Mercedes Allen
@mercedesallen.bsky.social
Intersectional. Canadian, US, UK & global politics; trans, LGBTQ+, human rights, economic, social, racial & reproductive justice. She/her. I block fascists on sight.
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Trans people need to be careful about talking about DIY. Yes talk about it in the general sense, quote the facts and figures but be careful. Don't give away sources to cis folks. Don't talk to journalists about the details. They're coming for it.
December 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Trans people need to be careful about talking about DIY. Yes talk about it in the general sense, quote the facts and figures but be careful. Don't give away sources to cis folks. Don't talk to journalists about the details. They're coming for it.
"But expecting all of that to happen overnight… would be to ignore the true nature of Trump’s anti-trans agenda. It’s not something he’s pushing because he has any genuine feelings about girls sports, but because he is enabling those who stand behind… him…"
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The anti-trans movement is sadly going to outlive Trump’s presidency - LGBTQ Nation
Here's what we'll need to do to actively stop the international network profiting from anti-trans hate.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"But expecting all of that to happen overnight… would be to ignore the true nature of Trump’s anti-trans agenda. It’s not something he’s pushing because he has any genuine feelings about girls sports, but because he is enabling those who stand behind… him…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/the-...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/the-...
"As national security officials described to me shortly after the murder [of Charlie Kirk], the very next day there was a war room convened by the White House… And the decision was made that we would make anti-Trump tantamount to this terrorist threat…"
truthout.org/video/journa...
truthout.org/video/journa...
Journalist Reveals FBI Is Offering a “Bounty” for Reporting “Anti-Trump Thought”
A leaked DOJ memo directs the FBI to review records from the past five years, says Ken Klippenstein.
truthout.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"As national security officials described to me shortly after the murder [of Charlie Kirk], the very next day there was a war room convened by the White House… And the decision was made that we would make anti-Trump tantamount to this terrorist threat…"
truthout.org/video/journa...
truthout.org/video/journa...
"But in a surprise twist, the negotiated text dropped the surgical funding ban altogether… Though the final version still includes anti-DEI language and a transgender sports ban for those enrolled at military academies…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-heal...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-heal...
Trans Healthcare Coverage Ban Stripped From Negotiated Military NDAA Bill In Sunday Night Surprise
Anti-DEI and sports ban provisions for the military still exist in the bill, but the removal of a health care provision is a major victory for transgender people in congressional legislation.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 AM
"But in a surprise twist, the negotiated text dropped the surgical funding ban altogether… Though the final version still includes anti-DEI language and a transgender sports ban for those enrolled at military academies…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-heal...
www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-heal...
"Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to 'compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism…' [such as] 'adherence to radical gender ideology…' 'anti-Americanism,' 'anti-capitalism,' & 'anti-Christianity'…"
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
FBI Making List of American “Extremists,” Leaked Memo Reveals
Are you on Trump's naughty list?
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"Attorney General Pam Bondi is ordering the FBI to 'compile a list of groups or entities engaging in acts that may constitute domestic terrorism…' [such as] 'adherence to radical gender ideology…' 'anti-Americanism,' 'anti-capitalism,' & 'anti-Christianity'…"
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/leak-fbi-l...
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This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Thursday that the Democratic Party needed to be “more culturally normal” and “less judgmental.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:36 AM
This man did a photo opp of himself destroying homeless people's last possessions.
Gavin Newsom: big tent for billionaires, tent city for the rest of us.
“Democrats holding him up as a potential savior for 2028 is a clear example of not reading the room…”
truthout.org/articles/des...
“Democrats holding him up as a potential savior for 2028 is a clear example of not reading the room…”
truthout.org/articles/des...
Despite Progressive Posturing, Newsom Opposes Popular CA Wealth Tax Proposal
The “emergency billionaires tax” would offset the billions of dollars being stripped from CA Medicaid recipients.
truthout.org
December 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Gavin Newsom: big tent for billionaires, tent city for the rest of us.
“Democrats holding him up as a potential savior for 2028 is a clear example of not reading the room…”
truthout.org/articles/des...
“Democrats holding him up as a potential savior for 2028 is a clear example of not reading the room…”
truthout.org/articles/des...
Mission creep:
"the province directs physicians to notify parents, & potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves
"It follows updated guidance of involuntary care for adults with… mental health & substance use disorders…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"the province directs physicians to notify parents, & potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves
"It follows updated guidance of involuntary care for adults with… mental health & substance use disorders…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Physicians must notify parents if child shows up with overlapping mental health, drug use issues: B.C. | CBC News
The B.C. government is issuing new guidance for physicians treating youth with overlapping mental health and substance use issues. It directs doctors to notify parents and potentially involuntarily de...
www.cbc.ca
December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Mission creep:
"the province directs physicians to notify parents, & potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves
"It follows updated guidance of involuntary care for adults with… mental health & substance use disorders…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"the province directs physicians to notify parents, & potentially involuntarily detain youth if they're unable or unwilling to seek care themselves
"It follows updated guidance of involuntary care for adults with… mental health & substance use disorders…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Cops quickly learned that… the woman’s mother, ['parents rights' crusader] Tammi Hamby… staged the kidnapping and… was even present when her daughter… was tied to that tree.
"According to an arrest warrant… she was trying to teach her daughter a lesson…"
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christia...
"According to an arrest warrant… she was trying to teach her daughter a lesson…"
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christia...
A Christian mom who tried to ban LGBTQ books just got arrested for kidnapping her own daughter
From censoring LGBTQ books to staging a kidnapping, Tammi Hamby’s crusade shows how Christian Nationalist power harms the very communities it claims to protect
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"Cops quickly learned that… the woman’s mother, ['parents rights' crusader] Tammi Hamby… staged the kidnapping and… was even present when her daughter… was tied to that tree.
"According to an arrest warrant… she was trying to teach her daughter a lesson…"
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christia...
"According to an arrest warrant… she was trying to teach her daughter a lesson…"
www.friendlyatheist.com/p/a-christia...
The rape is just a part of the prison sentence, as far as the Trump admin is concerned.
"A newly unveiled DOJ memo revises the standards… [to] no longer evaluate jail, prison, and detention center standards to protect LGBTQ+ and intersex people…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/just...
"A newly unveiled DOJ memo revises the standards… [to] no longer evaluate jail, prison, and detention center standards to protect LGBTQ+ and intersex people…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/just...
Trump just told inspectors to stop tracking anti-LGBTQ+ prison rapes - LGBTQ Nation
The revised policy "will immediately put people in danger," one expert said.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The rape is just a part of the prison sentence, as far as the Trump admin is concerned.
"A newly unveiled DOJ memo revises the standards… [to] no longer evaluate jail, prison, and detention center standards to protect LGBTQ+ and intersex people…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/just...
"A newly unveiled DOJ memo revises the standards… [to] no longer evaluate jail, prison, and detention center standards to protect LGBTQ+ and intersex people…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/just...
"A recent report detailing the immense popularity of breast reduction surgery among cisgender men has got transgender advocates erupting over the fact that gender-affirming care has always been celebrated for cis folks but demonized for trans people..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/brea...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/brea...
Breast reductions are extremely popular among cis men & trans advocates can't stand the hypocrisy - LGBTQ Nation
A report celebrating cis men who get breast reductions "to feel good" in their bodies has angered many who say that's also what trans people want.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
"A recent report detailing the immense popularity of breast reduction surgery among cisgender men has got transgender advocates erupting over the fact that gender-affirming care has always been celebrated for cis folks but demonized for trans people..."
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/brea...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/brea...
Pantone reminding everyone that it is total garbage with its "colour" of the year.
"The pick not only surprised designers, but as some people are pointing out online, it's also a loaded choice given the current political climate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
"The pick not only surprised designers, but as some people are pointing out online, it's also a loaded choice given the current political climate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
Pantone's 2026 colour of the year is white. Some critics say the optics aren't great | CBC News
Pantone has just revealed its 2026 colour of the year, and it's, well, it's white. The pick not only surprised designers, but as some people are pointing out online, it's also a potentially loaded cho...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pantone reminding everyone that it is total garbage with its "colour" of the year.
"The pick not only surprised designers, but as some people are pointing out online, it's also a loaded choice given the current political climate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
"The pick not only surprised designers, but as some people are pointing out online, it's also a loaded choice given the current political climate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/world/p...
"There’s an organization called STARRS that combs through Instagram and LinkedIn… If you’re LGBTQ, a person of color, or even an ally who took your kids to Pride, they will tag and harass you — and they have a direct line into the Pentagon…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/nati...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/nati...
National security expert says second Lavender Scare is here as gov't purges LGBTQ+ workers - LGBTQ Nation
Is Laura Loomer the new Joseph McCarthy?
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"There’s an organization called STARRS that combs through Instagram and LinkedIn… If you’re LGBTQ, a person of color, or even an ally who took your kids to Pride, they will tag and harass you — and they have a direct line into the Pentagon…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/nati...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/nati...
Our elbows are bound, apparently.
"… by deliberately exempting U.S.-bound arms from export regulation and allowing Canadian infrastructure to transport weapons, Canada is circumventing its obligations under international law…"
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
"… by deliberately exempting U.S.-bound arms from export regulation and allowing Canadian infrastructure to transport weapons, Canada is circumventing its obligations under international law…"
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
Liberals Fear Closing Arms Export Loophole Would Anger U.S.
A leaked briefing document gives the full picture behind the government’s talking points.
www.readthemaple.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Our elbows are bound, apparently.
"… by deliberately exempting U.S.-bound arms from export regulation and allowing Canadian infrastructure to transport weapons, Canada is circumventing its obligations under international law…"
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
"… by deliberately exempting U.S.-bound arms from export regulation and allowing Canadian infrastructure to transport weapons, Canada is circumventing its obligations under international law…"
www.readthemaple.com/liberals-fea...
"Two new laws being debated by Canada’s Parliament could open the door for American law enforcement agencies to expand their reach into Canada…
… The legislation… would potentially allow American authorities to demand personal data… without needing a warrant…"
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… The legislation… would potentially allow American authorities to demand personal data… without needing a warrant…"
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‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
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December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Two new laws being debated by Canada’s Parliament could open the door for American law enforcement agencies to expand their reach into Canada…
… The legislation… would potentially allow American authorities to demand personal data… without needing a warrant…"
ricochet.media/internationa...
… The legislation… would potentially allow American authorities to demand personal data… without needing a warrant…"
ricochet.media/internationa...
"Trump’s refusal officially to memorialize, remember, and heighten awareness of HIV/AIDS follows his literal murder by omission of approximately 127,073 adults and 13,527 infants due to… drastically cut federal funding for HIV prevention and treatment worldwide…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/were...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/were...
We're still fighting on World AIDS Day because Trump is still murdering people with HIV - LGBTQ Nation
Even after all these years, silence still equals death.
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"Trump’s refusal officially to memorialize, remember, and heighten awareness of HIV/AIDS follows his literal murder by omission of approximately 127,073 adults and 13,527 infants due to… drastically cut federal funding for HIV prevention and treatment worldwide…"
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/were...
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/were...
If they can control the language used to discuss us, they can constrain the parameters within which people think about us.
"… these new stories apparently indicate… that… the BBC is arguably backing down… in order to cater to the anti-trans agenda…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/bbc-now-ca...
"… these new stories apparently indicate… that… the BBC is arguably backing down… in order to cater to the anti-trans agenda…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/bbc-now-ca...
BBC Now Calling Trans Women 'Biological Males Who Identify As Women'
These stories come in the aftermath of allegations that a small but mighty cabal of “LGBT reporters” had somehow seized control of the BBC and “censored” right-wing views.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
If they can control the language used to discuss us, they can constrain the parameters within which people think about us.
"… these new stories apparently indicate… that… the BBC is arguably backing down… in order to cater to the anti-trans agenda…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/bbc-now-ca...
"… these new stories apparently indicate… that… the BBC is arguably backing down… in order to cater to the anti-trans agenda…"
www.erininthemorning.com/p/bbc-now-ca...
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Satan unsure how to deal with sinners who are in Hell for masochistic sex
Satan unsure how to deal with sinners who are in Hell for masochistic sex
SECOND CIRCLE OF HELL ― Speaking over screams for pity and the roaring wind buffeting those unfortunate souls convicted of regular lust, the Prince of Darkness expressed frustration Wednesday with the...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Satan unsure how to deal with sinners who are in Hell for masochistic sex
I am not a lawyer and don't know how accurate this is.
"Talking points and symbolic gestures from federal politicians won’t force Alberta to change course. But there are two constitutional tools that would…"
colenotcole.substack.com/p/what-ottaw...
"Talking points and symbolic gestures from federal politicians won’t force Alberta to change course. But there are two constitutional tools that would…"
colenotcole.substack.com/p/what-ottaw...
What Ottawa Could Do to Stop Alberta’s Anti-Trans Laws
Including a Constitutional “Nuclear Option” Not Used Since 1943
colenotcole.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I am not a lawyer and don't know how accurate this is.
"Talking points and symbolic gestures from federal politicians won’t force Alberta to change course. But there are two constitutional tools that would…"
colenotcole.substack.com/p/what-ottaw...
"Talking points and symbolic gestures from federal politicians won’t force Alberta to change course. But there are two constitutional tools that would…"
colenotcole.substack.com/p/what-ottaw...
"'The concern here is that there's not a lot in the way of protecting the public system'…
"… She's worried about the government leaving out specific safeguards, and allowing them to be added or changed through ministerial orders, which… don’t require debate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"… She's worried about the government leaving out specific safeguards, and allowing them to be added or changed through ministerial orders, which… don’t require debate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Experts warn the devil is in the details with Alberta's 'experiment' to expand private health care | CBC News
Some health experts say they’re worried the new legislation designed to expand private health care in Alberta was not properly planned and is missing key protections for the public health system.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"'The concern here is that there's not a lot in the way of protecting the public system'…
"… She's worried about the government leaving out specific safeguards, and allowing them to be added or changed through ministerial orders, which… don’t require debate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"… She's worried about the government leaving out specific safeguards, and allowing them to be added or changed through ministerial orders, which… don’t require debate…"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"Starting in 1999 in New York, the conservative think tank Treatment Advocacy Center rebranded involuntary outpatient commitment and began using the language of 'assisted outpatient treatment (AOT),' a euphemized term erasing any reference to coercion…"
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truthout.org/articles/mas...
Massachusetts Advocates Resist Dystopian Involuntary Outpatient Commitment Bill
Massachusetts is now one of only two states that don’t use specialized courts to mandate forced psychiatric treatment.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"Starting in 1999 in New York, the conservative think tank Treatment Advocacy Center rebranded involuntary outpatient commitment and began using the language of 'assisted outpatient treatment (AOT),' a euphemized term erasing any reference to coercion…"
truthout.org/articles/mas...
truthout.org/articles/mas...
“We need to learn to recognize when a debate isn’t actually about the topics that are being presented,” Gilmore explained, “if it’s actually an argument being made in bad faith on one side that is about something else…”
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Gilmore warns Parkland Institute conference that far-right groups on the rise
Rachel Gilmore, ‘your least favourite person’s least favourite journalist,’ addressed the Parkland Conference in Edmonton Saturday.
rabble.ca
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“We need to learn to recognize when a debate isn’t actually about the topics that are being presented,” Gilmore explained, “if it’s actually an argument being made in bad faith on one side that is about something else…”
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rabble.ca/politics/can...
People who know me know I have a rough history with religion. While I want to support affirming allies of faith, Christianity will always represent trauma to me. Nevertheless, this article is worth a read.
"… they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate…
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
People who know me know I have a rough history with religion. While I want to support affirming allies of faith, Christianity will always represent trauma to me. Nevertheless, this article is worth a read.
"… they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate…
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"… they turned a figure of love into a figure of hate…
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
"… at no point did we manage to fight back… Without intending to, we surrendered control of the idea of Jesus. It is a story that may provide some insights into how to fight the attack on democracy…"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
OMFG can Alberta *please* stop being the test case for all the worst possible ideas...?!?
How to draft laws that have even less nuance or understanding of the real-world impact on human lives...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How to draft laws that have even less nuance or understanding of the real-world impact on human lives...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta government eyes AI to write legislation for 1st time | CBC News
The Alberta government is considering using AI technology to write a law for the first time, eyeing a forthcoming piece of whisky legislation as its test case.
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
OMFG can Alberta *please* stop being the test case for all the worst possible ideas...?!?
How to draft laws that have even less nuance or understanding of the real-world impact on human lives...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
How to draft laws that have even less nuance or understanding of the real-world impact on human lives...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...