Ande Stanley
@theadoptionfiles.bsky.social
Adoptee rights advocate. lDA ICA baby scoop era. Host of The Adoption Files podcast. Seeking to amplify the voices of those impacted by family severance. They/them, her if I have to 🏳️🌈 🥚 Exvangelical, Independent
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Please let the Senate know to vote NO on the SAVE Act. They are trying to disenfranchise voters ànd prevent the midterm elections from changing the current power dynamics. They do not want checks and balances. They do mot want to be held accountable for their corruption
February 13, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Please let the Senate know to vote NO on the SAVE Act. They are trying to disenfranchise voters ànd prevent the midterm elections from changing the current power dynamics. They do not want checks and balances. They do mot want to be held accountable for their corruption
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Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
The SAVE Act is back. Contact your legislators and urge them to vote NO
February 11, 2026 at 6:10 AM
The SAVE Act is back. Contact your legislators and urge them to vote NO
Estoy leyendo Crónica de un amor terrible, por Nadia Celis. El autor pide : Como resistir las formas de violencia ejercidas y toleradas en nombre del amor- tanto en la agenda política como en la personal- sin renunciar a amar?
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Estoy leyendo Crónica de un amor terrible, por Nadia Celis. El autor pide : Como resistir las formas de violencia ejercidas y toleradas en nombre del amor- tanto en la agenda política como en la personal- sin renunciar a amar?
I read a really good article on language attrition. I was thinking about the impact of language loss on internationally adopted people and remembering how we talked about attrition in one of my Cultural Studies courses. How has language loss impacted you?
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I read a really good article on language attrition. I was thinking about the impact of language loss on internationally adopted people and remembering how we talked about attrition in one of my Cultural Studies courses. How has language loss impacted you?
The Alliance Defending Freedom is only seeking to defend the freedoms of à select group- white, evangelical, male
February 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Alliance Defending Freedom is only seeking to defend the freedoms of à select group- white, evangelical, male
Internationally adopted people ànd adoptees of color are feeling very unsafe right now. At the same time,
Adoption agencies are pressuring for agreements that would increase international adoption and transracial adoption. Racist, nationalist people seeking to acquire children. What could go wrong?
Adoption agencies are pressuring for agreements that would increase international adoption and transracial adoption. Racist, nationalist people seeking to acquire children. What could go wrong?
February 6, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Internationally adopted people ànd adoptees of color are feeling very unsafe right now. At the same time,
Adoption agencies are pressuring for agreements that would increase international adoption and transracial adoption. Racist, nationalist people seeking to acquire children. What could go wrong?
Adoption agencies are pressuring for agreements that would increase international adoption and transracial adoption. Racist, nationalist people seeking to acquire children. What could go wrong?
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What does it mean when adoption is advertised on one of the largest cultural stages in America? Presenting family separation during a national event as positive, entertainment-adjacent messaging raises serious concerns about the industry being centered while the those impacted are ignored. 🥚
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
What does it mean when adoption is advertised on one of the largest cultural stages in America? Presenting family separation during a national event as positive, entertainment-adjacent messaging raises serious concerns about the industry being centered while the those impacted are ignored. 🥚
The “best thing that ever happened to them” narrative is, imo, contributing to the silence of adopted and fostered people who are experiencing neglect and abuse by their substitute caregivers. #adoption #adopted #adoptiontrauma #cptsd #ptsd #abuse #neglect #mentalhealth
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The “best thing that ever happened to them” narrative is, imo, contributing to the silence of adopted and fostered people who are experiencing neglect and abuse by their substitute caregivers. #adoption #adopted #adoptiontrauma #cptsd #ptsd #abuse #neglect #mentalhealth
Àn enormous blood blister put àn end to my attempt for a 100k, but I made my minimum ànd finished at 51 miles. Hoping the blister chills out a little before my long trip home.
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Àn enormous blood blister put àn end to my attempt for a 100k, but I made my minimum ànd finished at 51 miles. Hoping the blister chills out a little before my long trip home.
I am doing one of the weirdest things I have ever done, this weekend. Walking around ànd around and around a water park.
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I am doing one of the weirdest things I have ever done, this weekend. Walking around ànd around and around a water park.
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If you ever wonder why adoptees struggle with their own narrative, even after they have stepped out of the "adoption fog", then it's because they have been spoon-fed and gaslit with this shit their entire lives. 🥚
… the US, where “everybody wins in adoption,” and Rosie O’Donnell teaches her kid that he came out of the wrong body, a mere “tummy lady,” and Edie Falco says that once you buy your baby “it doesn’t matter what body it came out of.”
January 27, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If you ever wonder why adoptees struggle with their own narrative, even after they have stepped out of the "adoption fog", then it's because they have been spoon-fed and gaslit with this shit their entire lives. 🥚
SB 381 is on the list for the third reading. Will be heard today or tomorrow! Visit CAAR for updates. 🩷
January 27, 2026 at 4:10 PM
SB 381 is on the list for the third reading. Will be heard today or tomorrow! Visit CAAR for updates. 🩷
The second reading of SB 381 happens today! There is still time to call the senators and urge them to vote yes on California SB 381 www.senate.ca.gov/senators
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Each Senator represents 988,086 Californians.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:53 PM
The second reading of SB 381 happens today! There is still time to call the senators and urge them to vote yes on California SB 381 www.senate.ca.gov/senators
For decades I was misdiagnosed ànd mistreated by doctors who refused to take my pain seriously. In 2006 I finally talked a new Ob/gyn into a partial hysterectomy. What they found? Uterine adenomyosis. My GPs comment, oh, yeah. Supposed to be excruciatingly painful. Yes. Yes, it is. #unwellwomen
January 25, 2026 at 2:57 AM
For decades I was misdiagnosed ànd mistreated by doctors who refused to take my pain seriously. In 2006 I finally talked a new Ob/gyn into a partial hysterectomy. What they found? Uterine adenomyosis. My GPs comment, oh, yeah. Supposed to be excruciatingly painful. Yes. Yes, it is. #unwellwomen
I am reading Encounters at the Heart of the World, by Elizabeth À Fenn, àbout the history of the Mandan people. My spouses grandfather was part Mandan, and used to tell me stories àbt his grandmother and her people. So much history is not taught in school, but should be. #Mandan #americanhistory
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 AM
I am reading Encounters at the Heart of the World, by Elizabeth À Fenn, àbout the history of the Mandan people. My spouses grandfather was part Mandan, and used to tell me stories àbt his grandmother and her people. So much history is not taught in school, but should be. #Mandan #americanhistory
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the baby scoop era is back baby!!!!!!!!
NEW: An Atlanta-area crisis pregnancy center has raked in more than $1 million from an unusual source: the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The CPC is opening a maternity home, worrying advocates that residents may be coerced into relinquishing children for adoption.
@autonomynews.co
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One Crisis Pregnancy Center Has Received $1.1 Million in Federal Housing Funds Since 2020
A Georgia anti-abortion organization is building a maternity home. Public opposition surfaced allegations of false advertising and medical licensing issues—and resulted in cease and desist letters.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:14 PM
the baby scoop era is back baby!!!!!!!!
Telling myself not to be anxious about attempting 62 miles is like telling myself not to think about pink elephants.
January 22, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Telling myself not to be anxious about attempting 62 miles is like telling myself not to think about pink elephants.
If you haven’t called thé members of the California Appropriations Committee yet to urge them to pass SB 381, please do so now. You can be a part of restoring equality for people adopted in the state of California. #sb381 #freetheobcs #equality #justice #adopteerights #CAAR
January 20, 2026 at 2:17 AM
If you haven’t called thé members of the California Appropriations Committee yet to urge them to pass SB 381, please do so now. You can be a part of restoring equality for people adopted in the state of California. #sb381 #freetheobcs #equality #justice #adopteerights #CAAR
I do not understand why the GOP is doing nothing to stop Trump
from threatening other countries and dragging us into war. #gop #warmongering #insanity #impeach
from threatening other countries and dragging us into war. #gop #warmongering #insanity #impeach
January 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM
I do not understand why the GOP is doing nothing to stop Trump
from threatening other countries and dragging us into war. #gop #warmongering #insanity #impeach
from threatening other countries and dragging us into war. #gop #warmongering #insanity #impeach
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Access to one's OBC is a fundamental human and civil right and current laws reflect outdated, mid-20th century beliefs about adoption secrecy that have been disproven time and again. YES on SB 381
January 19, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Access to one's OBC is a fundamental human and civil right and current laws reflect outdated, mid-20th century beliefs about adoption secrecy that have been disproven time and again. YES on SB 381
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Adult adoptees in CA are denied the right to their own original birth certificate. SB 381 restores equal access to this record. It is not about contact, reunions, or confidential communications. It's simply about allowing adults to access the document that records the true facts of their birth.
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Adult adoptees in CA are denied the right to their own original birth certificate. SB 381 restores equal access to this record. It is not about contact, reunions, or confidential communications. It's simply about allowing adults to access the document that records the true facts of their birth.
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Sealing original birth certificates (OBCs) after adoption is an outdated and discriminatory practice rooted in stigma, not necessity.
In the era of DNA testing and social media, secrecy no longer exists. What remains is a policy that simply denies adoptees equal access to their own identity.
In the era of DNA testing and social media, secrecy no longer exists. What remains is a policy that simply denies adoptees equal access to their own identity.
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Sealing original birth certificates (OBCs) after adoption is an outdated and discriminatory practice rooted in stigma, not necessity.
In the era of DNA testing and social media, secrecy no longer exists. What remains is a policy that simply denies adoptees equal access to their own identity.
In the era of DNA testing and social media, secrecy no longer exists. What remains is a policy that simply denies adoptees equal access to their own identity.
Can you imagine requesting a copy of your own birth certificate ànd being told you have no right to receive one? This happens all the time, to people adopted in the state of California. Doesn’t sound right, does it? You can help right this wrong Visit California Alliance for Adoptee Rights for info
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Can you imagine requesting a copy of your own birth certificate ànd being told you have no right to receive one? This happens all the time, to people adopted in the state of California. Doesn’t sound right, does it? You can help right this wrong Visit California Alliance for Adoptee Rights for info