symbol| theneedle.news/plq_hVHqe
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this is why we still have polio at all btw
In Pakistan, the CIA went around door-to-door pretending to be giving polio vaccines, while secretly hunting for Osama bin Laden. The result was that real health care workers were ignored or even killed, and hundreds of people got polio, which had otherwise been nearly eradicated worldwide.
There is no level to which these heartless shit-for-brains won’t stoop to inflict cruelty and suffering.
January 22, 2026 at 11:13 PM
this is why we still have polio at all btw
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This morning I went out to Indianapolis to speak against SB182, the most harmful anti trans bill in Indiana to date. I unleashed my rage and contempt upon Republicans who were content to ignore the pleas for dignity from almost 20 people. Here's the event.
youtu.be/iSZEwrXnZuE
youtu.be/iSZEwrXnZuE
Speaking Against SB182
YouTube video by Lilliana Young
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January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
This morning I went out to Indianapolis to speak against SB182, the most harmful anti trans bill in Indiana to date. I unleashed my rage and contempt upon Republicans who were content to ignore the pleas for dignity from almost 20 people. Here's the event.
youtu.be/iSZEwrXnZuE
youtu.be/iSZEwrXnZuE
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Our latest: 📰 All anti-trans rules removed from upcoming government funding bill 📰
All anti-trans rules removed from upcoming government funding bill
Democrats no longer appear willing to vote for these compromises in order to fund the federal government.
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January 20, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Our latest: 📰 All anti-trans rules removed from upcoming government funding bill 📰
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Late to sharing this but I keep seeing it from influencers who seem not to realize it's very fake! Generally part of a tactic among far-right activists sending fake deportation letters, criminal charges, etc. to activists and people online to spread fear.
Our latest: 📰Rumors of FBI letters threatening trans public figures center on an AI-generated document 📰
📝: @jane.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/tmx_ADwZF to read the article!
📝: @jane.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/tmx_ADwZF to read the article!
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Late to sharing this but I keep seeing it from influencers who seem not to realize it's very fake! Generally part of a tactic among far-right activists sending fake deportation letters, criminal charges, etc. to activists and people online to spread fear.
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Postscript, now that both images are admitted fake, and the image does not have any PII about its author contrary to what was claimed about why it couldn't be published:
This is the image that was sent to people who asked for a higher-quality version of the original that was sent to the Needle.
This is the image that was sent to people who asked for a higher-quality version of the original that was sent to the Needle.
![A *forged* document purporting to be from the FBI, struck through with a red X by lizthegrey. Note LLM generation errors such as:
Markdown Artifacts with ** used in place of bold formatting
"rinculding": Instead of "including."
"faming": Instead of "framing."
"satement": Instead of "statement."
"fbi.doj.govv" instead of "fbi.gov"
signature that does not match the name "Lauren M. Hargrove" and instead is signed "Palum lllm"
A printed letter with FBI logo and very inconsistent font, on a wooden table.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION U.S. Department of Justice 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
January 11, 2026
Re: Preliminary Inquiry – Violation of Executive Order 14168 FBI Case: PI-2026-017-DTU-C17
Dear Mr. Knight,
The FBI has opened a preliminary inquiry into your public online activity.
Content you have posted and amplified on Instagram (@bundleof.styx) directly violates Executive Order 14168 January 20, 2025). "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government."
Your material promotes radical gender ideology by denying biological sex is binary and immutable, advocating mandatory affirmation of self-identified gender (rinculding for minors), and faming sex-based rights and protections as discriminatory. These positions contravene Executive Order 14168.
No criminal charges are pending at this time. This is an official notice.
For any voluntary satement or questions, contact:
Special Agent Lauren M. Hargrove Counterterrorism Division – Squad C-17 (202) 324-1199 – option 4 DTU C17-2026@fbi.doj.govv Subject: PI-2026-017-DTU-C17 / Tara Knight
[Signature reading something like Palum lllm]
Lauren M. Hargrove Special Agent Domestic Terrorism Operations Section II Counterterrorism Division](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i4tfenpfog244rxry5uz4vtk/bafkreiaue72yrmmhbm5brdc3f2swacinbgu4amxu2cgev3tp5ezk7jwuzq@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Postscript, now that both images are admitted fake, and the image does not have any PII about its author contrary to what was claimed about why it couldn't be published:
This is the image that was sent to people who asked for a higher-quality version of the original that was sent to the Needle.
This is the image that was sent to people who asked for a higher-quality version of the original that was sent to the Needle.
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We don't know whether she merely *said* she submitted this forged document to IRCC and it was accepted, or whether she actually did submit it, but... folks, don't submit forged documents to IRCC. Canadian asylum is a stringent process, and forged documents will be detected. bsky.app/profile/rine...
She posted this Thurs late afternoon/evening (20h up, my screenshot was 10:14 pm on Friday). I have not seen any docs of any actual filing.
I have had an uptick in trans people DMing me about claiming status in Canada, thinking it's easier than it is after noting this post (I asked). That's bad!
I have had an uptick in trans people DMing me about claiming status in Canada, thinking it's easier than it is after noting this post (I asked). That's bad!
January 20, 2026 at 5:50 PM
We don't know whether she merely *said* she submitted this forged document to IRCC and it was accepted, or whether she actually did submit it, but... folks, don't submit forged documents to IRCC. Canadian asylum is a stringent process, and forged documents will be detected. bsky.app/profile/rine...
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is she transmed or is she just a world-weary trans woman who's been out for almost a decade instead of a character in a queer coloring book
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
is she transmed or is she just a world-weary trans woman who's been out for almost a decade instead of a character in a queer coloring book
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I want to thank The Needle for being the only outlet that moved to cover this story. I'm also going to express my frustration that other outlets with larger reaches did not.
Our latest: 📰Indiana: Senate Bill 182 will attempt to legally define trans people as non-existent 📰
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
January 20, 2026 at 2:10 PM
I want to thank The Needle for being the only outlet that moved to cover this story. I'm also going to express my frustration that other outlets with larger reaches did not.
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Our latest: 📰Indiana: Senate Bill 182 will attempt to legally define trans people as non-existent 📰
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Our latest: 📰Indiana: Senate Bill 182 will attempt to legally define trans people as non-existent 📰
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
📝: @artemis.theneedlenews.com
Go to theneedle.news/nrc_9wc0O to read the article!
My Latest: Indiana: Senate Bill 182 will attempt to legally define trans people as non-existent| theneedle.news/nqy_uWOHv
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 AM
My Latest: Indiana: Senate Bill 182 will attempt to legally define trans people as non-existent| theneedle.news/nqy_uWOHv