Helen
@trainstar.bsky.social
I support buses and trains and living as COVID safe as possible.
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If you’ve ever wondered who this truly impacts? My family. My child. We’ve already been hit by the shutdown of care from major hospitals in Wisconsin. Even though my insurance covers gender affirming care, my child can’t access it here, which means I can’t afford it.
Please say something
Please say something
Public comment on Dr Oz's proposed rules to ban gender-affirming care for youth closes 2/17
One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
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One rule bans hospital-based care, the other eliminates Medicaid/CHIP coverage
Together they'd make care virtually unavailable nationwide, including in shield law states
www.patreon.com/posts/149210...
February 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
If you’ve ever wondered who this truly impacts? My family. My child. We’ve already been hit by the shutdown of care from major hospitals in Wisconsin. Even though my insurance covers gender affirming care, my child can’t access it here, which means I can’t afford it.
Please say something
Please say something
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This comes two weeks after the Council of Europe banned conversion therapy.
The right wing and activist press like the nyt have worked hard to promote the false narrative that transphobic policies are sweeping Europe. They were pushing a lie. Europe speaks for itself
The right wing and activist press like the nyt have worked hard to promote the false narrative that transphobic policies are sweeping Europe. They were pushing a lie. Europe speaks for itself
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
This comes two weeks after the Council of Europe banned conversion therapy.
The right wing and activist press like the nyt have worked hard to promote the false narrative that transphobic policies are sweeping Europe. They were pushing a lie. Europe speaks for itself
The right wing and activist press like the nyt have worked hard to promote the false narrative that transphobic policies are sweeping Europe. They were pushing a lie. Europe speaks for itself
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My argument for TABOR repeal is simple: the market ain’t picking up this tab.
What will climate change cost Coloradans? Up to $37 billion, a new study says
What will climate change cost Coloradans? Up to $37 billion, a new study says
The real cost of climate change for Coloradans over the next 25 years is tens of billions of dollars, a new study says.
coloradosun.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:17 PM
My argument for TABOR repeal is simple: the market ain’t picking up this tab.
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URGENT: Gaza starvation took my son’s health, and now it’s stealing his sight. He survived hunger, but he’s going blind. I am begging you to help me save his eyes before darkness takes over. He deserves to see the world. Please help!
Verified by: @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verified by: @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
February 16, 2026 at 1:43 PM
URGENT: Gaza starvation took my son’s health, and now it’s stealing his sight. He survived hunger, but he’s going blind. I am begging you to help me save his eyes before darkness takes over. He deserves to see the world. Please help!
Verified by: @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
Verified by: @mommunism.bsky.social
gofund.me/5f2429cda
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we have got to stop allowing cops to use their taxpayer-provided squad cars and uniforms for their off duty security work, because we have a separation ordinance and yet here it looks like MPD are providing security for the ICE agents staying at the depot hotel
February 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
we have got to stop allowing cops to use their taxpayer-provided squad cars and uniforms for their off duty security work, because we have a separation ordinance and yet here it looks like MPD are providing security for the ICE agents staying at the depot hotel
So we need to stop building data centers
“There needs to be unbelievably harsh, unprecedented cuts” that will affect water users in major ways, said Dr Brad Udall, senior water and climate research scientist at Colorado State U.’s Colorado Water Center. “Mother nature is not going to bail us out."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Showdown in the American west as Colorado River faces crucial deadline: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake?
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
So we need to stop building data centers
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"Keeping It Real"
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month cover all Aji's household bills & get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives. Today is a good day to subscribe.
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month cover all Aji's household bills & get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives. Today is a good day to subscribe.
February 16, 2026 at 2:37 PM
"Keeping It Real"
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month cover all Aji's household bills & get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives. Today is a good day to subscribe.
#NativeWriter
40 new patrons at $25/month cover all Aji's household bills & get daily vignettes of life on the alpine desert (Taos) Reservation where Aji lives. Today is a good day to subscribe.
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Main support these days is from recurring donations, which is a great way to support ongoing connectivity needs (including topping up thousands of e-SIMs!)
Crips for eSIMs is still sending and topping up eSIMs for people in Gaza - the project is in the red right now (including our UK team).
Please share widely - US / Canada / UK specific links in the description: chuffed.org/project/crip...
Please share widely - US / Canada / UK specific links in the description: chuffed.org/project/crip...
Crips for eSims for Gaza
Crips for eSims for Gaza is a collaboration between Jane Shi, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Alice Wong.
chuffed.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Main support these days is from recurring donations, which is a great way to support ongoing connectivity needs (including topping up thousands of e-SIMs!)
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This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:38 PM
This scheme to make passports harder to obtain comes as Republicans are trying to make passports one of the few documents that can be presented in order to be permitted to register to vote.
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Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. buff.ly/MNeRhJh
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival
Two decades after a breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive—an astonishing result for metastatic disease. Scientists found their immune systems retained long-lasting memory…
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Two decades after a small Duke breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive — a rare outcome for metastatic disease. When researchers looked closer, they found the women’s immune systems still carried “memory” cells that recognised the cancer. buff.ly/MNeRhJh
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
What One Man’s 45-Year-Old Case Tells Us About the “Jim Crow Juries” Haunting Louisiana
Today, a split verdict would mean a mistrial. But in 1980s Louisiana, when nonunanimous juries were still legal, 19-year-old Lloyd Gray, a Black man, was sentenced to prison for life — even though the...
www.propublica.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Louisiana has refused to reconsider the convictions of 1,000+ mostly Black men sentenced by split juries, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2020 that such convictions are unconstitutional and based on an inherently racist law.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
By @richardawebster.bsky.social
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#Colorado #Action #Call #Senators #Children
The lawlessness & lack of accountability makes DHS a danger to children in Colorado.
Tell our Senators to claw back the money feeding this monster, & get us healthcare.
Bennet: (202) 224-5852
Hickenlooper: (202) 224-5941
The lawlessness & lack of accountability makes DHS a danger to children in Colorado.
Tell our Senators to claw back the money feeding this monster, & get us healthcare.
Bennet: (202) 224-5852
Hickenlooper: (202) 224-5941
Shocking footage appears to show scared children running from New Jersey bus stop as school blames nearby ICE operation
Children run from bus stop as ICE agents carry out nearby operation, school claims
Students in doorbell camera footage can be heard warning other children about the presence of ICE agents
trib.al
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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#Colorado #ColoradoSprings #Action #Protest #Overpass
Today 3/16/26 Monday
3:30pm
Note: flags not signs
We’re more powerful together!
Today 3/16/26 Monday
3:30pm
Note: flags not signs
We’re more powerful together!
Come on out to the Monument Valley pedestrian bridge today at 3:30 pm!
#visibilitybrigade
#rushhourresistance
#visibilitybrigade
#rushhourresistance
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
#Colorado #ColoradoSprings #Action #Protest #Overpass
Today 3/16/26 Monday
3:30pm
Note: flags not signs
We’re more powerful together!
Today 3/16/26 Monday
3:30pm
Note: flags not signs
We’re more powerful together!
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Tryna clear this GFM by the 27th.
I have a one-off gig tomorrow. Just applied for another job. I’m still trying to offset the loss of my SNAP benefits. My home is quiet for now; I need to secure my exit.
I have a one-off gig tomorrow. Just applied for another job. I’m still trying to offset the loss of my SNAP benefits. My home is quiet for now; I need to secure my exit.
I recorded her trying to explain herself to me. Just in case I need it. I shouldn't have to live like this. I need an out ASAP gofund.me/a498fdb07
Donate to Support My Journey to Safety and Wellness, organized by Lenée A. Voss
Hi, I'm Lenée. I am an organizer and cultural worker. I need your help to get … Lenée A. Voss needs your support for Support My Journey to Safety and Wellness
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February 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Tryna clear this GFM by the 27th.
I have a one-off gig tomorrow. Just applied for another job. I’m still trying to offset the loss of my SNAP benefits. My home is quiet for now; I need to secure my exit.
I have a one-off gig tomorrow. Just applied for another job. I’m still trying to offset the loss of my SNAP benefits. My home is quiet for now; I need to secure my exit.
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I’m going to say again, infecting your allies with a potentially debilitating and deadly illness is extremely foolish behavior in any kind of movement. You’re doing work for the other guys.
PMC COVlD Report, Week of Feb 16, 2026 (U.S.)
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
14 states are still experiencing High/Very High COVlD levels amid a lingering 12th wave.
Minnesota may be at an all-time high.
THREAD 1 of 4 🧵
February 16, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I’m going to say again, infecting your allies with a potentially debilitating and deadly illness is extremely foolish behavior in any kind of movement. You’re doing work for the other guys.
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ICE has sent this second group knowing they're likely to be returned to countries where they may face torture, persecution or death. This amounts to chain refoulement, a violation of US and international law.
I've updated the Third-Country Removal Tracker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...
I've updated the Third-Country Removal Tracker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...
Tracking All of Trump’s Third-Country Removals (That We Know Of)
Bookmark this post, it will be updated.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
ICE has sent this second group knowing they're likely to be returned to countries where they may face torture, persecution or death. This amounts to chain refoulement, a violation of US and international law.
I've updated the Third-Country Removal Tracker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...
I've updated the Third-Country Removal Tracker.
gillianbrockell.ghost.io/tracking-all...
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The Omni plane that went to Cameroon overnight made a second stop in Ghana, which may have also been a third-country removal.
The aircraft took off again a few hours later and is now descending toward Chad. Migrants onboard have been shackled for at least 24 hours.
The aircraft took off again a few hours later and is now descending toward Chad. Migrants onboard have been shackled for at least 24 hours.
February 16, 2026 at 11:27 AM
The Omni plane that went to Cameroon overnight made a second stop in Ghana, which may have also been a third-country removal.
The aircraft took off again a few hours later and is now descending toward Chad. Migrants onboard have been shackled for at least 24 hours.
The aircraft took off again a few hours later and is now descending toward Chad. Migrants onboard have been shackled for at least 24 hours.
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I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
Overnight, this probable ICE flight landed in Benin and is now returning to Senegal, likely for a crew layover.
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
I think it’s time for Democratic leaders to start saying “if you’re a pilot or ground crew involved in a deportation that was stayed by a judge, you’ll be held criminally liable for human trafficking.” Everyone involved in these flights should have that fear in the back of their minds.
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Overnight, the Journey plane landed in Benin. This likely marks the fourth deportation flight to Benin, with three flights occurring in 2025.
February 16, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Overnight, the Journey plane landed in Benin. This likely marks the fourth deportation flight to Benin, with three flights occurring in 2025.
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And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs, a GFM that needs a quick boost, and please don't forget to vote for Vinney and help feed local dogs!
Okay, tonight's local urgent needs.
I posted this earlier. Eric, cancer patient, has a much bigger overall goal, but for now, if we can get this up to around the $2,100 mark, he can cover rent, phone, utilities, etc.
gofund.me/ccd954ab5
I posted this earlier. Eric, cancer patient, has a much bigger overall goal, but for now, if we can get this up to around the $2,100 mark, he can cover rent, phone, utilities, etc.
gofund.me/ccd954ab5
Donate to Fund Raiser for Chronic Illness and recovery from surgery, organized by Eric Nichols
Every day is a battle against my body—my polycythemia vera (blo… Eric Nichols needs your support for Fund Raiser for Chronic Illness and recovery from surgery
gofund.me
February 16, 2026 at 6:54 AM
And it's a final short thread @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social with tonight's local urgent needs, a GFM that needs a quick boost, and please don't forget to vote for Vinney and help feed local dogs!
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There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
February 13, 2026 at 12:19 AM
There are reports that ICE was at South Station in Boston, taking photos of everyone coming off the trains.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
Photos. Of everyone.
When we get rid of this administration, we must also insist on destroying whatever sinister database these fucks are feeding.
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Solar panels are 95-99% recycable & so are wind turbines, despite all the haters out there.
Solarcycle — a U.S. company — will recycle 25% of ALL retired solar panels in the U.S. by 2030.
Carbon Rivers — a U.S. company — can recycle any wind turbine.
Stop the fear mongering about renewables ✊
Solarcycle — a U.S. company — will recycle 25% of ALL retired solar panels in the U.S. by 2030.
Carbon Rivers — a U.S. company — can recycle any wind turbine.
Stop the fear mongering about renewables ✊
February 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Solar panels are 95-99% recycable & so are wind turbines, despite all the haters out there.
Solarcycle — a U.S. company — will recycle 25% of ALL retired solar panels in the U.S. by 2030.
Carbon Rivers — a U.S. company — can recycle any wind turbine.
Stop the fear mongering about renewables ✊
Solarcycle — a U.S. company — will recycle 25% of ALL retired solar panels in the U.S. by 2030.
Carbon Rivers — a U.S. company — can recycle any wind turbine.
Stop the fear mongering about renewables ✊
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I have not seen a single police/state snuff video since Eric Garner's murder in 2014, please dont do this to yourself. Its not only not necessary, but akin to lynching postcards: the emotive consumption of Black death and state "justice" is a core part of anti-blackness
i honestly believe that this idea that you have to subject yourself to every shocking horrifying image as part of "the fight" mostly manifests in people who are doing absolutely nothing to "fight" other than post on social media
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
because i never see it amongst people who are getting things done
not sure where this idea that you must continually subject yourself to horrible spectacle to stay committed to the fight came from. the more likely outcomes are total mental breakdown, or becoming the kind of person who rolls their eyes and posts a "shocked" meme when something terrible happens.
February 15, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I have not seen a single police/state snuff video since Eric Garner's murder in 2014, please dont do this to yourself. Its not only not necessary, but akin to lynching postcards: the emotive consumption of Black death and state "justice" is a core part of anti-blackness
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His pledge was, of course, gaslighting
What happened, under his leadership, is that:
“many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted & in some cases stopped all together”
This was part of his dismantling of public health 😢
What happened, under his leadership, is that:
“many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted & in some cases stopped all together”
This was part of his dismantling of public health 😢
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore abcnews.com/Politics/wir... via @mikestobbe.bsky.social
RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”
abcnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
His pledge was, of course, gaslighting
What happened, under his leadership, is that:
“many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted & in some cases stopped all together”
This was part of his dismantling of public health 😢
What happened, under his leadership, is that:
“many types of health information that steadily flowed from the government for years or decades has been delayed, deleted & in some cases stopped all together”
This was part of his dismantling of public health 😢