M. E. O'Brien
@genderhorizon.com
author. towards trans communist futures. Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care (Pluto, 2023) and Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 (Common Notions, 2022). Editor at Pinko
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M. E. O'Brien
@genderhorizon.com
· Jun 30
Project 2052 — Common Notions Press
Project 2052 is a website of revolutionary speculative short fiction, visual art and poetry, set in the world of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072.
www.commonnotions.org
We’re launching a website of revolutionary speculative fiction, art and poetry set in the world of Everything for Everyone! We’re calling it Project 2052. To support author honoraria, subscribe as a sustainer, make a one-time donation, or pitch a story here: www.commonnotions.org/project2052.
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A public database of ice, ice agents, DHS, etc. Has now been built and it's entirely outside of the US and US government reach.
We Built a Public Record of ICE Because They Refuse to Keep One
Tracking Immigration Enforcement as It Accelerates Under Authoritarian Rule
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A public database of ice, ice agents, DHS, etc. Has now been built and it's entirely outside of the US and US government reach.
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This should be a clear signal that hospitals and other institutions should not capitulate to the administration’s lawless anti-trans demands.
Foremost, they have obligation to their patients.
Foremost, they have obligation to their patients.
BREAKING: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena.
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
New, at Law Dork:
Breaking: Federal judge in Pittsburgh blocks DOJ's invasive trans care subpoena
The latest loss for DOJ, regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's patients, also brings news that DOJ has started scaling back its requests following its many losses.
www.lawdork.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
This should be a clear signal that hospitals and other institutions should not capitulate to the administration’s lawless anti-trans demands.
Foremost, they have obligation to their patients.
Foremost, they have obligation to their patients.
Staying up past midnight on Christmas Eve not because I celebrate Christmas but because my Buddhist sangha is livestreaming a Rinpoche’s birthday ceremony from India and time zones are weird. It’s an odd life sometimes
December 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Staying up past midnight on Christmas Eve not because I celebrate Christmas but because my Buddhist sangha is livestreaming a Rinpoche’s birthday ceremony from India and time zones are weird. It’s an odd life sometimes
Incredible list of @reproutopia.bsky.social’s recent work and endorsements
Thread of 2025
December 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Incredible list of @reproutopia.bsky.social’s recent work and endorsements
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Most challenging for me was this: for @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social & @genderhorizon.com's forthcoming fiction anthology WHEN WE WIN, a sequel of sorts to the extraordinary EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE, I wrote a piece about sexuality, an early draft of which I shared here: www.patreon.com/posts/sexfut...
SEXFUTURE FICTION | Sophie Lewis
Get more from Sophie Lewis on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Most challenging for me was this: for @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social & @genderhorizon.com's forthcoming fiction anthology WHEN WE WIN, a sequel of sorts to the extraordinary EVERYTHING FOR EVERYONE, I wrote a piece about sexuality, an early draft of which I shared here: www.patreon.com/posts/sexfut...
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Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
How Gaza Broke the Art World • EQUATOR
The former editor of Artforum, fired in the wake of 7 October, reckons with two years of division, fear and silence
www.equator.org
December 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Even with broad public support, no major museum has taken up the genocide in Gaza. No large institution I know of has put on an exhibition about Palestinian artists or Palestinian lives.
www.equator.org/articles/how...
www.equator.org/articles/how...
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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The UAE has surfaced repeatedly in reporting on Israeli-backed militias operating in Gaza. The Sunday Times reports that the largest of 5 such militias is the Rafah-based “Popular Forces,” whose fighters have been seen carrying “locally rare Chinese-made Type 81 assault rifles” — the same weapons...
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The UAE has surfaced repeatedly in reporting on Israeli-backed militias operating in Gaza. The Sunday Times reports that the largest of 5 such militias is the Rafah-based “Popular Forces,” whose fighters have been seen carrying “locally rare Chinese-made Type 81 assault rifles” — the same weapons...
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ICE has hired bounty hunters to locate migrants for abduction.
December 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
ICE has hired bounty hunters to locate migrants for abduction.
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I'm not suggesting that anyone commit crimes i am saying that a dedicated team infiltrating Santacon to do this might make people change some of their hate for Santacon and we need more Christmas heist movies.
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm not suggesting that anyone commit crimes i am saying that a dedicated team infiltrating Santacon to do this might make people change some of their hate for Santacon and we need more Christmas heist movies.
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As federal agents descend on Chicago for more immigration raids, our analysis shows what happened to ~1,600 people arrested there this fall. We report how federal agencies moved them through an expanded network of detention facilities — many rife with complaints of inhumane conditions.
ICE Data Reveals What Happened to 1,600 People Arrested During Chicago’s Blitz
Most of those arrested were swiftly shuttled to a sprawling array of detention centers in 13 states, many with reports of troubling conditions.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
As federal agents descend on Chicago for more immigration raids, our analysis shows what happened to ~1,600 people arrested there this fall. We report how federal agencies moved them through an expanded network of detention facilities — many rife with complaints of inhumane conditions.
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be the santa con the world needs you to be
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:48 PM
be the santa con the world needs you to be
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Communists and revolutionaries call this expropriation, not theft
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Communists and revolutionaries call this expropriation, not theft
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Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty blocker bans in Queensland and NZ risk extreme harm to trans youth, UK expert warns
Sociologist who surveyed effect of 2024 UK ban says denial of gender-affirming care has left trans and non-binary children in ‘abject misery and severe distress’
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Worked hard to get this into Guardian Oz & big props to @fiercemum.bsky.social for setting it up & Melissa Davey for publishing it. She will doubtless get loads of hassle from transphobes for it, but it needs to be out there.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
Puberty Blocker bans harm trans kids, no-one should pretend they don’t.
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The energy we need this holiday season
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The energy we need this holiday season
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’
Group called Robins des Ruelles later said in statement stunt was intended to highlight cost of living crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“The Robins deposited some groceries in a public square at the foot of a Christmas tree on Tuesday evening, adding that the rest would be distributed through community food banks.
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
“Don’t forget – the hunger justifies the means, Merry Christmas!”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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In a shocking twist, my hamfisted attempt at a coverup has only drawn attention to my crimes
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
In a shocking twist, my hamfisted attempt at a coverup has only drawn attention to my crimes
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This is really good. Pass it on.
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE
From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This is really good. Pass it on.
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
"‘You don’t have to do it alone’: how US cities are helping each other resist ICE. From LA to Charlotte, organizers are learning from others’ strategies to protect residents amid federal crackdowns"
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Abuse is so omnipresent a lot of core reactionary lobbies fight for the right to abuse, from "parents rights" to anyone who wants to "bring back traditional masculinity" and so many others.
It's so saturated and omnipresent many people have subconsciously come to see it as the null hypothesis.
It's so saturated and omnipresent many people have subconsciously come to see it as the null hypothesis.
America is a culture of child abuse. Ask any survivor - we find one another, we form networks and communities.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
The true scale of it would stagger and sicken you, and so it is buried, it is swept under the rug, it is denied and the survivors are silenced by whatever means are necessary.
Government of pedophiles. They're all tainted with this for the rest of their lives.
December 20, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Abuse is so omnipresent a lot of core reactionary lobbies fight for the right to abuse, from "parents rights" to anyone who wants to "bring back traditional masculinity" and so many others.
It's so saturated and omnipresent many people have subconsciously come to see it as the null hypothesis.
It's so saturated and omnipresent many people have subconsciously come to see it as the null hypothesis.
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ICE whistles work.
The horns and whistles work
What it's like to watch community activists stand up to a Border Patrol raid.
www.motherjones.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
ICE whistles work.
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Worth reading this very carefully—not to spread panic, but to understand how civil rights are being threatened in specific ways by the use of new “indicators,” and of course all coming from an agency now run by conspiracy theorists
Revealed: FBI opened domestic terrorism investigations into anti-ICE activity across US
Internal report shared with Guardian shows FBI has launched cases in 23 regions, some linked to Trump memo on thwarting ‘terroristic activities’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Worth reading this very carefully—not to spread panic, but to understand how civil rights are being threatened in specific ways by the use of new “indicators,” and of course all coming from an agency now run by conspiracy theorists
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20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
Transgender Healthcare: Explainer — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
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Every adoption reveals so many politics. I’ve grown to apply the idea of abolition (of slavery) to prisons & policing, ie: I stopped asking how prison & police could be improved, but ask how conditions of societies can change so that they’re unnecessary.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Every defense of intercountry #adoption into the USA is a defense of what the other sending country *will* eventually call a “shameful chapter in our history.” Bank on that.
December 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Every adoption reveals so many politics. I’ve grown to apply the idea of abolition (of slavery) to prisons & policing, ie: I stopped asking how prison & police could be improved, but ask how conditions of societies can change so that they’re unnecessary.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.
Abolition can be applied to adoption, too.