maraleia
@maraleia.bsky.social
Political junkie, history, pop culture & science fiction geek. Left handed, cisgender, lesbian feminist, social justice activist & educator from Chicago.
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@maraleia.bsky.social
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Glossary of Terms: Transgender | GLAAD
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I am DONE being NICE to people who refer to trans folks with slurs EVEN if they didn't mean it. The GLAAD media resource guide exists. USE IT. glaad.org/reference/tr...
This will never make it to committee.
Illinois Republican State Sen. Andrew Chesney wants to use his SB 3842 bill to declare all trans folks legally mentally ill.
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Illinois SB3842 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
Summary (2026-02-06) MHDD CD-TRANSGENDER [Referred to Assignments]
legiscan.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:35 AM
This will never make it to committee.
Again, you suck ass @kenmartin.bsky.social
Just learned that the Dem Party charges $500 to $750 for local candidates to get access to the program that provides voter lists and maps.
What a idiotic strategy if you're trying to win elections, but great strategy if all you want to do is extract rents and direct them to consultants.
What a idiotic strategy if you're trying to win elections, but great strategy if all you want to do is extract rents and direct them to consultants.
February 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Again, you suck ass @kenmartin.bsky.social
Democratic members of Congress aren't scared enough of their constituents rage about literally every horror happening in America. They prove this every fucking day.
February 7, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Democratic members of Congress aren't scared enough of their constituents rage about literally every horror happening in America. They prove this every fucking day.
I'm with Jennifer here. Fuck Merrick Garland forever.
"This is why people don't like Democrats. The Democrats are constantly going, 'How can we talk to Republicans?'... Your attitude needs to be 'How do we beat Republicans?'"
The one and only Jennifer Welch on the 'We're Not Kidding' podcast with me today.
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The one and only Jennifer Welch on the 'We're Not Kidding' podcast with me today.
zeteo.com/p/jennifer-w...
February 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM
I'm with Jennifer here. Fuck Merrick Garland forever.
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the fact that they’re taking down and censoring jd vance getting boo’d on twitter lol
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
the fact that they’re taking down and censoring jd vance getting boo’d on twitter lol
Look at this you goddamn wastes of space politicians @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
Fuck ICE. An agency that does what ICE does has no place in America. Abolish ICE.
February 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Look at this you goddamn wastes of space politicians @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov
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#NJ11 update: New Jersey counted roughly 2,000 ballots today, and Analilia Mejia increased hear lead over Tom Malinowski from 0.8% to 1.1% (that's roughly +474 to +676).
February 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
#NJ11 update: New Jersey counted roughly 2,000 ballots today, and Analilia Mejia increased hear lead over Tom Malinowski from 0.8% to 1.1% (that's roughly +474 to +676).
Fuck you @delauro.house.gov You hide behind your purple hair and are an 82 year old relic who needs to leave politics forever.
“I would rather you vote for what is morally correct,” Davidson said.
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
“Don’t talk to me about my own morality,” DeLauro shot back.
“Don’t tell your constituents what they can and can’t talk to you about,” replied Rev. Nathan Empsall. “What you are voting for is not moral.”
DeLauro to pressing clergy: 'I will not vote to abolish ICE'
The Connecticut U.S. representative found herself at odds with faith leaders.
www.ctpublic.org
February 7, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Fuck you @delauro.house.gov You hide behind your purple hair and are an 82 year old relic who needs to leave politics forever.
Hey @deanobeidallah.bsky.social don't run for office. DC will destroy your soul and you will be restrained in what you can say which you would hate.
February 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Hey @deanobeidallah.bsky.social don't run for office. DC will destroy your soul and you will be restrained in what you can say which you would hate.
The IOC can fuck all the way off.
I cannot sufficiently underline how despicable it is that the IOC has required Haitian Olympic athletes to remove an image representing the leader of the Haitian Revolution (against SLAVERY) from their uniforms.
February 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The IOC can fuck all the way off.
Slam Raja on ALL OF THIS @julianastratton.bsky.social @robinkelly.house.gov
Bad votes where Krishnamoorthi is out of step with the house democratic caucus:
Doesn't sponsor M4A
Genius and clarity acts (crypto)
A bunch of other crypto bills
Investigate South Africa's actions?
Block Biden from relieving Iran sanctions
Some defense funding bills
Doesn't sponsor M4A
Genius and clarity acts (crypto)
A bunch of other crypto bills
Investigate South Africa's actions?
Block Biden from relieving Iran sanctions
Some defense funding bills
Krishnamoorthi's thing seems to be (from his congressional record) protecting big tech, shit foreign policy, and falling for every GOP messaging bill that makes it to the floor. He voted for the gas stove thing!?
February 6, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Slam Raja on ALL OF THIS @julianastratton.bsky.social @robinkelly.house.gov
Tim and Gwen Walz and their children could have been at this 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony if other people had done the right fucking thing in 2024.
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Tim and Gwen Walz and their children could have been at this 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony if other people had done the right fucking thing in 2024.
The women figure skaters from all countries are amazing. I'm watching the replay right now.
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The women figure skaters from all countries are amazing. I'm watching the replay right now.
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Donald Trump has never apologized to the Exonerated 5, who were TEENAGERS when they were falsely convicted.
He still says these innocent men are guilty.
This is the ad Trump took out with his own money against them back in the day.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST.
He still says these innocent men are guilty.
This is the ad Trump took out with his own money against them back in the day.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST.
February 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Donald Trump has never apologized to the Exonerated 5, who were TEENAGERS when they were falsely convicted.
He still says these innocent men are guilty.
This is the ad Trump took out with his own money against them back in the day.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST.
He still says these innocent men are guilty.
This is the ad Trump took out with his own money against them back in the day.
HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACIST.
Again, fucking stop this NOW @schumer.senate.gov
I read the “SAVE Act” (the GOP’s new voter suppression bill) so you don’t have to. This is my one page summary. Jesus it’s bad. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Again, fucking stop this NOW @schumer.senate.gov
Why is this a fucking thing in our city @mayorofchicago.bsky.social
Among the people in Chicago living in SNAP households who are 22 or older, a CPS lunchroom porter is among the 47% who are employed but still need government support to help buy groceries, according to 2024 U.S. Census data analyzed by WBEZ.
Walmart, Amazon and CPS top list of employers where Illinois workers still need SNAP benefits
www.wbez.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Why is this a fucking thing in our city @mayorofchicago.bsky.social
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I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
February 6, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I don’t want to depress you all but the entire media and political class will have moved on from this latest Trump racist outburst by tomorrow, Monday at the very latest. He gets away with it every time - because he is allowed to get away with it, and because he floods the zone.
Hey fuck faces @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social read this post from Jack White and do your goddamn jobs.
February 6, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Hey fuck faces @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social read this post from Jack White and do your goddamn jobs.
Jeffrey Epstein was at the epicenter of the anti-trans bigotry that has spread worldwide. Everyone who has been involved in this vile shit must be put in prison for the rest of their lives.
You’re not crazy. The anti-trans movement is not organic; it was funded by pedophilic billionaires like Jeffrey Epstein who backed a network of conservatives to accuse the same people they were sexually abusing of being the real danger. @madycast.com exposes the truth in our in-depth report.
Epstein Backed ‘Billionaires’ Dinner’ Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures
Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and other anti-trans influencers personally benefited from a right-wing academic social group backed by infamous human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, somet...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Jeffrey Epstein was at the epicenter of the anti-trans bigotry that has spread worldwide. Everyone who has been involved in this vile shit must be put in prison for the rest of their lives.
The MAGAt GOP are fucking vile cretin monsters.
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The MAGAt GOP are fucking vile cretin monsters.
You love to see it.
Vice President JD Vance gets roundly booed at the opening ceremony of the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics. "Those are a lot of boos for him, whistling jeering," says the presenter. US athletes receive a warm welcome from fans, though.
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
You love to see it.
GOOD. Fuck JD Vance.
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
GOOD. Fuck JD Vance.
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Yup, but they won’t stop without us showing our power. AIPAC’s state affiliates are now gearing up here in Georgia. They’ve taken state legislators on propaganda trips, are growing a state level pac, and recently introduced a bill in the House to rename the West Bank “Judea and Samaria.” 1/
I hope Dems begin to see that moderate or progressive, AIPAC is not our friend.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
They endorse January 6th insurrectionists. Yet if you so much as suggest the US uphold its own Leahy laws, no matter your record, they will work against you.
February 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Yup, but they won’t stop without us showing our power. AIPAC’s state affiliates are now gearing up here in Georgia. They’ve taken state legislators on propaganda trips, are growing a state level pac, and recently introduced a bill in the House to rename the West Bank “Judea and Samaria.” 1/
I hate this country to my very core.
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
I hate this country to my very core.
Vile pieces of shit.
A man taken into custody in Rochester Thursday by federal immigration agents and now held at the Whipple Federal Building in the Twin Cities is a recent organ transplant recipient who is without his needed anti-rejection medication, state Rep. Kim Hicks tells MPR News.
Transplant recipient arrested by federal agents in Rochester needs medicine, state representative says
State Rep. Kim Hicks told MPR News she drove to the Whipple Federal Building near Ft. Snelling Thursday night to give the man his medication but authorities wouldn't take it without a doctor's note. S...
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Vile pieces of shit.