Levi Kalish
@kalish.bsky.social
LGBTQ+ Rights Reporter @huffpost.com
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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The Kentucky Clerk Who Was Jailed For Refusing To Marry Gay Couples Is Back
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.
From @kalish.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/kentuc...
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.
From @kalish.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/kentuc...
The Closed-Door Supreme Court Meeting That Everyone Should Be Paying Attention To
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.
www.huffpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Kentucky Clerk Who Was Jailed For Refusing To Marry Gay Couples Is Back
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.
From @kalish.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/kentuc...
Kim Davis, the thrice divorced and four times married Kentucky clerk, wants SCOTUS to repeal same-sex marriage.
From @kalish.bsky.social
www.huffpost.com/entry/kentuc...
Breaking: SCOTUS just allowed the Trump administration for now to deny trans people from updating their gender markers on passports
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
Supreme Court Allows Trump To Enforce Passport Restrictions For Trans People
The unsigned ruling on the government's emergency application declared that having to demonstrate sex assigned at birth did not violate equal protection principles.
www.huffpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Breaking: SCOTUS just allowed the Trump administration for now to deny trans people from updating their gender markers on passports
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
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🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
November 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🚨🚨🚨 The jury has reached a verdict. Sean Dunn, aka the DC Sandwich Guy, has been found NOT GUILTY of assault.
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BREAKING: In a 3-2 vote Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, a man sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
November 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
BREAKING: In a 3-2 vote Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, a man sentenced to death for a killing his brother admitted to committing www.huffpost.com/entry/oklaho...
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NEW: I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for HuffPost.
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
A Politician Was Manhandled By ICE Then Indicted — And She Says It ‘Backfired’ On Trump
“Trump wants people to be scared of immigrants and people who stand with immigrants to be scared,” said Kat Abughazaleh, a Democratic congressional candidate in Illinois’ 9th District.
www.huffpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: I interviewed @katmabu.bsky.social for HuffPost.
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
We talked about free speech, ICE, political prosecution, the Trump administration’s attack on immigrants, fascists, Democrats, and yes, a bit about the indictment, too.
I hope you will read:
www.huffpost.com/entry/kat-ab...
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
www.gofundme.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
🚨NEW: My name is now Levi!🚨
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Thanks and happy Monday!
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November 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🚨NEW: My name is now Levi!🚨
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Thanks and happy Monday!
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
www.404media.co
October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
www.404media.co/you-cant-ref...
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NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
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What does our health care system look like? What does our social safety net look like?
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
Cancer killed his parents. He’s facing the same disease alone — and unhoused.
Marcus Ford, like other Black men around the country, lives with a higher risk of dying from cancer due to factors out of his control. But Medicaid cuts may take away his treatment.
19thnews.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What does our health care system look like? What does our social safety net look like?
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
It looks like Marcus. At 61, he spends most nights riding the Chicago Red Line or looking for a park bench or bus stop, trying to find sleep. He recently finished radiation treatment for prostate cancer.
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NEW: On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court made a comment on the state judicial code of conduct that says judges who refuse to conduct gay weddings "on a sincerely held religious belief" won't be sanctioned. It's part of a messy legal fight over gay marriage in Texas.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
Texas judges can refuse to marry gay couples without punishment, court says
The decision stems from a judge in a tiny Texas county who refuses to officiate gay weddings.
www.chron.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NEW: On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court made a comment on the state judicial code of conduct that says judges who refuse to conduct gay weddings "on a sincerely held religious belief" won't be sanctioned. It's part of a messy legal fight over gay marriage in Texas.
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
www.chron.com/culture/reli...
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Oh my GOD.
October 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Oh my GOD.
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BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.
Read our full obituary here:
Read our full obituary here:
Legendary transgender activist Miss Major dies at 78
Known as a surrogate mother of her community, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for trans and LGBTQ+ rights.
19thnews.org
October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Miss Major was known as many things in her community — a caretaker for other Black trans women, a defender of the homeless and the incarcerated, and a Stonewall veteran who did not want the past to be used as an excuse for inaction.
Read our full obituary here:
Read our full obituary here:
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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)
www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
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I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
How trans visibility became a trap
People who have documented their lives online are discovering the dark side of digital permanence.
www.theverge.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I wrote about trans visibility in a time of rising transphobia for @theverge.com www.theverge.com/cs/features/...
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October 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations
Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social, a fantastic, thoughtful, and generous scholar whose work about antifa is so important in this moment.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Here's the complaint filed in the Western District of Louisiana. ADF lawyers—led by Erin Hawley—seek to end telemedicine prescriptions for medication abortion. Missouri's suit goes even further, targeting 2016 change allowing Rx thru 10th week of pregnancy
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
NEW: It’s… another abortion pill lawsuit against the FDA, this time filed by Louisiana and an individual plaintiff, who argue the FDA should reinstate an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone.
And if you guess Alliance Defending Freedom might be involved here, you guessed correctly.
And if you guess Alliance Defending Freedom might be involved here, you guessed correctly.
Louisiana et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al
6:2025cv01491 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | Justia
Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision case filed on October 3, 2025 in the Louisiana Western District Court
dockets.justia.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Here's the complaint filed in the Western District of Louisiana. ADF lawyers—led by Erin Hawley—seek to end telemedicine prescriptions for medication abortion. Missouri's suit goes even further, targeting 2016 change allowing Rx thru 10th week of pregnancy
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.
October 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.
I didn't have Alito suggesting that states can't rely on medical consensus for standards of care bc it's been "politicized" or "taken over by ideology" in the past—and then immediately citing SCOTUS' forced sterilization case on my bingo card.
My rundown on today:
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
My rundown on today:
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
Supreme Court Appears Poised To Hand The Religious Right Another Win
The case could have sweeping implications for LGBTQ+ youth and the regulation of health care across the country.
www.huffpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I didn't have Alito suggesting that states can't rely on medical consensus for standards of care bc it's been "politicized" or "taken over by ideology" in the past—and then immediately citing SCOTUS' forced sterilization case on my bingo card.
My rundown on today:
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...
My rundown on today:
www.huffpost.com/entry/suprem...