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AILA

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"Her family has now been told she has been deported, despite US District Judge Brendan Hurson ruling Thursday that she could not be deported pending a hearing...attorneys said Monday that they have...confirm[ed] with the hospital she was born in Maryland." https://bit.ly/3MMdJvz

ICE detains woman whose lawyer insists is US citizen. DHS says she isn't

Federal agents arrested Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales on her way home in Baltimore, Maryland.

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December 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

For lo, the priests of Project 2025 beheld the fulfillment of their prophesies, and they were exceedingly glad.

Nate @nateduty.bsky.social · 5d

You are 100% right; the news media needs to focus on this more. It has been obvious from day one

It's the phony Christians of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 plan to install a "Christian dictator."

Can't seem to find where Jesus, the original "King of No Kings," stated it's what he wanted.

December 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

A megalomaniac is a person who has an obsession with power, wealth, or fame, often exhibiting grandiose delusions of their own importance. This term is often associated with mental disorders, particularly those involving feelings of personal grandeur.

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#USNavy #trumpclass" #fotus

Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships

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December 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

1/2 This proposal would put a target on the backs of Trans, intersex, and gender-nonconforming people; women; Trans people of color; and others, regardless of citizenship or immigration status.
You can comment until Jan 2.
bit.ly/4qrkxxb
#anti-trans #DHS #biometrics #anti-iimmigrant

New DHS Proposal Expands Biometric Surveillance Program to Include DNA Sex Test

Experts and civil rights advocates are denouncing Trump’s biometric power grab.

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December 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

2/2 Let DHS know this policy is unconstitutional, erodes privacy, and puts already vulnerable communities at even greater risk!
Write your own comment or copy/paste the suggestions below and edit as you see appropriate. (suggestions in comments)
bit.ly/3Y3Hvyf
#anti-trans #anti-immigrant #DHS

Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing biometrics use and collection. DHS proposes to require submission of biometrics by any individual, regardless...

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December 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM

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#anti-trans #gac #transkids #gender-affirming-care #mtg #transgenderrights #HR3492

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...

House Passes Bill to Ban Gender Transition Treatments for Minors

www.nytimes.com

December 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

Congress is voting this Wednesday, December 17th! Please contact your Representative NOW by using the form in the attached link. action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-hr...
#anti-trans #anti-transgender #hr3492 #hr498 #gac #pubertyblockers #transgender #trans #HRC #trans-rights #gender-affirmingcare

December 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

Congress is voting this Wednesday, December 17th! Please contact your Representative NOW by using the form in the attached link. action.transequality.org/a/vote-no-hr...
#anti-trans #anti-transgender #hr3492 #hr498 #gac #pubertyblockers #transgender #trans #HRC #trans-rights #gender-affirmingcare

December 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM

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George Takei

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After a "double-tap" strike was ordered to kill survivors of an initial attack on a so-called "drug boat," the White House has tried to gaslight the American people by fabricating their own reality. This spin is the latest in a pattern of denial and distortion at the highest levels of government.

Double-Tap Gate: A Case Study in Gaslighting

We’re all trapped in Trump’s fabricated world and need to pull ourselves up out of it.

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December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM

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They think if they pretend transgender people don't exist, they will go away.

www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/stat...
#censorship #transgender #anti-trans #libraries #alabama #bookbans #banningbooks

State library board bans books that mention trans people from children's & teen sections - LGBTQ Nation

"Long term they are banning these books."

www.lgbtqnation.com

December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

“The State of Water: Understanding California’s Most Precious Resource,” was identified by park officials as restricted under President Donald Trump’s executive order “Restoring Truth and Sanity to America."

#censorship #fotus #bannedbooks #Orwell

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Trump admin to ban book from Yosemite National Park, says author

The Trump administration's censorship directive has reportedly targeted Obi Kaufmann.

www.sfgate.com

November 16, 2025 at 6:24 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. The sobering reality is that the United States has regressed, to different degrees, on all 12.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
#Autocracy #FOTUS #Democracy

Opinion | In Trump’s America, Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

www.nytimes.com

October 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM

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The Exuberant Raptor 👊🇺🇸🔥

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I’m an old dinosaur so I miss the days when Americans fought Nazis tooth and nail rather than putting them into the White House.

September 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

Goebbels Ends Careers of Five 'Aryan' Actors Who Made Witticisms About the Nazi Regime
New York Times, Feb 4, 1939
#Censorship #Nazis #DejaVu #Goebbels #StephenColbert #JimmyKimmel #FOTUS #FCC

September 19, 2025 at 8:57 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

"It’s the latest crackdown on what the administration dubs a liberal media ecosystem and a further example of how the Trump White House is stamping its imprint on the culture."

#Censorship #JimmyKimmel #FirstAmendment #FCC #FOTUS

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Trump floats stripping networks critical of him of their broadcast licenses

“They’re giving me all this bad press, and they’re getting a license,” the president said.

www.politico.com

September 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

The madness continues
www.erininthemorning.com/p/two-republ...
#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #NancyMace #HateSpeech #Transgender #ErinInTheMorning

Two Republican Congresspeople Call For Institutionalization Of Transgender People

Representatives Nancy Mace and Ronny Jackson both called for the institutionalization of transgender people On Tuesday.

www.erininthemorning.com

September 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM

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silashouse.bsky.social

@silashouse.bsky.social

I abhor ALL violence. No one deserves to be shot for their opinions, no matter how reprehensible.

I just wish we lived in a country where our elected GOP reps publicly mourned for murdered schoolchildren as passionately as they do for a person who devoted his life to division and vitriol.

September 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

The Alabama Public Library Service has issued a proposal that would force libraries to pull any “positive depictions” of transgender people from general shelves and relegate them to the adult section.
#Anti-Trans #Libraries #Censorship #Self-Censoring
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"Positive Depictions" Of Trans People Banned In Alabama State Libraries Proposal

The code change that has been proposed does not ban negative depictions of transgender people, however. Public comment is open until October 14.

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September 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM

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The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

#Anti-trans #AntiTrans #TransRights #TransHealthCare #FundingBan #SportsBan

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 8

1. The HHS Appropriations Bill is out and it contains several devastating anti-trans provision.

It would bar federal funding for trans youth and adult care nationwide, which could be used to bar hospitals from providing it at all.

Will Democrats stand firm, or cave to avoid a shutdown?

House HHS Appropriations Bill Would Devastate Trans Adult Healthcare Nationwide

The bill would bar federal funding for any "social, psychological, behavioral, or medical intervention" to treat gender dysphoria.

www.erininthemorning.com

September 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

"it’s time for people who look like me and many of you to take to the streets. Clearly, legislators aren’t listening to the trans community and their allies, but they still do care about what “good Christian white people” think.

bit.ly/47vGTr3
#Anti-Trans #BathroomBills #Texas #TransRights

Stand up for trans folk who have no place to pee – Baptist News Global

I received an urgent call last week from one of my dearest transgender friends. He faced a horrible predicament.

baptistnews.com

September 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM

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@augustawolfe.bsky.social

The situation has deteriorated for transgender youth around the country, with many clinics shuttering and state AGs unwilling to enforce law. For adults, some states see higher risk.

www.erininthemorning.com/p/anti-trans...

#Anti-Trans #AntiTrans #TransKids #GenderAffirmingCare #RiskAssessment