Lea [she/he/they]🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫔🍂🍰
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I am not bound by society’s dictations of what makes a woman a woman or a man a man—
or a human a human.
I simply am.
I am simply beautiful for it.
or a human a human.
I simply am.
I am simply beautiful for it.
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New guidance from the Trump administration has stripped transgender people in ICE custody of safeguards against rape.
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
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#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Trump Strips Rape Protections For Trans People In ICE Custody - Star Observer
New guidance from the Trump administration has stripped trans people in ICE custody of safeguards against rape.
www.starobserver.com.au
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 AM
New guidance from the Trump administration has stripped transgender people in ICE custody of safeguards against rape.
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
www.starobserver.com...
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
I shared this last year. I think you can see it’s still true today.
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I shared this last year. I think you can see it’s still true today.
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Let me know if you have any info on this.
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Let me know if you have any info on this.
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The federal government is waging war against us here in Minneapolis and people need to understand that.
We are going to need massive help here very shortly in the form of aid and defensive support.
We are going to need massive help here very shortly in the form of aid and defensive support.
FBI, Pentagon Ready Possible Minnesota Surge to Back ICE
“The FBI is sending messages to its agents nationwide seeking volunteers to temporarily transfer to Minneapolis.”
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“The FBI is sending messages to its agents nationwide seeking volunteers to temporarily transfer to Minneapolis.”
Archive: archive.is/HRoe8
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US Readies FBI, Troops for Possible Minnesota Surge to Back ICE
The US is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting t...
www.bloomberg.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:19 PM
The federal government is waging war against us here in Minneapolis and people need to understand that.
We are going to need massive help here very shortly in the form of aid and defensive support.
We are going to need massive help here very shortly in the form of aid and defensive support.
Los Angeles has been under relentless attack too since spring last year, I believe. It started to spread to SF in May, and we fought ice off in the streets when they were abducting from immigration courts. Now 🧊 stays indoors in SF, no headlines, no opportunities for photo/video documentation
The people risking their lives and livelihoods to protect their neighbors are the best of us, and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
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The Residents of Minneapolis Are Fighting for All of Us
The sights of Minneapolitans defending their community have been inspiring. But underneath these displays of heroism, there is despair, fear, and hurt.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Los Angeles has been under relentless attack too since spring last year, I believe. It started to spread to SF in May, and we fought ice off in the streets when they were abducting from immigration courts. Now 🧊 stays indoors in SF, no headlines, no opportunities for photo/video documentation
I am now losing IG followers when I say people should have empathy for homeless people, and criticize billionaire mayor Daniel Lurie.
Across platforms, I lost thousands of subscribers this week.
I'm responding by doubling down on the articles that made them unsubscribe. I hold no ill will, but I also won't compromise on my values of justice.
Here's what happened, and why I hope you'll join me:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
I'm responding by doubling down on the articles that made them unsubscribe. I hold no ill will, but I also won't compromise on my values of justice.
Here's what happened, and why I hope you'll join me:
www.qasimrashid.com/p/why-i-lost...
Why I Lost Thousands Of Subscribers This Week
And how, as usual, I'm doubling down on my human rights advocacy to build a stronger community committed to absolute justice
www.qasimrashid.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I am now losing IG followers when I say people should have empathy for homeless people, and criticize billionaire mayor Daniel Lurie.
Let me know if you have any info on this.
January 17, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Let me know if you have any info on this.
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It’s 2026 and people at well-resourced organizations on the Left continue to underestimate the value of messaging. Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.
January 13, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It’s 2026 and people at well-resourced organizations on the Left continue to underestimate the value of messaging. Jeremy Mack of phoenixprojectnow.com on the new podcast ep.
Read the rest here: leftylea.substack.com/p/poems-in-t...
January 16, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Read the rest here: leftylea.substack.com/p/poems-in-t...
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1. In the aftermath of oral arguments at SCOTUS, the Trump Administration has sent out its largest federal investigation campaign yet against schools across the US with trans supportive policies.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
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"No Investigation Will Stop Us From Taking Care Of Our Kids": School Districts Respond To Latest Anti-Trans Threats From Trump Admin
School districts in CA, CT, HI, ME, MA, NV, NY, PA, VT, and WA received word that they would be placed under investigation for trans-supportive policies.
www.erininthemorning.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
1. In the aftermath of oral arguments at SCOTUS, the Trump Administration has sent out its largest federal investigation campaign yet against schools across the US with trans supportive policies.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
Some, like Champlain Valley in Vermont, are fighting back.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
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In October, an agent's own bodycam video showed him telling victim Marimar Martinez, before opening fire, “Do something, bitch.” Later, he texted a group chat involving other agents, “I fired 5 rounds, and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” trib.al/mIXijqk
Trump and ICE Want You to Think Renee Nicole Good Deserved It
Since Good was killed, the administration and its right-wing allies have engaged in brazenly misogynistic attempts to defend ICE’s actions.
trib.al
January 15, 2026 at 6:23 PM
In October, an agent's own bodycam video showed him telling victim Marimar Martinez, before opening fire, “Do something, bitch.” Later, he texted a group chat involving other agents, “I fired 5 rounds, and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.” trib.al/mIXijqk
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Welcome to the very first edition of my newsletter The Untethered Telegram! I'll be highlighting news, mostly local, that catches my eye. There's simply too much news to keep up with so I hope this helps fill some gaps for you, even if it's just reading the headlines here.
LeftyLea.substack.com
LeftyLea.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Welcome to the very first edition of my newsletter The Untethered Telegram! I'll be highlighting news, mostly local, that catches my eye. There's simply too much news to keep up with so I hope this helps fill some gaps for you, even if it's just reading the headlines here.
LeftyLea.substack.com
LeftyLea.substack.com
Welcome to the very first edition of my newsletter The Untethered Telegram! I'll be highlighting news, mostly local, that catches my eye. There's simply too much news to keep up with so I hope this helps fill some gaps for you, even if it's just reading the headlines here.
LeftyLea.substack.com
LeftyLea.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Welcome to the very first edition of my newsletter The Untethered Telegram! I'll be highlighting news, mostly local, that catches my eye. There's simply too much news to keep up with so I hope this helps fill some gaps for you, even if it's just reading the headlines here.
LeftyLea.substack.com
LeftyLea.substack.com
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to move seats on a segregated bus helped spark the civil rights movement, dies at 86.
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THREAD. This can be an important educational moment for progressive people who don't work in or study the punishment bureaucracy. Having spent 20 years in it--and just publishing a book on exactly this topic--I can say that reality works in the opposite way that Jamelle assumes.
maybe an unpopular position on this website but i think the moderate dem focus on ICE training can be, with political pressure, the pathway to more fundamental reforms. rhetorically it is not too hard to move from “more training” to “turns out they’re untrainable and we have to start all over.”
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 AM
THREAD. This can be an important educational moment for progressive people who don't work in or study the punishment bureaucracy. Having spent 20 years in it--and just publishing a book on exactly this topic--I can say that reality works in the opposite way that Jamelle assumes.
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The cops don't exist to keep you safe. Their job is to keep you in line. Everything ICE is doing is consistent with that logic.
January 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The cops don't exist to keep you safe. Their job is to keep you in line. Everything ICE is doing is consistent with that logic.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
Slide 1 source: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Slide 1 source: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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“Happy New Year! Day 1 of 2026 for this trans couple in San Francisco.
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM
“Happy New Year! Day 1 of 2026 for this trans couple in San Francisco.
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
“Happy New Year! Day 1 of 2026 for this trans couple in San Francisco.
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
January 2, 2026 at 6:19 AM
“Happy New Year! Day 1 of 2026 for this trans couple in San Francisco.
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
My wife jokes, "How many days this year has it been since being called a bitch? Zero."
Read here leftylea.substack.com/p/happy-new-...
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Every time we tell people what is happening, what is transparently and obviously taking place, and we are derided as chicken littles magnifying issues as if we enjoy proclaiming our suffering. When are are proven to be manifestly correct - well, what to do about all the damage already done? Oops!
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Every time we tell people what is happening, what is transparently and obviously taking place, and we are derided as chicken littles magnifying issues as if we enjoy proclaiming our suffering. When are are proven to be manifestly correct - well, what to do about all the damage already done? Oops!