Laura Hagen
@ljhagen.bsky.social
licensed psychotherapist, wife to my wife, mother to my child, lover of nuance, yes of course I’m analyzing you
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i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
Trump’s Attacks on DEI Get Approval From Some in the Left Wing
Many Democrats and activists are rallying to defend diversity programs, but others say they distract from deeper efforts to address inequality.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
i'll be blunt, if you are someone who is vocal about the ways that diversity efforts "divide the working class" but silent about the ways that *actual racism and discrimination* divide the working class, then i think you're just an opportunist
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if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
February 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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I really can’t wrap my head around congressional Democrats’ response to the past 12 days of crises. It reeks of pathetic capitulation. Trump is asserting dictatorial powers of absolute control over the entire government and the reaction is “we don’t swing at every pitch”? An appalling abdication.
February 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I really can’t wrap my head around congressional Democrats’ response to the past 12 days of crises. It reeks of pathetic capitulation. Trump is asserting dictatorial powers of absolute control over the entire government and the reaction is “we don’t swing at every pitch”? An appalling abdication.
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somebody asked me the other week why business leaders are falling over themselves to pledge fealty when it’s so obviously self-defeating and short-sighted, and I think the answer is “people are stupid”
Jfc do not trade the fucking First Amendment for a goddamn merger www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
January 31, 2025 at 2:55 AM
somebody asked me the other week why business leaders are falling over themselves to pledge fealty when it’s so obviously self-defeating and short-sighted, and I think the answer is “people are stupid”
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The Supreme Court case tomorrow is fundamentally not about gender affirming care, it's about whether or not trans people have any protections under the 14th amendment. A loss in this case would greenlight a torrent of explicitly discriminatory legislation without much, if any judicial recourse.
December 4, 2024 at 12:16 AM
The Supreme Court case tomorrow is fundamentally not about gender affirming care, it's about whether or not trans people have any protections under the 14th amendment. A loss in this case would greenlight a torrent of explicitly discriminatory legislation without much, if any judicial recourse.
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This cannot be stressed enough. Policing trans women’s bodies & movement thru society necessitates policing cis women’s as well. Policing who & how “woman” is to be defined for these purposes means enforcing strict visible social codes & identities on all women. And so much more.
It may be hard for some to accept, but the truth is the fate of all women is inherently tied to the fate of trans women.
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 AM
This cannot be stressed enough. Policing trans women’s bodies & movement thru society necessitates policing cis women’s as well. Policing who & how “woman” is to be defined for these purposes means enforcing strict visible social codes & identities on all women. And so much more.
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everyone on threads is talking and i don't know who they're talking to or what they're talking about
November 8, 2024 at 9:27 PM
everyone on threads is talking and i don't know who they're talking to or what they're talking about
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Incredible photo. What brave people these were!
I miss your aunt. She was a early mentor a long, long time ago. Here she is marching for change with me and some other trans women.
November 22, 2024 at 3:19 AM
Incredible photo. What brave people these were!
8 years sober from alcohol today. May we all eventually be 8 years sober from Twitter.
November 21, 2024 at 3:05 PM
8 years sober from alcohol today. May we all eventually be 8 years sober from Twitter.
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Thinking about this for no particular reason tonight, other than the fact that we need to have longer collective memories.
November 21, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Thinking about this for no particular reason tonight, other than the fact that we need to have longer collective memories.
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"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
November 21, 2024 at 2:44 AM
"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
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This is an echo of the general election. The trans Democrat is blamed for "sparking" the crisis despite the fact she did nothing beyond be herself.
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
November 21, 2024 at 1:42 AM
This is an echo of the general election. The trans Democrat is blamed for "sparking" the crisis despite the fact she did nothing beyond be herself.
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?
Before she arrived to DC, or made any demands, the GOP preemptively turned her identity into a political issue.
So, who is doing identity politics?