Melynn
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Sotomayor, dissenting, says the majority "does irrevocable damage" to the equal protection clause and "invites legislatures to engage in discrimination by hiding blatant sex classifications in plain sight." She fears the damage in Skrmetti will go well beyond gender-affirming care, and she's right.
June 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Sotomayor, dissenting, says the majority "does irrevocable damage" to the equal protection clause and "invites legislatures to engage in discrimination by hiding blatant sex classifications in plain sight." She fears the damage in Skrmetti will go well beyond gender-affirming care, and she's right.
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My very, very first impression of Skrmetti is that it is as horrible as people are saying, and yet, it is a more limited horror: It does not overturn bostock, it doesn't overturn rulings saying trans discrimination = sex discrimination.
Bathroom, sports, passport ruling are good under this.
Bathroom, sports, passport ruling are good under this.
June 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My very, very first impression of Skrmetti is that it is as horrible as people are saying, and yet, it is a more limited horror: It does not overturn bostock, it doesn't overturn rulings saying trans discrimination = sex discrimination.
Bathroom, sports, passport ruling are good under this.
Bathroom, sports, passport ruling are good under this.
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Sotomayor: "The majority subjects a law that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review. By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent."
Reuters: U.S. SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST CHALLENGE TO TENNESSEE LAW BANNING GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH
June 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sotomayor: "The majority subjects a law that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review. By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent."
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O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart; O take and seal it;
seal it for thy courts above.
youtu.be/1LWyBcCH7Wg?...
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart; O take and seal it;
seal it for thy courts above.
youtu.be/1LWyBcCH7Wg?...
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - A cappella - Eclipse 6 - Official Video - on iTunes
YouTube video by Eclipse 6
youtu.be
June 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
O to grace how great a debtor
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart; O take and seal it;
seal it for thy courts above.
youtu.be/1LWyBcCH7Wg?...
daily I’m constrained to be!
Let that grace now, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
here’s my heart; O take and seal it;
seal it for thy courts above.
youtu.be/1LWyBcCH7Wg?...
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🔄 Trans joy loading 🏳️⚧️
We’re proud to introduce our Trans Joy Generator, fueled by messages of support folks like you have sent to trans youth. If you need some joy today (or anyday!), check this out to see real notes sent from folks across the country: southernequality.org/transjoy/
We’re proud to introduce our Trans Joy Generator, fueled by messages of support folks like you have sent to trans youth. If you need some joy today (or anyday!), check this out to see real notes sent from folks across the country: southernequality.org/transjoy/
June 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🔄 Trans joy loading 🏳️⚧️
We’re proud to introduce our Trans Joy Generator, fueled by messages of support folks like you have sent to trans youth. If you need some joy today (or anyday!), check this out to see real notes sent from folks across the country: southernequality.org/transjoy/
We’re proud to introduce our Trans Joy Generator, fueled by messages of support folks like you have sent to trans youth. If you need some joy today (or anyday!), check this out to see real notes sent from folks across the country: southernequality.org/transjoy/
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Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Home - Trans Lifeline
Radicalcommunity care Trans Lifeline provides trans peer support for our community that’s been divested from police since day one. We’re run by and for
translifeline.org
April 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Please help us correct misinformation!
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
Our hotline is being incorrectly shared as "Canada's national suicide hotline open toll free for Americans".
We are not a general crisis hotline, we exist exclusively to support the trans community.
Find out more @ translifeline.org
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If Democrats want to win the political battle over tariffs, they need to get every American to listen to this excellent Ezra Klein podcast on the benefits of free trade.
April 10, 2025 at 1:58 AM
If Democrats want to win the political battle over tariffs, they need to get every American to listen to this excellent Ezra Klein podcast on the benefits of free trade.
the actual texts
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
the actual texts
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🔥 PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: “An epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”
March 25, 2025 at 2:07 AM
🔥 PETE ON HEGSETH-GATE: “An epic fuck-up… these are not serious people… if there are no consequences, all the bluster from Trump about merit was bullshit… we deserve so much better…”
Want to join me for this Hands Off event?
March 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Want to join me for this Hands Off event?
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Paging @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
March 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Paging @thetattooedprof.bsky.social and @kevinmkruse.bsky.social
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
Hoping you aren’t the end of the video just yet.
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Amazing
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Amazing
I can’t make up my mind about this 1933 Germany thing. If that’s where we’re headed, then I should work on my family’s expatriation plan. If not, then I should focus on deciding where my son is going to middle school next year.
March 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I can’t make up my mind about this 1933 Germany thing. If that’s where we’re headed, then I should work on my family’s expatriation plan. If not, then I should focus on deciding where my son is going to middle school next year.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-v...
“We need to throw the old Democratic playbook out the window, see what page it lands on, then enact the boldest plan on that page.”
“We need to throw the old Democratic playbook out the window, see what page it lands on, then enact the boldest plan on that page.”
I Vow to Fight Autocracy with Unprecedented Levels of Finger Wagging
“Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, has reportedly been criticized by some of the party’s state governors for not resisting Donald...
www.mcsweeneys.net
March 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-v...
“We need to throw the old Democratic playbook out the window, see what page it lands on, then enact the boldest plan on that page.”
“We need to throw the old Democratic playbook out the window, see what page it lands on, then enact the boldest plan on that page.”
Flood the zone with hope and action! #DEI #WakeForest
March 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Flood the zone with hope and action! #DEI #WakeForest
“The bottom line is, I can’t live, I can’t think in this chaos,” McDonnell said.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
apnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“The bottom line is, I can’t live, I can’t think in this chaos,” McDonnell said.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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It’s good to remember that Jewish people were only 1 percent of the German population.
March 11, 2025 at 12:53 AM
It’s good to remember that Jewish people were only 1 percent of the German population.
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Free Mahmoud Khalil.
March 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Free Mahmoud Khalil.
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I agree. These people hide their pure and extreme evil behind the guise of Christianity.
The majority of us know who these people are.
Rotten to the core. Souls that are absolutely corrupted.
I grew up Catholic. This is all show. It’s all BS. I don’t think that’s even ash. Trump’s Sharpie.
The majority of us know who these people are.
Rotten to the core. Souls that are absolutely corrupted.
I grew up Catholic. This is all show. It’s all BS. I don’t think that’s even ash. Trump’s Sharpie.
March 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I agree. These people hide their pure and extreme evil behind the guise of Christianity.
The majority of us know who these people are.
Rotten to the core. Souls that are absolutely corrupted.
I grew up Catholic. This is all show. It’s all BS. I don’t think that’s even ash. Trump’s Sharpie.
The majority of us know who these people are.
Rotten to the core. Souls that are absolutely corrupted.
I grew up Catholic. This is all show. It’s all BS. I don’t think that’s even ash. Trump’s Sharpie.
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[stares in Sally Hemings]
Glenn Youngkin takes a victory lap on Fox for University of Virginia ending DEI and says it's a step toward restoring the values of Thomas Jefferson
March 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
[stares in Sally Hemings]
www.baconsrebellion.com/uva-board-di... The older I get, the more relieved I am to have chosen Duke over UVA.
UVA Board Dissolves DEI Office | Bacon's Rebellion -
The University of Virginia Board of Visitors passed a resolution today dissolving the university's Office of Equity, Inclusion, and Community Partnerships and ordering a review of university programs ...
www.baconsrebellion.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 AM
www.baconsrebellion.com/uva-board-di... The older I get, the more relieved I am to have chosen Duke over UVA.