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
· Dec 24
Glossary of Terms: Transgender | GLAAD
For additional tips on creating stories about transgender people, please see In Focus: Transgender People If you are seeking information about how to create transgender and nonbinary characters for fi...
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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...
I hope the 2026 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony attendees boo Vance and the rest of this fucking regime that decide to show up.
February 6, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I hope the 2026 Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony attendees boo Vance and the rest of this fucking regime that decide to show up.
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AIPAC also knows this. That’s why none of their political ads discuss their actual issue at all and why they use vaguely named Super PACs so people don’t connect them with their own stated political mission and intent.
February 6, 2026 at 2:52 PM
AIPAC also knows this. That’s why none of their political ads discuss their actual issue at all and why they use vaguely named Super PACs so people don’t connect them with their own stated political mission and intent.
Epstein paid off Kavanaugh's loans. Trust and believe this.
if you had told people back during the Kavanaugh hearings that disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was working the phones getting Ken Starr to lobby Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton to vote yes people would have said you need to get your head checked. But this is literally what was happening.
Oh Jesus CHRIST
February 6, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Epstein paid off Kavanaugh's loans. Trust and believe this.
This is so heart wrenching.
February 6, 2026 at 4:07 PM
This is so heart wrenching.
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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 2:52 PM
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.
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Make Peter Thiel into the villain, Democrats.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Make Peter Thiel into the villain, Democrats.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
It's all there.
He is the node that connects Trump, Vance, Palantir, Musk, Epstein, and so many other terrible players.
Just expose it and make him and Musk the face of these psychopathic billionaires ruining our lives.
Again, why the fuck are any of you still on X @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democraticags.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social
if you spend any significant amount of time on X the everything app, your brain is being cooked
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Again, why the fuck are any of you still on X @democrats.senate.gov @housedemocrats.bsky.social @democraticags.bsky.social @kenmartin.bsky.social
More fucking crimes.
New files show that Jeffrey Epstein rented out his Boeing 727 –— informally known as the Lolita Express — to the U.S. State Department. American Freakshow author @ninaburleigh.bsky.social takes a look at how he used his private plane to wield political power.
Jeff at State
What Was The U.S. State Department Doing With Epstein?
www.americanfreakshow.news
February 6, 2026 at 2:42 PM
More fucking crimes.
You cannot be the person responsible for paying Illinois bills if you do this criminal shit.
Great story from @jeremygorner.bsky.social: An Illinois comptroller candidate spent $8,300 in campaign funds to invest in a cryptocurrency she founded called CHKN for her chickens. It lost nearly all its value but she says it shouldn’t be of concern for voters www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/05/h...
How a campaign contribution loss in CHKN tokens has made crypto an issue in Illinois’ comptroller race
Holly Kim, a candidate for Illinois comptroller, lost value in a campaign contribution through a purchase of her cryptocurrency, putting a spotlight on the digital assets in the statewide race.
www.chicagotribune.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
You cannot be the person responsible for paying Illinois bills if you do this criminal shit.
Hey @barackobama.bsky.social maybe you should apologize for yucking it up with Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral. We will never forget this.
The AI video Trump posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as primates is racist and abhorrent.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
It isn't funny. It isn't just Trump 'trolling.' It isn't ok. It's unacceptable of anyone, let alone of the President of the United States and it needs to be taken down immediately.
Trump shares a racist video that depicts the Obamas as primates
President Donald Trump has used his social media account to share a video about election conspiracy theories that includes a racist depiction of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Ob...
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Hey @barackobama.bsky.social maybe you should apologize for yucking it up with Donald Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral. We will never forget this.
This is how Minnesotans feel about you @governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social
I wrote that "Minneapolis sometimes has the feel of a dystopia, with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, 'No one is coming to save us.'" (4)
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
niemanreports.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is how Minnesotans feel about you @governorwalz.mn.gov @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social
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Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Let’s make it viral folks. Thank you @histoftech.bsky.social.
Fuck this shit.
Tulsi Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico
Authorities in Puerto Rico voluntarily handed over the equipment to ODNI, which wanted to evaluate the risk to the machinery given that “similar infrastructure is used throughout the US.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Authorities in Puerto Rico voluntarily handed over the equipment to ODNI, which wanted to evaluate the risk to the machinery given that “similar infrastructure is used throughout the US.”
www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Tulsi Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico
Democrats in Congress say they fear President Donald Trump is trying to use federal agencies to interfere in the management of upcoming elections.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Fuck this shit.
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I'm old enough to have been a grown adult before 9/11 when there was no DHS, and so old enough to remember why it was created (it wasn't to "keep us safe" ya fuckin rubes).
So yeah, shut that shit down.
So yeah, shut that shit down.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.
Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that demands made by Democrats for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are “unrealistic” and warned that the Department of Homeland Secu…
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 11:04 PM
I'm old enough to have been a grown adult before 9/11 when there was no DHS, and so old enough to remember why it was created (it wasn't to "keep us safe" ya fuckin rubes).
So yeah, shut that shit down.
So yeah, shut that shit down.
More fucking fascism.
Utah House just passed all 3 bans on trans healthcare, coming for ~150 remaining youth previously grandfathered in care, adult trans care for public employees & families, and adults with private insurance whose insurance companies may drop trans coverage due to risky burdens. HBs 174, 193 & 258.
3 Utah bills stripping away trans healthcare are scheduled for a committee hearing tomorrow at 2 pm.
HB193, HB174 (sub), & HB258 are released for public hearing in the House Health & Services Committee, House Building 30.
PLEASE show up and call your legislators Tuesday.
HB193, HB174 (sub), & HB258 are released for public hearing in the House Health & Services Committee, House Building 30.
PLEASE show up and call your legislators Tuesday.
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 AM
More fucking fascism.
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We murdered two more people in a boat today
February 6, 2026 at 2:33 AM
We murdered two more people in a boat today
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While William Singer was taking money to get celebrities' kids into "elite" schools, Epstein was spending his own money to do the same for Woody Allen's kids.
February 6, 2026 at 3:17 AM
While William Singer was taking money to get celebrities' kids into "elite" schools, Epstein was spending his own money to do the same for Woody Allen's kids.
Pure fucking evil. I hate this country to my very core.
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Pure fucking evil. I hate this country to my very core.
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The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
February 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The public made noise for Liam Ramos and it got him released from Dilley.
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
Now we must make noise for 7 year old Diana Crespo.
Her parents were taking her for emergency medical care when ICE grabbed them, and she’s rotting in the camp sick and exposed to measles.
Get them out!
These young women from Vietnam (who already finished reacting to Game of Thrones) are reacting to Breaking Bad and it's so awesome. I love watching them do their thing. They love Jesse (they are halfway through season 2). www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sw...
Foreign Girls React | Breaking Bad S1 Ep 1 "Pilot" | First Time Watch
YouTube video by Movie Munchies
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
These young women from Vietnam (who already finished reacting to Game of Thrones) are reacting to Breaking Bad and it's so awesome. I love watching them do their thing. They love Jesse (they are halfway through season 2). www.youtube.com/watch?v=92sw...
This fucking piece of shit needs to be fired NOW.
INBOX: first reported by The Daily Free Press, Boston University's student newspaper, Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, including a one-on-one meeting, and “phone dates”
BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show
Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015. The two set up a one-on-one meeting, had “phone dates” and D...
dailyfreepress.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:52 AM
This fucking piece of shit needs to be fired NOW.
Every goddamn thing in America was corrupted by that vile criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
DiChristina also invited Epstein to attend an editorial meeting for the Scientific American, where she worked as editor-in-chief.
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
Correspondence from 2010 also showed DiChristina on a guest list for a meeting on “the islands,” though it was not immediately clear what Epstein meant by “islands.”
BU COM dean corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015, files show
Mariette DiChristina, dean of Boston University’s College of Communication, corresponded extensively with Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 and 2015. The two set up a one-on-one meeting, had “phone dates” and D...
dailyfreepress.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Every goddamn thing in America was corrupted by that vile criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Pope Leo needs to excommunicate so many fucking right-wingers.
NEW: Epstein and Bannon conspired to take down Pope Francis.
DOJ-released messages reveal Epstein’s Vatican obsession — and his alliance with Bannon to “purify” the Church.
Here is the first part of the story behind their failed attempt to take down the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
DOJ-released messages reveal Epstein’s Vatican obsession — and his alliance with Bannon to “purify” the Church.
Here is the first part of the story behind their failed attempt to take down the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics.
Epstein and Bannon Plotted to “Take Down” Pope Francis
New Epstein Files reveal a chilling alliance between Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon — and a failed campaign to crush the Francis papacy.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Pope Leo needs to excommunicate so many fucking right-wingers.
Tennessee is a fucking hellscape.
TN reps and senators need to hear from us TODAY-please call or email and oppose these bills:
*Ten Commandments in Schools - HB47/SB 303H.
*Anti-Marriage Equality Act - HB1473/SB1746H.
*Drag Ban Expansion - HB884/SB 1424
*Voter Harrassment Bill - HB458/SB 367H
#sheshed 1/
*Ten Commandments in Schools - HB47/SB 303H.
*Anti-Marriage Equality Act - HB1473/SB1746H.
*Drag Ban Expansion - HB884/SB 1424
*Voter Harrassment Bill - HB458/SB 367H
#sheshed 1/
February 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tennessee is a fucking hellscape.
They are all hypocrites.
"Sen. @edmarkey.bsky.social coauthored a letter to the CEOs of Apple & Google asking the companies to pull X from its app stores due to Grok’s repeated generation of nonconsensual sexual imagery ... On the same day that he sent the letter, Markey made 5 posts on X."
@phileil.bsky.social
@phileil.bsky.social
Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and other New England politicians need to quit X - The Boston Globe
Elected officials should not be lending legitimacy to Elon Musk’s toxic social media site.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
They are all hypocrites.