LoveWins.News
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Sharing stories of wins in the ongoing and long-running fight against bigotry, wannabe-fascism, actual fascism, and other mean-spirited bullshit. Love wins because we are not ever ever ever going to give up. Banner photo: https://unsplash.com/@jakaylatone
Latest highlights: banning conversion therapy in Wisconsin, restoring funding to LGBTQ+ groups, and fireflies!
Wins for Love: Firefly Summer
The 2025 news cycle dumpster fire continues unabated, but here are a few recent positive highlights that made me smile: Love Says Conversion Therapy Is A...
buttondown.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Latest highlights: banning conversion therapy in Wisconsin, restoring funding to LGBTQ+ groups, and fireflies!
A few highlights (and a new format) on how love wins this week ❤️
Wins for Love: obscure Senate procedure and the NYC mayoral race
Hello, friends! It has been a minute since our last update. Turns out trying to keep up with all the things gets a little overwhelming (who knew?), so I'm...
buttondown.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A few highlights (and a new format) on how love wins this week ❤️
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BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.
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Public pressure works! Keep it going.
May 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Public pressure works! Keep it going.
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US Institute of Peace takes back its headquarters, intrusive trans bathroom ban struck down in Montana, a judge skewers federal prosecutors over ill-conceived charges against Newark mayor, and more for the week...
How Love Wins This Week (May 24, 2025)
Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. A federal judge ruled the Trump administration has no authority to dismantle the US Institute...
buttondown.com
May 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
US Institute of Peace takes back its headquarters, intrusive trans bathroom ban struck down in Montana, a judge skewers federal prosecutors over ill-conceived charges against Newark mayor, and more for the week...
Supreme Court still frowning on AEA removals, Florida drag ban blocked, and more for the week...
How Love Wins This Week (May 17, 2025)
A short update for a tough week, yet still there is heartening news to be found! Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. The Supreme...
buttondown.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Supreme Court still frowning on AEA removals, Florida drag ban blocked, and more for the week...
Discriminatory congressional map struck down in Alabama and gerrymandered map challenged in Wisconsin. Justice Sotomayor encourages lawyers to stand up and fight. Quakers march in protest of immigration injustice. And more for the week...
How Love Wins This Week (May 11, 2025)
Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. Judge bars Trump administration from shrinking agencies that fund libraries, settle labor...
buttondown.com
May 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Discriminatory congressional map struck down in Alabama and gerrymandered map challenged in Wisconsin. Justice Sotomayor encourages lawyers to stand up and fight. Quakers march in protest of immigration injustice. And more for the week...
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
This week, a federal judge permanently blocked the executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie, another ruled use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportation of Venzuelans as unlawful, and funding was restored to Radio Free Europe, plus more at buttondown.com/lovewinsnews...
May 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This week, a federal judge permanently blocked the executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie, another ruled use of the Alien Enemies Act for deportation of Venzuelans as unlawful, and funding was restored to Radio Free Europe, plus more at buttondown.com/lovewinsnews...
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The people who’ve been able to get back out of the pit of despair and disinformation have all described one thing that was critical to allowing them to do so: a friend.
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Why it’s time we change how we talk about conspiracy theories | CNN Politics
CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, who interviews people with crazy beliefs, reflects on some of his own.
www.cnn.com
May 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The people who’ve been able to get back out of the pit of despair and disinformation have all described one thing that was critical to allowing them to do so: a friend.
www.cnn.com/2025/05/03/p...
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Wins in court last week for Voice of America broadcasting service, election rules, public school funding, federal employees, "sanctuary" cities, and lots more
How Love Wins This Week (Apr 26*, 2025)
* Ok, yes, it's actually the 27th today. Sorry to be running a little behind! Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. Federal judge...
buttondown.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Wins in court last week for Voice of America broadcasting service, election rules, public school funding, federal employees, "sanctuary" cities, and lots more
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April 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Hi! Trying to make sense of this moment in a way that doesn't involve referencing old white dystopian fiction?
Ready to level up your political education so you can be more useful right now?
Here there be a list!
And as it happens, there's FREE SHIPPING at Bookshop today!
Ready to level up your political education so you can be more useful right now?
Here there be a list!
And as it happens, there's FREE SHIPPING at Bookshop today!
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Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
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We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes
April 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
We just wanted to keep you all updated estimates are now approaching 4 million. Incredible job pulling this off on a holiday weekend! It was tough to get accurate counts today because small towns showed up in force. Some states had record-breaking turnout we didn’t expect this includes
In addition to hundreds of protests and thousands of protestors taking a stand across the US today, love wins this week in the courts over due process, passports markers for trans folks, funding for climate programs, and more. Check out the highlights: buttondown.com/lovewinsnews...
April 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
In addition to hundreds of protests and thousands of protestors taking a stand across the US today, love wins this week in the courts over due process, passports markers for trans folks, funding for climate programs, and more. Check out the highlights: buttondown.com/lovewinsnews...
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Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters.
April 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Be a Mister Rogers. Wear comfy shoes. Celebrate kindness. Sow affirmations. Save time for make-believe. Sing silly little songs. Testify before a senate subcommittee about the importance of quality public broadcasting. Feed fish. Love sweaters.
This week was nuts, no doubt, but it is heartening to see *so many people* standing up to injustice. The world's richest man couldn't buy a Wisconsin election. A senator held the floor for 25 hours to tell the stories of Americans hurt by recent policies. And lots more for the week...
How Love Wins This Week (Apr 4, 2025)
Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. Susan Crawford won the Wisconsin Supreme Court race: Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race...
buttondown.com
April 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This week was nuts, no doubt, but it is heartening to see *so many people* standing up to injustice. The world's richest man couldn't buy a Wisconsin election. A senator held the floor for 25 hours to tell the stories of Americans hurt by recent policies. And lots more for the week...
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While doing some research, I stumbled across this great listing of YA books on Japanese internment in WWII, which feels like good reading for today's kids, so, I'm sharing. densho.org/catalyst/you...
Dive into These YA Books on the Wartime Incarceration of Japanese Americans - Densho: Japanese American Incarceration and Japanese Internment
Here are some new and classic books on Japanese American incarceration during WWII for young adult readers.
densho.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
While doing some research, I stumbled across this great listing of YA books on Japanese internment in WWII, which feels like good reading for today's kids, so, I'm sharing. densho.org/catalyst/you...
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Trump pulled Stefanik’s U.N. abassador nomination to protect her House seat because Democrats are surging, even in deep-red districts. Add in a flipped seat, Fox News hosts getting humiliated, and some surprise court wins, and you’ve got a Week In Wins worth reading.
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Trump pulled Stefanik’s U.N. abassador nomination to protect her House seat because Democrats are surging, even in deep-red districts. Add in a flipped seat, Fox News hosts getting humiliated, and some surprise court wins, and you’ve got a Week In Wins worth reading.
Limits imposed on deportations, dismantling of agencies blocked, wins for trans troops and trans students, and more.
How Love Wins This Week (Mar 29, 2025)
Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting migrants to countries with...
buttondown.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Limits imposed on deportations, dismantling of agencies blocked, wins for trans troops and trans students, and more.
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“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Judge releases detained Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status
The judge said the detention of the couple was baseless and unlawful.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“There is no reason why they’re being held,” the judge said.
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
“If this was a criminal case. … I’d throw you out of my chambers.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Court decisions curtailing overreach in deportations and by DOGE, plus climate funding, TX voting, trans rights in military service and medical care, and more.
How Love Wins This Week (Mar 22, 2025)
Hard Wins: Cases won, orders issued, legislation passed, etc. Federal Judge James Boasberg granted a TRO blocking the Trump administration's invocation of...
buttondown.com
March 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Court decisions curtailing overreach in deportations and by DOGE, plus climate funding, TX voting, trans rights in military service and medical care, and more.
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Here we come
Tucson, Arizona today.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.
23,000 showed up.
March 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Here we come