polerin
@polerin.bsky.social
White trans woman, radical lefty, geek, pro web dev, derbyDerbyDerby. Will eat for food, & rock your face off. Or on. On is good.
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@polerin.bsky.social
· Aug 25
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a memo announcing that, beginning in 2026, all federal employee health plans will be barred from covering gender-affirming care for both transgender youth and adults.
Trump Admin Memo Bars Federal Health Plans From Covering Gender-Affirming Care
The memo also mandates that insurers cover “faith-based counseling,” otherwise known as conversion therapy.
truthout.org
I cannot state this strongly enough:
Trans healthcare is literally lifesaving. I would not be here today if it were not a thing.
It is not something that can be put off in a healthy way, it is not a frivolous lark. We exist, and we hurt in ways that most cis people cannot start to understand.
Trans healthcare is literally lifesaving. I would not be here today if it were not a thing.
It is not something that can be put off in a healthy way, it is not a frivolous lark. We exist, and we hurt in ways that most cis people cannot start to understand.
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Genuinely speechless. Not shocked. But speechless.
This is where it was inevitably heading with Tucker -- sitting down with the VDARE guy and talking about how whites are the supreme race.
"All of us benefit, white and non-white, benefit alike from systems created by whites because they're more humane..."
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
"All of us benefit, white and non-white, benefit alike from systems created by whites because they're more humane..."
www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...
Tucker Carlson: “The defining fact of our lives is that whites around the world are being eliminated”
www.mediamatters.org
January 23, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Genuinely speechless. Not shocked. But speechless.
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Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates - NobelPrize.org
A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other informati...
www.nobelprize.org
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Some thoughts:
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
1. The deadline for nominating a person or group for the Nobel Peace Prize is Feb. 1.
2. History professors are qualified nominators.
3. The people of Minnesota have been awe-inspiringly peaceful in the face of state violence.
4. He would be so mad.
there were some in our company too recently
I feel for my friends at Nordstrom who were laid off this week, several having devoted 10+ years to that company
I couldn't find a single story about the hundred of people who lost thier jobs; How many more unreported mass layoffs are happening under the cover of Minnesotans being terrorized daily?
I couldn't find a single story about the hundred of people who lost thier jobs; How many more unreported mass layoffs are happening under the cover of Minnesotans being terrorized daily?
January 23, 2026 at 5:59 AM
there were some in our company too recently
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i'm not voting for anyone who does not have abolish ICE and put kristi noem, et al, on trial as their position
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
i'm not voting for anyone who does not have abolish ICE and put kristi noem, et al, on trial as their position
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
I don't care if you're running for dog catcher.
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I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
I know I don't have a ton of media followers, but I'll put this out there anyway: if you need someone to comment/offer context on the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President's House site in Philly, get in touch. I just finished an entire book on Americans' fight over Washington and slavery.
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Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Yesterday, I drove refugees that had been shipped off to Texas all the way back home to St. Paul
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
Seeing them reunite with their families reminded me this is their home.
So keep sending them to Texas. I’ll keep driving ‘em back and introducing them to Bucc-ee’s and KC barbecue along the way.
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Call for information:
If anyone has video or photos of the observer at 28th and Blaisdell who was given a bloody nose by BORTAC and CBP agents, please DM me.
If anyone has video or photos of the observer at 28th and Blaisdell who was given a bloody nose by BORTAC and CBP agents, please DM me.
January 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Call for information:
If anyone has video or photos of the observer at 28th and Blaisdell who was given a bloody nose by BORTAC and CBP agents, please DM me.
If anyone has video or photos of the observer at 28th and Blaisdell who was given a bloody nose by BORTAC and CBP agents, please DM me.
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We got to talk about the fact that the first target for this is a Black woman which a lot of people in the terminally online world we know these comms staffers (and others) inhabit represent a particular archetype of person who needs to be “humbled.”
We have been rightly afraid of the threat of bad actors using AI to create disinformation.
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
It's appalling that one of the first of those bad actors is in the White House. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We got to talk about the fact that the first target for this is a Black woman which a lot of people in the terminally online world we know these comms staffers (and others) inhabit represent a particular archetype of person who needs to be “humbled.”
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Again it should just be straight up illegal for government spokespeople to do this.
An Intercept analysis confirmed that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.
White House Doctored Photo With Google AI to Make It Look Like an Activist Was Sobbing During Perp Walk
An Intercept analysis confirmed that the White House used Google AI tools to alter the photo of Minnesota activist Nekima Levy Armstrong.
interc.pt
January 23, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Again it should just be straight up illegal for government spokespeople to do this.
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They're pening very strongly worded letters right now in hopes to pass a law that trump will ignore without consequence
And then they'll tell us there's nothing else they can do, unless we vote for them in the midterms
The power is in our hands, not theirs, even though we elected them to DO THINGS
And then they'll tell us there's nothing else they can do, unless we vote for them in the midterms
The power is in our hands, not theirs, even though we elected them to DO THINGS
God I'm not looking forward to the Dems "heroically" passing a bill that they cannot use 5 year old kids as bait, but the children must be at least 7 years old.
They will look at each other, give big hugs and cry about a monumental effort and tell us they're fighting for us.
They will look at each other, give big hugs and cry about a monumental effort and tell us they're fighting for us.
January 22, 2026 at 3:33 PM
They're pening very strongly worded letters right now in hopes to pass a law that trump will ignore without consequence
And then they'll tell us there's nothing else they can do, unless we vote for them in the midterms
The power is in our hands, not theirs, even though we elected them to DO THINGS
And then they'll tell us there's nothing else they can do, unless we vote for them in the midterms
The power is in our hands, not theirs, even though we elected them to DO THINGS
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It's not an accident that they're choosing to go after/make an example of a Black woman, FTR
BREAKING: A woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted service at a Minnesota church has been arrested, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
The woman who led a protest at a Minnesota church service has been arrested, Bondi says
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
bit.ly
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
It's not an accident that they're choosing to go after/make an example of a Black woman, FTR
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Major points to @dansinker.com for having the clarity to find these words.
January 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Major points to @dansinker.com for having the clarity to find these words.
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This is serious enough I'm reposting my own posts.
Minnesotans are talking to and befriending strangers.
And being openly emotional and swearing a lot in public.
People who would never in a million years so much as boo or heckle anyone at a sporting event are heckling ICE like whoa.
Minnesotans are talking to and befriending strangers.
And being openly emotional and swearing a lot in public.
People who would never in a million years so much as boo or heckle anyone at a sporting event are heckling ICE like whoa.
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
This is serious enough I'm reposting my own posts.
Minnesotans are talking to and befriending strangers.
And being openly emotional and swearing a lot in public.
People who would never in a million years so much as boo or heckle anyone at a sporting event are heckling ICE like whoa.
Minnesotans are talking to and befriending strangers.
And being openly emotional and swearing a lot in public.
People who would never in a million years so much as boo or heckle anyone at a sporting event are heckling ICE like whoa.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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I have actively skated derby for 13ish years. At 45 weeks a year, 3 practices a week, 2 hours a practice, that is 2510 hours.
that doesn't count the fact that many of my practices were longer than 2 hours, and I suspect it is an average of more than 3 practices a week, and I practiced alone often.
that doesn't count the fact that many of my practices were longer than 2 hours, and I suspect it is an average of more than 3 practices a week, and I practiced alone often.
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 AM
I have actively skated derby for 13ish years. At 45 weeks a year, 3 practices a week, 2 hours a practice, that is 2510 hours.
that doesn't count the fact that many of my practices were longer than 2 hours, and I suspect it is an average of more than 3 practices a week, and I practiced alone often.
that doesn't count the fact that many of my practices were longer than 2 hours, and I suspect it is an average of more than 3 practices a week, and I practiced alone often.
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We have no functional national media in the way many people still think we do, so the more regular folks we can show this stuff to, the better. Make sure your friends, family, co-workers, REALLY see what’s going on. If you still have personal Facebook, blast it with these videos. Make it inescapable
One of the things I’m really struggling with about what’s going on in Minnesota is that if you describe what’s going on in plain, factual ways to someone who’s not paying close attention you sound completely, bugfuck crazy
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 2:40 AM
We have no functional national media in the way many people still think we do, so the more regular folks we can show this stuff to, the better. Make sure your friends, family, co-workers, REALLY see what’s going on. If you still have personal Facebook, blast it with these videos. Make it inescapable
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Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.
Okay, transphobes freaking out because trans woman makes good on Broadway, yadah, yadah. But you skimmed right over the interesting bit. Estrogen made her feet smaller?? This is the kind of weird factoid I need to know more about. Is there scientific backing for this? Is it just anecdotal?
Dylan Mulvaney's latest success, this time on Broadway, once again has conservative weirdos frothing at the mouth.
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
Read @alyssaur.bsky.social's latest story here!
January 21, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Scientific research of gender transition has been stuck on "should these people be allowed to transition" for 50 years, so we don't know shit about how transitioning actually works.
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Your next chance to see me play roller derby:
February 7th! Join us at Edmonds Community College for a legendary double header: www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket... 💚🐀
January 22, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Your next chance to see me play roller derby:
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I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
January 22, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I guess I do think if you participated in the arrest of a five-year-old you are probably just fundamentally incompatible with society. That you are not a safe person for humanity to be around, generally
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ICE is writing secret memos claiming power to invade homes without warrants. They're using children as bait. They're killing.
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
CTA: $18 Billion More for ICE — WTF Are Congressional Dems Doing? | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland
Get more from Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland on Patreon
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January 22, 2026 at 2:21 AM
ICE is writing secret memos claiming power to invade homes without warrants. They're using children as bait. They're killing.
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
Congressional Democrats are about to vote to increase their budget by $18 billion.
Call your House rep tonight. The vote may come tomorrow.
www.patreon.com/posts/148814...
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And this is all being done on the orders of a man who is illegally shielding child sex traffickers and may very well have directly participated in the sexual abuse of children
a heavily armed paramilitary force with legal immunity is occupying a city and going door to door kidnapping non-white adults and children in furtherance of an explicitly white nationalist political project
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
And this is all being done on the orders of a man who is illegally shielding child sex traffickers and may very well have directly participated in the sexual abuse of children
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ICE concentration camp guards strangled to death Geraldo Lunas, a mentally ill man, as he asked for medication. Then they tried to deport the eye witnesses.
"Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide"
archive.ph/3rOBH
"Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide"
archive.ph/3rOBH
January 22, 2026 at 2:27 AM
ICE concentration camp guards strangled to death Geraldo Lunas, a mentally ill man, as he asked for medication. Then they tried to deport the eye witnesses.
"Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide"
archive.ph/3rOBH
"Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee’s death as a homicide"
archive.ph/3rOBH
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One of the 50 people that ICE kidnapped today is a mother from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has a pending asylum application and no criminal record
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
mainemonitor on Instagram: "ICE told Fox News that it had arrested 50 people in Maine on Tuesday, out of 1,400 targets in the state. Patricia Hyde, ICE deputy …"
ICE told Fox News that it had arrested 50 people in Maine on Tuesday, out of 1,400 targets in the state. Patricia Hyde, ICE deputy assistant director, said the agency was arresting people who had committed crimes of sexual assault, drug trafficking, driving under the influence and assault, who came from Senegal, Honduras, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Guatemala.“You name it; they’re on the target list,” Hyde said.Videos and reports of ICE arrests in Portland and the surrounding area began circulating on social media on Tuesday. The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, an advocacy group that runs a hotline to track federal immigration enforcement activities in the state, received nearly 1,000 calls on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson.Read more for free at the link in our bio.
www.instagram.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:46 AM
One of the 50 people that ICE kidnapped today is a mother from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who has a pending asylum application and no criminal record
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
It’s an ethnic cleansing campaign. Pure and simple.
www.instagram.com/p/DTyFTp8E9k...
@popelizbet.bsky.social thoughts?
🧵ICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:
January 22, 2026 at 2:54 AM
@popelizbet.bsky.social thoughts?