Marie
@twiga75.bsky.social
Proud mom in many ways 💪🏻🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🐕💙
Delaware native, back in the 302
📚 and ☕️ and 🦒and pickles rule
love to create pretty decor vignettes
Delaware native, back in the 302
📚 and ☕️ and 🦒and pickles rule
love to create pretty decor vignettes
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Washington Post's new headline is still wrong.
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
1. The release was not "huge."
2. DOJ missed the deadline to release all the files.
3, No mention of extensive redactions.
Support independent, pro-democracy media. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0
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Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Until the mid-1970’s, a man could not be convicted of rape in New York State based solely on the testimony of the woman he raped. A second witness was required because the female rape victim was deemed unreliable.
Feminism has not failed women.
Feminism has not failed women.
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Everyone should take a couple of minutes and watch this, because it's a perfect illustration of how ICE disappears people by making it almost impossible to communicate with family, friends, and lawyers.
December 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Everyone should take a couple of minutes and watch this, because it's a perfect illustration of how ICE disappears people by making it almost impossible to communicate with family, friends, and lawyers.
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One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
One reason the NYT has burned its credibility with trans people is that they still cite the discredited Cass report in reporting on trans healthcare. Never the German, Utah, or other systematic reviews supporting care. They also never provide the political context behind restrictions in care.
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OPINION by @katelynburns.com:
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
Opinion | The looming disaster for trans health care
Katelyn Burns: How the GOP is using its anti-abortion playbook against trans health care.
www.ms.now
December 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
OPINION by @katelynburns.com:
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
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For @ms.now, I wrote about the Trump administration's proposed ban on Medicare and Medicaid funds going to hospitals and providers of gender affirming care for youth.
We've seen this playbook before, with abortion care.
We've seen this playbook before, with abortion care.
OPINION by @katelynburns.com:
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
“The proposed rule would make the future for trans kids in this country look very bleak if it’s approved as currently written.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/tran...
Opinion | The looming disaster for trans health care
Katelyn Burns: How the GOP is using its anti-abortion playbook against trans health care.
www.ms.now
December 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
For @ms.now, I wrote about the Trump administration's proposed ban on Medicare and Medicaid funds going to hospitals and providers of gender affirming care for youth.
We've seen this playbook before, with abortion care.
We've seen this playbook before, with abortion care.
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We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
We should note that yesterday Senators Durbin and Duckworth issued formal criminal referrals for actions by members of the Trump regime. I think this needs to become far more common as we must attach criminality to their outrageous actions, and not let it get normalized as just boys being boys.
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Justice Department • Friday Deadline
I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth.
Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children/women must be held accountable!
Release The Epstein Files!
#EpsteinClientList
Thread 1/3🧵
I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth.
Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children/women must be held accountable!
Release The Epstein Files!
#EpsteinClientList
Thread 1/3🧵
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Justice Department • Friday Deadline
I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth.
Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children/women must be held accountable!
Release The Epstein Files!
#EpsteinClientList
Thread 1/3🧵
I don’t care what your political affiliation is, your social status, power or wealth.
Anyone that has participated in sex trafficking, abusing & raping children/women must be held accountable!
Release The Epstein Files!
#EpsteinClientList
Thread 1/3🧵
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REMINDER: The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires that TODAY Dec. 19 the DOJ “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format...All unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" concerning Jeffrey Epstein AND Ghislaine Maxwell.
December 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
REMINDER: The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires that TODAY Dec. 19 the DOJ “make publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format...All unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" concerning Jeffrey Epstein AND Ghislaine Maxwell.
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He made us laugh, showed us the power of love (on and off screen), and he exemplified bravery and passion for decency & Democracy.
He was a force of nature for goodness and he still had so much to give.
To quote a phrase from one of his masterpieces, it is inconceivable that he is no longer here.
He was a force of nature for goodness and he still had so much to give.
To quote a phrase from one of his masterpieces, it is inconceivable that he is no longer here.
December 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Crazy how Trump is flailing, Epstein files are coming out, the economy is going to shit, and Republicans are defecting and the first thing his admin does is pivot to attacking trans people. It's all they know. Just distract everyone from what's important by attacking a vulnerable minority group.
December 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Crazy how Trump is flailing, Epstein files are coming out, the economy is going to shit, and Republicans are defecting and the first thing his admin does is pivot to attacking trans people. It's all they know. Just distract everyone from what's important by attacking a vulnerable minority group.
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As I wrote today: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
As I wrote today: www.readtpa.com/p/watch-rep-...
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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The dehumanizing refusal to acknowledge the existence of transgender Americans, framing it as “ideology,” coupled with legal efforts to criminalize their medical care echoes the darkest chapters in human history.
December 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The dehumanizing refusal to acknowledge the existence of transgender Americans, framing it as “ideology,” coupled with legal efforts to criminalize their medical care echoes the darkest chapters in human history.
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Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
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Botanical rainbow in December.
Pause for a ping of dopamine 🌿
Pause for a ping of dopamine 🌿
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Botanical rainbow in December.
Pause for a ping of dopamine 🌿
Pause for a ping of dopamine 🌿
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Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
December 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ahhhh… So Trump took billions from troop housing and gave it to them as “bonuses” - Got it. A con artist to the end.
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/...
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What bothers me more than anything about this is that many of the same people who correctly go, "This guy's a crank!" when he's talking about Tylenol causing autism or anti-vax stuff will sit there nodding along like, "Hey, if HHS said this, it must be legit!" when it involves trans care.
I’m at HHS headquarters where RFK Jr. is announcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors by spouting pseudoscience and political misinformation that goes against every major medical association.
December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
What bothers me more than anything about this is that many of the same people who correctly go, "This guy's a crank!" when he's talking about Tylenol causing autism or anti-vax stuff will sit there nodding along like, "Hey, if HHS said this, it must be legit!" when it involves trans care.
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I don't mean to amplify the garbage .... but also I really need to stress here once again that KIDS DON'T GET LOWER SURGERY. That doesn't happen!!!
All of these government officials are obsessed with talking about HYPOTHETICAL CHILD GENITALS
All of these government officials are obsessed with talking about HYPOTHETICAL CHILD GENITALS
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I don't mean to amplify the garbage .... but also I really need to stress here once again that KIDS DON'T GET LOWER SURGERY. That doesn't happen!!!
All of these government officials are obsessed with talking about HYPOTHETICAL CHILD GENITALS
All of these government officials are obsessed with talking about HYPOTHETICAL CHILD GENITALS
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So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
So… he’s giving them their own money?
Where’s the tariff money?
Where’s the tariff money?
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Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
December 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Banning medical care for trans kids doesn’t stop them from being trans. It just makes their lives into a horrible nightmare.
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Dilapidated, half empty because the rent is too high, only still occupied and frequented by creepy divorced dads that still shop at Spencer’s Gifts and whose kids won’t talk to them, yeah, sounds about right.
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Dilapidated, half empty because the rent is too high, only still occupied and frequented by creepy divorced dads that still shop at Spencer’s Gifts and whose kids won’t talk to them, yeah, sounds about right.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: "What I love about MFP is that none of us are here because we want the kind of riches or glory that elite, coastal media promises. We’re here because … we want to make this place better through journalism that matters," Ashton Pittman writes.
Editor’s Note | I Almost Gave Up on Journalism Until the Free Press Found Me
News Editor Ashton Pittman writes about why he almost gave up on a career in journalism before he began working for the Free Press.
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December 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
EDITOR'S NOTE: "What I love about MFP is that none of us are here because we want the kind of riches or glory that elite, coastal media promises. We’re here because … we want to make this place better through journalism that matters," Ashton Pittman writes.