Tom Warnke
@tom58warnke.bsky.social
Social justice activist; Avid reader; Red Sox fan. Nauseated, but determined to resist. Abortion IS health care, and trans rights ARE human rights. 🏳️🌈⚧️ Views expressed are my own.
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!! (Pass it on)
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. wants you to know he’s personally responsible for anti-vax misinformation on CDC website
He told the New York Times there’s no proof that vaccines don’t cause autism, which is a lie.
www.motherjones.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!! (Pass it on)
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
To be clear, most couldn't define "socialism," but, yeah, sure, this is a meaningful use of their time. 😒
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
House votes to denounce ‘horrors’ of socialism ahead of Mamdani-Trump meeting
The incoming New York mayor will meet with the president at the White House this afternoon.
www.politico.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
To be clear, most couldn't define "socialism," but, yeah, sure, this is a meaningful use of their time. 😒
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!!!!
![[indent] The claim "vaccines do not cause autism" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism. [/indent]
Before getting into anything else: this is bullshit. It is an extremely evidence-based claim, backed by dozens of studies spread over decades. Vaccines do not, in fact, cause autism. Studies have also not "ruled out the possibility" that I will one day emerge, Venus-like, from a giant clam shell floating one hundred meters above the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to sing a glorious a capella rendition of "The Boys Are Back in Town." And yet.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u45hqzk7counfbwyg5edhmvi/bafkreibghrafe7z4kdpb43byuslhv7ipxfpfyokvmkt2mnhyopea4esz44@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!!!!
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We believe that everyone deserves the right to serve their country.
To all the veterans who are LGBTQ+ and/or living with HIV: we see you, we support you, and we thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
Go "Beyond the Uniform" with trans service members and veterans: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-u...
To all the veterans who are LGBTQ+ and/or living with HIV: we see you, we support you, and we thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
Go "Beyond the Uniform" with trans service members and veterans: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-u...
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We believe that everyone deserves the right to serve their country.
To all the veterans who are LGBTQ+ and/or living with HIV: we see you, we support you, and we thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
Go "Beyond the Uniform" with trans service members and veterans: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-u...
To all the veterans who are LGBTQ+ and/or living with HIV: we see you, we support you, and we thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
Go "Beyond the Uniform" with trans service members and veterans: lambdalegal.org/beyond-the-u...
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Today, SCOTUS scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 13, 2026 in Lambda Legal and @aclu.org's case, B.P.J v. West Virginia, challenging a law that bars trans girls from participating on girl’s athletic teams.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Today, SCOTUS scheduled oral arguments for Jan. 13, 2026 in Lambda Legal and @aclu.org's case, B.P.J v. West Virginia, challenging a law that bars trans girls from participating on girl’s athletic teams.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
Learn more: tinyurl.com/dhn2em66
@acluwv.bsky.social
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Trans Awareness Week honors & uplifts the trans community in a time when anti-trans bigotry & political attacks are on the rise. It’s more important than ever that we listen to, learn from, & show up with compassion for trans folks. 🏳️⚧️
Hear more trans people #SpeakOUT: lambdalegal.org/speak-out/
Hear more trans people #SpeakOUT: lambdalegal.org/speak-out/
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Trans Awareness Week honors & uplifts the trans community in a time when anti-trans bigotry & political attacks are on the rise. It’s more important than ever that we listen to, learn from, & show up with compassion for trans folks. 🏳️⚧️
Hear more trans people #SpeakOUT: lambdalegal.org/speak-out/
Hear more trans people #SpeakOUT: lambdalegal.org/speak-out/
Wait, they wouldn't be offering discounts to SNAP-EBT paying customers, because currently, due to the MAGA shutdown, there ARE NO SNAP-EBT paying customers!
The USDA has released a statement telling retailers that they are prohibited from offering discounts/deals to those who are facing hunger without SNAP benefits.
#Pinks
#Pinks
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Wait, they wouldn't be offering discounts to SNAP-EBT paying customers, because currently, due to the MAGA shutdown, there ARE NO SNAP-EBT paying customers!
Couldn't tell his apse from his nave.
He shut the government down for a month to hide files establishing the extent of his fraternization with the most infamous serial child rapist of the last century, and now he is threatening to invade Nigeria to protect members of a religion he pretends to practice but has never actually belonged to
November 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Couldn't tell his apse from his nave.
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“It’s assumed that trans people are going to be fined, arrested or kicked out of places when in reality it’s the [public] entity that takes on the burden.”
SB 8 targets schools, libraries and other venues, allowing the state to "investigate" and levy massive fines.
SB 8 targets schools, libraries and other venues, allowing the state to "investigate" and levy massive fines.
How the Bathroom Bill Weaponizes Transphobia Against Public Institutions
A legal expert called the new anti-trans Texas bathroom law “the most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation I’ve seen in recent history.”
www.texasobserver.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“It’s assumed that trans people are going to be fined, arrested or kicked out of places when in reality it’s the [public] entity that takes on the burden.”
SB 8 targets schools, libraries and other venues, allowing the state to "investigate" and levy massive fines.
SB 8 targets schools, libraries and other venues, allowing the state to "investigate" and levy massive fines.
Reposted by Tom Warnke
"The state wrapping these two provisions together, and ... with a law that bans the participation of trans youth in school sports really shows that the state's claimed arguments ... [are] really just a thin veil for discrimination." – Nora Huppert, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney
Missouri Supreme Court hears appeal over gender-affirming care restrictions
The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in an appeal over Missouri's law banning gender-affirming care for minors. Senate Bill 49 also bans the use of Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care and prohibits incarcerated people from receiving gender-affirming care.
www.komu.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"The state wrapping these two provisions together, and ... with a law that bans the participation of trans youth in school sports really shows that the state's claimed arguments ... [are] really just a thin veil for discrimination." – Nora Huppert, Lambda Legal Senior Attorney
Seems apt, today.
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Edwin Starr - War (Original Video - 1969)
YouTube video by Stream Crops
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September 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seems apt, today.
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So much winning.
Trump Has Successfully Tanked the American Labor Market
The latest weak jobs report is the culmination of Donald Trump’s impulsive approach to economic policymaking.
www.rollingstone.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
So much winning.
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The labor market is deteriorating!
For the first time in four years, the economy lost jobs.
Our economy is in the toilet right now and everything in the grocery store is higher priced than it was during the pandemic.
This is what losing looks like! Trump’s economy sucks!
For the first time in four years, the economy lost jobs.
Our economy is in the toilet right now and everything in the grocery store is higher priced than it was during the pandemic.
This is what losing looks like! Trump’s economy sucks!
September 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The labor market is deteriorating!
For the first time in four years, the economy lost jobs.
Our economy is in the toilet right now and everything in the grocery store is higher priced than it was during the pandemic.
This is what losing looks like! Trump’s economy sucks!
For the first time in four years, the economy lost jobs.
Our economy is in the toilet right now and everything in the grocery store is higher priced than it was during the pandemic.
This is what losing looks like! Trump’s economy sucks!
Honestly, are you that mad at Disney?
Florida is taking steps to end all vaccine mandates in the state, the surgeon general announced at an event with Governor Ron DeSantis.
Forcing a mandate is “wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said
Forcing a mandate is “wrong and drips with disdain and slavery,” Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said
Florida Surgeon General Vows to End ‘Every Last’ Vaccine Mandate
Florida is taking steps to end all vaccine mandates in the state, the surgeon general announced at an event with Governor Ron DeSantis.
bloom.bg
September 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Honestly, are you that mad at Disney?
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Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message:
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
August 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Becky, the 15-year-old student in our SCOTUS case with @aclu.org fighting a trans youth sports ban, received this fortune cookie message:
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
"Your involvement in sports will inspire others to reach for their dreams."
Becky absolutely inspires us! ✊🏳️⚧️
Read more about Becky's case: tinyurl.com/bddrfjtv
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This does not affect the restoration of research grants ordered in GLMA v. NIH. That preliminary injunction is based on violations of the ACA and the Fifth Amendment. lambdalegal.org/wp-content/u...
August 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
This does not affect the restoration of research grants ordered in GLMA v. NIH. That preliminary injunction is based on violations of the ACA and the Fifth Amendment. lambdalegal.org/wp-content/u...
Please, tell me, how does a three-year-old "reach an understanding?"
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska, but offered no details on what they agreed and left without answering questions. https://to.pbs.org/417xodC
WATCH: Trump and Putin hold joint news conference after meeting in Alaska
President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin said they reached an understanding on ending the war in Ukraine after meeting for about 2 1/2 hours on Friday in Alaska, but offered no details on what they agreed and left without answering questions.
www.pbs.org
August 15, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Please, tell me, how does a three-year-old "reach an understanding?"
I saw the Washington Senators play at DC Stadium.
Age verification? I saw Yes at the Philadelphia Spectrum.
age verification? went to the garden state arts center to see an mtv concert featuring bell biv devoe, gerardo, c&c music factory, and color me badd
July 29, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I saw the Washington Senators play at DC Stadium.
Shocked, I tell you. Shocked😱
Believe it or not, the EU-US trade deal just got messier.
The White House has published a fact-sheet about the agreement with claims that directly contradict the European Commission's version of events.
Let's take a closer look.
The White House has published a fact-sheet about the agreement with claims that directly contradict the European Commission's version of events.
Let's take a closer look.
Fact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal
MAKING GLOBAL HISTORY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union (EU), fundamentally rebalancing the economic
www.whitehouse.gov
July 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shocked, I tell you. Shocked😱
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This week, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee banned trans women athletes' participation in the women’s divisions of all events.
Sports bans have real-life impact. Everyone has the right to participate in sports & we will continue fighting for that right. 🏳️⚧️
Read more: tinyurl.com/553hdy4u
Sports bans have real-life impact. Everyone has the right to participate in sports & we will continue fighting for that right. 🏳️⚧️
Read more: tinyurl.com/553hdy4u
July 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This week, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee banned trans women athletes' participation in the women’s divisions of all events.
Sports bans have real-life impact. Everyone has the right to participate in sports & we will continue fighting for that right. 🏳️⚧️
Read more: tinyurl.com/553hdy4u
Sports bans have real-life impact. Everyone has the right to participate in sports & we will continue fighting for that right. 🏳️⚧️
Read more: tinyurl.com/553hdy4u
Daily Octordle #1264
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July 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Daily Octordle #1264
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Reposted by Tom Warnke
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that not allowing parents to opt their children out of reading storybooks that are part of an LGBTQ+ inclusive literacy curriculum in the Montgomery County Public School system burdened their religious freedom.
June 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that not allowing parents to opt their children out of reading storybooks that are part of an LGBTQ+ inclusive literacy curriculum in the Montgomery County Public School system burdened their religious freedom.